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WEC 48: Brown shocked by Gamburyan | read this item

WEC 48: Brown shocked by Gamburyan

April 26, 2010 � UFC Betting Staff � Jump to comments

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It was tough to find anyone who gave little Manny Gamburyan any shot of pulling the upset on former WEC featherweight champ Mike Brown. Brown was viewed as a bigger, more complete version of Gamburyan. But the only guy who really needed to believe did and “The Anvil” pulled off a vicious finish of Brown less three minutes into their bout at WEC 48.

Gamburyan generally relies on his takedown skills but looked to strike on the feet from the get-go. Brown kept coming forward suggesting that he didn’t respect the power of the 5-foot-4 Gamburyan but he wasn’t throwing more than one punch at a time. Gamburyan showed a sign of things to come with 3:09 left when landed a nice three-punch combo followed by an overhand right that bounced off the top of Brown’s head.

Just seconds later, Gamburyan walked through a Brown right and countered with his own right uppercut. Brown froze, his eyes rolled back and he fell to his back. On the ground, Gamburyan landed six hammerfists, the final one had Brown drop his head to the mat. Referee Jon Schorle had to save him at 2:22 of the first. Brown’s entire body was shaking as the referee laid on him trying to convince him the fight was over. Gamburyan won as a 6-to-1 underdog.

This is the second straight loss for Brown (23-6, 5-2 WEC), who now falls way out of the title chase at 145. Meanwhile, Gamburyan, who had been a bit underwhelming in the WEC since his drop from the UFC, is now a candidate to get a title shot. The former lightweight Gamburyan (11-4, 3-0 WEC) was a finalist on Season 5 of “The Ultimate Fighter” and may finally have a chance to live to the potential he showed during the season.

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