Round 2: Round two opens with Fitch landing a big head kick followed by a huge slam-takedown. Fitch worked some ground and pound, and eventually Hironaka tried another triangle but Fitch eventually escaped. Hironaka turns, and Fitch tries taking his back but Hironaka scrambles back to guard. Fitch is on top working some good body shots in Hironaka's butterfly guard. Referee stands the fighters up with two minutes left in the round. Fitch lands some good combos with the hands followed by a good kick and another big takedown. On the ground, Fitch has Hironaka against the fence with just over a minute remaining. Fitch continues pounding away to the body on top. Fitch works some good elbows to the head and face. Hironaka throws his legs up and is hoping for an armbar or some sort of arm submission, maybe a triangle. Fitch escapes and pounds down some more. The round ended with a bunch of hard elbows. I've got it 1-1, everyone else reminds me how they think it's 2-0. Time will tell.
Round 3: Round opens with Fitch working some furious combos with the hands, a lot of which landed. Hironaka hit one counter punch that stunned Fitch briefly. Hironaka lands a spinning back kick to Fitch but didn't phase him. Fitch gets another impressive takedown. The fight is stopped for a cut check on Fitch, he's pouring blood. It's from the nose so the fight resumes in the same position, Fitch on top in Hironaka's guard. Fitch continues working effective ground and pound, staying busy and despite being bloody, has Hironaka's face looking - not so good. After a lengthy period of effective elbows and punches from Fitch on top, he slows down and the ref restarts it with just a minute to remain. On the ground, Fitch stays busy but Hironaka eventually scrambles up and the two slug it out to finish the round, with Fitch getting the better. He actually hurt him and could have probably finished him with a little more time. I got it 2-1 Fitch, but expect at least one 30-27 simply because Fitch was on top all round one, and UFC judges seem to favor wrestling.
Jon Fitch def. Kuniyoshi Hironaka via Unanimous Decision (30-25, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 Rounds.
Fight #8: -Sean Sherk vs. Kenny Florian (UFC LW Title)
Round 1: Sherk, 10-9. Sherk immediately took him down to start the round, sat in Florian's guard most of the round doing pitty-patter ground and pound as Florian kept adjusting his hips and squirming around. Eventually, from underneath Florian locks a tight guillotine, despite Sherk's arm being in, and looked to be dangerous. Sherk got out, and at one point almost had a triangle and an armbar on Florian, until Florian scrambled out and almost took Sherk down, but Sherk out-muscled him and finished pounding away on top of Florian.
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