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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kerns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Lava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerns comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Hurt. Lava has chosen Numero 1 as his entrance music. Jack Kerns could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Remy Lava's chin.
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196 lbs
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Good wrestling
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Kerns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Remy Lava!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Lava both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Jack Kerns has been cut.
Jack Kerns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lava scores with a head kick.
Lava looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kerns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lava looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lava moves out of range as Kerns strikes.
Lava avoids the head kick by Kerns.
Kerns looks to land a combination but Lava avoids it well.
Lava swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Lava.
Lava thumps Kerns with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns wants to clinch up but Lava keeps it at a distance.
Lava closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lava throws an elbow but Kerns slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lava cracks Kerns with a big right hand but Kerns just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lava tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kerns is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lava controlling the action here.
Kerns has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lava is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lava wants to take a breather but Kerns is having none of it.
Lava is stalling here. Kerns is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lava seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kerns has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kerns fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lava wants to control but Kerns postures up.
Kerns throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kerns working the ground and pound from side control.
Kerns looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kerns in side control, throwing shots but Lava defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lava manages to get back to half guard.
Kerns content to control rather than advance.
Kerns seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lava does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lava is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kerns pulls his head out easily.
Kerns is trying to control. Lava wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kerns is working for a kimura but Lava is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerns is stalling here. Lava is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kerns seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lava has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lava working the ground and pound but Kerns is defending the strikes.
Kerns is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lava's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lava missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Lava dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Kerns's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lava misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kerns misses with a body shot
and Kerns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lava. Kerns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lava closes the distance and clinches up with Kerns, looking for a takedown. Lava pushes Kerns against the cage but Kerns circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lava walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kerns checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kerns swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lava's sensitive parts.
Lava throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kerns counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kerns throws a leg kick
letting Lava counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns checks a low kick from Lava.
Kerns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lava counters with a nice body shot.
Lava misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lava misses the target.
Kerns throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lava counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kerns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lava will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kerns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lava sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kerns misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerns tries to clinch but Lava moves out of range.
Kerns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lava fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lava closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lava misses with an uppercut.
Kerns throws a jab when Lava was well out of range.
Lava jabs Kerns right on the nose. Kerns blinks but takes it well.
Lava fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kerns is out of range.
Kerns jabs at Lava's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerns throws a lazy uppercut
and Lava counters with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kerns.
Lava shoots in but no luck this time.
Jack Kerns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remy Lava.
Lava throws a lazy uppercut
and Kerns counters with a thumping low kick.
Kerns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lava misses with a body shot.
Lava shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lava swats away the attempt to clinch by Kerns.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lava. That did some damage!
Lava throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kerns to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Lava is predictable there
and Kerns counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick from Kerns is predictable there
and Lava counters with a nice uppercut.
Lava misses with a leg kick
and Lava takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kerns scores with a head kick. Lava tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lava throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kerns.
Kerns lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Remy Lava will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jack Kerns's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kerns scores with a sloppy right hand. Lava should have avoided that one.
Kerns moves out of range of the leg kick from Lava.
A jab from Kerns misses.
Lava tries to land a body kick
and Kerns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kerns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lava shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lava fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kerns ducks under a wild hook from Lava.
Kerns scores with a jab. Lava acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kerns misses.
Lava takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice shot lands for Kerns.
Kerns tries to score with a low kick but Lava moves his leg out of the way.
Remy Lava seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kerns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lava.
Lava uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kerns.
Kerns gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kerns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lava.
Lava throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kerns blocks it with crossed arms.
Lava throws a head punch that misses.
Lava tries to land a knee to the head but Kerns blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerns blocks a body shot from Lava.
Kerns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lava throws a head punch that misses.
Lava lands a shoulder strike.
Lava misses with a punch on the inside.
Lava lands with a left to the head.
Lava avoids the elbow strike from Kerns, against the cage.
Lava misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lava putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kerns in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lava lands with a right to the head.
Kerns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lava breaks from the clinch.
Jack Kerns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kerns moves out of range as Lava strikes.
Kerns lands a head shot.
Kerns moves in looking to clinch but Lava pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Lava.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lava doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kerns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lava keeps the fight on the outside.
Lava takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lava misses with a hook
and Kerns counters with an outside leg kick.
Lava has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kerns.
Lava throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kerns counters with a three punch combo that has Lava backing up. Lava nods at Kerns to acknowledge the strikes.
Kerns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lava's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lava throws an off balance right hand
and Kerns counters with a left to the body.
Kerns pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lava back to the cage. Kerns follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice takedown defense from Kerns. No joy for Lava on that attempt.
Lava takes one to the chin there.
Nice straight punches there by Kerns. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kerns.
Lava throws a lazy body kick
and Kerns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lava scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerns avoids the body shot from Lava.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kerns clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Kerns's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kerns misses with a hook
letting Lava counter with a right hand.
Kerns works over Lava's head and body with a nice combination.
Lava throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lava avoids the body shot from Kerns.
Lava connects with a leg kick. Kerns looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice defenses there by Lava.
Lava misses with a hook to the body
and Kerns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kerns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lava looks to land a right hand but Kerns moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lava circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lava misses with a leg kick
and Kerns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kerns throws a poor cross that misses
and Lava counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lava avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kerns looks to score with a jab to the body but Lava is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lava. Kerns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lava throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kerns counters with an outside leg kick.
Kerns throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lava slips a jab from Kerns.
Kerns tests Lava's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lava swings widly with a right hand
and Kerns counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lava throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Lava.
Kerns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lava swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kerns misses with a looping left.
Kerns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lava misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lava keeps the fight on the outside.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lava checks a leg kick.
Lava has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lava lands a nice looking body kick.
Kerns misses with a left hand
and Lava counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kerns's guard now.
Lava pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kerns is keeping the position for now.
Lava working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kerns's head.
Lava lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lava stopping the sweep attempt from Kerns.
Kerns working for a triangle but Lava defends it easily.
Lava with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lava wants to control from the top but Kerns keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Lava dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jack Kerns's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kerns fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lava.
Lava throws a sloppy head kick and Kerns moves out of range easily.
Lava uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kerns.
Good shot there by Kerns.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Lava as he checks the leg kick.
Lava takes one on the button.
Kerns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns throws out a leg kick but Lava moves out of range and Kerns only half commits.
Kerns misses with a lunging right hand
so Lava counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lava throwing strikes but missing.
Lava distracts Kerns with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lava is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lava is looking to work some ground and pound but Kerns has wrist control.
Kerns trying to keep a closed guard but Lava is proving a slippery customer.
Kerns keeping moving, preventing Lava from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lava connects with a couple of short punches.
Kerns keeping moving, preventing Lava from controlling successfully.
Lava missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kerns keeping moving, preventing Lava from controlling successfully.
Remy Lava has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kerns is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jack Kerns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lava works over Kerns with some ground and pound from guard.
Lava passes into half guard.
Lava is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lava is looking to advance position but Kerns won't allow it.
Lava stalling away here and it's allowed Kerns to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kerns is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lava is aware though and is defending well.
Remy Lava is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lava preventing the sweep.
Lava trying to control the position from guard on top but Kerns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lava looking to sit in guard and control but Kerns gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lava avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Remy Lava comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lava has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 46:49
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 47:49
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Lava!
Remy Lava is the new middleweight champion!
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hype
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