Top 5 Stories of the Week
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Matt Brown persevered in a fight of near unimaginable quality.
The man known as “The Immortal” stopped former Jungle Fight champion Erick Silva with standing-to-ground punches in the third round of their UFC Fight Night “Brown vs. Silva” headliner on May 10 at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati. Having absorbed untold amounts of punishment, Silva finally wilted 2:11 into round three.
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In the second round, “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 7 quarterfinalist greeted Silva with a takedown before moving to full mount. Brown then softened him with punches before surrendering his position with an attempted armbar and triangle choke.
Silva had little left in the tank by the time round three arrived. Brown scored with a takedown inside the first minute and tore into him with ground-and-pound, opening a cut near his left eye with a clean elbow to the head. One final salvo of standing-to-ground punches led referee Herb Dean to intercede on Silva’s behalf.
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