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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Brown (ranked 3603 p4p, 381 weight class) and Kimmo Kehveli (ranked 22671 p4p, 557 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Hail Mary Tupac. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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166 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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159 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimmo Kehveli!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown has closed the distance and engaged Kehveli in a clinch.
Kehveli manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kehveli has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Kehveli's legs - danger averted.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Kehveli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kehveli looking for a sweep. Not yet Kehveli, not yet.
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
Kehveli escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brown wants to control from the top but Kehveli keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is in close to Kehveli's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kehveli throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Brown escapes and throws Kehveli's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kehveli managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehveli gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Brown working Kehveli over with strikes here.
Kehveli in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kehveli tries to reverse the position but Brown maintains control.
Brown scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Brown tries to control but Kehveli wriggling away.
Kehveli tries to reverse the position but Brown maintains control.
Kehveli regains half guard.
Brown is thwarting Kehveli's attempts to control the position.
Kehveli gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehveli throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kehveli keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Kehveli throws his legs up looking for a submission but Brown uses it to pass to side control.
Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kehveli down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehveli taking a bit of punishment here - Brown scoring with strikes.
Kehveli holding on.
Brown wants to control but Kehveli is keeping him busy.
Kehveli wants to control but Brown postures up.
Brown scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kehveli to see if he's OK.
Kehveli is looking to reverse the position.
Kehveli tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kehveli is looking to escape.
Kehveli is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brown with a couple of short strikes.
Brown looking to finish Kehveli with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kehveli!
Kehveli wants to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown with good strikes from the mount here!
Brown prevents Kehveli from getting the reversal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown tries to control but Kehveli wriggling away.
Brown postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kehveli looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Brown dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kehveli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Kehveli throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Kehveli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown clinches up against the cage.
Brown has Kehveli pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kehveli manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brown jumps into guard, dragging Kehveli to the mat.
Kehveli 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kehveli pushes down on Brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kehveli is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Kehveli is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Kehveli is pressing down on Brown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brown is holding on for now.
Kehveli trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Kehveli prevents Brown from improving his position.
Kehveli is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kehveli seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kehveli is looking for a kimura but Brown is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kehveli to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kehveli is looking for submissions but instead, Brown has regained full guard.
Kehveli advances to half guard.
Kehveli tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Kehveli wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kehveli is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Brown regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kehveli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown is trying to keep Kehveli in close.
Kehveli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kehveli works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kehveli moves nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on Brown's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimmo Kehveli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kehveli works Brown's body with a nice hook.
Kehveli throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Kimmo Kehveli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kehveli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Kehveli.
Kehveli looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown closes the distance and pushes Kehveli back into the cage.
Kehveli jumps guard.
Kehveli working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kehveli can do to turn this around?
Kehveli has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Brown is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kehveli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kehveli taking a bit of punishment here - Brown scoring with strikes.
Brown scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Kehveli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kehveli is looking for a sweep.
Brown is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kehveli has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kehveli sneaks back into half guard.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura but Kehveli is defending well.
Brown with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehveli trying to control but Brown postures up.
Kehveli looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kehveli actively working from the bottom here.
Kehveli is not content to let Brown control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kehveli does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brown working Kehveli over with strikes.
Kehveli is looking to control Brown's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kehveli avoid being mounted?
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kehveli is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Kehveli has hold of Brown's hands but Brown slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehveli gets full guard.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Kehveli.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kehveli keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kehveli keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Kehveli has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Brown!
Joshua Brown decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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