The Smashing Machine

Hi, I'm Mark Kerr and I'm representing

American freestyle wrestling,

and I'm here at the World Vale Tudo 3

to prove that it's the best fighting style.

And that is wrestler, Mark Kerr.

"6'1", 260 pounds from Toledo, Ohio,

and again, his specialty is freestyle wrestling

and this is his first professional fight.

This guy, we expect a lot out of this guy,

'cause his corner man, Richard Hamilton,

who brought in three of the strongest Americans

to ever step into this ring,

that would be Dan Severn, Don Frye, and Mark Coleman.

He told us earlier today that this guy is the best

he has ever seen.

And as he enters the ring for the first time

in his professional career, we will see how he holds up

to some of the toughest competition.

And now coming in is the biggest here.

"Paul Varelans, 6'8", 330 pounds.

From San Jose, California.

And he's had eight years of wrestling experience too,

but he's definitely more skilled on his feet.

And there is Sergio Batarelli getting the fighters ready

as we await the opening bell.

And this fight is underway!

And Kerr is going at him.

He is trying to take him down. Can he take him down?

Oh! A massive takedown on Varelans.

A double leg takedown by Kerr.

Look at him jockey for position.

Wrestling skills on full display and...

Oh! A knee to the face!

Wow! A magnificent knee to the face

and another knee to the face.

I'll tell you what. Varelans is one tough kid,

but he's taking some brutal shots

to the face here.

His face is getting destroyed right now.

Batarelli is watching on.

He has... Yes, he has stopped the fight.

It is over.

And Kerr wins his debut.

That's right. Varelans was unable to stop the fight.

Batarelli had to step in.

Whoa. Look at that. Some serious cuts there.

Is he fine?

Okay. Take your time. Take your time.

Come on. I got you. Come on. I got you.

Come sit down.

TKO. Ref stop.

There you go.

Do you know who you are? Do you know who you are?

In a fight.

Yes, you was in a fight. How did it go?

-You know what happened? -I... lost.

Can I ask him if he's going to be okay?

I just wanna know.

He'll be fine, Mark. He'll be fine.

Back to your corner.

-Folks, we ready? -Just five seconds, please.

And what are you thinking

at the beginning of the fight?

You know, the... the second that bell rings,

you can just look at some people

and you can just tell

that... that they're scared to death.

I mean, you can see in their eyes.

You can even smell it in their sweat.

-Wow. -But you know,

it isn't until the first time I can put my hands on them,

and really assert myself on the other person

that you can really feel, like almost instantly,

if the person is going to give in or not.

So, what happens next?

It's simple.

Am I going to hurt him before he hurts me?

And if he happens to hurt me,

then I am gonna hurt him two times as bad.

'Cause, let me tell you something,

when you get punched in the face,

you can have two reactions.

You can either cower away,

or you can want to punish the person for punching you.

But I developed a third way.

You know, if I get kicked or if I get punched,

I'm going to something different

than punish you.

I'm going to physically impose my will on to you.

And you... you really feel when that happens,

when the person just lets go,

and he totally withers away in your arms.

And that's...

That's a pretty powerful thing.

It is crazy because in the beginning,

I was just kind of having fun.

I was operating on this animal instinct that

just took over.

Uh, I'm gonna try and explain it,

and maybe in this way,

but it's... it's kind of strange, you know?

The whole thing felt very evolutionary.

I mean, I wrestled in college,

but... but this is something totally different.

Well, what do you mean?

Like the moment I felt that rush, that first hit,

I realized I was getting pretty close to

something that's...

It's almost magical.

Wow.

You get to the point

where you have to ask yourself,

like, would you stick your finger

in your opponent's cut?

Spread it out a little bit more?

Just... Just to win?

To make him feel pain? Would you?

I mean, I guess I would.

Of course you would.

You know why?

Because winning is the best feeling there is.

-Yeah. -And keep in mind,

this was a tournament down in Brazil.

So if you won, you didn't go home.

No. You went on and you fought the next guy,

and then the next guy right after that,

and then the next guy, and then the next guy.

So, by the end, you felt like a god.

Sounds amazing.

It's incredible.

Honestly, when you win,

nothing else in this world matters.

And it kind of might be the best feeling

-in the world, you know? -Yeah.

And it's a feeling I didn't even know

was possible.

I mean, fuck, man, I'm getting chills right now

just... just telling you about this.

Uh, so, Moti... Uh, The Hammer.

Yeah.

He has experience in the Octagon.

Uh, you don't. He's tough. Super tough.

What is it that you think

you're gonna bring to this fight?

Well, I think that I feel really good

about my cardiovascular level.

I feel great about my power, which I've improved on.

But you know what, it's like the difference

between a flashlight and a laser beam.

Wow.

That's awesome. What do you mean by that?

I have to make sure that I'm a 100% concentrated

on what I have to do.

Because if not, then my emotions

will be running around everywhere,

like a flashlight.

Yeah, that makes sense, actually.

Yeah. I mean, think about it.

It applies to you and everybody else

-in this room. -Sure.

If we don't control our emotions,

our fears and our anxieties will get the best of us.

And you know what happens?

We get slapped around by our emotions...

-...and we can't have that. -That's right.

-Right? -Hey, Kerr.

Get your ass up. They're all waiting, buddy.

Hey, thank you so much

-for your time. -Yeah. Thank you very much.

-I appreciate it. -I appreciate you.

-Ready? Good to see you. -My man.

-Hey, the only difference... -Yeah.

...is the shape of the ring, all right?

-A cage. -It's a cage.

I know. I know.

First time in the Octagon.

I was telling him the same thing.

-Right. -Yo, guys, come on.

There's only been 14 of these fucking things.

-He's a killer. -Excuse me.

-Coleman? -Yeah, yeah.

Vidmark Entertainment.

Can I ask about your plans to take on Bobish?

-Oh, Bobish. Um... Kerr? -Yeah?

-Get him down early. -You got it.

-I'm gonna go warm up. -All right.

Sorry. Where was I?

Uh, you were talking about Bobish.

And now we get to the big boys.

Mark Kerr making his debut

against Moti Horenstein,

who is making his second appearance

in the Octagon losing only to Mark Coleman.

And here comes 255-pound, Mark Kerr,

a former Division 1 NCAA champion

at Syracuse University.

Ladies and gentlemen,

it's time for the big men,

as we begin our heavyweight tournaments.

Standing to my left, he's the winner of