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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shep Olsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Kerr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shep Olsen's chin.
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197 lbs
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shep Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Kerr to counter with a crisp jab.
Olsen misses with a wild combination.
Kerr throws an overhand right that lands on Olsen's shoulder, as Olsen tries to avoid the shot.
Kerr scores with a push kick.
Olsen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Olsen staying out of range there.
Kerr shoots in and bounces Olsen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olsen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kerr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Olsen on the ground.
Kerr seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Olsen is proving hard to escape from.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Scott Kerr.
Olsen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Olsen looks gassed!
Kerr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olsen tries to keep at a distance but Kerr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kerr breaks the clinch.
Kerr scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Olsen is trying to control Kerr's posture but Kerr avoids it.
Kerr tries to stand but Olsen is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr slows the pace down.
Kerr tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Olsen seems a little lost for a moment, as Kerr dominates the positioning.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Olsen struggling a bit here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A combination from Kerr does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kerr tries to land a front kick but Olsen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Olsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kerr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kerr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Olsen ducks under a wild hook from Kerr.
Kerr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Olsen tries to clinch but Kerr moves away
and Kerr counters with a thumping low kick.
Kerr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Olsen.
Scott Kerr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shep Olsen.
Kerr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kerr misses with a hook.
Kerr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Olsen was covering up waiting for the punch and Kerr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Olsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr wants to get up but he can't break Olsen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kerr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Olsen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Olsen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kerr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kerr postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kerr. Olsen shrugs it off though.
Olsen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olsen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kerr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Olsen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kerr controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Kerr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Olsen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kerr counters with a body kick that stops Olsen in his tracks momentarily.
Olsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kerr.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kerr - that will leave a mark!
Scott Kerr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olsen has his takedown stuffed
and Kerr counters with a body kick that stops Olsen in his tracks momentarily.
Kerr takes a swing at Olsen's ribcage but misses.
Olsen slips under a jab.
Kerr moves into the clinch successfully.
Olsen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Scott Kerr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shep Olsen.
Kerr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kerr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kerr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Olsen sprawls well initially but Kerr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kerr not doing much here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kerr slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kerr prevents Olsen from standing back up.
Scott Kerr has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Olsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kerr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Olsen blocks the body kick.
Kerr instigates a clinch.
Kerr breaks the clinch.
Scott Kerr is winning the standup battle so far.
Olsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kerr.
Kerr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Olsen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kerr makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Olsen really felt that one!
Kerr pushes Olsen up against the cage in a clinch.
Kerr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kerr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kerr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Olsen. That did some damage!
Kerr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Olsen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kerr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kerr fails to land with a series of punches.
Kerr has closed the distance and engaged Olsen in a clinch.
Olsen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen is adopting a defensive guard.
Olsen controls Kerr momentarily but Kerr frees himself.
Kerr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Olsen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kerr is aware though and is defending well.
Kerr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olsen can do to turn this around?
Kerr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Olsen is proving hard to escape from.
Kerr controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott Kerr has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Olsen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kerr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Scott Kerr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerr tries to clinch there but Olsen circles away.
Olsen takes one on the button.
Olsen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kerr.
Kerr throws out a loose jab but Olsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olsen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kerr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Olsen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kerr counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kerr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kerr breaks from the clinch.
Kerr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Olsen. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olsen fails to land the takedown.
A big right from Kerr misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Kerr dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kerr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kerr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Olsen is working for takedown but Kerr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kerr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kerr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olsen.
Kerr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kerr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Olsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Olsen, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olsen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kerr preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Scott Kerr wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Olsen throws a leg kick
and Kerr counters by moving into the clinch.
Olsen misses with some punches.
Kerr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kerr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Olsen but Olsen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Olsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olsen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kerr shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Olsen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Olsen trying to control the action but Kerr is working from the bottom.
Olsen wants to work for an arm triangle but Kerr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Olsen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kerr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kerr pushes Olsen off looking to stand but Olsen dives back in and keeps control.
Olsen wants to control but Kerr is keeping him busy.
Olsen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Olsen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Scott Kerr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Olsen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Scott Kerr.
Well Kerr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Kerr!
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