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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Bradley (ranked 8071 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lemon (ranked 5639 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyrus Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Lemon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemon feints and as Bradley raises his hands in defense, Lemon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bradley throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bradley will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bradley tries to strike from the bottom.
Lemon wanted to stand there but Bradley had control of the position.
Lemon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bradley throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley is striking off his back. Lemon thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Lemon blocks the strikes from Bradley.
Lemon is trying to work for a kimura but Bradley is defending well.
Bradley flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bradley tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lemon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bradley to the mat! Bradley manages to get full guard.
Lemon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bradley, up you get!
Lemon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lemon connects with a knee to the head.
Bradley is rocked!
It looks like Cyrus Bradley has been cut.
Bradley tries to pull guard but Lemon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lemon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bradley is trying to pull guard but Lemon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lemon gets underhooks to prevent Bradley's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cyrus Bradley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bradley is trying to keep an underhook but Lemon manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lemon is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Lemon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bradley defends it well.
Lemon passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley is looking to improve his position but Lemon isn't that keen on the idea.
Bradley manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lemon trying to control the action but Bradley is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemon slows the pace down in half guard.
Bradley flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lemon working over Bradley with some ground and pound. Bradley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lemon controlling the action here.
It looks like Lemon is going to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four 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.
Lemon passes to side control.
Bradley trying to remain calm as Lemon controls from the top position.
Lemon decides to stand back up. Lemon steps back and let's Bradley get back to his feet.
Lemon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bradley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lemon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bradley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Bradley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lemon thuds his right hand into Bradley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bradley gets tackled into the cage by Lemon. Lemon maintains the clinch.
Lemon gets control of Bradley's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lemon will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Lemon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cyrus Bradley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lemon.
Lemon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bradley keeps working.
Bradley is trying to improve his position.
Lemon has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bradley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lemon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lemon is not content to let Bradley control the position.
Bradley stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bradley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lemon pulls his leg out and moves away.
John Lemon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Bradley with that takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Lemon.
Lemon wants to clinch up but Bradley keeps it at a distance.
Bradley has closed the distance and engaged Lemon in a clinch.
Lemon presses Bradley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lemon successfully pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lemon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bradley manages to get himself to full guard.
Lemon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bradley lands a decent shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradley trying to strike off his back.
Lemon forces his way into half guard.
Lemon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lemon lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Lemon there.
Lemon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lemon works his way into full mount!
Bradley is desperately trying to improve his position but Lemon has a good base and remains in mount.
Lemon content just to control the position here.
Lemon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bradley taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is squirming around, avoiding Lemon's attempts to control the action.
Lemon controlling from the full mount.
John Lemon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lemon is continuing to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lemon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lemon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Lemon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cyrus Bradley's cut.
That's time! Bradley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bradley blocks a head kick by Lemon.
Bradley tries to keep at a distance but Lemon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bradley is trying to push Lemon away but Lemon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lemon lands with a short shot to the head.
Lemon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lemon dives in and scores a takedown into Bradley's guard.
Bradley doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley striking off his back but it's not causing Lemon any problems.
Lemon is looking to stand up but Bradley won't let him.
Lemon passes into half guard.
Bradley missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bradley to get to his feet.
Lemon throws a lazy head kick
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Lemon misses.
Lemon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bradley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lemon is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bradley pulls guard successfully.
Lemon stands up from Bradley's guard - Lemon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lemon is looking to clinch.
Lemon misses with a wild combination.
Cyrus Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon has Bradley up against the cage in a clinch.
Bradley wants to break free but Lemon has control.
Lemon lands a nice uppercut.
Lemon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bradley.
Lemon lands with a right to the head.
Oh Bradley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short body shot lands from Lemon as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Lemon.
Lemon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lemon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lemon lands a big knee to the head and Bradley goes down! Lemon pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Lemon!
After the big win, John Lemon made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pit Bull Development and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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RATING
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