Welcome to Fightline.com's live, round-by-round coverage of UFC 86: "Jackson vs. Griffin. As always, live coverage of tonight's main card is brought to you by UFC Internet Pay-Per-View on Yahoo! Sports.
Tonight's fight card comes to us live from Las Vegas, Nevada. You can catch the PPV on TV or over the internet at Yahoo! Sports starting at 10 ET/ 7 PT.
Now, on to the action! We'll have quick match results available for you after each preliminary fight followed by live round-by round coverage of all main card bouts. Remember to keep refreshing this page for the most up to date results.
Preliminary Fights
Corey Hill vs. Justin Buchholz
Justin Buchholz defeated Hill in 3:57 of Round 2 via tapout with a rear naked choke.
Melvin Guillard vs. Dennis Siver
Melvin Guillard defeated Dennis Siver in just 36 seconds of Round 1 via TKO with punches.
Jorge Gurgel vs. Cole Miller
Cole Miller defeated Jorge Gurgel in what is said to be the fight of the night. The fight went down to the wire with Miller catching Gurgel with a triangle with 34 seconds left in the fight. Referee Yves Lavigne stopped the fight with only 12 seconds left in the fight. Winner via ref stoppage in Round 3: Cole Miller.
Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Justin McCulley
Gonzaga defeated Justin McCulley in Round 1 with a wristlock submission.
Main Card
Tyson Griffin vs. Marcus Aurelio
Round 1: A minute into the round and there was not much action, and the crowd responded with boos. Tyson Griffin pressed the action early with Aurelio trying to secure an armbar. They got back to their feet with less than 90 seconds left in the round. Good first round for Griffin. 10-9 Griffin.
Round 2: The two started with a heated exchange early with Griffin rocking Aurelio with stiff leg kicks. This round was a lot closer, with Aurelio getting Griffin in several dangerous spots, but Aurelio wasn't able to secure anything. Another 10-9 round for Griffin.
Round 3: Aurelio hit Griffin with a big knee early in the round. The two started swinging without connecting with much before Griffin finally took Aurelio took with 90 seconds left. Aurelio was going for a triangle again, but couldn't get it but Griffin kept popping out of it. Another 10-9 round for Griffin.
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