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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Police Officer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Nicholson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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167 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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180 cm
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158 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Police Officer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jared Nicholson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Officer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Officer throws the left hand but Nicholson avoids the punch easily.
Nicholson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nicholson lands with a good body shot.
Officer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Officer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Officer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nicholson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jared Nicholson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicholson scores with a body shot.
Nicholson looks to land a combination but Officer avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nicholson.
Officer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nicholson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nicholson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicholson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Officer keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Officer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nicholson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Officer gets back to full guard.
Nicholson wants to control from the top but Officer keeps moving.
Nicholson controlling from the top position.
Officer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nicholson won't allow Officer to sweep him here.
Nicholson tries to stand but Officer is controlling from the bottom.
Nicholson trying to control the position from guard on top but Officer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nicholson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Officer is keeping the position for now.
Officer wants to sweep here but Nicholson controlling him for the moment.
Nicholson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Officer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nicholson defends well.
Officer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nicholson controls the pace.
Officer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nicholson is aware though and is defending well.
Officer trying to control the position.
Nicholson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicholson wants to control from the top but Officer keeps moving.
Nicholson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nicholson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Officer's calf.
Officer avoids the body shot from Nicholson.
Officer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Officer lands a jab to the head.
Officer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nicholson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Officer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Officer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Officer prevents Nicholson from improving his position.
Nicholson has his hands clasped together around Officer's back. He's all about the action.
Nicholson is staying active underneath Officer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicholson is doing well to control the position and prevent Officer from advancing to side control.
Nicholson wants to improve his position but Officer is controlling well.
Nicholson is trying to control but can't.
Nicholson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Nicholson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Nicholson wants to improve his position but Officer is controlling well.
Nicholson is looking to control Officer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nicholson avoid being mounted?
Nicholson is not content to let Officer control the position.
Nicholson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Officer trying to control but Nicholson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Nicholson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Officer tries to keep at a distance but Nicholson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nicholson has a couple of punches blocked by Officer.
Officer lands with a left to the head.
Nicholson throws an elbow that misses.
Nicholson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Officers head.
Nicholson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Officer jumps guard.
Nicholson stands and throws Officer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nicholson wants to control but Officer is keeping him busy.
Officer wants to control but Nicholson postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Officer prevents Nicholson from moving into mount.
Officer tries to improve position but can't.
Nicholson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nicholson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Officer is not content to let Nicholson control the position.
Officer is trying to improve his position.
Nicholson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Officer keeps working.
Officer is trying to control Nicholson's posture but Nicholson avoids it.
Officer is looking to regain half guard here but Nicholson keeps moving and retains side control.
Officer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nicholson's best efforts.
Nicholson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nicholson is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Officer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nicholson trying to control from half guard but Officer is working away.
Officer wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Nicholson seems content to control.
Officer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nicholson is working away from the top position though.
Nicholson controlling the action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Police Officer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Officer moves into full guard.
Officer has his foot on Nicholson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nicholson works his way back into a safe position though.
Nicholson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Officer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nicholson is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Officer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nicholson defends it easily.
Officer has his foot on Nicholson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nicholson works his way back into a safe position though.
Nicholson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nicholson trying to control the position from guard on top but Officer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nicholson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nicholson won't allow Officer to sweep him here.
Nicholson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Officer trying to keep a closed guard but Nicholson is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jared Nicholson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Officer has a takedown stuffed.
Officer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nicholson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nicholson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Officer clinches.
Nicholson pushes Officer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nicholson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Officer misses with a punch on the inside.
Officer misses with some punches.
Nicholson can't find room to land a body shot as Officer controls the action.
Nicholson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Officer misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nicholson fails to land.
Officer misses with a punch on the inside.
Nicholson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Officer avoids the elbow strike from Nicholson, against the cage.
Nicholson takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicholson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Officer's elbow.
Nicholson working aggressively here.
Officer digs a right hand underneath Nicholson's ribcage. Nicholson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Officer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Officer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Officer.
Officer takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Officer fails to land.
Nicholson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Officer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Officer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nicholson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nicholson blocking some punches.
Nicholson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nicholson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Officer blocks an elbow strike.
Nicholson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nicholson has a couple of punches blocked by Officer.
A body shot lands from Nicholson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicholson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Officer - that landed with a thud.
Officer tries to pull guard but Nicholson won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Police Officer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nicholson.
Officer pushes Nicholson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Nicholson throws an elbow but misses.
Nicholson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Officer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nicholson prevents it.
Officer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nicholson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nicholson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Officer throws a punch but it's blocked by Nicholson.
Nicholson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Officer pushes Nicholson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Officer avoids a wild elbow strike from Nicholson.
Police Officer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Officer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nicholson after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicholson scores with a shoulder strike.
Nicholson can't find room to land a body shot as Officer controls the action.
Officer scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Officer.
Officer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nicholson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Officer lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nicholson.
Nicholson swings wildly with an uppercut but Officer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicholson can't find room to land a body shot as Officer controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Officer.
Officer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Officer swings wildly with an uppercut but Nicholson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Officer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Officer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nicholson backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Officer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nicholson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicholson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Officer avoids the elbow strike from Nicholson, against the cage.
Officer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Officer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nicholson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nicholson is stalling in the full guard.
Officer looking for a guillotine here but Nicholson defends easily.
Nicholson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Officer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jared Nicholson.
I've got Nicholson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jared Nicholson!
During a confident post fight interview, Jared Nicholson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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RATING
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