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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Miranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Marcelo Miranda was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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175 cm
24
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Johnson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcelo Miranda ! The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A nice combination there by Johnson.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Johnson scores with a one two! Miranda had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Miranda shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Miranda closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Miranda pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Johnson shoots in but Miranda avoids the takedown attempt easily. Miranda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Miranda eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. This has been an exciting period of action! Nice cross by Johnson. Johnson keeps the fight on the outside. Miranda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Miranda eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Miranda throws a right and a left that both miss. Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Miranda on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miranda counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson tries to escape but Miranda is in control. Miranda taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Miranda has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Johnson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Miranda yanks on the arm and Johnson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Miranda .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcelo Miranda !
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
53% |
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