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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Kerns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linden Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerns is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Linden Cage will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
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296 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Kerns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Linden Cage!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage connects with a high kick.
Kerns is breathing heavily.
Cage wants to clinch up but Kerns keeps it at a distance.
Cage lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kerns will feel that in the morning.
Kerns takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kerns could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A head kick misses from Cage.
Cage throws a head kick that half lands.
Cage throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cage throws a nice head kick!
Kerns takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kerns keeps the fight on the outside.
Linden Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage throws a nice head kick!
Cage throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kerns.
Kerns takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cage throws a sloppy head kick and Kerns moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Cage.
Cage plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cage scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cage instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns keeps control of Cage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cage working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cage is trying to break free.
Cage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cage tries to circle away but Kerns has him pinned against the cage.
Cage tries to break the clinch but Kerns is controlling the position.
Cage tries to break free but Kerns pushes him back against the cage.
Cage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cage has had enough of the clinch but Kerns keeps him there for the moment.
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Kerns is controlling him.
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Kerns has him pressed against the cage.
Cage tries to break the clinch but Kerns is controlling the position.
Cage tries to break the clinch but Kerns is controlling the position.
Cage is trying to force a seperation but Kerns has the dominant position.
Cage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cage wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kerns keeps control of Cage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cage wants to break free but Kerns has control.
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Kerns is controlling him.
Cage tries to break free but Kerns pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Cage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Cage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cage tries to break the clinch but Kerns is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Cage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cage is trying to force a seperation but Kerns has the dominant position.
Cage can't break the clinch.
Cage wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kerns jumps guard.
Kerns working a defensive guard here.
Cage wants to stand and escape but instead Kerns has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kerns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerns is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerns lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's 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.
Cage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kerns throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kerns is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cage can't keep his opponent in guard - Kerns advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kerns controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linden Cage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Kerns's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kerns fails with the takedown.
Kerns takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kerns takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A left and a right from Cage both land. Nice combination.
Cage throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kerns takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cage lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cage throws a head kick that Kerns semi-blocks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cage lands a head kick. Kerns smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cage throws a nice head kick!
Cage lands a head kick!
Cage lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cage lands with a kick to the temple. Kerns shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cage throws a head kick that misses.
Cage lands a head kick. Kerns smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cage goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cage thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kerns if he has to take too many more of those.
Cage closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cage connects with a high kick.
Cage throws a head kick that Kerns semi-blocks.
Jake Kerns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cage scores with a head kick.
Cage tries to clinch up but Kerns circles away and keeps his distance.
Cage scores with a head kick.
Cage scores with a three punch combo!
Cage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kerns.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerns is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Kerns misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kerns wants to control but Cage is keeping him busy.
Kerns working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerns has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cage!
Kerns fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kerns jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cage manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kerns lands a nice forearm strike.
Kerns passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cage is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Poor strikes thrown by Kerns there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kerns landing punches.
Kerns controlling the pace for now.
Kerns lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Kerns dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Kerns'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A head kick misses from Cage.
Cage lands a jab-cross combination.
Cage tries a head kick but it misses.
Cage's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cage duly obliges.
Kerns avoids the head kick by Cage.
Kerns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cage throws a nice head kick!
Cage lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kerns takes a step back to recover.
Cage moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kerns has him pressed against the cage.
Cage is looking to break free of the clinch but Kerns has double underhooks.
Kerns prevents Cage from breaking the clinch.
Cage is looking to break free of the clinch but Kerns has double underhooks.
Kerns has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cage clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can Cage hold on?! Kerns is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Kerns lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Kerns lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Cage.
Cage takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Kerns is working the ground and pound. Can Cage escape?
Kerns is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Kerns gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Kerns gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Kerns apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerns changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cage tries to avoid it but Kerns manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cage to the ground. Cage escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kerns.
Kerns blocks a head kick by Cage.
Kerns blocks a head kick by Cage.
Cage throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kerns shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kerns looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerns has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cage's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerns tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kerns thowing shots but they're missing.
Kerns looking to ground and pound but Cage is blocking nicely.
Kerns working the ground and pound effectively.
Kerns throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cage because Kerns loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kerns takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cage is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kerns thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kerns throwing strikes here but Cage is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Kerns showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kerns has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Kerns!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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