{"id":185292,"date":"2016-02-06T19:56:10","date_gmt":"2016-02-07T03:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=185292"},"modified":"2016-02-07T13:10:49","modified_gmt":"2016-02-07T21:10:49","slug":"ufn-82-results-alex-nicholson-vs-misha-cirkunov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-results\/ufn-82-results-alex-nicholson-vs-misha-cirkunov\/","title":{"rendered":"UFN 82 Results: Misha Cirkunov submits Alex Nicholson in round two"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A light heavyweight fight between Alex Nicholson (6-2 MMA) and Misha Cirkunov (11-2 MMA) served as the second bout of the UFC Fight Night 82 main card in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Round one begins and Nicholson starts off by throwing some leg kicks. Cirkunov fires back with a kick of his own followed by an uppercut. Cirkunov with a kick to the body that lands. Nicholson misses with a spinning elbow and Misha takes him to the ground. Cirkunov searches for a submission but can&#8217;t lock in the attempt. Nicholson is back to his feet and lands a kick low to Cirkunov&#8217;s groin. The ref stops the action so Misha can recover. Cirkunov is trying to get the fight to the ground but Nicholson isn&#8217;t having it. Alex tries a spinning back elbow but misses. Cirkunov scores a takdedown and takes the back of Nicholson. Good shots from Misha as round one ends.<\/p>\n<p>Good shots land for Cirkunov to begin round two. Misha scores the early takedown and immediately takes the back of Nicholson. Good shots from back mount by Cirkunov. He&#8217;s landing a ton of small shots and moves in for a rear-naked choke. 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