QFC Tournament 240 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tim Ellis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ellis
vs
Alexander

190 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alexander drives through with a takedown into Ellis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ellis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ellis wants to improve his position but instead Alexander has moved into half guard.
Alexander throwing shots but Ellis is blocking nicely.
Alexander has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ellis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alexander.
Ellis has hold of Alexander's hands but Alexander slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alexander is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Alexander.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ellis trying to control here.
Ellis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alexander landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis trying to control here.
Alexander wants to pass the guard but Ellis is defending well.
Alexander passes into side control, despite Ellis's attempt to control the position.
Alexander lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ellis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Alexander connects with a decent elbow.
Alexander lands some shots froms side control.
Alexander lands some shots froms side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexander grinds an elbow into Ellis's temple.

Ellis is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Ellis looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Alexander turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Alexander!
Daniel Alexander bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Karpecny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skip Nasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Karpecny has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Karpecny
vs
Nasty

180 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Karpecny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Skip Nasty!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasty shoots in but Karpecny avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Karpecny is looking to clinch.
Karpecny misses with a two punch combination.

Karpecny clinches up with Nasty and pushes him back against the cage.

Karpecny manages to break the clinch.
Karpecny tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nasty misses with a hook
and Karpecny counters with a head kick.
Nasty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nasty fails with the takedown.
A slapping body kick lands there for Karpecny.
Nasty misses with a takedown attempt - Karpecny sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Michal Karpecny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skip Nasty.
Nasty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Nasty moves into the clinch successfully.
Nasty tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nasty is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpecny gets underhooks to prevent Nasty's takedown attempt.
Karpecny tries for a takedown. No joy.
Karpecny tries for a takedown but Nasty manages to get underhooks.
Nasty tries to circle away but Karpecny has him pinned against the cage.
Nasty is looking to break free of the clinch but Karpecny has double underhooks.
Nasty stops a takedown attempt from Karpecny.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nasty is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nasty is pressed up against the cage. Karpecny has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nasty down to the mat. Nasty avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Michal Karpecny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nasty on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karpecny. Karpecny obviously looking to wear him down.
Crunch! Karpecny slams his shin into Nasty's torso.

Nasty gets tackled into the cage by Karpecny. Karpecny maintains the clinch.

Nasty gets control of Karpecny's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nasty will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Nasty is looking for a triangle but Karpecny pushes his legs off easily.
Karpecny controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nasty is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nasty working a defensive guard but Karpecny passes into half guard.
Karpecny is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Nasty manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasty is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nasty is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Nasty has his foot on Karpecny's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Karpecny works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karpecny tries to stand but Nasty is controlling from the bottom.

Karpecny is sitting in close to Nasty's body. Nasty has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Karpecny is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Karpecny is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Nasty.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Skip Nasty!
Our winner, Skip Nasty, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Salas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruuce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Salas
vs
Lee

190 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
132 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Salas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruuce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee dodges the punch combination from Salas.

Salas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salas shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Salas moves into the clinch.
Salas misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Salas as Lee tries to tie him up.
Lee stalls.
Salas is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salas tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Lee letting Salas take a breather here.
Lee pressing his opponent against the cage.
A knee to the head by Lee.
Salas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Salas is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Salas's ribcage.
Salas tries for a takedown but Lee manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Salas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Salas closes the distance and clinches.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Salas tries to pull guard but Lee forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lee is pushing Salas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Salas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Salas is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Salas has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Lee to work.
Salas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Salas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Salas showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Salas seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lee is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salas is trying to control. Lee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Salas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kevin Salas just wasn't active enough.
Salas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Salas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salas paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Salas takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee has Salas pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Salas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Salas keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salas swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Salas checks a leg kick.
Kevin Salas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Salas circles away.

Salas manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lee on his heels. He'll look to pass Lee's guard now, I'm sure.
Salas is in close to Lee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Salas is having none of it.
Salas wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salas throws a big elbow that misses.
Lee has a closed guard, preventing Salas from standing up.
Salas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Salas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kevin Salas wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lee tries to clinch but Salas moves out of range.
Lee tries to clinch but Salas is having none of it.

Salas shoots in and gets a takedown into Lee's guard.
Salas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lee is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Salas controls the pace.

Lee kicks Salas off and gets to his feet.
Salas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Salas closes the distance and clinches.
Salas throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salas struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Salas gets an underhook and turns Lee into the cage.
Come on Lee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.

Salas has managed to clinch.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Salas is trying to break free.
Lee has Salas pushed against the cage.
Lee gets underhooks to prevent Salas's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Salas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salas stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Salas dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Salas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Salas moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
Salas is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Salas has his back to the cage.
Salas working hard to break the clinch.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Salas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Salas jumps guard but Lee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Salas working aggressively here.
Lee will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Salas up against the cage.
Bruuce Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Salas manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Salas misses
and Salas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kevin Salas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salas shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Salas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee tries to clinch up but Salas circles away and keeps his distance.
Salas shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee tries to clinch up but Salas circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salas swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Salas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Salas on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Salas up against the cage.
Salas wants to break the clinch but can't.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lee closes the distance and pushes Salas back into the cage.
Salas jumps guard but Lee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lee has Salas pressed against the cage, preventing Salas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Salas tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee controlling the action here for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruuce Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Salas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Kevin Salas!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Kevin Salas!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Kevin Salas!

Kevin Salas wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Gulp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Silva
vs
Gulp

183 cm
23
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
23
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Gulp!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gulp gets a double leg takedown into Silva's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gulp wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gulp throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Gulp postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Gulp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva wants to sweep here but Gulp controlling him for the moment.
Gulp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Silva isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gulp stacks Silva on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gulp!
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gulp lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.

Gulp decides to stand back up. Gulp steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gulp fails with a takedown attempt.
Gulp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gulp shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Gulp's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Daniel Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Gulp.
Gulp shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Gulp keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gulp is defended easily by Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva cracks Gulp with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Silva has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gulp to stand back up!

It looks like Hank Gulp has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gulp shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Hank Gulp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gulp drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva misses with a body shot

and Gulp counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
An elbow from Gulp crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Gulp is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gulp is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Gulp trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gulp throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva looking to control.
Gulp stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gulp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gulp landing some decent shots from guard.
Gulp tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Gulp must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva wants to stand and escape but Gulp is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gulp looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hank Gulp's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva throws a shot to the body.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Gulp moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gulp is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gulp shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gulp doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Gulp's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gulp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gulp doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Gulp is just out of range.
Silva throws a right hand that Gulp ducks under and follows up with a left that Gulp also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gulp doesn't seem phased though.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Gulp's ribs.
Silva lands a jab to Gulp's midsection.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gulp stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva jabs Gulp right on the nose. Gulp blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Gulp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a body punch but Gulp moves out of range.
Gulp throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daniel Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gulp fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gulp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daniel Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Gulp.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Gulp throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hank Gulp's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gulp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Silva drops Gulp with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gulp looks back up at him and smiles so Silva waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Gulp is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva takes a swing at Gulp's ribcage but misses.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Gulp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Gulp.
Gulp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Silva knocks Gulp out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daniel Silva!