UFC On Fuel TV 8: Silva Vs Stann Play-By-Play/Results

The UFC is back for another Saturday night of fights from Saitama, Japan. UFC On Fuel TV 8: Silva Vs Stann takes places this weekend, and you can watch the entire card for free on Fuel TV. In the main event, PRIDE legend Wanderlei Silva will square off against Brian Stann in a five-round scrap, while heavyweights Mark Hunt and Stefan Struve will be on hand for the co-headlining duties.

As always, Fighters.com will be bringing you wall to wall coverage of the entire event including play-by-play and quick results. Things start on Facebook at 7:40 PM EST with the Fuel TV broadcast firing up at 10:00 PM EST.

 

March 3, 2013
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan

Main Card (FUEL TV, 10:00 PM  ET)

Wanderle Silva def. Brian Stann via knock out at 4:08 of round 2
Mark Hunt def. Stefan Struve via knockout at 1:44 of round 3 (strikes)
Diego Sanchez def. Takanori Gomi via split decision (29-28, 29-29, 28-29
Yushin Okami def. Hector Lombard via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Rani Yahya def. Mizuto Hirota by unanimous decision (29-28×3)
Dong Hyun Kim def. Siyar Bahadurzada via unanimous decision (30-27×3)

Preliminary Card (Facebook, 7:30 PM ET)

Brad Tavares def. Riki Fukuda via unanimous decision (29-28×2, 30-27)
Takeya Mizugaki def. Bryan Caraway via decision (29-28, 28-29,29-28)
Kazuki Tokudome def. Cristiano Marcello via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Alex Caceres def. Kyung Ho Kang via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Hyun Gyu Lim def. Marcelo Guimaraes via knockout at 4:00 of round 2

PLAY BY PLAY

Marcelo Guimaraes vs. Hyun Gyu Lim
Round 1 (ref Thomas Fan)
Guimaraes takes the cent and opens with a leg kick. Guimaraes shoots but gets nowhere near Lim who answers with a nice jab.  Guimaraes keeps shooting and missing, and Lim lands a nice knee for his troubles. Lim’s overhand right is already paying dividends. Lim also focusing on leg kicks as well, and is  now backing up Guimaraes. Lim has Guimaraes measured up, and Guimaraes lands a nice uppercut combo to wake up Lim. Guimaraes is coming forward more now, and lands a body shot. Lim is back to walking down Guimaraes, and making him look dumb on these shots he isn’t setting up. Guimaraes lands a big right hand, but Lim seems to see them coming now. Lim doing an excellent job of  using his reach. Both exchange leg  kicks, and Guimaraes misses on another shot. Guimaraes eats a big knee from Lim, but Guimaraes uses it to take him down.

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Lim

Round 2
Lim opening up with leg kicks again, and Guimaraes is having a hard time finding his range. Lim lands a nice combination that snaps Guimaraes head back. Guimaraes lands his hardest shot of the fight, but Lim eats it. Guimaraes misses on another take down, and Lim marks him up with a right/left. Lim going to the body, and Guimaraes is starting to wear out. Lim the fresher fighter. Guimaraes gets a takedown, but Lim i scrambling well. Lim scrambles up, and breaks free. Lim looks like he  is head hunting, and now Guimaraes is scoring with strikes. Lim lands a huge knee as Guimaraes came in, and CRACKS Guimaraes drops like a hammer in a lake. Lim follows with strikes, and the ref saves him.

Hyun Gyu Lim def. Marcelo Guimaraes via knockout at 4:00 of round 2

Alex Caceres vs. Kyung Ho Kang
Round 1 (ref Herb Dean)
The feeling out begins, and they exchange leg kicks, and  Kang clinches and takes him down.  Kang works him over to the fence, and is now landing ground and pound. Kang stands up, and uses it to pass guard, and  move to side mount. Caceres scrambles up, and Kang slams him down again.  Caceres rolls for a submission, but Kang is not having it.  Caceres gets up and eats some heavy shots, Kang takes his back for a second, and Caceres rolls over. Kang gets up. Kang now takes Caceres down again. Caceres gets a nice sweep, and Kang scrambles up.  Caceres starting to get comfortable  on the feet, but Kang is not backing out.Kang lands a hige right hand that backs  up Caceres at the bell

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Kang

Round 2
Kang moving forward, and gets the takedown. Kang almost works to side mount, but Caceres is being crafty. Not much going on, and Caceres scrambles up. Kang is coming forward, an is winning on the feet and on the ground. Kang shoots, and ends up on the bottom, but scrambles into full guard. Kang landing some ground and pound, and for a second Kang almost has a RNC.Caceres scrambles to the  top and is landing GNP. Kang gets up, and slams Caceres back down and is in side mount.

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Kang

Round 3
Caceres lands a sharp hook quick, and Kang is stalking again. Kang catches a kick, and takes down Kang and Caceres lands on top and is landing elbows. Caceres almost gets a guillotine, but Kang is defending well. Caceres lands a knee to the head on the ground, but no stop in the actions. Kang scrambles to the top, and is landing elbows. Kang basically pulls guard, and is working from his back and eats some ground and pound. Kang dives forward and is looking for takedown, and ends  up on his back eating  shots and lands an up kick. Caceres lands some GnP as the round ends.

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Caceres
Fighters.com Result: 29-28 Kang

Alex Caceres def. Kyung Ho Kang via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Cristiano Marcello vs. Kazuki Tokudome
Round 1
Marcello takes the center and Tokudome is already keeping his distance with leg kicks. Marcello returns fire with a few  of his own. Marcello lands abig right hand and, Tokudome lands a solid one back. We have a slug fest, back and forth. Marcello slows it down, and is landing leg kicks. Tokudome stalking Marcello, and eats a 1-2 for his troubles. Tokudome is landing some nice leg kicks, and after a slip Tokudome ends up in the guard of Marcello. Tokudome is landing some ground and pound. Tokudome marking up Marcello, and Marcello is bleeding. Marcello is attempting submissions, and Tokudome passes to ½ guard. Tokudome

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Tokudome

Round 2
Tokudome coming forward early again, and he is the fresher fighter. Marcello comes in aggressive and Tokudome takes him down and moves to side mount.  Marcello retains guard, and Tokudome starting to land punches. Tokudome not doing much, but is staying active. Marcello tries to sweep, but Tokudome defends well.  Tokudome is just smothering Marcello in this one. They get stood up. Tokudome for a takdown, and Marcello ends up with one of own. Tokudome scrambles back up to his feet. Marcello keeps running in with his hands down and throwing slow punches, but Tokudome is going straight back. Marcello lands a nice right hand, and Tokudome lands a knee to the body to end the round.

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Tokudome

Round 3
Tokudome takes the center and  is working his jab, and Marcello gets dropped with a big right hand. Tokudome starts landing some big strikes from standing mount. Tokudome gets to half guard, and this is just one way traffic so far. Tokudome landing some hammerfists. Marcello scrambles up to his feet. Tokudome back to stalking Marcello. Marcello keeps walking  in with his chin up, and Tokudome is taking full advantage. Tokudome tries to land a knee, and Marcello slips and almost gives up his back. Tokudome gets a great inside  trip and is working from top again. Tokudome really working over Marcello from guard as  the round ends.

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Tokudome
Fighters.com Result: 30-27 Tokudome

Kazuki Tokudome def. Cristiano Marcello via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

Bryan Caraway vs. Takeya Mizugaki
Round 1 (ref Marc Goddard)
Mizugaki coming forward early, and is eating leg kicks. Caraway lands a nice combination, but Mizugaki is calm. Caraway shoots for a takedown, and gets stuffed. Mizugaki has his back to the fence, and Caraway is still working for the takedown. Mizugaki doing some nice dirty boxing, amd Caraway ends up on his back.  Caraway does it again, and scrambles up. Mizugaki now starting to mark up Caraway. Mizugaki is defending so well, Caraway just can’t get him down. Mizugaki is landing nice strikes every time Caraway shoots. Caraway gets a takedown, and ends up on the back of Mizugaki. He survives the round.

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Mizugaki

Round 2
Mizugaki opens up with a big 1-2. Caraway is coming forward but he  is getting beat to the punch. Mizugaki going to the body now, and Caraway looks flat footed.He shoots, and Mizugaki is defending well. Mizugaki gets up, and  breaks away. Mizugaki really battering Caraway now, and is landing almost everything he is throwing. Mizugaki has him really lined  up. Caraway’s punches are coming in even slower. They collide and Caraway wnsa  up on top, and  for a second was in danger of a guillotine. Caraway moves to the back, and Mizugaki scrambles to safety, but is still on the bottom.

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Caraway

Round 3
Mizugaki opens up landing jabs,and backing up Caraway. Caraway is really winging  his punches, and Mizugaki is landing a huge left  hook who drops Caraway. Mizugaki is turning it on now, and lands a big right again. Caraway is really tired, and shoots for a terrible takedown. Mizugaki lands another lead left hook. Mizugaki lands a solid leg kick.Caraway barely throwing punches, and Caraway dives for another bad takedown. Mizugaki lands a big hook to the body, and one to the dome and Caraway shoots. Still not getting it.  Mizugaki working elbows. Mizugaki lands another left hand

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Mizugaki
Fighters.com Result: 29-28 Mizugaki

Takeya Mizugaki def. Bryan Caraway via decision (29-28, 28-29,29-28)

Riki Fukuda vs. Brad Tavares
Round 1 (ref Thomas Fan)
Tavares takes the center, and they begin to feel each other out. Fukuda doing well with leg kicks so far, Fukuda shoots in for a takedown, and he almost gets it. Tavares lands a nice combination that backs up Fukuda. Fukuda takes Tavares down, and almost gets caught n a triangle. Fukuda scrambles out, and gets out. They are exchanging short shots in close distance. , and Fukuda really working the legs of Tavares.  Tavares is snapping his jab very well so far, but he keeps backing straight  up. Never a good idea. Tavares lands a nice knee, and then lands a body kick. Tavares starting to open a little. He is  mixing up his hands and feet well. Tavares lands a nice elbow after a brief scramble on the floor.

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Tavares

Round 2
Tavares coming forward and landing leg kicks. Fukuda clinches with Tavares on the fence. Tavares breaks free, but eats some shots on the exit. Tavares is cut under the left eye, and Fukuda is really getting caught with the jab. Fukuda also bleeding, and marked  up from the jab. Slower pace in this round. Tavares lands a big  leg kick, and is really getting comfortable in the fight. Tavares really landing the 1-2 now, and  is now ending it with kicks. Fukuda is being frustrated with that jab. Fukuda might have a broken hand. Tavares still coming forward and landing combinations. Fukuda lands a nice counter on a kick from Tavares and the round ends.

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Tavares

Round 3
Tavares coming forward, and he almost lands a big head kick. Fukuda is getting comfortable, but he keeps shaking out his left hand. Fukuda clinches and they exchange some dirty boxing, and Fukuda turning it on, but Tavares is hanging in and landing counters and jabs. More back and forth action in this round, but the power is fading a bit. Tavares the fresher fighter. Tavares is slowing down too, but keeps going straight back when Fukuda is coming forward. Tavares still jabbing away, and missing with his follow ups. Tavares landing a big 1-2  over and over again, and also lands a nice body kick. Fukuda still coming forward though.

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Tavares
Fighters.com Result: 30-27 Tavares

Brad Tavares def. Riki Fukuda via unanimous decision (29-28×2, 30-27)

Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Round 1(ref Herb Dean)
Kim takes the center and is walking down Bahadurzada. Kim shoots in but Bahadurzada shrugs him off. Kim throws a big headkick, and Bahadurzada is really looking to counter. Kim lands a big head kick, but Bahadurzada seems ok. Bahadurzada is feinting really well, but Kim lands a nice right hand and he takes down Bahadurzada. Kim moves to full mount. Kim is landing short punches and Dean is telling  him to work. Kim lands a big elbow and Bahadurzada gets up and Kim takes his back.

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Kim

Round 2
Bahadurzada ia is fired up and coming  forward. Kim doing well to circle. Kim is circling toward Bahadurzada’s right hand, and that might be a bad idea. Kim shoots in and takes down Bahadurzada. Kim moves  into side control. Kim moves to the back of Bahadurzada but he rolls and Kim ends up in mount. Kim moves to mount and is working from ground and pound. Kim is working elbows, and is straight dominating Bahadurzada.

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Kim

Round 3
Bahadurzada is coming forward, and heknows he needs a finish. Kim takes down Bahadurzada and moves right into side mount. He moves right into the  mount. Kim is framing  up a head and arm choke.  Kim lands some big knees to the body, but Bahadurzada really doing well to defend. Kim lets go and starts landing big elbows on Bahadurzada. Kim is butalizing Bahadurzada, and is baitng and taunting Bahadurzada to hit  him. Bahadurzada rolls out of mount, but Kim ends up in side control.

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Kim
Fighters.com Result: 30-27 Kim

Dong Hyun Kim def. Siyar Bahadurzada via unanimous decision (30-27×3)

Mizuto Hirota vs. Rani Yahya
Round 1 (ref Marc Goddard)
Hirota takes the center, and feinting well. Yahya shoots on a single and briefly gets down Hirota. Yahya almost has a nice kimura framed up, but Hirota scrambles  out. They get up, and Yahya pulls guard. Hirota landing ing some gnp, and Yahya sweeps Hirota. Yahya now landing elbows to Hirota. Hirota scrambles up, and right back down with another takedown from Yahya. Yahya moves to ½ guard. Yahya moves to the back, but the round ends before he can attack

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Yahya

Round 2
Hirota coming forward, and he clinches with Yahya on the fence.  Hirota lands a few shots, and Yahya ducks and takes down Hirota again. Yahya frames up a head an arm choke, and  it looks like he has it. He  passes guard, and almost has it-ref was watching  closely. Yahya lets it go and he ends up back in guard. This is all one way traffic from Yahya who is now landing big shots on Hirota.

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Yahya

Round 3
Hirota coming forward, and Hirota defends a takedown. Hirota lands a nice body shot, and then defends another takedown. Yahya looks gassed and can’t get the takedown, he keeps shooting over and over again and is being stopped. He finally gets one, and Hirota almost gets a triangle choke on Yahya and switches to an armbar. Yahya defends and  is back on top of Hirota. Hirota ends up on top and is landing some ground and pound. He lets Yahya up, and he has nothing left. Hirota lands some shots as the bell rings.

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Hirota
Fighters.com Result: 29-28 Yahya

Rani Yahya def. Mizuto Hirota by unanimous decision (29-28×3)

Hector Lombard vs. Yushin Okami
Round 1 (ref Herb Dean)
Lombard coming forward early, and is landing decent hooks already. Okami catches a kick, and takes down Lombard. Lombard scrambles up quickly.  Okami lands a nice left  hand, and Lombard is walking in with his hands down. Okami lands a nice body kick, and then a nice jab from Okami. Lombard lands a nice left and right hand, and then a nice uppercut. Lombard starting to find his range, and Okami lands a hook.  Okami gets the single leg and is working from guard. Okami moves to half guard and starts landing ground and pound. Lombard scrambles up, and Okami presses him on the fence. Okami landing big knees to the body of Lombard

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Okami

Round 2
Okami opens up with leg kicks, and Lombard is feinting early. Lombard coming  forward. Okami shoots, and Lombard defends it.  Okami lands a nice combination. Okami landing the jab at will. Lombard can’t even get the distance, and is flailing punches. Lombard lands a nice  hook on a counter, and Okami answers with a head kick that glances. Okami lands a nice 1-2, and Lombard comes in chasing. Okami grabs a single leg, and  gets the takedown. He moves to ½ guard. Okami landing some GnP and Lombard throwing shots from the bottom. Okami moves to mount, and almost lands a crushing elbow.

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Okami

Round 3
Lombard come s out swinging and Okami eats a big right hand and he is hurt.  Okami lands a big knee. Okami basically pulls guard, and Lombard is ½ guard.  Lombard isn’t doing much, and Okami working a single leg from ½ guard. Okami hanging  on for dear life. Lombard ends up in full guard on top.  Lombard looks gassed, and Okami gets up. They break free, and Okami shoots and pulls guard again. No one has anything left, and Okami shoots in on a shot from ½.  They roll to guard, and thats how this one ends.
Fighters.com score: 10-9 Lombard
Fighters.com Result: 29-28 Okami

Yushin Okami def. Hector Lombard via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez
Round 1 (ref Marc Goddard)
Sanchez comes out quick, and now Gomi is coming forward. Sanchez lands a nice body kick, but he eats shots from Gomi on the way out. Gomi’s right hand is paying off already. Sanchez is  circling alot and winging his punches. Gomi eats a low kick, and they restart. Sanchez gets a takedown and lands some strikes but Gomi gets up. Crowd chants Gomi. Gomi is really planting his feet and throwing. Sanchez lands some solid hooks to the body. Gomi is starting to land his jab.  Gomi keeps switching stances. Sanchez gets the takedown after eating a knee, and Sanchez almost gets a knee bar. Gomi stands up and lands a big knee to the body, and Sanchez is slowing down. Sanchez catches a body kick, a hard one he ate, and rolls Gomi over as the round ends.

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Gomi

Round 2
Gomi goes right back to the body, and is walking down Sanchez. Sanchez is shooting on Gomi but he is stopping them. Gomi eats a shot tot he pills, thats 2, and he gets a warning. Gomi is really landiing with the jab, andits setting up everything  else. Gomi still walking him down. Sanchez lands a big jab, and they exchange kicks. Sanchez looks to be slowing. Sanchez lands a nice hook, and then a left to the body. Sanchez shoots, and Gomi stuffs  it. Gomi lands a nice body kick, and then a leg kick. Sanchez lands one of his own. Gomi lands a big combination. The round ends with Sanchez swinging wildly.

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Gomi

Round 3
Sanchez runs out, and Gomi back to backing him down. Gomi lands a nice shot to the body, and lands a leg kick. Sanchez lands one  of his own. Gomi lands a nice right hand, and Sanchez keeps missing with a front kick.Sanchez lands a nice kick to the body. Gomi eats it and is coming  forward. Sanchez shoots, and Gomi stuffs it. Sanchez wiffs on a head kick. Gomi back to working on the body. Sanchez rushes in and can’t get the takedown. Sanchez looks gassed, and Gomi almost lands a big kick. They exchange as the fight ends.

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Gomi
Fighters.com Result: 30-27 Gomi

Diego Sanchez def. Takanori Gomi via split decision (29-28, 29-29, 28-29)

Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve
Round 1 (ref Herb Dean)
Hunt takes the center and Struve is throwing leg kicks. Hunt comes in firing but Struve scrambles. Hunt is doing well  with leg kicks. Hunt is leaping  in with his left hook, but so far it hasnt landed. Struve pulls guard and sweeps to mount.  Hunt gets back to half guard, and Struve still threatening  submissions.  Back to mount, and Struve is landing huge shots and rolls for an armbar. In a scramble Struve ends up in the bottom. Hunt lands a nice right hand. Hunt ends up in side mount after a scramble, but he can’t do anything with it.

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Struve

Round 2
Hunt takes the center, and he catches Struve with a left hook. Struve goes back to the jab. Hunt landing body shots, and Struve is just eating them. Hunt lands some big shots, and Struve lands a body kick. Hunt lands a nice combination, and Struve returns fire. Hunt gets a takedown.  Struve almost gets a toe hold, and Struve almost takes his back. All Hunt is doing is defending subs. Hunt moves to side mount,  Struve sweeps and ends in mount and lands some solid ground and pound. Struve rolls for an armbar he doesn’t get.

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Struve

Round 3
Hunt takes the center, and Struve eats a big left hook from Hunt. Struve back to working on Hunt. Struve working on the jab, and he is eating  the biggest shots Hunt has. Struve lands a head kick. Struve eats a huge shot, and  he backs  up hurt. Hunt swarms and lands a right left hook that drops him. Hunt walked off, and Dean waits a second but then waves the fight off. Nice come back from Hunt.

Mark Hunt def. Stefan Struve via knockout at 1:44 of round 3 (strikes)

Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann

Round 1 (ref Marc Goddard)
Stann takes the center, nd is coming forward on Silva. Both feeling each other out. Stann comes in swinging, and Stann slips as they exchange. They go toe to toe and exchange, Stann looks rocked but Silva gets dropped. They clinch on the fence. Stann is pressing forward. Both exchanging, hard to see who is winning them. Silva eats a kick to the pills. They stop the fight. Stann coming forward again, and Silva lands a nice job. Stann lands a nice low kick. Silva circling. They exchange and in a flurry Silva gets clipped and they end on the ground. Stann is bleeding all over the place.

Fighters.com score: 10-9 Stann

Round 2
Stann still coming  forward, and Silva looking to counter. Stann bleeding again. Silva is circling, and Stann lands a nice hook. Slower pace in this round. Stann lands a nice leg kick. Silva lands a nice jab, and wiffs on a right hand. Stann lands another kick to the groin, they stop the action. Back to it, no point deduction. Stann right back to the leg kick. Silva landing the  jab again and coming forward a bit. Stann lands a nice right hand, and Silva lands a head kick. Stann right back to the legs of silva. Stann circling and feintin. Silva lands a huge hook, and Silva goes down.  Silva swarms him and  lands two more punches and Goddard stops the fight.

Wanderle Silva def. Brian Stann via knock out at 4:08 of round 2