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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Mix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Sivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mix has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Dave Mix has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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166 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Mix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Sivar!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sivar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mix did well to prevent Sivar getting side control.
Sivar stands up from half guard.
Sivar closes the distance and pushes Mix back into the cage.
Sivar managing to block the knees to the body from Mix.
Mix with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mix is breathing heavily.
Sivar is trying to push Mix away but Mix has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sivar is trying to break the clinch but Mix is controlling him.
Mix fails to pull guard.
Sivar stalling against the cage.
Mix tries to pull guard but Sivar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sivar working hard to break the clinch.
Mix prevents Sivar from breaking the clinch.
Mix really is a fat lump.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mix closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sivar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mix tries to pull guard but Sivar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Mix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sivar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mix.
Mix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sivar is trying to push Mix away but Mix has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sivar tries to break free but Mix pushes him back against the cage.
Mix tries to break free but Sivar pushes him back against the cage.
Sivar letting Mix take a breather here.
Mix is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sivar to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sivar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mix gets tackled into the cage by Sivar. Sivar maintains the clinch.
Mix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sivar blocks it with crossed arms.
Sivar wants to get back to striking at distance but Mix won't allow it.
Mix tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sivar smiles and moves away.
Sivar moves into the clinch.
Mix tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sivar smiles and moves away.
Sivar moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sivar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mix uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sivar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mix stopping the sweep attempt from Sivar.
Mix might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sivar has his feet on Mix's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sivar closes the distance and clinches.
Mix tries to pull guard but Sivar holds him up against the cage and eventually Mix drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sivar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mix has him pressed against the cage.
Mix is trying to pull guard but Sivar has him pressed against the cage.
Sivar has had enough of the clinch but Mix keeps him there for the moment.
Mix tries a knee to the head but Sivar blocks it.
Sivar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sivar manages to break the clinch.
Sivar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sivar is trying to control the action in half guard but Mix is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sivar decides to stand and escape the position.
Mix doesn't manage to clinch there - Sivar circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Sivar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sivar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mix tries a knee to the head but Sivar blocks it.
Mix is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mix fails to pull guard.
Sivar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mix tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sivar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sivar jumps guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sivar pulls Mix in close to prevent any damage.
Mix stops Sivar from standing up.
Sivar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sivar wants to control but Mix is keeping him busy.
Mix is looking for a sweep. Sivar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sivar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sivar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mix keeps working.
Sivar wants to stand but Mix has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sivar lands a nice short elbow.
Sivar is thwarting Mix's attempts to control the position.
Sivar trying to control the pace.
Mix punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sivar trying to mount his opponent but Mix defends it.
Thiago Sivar has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mix avoids a kick to the body.
Sivar cracks Mix with a good jab.
Mix takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dave Mix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sivar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mix did well to prevent Sivar getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sivar wants to pass to mount but Mix is defending the position.
Thiago Sivar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sivar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mix is controlling Sivar's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Sivar is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mix is in trouble now - Sivar has advanced to mount!
Sivar looking to control but Mix is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sivar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mix wants to get back to his feet.
Mix is squirming around, avoiding Sivar's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sivar controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Sivar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mix closes the distance and clinches.
Mix keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sivar's efforts to push away.
Sivar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sivar darts in and clinches Mix up against the cage.
Mix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sivar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sivar clinches up against the cage.
Sivar has hold of one of Mix's legs. Mix is fighting the takedown attempt but Sivar gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sivar trying to control but Mix is working from the bottom.
Sivar wants to stand but Mix has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mix keeping moving, preventing Sivar from controlling successfully.
Sivar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mix wants to sweep here but Sivar controlling him for the moment.
Mix is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sivar is aware though and is defending well.
Sivar wants to control from the top but Mix keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Thiago Sivar.
Sivar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sivar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sivar controls the position.
Mix is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sivar asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sivar decides to stand back up. Sivar steps back and let's Mix get back to his feet.
Sivar moves into the clinch.
Mix is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sivar is defending well for now.
Sivar managing to block the knees to the body from Mix.
Sivar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mix breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sivar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sivar lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mix is refusing to be controlled, as Sivar sits in half guard.
Sivar wants to stand up but Mix has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Sivar wants to take a breather but Mix is having none of it.
Mix is concentrating on defense, preventing Sivar from advancing position.
Mix is not content to let Sivar control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thiago Sivar was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mix clinches with his opponent.
Mix has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sivar uses from the top position.
Sivar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sivar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dave Mix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sivar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sivar wants to control but Mix is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mix sneaks back into half guard.
Thiago Sivar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the 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!
Sivar wants to pass to mount but Mix is defending the position.
Mix looking for submissions off his back.
Sivar is keen to just control but Mix is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mix gets back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Sivar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sivar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Sivar!
Thiago Sivar bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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pop
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