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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Miranda (ranked 865 p4p, 2637 weight class) and Camren Mccarthy (ranked 93 p4p, 248 weight class). Felipe Miranda had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Miranda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Camren Mccarthy!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miranda throws a hook but Mccarthy avoids it easily.
Mccarthy cracks Miranda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miranda jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Camren Mccarthy has been cut.
Miranda stuffs the takedown.
Miranda closes the distance and clinches.
Mccarthy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miranda just stands there and leans against the cage.
Miranda lands with a right to the head.
Mccarthy controlling the action here for a moment.
Miranda gets through Mccarthy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miranda misses with a body punch.
Miranda cracks Mccarthy with a nice body shot.
Mccarthy blocks an uppercut.
Miranda working aggressively here.
Mccarthy pulls guard successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mccarthy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miranda controls the pace.
Mccarthy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccarthy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Miranda defends it easily.
Miranda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mccarthy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miranda controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Miranda postures up.
Mccarthy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Miranda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mccarthy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccarthy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mccarthy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miranda controls the pace.
Miranda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mccarthy on the ground.
Mccarthy keeping full guard, as Miranda tries to pass.
Mccarthy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miranda controls the pace.
Miranda looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mccarthy trying to keep a closed guard but Miranda is proving a slippery customer.
Miranda has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Miranda wants to control from the top but Mccarthy keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Miranda darts in and clinches Mccarthy up against the cage.
Miranda misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccarthy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Felipe Miranda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Camren Mccarthy.
Miranda misses with some punches.
Miranda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miranda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Miranda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miranda prevents the takedown attempt.
Miranda is working Mccarthy over against the cage.
Miranda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mccarthy is trying to break free.
Miranda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mccarthy backwards.
Still in the clinch, Miranda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mccarthy working hard to break the clinch.
Mccarthy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mccarthy jumps guard and drags Miranda to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Miranda is looking to pass into half guard but Mccarthy pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mccarthy is in guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mccarthy working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Miranda on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Miranda tries to get out of the position.
Miranda is trying to hold Mccarthy in close to prevent damage but Mccarthy has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miranda is concentrating on defense, preventing Mccarthy from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miranda trying to get back to full guard but Mccarthy takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miranda tries to improve his position but instead Mccarthy has taken his back!
Mccarthy gets his hands free as Miranda looks to control.
I really don't envy Miranda right now.
Mccarthy connects with a big shot to the side of Miranda's head.
Mccarthy tries to keep control of the position but Miranda is staying busy.
Miranda wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Miranda avoids the strikes from Mccarthy.
Mccarthy is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Miranda. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Miranda prevents Mccarthy from getting a body triangle.
Mccarthy avoiding Miranda 's attempts to control his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Felipe Miranda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Camren Mccarthy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mccarthy fails with a takedown attempt.
Mccarthy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Miranda defends it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Miranda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Miranda.
Mccarthy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miranda was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Felipe Miranda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Camren Mccarthy.
Miranda drops Mccarthy with a straight right hand, right on the button! Miranda follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Miranda!
Felipe Miranda was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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