Kimo Leopoldo (born January 4, 1968), or simply Kimo, is an American retired mixed martial artist and actor. He made his MMA debut at ''

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'' in 1994 losing to

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by submission. A professional from 1994 until 2011, he also competed in the PRIDE Fighting Championships,

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, and the

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. He was credited with a black belt in

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in his

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debut at ''

''.

Background

Leopoldo was born in Munich to an American father of

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and Polynesian descent and a German mother of

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descent. Four months after he was born his family moved to Hawaii. Leopoldo was a natural athlete growing up, playing football,

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, and he also had an interest in surfing. Leopoldo was a dominant wrestler at

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and played on the team that won the Hawaii High School Athletic Association Championship. Leopoldo was also a very talented middle linebacker in football, and attended the

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on a partial athletic scholarship, but he was unprepared for college, and returned to Hawaii shortly after. In

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, he sought to renew his career in football. Going under the name "Kim Leopold" he quickly became an

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All-American and gained interest from many Division I colleges. However, he tore both of his ACLs, and his success only lasted until the middle of his sophomore year. Depressed and with seemingly no future, he met

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and turned to

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after studying films of fights including

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, among other fights featuring

, who Leopoldo would later make his debut against.

Mixed martial arts career

, billed as a

fighter, Kimo fought the reigning, defending

and

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champion

in the first round. Although Gracie tried to take him down at all costs, Kimo stayed firmly on his feet, and even managed to capture his back in a failed trip. Royce reversed it and

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him, but only briefly, as Kimo flipped Gracie over and landed multiple

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s through his

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. The Brazilian fighter then grabbed Kimo's ponytail in an attempt to get the advantage, but it didn't stop Kimo from taking his back again standing. Finally, Royce pulled him down and locked an

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, making Leopoldo submit. Even though Kimo lost, Royce couldn't fight two other bouts he had that night, and had to forfeit his match against Harold Howard. Kimo and his cornermen

featured a controversial moment that very night, when they jumped on the cage after Royce's forfeiting and started celebrating among the audience's chants. After four straight wins in Japan, including a dominant win over

finalist Pat Smith, Kimo returned at

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and fought reigning UFC champion

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in a title match for the UFC Superfight Championship, but lost early in the fight via submission due to a

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. Kimo then fought at the UFC's

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. He won his first fight against

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finalist

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, but withdrew from the tournament after the win due to exhaustion. He then traveled to Japan and fought the former 3 time UFC champion

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in the inaugural Pride Fighting Championships event. A controversial contest, it took place primarily standing with both fighters nullifying the other's ability to strike. At the end of the contest Severn attempted to take Kimo down, however was unable because Kimo held onto the ropes. At the 29th minute Severn landed a take down, however it was a matter of too little too late and the contest was deemed a draw. Upon the final bell, commentator Stephen 'The Fight Professor' Quadros said 'the best thing about this fight is Dan Severn's post fight look', and in response to the Japanese crowd uncharacteristically booing, he said 'they're booing because they're relieved it's over'. Kimo then returned for

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and fought top Japanese fighter

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. Kimo began the contest aggressive, securing a strong takedown and controlling Kohsaka for the first six and a half minutes. Kimo then began to fatigue and Kohsaka took advantage, restoring the fight back to its feet, before landing a stiff right jab to the face of Kimo. Clearly stunned by the punch, momentum immediately swung in Kohsaka's favour. Although Kimo held on for the remainder of the bout, Kohsaka won via unanimous decision, out scoring Kimo in striking, grappling, and octagon control. After a four-year break from mixed martial arts, Kimo won a warm up fight against

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in the WFA in 2002. He then again returned to the UFC at

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, where he quickly defeated David "Tank" Abbott by

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. Kimo went on to fight in the main event of

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, where he fought

in a rematch. Kimo was knocked out in the first round from knees to the head. After the fight Kimo, tested positive for the steroid

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, also known as Winstrol, among other drugs. He was suspended for six months and fined $5,000 by the

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. Kimo was to fight

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at WFA: King of the Streets on July 22, 2006. However, he was forced off the card by the

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, after testing positive for Stanozolol once again. In his two most recent fights, Kimo lost to

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by a

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submission. He then lost to Wes Sims by TKO in X-1.

Kickboxing career

Kimo made his

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debut on March 3, 1995 at the K-1 Grand Prix '95 Opening Battle event in

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, where he fought former world champion

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for the opportunity to compete in the K-1 Grand Prix '95 tournament. Kimo started aggressively, keeping his opponent on the defensive with powerful hooks. He tired as the round went on, allowing Satake to strike back with kicks to his head and body. In the second round, Satake scored three knockdowns over Kimo and thus earned a TKO victory. Leopoldo competed again eight years later at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Las Vegas II event. He faced rising super heavyweight Bob Sapp in what turned out to be a brutal and controversial fight. As Sapp came forward with clubbing punches and knees, Kimo fought back with countering hooks, and the two fighters exchanged knockdowns in the first round. Sapp proved more dominant in the following round, swarming the

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veteran before knocking him out with a

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. Despite Kimo's loss, the

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crowd cheered his name and booed Sapp in the aftermath. Referee

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faced criticism for not penalizing Sapp's blatant foul and for allowing Sapp time to recover after failing to answer the bell for the second round. Fighting his final kickboxing match to date at

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, Kimo endured a knockout loss to former

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champion

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. His current record stands at 0–3.

Acting career

Leopoldo has worked since 1996 as an actor in independent productions. He starred in the '' Femme Fatales'' episode "Family Business", the direct to video production ''R.I.O.T.: The Movie'' and the films ''The Process'', ''

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'', ''In the Closet'', ''Bullet'' and '' Avengers Grimm''.

Personal life

In February 2009 Leopoldo was arrested in

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for possession of a controlled substance. In the police report Leopoldo was standing by his car, wearing sandals, playing with a yo-yo, and donning a Long Beach Police Department jumpsuit that can only be worn by the motor pool mechanics. Various media outlets reported that Leopoldo had died from complications from a heart attack at age 41. Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports reported on his Twitter that Leopoldo's publicist refuted reports that Leopoldo was in

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and instead was seen alive in

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the night before. At a July 21, 2009 press conference Leopoldo denied anyone close to him created the rumor, he also expressed his desire to return to fight one last time. Kimo is well known for his

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beliefs: he sports many religious tattoos, and entered the arena at UFC 3 carrying a large cross on his back.

Mixed martial arts record

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Kickboxing record

''Legend'':

References

External links

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