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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Michaels (ranked 25228 p4p, 3003 weight class) and Fikayo Rice (ranked 545 p4p, 374 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jordan Michaels has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jordan Michaels seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fikayo Rice!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rice clinches with his opponent.
Rice breaks the clinch.
Rice looks to land a combination but Michaels avoids it well.
No luck for Rice with that takedown attempt.
Michaels tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rice manages to circle out of the way.
Rice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rice but Rice pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rice as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rice can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Michaels tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rice's legs.
Michaels is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rice has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rice looks to move to half guard but instead Michaels has passed into mount! Damn!
Michaels trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rice working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rice is bucking up trying to escape but Michaels cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rice wants to control but Michaels is having none of it.
Michaels looking to control but Rice is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Michaels wants to finish this one by submission but Rice is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Michaels.
Michaels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rice is looking to escape.
Rice takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rice flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Rice is bucking up trying to escape but Michaels cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels breaks from Rice's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rice is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Michaels locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Rice is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jordan Michaels!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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