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Eyes Set To Kill may be a chick-led screamo outfit, but the boys always find the time to have fun. For guitarist Greg Kerwin, that includes partying and watching hours upon hours of UFC Unleashed onSpike TV. With all the free time he’ll have to kill during the upcoming edition of the Warped Tour, chances are he’ll rush to any television he can find just so he can watch his “man crush” throwdown.
FIGHT! Magazine: How did you get into the martial arts?
Greg Kerwin: My dad was into martial arts full-fledge the whole time I was growing up. He’s a third degree black belt in Aikido, so Ibasically just grew up going to karate and all that stuff, and I wrestled al throughout high school too. It’s been a big part of my life. I haven’t really done any mixed martial arts before, but I love thatstuff.
FIGHT!: Are you a black belt too?
GK: No. I think I was a green belt, and then I stopped going to karate, but I wrestled all through high school. I think in eighth grade, I started wrestlingand stopped when I was a senior in high school.
FIGHT!: Did you stop because you didn’t think you were gonna be a state champion?
GK: (Laughs) It’s rough, dude. Doing martial arts takes a toll onyour body and I’m not a big guy or muscular at all. There are bigger dudes out there, so I didn’t see myself going anywhere with that.
FIGHT!: Who would win in a fight? You or Daniel LaRusso?
GK:Uhm, not me (laughs).
FIGHT!: Fair enough. Did you start watching MMA when you were a kid, or more recently due to the success of The Ultimate Fighter?
GK: Well I mean, I’ve always been intokickboxing. I always watched that on TV, and then I really got into the UFC. My favorite fighter right now is Forrest Griffin. He’s been my favorite fighter for a very long time now, ever since he was on TheUltimate Fighter, the first one, when he won. I’ve been following him ever since that. He’s just a bad ass dude. I love Forrest Griffin. He doesn’t give a fuck. He’s a real guy, down to earth. He’s...