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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kjell Brel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Brighamovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kjell Brel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Curtis Brighamovic's chin.
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155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
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162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kjell Brel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Curtis Brighamovic!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brel looks to land a right hand but Brighamovic moved out of range.
Brel is looking to chop away at Brighamovic's legs.
Brel throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Brighamovic stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Brel follows into mount!
Brighamovic is rocked!
Brel prevents Brighamovic from getting the reversal.
Brighamovic is still in real trouble! Can Brel finish him?
Brel controlling the pace for now.
Brighamovic can't escape the position.
Brel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brighamovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brighamovic seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brel avoids the attempt from Brighamovic to control.
Brel controlling from the full mount.
Brighamovic is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brel tries to control but Brighamovic wriggling away.
Brighamovic manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Brighamovic wants to control but Brel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brighamovic is looking for a sweep. Brel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brel controlling the pace.
Brighamovic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brel's back!
Brighamovic throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brel is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Brel controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Brighamovic missing with strikes from the back.
Brighamovic is looking to control Brel but Brel is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Brel is trying to get back to his feet but Brighamovic has full control of the position and if anything, Brel has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Brighamovic lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Brighamovic trying to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brel breaks Brighamovic's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Brighamovic trying to control the position.
Brel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brel decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Brel is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brighamovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brighamovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brighamovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brel takes the fight into the clinch.
Brighamovic lands a body punch.
Brel is trying to stall.
A knee to the head by Brel.
Brighamovic missing with knees to the body.
Brel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brighamovic.
Brel prevents the takedown attempt.
Brighamovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kjell Brel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brighamovic clinches with his opponent.
Brel misses with a knee to the head.
Brighamovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brighamovic jumps guard but Brel stands there with Brighamovic around his waist. Brighamovic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brighamovic managing to block the knees to the body from Brel.
Brel blocks the elbow strike.
Brel lands a knee to the head.
Brel missing with knees to the body.
Brel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brighamovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brel tries to land a knee to the head but Brighamovic blocks with his arms.
Brighamovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brel.
Brighamovic jumps guard but Brel stands there with Brighamovic around his waist. Brighamovic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brel prevents the takedown attempt.
Kjell Brel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Brighamovic.
Brel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brighamovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brighamovic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brighamovic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brighamovic has Brel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brighamovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brel.
Brighamovic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brel smiles and moves away.
Brighamovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brel misses with a low kick.
Brighamovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brighamovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brighamovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curtis Brighamovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Brighamovic moves into range and clinches up with Brel.
Brel connects with a knee to the head.
Brighamovic works on Brel's body with a couple of short punches.
Brel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brighamovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brel looking to slow down the pace here.
Brighamovic misses with a knee to the head.
Brighamovic pushes Brel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brighamovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Brel.
Brighamovic is looking to control Brel's arms but Brel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brighamovic has his back to the cage.
Brel is pressed up against the cage. Brighamovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brel down to the mat. Brel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brighamovic forces Brel back against the cage and clinches.
Brel prevents Brighamovic from breaking the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Brighamovic.
Brel tries a knee to the head but Brighamovic blocks it.
Brighamovic gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Brighamovic is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Brel has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brel has one foot on Brighamovic's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Brighamovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brel, pushing him back against the cage.
Brel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brighamovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brel misses with an elbow strike.
Brel wants to stall.
Brel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brel connects with a knee to the head.
Brighamovic managing to block the knees to the body from Brel.
Brighamovic is trying to stall.
Brighamovic fails to pull guard.
Brel crunches a lovely knee into Brighamovic's ribcage.
Brel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brel leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Brighamovic.
Brel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brel stops a takedown attempt from Brighamovic.
Brighamovic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brel tries to stall but Brighamovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brighamovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brighamovic.
Brel looking to slow down the pace here.
Brighamovic blocks an elbow strike.
Brighamovic pulls guard effortlessly.
Brel trying to control the position from guard on top but Brighamovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brighamovic looking for a guillotine here but Brel defends easily.
Brel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Curtis Brighamovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brighamovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brel pinned against the cage. Brel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brighamovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brel throws out a leg kick but Brighamovic moves out of range and Brel only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brel misses with an uppercut. Brighamovic saw that one coming.
Brighamovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brel 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 Brighamovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brighamovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A good leg kick by Brel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brel drives through and clinches with Brighamovic against the cage.
Brel stalling the fight.
Brighamovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Brel has double underhooks.
Brighamovic avoiding damage as Brel throws knees to the body.
Brighamovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brel scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brel throws an elbow but misses.
Brighamovic manages to pull guard.
Brighamovic keeping moving, preventing Brel from controlling successfully.
Brel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brighamovic is proving hard to escape from.
Brel trying to control the position from guard on top but Brighamovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brighamovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brel preventing the sweep.
Brel is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Brighamovic has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Brel is looking to defend but Brighamovic has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Brel! Brighamovic pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Brel taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Curtis Brighamovic!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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