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Born a Champion

Mickey Kelley, one of the first American black belts in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, gets pulled away from everything he loves and into an unsanctioned MMA tournament.

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Alex Ranarivelo

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action, drama, sport

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ESX Entertainment

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What... No, what...
What's going on? - Born a Champion

What... No, what... What's going on?

Sorry I'm late, man.
I-I overslept. - Born a Champion

Sorry I'm late, man. I-I overslept.

I'm still pretty...
pretty jet-lagged - Born a Champion

I'm still pretty... pretty jet-lagged

You know,
she wrote it down - Born a Champion

You know, she wrote it down

And then the night before
my flight to come home, - Born a Champion

And then the night before my flight to come home,

Fuck, she's probably... She's probably
waiting for me to call, you know. - Born a Champion

Fuck, she's probably... She's probably waiting for...

- Yeah, maybe.
- You know, Taco, I've never believed - Born a Champion

- Yeah, maybe. - You know, Taco, I've never believed

It's like you say about music,
that it's in the bottom end. - Born a Champion

It's like you say about music, that it's in the bo...

- Yeah.
- Brother, she fell asleep - Born a Champion

- Yeah. - Brother, she fell asleep

Any chick hears you
talking like that, - Born a Champion

Any chick hears you talking like that,

- Hey...
- I would marry her, I swear to God, - Born a Champion

- Hey... - I would marry her, I swear to God,

You know, you hear people
talk about "the one." - Born a Champion

You know, you hear people talk about "the one."

Hey. You okay? - Born a Champion

I've never heard anyone
say about me - Born a Champion

I've never heard anyone say about me

She left her number, - Born a Champion

She left her number,

That was it. - Born a Champion

Mickey continued bouncing
at this local bar - Born a Champion

Mickey continued bouncing at this local bar

I married them myself, - Born a Champion

I married them myself,

It was just us. - Born a Champion

It was just us.

...any real family
to speak of. - Born a Champion

...any real family to speak of.

I want my son to have
all the stuff I never had. - Born a Champion

I want my son to have all the stuff I never had.

- Me?
- Of course you, man. - Born a Champion

- Me? - Of course you, man.

Mickey'd been through
the foster system, - Born a Champion

Mickey'd been through the foster system,

Few months later, - Born a Champion

Few months later,

This is like a-a real dangerous
fight, like on TV? - Born a Champion

This is like a-a real dangerous fight, like on TV?

Well, yeah, I mean,
it's-it's no holds barred. - Born a Champion

Well, yeah, I mean, it's-it's no holds barred.

Honey, I've never really
had a reason, you know? - Born a Champion

Honey, I've never really had a reason, you know?

And that's a downpayment
on a house for us. - Born a Champion

And that's a downpayment on a house for us.

Babe, I don't...
I don't know if I... - Born a Champion

Babe, I don't... I don't know if I...

Babe... I can win. - Born a Champion

Babe... I can win.

Mickey'd
been offered to compete - Born a Champion

Mickey'd been offered to compete

Marco was a top contender for
the Vale Tudo Championship belt - Born a Champion

Marco was a top contender for the Vale Tudo Championship bel...

Mickey was just a prodigy
in ground fighting. - Born a Champion

Mickey was just a prodigy in ground fighting.

Uh, but this fight
wasn't gonna be on TV. - Born a Champion

Uh, but this fight wasn't gonna be on TV.

Now, if you remember
back in those days, - Born a Champion

Now, if you remember back in those days,

Mankind's always been intrigued
with finding its best athletes. - Born a Champion

Mankind's always been intrigued with finding its best a...

Hell, we've even
invented games - Born a Champion

Hell, we've even invented games

McGwire and Sosa can park more
balls over a center field fence - Born a Champion

McGwire and Sosa can park more balls over a center field fen...

Hm. Mike Tyson can touch anybody's nose
without them even seeing him flinch. - Born a Champion

Hm. Mike Tyson can touch anybody's nose without them ev...

Impressive, all of them. - Born a Champion

Impressive, all of them.

But, uh, make no mistake. - Born a Champion

But, uh, make no mistake.

In this sport,
there's no headgear, no gloves, - Born a Champion

In this sport, there's no headgear, no gloves,

The gloves are only there
to protect the hands, - Born a Champion

The gloves are only there to protect the hands,

And as far as headgear,
although it prevents cuts, - Born a Champion

And as far as headgear, although it prevents cuts,

Sanctioning MMA fights
was kinda like... - Born a Champion

Sanctioning MMA fights was kinda like...

So these rich Arab guys
started putting on - Born a Champion

So these rich Arab guys started putting on

We all flew out to Dubai
for an event and I... - Born a Champion

We all flew out to Dubai for an event and I...

He was more than ready, - Born a Champion

He was more than ready,

Seven of them have
a resting heart rate of 85. - Born a Champion

Seven of them have a resting heart rate of 85.

One of them
has a rate of 42. - Born a Champion

One of them has a rate of 42.

And the winner, Marco Blaine. - Born a Champion

And the winner, Marco Blaine.

Next, we have Mickey
Kelley, from the United States. - Born a Champion

Next, we have Mickey Kelley, from the United States.

And Tadashi Yamamoto,
from Japan. - Born a Champion

And Tadashi Yamamoto, from Japan.

And our winner,
by submission, - Born a Champion

And our winner, by submission,

For the first match
of our semi-finals, - Born a Champion

For the first match of our semi-finals,

The winner, by submission, Mickey Kelley! - Born a Champion

The winner, by submission, Mickey Kelley!

Everyone was hoping it would
come down to Marco and Mickey. - Born a Champion

Everyone was hoping it would come down to Marco and Mickey.

For our main event, we have Mickey
Kelley, from the United States. - Born a Champion

For our main event, we have Mickey Kelley, from the United S...

Mickey went down
immediately, - Born a Champion

Mickey went down immediately,

I should have listened to her. - Born a Champion

I should have listened to her.

Mickey suffered a broken eye
socket and a detached retina. - Born a Champion

Mickey suffered a broken eye socket and a detached retina.

His son was born a month later,
on his 40th birthday. - Born a Champion

His son was born a month later, on his 40th birthday.

And in a strange way, it couldn't
have happened at a better time. - Born a Champion

And in a strange way, it couldn't have happened at a be...

And all the pain and the
depression he was going through, - Born a Champion

And all the pain and the depression he was going through,

The next few years there was
no more talk about fighting. - Born a Champion

The next few years there was no more talk about fighting.

Just got a new job and
focused on being a dad. - Born a Champion

Just got a new job and focused on being a dad.

Until around late 1998, - Born a Champion

Until around late 1998,

Our sport was incorporating
rules and becoming legit, - Born a Champion

Our sport was incorporating rules and becoming legit,

After pushing a broom
during the day, - Born a Champion

After pushing a broom during the day,

Nice! Good job,
good job, good job. - Born a Champion

Nice! Good job, good job, good job.

I think I remember
having a son - Born a Champion

I think I remember having a son

Hmm. Maybe he left
for college already. - Born a Champion

Hmm. Maybe he left for college already.

Daddy, can you tell me the story
about Mommy's famous chicken? - Born a Champion

Daddy, can you tell me the story about Mommy's famous c...

Mommy and Daddy were sailing the
ocean blue with their friend Chris. - Born a Champion

Mommy and Daddy were sailing the ocean blue with their frien...

- Columbus? That one?
- I-I think that's... It rings a bell. - Born a Champion

- Columbus? That one? - I-I think that's... It rings a ...

We were looking for
a place called America - Born a Champion

We were looking for a place called America

But we only had
one chicken left. - Born a Champion

But we only had one chicken left.

- Mommy says it's not true.
- It is true. - Born a Champion

- Mommy says it's not true. - It is true.

Remember what Daddy says, "We never let
the world see us beating our chest"? - Born a Champion

Remember what Daddy says, "We never let the world see u...

Well, Mommy appreciates how
much Daddy likes her cooking, - Born a Champion

Well, Mommy appreciates how much Daddy likes her cooking,

But because of his incredible
fortitude and endurance, - Born a Champion

But because of his incredible fortitude and endurance,

That's why he's the patron
saint of soldiers and athletes, - Born a Champion

That's why he's the patron saint of soldiers and a...

- Angel of God...
- My guardian dear, - Born a Champion

- Angel of God... - My guardian dear,

Watch over me
throughout the night, - Born a Champion

Watch over me throughout the night,

- Yeah.
- I understand that, - Born a Champion

- Yeah. - I understand that,

I knew it was
gonna happen sooner or later. - Born a Champion

I knew it was gonna happen sooner or later.

I got to keep bouncing - Born a Champion

I got to keep bouncing

Look, babe, I could just go back to the law
office then, if that's what we need to do. - Born a Champion

Look, babe, I could just go back to the law office then, if ...

Mm, this-this-this
isn't just about money. - Born a Champion

Mm, this-this-this isn't just about money.

This is about you
needing to satisfy - Born a Champion

This is about you needing to satisfy

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Mickey Kelley, one of the first American black belts in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, gets pulled away from everything he loves and into an unsanctioned MMA tournament.

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Director: Alex Ranarivelo

Writer: Sean Patrick Flanery, Alex Ranarivelo

Production: ESX Entertainment

Genre: action, drama, sport

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 22 Jan 2021

Awards: N/A

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