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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kunta Kinte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kinte comes to the cage accompanied by NATIONAL ANTHEM OF GAMBIA . Kunta Kinte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kunta Kinte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Jom!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Kinte lands but Jom takes it in his stride.
Kinte scoring well with a low kick there.
Kinte tries to land a front kick but Jom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kinte throws a low kick, looking for Jom's leg but Jom calmly moves out of range.
Kinte clinches up with Jom and pushes him back against the cage.
Jom is trying to force a seperation but Kinte has the dominant position.
Jom keeps control of Kinte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jom pushes off an throws an elbow but Kinte leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kinte throws a punch but it's blocked by Jom.
Jom lands with a light punch inside.
Jom is trying to break the clinch but Kinte has him pressed against the cage.
Jom is trying to force a seperation but Kinte has the dominant position.
Kinte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jom pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kinte is out of range and Jom settles back down.
Kinte throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte wants to clinch
and Jom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Jom.
A leg kick checked by Jom.
Jom misses with a series of wild punches.
Kinte cracks the inside of Jom's front leg.
Jom looks gassed!
Jom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kinte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kinte throws a leg kick that misses.
Kinte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jom.
Kinte wants to clinch up but Jom keeps it at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Jom.
Kinte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Kinte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kinte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinte throws a push kick but Jom slaps the foot to one side.
Kinte throws a leg kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kinte connects with a jab.
Jom on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kinte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kinte.
Kinte thumps Jom with a low kick.
Kinte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kinte thows a body kick. Jom tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kinte.
Kinte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kinte throws a front kick that sends Jom stumbling back into the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kinte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kinte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jom. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte wants to clinch up but Jom keeps it at a distance.
Kinte feints and then cracks Jom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jom down.
Kinte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jom's sensitive parts.
Kinte misses with a body kick.
Jom blocks a head kick by Kinte.
Jom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Jom.
Kinte slips a straight right by Jom.
A clash of legs there as Jom blocks the low kick.
Kinte tries to land a front kick but Jom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kinte bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kinte.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kinte.
Jom circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Kinte.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
That kick from Kinte tenderised Jom's leg. Jom is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kinte tries to close the distance and clinch but Jom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kinte. Kinte obviously looking to wear him down.
Jom moves out of range of the body kick.
Kinte feints and then cracks Jom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jom down.
Kinte tries to clinch but Jom is having none of it.
Kinte thumps Jom with a low kick.
Kinte wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Kinte.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kinte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kinte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kinte tries to close the distance and clinch but Jom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kunta Kinte dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kinte.
Kinte tries a head kick but it misses.
Kinte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kinte!
Kinte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kinte doesn't manage to clinch there - Jom circles away.
Kinte thumps Jom with a low kick.
Kinte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kinte tries to clinch but Jom moves out of range.
Kinte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kinte tries to close the distance and clinch but Jom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kinte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jom can do to turn this around?
Kinte moves to clinch but Jom breaks away
and Jom counters with a three punch combo that has Kinte backing up. Kinte nods at Jom to acknowledge the strikes.
Jom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jom is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte tries to work over Jom's front leg with a kick but Jom checks it.
Kinte connects with a leg kick. Jom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kinte cracks the inside of Jom's front leg.
Kinte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kinte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kinte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kinte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kinte wants to clinch.
Kunta Kinte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kinte.
Kinte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kinte can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jom swats away the attempt to clinch by Kinte.
Kinte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kinte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kunta Kinte is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kinte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kinte.
Kinte throws a low kick but Jom avoids it.
Kinte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kinte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kinte scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kinte tries to clinch but Jom is having none of it.
Kinte tries to clinch but Jom is having none of it.
Jom tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Kinte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jom swats away the attempt to clinch by Kinte.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kinte.
A solid body kick from Kinte.
Kinte throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kinte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kinte tries to clinch up but Jom circles away and keeps his distance.
Kinte connects with an inside leg kick.
Kinte wants to clinch up but Jom keeps it at a distance.
Jom keeps the fight on the outside.
Kinte thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kinte. That's going to slow Jom down.
Kinte misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jom takes one on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kinte.
Jom has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kinte.
Jom tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kinte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kinte moves in looking to clinch but Jom pushes him off.
Kinte connects with a solid leg kick.
Kinte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kinte is looking to slow Jom down with leg kicks.
Jom looks for the body kick but Kinte saw that one coming.
Jom checks a low kick from Kinte.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kinte, right into the meat.
Kinte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kinte connects with an inside leg kick.
Kinte tries to clinch up but Jom circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kunta Kinte dominated that second round.
That's time! Kinte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kinte misses with a body kick.
Kinte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kinte blocks a jab.
Kinte doesn't manage to clinch there - Jom circles away.
Kinte thows a body shot but no joy.
Kinte misses with a body kick.
Kinte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kinte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kinte circles away quickly and effectively.
Kinte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kinte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kinte cracks the inside of Jom's front leg.
Kinte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good leg kick by Kinte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Jom.
Kinte tries to work over Jom's front leg with a kick but Jom checks it.
Kinte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kinte connects with a leg kick. Jom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kinte tries to clinch but Jom is having none of it.
Kinte thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jom if he has to take too many more of those.
Jom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kinte. Kinte obviously looking to wear him down.
Jom is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kinte thumps Jom with a low kick.
Jim Jom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jom takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kinte wants to clinch up but Jom keeps it at a distance.
Kinte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jom moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Kinte.
Kinte is looking to clinch but Jom is avoiding it.
Jom moves out of range of the body kick from Kinte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jom throws a head kick that misses.
Kinte throws a head kick but Jom moves out of range.
Kinte is looking to clinch but Jom is avoiding it.
Kinte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kinte misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kinte. Kinte obviously looking to wear him down.
Kinte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kinte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kinte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte pushes Jom away with a front kick.
Kinte tries to clinch but Jom moves away
enabling Jom to counter with a crisp jab.
Kinte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kinte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kinte. Kinte obviously looking to wear him down.
Kinte wants to clinch up but Jom keeps it at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kinte, right into the meat.
Kinte connects with a leg kick. Jom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kinte tries to close the distance and clinch but Jom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kinte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Kinte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jom fails to land with a series of punches.
Kinte is looking to clinch but Jom is avoiding it.
Kinte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinte wants to clinch up but Jom keeps it at a distance.
Kinte is looking to clinch but Jom is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch! Kinte slams his shin into Jom's torso.
Jim Jom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That kick from Kinte tenderised Jom's leg. Jom is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jom checks a leg kick.
Kinte delivers a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kinte.
Jom misses with a two punch combination.
Kinte tries to close the distance and clinch but Jom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kinte avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kinte throws a front kick that sends Jom stumbling back into the cage.
Kunta Kinte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kinte misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kunta Kinte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kinte, 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kunta Kinte!
In his post fight interview, Kunta Kinte started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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