Lightweight: Cameron Church vs. Sherrard Blackledge
Tale of the Tape
29-years-old
5’10″
Escobar Training Grounds
South Lake Tahoe, California, US
4-0
27-years-old
5’11″
Syndicate MMA
Las Vegas, Nevada, US
4-0
Pros and Cons
Cameron Church
Pros
- Good ground and pound
- Fast starter
- Aggressive
- Good kicks
- Laser right hand
- Good pocket/clinch striker
- Cuts off the cage well
Cons
- Poor TDD
- Will throw naked kicks
- Cardio needs work
- Will drop his hands over time
- Questionable submission defense
Sherrard Blackledge
Pros
- Sharp hands
- Good use of his range
- Uses a lot of feints
- Good kicks
- Accurate striker
- Good boxing skills
Cons
- TDD needs some work
Who has the advantage?
Striking: Blackledge
Speed: Blackledge
Output/Volume: Church
Knockout Power: Church
Chin: Unknown
Kickboxing: Church
Footwork: Blackledge
Wrestling: Church
Grappling: Neither
Submissions: Church
Cardio: Blackledge
Prediction
I like Sherrard Blackledge here. While there are still a lot unknowns when it comes to Blackledge there are just too many red flags on the part of Church. And that in just a few fights. What’s going to test Blackledge is going to be a good wrestler, and that’s not Church. Blackledge being a crisp accurate striker, he’s likely to make Church pay for keeping his hands low and throwing blind kicks. Blackledge is the better athlete and training out of Syndicate MMA gives him a big advantage as well.
