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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Police Officer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolai Ketchum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ketchum comes into a darkened arena with his song building. XXX by Danny Brown kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Police Officer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nickolai Ketchum!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Officer tries to clinch up but Ketchum circles away and keeps his distance.
Ketchum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ketchum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch lands to the side of Officer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ketchum throws a hook but Officer blocks it.
Ketchum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Officer circles away quickly and effectively.
Officer is looking to counter the offense by Ketchum and move into the clinch.
Ketchum jabs at Officer's body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ketchum.
Ketchum slips under a jab from Officer.
Officer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Montreal Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Officer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ketchum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Officer manages to avoid it.
Ketchum misses with a double jab.
Officer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ketchum lands a jab to the nose.
Officer tries to clinch up but Ketchum circles away and keeps his distance.
Ketchum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Officer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ketchum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ketchum scores with a leg kick.
Ketchum throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Officer lands with a hook. Ketchum tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ketchum takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ketchum swats away the attempt to clinch by Officer.
A little jabbing left from Ketchum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Officer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ketchum. Ketchum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ketchum throws a series of punches but Officer avoids them all with ease.
Officer wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ketchum! But no joy.
Officer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nickolai Ketchum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Officer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ketchum lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Officer doesn't manage to clinch there - Ketchum circles away.
Ketchum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Officer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ketchum.
Ketchum misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Officer tries to clinch there but Ketchum circles away.
Ketchum connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Officer tries to clinch up but Ketchum circles away and keeps his distance.
Ketchum moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ketchum drops Officer with a nice combination! Ketchum dives into Officer's guard, looking to finish!
Officer is rocked!
Officer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ketchum can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oh Officer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Officer has his foot on Ketchum's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ketchum works his way back into a safe position though.
Officer seems to have got his legs back now.
Ketchum tries to free his leg and advance position but Officer is retaining full guard.
Ketchum won't allow Officer to sweep him here.
Officer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ketchum defends well.
Officer is working an open guard so Ketchum takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Officer throws out a loose jab but Ketchum uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Ketchum as he connects with a hook.
Ketchum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Officer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Officer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Officer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Officer tries to clinch up but Ketchum circles away and keeps his distance.
Ketchum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ketchum now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ketchum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Officer.
Ketchum misses with the combination.
Ketchum moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ketchum pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Officer back to the cage. Ketchum follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Officer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ketchum misses with an uppercut
and Officer counters with a left to the body.
Ketchum is working the combinations to good effect here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Officer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ketchum misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ketchum lunges at Officer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Officer's hand.
Ketchum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Officer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Officer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Officer closes the distance and pushes Ketchum back into the cage.
Ketchum is trying to break the clinch but Officer is controlling him.
Ketchum is trying to force a seperation but Officer has the dominant position.
Ketchum wants to get back to striking at distance but Officer won't allow it.
Ketchum tries to break free but Officer pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Officer gets control of Ketchum's arms and successfully pulls guard. Officer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ketchum avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ketchum trying to control but Officer is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nickolai Ketchum dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Officer moves in looking to clinch but Ketchum pushes him off.
Nickolai Ketchum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Officer tries to close the distance and clinch but Ketchum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Officer moves out of range as Ketchum strikes.
Officer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ketchum let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ketchum connects with a body shot.
Ketchum lands a nice shot to the body.
Officer tries to clinch but Ketchum moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ketchum.
Nice body punch from Ketchum.
Officer blocks a low kick nicely.
As Ketchum looks to move away, Officer throws a big counter combo bu Ketchum just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Officer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Officer slips a jab and a cross from Ketchum.
Officer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ketchum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ketchum swings widly with a right hand
and Officer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Officer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ketchum was well out of range. Poor timing from Officer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Officer slips a jab and a cross from Ketchum.
Ketchum cracks Officer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ketchum punishes Officer's body with a nice straight punch.
Officer fails to land with a series of punches.
Ketchum works over Officer's head and body with a nice combination.
Ketchum lands with a good body shot.
Ketchum pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Officer back to the cage. Ketchum follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Officer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ketchum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ketchum cracks Officer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Officer scores with a jab to the body.
Officer misses with a two punch combination.
Officer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ketchum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ketchum connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Officer moves in looking to clinch but Ketchum pushes him off.
Officer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ketchum lands a jab.
Officer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ketchum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Ketchum does no damage.
Ketchum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Officer manages to avoid it.
Ketchum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Officer darts in and clinches Ketchum up against the cage.
Officer jumps guard but Ketchum turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ketchum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Officer has him pressed against the cage.
Ketchum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Officer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ketchum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Officer tries to pull guard but Ketchum forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Officer prevents a body shot from Ketchum.
Officer is trying to pull guard but Ketchum has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Police Officer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ketchum takes a shot to the head.
Officer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Officer struggles to land a body shot inside as Ketchum controls his hands.
Officer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ketchum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Officer has a couple of punches blocked by Ketchum.
Officer throws a punch but it's blocked by Ketchum.
Ketchum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Officer tries to pull guard but Ketchum won't allow it.
Officer fails to pull guard.
Officer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ketchum uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Officer jumps guard but Ketchum turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ketchum is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Officer fails to land.
Officer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ketchum just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ketchum tries to circle away but Officer has him pinned against the cage.
Ketchum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Officer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Officer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nickolai Ketchum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Ketchum misses with a double jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Ketchum scores with a four punch combination!
Officer tries to clinch but Ketchum moves out of range.
Ketchum throws a body punch but Officer moves out of range.
Ketchum keeps the fight on the outside.
Ketchum jabs Officer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ketchum misses with a two punch combination.
Officer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ketchum tries to bum rush Officer with a series of wild strikes but Officer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Officer tries to clinch up but Ketchum circles away and keeps his distance.
Police Officer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Officer tries to clinch but Ketchum moves out of range.
Ketchum is looking for the big counter here.
Ketchum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ketchum stuns Officer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ketchum lands with a nice body punch.
Officer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Officer ducks under a wild hook from Ketchum.
Officer moves in looking to clinch but Ketchum pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Officer drives through and clinches with Ketchum against the cage.
Officer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ketchum smiles and moves away.
Ketchum throws a right and a left that Officer avoids nicely.
Ketchum throws a body shot but no joy.
Officer tries to close the distance and clinch but Ketchum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Officer tries to clinch there but Ketchum circles away.
A punch combination from Officer misses.
Ketchum lands a nice hook to Officer's body. Officer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ketchum stuns Officer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ketchum moves into range and connects with a jab.
Officer darts in and clinches Ketchum up against the cage.
Officer is trying to pull guard but Ketchum turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Officer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ketchum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Officer throws a right hand that Ketchum ducks under and follows up with a left that Ketchum also avoids with ease.
Ketchum lands with a nice combination. Officer backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ketchum swinging wildly here.
Ketchum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Officer manages to avoid it.
Officer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ketchum throws a body punch but Officer moves out of range.
Ketchum lands with a shot to the body.
Officer is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ketchum! But no joy.
Ketchum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Officer tries to move into range but Ketchum moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Officer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Officer tries to clinch up.
A combination from Ketchum does no damage.
Officer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ketchum.
Ketchum lands a right hook to the body.
Ketchum misses with a double jab.
Ketchum lands with a hook. Officer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ketchum connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Officer's hands.
Ketchum throws a nice looking combination but Officer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Officer drives through and clinches with Ketchum against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Officer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Officer.
Ketchum is trying to force a seperation but Officer has the dominant position.
Officer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nickolai Ketchum is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Officer has a couple of punches blocked by Ketchum.
Ketchum has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Officer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ketchum to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Police Officer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ketchum breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Officer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ketchum just misses with a punch to the body.
Officer tries to clinch but Ketchum is having none of it.
Officer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Officer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ketchum avoids the body shot from Officer.
Officer misses with an uppercut.
Police Officer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Officer dodges the punch combination from Ketchum.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nickolai Ketchum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ketchum 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nickolai Ketchum!
After winning the bout, Nickolai Ketchum thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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