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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kira Miyata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyata comes to the cage accompanied by Boa - Energetic. Nazaryan has chosen DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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148 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kira Miyata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vrej Nazaryan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazaryan. Miyata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miyata takes a swing at Nazaryan's ribcage but misses.
Miyata lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Miyata misses with a hook.
Nazaryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Miyata loads up on a big right hand but Nazaryan slips the punch.
Nazaryan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miyata moves out of range as Nazaryan strikes.
Miyata's corner calls for a 1-2. Miyata obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Miyata swings for the body but Nazaryan moves out of range.
Miyata uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nazaryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Miyata is defended easily by Nazaryan.
Miyata looks to land a left hand but Nazaryan moved out of range nicely.
Miyata slips under a jab from Nazaryan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyata looks to land a right hand but Nazaryan moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Miyata there.
Nazaryan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miyata looks to land a left hand but Nazaryan moved out of range nicely.
Miyata lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nazaryan digs a good body shot into Miyata's ribs.
Miyata throws a right hand that misses
and Nazaryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miyata swings widly with a right hand
and Nazaryan counters with a good low kick that Miyata was not able to check.
Nazaryan misses with a hook. Miyata ducked under it nicely.
Miyata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vrej Nazaryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nazaryan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Miyata.
Miyata has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID280K) in the buildup to the fight.
A slow jab from Nazaryan misses its intended target.
Nazaryan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazaryan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Miyata misses its intended target.
Nazaryan misses with a head kick.
Nazaryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miyata.
Nazaryan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nazaryan cracks Miyata with an open hand slap.
Nazaryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miyata.
Miyata drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nazaryan sprawls and moves away.
Miyata chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nazaryan can pounce on him.
Miyata is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Miyata throws a body punch but Nazaryan moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Nazaryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miyata appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nazaryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nazaryan tries a quick counter leg kick but Miyata is wise to it.
Miyata looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Miyata stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miyata missing with a left hand there. Nazaryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nazaryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miyata.
Nazaryan throws a hook but Miyata blocks it.
Nazaryan slips a jab from Miyata.
A jab lands there for Miyata.
Nazaryan staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Miyata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miyata throws a lazy uppercut
and Nazaryan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nazaryan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miyata's head backwards.
Miyata misses with a looping left.
Miyata misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Miyata with that takedown attempt.
Nazaryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nazaryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Miyata is just out of range.
Miyata is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Miyata loads up on a big right hand but Nazaryan slips the punch.
Nazaryan throws the left hand but Miyata avoids the punch easily.
Miyata shoots in for a takedown but Nazaryan shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kira Miyata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nazaryan avoids the body shot from Miyata.
Miyata connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nazaryan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Miyata throws a lazy right hand but Nazaryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nazaryan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazaryan misses with a body shot.
Nazaryan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Miyata is out of range.
Miyata blocks a low kick nicely.
Miyata stuns Nazaryan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nazaryan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miyata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nazaryan ducks under a wild hook from Miyata.
Nazaryan misses with a looping left.
Nazaryan takes a swing at Miyata's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miyata checks a leg kick.
Miyata stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nazaryan.
Miyata throws a hook but Nazaryan blocks it.
Miyata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nazaryan connects with a nice looking jab.
Miyata throws a hook but Nazaryan avoids it easily.
Miyata moves out of range of the strikes.
Miyata throwing a counter right hand but Nazaryan manages to avoid it.
Miyata lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vrej Nazaryan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nazaryan throws a leg kick that misses.
Miyata slips a straight right by Nazaryan.
An attempted straight right counter from Miyata misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nazaryan. That's going to slow Miyata down.
Nazaryan throws a low kick but Miyata avoids it.
Miyata throws a poor cross that misses
and Nazaryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miyata checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice shot lands for Miyata.
Nazaryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nazaryan throws a solid leg kick but Miyata takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nazaryan.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nazaryan, right into the meat.
Nazaryan slips under a jab.
Vrej Nazaryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miyata bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nazaryan's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyata misses with a looping left.
Miyata misses with an uppercut. Nazaryan saw that one coming.
Miyata is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miyata misses with a low kick.
A big left from Miyata misses.
Miyata throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nazaryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan tries a low kick but Miyata avoids it.
Nazaryan misses with a straight right.
Miyata lands with a shot to the body.
Miyata shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nazaryan pushes Miyata off and gets back to his feet.
Miyata misses the jab.
Nazaryan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miyata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miyata feinted with a counter takedown.
Miyata throws out a loose jab but Nazaryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazaryan scoring well with a low kick there.
Nazaryan thows a leg kick but Miyata checks it
and Miyata counters with a right hand to the body.
Miyata throws a hook to the side of Nazaryan's head but Nazaryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Miyata misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Miyata misses with a hook.
Miyata connects with a nice looking jab.
Nazaryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nazaryan misses with a shot to the body
and Miyata counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Miyata.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Nazaryan manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Miyata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nazaryan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nazaryan working aggressively here.
Miyata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nazaryan lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Miyata lands with a cross.
Nazaryan scores with a nice right hand.
Nazaryan misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Nazaryan as he connects with a hook.
Nazaryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Miyata.
Nazaryan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nazaryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miyata.
Nazaryan stuns Miyata with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Miyata takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nazaryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nazaryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Miyata changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nazaryan moves out of range as Miyata strikes.
Nazaryan is looking to score with low kicks.
Miyata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nazaryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miyata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nazaryan throws a big shot that misses.
Miyata connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nazaryan throws a chopping leg kick but Miyata manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nazaryan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata cracks Nazaryan with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyata checks the leg kick nicely there.
Miyata keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nazaryan.
No joy there for Nazaryan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miyata bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nazaryan throws the left hand but Miyata avoids the punch easily.
Nice takedown defense from Nazaryan. No joy for Miyata on that attempt.
A big right from Miyata misses.
Nazaryan tries to score with a low kick but Miyata moves his leg out of the way.
Miyata changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nazaryan loads up on a big right hand but Miyata slips the punch.
Miyata changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Miyata closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nazaryan's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nazaryan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miyata trying to control the position from guard on top but Nazaryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vrej Nazaryan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nazaryan ducks under a wild hook from Miyata.
Nazaryan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nazaryan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Miyata counters with a nice uppercut.
Nazaryan lands with a nice body punch.
Nazaryan throws a shot from downtown. Miyata moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Miyata.
Nazaryan misses with a leg kick.
Miyata looks to throw the jab but Nazaryan is out of range.
Nazaryan takes a swing at Miyata's ribcage but misses.
Nazaryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miyata misses with a straight left.
Miyata walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazaryan misses with a looping left.
Nazaryan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nazaryan throws a right hand that Miyata ducks under and follows up with a left that Miyata also avoids with ease.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nazaryan enables Miyata to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nazaryan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazaryan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyata is trying to drag Nazaryan to the mat but Nazaryan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miyata.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miyata.
Miyata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miyata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nazaryan lands a left hand.
Miyata wants to get back to striking at distance but Nazaryan won't allow it.
Nazaryan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nazaryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nazaryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Nazaryan.
Kira Miyata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nazaryan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Miyata misses with a body shot.
Miyata tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nazaryan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miyata somewhat.
Miyata throws a hook but Nazaryan avoids it easily.
Miyata defending well as Nazaryan loads up on a big left hand.
Nazaryan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nazaryan lands a really nice looking cross but Miyata seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Nazaryan is predictable there
and Miyata cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nazaryan lands a leg kick that knocks Miyata off balance momentarily.
Nazaryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nazaryan, as that shot connected.
Miyata shoots in for a takedown but Nazaryan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kira Miyata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nazaryan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miyata. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nazaryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nazaryan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nazaryan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miyata.
Nazaryan is looking to chop away at Miyata's legs.
Miyata swings for the body but Nazaryan moves out of range.
Nazaryan is looking to slow Miyata down with leg kicks.
Nazaryan throws a low kick, looking for Miyata's leg but Miyata calmly moves out of range.
A slow jab from Nazaryan misses its intended target.
Nazaryan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Miyata.
Miyata misses the shot to the body.
Nazaryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyata was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan scores with a nice body kick.
Nazaryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice jab there from Miyata.
Miyata takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazaryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nazaryan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miyata throws an off balance right hand
and Nazaryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miyata misses with a hook. Nazaryan ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Nazaryan misses the target.
Miyata listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Miyata closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Miyata misses the target.
Vrej Nazaryan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Miyata fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Miyata misses its intended target.
Miyata looks to score with a jab to the body but Nazaryan is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nazaryan, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazaryan sizes up Miyata with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Miyata throws a hook but Nazaryan blocks it.
Nazaryan staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vrej Nazaryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nazaryan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vrej Nazaryan!
Vrej Nazaryan tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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