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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Minhyuk Brown (ranked 3376 p4p, 335 weight class) and Waleed Dheeb (ranked 2158 p4p, 249 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by This is what I came for Calvin Harris. This should be fireworks!
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183 cm
27
182 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin |
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Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Minhyuk Brown! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waleed Dheeb! The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dheeb gets a takedown into half guard. Dheeb not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Brown is trying to control but can't.
Dheeb winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Minhyuk Brown has been cut. Brown wants to improve his position but Dheeb is controlling well.
Dheeb lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Dheeb missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Brown keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Brown wants to control but Dheeb is keeping busy.
Dheeb has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Dheeb wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown is looking to control Dheeb's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brown avoid being mounted? Dheeb throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely. Brown makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brown. Brown looking to control.
Dheeb missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Dheeb scoring with some ground and pound. Brown wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Dheeb throws a big elbow that misses. Brown has momentary wrist control but Dheeb slips an elbow through the middle. Dheeb postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Dheeb wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dheeb accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dheeb stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Dheeb postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Minhyuk Brown's cut is getting worse. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Brown wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dheeb is now in half guard. Dheeb working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dheeb. Brown has hold of Dheeb's hands but Dheeb slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Dheeb tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Brown manages to get to full guard.
Dheeb throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dheeb being controlled here momentarily. Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dheeb. Dheeb preventing the sweep. Brown working a defensive guard here.
Dheeb won't allow Brown to sweep him here. Brown controls Dheeb momentarily but Dheeb frees himself. Brown wants to sweep but no luck. Brown is trying to control the position but Dheeb postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dheeb.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target. Dheeb is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Brown connects with a single shot there. Brown misses with a straight right. Dheeb is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Brown lands a jab to the head.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dheeb swivels and escapes. Brown lands a lovely overhand right. Dheeb is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Dheeb takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dheeb's head.
Dheeb is rocked! Brown throws a shot from downtown. Dheeb moves away and avoids it. Dheeb is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him? Brown looks to land a right hand but Dheeb moved out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Waleed Dheeb will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Minhyuk Brown's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Dheeb counters with a takedown into side control. Dheeb seems to have recovered his senses. Dheeb lands a decent elbow from side control.
Minhyuk Brown's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Dheeb is chipping away with strikes.
Jeez, Minhyuk Brown's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Minhyuk Brown's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Waleed Dheeb! Waleed Dheeb thanked the fans post fight for their support. The defeated Minhyuk Brown had this to say: 'I will come back as a better fighter and learn from this!!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
23% |
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