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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolo Halike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sammy Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikolo Halike!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halike lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Halike misses with a leg kick.
Halike turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halike slips a straight right by Miller.
Miller misses with a hook.
Miller throws a right and a left that Halike avoids nicely.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Halike was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Miller.
Halike fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
A big head kick from Halike and Miller is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Miller is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halike seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Oh Miller is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halike pushes down on Miller's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.
Miller keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Halike content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Halike is trying to control the action in half guard but Miller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Halike there.
Halike not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Halike moves into full mount! Miller won't be happy about that!
Halike landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halike putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Miller is working to get back to half guard.
Halike controlling the pace for now.
Halike throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Miller is trying to escape the mount.
Miller is bucking up trying to escape but Halike cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Halike working for a submission but Miller is keeping him at bay.
Halike controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halike breaks from Miller's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Halike throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Halike controlling the pace for now.
Halike landing shots from mount.
Halike with shots to the head and body - Miller looks very uncomfortable down there.
Miller is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Halike connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Halike throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Halike unloads with some shots from mount but Miller bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halike controlling his opponent.
Halike with a couple of short strikes.
Miller wants to control but Halike is having none of it.
Miller is working to get back to half guard.
Miller holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Halike tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Halike.
Halike lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolo Halike dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A punch combination from Halike misses.
Halike drops his hands momentarily and Miller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Halike tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Halike counters with a takedown into side control.
Halike trying to control the position but Miller is working away.
Halike looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Halike lands a nice forearm strike.
Halike working away.
Miller is looking to regain half guard here but Halike keeps moving and retains side control.
Halike is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Halike is trying to ground and pound but Miller uses the momentary lack of control by Halike to regain half guard.
Halike is working for a kimura but Miller is defending it quite comfortably.
Miller is trying to control but can't.
Halike slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Halike has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Miller wants to control but Halike is keeping busy.
Halike is just content to waste time from the top position. Miller takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Halike trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halike is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Miller looking to control.
Miller pulls Halike in close to his closed guard and prevents Halike from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying to keep Halike in close.
Halike stopping the sweep attempt from Miller.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Halike slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
Miller looks to land a combination but Halike avoids it well.
Halike avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.
Halike closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Halike lands in his opponent's guard.
Halike pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Halike has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halike drops back, looking for a kneebar! Miller looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Miller looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Miller!
Miller has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolo Halike showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Miller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Halike misses with a body shot.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halike sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halike uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Sammy Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halike scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miller takes one to the chin there.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halike displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Halike is just out of range.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Halike decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Miller's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halike wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Miller wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halike trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halike content to stall in guard here.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miller controlling Halike's posture.
Halike trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halike working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Miller's head.
Halike trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Halike pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Miller controlling the position.
Miller wriggles free and stands up.
Halike avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Halike scores with a head kick.
Halike steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
A leg kick checked by Miller.
Sammy Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halike steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nikolo Halike seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halike fails to land the takedown.
Halike takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Halike keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halike walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Halike with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sammy Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Halike misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Miller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sammy Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolo Halike.
Miller jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A left and a right from Halike both land. Nice combination.
Nikolo Halike is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halike tries to score a power double leg takedown but Miller sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Halike somewhat.
Halike takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Miller stuffs the takedown.
Nice uppercut lands for Miller. That snapped Halike's head back.
It looks like Nikolo Halike has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Miller misses.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Halike counters with a stiff right hand.
Halike throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller throws a sloppy body shot
and Halike counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Halike trying to control from Miller's half guard. Miller has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halike sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Halike works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolo Halike comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Halike 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolo Halike!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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