Hiroyuki Takaya “I will come out with guns blazing!” – Kazuyuki Miyata “I’m confident that I’ve got what it takes to win”
by FORTUNA PR
Hiroyuki Takaya and Kazuyuki Miyata both made weight today for their featherweight title bout at Dream 17 and, as the world waits for their encounter; both fighters have been nothing short of vocal regarding the upcoming match up.
I will come out with guns blazing. All I want is to finish with a KO – Hiroyuki Takaya
I have chosen to focus more on the achievement itself. I have done the lead up work in preparation and the key is bringing that all together on the night. – Kazuyuki Miyata
Hiroyuki Takaya comes into this title defence having won three of his last four bouts and finishing two of those fights by first round knockout. Streetfight Bancho has the dynamite in his hands to make the difference but, in Miyata, he’ll face a dominant wrestler with explosive takedowns.
Olympian Kazuyuki Miyata has amassed an incredible run of form in winning his last seven bouts, six mma and one K1, and the suplex machine will surely know that he has the tools to grind Takaya out and take home the belt.
Dream released the following video previewing the bout between Little Hercules and Streetfight Bancho which takes place on July 17th from the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan and also sees the conclusion of the Japan GP Bantamweight Tournament.
Official weigh in results
Hiroyuki Takaya (65 kg/143 lbs.) vs. Kazuyuki Miyata (65 kg/143 lbs.) Masakazu Imanari (61 kg/134.2 lbs.) vs. Hideo Tokoro (60.8 kg/133.2 lbs.) Gegard Mousasi (93 kg/204.6 lbs.) vs. Hiroshi Izumi (92.7 kg/203.9 lbs.) Drew Fickett (70 kg/154 lbs.) vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri (70 kg/154 lbs.) Keisuke Fujiwara (61 kg/134.2 lbs.) vs. Kenji Osawa (60.8 kg/133.8 lbs.) Tatsuya Mizuno (92 kg/202.4 lbs.) vs. Trevor Prangley (93 kg/204.6 lbs.) Marius Zaromskis (79 kg/173.8 lbs.) vs. Eiji Ishikawa (78.7 kg/173.1 lbs.) Bruno Carvalho (70 kg/154 lbs.) vs. Eiji Mitsuoka (69.7 kg/153.3 lbs.)
