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T.J. GRANT (14-3) VS. DONG HYUN KIM (12-0-1): Round 1: Grant misses with an early body kick but shoots and puts Kim against the cage and on his butt. Grant tries to pull his legs out from under him as Kim peppers him with punches. Kim gets back to his feet, reverses the position, and puts Grant in the same position he was in seconds prior earlier. Kim frees a leg and moves to half guard and postures up to deliver a couple body shots. Grant pulls him back into full guard, avoids a triangle-choke attempt and eats a few elbow strikes from below. Kim delivers a steady stream of punches to the head before Grant slows the attack. Kim frees a leg to get a loud cheer from his corner and additional applause when he delivers a few punches. Grant uses an open guard to escape, but Kim clinches, delivers a knee to the chest and then slams Grant back down the mat. Grant has some blood trickling from near his left eye. Kim backs off, and Grant gets to his feet, dips for a single leg and drags Kim to the mat. Kim gets back up and muscles Grant to his back. From inside full guard again, Kim tees off with a couple brutal elbows that draw gasps from the crowd. Kim pops Grant with a few more strikes before the round ends.
T.J. GRANT (14-3) VS. DONG HYUN KIM (12-0-1): Round 2: Kim connects a left hed kick. Grant quickly defends and regains hos composure before landing a right and charging in. With Kim pinned against the cage, Grant works for the single leg. Kim defends, reverses the position and puts Grant in the guillotine submission from top position. Three in a row? Nope. Grant escapes but is now on his back as Kim works from full guard. Grant goes high with his guard but eats a right and a few elbow strikes. Grant is looking frustrated on his back as Kim continues a dominant top games that includes some pretty nasty shots. Grant, though, ties up Kim and has him stretched out in an odd position, but Kim backs out and stands over his opponent. He missed when raining down a shot but quickly returns to full guard. Grant works for an arm, but Kim gives up an effort to free a leg and puts Grant back into guard before posturing up and just missing with a huge right hand from the standing position. A timeout is called when Grant connects on a kick to the face while Kim still has a knee on the mat. A point may have been deducted for the illegal blow. The fighters restart from the standing position as the round expires.
MAC DANZIG (19-7-1) VS. JIM MILLER (14-2): Round 2 - Danzig's corner can do little to stop by the flow, but round two starts to a huge ovation. Miller lands a body kick that makes me wince just hearing it. Danzig slips in a right, blocks a head kick but is then taken down with a textbook double-leg. Miller works short punches to the body and then pops Danzig with another blow to the face. Danzig remains calm as he looks to his corner for help. Danzig spins to maintain full guard and leaves a trail of blood as he circles. Miller then throws a quick burst of punches to the gaping wound, which causes the crowd to audible grimace. Danzig goes high with his guard, but he can't get off his back. Miller again drops elbows to the head and continues working at the cut. Miller then unloads a series of hammerfists from both hands. Danzig throws some elbows from below, but they slip to the side of Miller's blood-stained kisser. (The UFC and Dayton Daily News teamed up to give away a commemorative piece of tonight's canvas. Looks like it's going to come up with a DNA sample.) Steve Mazzagatti finally calls for a standup, and we start again. The pink fighters trade punches, and Danzig seems hesitant to close the distance for fear of the takedown. Sure enough, Miller shoots, and Danzig locks in a very deep guillotine. The crowd erupts, but the bell saves him.
STEPHAN BONNAR (14-6) VS. MARK COLEMAN (16-9): Round 2: Coleman patiently waits for Bonnar to engage before shooting for the takedown. Bonnar fends it off and a following attempot and then find shis mark with a couple punches. On the next one, though, Coleman catches him, takes his back, drags him to the mat, and take top position. A big elbow strike opens a deep, deep gash on Bonnar's forehead. The dueling chants recommence as Bonnar provides the latest fountain of blood. Bonnar works ground and pound from the top, but Bonnar works from the bottom with short elbow strikes. Bonnar looks got a possible gogoplata before giving it up. Coleman rises up over him but looks like he's running out of energy and nearly loses top position. Coleman pins him down while against the cage, but Bonnar sits up and loosk to get back to his feet. Bonnar secures one arm and delivers strikes from below. Coleman fends off Bonnar's attempt to get back to his feet and then takes his back when Bonnar tries to get back up again. Bonnar is forced to roll over on his back, and he eats a couple hammerfists because of it. Bonnar stays active from below and outworks Coleman for the final 30 seconds.
YOSHIHIRO AKIYAMA (12-1) VS. ALAN BELCHER (13-4): Round 1: The fighters trade punches from a distance before Akiyama lands a nice high body kick. Belcher is then popped with a straight jab to the kisser. Belcher, appearing the much larger fighter, charges in and eats a punch seconds later. Belcher then tags Akiyama with a brutal kick straight to the old coin purse. Akiyama is down, and time has been called. After a minute, Akiyama assures Mario Yamasaki he's OK to go, and we're underway again. A touch of gloves gets us started, and both fighters stick and move. Akiyama lands two nice shots and a body kick when Belcher charges in. A big overhand right backs Belcher up and just misses its mark. Akiyama catches a low kick and then pops Belcher with a leg kick and punch. Belcher then connects and sends Akiyama to his back. The Japanese fighter quickly recovers and jumps back to his feet. Akiyama begins to pick apart Belcher with jabs and then lands a nice head-kick punch combo and later an uppercut before Belcher clinches against the cage. Akiyama catches another leg kick and sends Belcher to the mat with a right hand. Akiyama drops a big right just as the bell expires, and Belcher jumps to his feet ticked off at the possible late blow.
T.J. GRANT (14-3) VS. DONG HYUN KIM (12-0-1): Round 2: Kim connects a left hed kick. Grant quickly defends and regains hos composure before landing a right and charging in. With Kim pinned against the cage, Grant works for the single leg. Kim defends, reverses the position and puts Grant in the guillotine submission from top position. Three in a row? Nope. Grant escapes but is now on his back as Kim works from full guard. Grant goes high with his guard but eats a right and a few elbow strikes. Grant is looking frustrated on his back as Kim continues a dominant top games that includes some pretty nasty shots. Grant, though, ties up Kim and has him stretched out in an odd position, but Kim backs out and stands over his opponent. He missed when raining down a shot but quickly returns to full guard. Grant works for an arm, but Kim gives up an effort to free a leg and puts Grant back into guard before posturing up and just missing with a huge right hand from the standing position. A timeout is called when Grant connects on a kick to the face while Kim still has a knee on the mat. A point may have been deducted for the illegal blow. The fighters restart from the standing position as the round expires.
MAC DANZIG (19-7-1) VS. JIM MILLER (14-2): Round 2 - Danzig's corner can do little to stop by the flow, but round two starts to a huge ovation. Miller lands a body kick that makes me wince just hearing it. Danzig slips in a right, blocks a head kick but is then taken down with a textbook double-leg. Miller works short punches to the body and then pops Danzig with another blow to the face. Danzig remains calm as he looks to his corner for help. Danzig spins to maintain full guard and leaves a trail of blood as he circles. Miller then throws a quick burst of punches to the gaping wound, which causes the crowd to audible grimace. Danzig goes high with his guard, but he can't get off his back. Miller again drops elbows to the head and continues working at the cut. Miller then unloads a series of hammerfists from both hands. Danzig throws some elbows from below, but they slip to the side of Miller's blood-stained kisser. (The UFC and Dayton Daily News teamed up to give away a commemorative piece of tonight's canvas. Looks like it's going to come up with a DNA sample.) Steve Mazzagatti finally calls for a standup, and we start again. The pink fighters trade punches, and Danzig seems hesitant to close the distance for fear of the takedown. Sure enough, Miller shoots, and Danzig locks in a very deep guillotine. The crowd erupts, but the bell saves him.
STEPHAN BONNAR (14-6) VS. MARK COLEMAN (16-9): Round 2: Coleman patiently waits for Bonnar to engage before shooting for the takedown. Bonnar fends it off and a following attempot and then find shis mark with a couple punches. On the next one, though, Coleman catches him, takes his back, drags him to the mat, and take top position. A big elbow strike opens a deep, deep gash on Bonnar's forehead. The dueling chants recommence as Bonnar provides the latest fountain of blood. Bonnar works ground and pound from the top, but Bonnar works from the bottom with short elbow strikes. Bonnar looks got a possible gogoplata before giving it up. Coleman rises up over him but looks like he's running out of energy and nearly loses top position. Coleman pins him down while against the cage, but Bonnar sits up and loosk to get back to his feet. Bonnar secures one arm and delivers strikes from below. Coleman fends off Bonnar's attempt to get back to his feet and then takes his back when Bonnar tries to get back up again. Bonnar is forced to roll over on his back, and he eats a couple hammerfists because of it. Bonnar stays active from below and outworks Coleman for the final 30 seconds.
YOSHIHIRO AKIYAMA (12-1) VS. ALAN BELCHER (13-4): Round 1: The fighters trade punches from a distance before Akiyama lands a nice high body kick. Belcher is then popped with a straight jab to the kisser. Belcher, appearing the much larger fighter, charges in and eats a punch seconds later. Belcher then tags Akiyama with a brutal kick straight to the old coin purse. Akiyama is down, and time has been called. After a minute, Akiyama assures Mario Yamasaki he's OK to go, and we're underway again. A touch of gloves gets us started, and both fighters stick and move. Akiyama lands two nice shots and a body kick when Belcher charges in. A big overhand right backs Belcher up and just misses its mark. Akiyama catches a low kick and then pops Belcher with a leg kick and punch. Belcher then connects and sends Akiyama to his back. The Japanese fighter quickly recovers and jumps back to his feet. Akiyama begins to pick apart Belcher with jabs and then lands a nice head-kick punch combo and later an uppercut before Belcher clinches against the cage. Akiyama catches another leg kick and sends Belcher to the mat with a right hand. Akiyama drops a big right just as the bell expires, and Belcher jumps to his feet ticked off at the possible late blow.
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