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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Baroza (ranked 553 p4p, 778 weight class) and Mike Miami (ranked 41 p4p, 66 weight class). 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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8 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm
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7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jorge Baroza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Miami!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baroza staying out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Miami darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Baroza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miami throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Baroza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Miami waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baroza.
Baroza feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Baroza moves out of range as Miami strikes.
Baroza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Baroza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baroza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Miami throws a shot from downtown. Baroza moves away and avoids it.
Miami rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baroza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Baroza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Miami misses with a lunging right hand
and Baroza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miami throws a big shot that misses.
Miami misses with a left hand
and Miami takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miami's coach down at Freaky Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Miami's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
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!
Miami throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baroza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miami scores with a punch to the head.
Baroza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroza moves out of range of the strikes.
Miami scores with a jab. Baroza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baroza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Miami misses its intended target.
Baroza is looking to counter punch.
Baroza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miami.
Miami listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Miami throws a jab when Baroza was well out of range.
Nice shot lands for Miami.
Miami misses with a right hand
and Baroza counters with a slapping leg kick.
Miami throws a poor cross that misses
and Baroza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miami throws a lazy right hand but Baroza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Miami is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Baroza had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
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!
Miami misses with a lunging right hand
and Baroza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baroza slips under a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miami.
Baroza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miami.
Baroza tried to counter with a leg kick but Miami avoided it.
Miami throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miami misses with a right hand
and Baroza makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Miami misses with an uppercut.
Miami scores with a hook.
Miami might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Miami lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mike Miami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baroza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miami.
Miami looks to land a right hand but Baroza moved out of range.
Miami misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroza gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from Miami misses its intended target.
Miami throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baroza on the side of the head.
Miami misses with an uppercut
and Baroza counters with a nice leg kick.
Baroza slips a straight right by Miami.
Miami cracks Baroza with a good jab.
A jab from Miami misses.
Baroza tried to counter with a leg kick but Miami avoided it.
Miami misses with a straight left.
Miami lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Miami throws a series of punches but Baroza avoids them all with ease.
Miami scores with a jab.
Baroza slips under a jab.
Miami misses with a hook. Baroza ducked under it nicely.
Baroza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Miami throws a jab when Baroza was well out of range.
Baroza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Miami lands a two punch combo.
Miami throws a looping overhand right but Baroza ducks down to avoid it.
Baroza fires out a quick counter leg kick but Miami just manages to avoid it.
Baroza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Miami looks to land a left hand but Baroza moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Baroza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Miami misses with a right hand
and Baroza counters with a low kick, right behind Miami 's knee.
Miami scores with a one two! Baroza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Baroza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Miami is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baroza.
Miami just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBaroza.
Miami misses with a left hand
and Baroza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miami lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baroza circles away quickly and effectively.
A quick step to the side and Baroza tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baroza slips a straight right by Miami.
An attempted straight right counter from Baroza misses the target.
Miami misses with an uppercut.
Miami misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Miami dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Miami misses the target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Baroza might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Baroza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miami.
Baroza fires out a quick counter leg kick but Miami just manages to avoid it.
Baroza ducks under a wild hook from Miami.
Baroza jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Miami connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Baroza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Miami throws a poor cross that misses
and Baroza counters with an outside leg kick.
Miami keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Baroza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baroza feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Miami misses with a looping right.
Baroza throwing a counter right hand but Miami manages to avoid it.
Miami throws an off balance right hand
and Baroza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miami throws out a powerful jab.
Miami has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miami misses with a hook.
Miami misses with a two punch combination.
Baroza is looking to counter punch.
Miami is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baroza.
Miami moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baroza looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroza slips under a jab.
Baroza feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Miami throws a right hand that misses
and Baroza counters with an inside leg kick.
Miami listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Baroza ducks under a wild hook from Miami.
Miami misses with a straight right.
Miami throws an off balance right hand
and Baroza counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Miami throws the left hand but Baroza avoids the punch easily.
Miami misses with an uppercut. Baroza saw that one coming.
Baroza throws a quick counter kick to the body but Miami avoids it.
Miami jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Miami throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baroza defending well as Miami loads up on a big left hand.
Baroza is looking to counter punch.
Miami throws a right hand that misses
and Baroza counters with a stiff right hand.
Miami misses with a left hand
and Baroza counters with a nice right hand that sends Miami toppling to the canvas! Miami scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Baroza finish him?!
Miami is rocked!
It looks like Mike Miami has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miami throws an off balance right hand
and Baroza counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jorge Baroza!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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