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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miles Fairisles (ranked 3609 p4p, 5038 weight class) and Miguel Garces (ranked 447 p4p, 541 weight class). Garces comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Light into the Darkness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miles Fairisles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Garces!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Garces enables Fairisles to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Garces manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fairisles is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Garces looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Fairisles has picked Garces up and slammed him! Garces can't keep hold of the triangle and Fairisles manages to pass to side control!
Fairisles grinds an elbow into Garces's temple.
Fairisles working the head with strikes.
Garces is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fairisles connects with a decent elbow.
Fairisles lands some shots froms side control.
Fairisles moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Garces taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fairisles controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garces tries to buck Fairisles off but Fairisles is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garces on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Garces is trying to improve his position.
Fairisles is working Garces over with some ground and pound from side control.
Garces takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Garces bucks up and tries to throw Fairisles off but instead Fairisles has got his back!
Fairisles softening up his opponent with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I would not like to be Garces right now.
Fairisles is working the ground and pound. Can Garces escape?
Garces trying to control the position but Fairisles manages to sink in the hooks.
Fairisles has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garces covers up after that shot from Fairisles.
Garces is trapped and Fairisles is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Fairisles punches Garces on the ear.
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!
Fairisles connects with a big shot to the side of Garces's head.
Fairisles has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Garces's body.
Fairisles lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Fairisles is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Fairisles gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Fairisles gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Fairisles apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Fairisles lands a jab to Garces's midsection.
Fairisles with a hook.
Fairisles cracks Garces with an uppercut from hell and Garces crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Fairisles's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Garces is rocked!
Fairisles scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garces is still in real trouble! Can Fairisles finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairisles works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ground and pound from Fairisles.
Nice strikes from Fairisles there.
Garces looks winded!
Fairisles keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Garces taking some punishment here, with Fairisles in his half guard.
Fairisles looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fairisles content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fairisles passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fairisles controlling from mount.
Garces seems to have recovered his senses.
Fairisles raining down shots from the mount!
Garces in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairisles lands a big elbow.
Fairisles lands with some strikes.
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!
Fairisles looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Garces covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miles Fairisles!
Miles Fairisles very nearly forgot to thank IC&E Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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