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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Schaub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brendan Schaub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Kerr!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr rushes Schaub and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kerr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schaub throws a solid leg kick but Kerr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schaub.
Schaub misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kerr looks to land a body kick but Schaub moved away.
Kerr shoots for a takedown but Schaub saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kerr clinches with his opponent.
Kerr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Schaub is trying to push Kerr away but Kerr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kerr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schaub fails with a takedown attempt.
Schaub stuffs the takedown attempt from Kerr. Kerr gets slowly back to his feet.
Kerr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schaub counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brendan Schaub has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Kerr.
Schaub wants to control from the top but Kerr keeps moving.
Kerr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr working a defensive guard here.
Schaub wants to control from the top but Kerr keeps moving.
Schaub stands up and waves to Kerr to follow him.
Schaub tries to clinch but Kerr moves away
and Kerr counters with a right hand to the body.
Schaub looks for a takedown but Kerr sprawls well.
Kerr has his takedown stuffed
and Schaub counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Schaub.
Kerr looks gassed!
Kerr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaub clinches up with Kerr and pushes him back against the cage.
Kerr wants a takedown but no success here.
Schaub tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Schaub is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kerr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Schaub looking for a takedown.
Schaub is trying to push Kerr away but Kerr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kerr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schaub tries to score a body lock takedown but Kerr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kerr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Schaub.
No luck for Schaub with that takedown attempt.
Schaub tries to clinch but Kerr moves away
and Kerr moves into the clinch.
Kerr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Schaub prevents it.
Kerr prevents Schaub from breaking the clinch.
Kerr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaub tries to clinch up
and Kerr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schaub thinking.
Schaub shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kerr pinned against the cage. Kerr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Schaub falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kerr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kerr.
Schaub is working for takedown but Kerr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Schaub manages to pull guard.
Schaub wants to sweep here but Kerr controlling him for the moment.
Schaub looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kerr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schaub wants to sweep but no luck.
Schaub controlling the position.
Schaub looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kerr puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kerr with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kerr tries to pass to full mount but Schaub defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brendan Schaub will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schaub doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kerr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Schaub's guard.
Schaub escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kerr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kerr looking to pass the guard.
Kerr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kerr stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Schaub wants to clinch but Kerr slips to the side
and Kerr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kerr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Schaub fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schaub.
Schaub tries to clinch but Kerr moves away
and Kerr moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Schaub.
Schaub jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kerr walks away with a smile on his face. Schaub gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brendan Schaub. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schaub tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kerr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schaub bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kerr's head.
Schaub tries to clinch but Kerr is having none of it.
Schaub goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Schaub darts in trying to clinch
and Kerr counters with a three punch combo that has Schaub backing up. Schaub nods at Kerr to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaub misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schaub misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Schaub fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kerr avoids it really well and circles away.
Schaub shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kerr defends it nicely.
Kerr darts in and clinches Schaub up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr is leaning against Schaub and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kerr has Schaub pressed against the cage, preventing Schaub from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kerr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Schaub lands a nice shot to the body.
Schaub tries to circle away but Kerr has him pinned against the cage.
Kerr digs a right hand underneath Schaub's ribcage. Schaub let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kerr pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schaub passes into half guard.
Kerr is looking to escape.
Schaub is keen to just control but Kerr is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Schaub wants to stand up but Kerr is controlling the position.
Kerr trying to control here.
We're going to have a standup here because Brendan Schaub wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Schaub shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kerr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Schaub wants to control but Kerr is keeping him busy.
Kerr is trying to get back to half guard.
Schaub trying to control the position but Kerr is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Kerr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Kerr misses with a head kick.
Kerr stuffs the takedown attempt from Schaub. Schaub gets slowly back to his feet.
Schaub closes the distance but Kerr moves to the side
and Kerr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Schaub shoots for a double leg takedown but Kerr sprawls well. He's pushed Schaub's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kerr clinches.
Kerr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schaub.
Stalling in the clinch from Kerr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr manages to pull guard.
Schaub wants to pass the guard but Kerr is keeping the position.
Schaub is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Schaub passes into side control.
Schaub slows the pace down.
Schaub decides to stand back up.
Kerr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Schaub dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr wants a takedown but no success here.
Schaub can't break the clinch.
Schaub is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schaub throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kerr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schaub's efforts to push away.
Schaub has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kerr breaks the clinch.
Schaub misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brendan Schaub. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schaub gets a clinch.
Schaub is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kerr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaub looks for a takedown but Kerr sprawls well.
Kerr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schaub counters with a nice body kick.
Schaub closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kerr circles away.
Schaub shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kerr as he avoids it easily.
Kerr shoots in looking for a takedown but Schaub manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kerr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Schaub tries to clinch but Kerr is having none of it.
Schaub has his takedown stuffed
and Kerr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kerr lands with a short shot to the head.
Kerr wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaub drags the fight down to the ground.
Kerr thows a big elbow that misses.
Schaub looking to control.
Kerr wants to pass the guard but Schaub is keeping the position.
Kerr prevents Schaub from getting back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Schaub can't keep his opponent in guard - Kerr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Schaub wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Kerr.
I think Kerr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Kerr!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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