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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kerns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunson Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kerns might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Johnny Cash - Hurt. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Kerns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bunson Turner!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kerns is out of range and Turner settles back down.
Kerns blocks a head kick by Turner.
Turner tries to bum rush Kerns with a series of wild strikes but Kerns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kerns darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kerns.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kerns. Turner shrugs it off though.
Turner throws a leg kick
and Kerns counters with a good, hard body kick but Turner shrugs it off.
Turner looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kerns, right into the meat.
Kerns closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Turner to the mat! Turner manages to get full guard.
Kerns postures up in Turner's guard and throws a big left but Turner blocks it.
Kerns is looking to work some ground and pound but Turner has wrist control.
Kerns throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerns landing with the ground and pound.
Kerns prevents Turner from getting back to his feet.
Kerns missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kerns has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kerns.
Turner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kerns in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turner wants to sweep here but Kerns controlling him for the moment.
Turner looking to control.
Kerns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kerns throws a leg kick which misses Turner's front leg but catches the back leg as Turner tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kerns, right into the meat.
Turner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kerns shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kerns was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner wants to control but Kerns is having none of it.
Kerns looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kerns lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerns raining down shots from the mount!
Kerns avoids the attempt from Turner to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kerns cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kerns throws some wild stikes that Turner manages to avoid easily.
Kerns prevents Turner from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries to lock up and control but Kerns gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kerns cracks Turner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kerns with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner wants to hold on but Kerns pushes him away.
Turner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kerns fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kerns in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Turner is in a horrible position here. Kerns smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Turner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner is desperately trying to improve his position but Kerns has a good base and remains in mount.
Kerns throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Turner working to try and regain half guard.
Kerns pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kerns is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Turner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerns throwing strikes here but Turner is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kerns punching from mount but Turner doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kerns landing strikes, looking to finish!
Turner tries to reverse the position but Kerns maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kerns dominated that round.
That's time! Kerns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turner throws a leg kick
and Kerns counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turner misses with the combination.
Kerns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turner throws a lazy body kick
and Kerns counters with an outside leg kick.
Turner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kerns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
Turner lands a nice shot to the body.
Kerns ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Kerns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Turner swinging wilding here.
Turner is breathing heavily.
Turner misses with the combination.
Kerns slips a straight right by Turner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good leg kick by Kerns there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kerns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kerns with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Kerns scores with a four punch combination!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kerns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turner tries to move into range but Kerns moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kerns connects with a high kick.
Kerns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kerns fails with a takedown attempt.
Turner throws a leg kick
and Kerns counters with an inside leg kick.
Turner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kerns.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kerns.
Kerns lands with a slapping head kick.
Bunson Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid body kick from Kerns.
Turner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kerns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bunson Turner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kerns clinches up with Turner and pushes him back against the cage.
Kerns lands a body punch in the clinch.
Turner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Kerns - that landed with a thud.
Kerns lands a damaging elbow.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Kerns controls his hands.
Kerns lands a shot to the body.
Kerns has Turner pressed against the cage, preventing Turner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerns tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice body punch from Kerns.
Kerns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kerns lands an elbow inside that Turner shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerns.
Kerns lands a knee to the body.
Kerns throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kerns.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kerns.
Turner wants to break free but Kerns has control.
Turner stalling in the clinch but Kerns improves position.
Kerns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kerns scores with a shot to the side of Turner's head.
Kerns lands with a light punch inside.
Kerns landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerns lands a shot to the body.
Kerns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kerns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Turner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kerns is trying to trip Turner. He has hold of a leg but Turner is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kerns persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Turner pulls Kerns in to control the position.
Turner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Turner wants to sweep here but Kerns controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerns missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kerns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kerns dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A head kick by Turner misses
and Kerns counters with a head kick.
Turner tries to bum rush Kerns with a series of wild strikes but Kerns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kerns slips a jab from Turner.
Turner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kerns.
Kerns paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kerns connects with a single shot there.
Kerns shoots in for a takedown but Turner shows good takedown defense.
Turner with a jab.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Turner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kerns. That one must have hurt.
Turner throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kerns looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kerns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kerns is one step ahead there.
Kerns prevents Turner from getting back to his feet.
Kerns is pushing down on Turner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Turner is fighting to maintain full guard but Kerns has managed to sneak the leg through.
Turner trying to control here.
Turner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kerns.
Kerns is looking to advance position but Turner won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kerns.
Turner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turner throws a lazy right hand but Kerns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turner throws a nice looking combination but Kerns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jack Kerns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Turner misses.
Turner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big right from Turner misses.
Turner lands a slapping body shot.
Kerns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turner with a hook.
Bunson Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner takes a kick to the side of the head.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Kerns's head but Kerns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kerns misses with a two punch combination.
Kerns has a takedown stuffed.
Turner misses with a leg kick
and Kerns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kerns ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Jack Kerns is winning the standup battle so far.
Kerns turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Kerns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bunson Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kerns lands with an overhand left.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Kerns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerns lands a high kick!
Kerns is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kerns slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turner misses with a body kick.
Kerns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turner.
A head kick from Kerns lands but Turner takes it in his stride.
Turner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Turner throws a series of punches but Kerns moves out of range.
Kerns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kerns.
Kerns lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerns thumps Turner with a low kick.
Kerns changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Turner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerns working the head with strikes.
Kerns looks up at the clock and then as Turner takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kerns smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Kerns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kerns has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Kerns!
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