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Chris Taylor - March 19, 2016

A featherweight bout between Dan Hooker (13-6 MMA) and Mark Eddiva (6-3 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 85 prelims in Brisbane. Dan Hooker was able to lock in a tight guillotine choke early that Eddive could just not escape. Mark tried his best to escape the submission but Hooker was relentless in going for the finish.

Chris Taylor - March 19, 2016

A women’s bantamweight bout between Leslie Smith (8-6-1 MMA) and Rin Nakai (16-2-1 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 85 prelims on FOX Sports 1. Leslie Smith was able to hand Rin Nakai just the second loss of her career at tonight’s UFC Brisbane event.

Chris Taylor - March 19, 2016

A welterweight bout between Richard Walsh (9-4 MMA) and Viscardi Andrade (19-6 MMA) kicked off the UFC Fight Night 85 prelims on Fox Sports 1. After Andrade was able to land some big shots early in the opening round, Walsh responded with a big strike that dropped Viscardi. Andrade was able to get back to his feet and eventually landed a take down despite being on wobbly legs.

Chris Taylor - March 19, 2016

A lightweight bout between Ross Pearson (19-10 MMA) and Chad Laprise (10-2 MMA) capped off the UFC Fight Night 85 fight pass prelims in Brisbane, Australia. Round one begins and Larpise misses with a head kick. Good leg kick scores for Chad and Ross fires back with a good kick to the body. Another solid inside leg kick from Laprise. Pearson responds with a jab. Nice leg kick lands for Ross. Chad fires back with a body kick. Laprise with a high kick but Ross blocks it. Good lefts from both men. Ross with a solid leg kick. High kick misses from Pearson but he comes back and lands a good leg kick. Nice jab from Laprise. Pearson lands a leaping left hook. Good body kick from Chad. The fighters trade leg kicks. Laprise with a nice combo. Good kick from Ross. Laprise lands a good kick to end round one.

bjpenndotcom - March 19, 2016

Unable to catch tonight’s action in Brisbane? BJPenn.com has you covered! Stay glued to this page for live result updates as they happen, and stay tuned to BJPenn.com for recaps of every fight. Main card (Fox Sports 1) Mark Hunt vs. Frank Mir – Mark Hunt defeats Frank Mir via KO at 3:01 of round one Neil Magny vs. Hector Lombard – Neil Magny defeats Hector Lombard via TKO at 0:46 of round three Jake Matthews vs. Johnny Case – Jake Matthews defeats Johnny Case via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:45 of round three Dan Kelly vs. Antonio Carlos Junior – Daniel Kelly defeats Antonio Carlos Junior via TKO at 1:36 of round three James Te-Huna vs. Steve Bosse – Steve Bosse KO’s James Te Huna in round one Bec Rawlings vs. Seohee Ham – Bec Rawling defeats Seohee Ham via decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Chris Taylor - March 7, 2016

No bandwagon but Conor is a true champion, fights with style and finesse, all the respect to Nate but his style is terrible. Nate has crazy heart respect. A video posted by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) on Mar 5, 2016 at 10:32pm PST

Chris Taylor - March 6, 2016

Check out the replay of last night’s UFC 196 post-fight press conference in Las Vegas.

Chris Taylor - March 5, 2016

UFC 196 in Las Vegas delivered some memorable fights and solid finishes. With that said, UFC President Dana White handed out three “Performance of the night” awards at tonight’s post fight press conference.

Chris Taylor - March 5, 2016

Former UFC lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz (19-10 MMA) shocked the MMA world this evening by scoring a submission victory over current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor (19-3 MMA) in the main event of UFC 196. Round one begins and Conor opens with a right that misses. Diaz with a counter left. Big right from McGregor. Diaz gets a hold of him and presses him against the fence. Conor with a good left over the top. Diaz with a jab. Conor responds with a leg kick. Diaz pumping the jab. Another leg kick and then a left from McGregor. Conor with a big left that misses. Diaz with a shot to the body and then a slap. Nice counter right from Diaz. Good left from Conor, Diaz responds with a right. Conor with a wheel kick that misses. Nate with a left hand. Conor connects with a left of his own. Good jab from Nate. Conor is walking forward. Nate lands two good right hands. Diaz is bleeding by his right eye. Good jabs from Nate. Conor with a big left. Nate with a good counter shot. Diaz with a takedown. Conor is able to turn over and take top position. Nate is searching for a limb. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - March 5, 2016

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm (10-1 MMA) squared off with former Strikeforce title holder Miesha Tate (18-5 MMA) in the co-main event of tonight’s UFC 196 per-per-view card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and there is a bit of a feeling out process. Holm with a front kick. Holly lands a jab and then a front kick. Tate throws a kick that misses. Miesha catches a Holm kick and trie for takedown but doesn’t get it. Holly with some lead left hands. Nice combo scores for Holm. Stiff left jab lands for Holly. Another font kick from Holm and then a lead left. Tate with a body kick. Nice front kick to the body by Holm. Nice left hand scores for Tate. She leads forward but misses with a punch. High kick partially lands for Holly. Round one comes to end.

Chris Taylor - March 5, 2016

A light heavyweight bout between Gian Villante (14-7 MMA) and Ilir Latifi (12-4 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC 196 main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Vallante lands a leg kick to start. He follows that with a kick to the body. Latifi shoots in for a takedown but Gian stuffs it. The fighters battle against the fence. They break and Villante lands another good kick. More kicks from Gian. Big left hand scores for Latifi. He gets inside on Gian and lands a good combo. Ilir presses Villante against the fence. He lands a good shot and they break. Gian throws a good kick to end round one.

Chris Taylor - March 5, 2016

A light heavyweight bout between Corey Anderson (8-1 MMA) and Tom Lawlor (10-6 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC 196 main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Anderson opens up with leg kick. Big shots land for Lawlor. He lands an uppercut and Cory is hurt. Anderson is on wobbly legs but lands a leg kick. Cory seems to have recovered and lands another good leg kick. Lawlor is pressing forward but is missing with his shots. Good jabs score for Anderson and then a right hand. Lawlor lands a good right hand and then a right hook. Big left hand finds a home for Anderson. Cory scores with another good leg kick. Tom responds with a right hook. Nice counter left scores for Anderson. The fighters exchange shots to close out round one.

Chris Taylor - March 5, 2016

A welterweight bout between Brandon Thatch (11-4 MMA) and Siyar Bahadurzada (22-6-1 MMA) served as the main attraction of tonight’s UFC 196 preliminary card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Thatch opens with a high kick. Some solid leg kicks score for Thatch. Siyar presses forward with punches. Thatch is landing kicks at will but Bahadurzada is eating them and moving forward. Good exchange. The fighters clinch up and exchange knees. Good elbow from Brandon on the break. Both men start swinging for the fences. Thatch ducks under and lands a takedown. Bahadurzada is able to sweep Thatch and ends up on top. Good shots from Bahadurzada. Thatch attempts a triangle submission but it is not there. A few more shots from the top by Siyar as round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - March 5, 2016

A welterweight bout between Erick Silva (18-7 MMA) and Nordine Taleb (12-3 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC 196 preliminary card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Taleb opens with a leg kick. Nordine follows up with a head kick but misses. Silva fires a spinning back kick but does not connect. Huge right hand just misses from Silva. Taleb scores with a nice kick to the body. Leg kick from Nordine. Silva replies with a hard leg kick of his own. Taleb seems to have injured his left ankle. He is having a hard time finding his footing. Big body kick lands from Silva. Another nice body kick from Silva but Taleb catches the leg and takes Silva down. Eric is back up and throwing heavy shots. Nice leg kick from Silva. Nordine returns fire with a leg kick of his own. Good body kick from Taleb. Silva shoots in for a takedown but misses and eats a knee for his troubles to end round one.

Chris Taylor - March 5, 2016

A middleweight bout between Vitor Miranda (12-4 MMA) and Marcelo Guimaraes (9-2-1 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC 196 preliminary card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Miranda opens up with back-to-back head kicks. Guimaraes pushes forward and presses Vitor up against the fence. Marcelo is working hard for a takedown but Miranda is not having it. The fighters scramble and Guimaraes winds up in top position. Miranda gets back and they battle in the clinch. The referee steps in and forces the fighters to break. Miranda with a body kick. Good leg kick returned by Guimaraes and he follows that up with some solid shots. Marcelo is working for another takedown. Good elbows from Vitor while Marcelo tries to lock up his legs. The fighters break and then exchange leg kicks. Nice jab by Miranda. Guimaraes returns fire with a leg kick. Good combination before the end of round one by Miranda.

Chris Taylor - March 5, 2016

A featherweight bout between Darren Elkins (20-5 MMA) and Chas Skelly (15-2 MMA) kicked off the UFC 196 prelims on Fox Sports 1. Round one begins and Skelly lands a good shot to the body and then a big left hand. Elkins grabs a hold of Skelly and presses him up against the fence. Good knees and elbows by Elkins from the clinch. Skelly breaks free and lands some big shots on Elkins. Darren is bleeding but lands a takedown. Skelly grabs a leg and starts attempting a heel hook. It’s deep but Elkins breaks free. Another good leg lock attempt by Skelly but Darren is able to fight it off. They are back to their feet and Elkins lands a front kick and follows up with some great uppercuts. Skelly clinches up but it is Darren who is landing the better knees from the position. They separate and Skelly lands a good hook before being pressed up against the fence by Elkins. That is how round one ends.

Chris Taylor - March 5, 2016

A lightweight tilt between Jason Saggo (11-2 MMA) and Justin Salas (12-7 MMA) served as the second bout of tonight’s UFC 196 card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Saggo opens up with a body kick followed by an inside leg kick. Salas presses forward with a left hand that is partially blocked. Saggo throws a hook kick but it misses and he gets taken down by Salas for his efforts. Saggo working for a submission from his back and eventually sweeps Salas and winds up in top position. Good elbows from Saggo who is now working in side control. Elbows and hammer fists from the top by Saggo. He is searching for an armbar but Salas defends. Saggo moves to the back of Salas and sinks in one hook. He gets both hooks in and starts pounding away on Salas. The ref steps in and it is all over!

Chris Taylor - March 5, 2016

A featherweight tilt between Julian Erosa (15-3 MMA) and Teruto Ishihara (8-2-2 MMA) kicked off tonight’s UFC 196 event in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Ishihara is applying some serious pressure to start. The Japanese fighter lands a solid inside leg kick on Erosa. More good leg kicks from Teruto and he follows that up with en excellent combo. Erosa is struggling to find his range. Ishihara lands another good leg kick but Erosa eats it and lands a solid front kick that actually knocks Ishihara down. Teruto bounces back up and lands a head kick followed by two solid shots on Erosa. Julian would score a late takedown to close out round one.