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CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Fighting in his home state for the first time in nearly five years, Matt Brown (19-11) delivered a thrilling performances with a third-round stoppage of Brazilian import Erick Silva (16-5). The bout served as the headlining matchup of Saturdays "UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva" event, which took place at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati. It was Silva who looked well on his way to victory in the early going, delivering a pair of crushing kicks to the body that sent Brown crashing to the floor, doubled over in pain. But as Silva swarmed for the finish, first with strikes and then with a choke attempt, Brown somehow gutted through the onslaught and worked back to his feet. From there, it was a matter of time. Brown shook off the pain and returned fire with punches, kicks and elbows from all angles. To his credit, Silva survived the onslaught for the remainder of the first round, not to mention the entirety of the second frame, as well. Silva showed occasional signs of a comeback, as every body shot caused Brown to momentarily wince. But Browns momentum was too great and his pressure too relentless. Early in the third round, he sent Silva crashing to the floor, and after avoiding a desperation submission attempt, postured up and unleashed a furious flurry of strikes that forced referee Herb Dean to call off the bout at the 2:11 mark of the frame. Afterward, a humble Brown was typically ho-hum in regards to the "Fight of the Year" effort. "I just do what I do," Brown said. "Its my first main event in my home state. The pressure got to me a little bit. Once I settled down, I got going. "My power wasnt really there today; maybe hes that tough. When I usually hit people with those punches, they go down. He kept fighting." In the nights co-feature, Constantinos Philippou picked up a much-needed win with a thunderous first-round finish of Lorenz Larkin. The two strikers were trading bombs on the feet from the start. Philippou was firing heavy leather with his crisp boxing, while Larkin answered in kind while also missing in snapping kick to the legs. But as Philippou closed the range, he nullified some of Larkins tools, and thats when he unleashed his biggest shots. A left hand wobbled Larkin, and a right hand put him out cold at the 3:47 mark, snapping a disappointing two-fight losing streak for Philippou. "It was a big win for me," Philippou said. "It followed two very disappointing losses. Before my last fight, I wasnt sure if I wanted to keep fighting, and it showed. I looked awful. But the UFC called and gave me another shot." Lightweight striker Daron Cruickshank (15-4) scored a first-round finish of Erik Koch (14-4). It was Koch who held the centre of the cage and looked to use his range to pick apart his opponents legs. Unfortunately for Koch, Cruickshank walked through the blows and delivered a stunning left high kick that sent his opponent toppling to the canvas. Cruickshank immediately pounced with a non-stop barrage of punches and elbows that forced a merciful stop at the 3:21 mark of the first. "Its a great night for me," Cruickshank said after the win. "I showed up. When I show up, I can beat anyone. I know I belong among the best in my division, and I think I proved that tonight." In a battle of rangy welterweights, Neil Magny (10-3) started quickly then survived some late trouble to battle back for a hard-fought decision win over Tim Means (20-6-1). As two of the taller fighters in the division, both struggled to settle into a comfortable range. The back-and-forth action left the fight hanging in the balance in the final frame. Means started strong, hurting Magny with an early barrage of knees. But Magny survived the onslaught and battled back to score a takedown, stifling his opponent for the remainder of the round and edging out Means for a decision win with scores of 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28. "Having to adjust to a guy who is as long or longer than me was an adjustment for me," Magny said. "Hes a hard guy to find a training partner for, difficult to imitate, but Im happy with the win. It just puts me in place to keep climbing." In heavyweight action, Australian Soa "The Hulk" Palelei (21-3) ran his winning streak to 11 fights with a crushing first-round defeat of South African UFC newcomer Ruan "Fangzz" Potts (8-2). While Potts was considered the superior grappler, Palelei took him to the floor in the early going and quickly moved to mount, where a perfectly placed left hand put his opponent to sleep at the 2:20 mark of the first round. "I think the hard work and my good coaches have helped," Palelei said. "Relentless training is the key. Ive been working hard and want to prove to everyone that I belong in the UFC." In the nights first main-card matchup, flyweight Chris Cariaso (17-5) handed highly-touted prospect Louis Smolka (7-1) his first career defeat. 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The Olympiques went 1 for 1 on the power play while the Phoenix failed to score on their two chances with the man advantage. --- WILDCATS 4 TITAN 3 (OT) MONCTON, N.B. — Stephen Johnson scored 1:34 into extra time as the Wildcats handed Acadie-Bathurst its 10th straight loss. Christopher Caissy, Christophe Lalonde and Ivan Barbashev also scored for Moncton (26-25-2) and Vladimir Tkachev chipped in with two assists. Matthew Beaudreau scored all three goals for the Titann (17-34-6) while Scott Oke and Alexandros Soumakis each picked up two assists.dddddddddddd Jason Rioux made 21 saves for the Wildcats as Acadie-Bathursts Jacob Brennan allowed four goals on 19 shots. --- CATARACTES 2 DRAKKAR 1 SHAWINIGAN, Que. — Marvin Cupper kicked out 42 shots as the Cataractes snapped Baie-Comeaus 11-game win streak. Giovanni Fiore and Felix-Antoine Bergeron scored for Shawinigan (15-31-7), which went 1 for 3 on the power play. Maxime St-Cyr scored at 18:39 of the third period for the Drakkar (36-13-4), who failed to score on three chances with the man advantage. Baie-Comeaus Philippe Cadorette stopped 20-of-22 shots in a losing cause. --- HUSKIES 6 SCREAMING EAGLES 3 ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. — Jean-Sebastien Dea had three goals and an assist as the Huskies doubled up Cape Breton. Marcus Power scored once and set up three more for Rouyn-Noranda (28-18-5) while Francis Beauvillier and Justin Guenette each had a goal and an assist. Bradley Lalonde, Bronson Beaton and Cameron Darcy scored for the Screaming Eagles (27-23-3). Alexandre Belanger made 34 saves for the Huskies as Cape Bretons Zachary Fortin turned away 28-of-33 shots in defeat. --- ' ' '