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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mike Kerr has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mike Kerr seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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275 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr fails to land the takedown.
Kerr shoots in looking for a takedown. Shamrock tries to sprawl out of it but Kerr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shamrock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kerr wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kerr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Mike Kerr has been cut.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shamrock pulls guard effortlessly.
Shamrock wants to stand but Kerr is controlling the position.
Kerr is pushing down on Shamrock's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shamrock is fighting to maintain full guard but Kerr has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shamrock manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Shamrock dips to his left and cracks Kerr with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kerr looks to clinch
and Shamrock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kerr pulls Shamrock into guard.
Shamrock stands up from Kerr's guard - Shamrock perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kerr misses with a takedown
and Shamrock decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kerr's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Kerr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kerr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kerr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kerr throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kerr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shamrock trying to control but Kerr is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kerr is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr postures up in Shamrock's guard and throws a big left but Shamrock blocks it.
Kerr won't allow Shamrock to get back to his feet.
Shamrock looks gassed!
Kerr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Shamrock wants to stand and escape but Kerr is having none of it.
Shamrock manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kerr stuffs the takedown attempt from Shamrock. Shamrock gets slowly back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerr shoots in looking for a takedown. Shamrock tries to sprawl out of it but Kerr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shamrock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shamrock blocks a head kick by Kerr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kerr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shamrock counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kerr gets back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kerr is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Shamrock pulls his head out easily.
Kerr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shamrock.
Shamrock prevents Kerr from improving his position.
Kerr is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr kicks off Shamrock and gets to his feet.
Kerr shoots for a takedown but Shamrock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kerr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shamrock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kerr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kerr fails with the takedown.
Kerr fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shamrock pinned against the cage. Shamrock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shamrock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kerr counters with a shoot takedown. Shamrock fights it but they end up in guard.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet but Kerr passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ken Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Kerr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kerr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shamrock scores a takedown into full mount!
Kerr swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kerr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shamrock.
Kerr is working to get back to half guard.
Kerr tries to hold on but Shamrock postures up.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
Shamrock trying to control but Kerr is having none of it.
Kerr regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kerr.
Kerr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kerr pulls Shamrock in close to prevent any damage.
Shamrock looking to sit in guard and control but Kerr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kerr prevents Shamrock from getting back to his feet.
Ken Shamrock has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr pushing down on Shamrock's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shamrock is not content to let Kerr control the position.
Kerr lands strikes from half guard.
Kerr thows a huge punch but Shamrock dodges it nicely.
Kerr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kerr moves into full mount! Shamrock won't be happy about that!
Kerr is landing with some decent strikes but Shamrock is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shamrock hang on?
It looks like Ken Shamrock has been cut.
Kerr looking to finish with strikes here!
Kerr looking to control but Shamrock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kerr scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shamrock can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shamrock holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kerr tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Shamrock really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kerr sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kerr landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kerr trying to control but Shamrock is having none of it.
Shamrock avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kerr.
Shamrock takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Shamrock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kerr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kerr working Shamrock over with strikes here.
Shamrock is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Shamrock is in a horrible position here. Kerr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kerr stands up from mount. Strange move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerr misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Kerr dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 misses with a takedown
and Shamrock counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kerr won't be happy with that.
Shamrock is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kerr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kerr throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Kerr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kerr tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kerr trying to control but Shamrock postures up.
Shamrock tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kerr.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kerr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shamrock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr trying to control the position.
Kerr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kerr working a defensive guard here.
Shamrock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kerr throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr wants to get back to his feet but Shamrock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kerr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shamrock manages to get himself to full guard.
Shamrock keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.
Shamrock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kerr is one step ahead there.
Shamrock wants to improve his position but instead Kerr has moved into half guard.
Shamrock is defending against the submission attempts here by Kerr.
Shamrock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kerr manages to move to mount!
Kerr throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Shamrock wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shamrock trying to get back to his feet but Kerr is in full control for now.
Shamrock is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Kerr off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Shamrock prevents Kerr from getting a body triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kerr looking for the choke from the back.
Shamrock looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kerr.
Kerr punches the canvas rather than the man.
Kerr has good solid back control here.
Kerr has Shamrock flattened out and is raining down punches.
Shamrock is keeping busy.
Shamrock is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Kerr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kerr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Kerr!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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