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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Lemon (ranked 2936 p4p, 3304 weight class) and Dante Mercado (ranked 249 p4p, 264 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Lemon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Mercado!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercado shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mercado showed some decent athleticism there.
Lemon wants to get back to full guard.
Lemon is trying is best to control the position here.
Mercado prevents Lemon from improving his position.
Mercado slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemon is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon is controlling Mercado's trapped leg to prevent Mercado from advancing to side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lemon misses with a looping right.
Lemon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercado tries to keep at a distance but Lemon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mercado can't break the clinch.
Lemon lands a left hand.
Mercado wants a takedown but no success here.
Lemon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lemon.
Mercado goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lemon prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lemon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mercado tries to score a body lock takedown but Lemon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kurt Lemon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Mercado.
Lemon prevents the takedown attempt.
Lemon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mercado takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Lemon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Lemon.
Mercado tries to score a body lock takedown but Lemon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A body shot lands from Lemon.
Lemon presses Mercado against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lemon lands with a left to the head.
Mercado is trying to drag Lemon to the mat but Lemon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Lemon.
A right hook to the body lands for Lemon.
A nice left hand lands by Lemon.
A nice left hand lands by Lemon.
Lemon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lemon works on Mercado's body with a couple of short punches.
Lemon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lemon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mercado backwards.
Lemon presses Mercado against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've been informed that Mercado has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lemon lands with a short shot to the head.
Lemon lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercado has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lemon after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemon lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Lemon.
Lemon digs a right hand underneath Mercado's ribcage. Mercado let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lemon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lemon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mercado backwards.
Lemon lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Lemon.
Mercado is rocked!
Lemon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mercado is still on wobbly legs! Can Lemon finish him?
Mercado can't break the clinch.
Mercado seems to have recovered his senses.
Lemon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lemon creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Mercado with a big uppercut! Mercado tries to clinch up but Lemon pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Mercado to the mat! Mercado covers up and Lemon unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kurt Lemon!
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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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