Costa Philippou ground and pounds Tim Boetsch en route to UFC 155 victory

Tim Boetsch and Costa Philippou are both looked to move one step closer to a middleweight title shot. The first round saw Boetsch stalk Philippou almost the entire time. He threw some nice combo’s and a couple well timed takedowns to take the round, the only shot Philippou had was a beautiful uppercut while Boetsch was pressing forward. Boetsch finished the round with a nice front kick. Philippou opened up Boetsch in the second with a so-called head-butt. An eye poke stopped action mid-way through the second round when Philippou caught Boetsch with an accidental eye poke. Philippou ended the round landing punches and elbows from the half-guard position. The round begins and Philippou ended up in Boetsch guard. Philippou allowed the bloody Boetsch to get to his feet and then took it back to the mat. Again Philippou backed away and let Boetsch get back to his feet. He ended up back on the ground and pounded  his way to a TKO stoppage.