Thiago Tavares survives forehead cut, but loses to Brian Ortega at UFC FN 68

B. Ortega (left) defeated Brazilian T. Tavares (right) at UFC FN 68

UFC Fight Night 68 will not bring back good memories for Brazilian fighters. After Ricardo Demente loses to Jake Collier on the preliminary card, the Santa Catarina Thiago tavares he also left the fighting area without his hand raised. On Saturday night (06), in New Orleans, Thiaguinho fought a great battle on the ground against Brian ortega, but ended up being knocked out in the third round.

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The fight

A jiu-jitsu class. This is how the duel between Thiago tavares e Brian ortega. In his first movements, the Brazilian closed the distance and took down his rival. Thiaguinho threw a few punches against Brian's body, which surprised the Brazilian and attacked with an armbar. Tavares remained calm and defended well.

The Brazilian remained on top and threw some blows, but without force. Halfway through the partial, Brian again attacked with an armbar and despite not being able to submit, he reached the sweep and came out on top. In mount, the North American elbowed Tavares and opened a deep cut on the Brazilian's forehead. Thiago managed to get up quickly, but he was bleeding a lot. At the end of the partial, the Santa Catarina native took the contest to the ground again and finished on top.

T. Tavares with a huge cut on his forehead. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter

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In the second round, Ortega started surprising on the ground. He threw a spinning elbow and the Brazilian felt it. Despite being stunned, Thiago managed to attack his rival's legs and take him down. The Brazilian advanced a few positions until he reached mount. Tavares threw several punches at the American who managed to resist and even attempt a footlock, which was again well defended. In the interval between the robberies, Thiago needed a long treatment to stop the bleeding on his forehead.

With the fight completely open, the third round would be essential to define the fight. AND Brian ortega he was the one who managed to impose his rhythm. Taller, the North American avoided the ground fight and worked with standing strikes. Thiaguinho even tried to take down the North American on two occasions, but without success.

After the Brazilian clamped Brian's back, he couldn't get the takedown and the referee separated the fighters. When the fight resumed, Ortega managed to land good blows on the Santa Catarina native, who fell. The North American took advantage of the moment to set up and land several punches from above until reaching the technical knockout.

UFC Fight Night 68 results

MAIN CARD

Dan Henderson x Tim Boetsch;
Ben Rothwell submitted Matt Mitrione with a guillotine choke at 1m54s of R1;
Justin Poirier defeated Yancy Medeiros by technical knockout at 2:38 of R1;
Brian ortega derrotou Thiago tavares by technical knockout at 4m10s of R3;
Anthony Birchak defeated Joe Soto via R1 TKO;
Francisco Rivera defeated Alex Caceres by knockout 21s into R1;

PRELIMINARY CARD

Shawn Jordan defeated Derrick Lewis by technical knockout 48s into R2;
Omari Akhmedov defeated Brian Ebersole by technical knockout (concussion) 5m from R1;
 Chris Wade derrotou Christos Giagos in the unanimous decision of the judges (29×28, 30×27, 29×28);
Joe Proctor submitted Justin Edwards with a guillotine choke at 4:58 of R3;
Jake collier derrotou Ricardo Demente in the judges' split decision (29×28, 28×29, 29×28);
José Quiñonez submitted Leonardo Morales with a rear naked choke at 2m34s of R1;