Kerr Hits KOTC Cage July 18
Brian Knapp Jul 14, 2009
Mark Kerr
has some fight left in him.
The 40-year-old UFC and Pride Fighting Championships veteran will meet Nick Penner in a featured match at King of the Cage “Capital Excalibur” this Saturday at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Kerr (15-10, 1 NC), who rose to prominence in the early days of
Pride and the UFC, will carry a four-fight-losing streak into the
bout -- his first since a September 2008 submission loss to
American Top Team’s Jeff Monson.
Unbeaten in the first 13 fights of his career, Kerr has never
recaptured the magic. A national champion wrestler at Syracuse
University, Kerr has dropped nine of his last 11 fights and has not
won a match since he submitted Chuck Huus
with a keylock at a C3 Fights show in March 2008.
Penner, 29, has rattled off five consecutive wins, four of them finishes, since his decision loss to Jimmy Ambriz in April 2008. The 255-pound Canadian last appeared in March, when he decisioned Joe Fonoti at The Fight Club 6 “Domination.” Penner (8-1) has never been finished in nine career bouts.
The KOTC show will also feature UFC veteran Jose Land-Jons, as he continues his recovery from a gruesome leg injury suffered in a 2008 fight with Brian Gassaway. The 35-year-old Brazilian will match skills with journeyman Shannon Ritch, who has not had a fight advance beyond the first round in more than four years.
In the main event, Bill Mahood will square off with Bill Mesi for the KOTC Canadian light heavyweight championship.
The 40-year-old UFC and Pride Fighting Championships veteran will meet Nick Penner in a featured match at King of the Cage “Capital Excalibur” this Saturday at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Penner, 29, has rattled off five consecutive wins, four of them finishes, since his decision loss to Jimmy Ambriz in April 2008. The 255-pound Canadian last appeared in March, when he decisioned Joe Fonoti at The Fight Club 6 “Domination.” Penner (8-1) has never been finished in nine career bouts.
The KOTC show will also feature UFC veteran Jose Land-Jons, as he continues his recovery from a gruesome leg injury suffered in a 2008 fight with Brian Gassaway. The 35-year-old Brazilian will match skills with journeyman Shannon Ritch, who has not had a fight advance beyond the first round in more than four years.
In the main event, Bill Mahood will square off with Bill Mesi for the KOTC Canadian light heavyweight championship.
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