This is the War on the Mainland live blog for Tim Sylvia vs. Paul Buentello, the main event of tonight's Powerhouse World Promotions pay-per-view at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, Calif.
Sylvia and Buentello were two top UFC heavyweights in the mid-2000s and haven't crossed paths until now.
The live blog is below.
"Big" John McCarthy is the referee. Sylvia weighed-in at 274.4 pounds while Buentello came in at 251.6.
Round 1: Sylvia charges in a connects with an awkward looking 1-2. Sylvia backs Buentello with double jabs into the corner and they clinch. Buentello has a slow a start. They trade punches to the body in clinch. McCarthy separates them with three minutes left. Sylvia with a leg kick and lands a left. Buentello eats an uppercut in the corner. Sylvia is taking his time in control and Buentello is not offering much in response. McCarthy separates them in the corner. Buentello quickly launches but so does Sylvia and they right back to the same stalemate of Sylvia putting his weight on Buentello in the corner. Another separation. Sylvia comes in with punches and lands a knee to the body in clinch. Sylvia with a nice right elbow. Buentello breaks free and fires a flurry of punches.
MMAFighting.com scores the round 10-9 for Sylvia.
Round 2: Sylvia lands a leg kick. Sylvia lands with a right. Sylvia with active jabs. Buentello chops with a leg kick. Sylvia comes in with punches and Buentello glances a counter right. Sylvia back to pressing Buentello in the corner and landing punches to the body. McCarthy separates them halfway into the round. Sylvia lands two rights that stun Buentello. Sylvia pushes Buentello to pin him in the corner. Sylvia executing with a rotation of punches to the body, punches to the head and knees to the body. McCarthy separates them with 30 seconds to go. Sylvia scores four leg kicks. Sylvia lands a jab and drops Buentello with an uppercut. The fight is over.
Sylvia wins by KO - Round 2, 4:57
Sylvia wins the PWP heavyweight title and will defend his belt next against Pedro Rizzo.
Sylvia and Buentello were two top UFC heavyweights in the mid-2000s and haven't crossed paths until now.
The live blog is below.
"Big" John McCarthy is the referee. Sylvia weighed-in at 274.4 pounds while Buentello came in at 251.6.
Round 1: Sylvia charges in a connects with an awkward looking 1-2. Sylvia backs Buentello with double jabs into the corner and they clinch. Buentello has a slow a start. They trade punches to the body in clinch. McCarthy separates them with three minutes left. Sylvia with a leg kick and lands a left. Buentello eats an uppercut in the corner. Sylvia is taking his time in control and Buentello is not offering much in response. McCarthy separates them in the corner. Buentello quickly launches but so does Sylvia and they right back to the same stalemate of Sylvia putting his weight on Buentello in the corner. Another separation. Sylvia comes in with punches and lands a knee to the body in clinch. Sylvia with a nice right elbow. Buentello breaks free and fires a flurry of punches.
MMAFighting.com scores the round 10-9 for Sylvia.
Round 2: Sylvia lands a leg kick. Sylvia lands with a right. Sylvia with active jabs. Buentello chops with a leg kick. Sylvia comes in with punches and Buentello glances a counter right. Sylvia back to pressing Buentello in the corner and landing punches to the body. McCarthy separates them halfway into the round. Sylvia lands two rights that stun Buentello. Sylvia pushes Buentello to pin him in the corner. Sylvia executing with a rotation of punches to the body, punches to the head and knees to the body. McCarthy separates them with 30 seconds to go. Sylvia scores four leg kicks. Sylvia lands a jab and drops Buentello with an uppercut. The fight is over.
Sylvia wins by KO - Round 2, 4:57
Sylvia wins the PWP heavyweight title and will defend his belt next against Pedro Rizzo.