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Fight #5:
-Tyson Griffin vs. Thiago Tavares
Round 1: Not much action in the first minute of the round. Feel out process going on. A minute and ten in and we got a loud round of boo's from the crowd. Good leg kick from Griffin. Griffin shoots for a takedown and gets it. Tavares has full guard. Griffin has him stuffed up against the cage on his back. Griffin postures up and lands a big punch. Tavares works on a leg and the two scramble back to their feet. Griffin with some good punches and is working for another takedown up against the cage. Knee to the body from Tavares, some punches from Griffin. Griffin working on the takedown still. Tavares almost gets Griffin down but Griffin swings him over and onto his back. Griffin on top in Tavares' butterfly guard. Griffin with punches from the top as he postures up. Trying to pass the legs of Tavares, Tavares is throwing up kicks. Mazagatti warning Griffin for holding the cage. Tavares working for a leg again from the bottom. He uses it to get Griffin down and now the two scramble. Tavares gets Griffin's back, but Griffin pops out the back door. Tavares on his back now with Griffin landing a big punch on top. Butterfly guard from Tavares. Griffin working punches to the body. Griffin looking to pass Tavares' full guard now. Tavares working for an oma plata, but Griffin passes his guard instead. They scramble and now they're in the clinch on their feet against the cage. 15 seconds left in the round. Griffin working knees to the thigh of Tavares. Round over. 10-9 Griffin.
Round 2: Tavares lands a flying knee that momentarily stuns Griffin. Tavares comes running in and eats a punch from Griffin. He gets Griffin down though and is in Griffin's full guard. Griffin looking to wall walk is way to his feet. Tavares pulls him right back down. Tavares advances to half guard. Tavares quickly gains mount. Griffin is bucking up trying to escape the bad position. Tavares gets Griffin's back and is working for a rear naked choke. Griffin stands up still in the choke. Tavares loses the arms under the throat still on Griffin's back as Griffin is still standing. Still in this position for a while here. Tavares gets slung over and Griffin is on top of him on the ground. Tavares locks in an armbar and it looks pretty good so far. Tavares is rolling trying to secure it tighter. His back is against the cage though so he can't fully extend. Griffin escapes and is in Tavares' full guard. Griffin throwing down punches. A couple good ones landing now. Tavares throws his legs up for a submission but has nothing. Griffin works for a guillotine but Tavares rolls on top of Griffin. Griffin still holding onto the choke though. Tavares advances to side mount, still in the choke. Tavares pops his head out and takes Griffin's back. Tavares is working for the rear naked choke and again Griffin stands up on his feet, with Griffin still on his back. Griffin slams him down and breaks free and is on top of him now in full guard. 30 seconds left. Great round, great fight thus far. Tavares is cut on the left eye. Lots of swelling as well. Round ends.
Round 3: We're clinched up against the cage early in the third and final round here. Griffin with one underhook throwing shoulder strikes to Tavares' face. Tavares takes Griffin down. Tavares working for an oma plata. Griffin amazingly spins out of it and to Tavares' back. We're back in the feet in the clinch again. Griffin working for a takedown from this position, but Tavares is defending well. Griffin throwing knees to the leg of Tavares. Tavares trips Griffin down but they both quickly bounce back to their feet and we're clinched against the cage again. 3 minutes left in the round. Not a lot going on in this clinch. Just as I say that Griffin lands a nice punch and standing elbow. We got some distance now and the two are throwing punches, neither landing anything yet. Tavares for a takedown and eventually gets it. Griffin already wall walking his way back up. We're clinched on the feet against the cage again. Joe Rogan giving a lecture on the 10-point must system in MMA. Knee to the body from Tavares. Knee to the body from Griffin, but falls to his butt in doing so. Tavares on top now in Griffin's guard. Griffin standing up again and Tavares is taking his back. Tavares is looking for an armbar or oma plata but Griffin slips out and winds up on top. 20 seconds left in the fight. Griffin with hammer punches, one landing solidly. Tavares has a leg and uses it to get on top. Round ends. What a great fight. Should be Griffin's decision I'm thinking.
Tyson Griffin def. Thiago Tavares via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28) after 3 Rounds.
-Tyson Griffin vs. Thiago Tavares
Round 1: Not much action in the first minute of the round. Feel out process going on. A minute and ten in and we got a loud round of boo's from the crowd. Good leg kick from Griffin. Griffin shoots for a takedown and gets it. Tavares has full guard. Griffin has him stuffed up against the cage on his back. Griffin postures up and lands a big punch. Tavares works on a leg and the two scramble back to their feet. Griffin with some good punches and is working for another takedown up against the cage. Knee to the body from Tavares, some punches from Griffin. Griffin working on the takedown still. Tavares almost gets Griffin down but Griffin swings him over and onto his back. Griffin on top in Tavares' butterfly guard. Griffin with punches from the top as he postures up. Trying to pass the legs of Tavares, Tavares is throwing up kicks. Mazagatti warning Griffin for holding the cage. Tavares working for a leg again from the bottom. He uses it to get Griffin down and now the two scramble. Tavares gets Griffin's back, but Griffin pops out the back door. Tavares on his back now with Griffin landing a big punch on top. Butterfly guard from Tavares. Griffin working punches to the body. Griffin looking to pass Tavares' full guard now. Tavares working for an oma plata, but Griffin passes his guard instead. They scramble and now they're in the clinch on their feet against the cage. 15 seconds left in the round. Griffin working knees to the thigh of Tavares. Round over. 10-9 Griffin.
Round 2: Tavares lands a flying knee that momentarily stuns Griffin. Tavares comes running in and eats a punch from Griffin. He gets Griffin down though and is in Griffin's full guard. Griffin looking to wall walk is way to his feet. Tavares pulls him right back down. Tavares advances to half guard. Tavares quickly gains mount. Griffin is bucking up trying to escape the bad position. Tavares gets Griffin's back and is working for a rear naked choke. Griffin stands up still in the choke. Tavares loses the arms under the throat still on Griffin's back as Griffin is still standing. Still in this position for a while here. Tavares gets slung over and Griffin is on top of him on the ground. Tavares locks in an armbar and it looks pretty good so far. Tavares is rolling trying to secure it tighter. His back is against the cage though so he can't fully extend. Griffin escapes and is in Tavares' full guard. Griffin throwing down punches. A couple good ones landing now. Tavares throws his legs up for a submission but has nothing. Griffin works for a guillotine but Tavares rolls on top of Griffin. Griffin still holding onto the choke though. Tavares advances to side mount, still in the choke. Tavares pops his head out and takes Griffin's back. Tavares is working for the rear naked choke and again Griffin stands up on his feet, with Griffin still on his back. Griffin slams him down and breaks free and is on top of him now in full guard. 30 seconds left. Great round, great fight thus far. Tavares is cut on the left eye. Lots of swelling as well. Round ends.
Round 3: We're clinched up against the cage early in the third and final round here. Griffin with one underhook throwing shoulder strikes to Tavares' face. Tavares takes Griffin down. Tavares working for an oma plata. Griffin amazingly spins out of it and to Tavares' back. We're back in the feet in the clinch again. Griffin working for a takedown from this position, but Tavares is defending well. Griffin throwing knees to the leg of Tavares. Tavares trips Griffin down but they both quickly bounce back to their feet and we're clinched against the cage again. 3 minutes left in the round. Not a lot going on in this clinch. Just as I say that Griffin lands a nice punch and standing elbow. We got some distance now and the two are throwing punches, neither landing anything yet. Tavares for a takedown and eventually gets it. Griffin already wall walking his way back up. We're clinched on the feet against the cage again. Joe Rogan giving a lecture on the 10-point must system in MMA. Knee to the body from Tavares. Knee to the body from Griffin, but falls to his butt in doing so. Tavares on top now in Griffin's guard. Griffin standing up again and Tavares is taking his back. Tavares is looking for an armbar or oma plata but Griffin slips out and winds up on top. 20 seconds left in the fight. Griffin with hammer punches, one landing solidly. Tavares has a leg and uses it to get on top. Round ends. What a great fight. Should be Griffin's decision I'm thinking.
Tyson Griffin def. Thiago Tavares via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28) after 3 Rounds.
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