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GLORY 33 results: Rico Verhoeven finishes Anderson Silva in the second for fifth straight heavyweight title defense

Rico Verhoeven (49-10) defended his GLORY Heavyweight title for a fifth straight time at GLORY 33 on Friday night (September 9, 2016), turning in another masterfully executed performance in his latest victory, a complete dismantling of Anderson "Braddock" Silva.

Verhoeven, 27, defeated Silva (40-15-1) by technical knockout (three knockdown rule) in the main event inside Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, NJ.

The official time of the stoppage came at 2:57 of round two.

"9.5," Verhoeven told Todd Grisham during the post-fight interview after being asked to grade his performance. "Pretty good.