- A unique camera angle showcases a devastating finishing sequence at a
PFL event Thursday. - Cezar Ferreira kept swinging his limbs at Nick Roehrick until he won a 37-second knockout.
- Watch it here, together with highlights from other PFL 2 fights.
A cageside view of a thumping 14-strike sequence shows how brutal but awesome MMA can be.
Professional Fighters League (PFL) returned for the second event of its regular season Thursday for an eight-bout card broadcast on ESPN from the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City.
PFL has a number of unique camera angles, such as a bodycam on the referee, to cameras placed on the floor of the cage.
One of those cameras caught Cezar Ferreira's 37-second finish over his light heavyweight opponent Nick Roehrick, and it's a timely reminder of how different professional combat athletes are to you and me.
For one, Ferreira just doesn't stop swinging. His devastating finishing sequence started with a head kick, featured powerful slugs like hooks, and the final blows landed with an undeniable thud.
But then there's Roehrick's resistance to the shots. Even though the finish counts as a stoppage, he was not left unconscious.
Watch Ferreira's victory right here:
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Elsewhere on the card, Rory MacDonald dominated Curtis Millender in his PFL debut and won via rear-naked choke three minutes and 38 seconds into the first round.
Watch MacDonald triumph here:
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Two former $1 million PFL champions also competed in separate bouts at PFL2.
Emiliano Sordi, who won the light heavyweight tournament in 2019, out-pointed Chris Camozzi.
And Ray Cooper III, the welterweight champ that same year, submitted Jason Ponet with an arm-triangle choke.
Watch Cooper slam then sub Ponet here:
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PFL returns next Thursday, May 6 for its third event of the regular season, showcasing its heavyweight fighters in the men's and women's divisions.
Former UFC champion Fabricio Werdum headlines the show with his PFL debut against Renan Ferreira.
Women's lightweight, which ESPN has dubbed the heavyweight division for women, also features. Reigning queen Kayla Harrison returns to PFL with a bout against Mariana Morais.