How Anderson da Silva defeated Franklin at UFC 64 on Oct 14 2006?

Question

Anderson da Silva had a historic fight with Franklin at UFC 64 on Oct 14 2006. This fight sealed Anderson da Silva's fate as the next big thing in the mixed martial art. I wlould like to know, how he defeated the strong and tough contender Franklin?

Answer 1

n response to the victory, the UFC quickly tallied a poll on their main page, asking viewers to select Silva's next opponent; the majority of voters selected the UFC Middleweight Champion, Rich Franklin.
Silva fought Franklin at UFC 64 on October 14, 2006, and defeated him by TKO (strikes) at 2:59 in the first round. Silva hit Franklin with knees to the body from the Muay Thai-clinch, then badly broke Franklin's nose with a knee to the face.[26] Unable to strike back, Franklin dodged the last of Silva's strikes before falling to the ground, where referee "Big" John McCarthy ended the fight. Silva was then crowned the new UFC Middleweight Champion, becoming the second man to defeat Franklin, after Black House-teammate Lyoto Machida.