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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sammi Milako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathon Brighton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathon Brighton acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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190 lbs
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187 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sammi Milako!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathon Brighton!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milako keeps the fight on the outside.
Milako decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brighton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brighton wants to control but Milako is keeping busy.
Milako is trying to control the action in half guard but Brighton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Milako is thwarting Brighton's attempts to control the position.
Brighton preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Brighton has hold of Milako's hands but Milako slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Milako is looking to take a break and control but Brighton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brighton has his hands clasped together around Milako's back. He's all about the action.
Milako wants to control but Brighton is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brighton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Milako.
Brighton tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Milako has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Milako lands a heavy elbow.
Brighton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brighton is in a horrible position here. Milako smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brighton tries to hold on but Milako postures up.
Milako trying to control but Brighton is having none of it.
The referee warns Brighton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brighton is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brighton wants to control but Milako is having none of it.
Milako lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brighton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Milako moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Brighton has worked his arm free - good work by Brighton!
Milako trying to control the action but Brighton is working from the bottom.
Check out the look on Milako's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brighton is trying to control Milako's posture but Milako avoids it.
Milako lands an elbow.
Milako is looking to take a break and control but Brighton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Brighton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brighton is not content to let Milako control the position.
Brighton is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Milako's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Milako looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brighton wants to improve his position but Milako is controlling well.
Milako seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Milako is looking for a kimura but Brighton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Milako to get the leverage.
Brighton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brighton looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brighton trying to hold on to Milako's head to control him but Milako postures up.
Milako sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Milako is nestled in close to Brighton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammi Milako dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Milako tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brighton swivels and escapes.
Milako fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brighton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Milako backs up against the cage.
Milako shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brighton's guard.
Milako looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brighton is looking for a triangle but Milako pushes his legs off easily.
Brighton trying to keep a closed guard but Milako is proving a slippery customer.
Milako trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brighton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Milako is aware though and is defending well.
Brighton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Milako controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brighton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Milako throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Milako thows a big elbow that misses.
Milako preventing the sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brighton takes a swing at Milako's ribcage but misses.
Milako shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brighton is breathing heavily.
Brighton is defending against the submission attempts here by Milako.
Milako working the head and body with strikes.
Sammi Milako overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brighton trying to control from the bottom.
Milako looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brighton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Milako is stalling here. Brighton is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Milako seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Brighton has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Brighton prevents Milako from escaping the position.
Brighton happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brighton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Milako has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brighton trying to control the action but Milako is working from the bottom.
Milako sneaks out the side door and pushes Brighton away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A slow jab from Brighton misses its intended target.
Milako feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brighton keeping moving, preventing Milako from controlling successfully.
Brighton wants to sweep but no luck.
Milako lands a couple of elbows.
Milako cracks Brighton with a solid left hand.
Brighton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Milako defends well.
Milako scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Milako stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brighton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brighton has his foot on Milako's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Milako works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammi Milako dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Milako looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brighton is fending him off so far but Milako persists. Nope, Brighton circles away and we're back to standing.
A left and a right from Brighton both land. Nice combination.
Brighton misses with the combination.
Brighton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brighton misses the jab.
Sammi Milako is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Milako throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brighton was covering up waiting for the punch and Milako finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Milako controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Milako lands a couple of elbows.
Milako chips away with some ground and pound.
Brighton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brighton has his foot on Milako's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Milako works his way back into a safe position though.
Milako has gone for a leg lock! Brighton slips out almost immediately though and dives into Milako's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milako wants to stand up but Brighton is controlling him.
Milako pushes Brighton off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Milako fails to land the takedown.
Milako avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brighton misses with the combination.
Milako shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brighton manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milako wants to control from the top but Brighton keeps moving.
Milako is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brighton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Milako can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Milako showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Milako's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Milako with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milako controlling from the top position.
Milako wants to control from the top but Brighton keeps moving.
Milako got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brighton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Milako has managed to get both his arms back between Brighton's legs - danger averted.
Brighton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Milako can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Milako working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brighton's head.
Milako is in close to Brighton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Milako is pushing down on Brighton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brighton is fighting to maintain full guard but Milako has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brighton is staying active underneath Milako, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brighton wants to control but Milako is keeping busy.
Milako trying to control the pace.
Brighton wants to get back to full guard but Milako has mounted him!
Brighton tries to hold on but Milako postures up.
Milako looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jonathon Brighton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sammi Milako is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Milako controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammi Milako showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Milako, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammi Milako!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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