Miles Johns and Felipe Lima, UFC Tampa ceremonial weigh-ins on the Amalie Enviornment, Dec. 13, 2024 Credit score: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press
Featherweight motion on the UFC Tampa Struggle Evening card on the Amalie Enviornment on Saturday noticed Miles Johns taking up Felipe Lima.
Johns was 3-0 (with a No Contest combined in) coming into the battle, whereas Lima, a.ok.a. “Jungle Boy,” had picked up a win over Muhammad Naimov in his promotional debut final trip. Lima was trying to lengthen his 13 battle profitable streak with a victory on this matchup.
Within the first spherical, Johns got here out extraordinarily aggressive and charged ahead on Lima. Johns was stung by a punch that momentarily dropped the Kansas native. After regaining his composure, each fighters collided heads leading to a stumble from Johns. Lima landed just a few damaging leg kicks whereas that scored him factors. Johns was loading up on his photographs attempting to knock Lima out with one blow. Johns demonstratively waved Lima ahead urging him to commerce within the pocket because the spherical ended.
Lima confirmed excessive athleticism in spherical one, he was the a lot quicker fighter and bounced out and in of vary stinging Johns with huge photographs. The second spherical began with Lima making use of stress to Johns whereas touchdown a spinning backfist. The amount of Lima appeared to be giving him a lead within the battle. Lima shot for a takedown and efficiently pressured the previous school wrestler to the bottom. Johns scrambled to his toes, whereas plotting ahead. Lima landed a flush uppercut forcing Johns to retreat momentarily. Johns threw wildly in opposition to the cage and related on a proper hand the dropped Lima.
An enormous flip of occasions close to the top of the spherical. Lima recovered getting again to his toes and landed a jab on Johns. Lima was forward within the spherical till he hit the canvas late within the last minute, making this an fascinating contest going into the third.
Johns chased Lima wildly throwing hooks that missed. Lima ducked underneath a punch from Johns and took his again halfway by way of the spherical. Johns was in bother as Lima pressured the battle to the bottom in again management. On the lookout for a rear bare choke, Lima was attempting to complete the battle. Johns escaped and landed a takedown of his personal earlier than Lima was capable of scramble again to his toes. Johns landed punches in opposition to the fence as the ultimate horn sounded.
Heading to the judges scorecards it appeared as if the rising Brazilian prospect Felipe Lima had earned the victory. All three judges scored this contest 30-27 for Lima. The 26 yr previous gave his opponent respect following the win saying Johns was “A really tough guy”. With the win Lima is now 2-0 within the promotion.
Official Outcome: Felipe Lima def. Miles Johns through Unanimous Resolution (30-27×3)
