The two met again in the first round of the prestigious PRIDE 2000 Grand Prix. This fight is etched in MMA history not just for the outcome, but for the controversy.
The combined weight of both 200+ lb men concentrated on Kerr's neck and head, resulting in what Kerr later described as a "flash knockout". mark kerr vs yoshihisa yamamoto
This is the story of two men who represented opposite ends of the MMA spectrum, colliding in an era where the sport was still finding its brutal identity. The two met again in the first round
For the first two minutes, the impossible happened. Yamamoto, the smaller man, became a barnacle of misery. He caught Kerr in a guillotine choke from the bottom. The crowd gasped. Kerr’s face, usually a stoic mask, flushed red. He powered his neck free, muscles cording like steel cables. He lifted Yamamoto off the mat and slammed him down—once, twice—trying to detonate the cannonball. But Yamamoto held on. He scrambled, reversed position, and for a single, fleeting second, had Kerr’s back. This is the story of two men who
The arena erupted. David had touched Goliath.