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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Surge Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerr has chosen Scotland The Brave [Instrumental] as his entrance music. 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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215 lbs
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193 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Surge Kongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kongo.
Kerr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kerr wants it to stay on the feet.
Kerr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kerr wants it to stay on the feet.
Kongo lands with a cross.
Kerr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kerr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kerr misses with a double jab
and Kongo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Kongo there.
It looks like Tom Kerr has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kongo throws a body punch but Kerr moves out of range.
Kerr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kerr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kongo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kerr.
Kongo defending well as Kerr loads up on a big left hand.
Kongo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kongo thows a body shot but no joy.
Kongo swings for the body but Kerr moves out of range.
Kongo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kerr manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo avoids the body shot from Kerr.
Kongo throws a series of punches but Kerr moves out of range.
Kongo throws a right hand that Kerr ducks under and follows up with a left that Kerr also avoids with ease.
Kerr manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kongo on his heels. He'll look to pass Kongo's guard now, I'm sure.
Kongo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kerr.
Kerr throws a big right hand that misses.
Kongo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kerr preventing the sweep.
Kongo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kerr.
Kerr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kongo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kerr has passed into half guard!
Kongo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kerr is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo is trying to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kerr pulls his head out easily.
Kerr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kerr is trying to control. Kongo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kongo gets full guard.
Kerr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kongo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kongo seems keen to control Kerr's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo wants to sweep here but Kerr controlling him for the moment.
Kerr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kongo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kongo 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Surge Kongo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kongo blocks a jab.
Kongo closes the distance and clinches.
Kongo pushes Kerr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Kerr.
Kerr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kerr tries to throw a body punch but Kongo avoids it by throwing Kerr back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kongo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kongo scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kongo is stalling here.
Kerr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kerr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kongo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kerr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kongo is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Kongo.
Kerr tries to throw a body punch but Kongo avoids it by throwing Kerr back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Surge Kongo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Kerr's cut.
That's time! Kongo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kongo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerr was well out of range. Poor timing from Kongo.
Kerr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kongo manages to avoid it.
Kongo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kerr.
Kongo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kerr.
Kongo scores with a jab to the body.
Kongo misses with a hook.
Kongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kongo thows a body shot but no joy.
Kongo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kongo scores with a hook to the body. Kerr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kongo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerr was well out of range. Poor timing from Kongo.
Kerr throws a shot to the body.
Kongo throws a hook but Kerr blocks it.
Kongo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerr is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kerr taking some punishment here, with Kongo in his half guard.
Kongo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kerr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kongo is stalling here. Kerr is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kongo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kerr has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Surge Kongo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kongo regains half guard.
Kongo has his hands clasped together around Kerr's back. He's all about the action.
Kongo looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr trying to control from half guard but Kongo is working away.
Kongo gets full guard.
Kongo is trying to keep Kerr in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kongo is on top in guard.
Kerr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kerr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kongo is one step ahead there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongo wants to control from the top but Kerr keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr keeping full guard, as Kongo tries to pass.
Kongo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kerr wants to sweep but no luck.
Kongo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kerr manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kongo has Kerr in his guard.
Kongo trying to keep a closed guard but Kerr is proving a slippery customer.
Kongo looking for a guillotine here but Kerr defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr trying to control but Kongo is working from the bottom.
Kongo looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kerr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kerr being controlled here momentarily.
Kongo keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerr with a nice head shot there.
Kongo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kerr's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kongo has gone for a leg lock! Kerr slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kongo's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Surge Kongo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Kerr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kongo.
Kongo missing with a left hand there. Kerr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Surge Kongo is winning the standup battle so far.
Kerr keeps the fight on the outside.
Kerr misses with a wild body shot.
Kongo swings for the body but Kerr moves out of range.
Kerr slips under a jab.
Kongo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kongo can't find room to land a body shot as Kerr controls the action.
Kongo tries to work over Kerr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kongo tries to work over Kerr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kongo as the two fighters clinch.
Kongo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kongo taking a breather.
Kongo misses with a punch to the body.
Kongo trying to control the position but instead, Kerr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kongo into the cage.
Kongo cracks Kerr with a nice body shot.
Kongo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kongo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kongo throws a hook but Kerr blocks it.
Tom Kerr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kerr looks to throw the jab but Kongo is out of range.
Tom Kerr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A combination from Kerr does no damage.
Kerr moves out of range of the strikes.
Kongo misses the shot to the body.
Kerr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kongo.
Kongo moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kongo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kerr is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kongo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kerr trying to stall but Kongo improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from Kongo.
Kongo lands a right hand.
Kerr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kongo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kongo digs a right hand underneath Kerr's ribcage. Kerr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kongo tries a body shot but Kerr blocks it.
Kongo taking a breather.
Kongo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kongo taking a breather.
Kongo slowing the pace effectively.
A right hand to the body from Kongo.
Kerr can't find room to land a body shot as Kongo controls the action.
Nice body punch from Kongo - that landed with a thud.
Kerr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kongo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Surge Kongo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kerr fails to land.
Kongo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kerr controls his hands.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kongo.
Kongo is working Kerr over against the cage.
Kongo taking a breather.
Kerr misses with some punches.
Kongo tries to work over Kerr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in the clinch, Kongo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kongo tries to throw a body punch but Kerr avoids it by throwing Kongo back against the cage.
Kongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kerr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Surge Kongo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kongo 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Surge Kongo!
Surge Kongo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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