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Tyson Griffin vs. Marcus Aurelio
Round 1
Griffin drops down and lands a straight right to the body. Just 45 seconds into the contest, the crowd starts to boo the slow start. Griffin is loading up on his punches but is missing way short of his target. Griffin pushes Aurelio to the mat and stands over his opponent throwing right hands. Griffin tries to avoid the Brazilian's guard but he has no choice after Aurelio locks up the left wrist of Griffin. Tyson pulls free and lands a few hard punches before standing to his feet. At the four minute mark, Griffin landed a crisp right to the midsection and a snapping low kick. Another solid body shot scores for Griffin. Aurelio tries to close the distance in search of a single but Griffin stuffs it.
Round 2
Back to the gut goes Griffin with three hard rights in the first 45 seconds of round two. He continues to strike the body to set up a head shot, but has not been able to time a solid chin strike yet. Aurelio shoots a lazy single that is defended easily. Griffin clinches his opponent against the fencing while stomping down on the left foot of Aurelio. Griffin snatches up a leg and slams Aurelio to the canvas. The Brazilian briefly took Griffin's back, but Tyson was able to take the top position. Aurelio went high with his hips in search of a triangle. Griffin postured up and escaped easily.
Round 3
Griffin kicks off the final period with a low kick and a glancing right hook. A digging left uppercut to the liver scores for Griffin. A left hook counter follows from the Xtreme Couture lightweight. Aurelio drops to his knees for a slow single-leg attempt. Griffin sprawls and roughs him up with two left hooks and a right straight. Griffin is dominating with his hands. He mixes is decent footwork and a low kick that buckles Aurelio's left knee. Griffin easily takes Aurelio down with a fast single. Aurelio attacks the left arm of Griffin with an armbar that is blocked. Aurelio switches to the right arm after Griffin pulls free. Time expires with Aurelio sporting damage on the right side of his face in the form of swelling and some blood.
Griffin Wins Via Unanimous Decision
