Tag: Antonio Carlos Junior

UFC Fight Night 119: Munhoz, Luque, Carlos Junior Score Finishes

As part of the action Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 119 in Brazil, Pedro Munhoz, Vicente Luque and Antonio Carlos Junior all scored finishes. Munhoz submitted Rob Font, which you can see in the video above, in a key main card bantamweight battle. Luque and Carlos Junior also earned submissions over Niko Price and […]

As part of the action Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 119 in Brazil, Pedro Munhoz, Vicente Luque and Antonio Carlos Junior all scored finishes. Munhoz submitted Rob Font, which you can see in the video above, in a key main card bantamweight battle. Luque and Carlos Junior also earned submissions over Niko Price and […]

Antonio Carlos Junior Thinks Derek Brunson Wants Easier Fights

Antonio Carlos Junior was surprised that Derek Brunson accepted his call-out. Junior expressed interest in a bout with Brunson after he submitted Eric Spicely at UFC 212. Brunson accepted the challenge after his UFC Fight Night 110 knockout win over Daniel Kelly. Speaking with MMAFighting.com, Junior said he believes Brunson wants easier fights: “I think […]

Antonio Carlos Junior was surprised that Derek Brunson accepted his call-out. Junior expressed interest in a bout with Brunson after he submitted Eric Spicely at UFC 212. Brunson accepted the challenge after his UFC Fight Night 110 knockout win over Daniel Kelly. Speaking with MMAFighting.com, Junior said he believes Brunson wants easier fights: “I think […]

Antonio Carlos Junior: ‘I Want to Fight Chris Weidman’ After UFC 212

Antonio Carlos Junior wants to prove himself against top middleweight competition. Before he can do that, he must get past Eric Spicely on June 3 inside the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for UFC 212. Junior will be looking to extend his winning streak to three. After being TKO’d by Daniel Kelly, Junior submitted Leonardo Augusto […]

Antonio Carlos Junior wants to prove himself against top middleweight competition. Before he can do that, he must get past Eric Spicely on June 3 inside the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for UFC 212. Junior will be looking to extend his winning streak to three. After being TKO’d by Daniel Kelly, Junior submitted Leonardo Augusto […]

Daniel Kelly Finishes Antonio Carlos Junior With Nasty Ground And Pound

A middleweight showdown between Brazil’s Antonio Carlos Junior (5-2, 1 NC) and Australian judo specialist Daniel Kelly (11-1) took place at UFC Fight Night 85 in Brisbane. While Junior got off to a good start, things took a turn for the worse. Junior threw out two kicks to get the fight underway. He threw a

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A middleweight showdown between Brazil’s Antonio Carlos Junior (5-2, 1 NC) and Australian judo specialist Daniel Kelly (11-1) took place at UFC Fight Night 85 in Brisbane.

While Junior got off to a good start, things took a turn for the worse.

Junior threw out two kicks to get the fight underway. He threw a punch and took Kelly down. “Cara de Sapato” took the back of his opponent and looked for a rear naked choke. Junior landed some punches in an attempt to lower Kelly’s guard. With about 12 seconds left in the round, Junior went for an arm bar but time expired.

Junior ducked some punches and threw a head kick early in the second stanza. Kelly stuffed a couple of takedown attempts. A knee found the mark for “Cara de Sapato.” Kelly landed two solid left hands. Junior went for another takedown, but was kneed for his efforts. A straight right found the home for Junior. Kelly sprawled on another takedown attempt. Kelly got a hold of Junior’s back and rained down punches. The two returned to the stand up. Junior finally got his takedown and wrapped up a body triangle. Junior overcommitted and Kelly slipped out. “Cara de Sapato” appeared to roll on his right ankle as commentator Kenny Florian pointed out.

Kelly went after Junior at the start of round three with jabs. Junior connected with a knee to the body. In the clinch, Junior landed a knee low and time was called. Kelly recovered quickly and the fight resumed. A sloppy takedown attempt turned disastrous for Junior as Kelly dropped a hellstorm of strikes on his opponent for the victory.

Final Result: Daniel Kelly def. Antonio Carlos Junior via TKO (Strikes) – R3, 1:36

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