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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zac McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerr has chosen Them Bones as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zac McCracken!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McCracken pinned against the cage. McCracken gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kerr shoots for a double leg takedown but McCracken sprawls well. He's pushed Kerr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McCracken throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kerr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zac McCracken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Kerr.
Kerr misses with a double jab.
McCracken throws a nice outside leg kick.
McCracken darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - McCracken finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McCracken lands with a nice combination. Kerr backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Mark Kerr has been cut.
Kerr looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCracken.
McCracken with a hook.
McCracken looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good shot there by McCracken.
McCracken knocks Kerr to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Kerr is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken tries to stand but Kerr is controlling his head.
McCracken stands up.
McCracken drops Kerr with a right and a left! McCracken comes rushing in but Kerr regains his composure and manages to keep McCracken in guard.
Kerr is still in real trouble! Can McCracken finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCracken tries to stand but Kerr is controlling from the bottom.
Kerr seems to have recovered his senses.
McCracken gets to his feet - Kerr follows without any prompting.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McCracken!
Left hook, right uppercut from McCracken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCracken fakes the leg kick and cracks Kerr in the body.
McCracken cracks the inside of Kerr's front leg.
McCracken lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken keeps Kerr at a distance using the push kick.
McCracken throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McCracken tries to bum rush Kerr with a series of wild strikes but Kerr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCracken connects with a jab.
Kerr misses with a takedown attempt - McCracken sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McCracken throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Some wild striking there from McCracken.
Kerr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A right-left combo lands from McCracken.
Kerr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Left hook, right uppercut from McCracken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McCracken's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and McCracken duly obliges.
McCracken throws a one two combo.
Kerr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McCracken throws a quick inside leg kick.
McCracken lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mark Kerr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerr drops his hands momentarily and McCracken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McCracken scores with a three punch combo!
That has opened up Mark Kerr's cut even more.
McCracken connects with a nice looking jab.
McCracken scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McCracken goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCracken lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McCracken is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McCracken lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McCracken scores with the left hand. Kerr knows he should have avoided that one.
Kerr is trying desperately to land a takedown but McCracken is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kerr.
McCracken looks to land a combination. Kerr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kerr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McCracken is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kerr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McCracken throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerr takes one to the side of the head.
McCracken lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McCracken lands a head kick. Kerr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zac McCracken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Kerr's cut.
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.
McCracken lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCracken.
Kerr throws a lazy head kick
and McCracken counters with a nice leg kick.
McCracken lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kerr will feel that in the morning.
Kerr has his takedown stuffed
and McCracken counters with a nice body shot.
Kerr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McCracken.
McCracken lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kerr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McCracken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kerr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McCracken.
McCracken lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCracken moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McCracken throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McCracken.
McCracken fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kerr on the side of the head.
Kerr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zac McCracken is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kerr misses with a takedown
and McCracken finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Zac McCracken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Kerr.
McCracken lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A right-left combo lands from McCracken.
Kerr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McCracken feints and then cracks Kerr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kerr down.
McCracken scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McCracken throws a quick inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from McCracken.
McCracken closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kerr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCracken feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kerr's calf.
McCracken scores with a one two! Kerr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kerr wants to clinch
and McCracken counters with a straight right hand.
McCracken moves into range and connects with a jab.
McCracken chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kerr walks forward, straight into a front kick from McCracken.
McCracken lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCracken paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kerr walks into a jab.
McCracken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr misses with a takedown
and McCracken counters with a three punch combo that has Kerr backing up. Kerr nods at McCracken to acknowledge the strikes.
Kerr has his takedown stuffed
and McCracken counters with a solid body kick.
Kerr tries for a takedown but McCracken circles away easily
and McCracken counters with an inside leg kick.
McCracken scores with a three punch combo!
An inside leg kick lands from McCracken.
Kerr with a poor takedown
and McCracken makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McCracken throws a head kick that half lands.
McCracken scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kerr tries for a takedown but McCracken circles away easily
and McCracken counters with a three punch combo that has Kerr backing up. Kerr nods at McCracken to acknowledge the strikes.
Kerr shoots in and bounces McCracken off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
McCracken is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kerr is controlling him.
Kerr looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerr throwing strikes but missing.
Kerr won't allow McCracken to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zac McCracken dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Kerr'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.
Kerr looks for the body kick but McCracken saw that one coming.
Kerr fails with the takedown
and Kerr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCracken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kerr can do to turn this around?
Nice sprawl there from McCracken as Kerr shoots in.
McCracken looks to land a combination. Kerr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McCracken scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McCracken lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kerr with a poor takedown
and McCracken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zac McCracken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Kerr.
Kerr fails with the takedown
and McCracken counters with a good low kick that Kerr was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCracken with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McCracken throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken scores with a three punch combo!
Kerr fails with the takedown
and McCracken counters with a solid body kick.
Kerr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McCracken throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McCracken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCracken scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCracken.
McCracken moves into range and connects with a jab.
McCracken lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McCracken.
Kerr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McCracken counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Kerr or perhaps it was just good defense by McCracken which made him look bad.
McCracken lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice combination there by McCracken.
McCracken throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kerr fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by McCracken.
Kerr looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McCracken pushes Kerr off looking to stand but Kerr dives back in and keeps control.
McCracken knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kerr on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr is looking to take a break and control but McCracken is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kerr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McCracken is staying active underneath Kerr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McCracken manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kerr drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McCracken wants to get back to his feet but Kerr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McCracken trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
McCracken keeping full guard, as Kerr tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kerr stops McCracken from standing up.
Kerr works over McCracken with some ground and pound from guard.
Kerr wants to pass the guard but McCracken is keeping the position.
McCracken wants to get back to his feet but Kerr passes into half guard.
Kerr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
McCracken throws a head kick that Kerr semi-blocks.
Kerr misses with a leg kick
and McCracken counters with an inside leg kick.
McCracken buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kerr gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zac McCracken clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Kerr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McCracken gets caught flat footed, as Kerr shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McCracken can't keep his opponent in guard - Kerr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
McCracken wants to get back to his feet.
Kerr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
McCracken looks like he's trying to stand up.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kerr working over McCracken with some ground and pound. McCracken looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr trying to control the action but McCracken is working from the bottom.
Kerr trying to mount his opponent but McCracken defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kerr misses with a takedown
and McCracken counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from McCracken.
Kerr blocks a head kick by McCracken.
Kerr shoots and misses
and McCracken makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kerr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kerr lands strikes from half guard.
McCracken looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr is looking for a kimura but McCracken is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kerr to get the leverage.
McCracken is looking to escape.
Kerr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kerr has his takedown stuffed
and McCracken counters with a nice body kick.
Zac McCracken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Kerr.
McCracken keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kerr.
McCracken fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kerr looks to clinch
and McCracken counters with a one-two to the body.
McCracken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kerr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCracken counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kerr's knee momentarily.
McCracken lands with a nice body kick.
Zac McCracken is winning the standup battle so far.
McCracken misses with a double jab.
McCracken misses with a wild combination.
Kerr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McCracken's guard.
McCracken will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kerr prevents McCracken from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr trying to control but McCracken is working from the bottom.
Kerr prevents McCracken from getting back to his feet.
Kerr wants to control from the top but McCracken keeps moving.
Kerr stops McCracken from standing up.
Kerr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McCracken keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.
McCracken preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kerr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McCracken. That one must have hurt.
McCracken feints and then cracks Kerr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kerr down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kerr dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mark Kerr'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. 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.
Kerr tries to clinch up
and McCracken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kerr dodges the punch combination from McCracken.
Kerr misses with a takedown
and McCracken counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McCracken scores with a spinning back kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for McCracken.
Kerr fails to land the takedown.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
McCracken's corner calls for a 1-2. McCracken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kerr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken lands with a nice combination. Kerr backs away looking to recover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCracken.
Kerr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCracken counters with a head kick.
Zac McCracken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Kerr.
McCracken lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McCracken lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McCracken moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McCracken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kerr.
McCracken throws a combination. Kerr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McCracken lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McCracken displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McCracken throws a series of strikes that have Kerr backpedaling.
McCracken misses with a double jab.
Kerr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McCracken counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kerr avoids the head kick by McCracken.
Kerr closes this distance looking for a takedown but McCracken circles away.
No joy there for McCracken, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kerr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kerr takes one to the chin there.
A good leg kick by McCracken.
McCracken moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kerr has hold of McCracken's arm. He's looking for a kimura. McCracken seems comfortable defending it but Kerr has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! McCracken is real pain and he's forced to tap out! McCracken is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Kerr couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Kerr!
Mark Kerr is the new heavyweight champion!
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