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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Lemon (ranked 478 p4p, 809 weight class) and October Weathers (ranked 44 p4p, 67 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Lemon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, October Weathers!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Weathers.
Weathers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lemon scores with a body shot.
Weathers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lemon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weathers.
A big left from Weathers misses.
Weathers moves out of range of the strikes.
Weathers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lemon has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weathers misses with a hook
and Lemon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lemon seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lemon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Weathers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lemon with a body shot.
Lemon throws an overhand right that lands on Weathers's shoulder, as Weathers tries to avoid the shot.
Weathers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lemon moves away from the strike by Weathers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon throws a lazy uppercut
and Weathers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lemon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lemon slips under a jab.
Weathers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kurt Lemon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Lemon.
Weathers misses with a right hand
and Lemon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like October Weathers has been cut.
Weathers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Weathers ducks under a wild hook from Lemon.
The fighters circle momentarily. Weathers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Weathers misses with an uppercut
and Lemon counters with a stiff right hand.
Lemon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Weathers let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon takes a swing at Weathers's ribcage but misses.
Lemon sets himself, and Weathers steps forward looking for the clinch! Lemon avoids it this time.
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!
Weathers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lemon. Lemon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lemon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A shot to the body from Weathers misses
letting Lemon counter with a right hand.
Weathers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lemon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weathers.
Weathers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lemon circles away quickly and effectively.
Lemon scores with a jab.
Lemon misses with a hook. Weathers ducked under it nicely.
Weathers misses with an uppercut. Lemon saw that one coming.
Weathers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemon looks to throw the jab but Weathers is out of range.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Lemon and Weathers goes tumbling to the canvas! Lemon follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Weathers is rocked!
Weathers desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Weathers is still in real trouble! Can Lemon finish him?
Weathers tries to kick Lemon off but Lemon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Weathers seems to have recovered his senses.
Weathers trying to control here.
Lemon wants to work for an arm triangle but Weathers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Weathers makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Weathers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weathers looking for a sweep. Not yet Weathers, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weathers pulls Lemon in close to prevent any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Weathers can do anything to dispel that myth.
Let's hope that Weathers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lemon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lemon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lemon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lemon looking to pass the guard.
Lemon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lemon pushing down on Weathers's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Weathers wants to control but Lemon is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Lemon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on October Weathers's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Weathers works the jab nicely.
Weathers walks into a stiff left hand from Lemon.
Lemon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Weathers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lemon.
Weathers throws a looping overhand right but Lemon ducks down to avoid it.
Lemon is looking to counter punch.
Lemon misses with a lunging right hand
and Weathers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lemon misses with a lunging right hand
letting Weathers counter with a right hand.
Weathers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weathers misses with a straight right.
Weathers throws a shot to the body.
Weathers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemon misses with a looping right.
Weathers steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lemon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon throws a right hand that Weathers ducks under and follows up with a left that Weathers also avoids with ease.
Lemon swings widly with a right hand
and Weathers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lemon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lemon throws a big counter combination but Weathers scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lemon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weathers can do to turn this around?
Lemon staying out of range there.
Lemon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lemon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kurt Lemon is winning the standup battle so far.
Lemon throws out a loose jab but Weathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weathers.
Weathers swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lemon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weathers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lemon feinted with a counter takedown.
Lemon fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Weathers releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weathers misses with an uppercut
and Lemon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lemon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weathers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lemon finds it's way round the side to connect with Weathers's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lemon. Weathers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weathers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lemon slips a jab from Weathers.
A telegraphed right hand from Lemon misses the target.
Weathers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Weathers connects with a body shot that sends Lemon's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Weathers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lemon throws a shot from downtown. Weathers moves away and avoids it.
Lemon throws out a loose jab but Weathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Lemon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lemon.
Weathers stuffs the takedown.
Weathers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lemon.
Lemon throws an off balance right hand
and Weathers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weathers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lemon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Weathers on the side of the head.
Lemon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weathers slips a straight right by Lemon.
A jab lands there for Weathers.
Lemon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemon throws out a loose jab but Weathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weathers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Weathers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Weathers connects with a combination that backs up Lemon into the cage. Weathers lands a flurry of punches that gets past Lemon's guard. Lemon is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Weathers bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). October Weathers!
October Weathers is the new featherweight champion!
October Weathers tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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