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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Kinkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and james homes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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130 lbs
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136 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Kinkel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, james homes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
homes is looking to clinch but Kinkel is avoiding it.
homes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
homes scores with a head kick.
Kinkel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kinkel shoots in for a takedown but homes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
homes keeps the fight on the outside.
Kinkel with a lazy takedown attempt
and homes counters with a straight right hand.
homes avoids the head kick by Kinkel.
Kinkel doesn't manage to clinch there - homes circles away.
homes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kinkel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in homes's guard now.
homes looking to control.
homes keeping moving, preventing Kinkel from controlling successfully.
Kinkel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkel trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but homes manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
homes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kinkel wants to improve his position but homes is controlling well.
Kinkel is working hard here to advance position.
homes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
homes is trying to control. Kinkel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kinkel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kinkel tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
homes tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Kinkel trying to control but homes postures up.
homes trying to control from Kinkel's half guard. Kinkel has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
homes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
homes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kinkel counters with a nice double leg into side control. homes won't be happy with that.
Kinkel throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
homes is not content to let Kinkel control the position.
Kinkel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kinkel advances to full mount.
Kinkel is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
homes looks gassed!
Kinkel gets the takedown into side control.
Kinkel decides to stand back up. Kinkel steps back and let's homes get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
homes looks to clinch
and Kinkel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
homes keeping full guard, as Kinkel tries to pass.
Kinkel trying to control the position from guard on top but homes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kinkel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kinkel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Kinkel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kinkel misses with a kick to the body.
homes fails with an attempt to clinch.
homes leaves Kinkel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
homes throws a head kick but Kinkel moves out of range.
Kinkel throws a combination that misses
and homes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kinkel is trying to maintain the position but homes is very close to passing his half guard.
Kinkel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kinkel actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
homes moves nicely into side control.
homes is breathing heavily.
Kinkel is trying to get back to half guard.
homes decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kinkel misses with an uppercut. homes saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kinkel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and homes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from homes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kinkel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? homes is fending him off so far but Kinkel persists. Nope, homes circles away and we're back to standing.
homes tries to clinch
and Kinkel counters with a shoot takedown. homes fights it but they end up in guard.
homes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
homes keeping moving, preventing Kinkel from controlling successfully.
Kinkel looking to pass the guard.
Kinkel trying to control the position from guard on top but homes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkel wanted to stand there but homes had control of the position.
Kinkel wants to control from the top but homes keeps moving.
Kinkel 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kinkel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. homes is trying to defend but Kinkel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
homes tries to kick Kinkel off but Kinkel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
homes wants to control but Kinkel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
homes tries to get to full guard but Kinkel has control of the leg.
homes won't allow Kinkel to pass to mount.
Kinkel wants to control but homes is keeping him busy.
Kinkel tries to pass to full mount but homes defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jake Kinkel will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kinkel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and homes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kinkel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. homes did well to prevent Kinkel getting side control.
Kinkel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but homes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kinkel is looking to advance position but homes won't allow it.
homes is looking to control Kinkel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can homes avoid being mounted?
Kinkel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but homes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kinkel trying to mount his opponent but homes defends it.
homes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
homes is refusing to be controlled, as Kinkel sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
homes trying to control but Kinkel postures up.
Kinkel is trying to control. homes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kinkel is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in homes's half guard.
Kinkel is trying to control the action in half guard but homes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kinkel is looking to advance position but homes won't allow it.
Kinkel is trying to control. homes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kinkel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kinkel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for homes on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinkel is pressing down on homes's thigh, looking to free his foot. homes is holding on for now.
Kinkel seems to be working for a kimura but homes defends the submission attempt.
Kinkel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but homes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kinkel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kinkel tries to score a power double leg takedown but homes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kinkel somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
homes blocks a head kick by Kinkel.
Jake Kinkel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kinkel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid body kick from homes.
homes fails with the takedown
and Kinkel counters with a nice kick to the body.
homes checks the leg kick.
homes tries to clinch
and Kinkel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in homes's guard now.
Kinkel lands a couple of digs.
Kinkel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kinkel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinkel preventing the sweep.
homes trying to control the position.
homes keeping moving, preventing Kinkel from controlling successfully.
Kinkel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kinkel dives in and grabs homes's left leg, looking for a takedown. homes pushes down on Kinkel's head and hops out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Kinkel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kinkel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Kinkel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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