Lorenz Larkin TKO's Santiago Ponzinibbio to go 2-0 at welterweight

Lorenz Larkin moved to 2-0 since dropping down to welterweight with another huge TKO victory, this time stopping Santiago Ponzinibbio by strikes in the second round.

Larkin debuted in the division earlier this year with a similar victory and now with his latest win he proved the first was no fluke.

Larkin used a tactical attack early with a stiff jab and a series of brutal leg kicks that terrorized Ponzinibbio's lead leg throughout the first round.

By the end of the five-minute session, Larkin turned Ponzinibbio's leg black and blue and had the Argentinean fighter backing up and limping slightly from the blows.

Larkin abandoned his approach just slightly in round two because he clearly felt he had a huge striking advantage, so he threw caution to the wind and began exchanging punches with Ponzinibbio with both fighters throwing wild combinations.

It was a calculated move because Larkin was giving Ponzinnibio a false sense of hope as he allowed him to open up with his own strikes, which only gave the former Strikeforce fighter an even bigger opportunity to land punches.

Larkin finally found the target with a vicious left-right combination that sent Ponzinibbio reeling against the cage, barely holding on while trying to stave off his opponent's attack.

Larkin applied pressure, but didn't go crazy and even allowed Ponzinibbio back to his feet for just a moment until he unloaded a barrage of punches that forced referee Herb Dean to step in and stop the fight.

Since moving to welterweight, Larkin has gone 2-0 with two TKO's while introducing himself as a legitimate threat to anyone at 170 pounds.

"I didn't have that good of a run at 185. My back was against the wall with (John) Howard," Larkin said about his last fight.  "I just never want to be in that position again and I came back like a cat in the corner!"

Through two fights at welterweight, Larkin has looked deadly thus far and it can't be forgotten that he also holds a win over champion Robbie Lawler from the time they were both competing in Strikeforce. Before too long, Larkin could be knocking on the door of the top 15 while serving notice to the entire welterweight division that he has arrived.