Sep 06 2008 4 Fight Posts UFC 88 – Breakthrough – 5. Dong Hyun Kim vs. Matt Brown by Eric Kamander · September 6, 2008 Welterweight Bout: Dong Hyun Kim defeated Matt Brown via Decision (Split) (29-28 x2, 28-29). What Do You Think of This Fight/Event?
Fight could’ve gone either way. Looked like Brown was in control from the middle of the 1st round and all of the second. Brown looked like he let more opportunities go by.
Their was some controversy after this fight apparently alot of people thought Brown should have one the fight and were booing.
It just goes to show that people are very subjective. Rewatching this fight with an eye on scoring clearly shows that Kim won rounds 1 and 3. However, in the heat of watching the fight casualy, Kim did little in the first round besides control for more of the round. When Brown made a come back it was very impressive and people get swept up in that.
Relevance: 2
Action: 4
Skill: 4
Total: 3
I find that sort of thing often happens when one fighter is expected to really blow his opponent out of the water. A more narrow victory is often seen as a loss, and some fans score it as one.
Fight could've gone either way. Looked like Brown was in control from the middle of the 1st round and all of the second. Brown looked like he let more opportunities go by.