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Chicago police say Anthony Miranda tried to rob an MMA fighter.
CHICAGO -- A convicted felon decided to mug an MMA fighter on the Southwest Side of Chicago, police say, and ended up paying a steep price.
Police did not release the victim's name but said he was able to ward off Anthony Miranda, 24, who ended up with two black eyes and a gunshot wound to the ankle after a tussle.
The victim was sitting in his parked car near 55th St. and Kenneth when Anthony Miranda, 24, walked up to the car asking for a lighter, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
When the victim did not have one, Miranda pulled out a handgun and demanded money, police officials said. He then demanded the victim get out of the car.
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At some point, the victim was able to grab control of the gun while Miranda's attention was diverted. The two men wrestled on the ground and during the fight, Miranda accidentally discharged his gun, shooting himself in the ankle, police said.
The victim was able to pin down Miranda until police arrived and later told officials he was a martial arts expert and ultimate fighting champion.
Miranda was taken to Holy Cross Hospital with a face full of cuts and two black eyes, police said. He has been charged with armed robbery and aggravated discharge of a firearm, a class X felony.
Records show Miranda has several convictions, including at least one for a residential burglary. He was ordered held on $350,000 bond Sunday.
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Ha ha! Serves him right! About time some of these punks get what's coming to them.
Warms your heart, doesn't it?
Only if all of these scums would be unlucky enough to run into a dude like this!! Great story! To bad he didn't shoot himself in a more definitive area!
This punk kid just took a trip aboard the fail boat. Ha, ha, ha. I don't feel bad for him at all.
This punk kid just took a trip aboard the fail boat. Ha, ha, ha. I don't feel bad for him at all.
Hey Fighter if you're reading this, you just made our day.
Sincerely,
Everyone.
Yay......way to go MMA fighter. This makes my day!
He sounds like an ideal candidate for the "three strikes" rule!
How awesome is this story?!
Thumbs up fighter glad your ok
Do you think the boys in lockup will be amused? Imagine the laugh riot.
if you have the training and ability to fight back, then it is about time we attempt to take our streets back; always remember these punks will kill you just to brag about it; if you have a cwp always shoot first, ask questions later .
....I believe this is what a can of 'whoop ass' looks like when discharged....
Merry Christmas, everybody!!!!
Had this supposed robber gotten his tail whipped by his parents when he was going off track, he could hav been saved from a serious butt kick'n!!!!
Okay, so that's how it works. Become a martial artist and defend yourself, because nobody else is gonna do it! Hope this punk actually learned something this time.
Hope they read him his rights!
Professor Darwin, come quickly we have another specimen.
Now the mugger will probably turn around and sue the gym that trained the fighter to kick his butt! (and some bleeding heart judge will award him a ton of money!)
I liked the story, though.... Good job, fighter guy!
What a nice story to start the day with, ahhhhhhhhh.
He should also be charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm (another felony), but that won't happen. Almost never does.
He should be glad it wasnt me, could have given him the legendary Texas beat-down, nobody walks away from a cowboy chop....one of those and you'll be howlin for your mama...
Big mistake.
Will teach him first rule never ask your victim to get out of the car. Way to go MMA.
That has to be one of my favorite picture/headline combinations I've seen in an awful long time...
Way to NOT Tap Out man! Awesome story... kudos to your bravery.
I can almost hear the laughter coming out of the prison this numbnutz will be going to!
Too bad the victim wasn't exercising his concealed carry rights. He could have thwarted this attempted.....
Oh yeah. He did thwart it. Because he's a real man who doesn't need a gun.
Dying ain't hard, it's living with this beat-down that's hard
Man what happen to you? I mugged someone
PJ-547553
....I believe this is what a can of 'whoop ass' looks like when discharged....
This comment made my day. :)
All I can say is:
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha and ha.
Way to go glad this punk got what he deserved.
Yuuuuup! Bruce, you might be right about the law suit stuff, but, please, don't ruin this feel good moment for the rest of us. They come too few and far between these days. Thanks for the Christmas present MMA fighter. Sick of reading about dead children, perverts, and corruption. Classic. I love it!! (can you read my ear to ear grin?)
8^)
All smiles here, good job would be victim.
Idiot! He got what was coming to him!! Looser!
Hey it's that time of year, always better to give than to receive :) I love this. Glad to get my laugh in for the day.
Hats off to the victim; if you can even call him that now. Not sure what kind of person he is like any other time but in this case he gets my vote. Glad to see someone stand up for themselves and beat the crap out of one of these punks. Honestly, I'd say he took it too easy on this piece of trash and should've given him a little more to think about. At any rate always be smart when a situation like this occurs and use your best judgement. It is time to let these lowlifes know that they aren't going to get free meals anymore.
Nice to see some good news!!!
These here are fists of steel, the most powerful fists in the
MMA and would snap your head clean off. I know what you are thinking "did I eat
my Wheaties" You've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do
ya, punk?
I just hope the judge doesn't think he was punished enough. I feel the same as BRUCE.
I love the whoop ass comment. I instantly thought of, "He opened up a can of whoop ass on that idiot."
Haha you know the cops probably also got a good laugh back at the station :) Black eyes and cuts? this kids face got torn up!! Looks like the classic mounted position and then just open season on his face hahaha love it.
M.A.M.M.A.
Muggers Against Mixed Martial Arts
I can just hear the conversation between the punk and his cell mate. What you in for? Oh, I was going to rob a guy that was sittin in his car. I had a gun, and ended up shooting myself and got the s---i beat out of me. I'm a real dumb azz!!! LMAO...
Friend of idiot: Dude, what happened to your face?
Idiot: I beat the hell of of this guy's fists with it. He won't be using those for a while.
I'll NEVER EVER be able to watch an MMA fight again and not laugh as hard as I did when I read this article. I'd like to talk with this mugger. I have sooo many question for him. Like, if you had it to do over....
Hey Robin Steele, I'm fighting a horrid cold and am a bit under the weather. It took a few seconds to let your comment sink in; I really appreciate your humor!
Thanks for the laugh.
Just desserts, ain't karma a bitch?
Real life enactment of the late Jim Croce's song "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown".
Btone, maybe he didn't need a gun. I'm 74 years old. My fighting days are over. I can still shoot a gun as good as ever. Your comment as usual made no sense.
Gee, I actually feel sorry for the kid....................NOT!!!!!
Ha-Ha, you got what you deserved ya' jack-wagon!!!!!!
hahaha to Shut-it-down,
Made me laugh. Verry witty.... well played Sir!
Some sites are reporting the mma fighter was "33 years old", and not all are saying the guy identified himself as a UFC former/current champion. The police may well be confusing "UFC" and "MMA" as being one and the same. Chicago Sun-Times is reporting intended victim was 33 years old, first name "Justin", from Des Plains, 6'2", 250lbs, Romanian background with broken English. Description, aside from the name (which doesn't sound Romainian in the least), appears to match Chicago's only current/former UFC champ, Belarusian-born Andrei Arlovski.
This guy would have to be high as a kite to try and jack a guy who looks like Arlovski, though.
Man, talk about instant Karma...wow. I don't see the fighter being sued by the moron, just because he had a Gun and the fighter didn't. That would make for some entertaining court TV.."so sir why are you sueing this guy?".. "because i tried to rob him at gun point and he beat the snot out of me"..."HAHAHAHAHA..case dismissed numbnuts."
Chris-382117
Yes Chris.... yes it does. :-)
It could have been worse for the mugger. He could have been in AZ or another state that doesn't require a CCP to carry a loaded weapon. A jail sentence & serious embarrassment are better than death!
"Way to NOT Tap Out man!"
lol
I guess no one told him: Tap out or get knocked out.
lol
hahahahahaha
Reminds me of a local story; I'll call it a story because it may or may not be true. Here's the short version:
There was this dude around town. Every time he didn't get his way, he would claim that he was Pat Miletich & that he would kick your a$$.
Well, there was this one day when he (obviously) didn't know who he was talking to. He got into a altercation with this person & started screaming about who he was (supposedly).
Imagine the look on his face when Pat pulled out his drivers license and said: "Really?"
hahahahahaha
This is just the most recent in a life time of bad decisons....maybe he should interview his victims a bit before getting down to business:
Lolly; some people here in Arizona don't even conceal their guns - strap em right on their hip like they are from a Tombstone reenactment or something. They are usually male - about 5'6" and 130#...lol.
When I took my son to Wrigley Field I told him if any of these lights turn red, we are not stopping. Even a Blues fan like my self wouldn't live in that town - in one week something like 8 people got shot in Rockford - thank gaud my parents moved to Washington State when they were young.
I always have an extra book of matches in the car - then I run the crook over when he picks em up.
Miss D!!!!!! What are you doing over here?!?!
Mah Queenie!!!!!
Doing what I do best: making friends & influencing people. ;-)
It's been crazy trying to get to your private board.
How U?
The new Anthony Miranda Rights:
You have the right to a beat-down
You have the right for two black eyes
You have the right to a self inflicted gunshot wound
If you cannot afford medical care, the emergency room cannot
refuse you care
Do you understand your rights, do not nod because your neck
might be broke just blink once.
I'm good, D. You need me to e-mail you the links again?
"Hope they read him his rights!"
hahahahahahaha
Tom Hanks in Dragnet: "Come on. You know these words. Sing with me.'
"You need me to e-mail you the links again?"
No. I need a whole new 'puter. Can ya helps meh wif dat?
I'll send you D's old one. :D
lol
I gotta go. :-(
Say "Hey" to The Kids for me.
(The drunk test blows.)
Word!
Everytime a thug gets his ass kicked, an angel gets her wings
Also, he's going to pay in jail because he'll be known as a recipient. Hold on to that soap with your life Mr. Miranda!! He's going to wish he didn't have a pathetic life.
Great story. Only thing is, I wonder why the victim refused to use his name or have his picture taken; not even a torso only shot? What's up with that?
Because you don't brag when you take out the trash.
Yeah, but how many people do you know that would refuse to be named or photographed in such a situation? I just wonder if he is that altruistic or what?
Uh oh - my bad!
I thought that in Chicago it was illegal to carry a concealed weapon.
quit trying to show off and make yourself look better than everyone else
This is the perfect example we we need to be able to defend ourselves always - guns, baseball bats and in this case a fist full of knuckles! Damn, that perp looks good now!!! HAHAHAHAHA....
It’s a real shame the dirt bag didn’t get shot in the head, it would have saved the tax payers the cost of a trail.
Thistype thing will happen more and more with all the young guys now in MMA training. Reminds me of a young thug robber that running out of a store he had just robbed ran into 3 Marines and he cut one with a knife and when he was turned into the police he had multiple broken bones and various other contusions.
Fab post, Pyngwyn.
Mr. MMA, you are my hero...you opened a can of whoop Azz on him and hopefully taught him a leason
That was my favorite part of the story, I only wish it had hit his femoral artery instead of just an ankle. If only every armed robbery attempt could end in a similar fashion; a severe beating for the criminal and a self inflicted gun shot wound from the perps own weapon...Priceless.
The only way this could be any more satisfying is if this was going to be the 3rd felony charge for Miranda.
This just goes to show that it is not the guns fault...it is the faulty operator.
Not everyone is a victim. Sometimes the attempted victimizer becomes the Victim....good!
AMEN!
The sad thing is that some lawyer will get hold of the perp and get him to sue the victim because they victims 'hands' were lethal weapons.
ME, any 'perp' who tries to rob someone forfeits ANY right to whine about what the 'victim' does to them.
No. The sad thing is that you actually believe this guy has a case against his victim.
The victim won't be sued and hopefully Mr. Miranda won't see freedom until well into his 40s.
He definitely learned his lesson though... once he's out, he'll only rob the elderly.
Hopefully by then, all the elderly will be packing.
@MoMaid
If the Attacker did NOT have a gun you might have a point> But he did have a gun! And it was pointed at the victim! The victim had EVERY RIGHT to use deadly force if he felt he needed to.
Sorry no lawsuit here!! I am sure that is breaking all the libs hearts! Poor mugger can't sue!
Harold, it's happened before. Way too many times before. Some one defends them self or another person and then gets sued for fighting back rather than just stand there and be a victim.
I still love this story though. Wish we could hear a follow up about what this thug's buddies are going to do to him. It's sort of poetic that he shot himself in the foot, or near the foot. That pretty much says it all.
Ha-ha-ha. Best news I've read in a long while. I'm glad this thug got the sh*t kicked out of him. Time to throw this animal, Miranda, in prison for 5-10 years. Then give the martial arts fighter a medal!
Chalk one up for the good guys!
BTW....time to put this guy in prison for 10 years.
Prison? why? It's obvious he has no intentions of "learning his lesson" in prison and will continue to be a threat to society. Kill the guy. Simple. He's putting people's lives in jeopardy. It's not fair to others to just lock him up and in 10 years let it be somebody else's problem. The guy is going to get someone killed. Kill him first!
Oh, good idea. Let's start using the death penalty for robberies. Maybe we can start cutting off hands for shoplifting too? I have an idea Json-7: Why don't you move to Saudi Arabia? I think you might love their Sharia law.
....time to put this guy in prison for 10 years.
Prison? He'll probably sue the victim and win.
SI
Hilarious outcome.
Unfortunately, the mugger will get out of jail someday. And when he tries the next street robbery, he may just shoot first, instead of taking a chance. It's much easier to rob a dead body.
Death isn't an unjust penalty for someone who points a gun at people and threatens them with death IMO.
Let's use him as a MMA sparing partner. Let them practice on him for 8 to 10 hours a day for six months or so.
Arcturus....I have to agree with Joe....this stupid criminal pointed a loaded gun at a guy with the intent of robbing him and possibility of shooting an innocent man. What compassion does he deserve?...
I personally think this crime deserves some creative sentencing. Possibly ten years with the mandate that this low life should have to face his victim in an empty room once a month for the length of his sentence....
Bad idea, txmom. He might actually learn something from the fighter and use it on his next victim! Given the sheer number of his crimes, make it life in prison. THEN make him an MMA training dummy!
Catsclaw81....I don't know this guy seems a bit too dim to learn anything.
TonyinDallas, I think he's going to be used for a different type of sparring while in prison, most likely on a daily basis.
Or more. Armed robbery--attempted--should be good for 15 anyway. Mailman...hey! Don't mess up the moment. We don't get to smile at the news very often. I'm really enjoying this moment and you just had to screw with it. He "might" do a lot of things--like quit trying to steal cars and rob people.
I believe in capital punishment. This scumbag attempted murder, period. He had a weapon in his pocket and the intention to rob at gunpoint. I also believe in the death penalty for child molesters, but we still have little bunny-huggers that think these scumbags can be rehabilitated. Wrong.
You threaten someone with death and they get the gun ;you must die. I do not believe in the death penalty ;because, it is proven innocent people have been put to death.if you get caught with your hand in my cookie jar,you will need a replacement(that goes for heads also).No prisoners. Sorry liberals
Simple Moral of this story: Don't mug a person who makes a living beating the brains out of people! What was he thinking? If they had a video of this on PPV, I would pay to see this! Sometimes there are sweet moments in life...this is one of those moments! This fool was lucky the MMA fighter did not put a jiu-jitsu kimura on him and break his arms!
Or a Tae Kwon Do palm fist to the base of the nose and just leave him dying. Not all MMA techniques are holds.
Moral of the story: Leave your brothers and sisters ALONE.
Moral of the story--Robbery is like a box of chocolates. You never know who you are going to get.--Wonder if the will call him Gump in prison.
It happens everywhere: From our sheriff's facebook page--On November 29, 2011, at approximately 9:00 pm an Elliotsville Rd. *** resident returned home to find a person exiting from a rear window of the residence. The owner of the residence had a juvenile that was accompanying him call 911 and the resident chased the male into the woods behind the residence. When deputies arrived, the homeowner delivered a 21 yr old male, hog tied and unconscious to deputies. The male perpetrator was transported to *** Hospital to be checked. The perpetrator will be charged with burglary and the case is still under investigation.
Don't you just love it. People are fed up with so much crap. It's time to take back our lives and country.
Had to laugh, the mugger got exactly what he asked for....
Ahahaha!! That's what he get's.
::snicker::
LOL
Here wil come the lawyers: the unnamed victim will probably be sued for beating this clown and causing him to shoot himself. That's ok because all of the lawyers involved will win? It would be a hoot if it weren't most likely what is going to happen.
... and you know that is exactly what will happen with this piece of crap. He'll say he didn't draw a weapon, which he will 'claim' he was carrying for his own protection, (even though he has priors and it's illegal for him to carry a weapon and probably violated some type of parole if he is on parole). Also claim he only asked for a lighter and the guy got out and opened a can of whoop a$$ on him for no reason, and at that point tried to protect himself from 'attack' by trying to get his gun out.
It makes me sick that burglars/robbers and other a$$hats like this, that get shot or beaten up during the CRIME THEY ARE COMMITTING, file law suits!
Glad he got his a$$ kicked! He certainly deserved it. Now, lets see what happens to him in prison!
That will teach him! ROTFL!!!!!
Was it Captain Insano in the car?
It was Bobby Bouche.
I don't think this guy would get anything if he did try and sue. His entire criminal history including juvenile offenses would be able to be presented in court to determine his credibility as a witness, as rules in civil cases are different than criminal cases, and the jury would acquit after having a really good laugh at this twit's stupidity. Remember OJ? He was acquitted in criminal trial but found civilly responsible due to different rules of admissibiity of evidence.
I'm betting this twit wouldn't want the publicity while he's in prison anyway, as it would make him look weak and paint a target on himself for the other inmates. He better cuddle up to the biggest baddest guy in the joint if he doesn't want to be passed around at "parties".
Maggie...Don't need a reality check. Come on, smile!! It feels good. The good guy won this time.
Claiming he was carrying it for his protection won't fly. This is Chicago, no carry.
It reminds me of the Boston Legal Clip about Denny Crane getting Robbed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pcVDmX4ho4
Chris-dang nice Globe and Anchor emblem. Old Paul, 11/1/64-11/1/68, 0311.
Best story I heard all week!
Yuuuup!
Very nice......Hope the good guy doesn't get sued!
OCCUPY prison!!
Way too good
hilarious!
Ahhh yes, I could wake up and read stories like this every morning and it would make me happy. Luckily no one got killed but I LOVE seeing the slime of the earth get a good beating. Just look at that guys picture, looks like a real winner, mom and dad must be proud.
This story MADE MY FREAKIN' DAY
I just love a heart-warming story like this! IF, as another poster said, the mugger gets an attorny and sues, I only hope the MMA expert looks at the lawyer and smiles, as to say, "You're next."
Talk about a mug shot! Great story.
Should of killed the assh*le...what are the courts gonna do? let him walk with probation.
Naw...We would have missed his mugged shot and the story is priceless. If that had happened, it would have just been another "someone died tonight" story. As it is, it is heart warming and funny as hell. He did what he needed to do to neutralize the threat--with a few extras thrown in for good measure. One has to be sure that he is neutralized after all. Don't be a buzz kill.
Once getting control of his gun in the struggle, the victim should have just finished off this chronic criminal.
Vctim never had control of weapon idiot mugger shot himself. New candidate for wolds dumbest criminal.
Oh goody, we get to live through all the riots, looting, and pulpit slinging by the black leaders because the guy is black!
When all is said and done this guy will be dressed up like a saint and everyone will be patting themselves on the back for having justice for this thug.
What is your problem? Oh, yeah--bigotry! First off, I don't see any other race-centered comments but yours. Nor have I heard that anyone is rioting or looting on his behalf. So much for your dire prediction--and what a disgusting stereotype you present! Second, where do you get that the guy is black? I suppose, to a racist like you, anything other than "Aryan" lily-white is "black" and therefore scary and dangerous. Putz!
If I had to guess, his name sounds Italian and his looks indicate possible S. European heritage (again--Italian, perhaps). But looks can be deceiving and names give only one thread of a person's background, so it would be idiotic for strangers to assume he is of a particular heritage (and then to start slinging negative stereotypes associated with that heritage).
Why don't you crawl back under your white pointy-headed robes and take a long snooze? If you're napping, that's a few hours in which you won't be able to make an ass of yourself.
Actually, he's not Black, and either way, what difference does it make? You would be the first JERK to bring race into it. Would be funny if the victim is the same race, then what?...
Hard to believe that you 2 brain surgeons can't recognize an Hispanic surname. Just remember, regardless of the race, religion, or ethnicity, a**holes like this guy come in all flavors. Only thing we can say thanks for is that they're stupid enough to occasionally mess with the wrong person! And as far as chopping off people's hands for taking something that doesn't belong to them, all I have to say is: stick your arm in MY front door without an invitation and you won't be able to count past 5 without taking off your shoes from then on.
um...he doesn't look black to me...I think you are just a troll who is trying to start something...AND it doesn't matter if he was black, or purple...(well, parts of him are)...he got what he deserved, and hopefully it teaches him a valuable lesson.
No this guy isn't black though hard to tell color under all that bruising. Same idiots who can't tell difference between hispanic and illegal can't tell hispanic from black. Just your basic bigot trying to start something from nothing.
deport this alien's sorry a55!!
How do you know the "victim" wasn't black as well doofus?
Actually he looks more blue and purple to me. BTW did you notice that the "victim" at first handed the perp his wallet. It wasn't until the perp asked him to get out of the vehicle that he got his beat down.
Too bad that 'cool gangsta' haircut didn't help him win the fight.
He is definetely not going to get any props in jail for this crime... what an idiot... LOL
HA Ha Ha HA Ha another idiot from chicago....Ha Ha
Neither did his clown tattoo.