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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Falaris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Kerns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falaris comes to the cage accompanied by Single Ladies - Brazilian Version. Kerns has chosen Johnny Cash - Hurt as his entrance music. Jack Kerns acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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190 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
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197 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Falaris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Kerns!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerns misses with a head kick.
Kerns 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.
Kerns throws a shot from downtown. Falaris moves away and avoids it.
Falaris cracks Kerns with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jack Kerns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Falaris drops his hands momentarily and Kerns takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Falaris throws a wild body kick that Kerns sees coming a mile off.
Falaris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Falaris misses with a straight right.
Falaris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Falaris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Falaris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kerns misses with a hook. Falaris ducked under it nicely.
Kerns fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns throws a low kick but it's checked well by Falaris.
Falaris throws the kick towards the body but Kerns avoids it.
Kerns connects with a crisp jab.
Falaris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kerns's head.
A punch combination from Kerns misses.
Falaris tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kerns wants to slow Falaris down by chopping away at his legs.
Kerns moves away from the strike by Falaris.
Kerns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kerns checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kerns with a jab.
Kerns throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falaris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Falaris tries to keep at a distance but Kerns has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerns presses Falaris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kerns stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kerns tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kerns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kerns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Falaris working hard to break the clinch.
Falaris wants to break free but Kerns has control.
Falaris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Falaris avoids the elbow strike from Kerns, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kerns - that landed with a thud.
Falaris wants to get back to striking at distance but Kerns won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falaris manages to break the clinch.
Kerns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kerns is looking to score with low kicks.
Falaris tries a head kick but it misses.
Kerns throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Falaris's head.
It looks like Marcus Falaris has been cut.
Falaris scores with a push kick.
Falaris throws a head kick that misses
and Kerns counters with a nice body shot.
Falaris throws a lazy head kick
and Kerns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Falaris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerns throws a lazy head kick
and Falaris counters with a straight right hand.
Kerns throws a head kick that misses
and Falaris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falaris misses with a head kick.
Falaris thows a body shot but no joy.
Falaris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kerns misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Kerns misses
letting Falaris counter with a right hand.
Kerns throws a head kick but Falaris moves out of range.
Kerns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Falaris can pounce on him.
Kerns tries to clinch up but Falaris circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerns throws a head kick that half lands.
Falaris keeps Kerns at a distance using the push kick.
Kerns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kerns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Falaris's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kerns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kerns closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Falaris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kerns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Falaris backwards.
Kerns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kerns tries to work over Falaris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Falaris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kerns misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerns misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kerns.
Falaris wants to get back to striking at distance but Kerns won't allow it.
Kerns lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kerns with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falaris is trying to force a seperation but Kerns has the dominant position.
Kerns pushes Falaris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kerns.
Falaris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Falaris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kerns in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kerns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Falaris blocks an elbow strike from Kerns.
Kerns lands a nice shot to the body.
Falaris managing to block the knees to the body from Kerns.
Kerns trying to land knees to the body.
Kerns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Falaris blocks it with crossed arms.
Falaris is trying to force a seperation but Kerns has the dominant position.
Kerns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kerns.
Kerns using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Falaris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kerns keeps control of Falaris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kerns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kerns lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Falaris or not.
Kerns has a couple of punches blocked by Falaris.
Kerns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kerns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kerns scores with a hook to the body.
Falaris wants to break free but Kerns has control.
Falaris tries to break the clinch but Kerns is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kerns.
Kerns lands a shot to the body.
Falaris wants to get back to striking at distance but Kerns won't allow it.
Kerns lands with a short shot to the head.
Kerns cracks Falaris with a nice body shot.
Falaris working hard to break the clinch.
Kerns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Falaris.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerns lands a body shot.
Kerns landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kerns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Kerns.
Kerns using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Falaris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hand to the body from Kerns.
Kerns lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kerns presses Falaris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kerns landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jack Kerns seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short body shot lands from Kerns as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerns lands with a light punch inside.
Kerns landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kerns lands a shot to the body.
Kerns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kerns lands with a left to the head.
Kerns scores with a shoulder strike.
Kerns lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kerns digs a right hand underneath Falaris's ribcage. Falaris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kerns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Falaris backwards.
Kerns digs a right hand underneath Falaris's ribcage. Falaris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kerns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Falaris backwards.
Kerns scores a nice knee to the body.
Kerns lands a body shot in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kerns scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kerns lands a body shot.
A short left from Kerns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kerns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Falaris's cut.
That's time! Falaris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab, jab by Kerns - just one landing.
Kerns throws a leg kick which misses Falaris's front leg but catches the back leg as Falaris tries to avoid it.
Kerns is looking to clinch but Falaris is avoiding it.
Kerns throws the left hand but Falaris avoids the punch easily.
Falaris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Kerns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Falaris misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kerns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kerns lands a nice hook to Falaris's body. Falaris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kerns misses with a shot to the body
and Falaris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns tries a low kick but Falaris avoids it.
Falaris lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kerns throws a lazy head kick
and Falaris counters with a straight right hand.
Kerns tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Falaris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kerns counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Falaris cracks Kerns with a good jab.
Kerns works Falaris's body with a nice hook.
Falaris swats away the attempt to clinch by Kerns.
Falaris misses with a head kick.
Jack Kerns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Falaris.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kerns.
Falaris misses with a head kick.
Kerns tries to clinch up.
Kerns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Falaris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kerns looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Falaris scores with a spinning back kick!
Kerns lands with a good body shot.
Falaris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kerns.
A nice inside leg kick there by Falaris. That's going to slow Kerns down.
Kerns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falaris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kerns holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice elbow from Kerns.
Kerns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kerns with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kerns lands a hook that snaps the head of Falaris backwards.
Falaris wants to break free but Kerns has control.
Kerns presses Falaris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Falaris tries to circle away but Kerns has him pinned against the cage.
Kerns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kerns lands a knee to the head.
Falaris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kerns misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Falaris managing to block the knees to the body from Kerns.
Falaris is trying to break the clinch but Kerns is controlling him.
Falaris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Kerns - that landed with a thud.
Falaris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Kerns.
Kerns tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Kerns - that landed with a thud.
Kerns cracks Falaris with a nice body shot.
Kerns works on Falaris's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerns digs a right hand underneath Falaris's ribcage. Falaris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A frustrated look appears on Falaris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Falaris working hard to break the clinch.
Kerns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kerns really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Falaris's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Falaris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Falaris cracks Kerns with an open hand slap.
Kerns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kerns misses with a jab to the body
and Falaris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Falaris throws a leg kick
and Kerns counters with a nice leg kick.
Kerns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kerns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Falaris.
Falaris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Falaris scores with a head kick.
Kerns throws a lazy head kick
and Falaris counters with a body kick that stops Kerns in his tracks momentarily.
Kerns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns checks the leg kick.
Falaris throws a lazy head kick
and Kerns counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Falaris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Falaris stuns Kerns with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Falaris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kerns throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Falaris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kerns thuds a left hand into Falaris's body.
Kerns throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Falaris to counter with a crisp jab.
Kerns wants to clinch up but Falaris keeps it at a distance.
Kerns checks a low kick from Falaris.
Kerns has Falaris up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Falaris.
Kerns lands a body shot.
Kerns working aggressively here.
Kerns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kerns misses with some punches.
Kerns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kerns putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Falaris in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kerns prevents Falaris from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kerns.
Kerns with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kerns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Falaris has had enough of the clinch but Kerns keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falaris wants to break free but Kerns has control.
Kerns keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Falaris's efforts to push away.
Kerns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kerns landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kerns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Falaris backwards.
Kerns keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Falaris's efforts to push away.
A short left from Kerns.
A frustrated look appears on Falaris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kerns lands a good knee to the midsection. Falaris won't want to take too many of those.
Kerns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Kerns.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerns lands a nice elbow.
Kerns with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kerns lands a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kerns.
Kerns is leaning against Falaris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Falaris can't break the clinch.
Kerns with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kerns.
A short left from Kerns.
Kerns scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Kerns.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerns scores with a shot to the side of Falaris's head.
Kerns lands a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kerns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kerns dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Falaris's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kerns with a jab.
Kerns throws a quick inside leg kick.
Falaris throws a good cross that connects.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kerns.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kerns.
Kerns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falaris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kerns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Falaris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Falaris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kerns's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kerns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Falaris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Falaris counters with a head kick. That will keep Kerns thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kerns throws a body kick the misses
and Kerns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kerns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falaris was well out of range. Poor timing from Kerns.
Kerns thumps Falaris with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kerns.
Falaris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kerns's head.
Falaris throws a leg kick
and Kerns counters with a big head kick but Falaris shrugs it off.
Kerns closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kerns misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Falaris is predictable there
and Kerns counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kerns keeps control of Falaris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kerns gets through Falaris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kerns has Falaris pressed against the cage, preventing Falaris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Falaris takes an elbow to the temple.
Kerns has Falaris pressed against the cage, preventing Falaris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jack Kerns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kerns utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kerns lands a body shot.
Kerns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Falariss head.
Kerns lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Kerns.
Kerns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Falaris's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kerns.
Kerns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kerns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Falaris.
Falaris is trying to force a seperation but Kerns has the dominant position.
Kerns works on Falaris's body with a couple of short punches.
Kerns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Falaris backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kerns obliges.
Kerns scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kerns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kerns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kerns scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kerns.
Falaris is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kerns.
Kerns lands an elbow that stopped Falaris in his tracks for a moment.
Kerns lands an elbow that stopped Falaris in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Falaris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kerns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Falaris.
Falaris seems to have got his legs back now.
A right handed body shot lands from Kerns.
Marcus Falaris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kerns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kerns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kerns.
Kerns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Falaris backwards.
Kerns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerns connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Falaris badly! Falaris tumbles to the floor and Kerns stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Kerns!
Jack Kerns is the new middleweight champion!
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