00:02Watch the tournament live at octagon.tv
00:23And taking on the number six ranked lightweight
00:27We will find out how it unfolds
00:30Nico coming out in that southpaw stance
00:32Looking to pressure
00:34That's the key to beating someone like Fring Pong
00:36Is to try and pressure him
00:37Put him under an immense amount of pressure
00:40And then hurt him if you can
00:42Because otherwise Fring Pong will use those weapons
00:44Those long kicks, those long limbs
00:46To just cause damage
00:48And he's so good at being versatile
00:50Mixing things up
00:51We kind of believe that Nico's gonna try and get this down
00:54To the ground as he feels he's superior on the mat
00:57But to do that against someone like Fring Pong
00:59On fight night
01:00In this moment, it's not that easy
01:02Pascal Krause has talked about training with Nico
01:04And just how good he is in the gym
01:06And the fact it's so sad
01:07The big moments have slipped from him inside the cage
01:10When he's under the big spotlights
01:11But he said it's undeniable talent
01:13And particularly on the ground
01:15Yeah, undeniable talent
01:17And like he said
01:17The big moments he struggled with
01:19Oh!
01:21Oh!
01:23Oh!
01:23One love
01:23With one shot
01:26Stops Dennis Fring Pong
01:29Unbelievable
01:31Oh!
01:32It was the 1-2 rate
01:34Alright
01:34Ladies and gentlemen
01:36After just 53 seconds
01:38In the very first round
01:39Winner
01:40By KO
01:41One love
01:42Nico
01:44Salma Solidze
02:01Alongside Luke Barnett
02:03And Mark Goddard
02:04Taking control of the action
02:06Oh!
02:06Oh!
02:07Superman punch
02:08It caught him
02:11An explosive start to this one
02:13Wow
02:14Unreal
02:15Lies
02:16Were told
02:18Pfeiffer
02:18All over it
02:19Unreal
02:20Beating down now
02:21Survival mode
02:23For Stolte
02:23That could be it
02:25Hammerfist
02:26He's gonna defend himself
02:27It's done
02:28It's over
02:29It is over
02:3022 seconds
02:32Is all it took
02:34Ladies and gentlemen
02:36After just 22 seconds
02:37In the very first round
02:39The winner by TKO
02:40Tyron
02:41Pfeiffer
02:53Ready?
02:54Ready?
02:55For Stolte
02:56De Silva got that intensity in his eyes
02:57He's gonna need it
02:58Against Peñaz
02:59He's gonna have to come forward
03:00And try and get past that extraordinary reach
03:03Advantage that he holds
03:05Yeah
03:06Peñaz
03:06Oh!
03:08Placing a southpaw
03:09Watch that rear left hand
03:12That has been
03:13The dynamite shot for many of his finishes
03:16And look at the way he inches forward
03:18But
03:19Alan De Silva
03:19Has got to get
03:20A real understanding of that range
03:22And with those long arms
03:23It's so difficult
03:24Right Luke?
03:25So difficult
03:25At the moment De Silva
03:26Looking good
03:26Dropping his base
03:28Holding his ground as well
03:31Managing to parry
03:32Some of those stiff jabs
03:33That come from Peñaz
03:34And remember
03:35Peñaz been away for a long time
03:36Maybe gonna take him
03:37A little bit of time
03:38To settle in
03:41Peñaz's
03:42Last fight
03:44Back at Octagon 66
03:45Against David Zavada
03:46That was part of the tip sport game change
03:48Oh!
03:49Nice left
03:51Wins over Matthew
03:52Bonner was the first man to finish
03:53Bonner by TKO
03:55KO
03:56Sorry
03:56I should say
03:57It was a body shot
03:59That stiff left
04:00That's the one he's looking for
04:01Always trying to line that up
04:02As he steps to the right hand side
04:05Drops to the body
04:06That goes well as well
04:07The Silva now
04:08Again
04:08Now just realising that range
04:10And seeing it
04:15Very calm De Silva
04:16Extremely calm
04:18Oh!
04:18He tasted a bit of the power there
04:22Now Peñaz on the hunt
04:23Oh!
04:24The left hand
04:25The left hand
04:26The left hand
04:28Drops the man
04:31He said De Silva
04:32Extremely calm and relaxed
04:34Until he got caught with that shot
04:35And then he was
04:36All over the place
04:37And now Peñaz on top
04:39Trying to create some space
04:42Trying to break that grip
04:43Trying to break that grip
04:43Clinging on for dear life
04:44At the moment is De Silva
04:46See if he can try and get back up to his feet
04:48Or if he can maybe go underneath Peñaz
04:50And look to elevate
04:54In a lot of trouble here
04:56In a lot of trouble here
04:56Is the man from Brazil
04:58Yeah you can see just by how hard he is hanging on
05:00That will be burning his arms out as well
05:02He does not want to give Peñaz any space
05:04But now the grip has been broken
05:06Good
05:06Nice using that long reach as well
05:09Gonna stand
05:10Heavy ground and pound shots
05:12Now coming out from Peñaz
05:13Avoids that leg
05:15Oh!
05:15Left hand comes down
05:16And the right partnership
05:19The Brazilian is Mate Mane Peñaz
05:22A year and a half out of the cage
05:24But has not missed a beat
05:25This is gonna be it
05:26That is it!
05:27He is back!
05:28Matej Mane Peñaz
05:31Returns to action!
05:34Ladies and gentlemen
05:35After 2 minutes and 30 seconds
05:38In the very first round
05:39Winner by TKO
05:41Matej Mane Peñaz
05:59We go again Luke
06:01What a fight this is
06:02And big connotations in that top 10
06:04Top 5 of this division
06:05Yeah we need to see how Smollin gets going as well
06:09Because he cannot
06:11Wilt under the pressure of Moussen
06:13Moussen is gonna bring the fight to him
06:15Southpaw starts for Moussen
06:17Very upright
06:19At the moment
06:20Is Smollin
06:24For me
06:24I feel like the key to victory is for Smollin to get down
06:28But on top control
06:29Right?
06:30If he's put under Moussen
06:31We've seen how heavy he is
06:33How powerful he is
06:33And also his endurance was incredible
06:35We saw that
06:36In the Samuel Bach fight
06:37In fact Samuel Bach told me
06:39He just never wilted
06:40That strength was maintained
06:41Through the full 15 minutes
06:43And that's something that you
06:44Maybe possibly think would wilt
06:46And fly away
06:46Look at the size of him
06:48But definitely not
06:49At the moment
06:49The kicking game of him
06:50Looking very very good
06:51As he goes to the midsection
06:53Working
06:54The body of Smollin
06:56That rear kick
06:57And you talk about it
06:58Those rear weapons
06:59Especially in opposite stances
07:00Are so vital
07:01And so dangerous
07:02Right?
07:02Just landed a big left hand
07:04Using one of them too
07:05At the moment
07:05Smollin just looks out of range
07:07Our depth almost
07:09As he tries to find it
07:14You can see the power
07:15Coming from the Moussen corner
07:16And just the difference
07:19In striking ability at the moment
07:24Again Richie Smollin
07:26Never lost by
07:28K.O. or T.K.O. in his professional career
07:30Oh, that's
07:31Heavy now
07:32Not quite sure if that
07:33Head kick landed
07:35But yeah, very very tough
07:36To finish it
07:37Smollin gets dropped
07:38He gets dropped
07:39And now the hammer fists
07:41Moussen
07:41Hunted for the finish
07:42Can Smollin survive?
07:44He goes to all fours
07:45Looking to roll
07:47So he still is there
07:49Smollin
07:49He's surviving
07:50Yeah, he rolls now
07:51Now short forearms
07:53Coming down from Moussen
07:55And lets it back up
07:56Out
07:57Straight back to his feet
07:58And Smollin
07:59But looks in trouble here
08:00Oh, he's covering up
08:02Moussen unleashing
08:03A barrage of shots now
08:08Need to be careful
08:09Doesn't get too greedy
08:11But at the moment Smollin
08:12In a lot of trouble
08:13Very intelligent decision
08:14To get back to his feet
08:16Smollin get up
08:17Maybe a little bit too quick
08:18Yeah
08:18I think he's trying to show
08:19The referees
08:20Oh, the body shot
08:21The body shot
08:23Wow
08:24Sucked the soul
08:26Out of Smollin
08:28Ripped it to the body
08:30Ladies and gentlemen
08:32After just 2 minutes
08:33And 18 seconds
08:35In the very first round
08:36The winner
08:36By K.O.
08:38The powerhouse
08:39Zafar
08:40Moxer
08:44Watch the tournament live
08:46At octagon.tv
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