Shoutout to Kerstin...again!

Our sources report that Kerstin took another fight last night, this one on a couple hours notice (!) and came away with another decisive win!

As I understand, Kerstin and her coach only had a couple minutes of watching her opponent warm up on the pads to figure out a strategy. Granted, at this level of competition, one isn't able to learn much about their opponent, but one generally has some time to prepare for the event itself - here, I think she had a long-ass drive to the venue to collect herself.

I think Kerstin had less notice for this fight than Peter Aerts did during his 2006 bout with Ernesto Hoost. As the story goes, Bob Sapp was originally supposed to have his third match against Mr. Perfect, but demanded more money and eventually pulled out of the competition. Aerts (who was a commentator for this event) was asked to replace Sapp in the main event and had to borrow all of his equipment (including Semmy Schilt's oversized shorts).

I'm amazed that people would take fights on such short notice, but it's a tribute to Kerstin and her training that she not only went in cold, but came out with a decisive victory.