FightNightEntertainment (FNE) and the Swinomish Casino presented Fight Night "Round XVI" Combat at the Cabaret with a stacked evening of 4 pro and 6 amateur MMA matchups, including the main event featuring the return to the cage of UFC veteran Mario Miranda, fighting out of Matt Hume's AMC in Kirkland WA. UFC Middleweight Tim Boetsch was on hand to support his AMC teammate and was also introduced to the crowd in run up to his next fight happening in Denver September 24th at UFC 135. Fight Night "Round XVI" was broadcast live across the internet with the incomparable dynamic duo of Ron "The Yacman" Yacovetti and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Maurice "Mo" Smith calling the action.

The 185 lb main event saw Mario Miranda in his first fight back after a 1-3 run in the UFC, with tough decision losses in his last two starts to Demian Maia and Aaron Simpson. In this fight, Miranda was facing undefeated Jason Zentgraf, fighting out of the Great Northern Fight Club in Missoula MT. The fight started with the pair feeling each other out, but it was Miranda making the first move by quickly closing distance and getting Zentgraf into the clinch where he executed a nice hip toss and then started working his ground game. The fight made it back to the feet and it was Zentgraf sneaking through a right hook that stunned Miranda and put him on the defensive. Miranda quickly recovered however and clinched up again with Zentgraf and took him down for more GNP. Zentgraf locked on an armbar but Miranda escaped by simply picking Zentgraf up and slamming him to the mat in crowd pleasing fashion. The 2nd and 3rd rounds played out similarly. Miranda was the master in terms of clinching and cage control, frustrating Zentgraf who was unable to mount any sustained offensive attack. After fifteen minutes, the fight went to the scorecards and the unanimous decision to Miranda, with two judges giving all three rounds to Miranda, and the thirds seeing it 29-28. Miranda moves to 11-3 with the win while Zentgraf's first loss puts his record at 5-1.

The co-main event featured a pair of pro lightweights battling it out in Team Redline's Craig Jackson versus Dustin Praxedes fighting with Full Circle MMA. Jackson was able to get a takedown early but Praxades popped right back up again and was able to land a knee to the body as the pair clinched against the cage. Jackson grabbed a leg and eventually steered Praxades to the ground. There, Jackson capitalized on the opportunity for a rare submission in the calf crusher at 1:26 of round one.

In a pro 145 lb contest, Sam Sicilia out of Sikjitsu clinched up quickly with Dominic Rivera, rode him to the mat, rained down a few punches, took the back and eventually sunk the choke for a textbook win. The busy Sicilia moves to 7-1 as a pro, getting three wins in the last month alone.

At 155 lbs, pro Jeff Hatton would not be denied, shooting quickly for a takedown of an undefeated Damen Wood and working some ground and pound against the cage. The fight was stood up as the ref determined Hatton was holding the fence. The respite was of no avail to Wood as Hatton repeated the takedown on the restart and eventually got the back and Rear Naked Choke win at just under 2 minutes of the first round.

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