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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Lirette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiichi Miyazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lirette comes to the cage accompanied by Move On. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Lirette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiichi Miyazawa!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Lirette.
Lirette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miyazawa circles away quickly and effectively.
Lirette misses with a takedown
and Miyazawa counters with a takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Miyazawa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Miyazawa looks up at the clock and then as Lirette takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Miyazawa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Miyazawa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lirette keeps working.
Miyazawa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Miyazawa wants to control but Lirette is keeping him busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyazawa misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyazawa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lirette is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Silverback MMA Academy (Elite + Sauna & 160VM) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here.
Miyazawa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazawa trying to control the action but Lirette is working from the bottom.
Lirette tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Lirette's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Miyazawa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Miyazawa scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lirette to see if he's OK.
Miyazawa prevents Lirette from escaping the position.
Miyazawa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lirette is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lirette is trying to get back to half guard.
Miyazawa working the ground and pound from side control.
Miyazawa controlling from side mount.
Miyazawa is looking to take a break and control but Lirette is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miyazawa cracks Lirette with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyazawa trying to control the action but Lirette is working from the bottom.
Lirette wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Miyazawa is looking to take a break and control but Lirette is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miyazawa scores with punches from side control.
Miyazawa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Miyazawa lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa landing strikes.
Miyazawa lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lirette manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lirette looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Miyazawa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Miyazawa.
Miyazawa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lirette looking to sit in guard and control but Miyazawa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lirette had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Miyazawa defends it easily.
Miyazawa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lirette escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Miyazawa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lirette working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miyazawa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miyazawa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyazawa lands a couple of elbows.
Miyazawa passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiichi Miyazawa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lirette.
Miyazawa shoots in and bounces Lirette off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lirette is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Miyazawa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Miyazawa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lirette working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miyazawa.
Miyazawa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miyazawa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lirette has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Miyazawa has managed to get both his arms back between Lirette's legs - danger averted.
Miyazawa is working Lirette over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazawa postures up and lands a big shot to Lirette's brow.
Lirette working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miyazawa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miyazawa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Miyazawa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Miyazawa cracks Lirette with a big right hand but Lirette just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lirette sneaks back into half guard.
Miyazawa wants to take a breather but Lirette is having none of it.
Lirette is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lirette is trying to control but can't.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Miyazawa connects with a nice short shot to Lirette's temple.
Miyazawa thows a huge punch but Lirette dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miyazawa lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Miyazawa there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyazawa is pressing down on Lirette's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lirette is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa winds up and cracks Lirette with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lirette actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miyazawa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lirette looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Miyazawa passes to full mount!
Miyazawa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Miyazawa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Miyazawa working Lirette over with strikes here.
Miyazawa landing strikes from the mount.
Lirette tries to hold on but Miyazawa pushes him away.
Miyazawa looking to secure an arm triangle but Lirette defends it well.
Miyazawa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa landing shots from mount.
Miyazawa looking for a guillotine from mount but Lirette is having none of it.
Lirette can't escape the position.
Miyazawa lands with some strikes.
Miyazawa wants to control the pace but Lirette is squirming around nicely.
Lirette is trying to escape the mount.
Miyazawa avoids the attempt from Lirette to control.
Miyazawa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Miyazawa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Miyazawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyazawa prevents Lirette from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lirette sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lirette gets back to full guard.
Miyazawa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Miyazawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Lirette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lirette looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Miyazawa cracks Lirette with a solid left hand.
Miyazawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Lirette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miyazawa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Miyazawa trying to control but Lirette is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyazawa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiichi Miyazawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Miyazawa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lirette is looking for a sweep. Miyazawa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miyazawa is trying to work for a kimura but Lirette is defending well.
Miyazawa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lirette avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miyazawa.
Miyazawa wants to control but Lirette is keeping him busy.
Lirette actively working from the bottom here.
Miyazawa thows a huge punch but Lirette dodges it nicely.
Miyazawa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Miyazawa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lirette is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazawa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Miyazawa is looking to take a break and control but Lirette is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miyazawa looks to land a strike but Lirette avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Miyazawa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lirette has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Miyazawa has managed to get both his arms back between Lirette's legs - danger averted.
Miyazawa preventing the sweep.
Miyazawa is working Lirette over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kiichi Miyazawa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lirette can't keep his opponent in guard - Miyazawa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Miyazawa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Miyazawa passes to side control.
Lirette tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lirette is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyazawa is looking to take a break and control but Lirette is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miyazawa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Miyazawa working the ground and pound from side control.
Miyazawa trying to control the action but Lirette is working from the bottom.
Miyazawa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Miyazawa working away.
Lirette takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lirette tries to buck Miyazawa off but Miyazawa is having none of it.
Miyazawa staying calm.
Well,Lirette is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Lirette takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lirette is trying to get back to half guard.
Lirette struggling a bit here.
Miyazawa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lirette down.
Travis Lirette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miyazawa slows the pace down.
Miyazawa looks up at the clock and then as Lirette takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Miyazawa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lirette is working to avoid the ground and pound but Miyazawa connects with a decent elbow.
Lirette is looking to regain half guard here but Miyazawa keeps moving and retains side control.
Lirette is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lirette keeps working.
Lirette on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Miyazawa is trying to get an arm triangle but Lirette is defending well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Miyazawa working the head and body with strikes.
Miyazawa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lirette some visible discomfort.
Miyazawa is trying to get an arm triangle but Lirette is defending well.
Miyazawa looks up at the clock and then as Lirette takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Miyazawa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lirette manages to work his way to half guard, despite Miyazawa's best efforts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyazawa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Miyazawa trying to mount his opponent but Lirette defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kiichi Miyazawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Miyazawa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Kiichi Miyazawa!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Kiichi Miyazawa!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Kiichi Miyazawa!
Kiichi Miyazawa wins by unanimous decision!
Kiichi Miyazawa decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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