MMA Fighting brings you UFC on FUEL 8 play-by-play and more for the Silva vs. Stannfight card. Tonight's event is headlined by a fight between Wanderlei Silva and Brian Stann. This bout is scheduled for five, five-minute rounds. Also appearing on the main card is Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve, Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez, Yushin Okami vs. Hector Lombard, Mizuto Hirota vs. Rani Yahya, and Dong Hyun Kim vs. Siyar Bahadurzada. Tonight's fights take place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
This is the UFC on FUEL TV 8 undercard live blog for the Silva vs. Stann event at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitana, Japan.
There will be five fights on the undercard. Riki Fukuda vs. Brad Tavares, Takeya Mizugaki vs. Bryan Caraway, Cristiano Marcello vs. Kazuki Tokudome, Alex Caceres vs. Kyung Ho Kang, and Marcelo Guimaraes vs. Hyun Gyu Lim will be featured on the prelims.
Check out the UFC on FUEL TV 8 undercard live blog below.
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Marcelo Guimares vs. Hyun Gyu Lim
Round 1: Referee Thomas Fan oversees the action. Guimares wades forward. Lim defends the takedown. Lim connects with a counter right then wards off another takedown. Lim establishing his jab early. Two more takedown attempts fail in rapid succession for Guimares. Lim eats a big uppercut. Lim finds a home for his jab then defends another takedown attempt. Solid right hand for Guimares. Leg kick from Lim. Thirty seconds left. Lim launches a flying knee. Guimares catches it and finally muscles Lim down to the mat. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 for Lim.
Round 2: Lim opens with a leg kick before pumping his jab. Guimares answers with a few jabs of his own. Front kick to the midsection pushes back Lim. Lim defends a takedown then connects with a flurry. Big knee crushes into Guimares. Lim easily rebuffs another lazy takedown attempt. Guimares opens up with punches then drags Lim to the floor. Guimares moves into half guard. Lim stands. Guimares works a double against the cage, but he can't get it. Guimares tosses out a few wild overhand rights. Guimares ducks and gets utterly smashed by a standing knee. Talk about an abrupt finish.
Hyun Gyu Lim def. Marcelo Guimares via knockout (knee) at 4:00 of round 2.
Alex Caceres vs. Kyung Ho Kang
Round 1: Herb Dean is our referee. Caceres lunges inside with a superman punch. Kang dodges, then clinches and trips Caceres to the mat. Kang briefly stands, connecting a sharp kick to the thigh before jumping into side control. Caceres slips out and retakes his feet. Kang ducks under a punch, seizes Caceres' back and slams him down. Kang working from half guard. Caceres reestablishes his guard. Kang stands. In a flash Kang is again latched onto Caceres' back. Kang slams down. Caceres reverses to top postion before standing. Kang trips him back down. Caceres reverses. Slick grappling from both fighters. We're back on the feet, and Kang wades forward with a straight right. Kang eats a pair of high kicks. Stiff right hand backs up Caceres. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 for Kang.
Round 2: Kang agressive early, secures a takedown and advances into side control. Caceres works back to half guard. Kang moves back into side control, back Caceres quickly regains his guard. Caceres slips out and stands. Both fighters trade right hooks. Caceres defends a takedown and muscles Kang against the fence. Caceres trips Kang, but Kang winds up in top position after a scramble. Kang stands and nearly eats an upkick before jumping back into guard. Kang whirls around and looks to take Caceres' back. Caceres escapes, stands, and connects with an ax kick before lunging into Kang's guard. Kang retakes his feet and tosses Caceres to the floor. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 for Kang.
Round 3: Right hook lands flush for Caceres. Kang catches a kick and looks to throw Caceres. He slips and Caceres takes advantage. Caceres raining down punches from top position. Caceres hunting for a guillotine. Kang fights it off but he's still in a bad spot. Caceres connects with a knee to the body, then what looks to be an illegal knee to the head. No action from Dean. Kang reverses position. Kang stands, works for a standing head and arm choke, then pulls guard. Caceres follows him down. Puzzling decision from Kang. Caceres advances into mount. Forty seconds left. Triangle attempt fails for Caceres, but he's still pouring it on. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 for Caceres.
Alex Caceres def. Kyung Ho Kang via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Cristiano Marcello vs. Kazuki Tokudome
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Takeya Mizugaki vs. Bryan Caraway
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Riki Fukuda vs. Brad Tavares
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