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Former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor got some training in this past weekend in Atlanta. “The Notorious” was in town for the Super Bowl and stopped by American Top Team’s Atlanta, Georgia facility. While there, Mc…
Former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor got some training in this past weekend in Atlanta. “The Notorious” was in town for the Super Bowl and stopped by American Top Team’s Atlanta, Georgia facility. While there, McGregor got to work on his jiu-jitsu skills with black belt Roan ‘Jucao’ Carneiro. Carneiro is a former UFC middleweight […]
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Ahead of his clash against Robert Whittaker in the headline bout of the upcoming UFC Fight Night 101 event, which goes down live from the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, Derek Brunson is the subject of the lates…
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Ahead of his clash against Robert Whittaker in the headline bout of the upcoming UFC Fight Night 101 event, which goes down live from the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, Derek Brunson is the subject of the latest “UFC Free Fight.”
Featured above is the complete bout between Brunson and Roan Carneiro from the UFC Fight Night 83 event. Brunson would go on to defeat Carneiro via first-round knockout at the 2:38 mark of what was positioned as the co-main event of the UFN 83.
UFC Fight Night 101: Whittaker vs. Brunson goes down live from Melbourne this Sunday, November 27, 2016 and airs live via FOX Sports 1 (FS1).
Welterweight grapplers Roan Carneiro and Kenny Robertson kept the action coming at UFC Fight Night Hidalgo tonight (September 17, 2016) on FS1. Robertson came out with his trademark awkward movement featuring twitchy head movement. He backs Carneiro toward the cage, and they clinch up. “Jucao” reverses and drags Robertson to the mat, but the American
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Welterweight grapplers Roan Carneiro and Kenny Robertson kept the action coming at UFC Fight Night Hidalgo tonight (September 17, 2016) on FS1.
Robertson came out with his trademark awkward movement featuring twitchy head movement. He backs Carneiro toward the cage, and they clinch up. “Jucao” reverses and drags Robertson to the mat, but the American escapes back to the feet. Robertson throws a body kick and eats a right hook to the face in return. The welterweights briefly clinch, and Carneiro pulls down Robertson’s head to feed him a knee. The two wing wild punches but fail to connect.
The former Eastern Illinois wrestler flicks out a few kicks but doesn’t land. He continues to stalk Carneiro and lands an overhand right. But not a lot of offense is landing on either side. “Jucao” attempts a spinning back fist but it is blocked. Robertson again pushes his foe back toward the fence, but Carneiro fends him off with two hard kicks and a glancing punch. Robertson is using his lead hand to paw, back Carneiro up, and line up a power punch, but misses on a haymaker. A few combinations partially land for Robertson, and the Brazilian hits a hard leg kick as the round ends.
Robertson again opens with pressure to start round two, but is struggling to find the mark. Carneiro connects with a good straight right but fails to follow up. The two exchange leg kicks. Carneiro finally counters the forward movement of the American by changing levels for a takedown. Robertson sweeps the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, and settles into half guard. He grinds with elbows and punches to the body.
“Jucao” nullifies most of the offense, but Robertson continues to threaten with strikes and advancements. Carneiro gets an angle and briefly fishes for a leg lock, but Robertson quickly escapes. This time he settles into full guard. Carneiro is reaching up and grabbing his own leg to stall, but then uses the position to sweep directly into mount. The American grips his hands behind Carneiro’s back to break his posture, and the Brazilian fails to land much of note during his minute in dominant position.
The striking continues to look sloppy at the start of round three, but Carneiro is having success countering Robertson. A Carneiro takedown is immediately reversed by Robertson, and the two return to a standing position. Robertson continues to pressure, but his tricky movement is largely gone and his punches are coming slowly.
Carneiro has success countering, but fails to land something significant enough to deter his opponent. Midway through the final round and Carneiro is getting the better of the punching exchanges, but Robertson is staying in his face. The former D-1 wrestler is wearing it a bit after eating a stream of “Jucao” jabs. He stays on the offensive though. With 30 seconds left Carneiro goes for a takedown but gets stuffed. The two wing punches as the time ticks away, but hit mostly air.
Final Result: Roan Carneiro def. Kenny Robertson via Split Decision (30-27,29-28,28-29).
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The co-main event of UFC Fight Night 83 showcased two middleweights looking to continue their winning streaks. Roan Carneiro (20-10) hoped to extend his streak to seven, while Derek Brunson (15-3) searched for his fourth straight victory. Brunson lunged forward throwing some heavy right hands. He missed a head kick and Carneiro missed a hook
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The co-main event of UFC Fight Night 83 showcased two middleweights looking to continue their winning streaks. Roan Carneiro (20-10) hoped to extend his streak to seven, while Derek Brunson (15-3) searched for his fourth straight victory.
Brunson lunged forward throwing some heavy right hands. He missed a head kick and Carneiro missed a hook wildly that sent him on his back. Brunson reigned down a series of punches and referee Keith Peterson kept the fight going until “Jucao” was unable to defend himself.
Final Result: Derek Brunson def. Roan Carneiro via TKO (Strikes) – R1, 2:38
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Donald Cerrone vs. Alex Oliveira: Mike Drahota: The move up to welterweight was kind of an obvious decision for Cerrone after his brutal one-sided loss to Rafael dos Anjos, but I’m not so sure that the murderer’s row of top contenders at 170 will make it any easier on him. However, here he gets another
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Donald Cerrone vs. Alex Oliveira:
Mike Drahota:
The move up to welterweight was kind of an obvious decision for Cerrone after his brutal one-sided loss to Rafael dos Anjos, but I’m not so sure that the murderer’s row of top contenders at 170 will make it any easier on him. However, here he gets another usual lightweight in late replacement ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira, so this fight should be a solid bounce-back spot for him. Oliveira has strong punching power, pressure, and submissions in addition to some unorthodox takedowns, and he also exhibits Cerrone’s anyone-at-anytime mentality. However, he lacks the world-class experience of his American “Cowboy” counterpart, meaning I have to go with Cerrone by round two TKO here.
Rory Kernaghan:
Cowboy vs. Cowboy is the fight that will see Cerrone fight for the first time since being dominated by dos Anjos for the second time. The Jackson’s MMA contender is essentially one half of a big squash match this weekend against Oliveira, but with Tim Means failing a drug test there clearly weren’t many other options. Where this fight takes place is really up to Cerrone, as I feel he has the drop on Oliveira in the technical striking and submission game. Of course Oliveira has some nice knockout power, but with Cerrone looking to rebound and potentially even more motivated than before, I can’t see this being a major factor in the big picture. I’m picking Cerrone to put on an angry performance, and score a classic head kick finish in round two.
Mike Henken:
While “Cowboy” Cerrone may be undersized compared to the welterweight elite, he’ll be taking on a fellow usual lightweight in this bout in Oliveira despite the fight taking place at 170 pounds. Oliveira is 3-1 in the UFC thus far, but he’s undoubtedly facing off with his toughest test to date in Cerrone. Cerrone is coming off of a brutal 66-second loss to lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos, but has won eight of his last night. At the end of the day I simply feel as if he is the far superior fighter, and it will show. Cerrone by third round submission.
Derek Brunson vs. Roan Carneiro:
Mike Drahota:
I feel this bout is a bit of an under-the-radar co-main event for a FOX Sports 1 card, as both Brunson and Carneiro have quietly put together some solid win streaks in one of the UFC’s most dangerous divisions. Brunson has looked like a man possessed since his last defeat, a come-from-behind TKO loss to top-ranked Yoel Romero in January 2014. Carneiro is no doubt a dangerous force on the ground, but as a former welterweight, I think Brunson will be too big, strong, and aggressive a challenge to manhandle on the ground. Keeping it standing, I predict Brunson finishes it by second round TKO.
Rory Kernaghan:
Roan Carneiro and Derek Brunson represent two fighters with a ton of potential. In the co-main event slot of the evening, each man has a chance to make his name known, and at a crucial time with the middleweight rankings wide open for the taking. The Jackson’s MMA-trained Brunson is the power striker and Carneiro is just a monster grappler. After seeing the way ‘Jucao’ sent Mark Munoz in to retirement and how Brunson has been smashing jaws left and right, this really is a gut call. I think it’ll be tough to get the muscular and well rounded Brunson to the mat, and for that reason I think we’ll see another first round knockout for Brunson.
Mike Henken:
Brunson has been a force to be reckoned with as of late, winning three consecutive bouts with two coming by way of stoppage. His opponent Carneiro, is no easy task, however, as he’s a third degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with 10 submission wins on his resume. Also a winner of six straight, the Brazilian has been rolling, and I expect him to take this fight to the mat before finishing it. Carneiro by second round submission.
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Chael Sonnen. Jim Ross. One night tournament. Holy shit. Are you ready for this?
We certainly weren’t (and judging by the sparse attendance, nobody else was either) The event was probably one of the most “freakshow-ish” events of the entire year, and we loved every second of it. Here’s a brief recap of the festivities!
The tournament, which was in the welterweight division, started off with Trey Houston vs. Jesse Taylor. Taylor took Houston down early and after a period of inactivity on the ground Houston managed to grab Taylor’s arm and lock in an armbar. Check out the GIF (this and others via Zombie Prophet/Fansided):
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Chael Sonnen. Jim Ross. One night tournament. Holy shit. Are you ready for this?
We certainly weren’t (and judging by the sparse attendance, nobody else was either) The event was probably one of the most “freakshow-ish” events of the entire year, and we loved every second of it. Here’s a brief recap of the festivities!
The tournament, which was in the welterweight division, started off with Trey Houston vs. Jesse Taylor. Taylor took Houston down early and after a period of inactivity on the ground Houston managed to grab Taylor’s arm and lock in an armbar. Check out the GIF (this and others via Zombie Prophet/Fansided):
In the next quarterfinal bout, Roan Carneiro took on Randall Wallace. Carneiro took Wallace down immediately and out-classed him on the mat. He mounted Wallace, then took his back, and then scored a brutal armbar, the second of the night.
In the fight CagePotato viewed as the main event, Cody McKenzie fought Brock Larson. McKenzie looked awful physically. He sported a sizeable beer guy, channeling his inner Chuck Liddell. Despite his physique, he nearly managed to sink a guillotine in toward the end of the first round. But in the second, Larson’s strength prevailed. Overpowered McKenzie on the ground, passed his guard, and submitted him with an arm triangle choke.
The last quarterfinal took place between Joe Ray and Luigi Fioravanti. Fioravanti started the fight by pressing Ray up against the fence. This ended up working to Fioravanti’s disadvantage as Ray landed a knee in the clinch that hurt Fioravanti. Then Ray landed an additional pair of knees which floored Fioravanti, who turtled up.
After the semifinals, there was an interlude. A dude who as 16-23 took on a guy who was making his pro debut. Ugh. The 0-0 guy won. Moving on…
Two young featherweight fighters in Zac Church and Ryan Hayes met one another in a great scrap. The first round had some surprisingly technical scrambles between the two relatively inexperienced fighters and some decent striking exchanges as well. Unfortunately, this torrid pace didn’t continue and the fight slowed down by the end. Zac Church was awarded with a unanimous decision victory.
In semifinal one, Trey Houston met Roan Carneiro. Carneiro controlled the first, taking Houston down and mounting him. He wasn’t able to get the finish though. Carneiro landed a HUGE hook in the second that made Houston limp. Carneiro took Houston down off the punch and ultimately scored a TKO finish via ground and pound.
The next semifinal pit Joe Ray and Brock Larson against one another. Larson controlled the first, taking Ray down and cutting his nose open with an ‘accidental’ headbutt. Ray reversed his fortunes in the second. He managed to take Larson, the wrestler, down and stay on top of him in side control. Ray attempted a D’Arce choke that appeared to be sunk in but he couldn’t finish it. Larson controlled the last round with some serious lay and pray up until a fruitless flurry in the last few seconds. Larson won a unanimous decision. There weren’t any highlights from this to GIF, really.
So the finals were between Roan Carneiro and Brock Larson.
An interlude bout saw bantamweights Tyler Shinn fight Chris Gutierrez. This bout was pretty forgettable and wasn’t that great, in all honesty. Gutierrez was awarded with a split decision win.
Finally, the FINALS of the tournament. Roan Carneiro controlled the first round by pressing Larson against the fence, something we expected Larson to be doing to be honest. The second round saw much of the same and was pretty lackluster, to be honest. No fighter had any real offense, which was understandable as they were depleting from fighting twice already. Carneiro nearly finished the job in the start of the third round. He dragged Larson to the mat immediately, took his back, and started landing ground and pound. Larson, fighting off instinct, managed to regain half guard and then later full guard. Carneiro coasted on top for the rest of the round to win the fight via decision, as well as the entire tournament.
Overall:
We give this event a B-. I was certainly fun but it was plagued with pacing issues later on. The problem was that each tournament fighter had to have a 30-minute rest period after their tournament bouts. That killed the pacing in the last half of the card and made it run to an inconvenient time to those on the east coast. An earlier start date would work wonders. The tournament overall was intriguing, fun, and a refreshing change. It was a bit of a bummer that the final wasn’t terribly exciting.
And, of course, there was Chael Sonnen and Jim Ross on commentary. They started off pretty shaky but managed to pull it together and did a wonderful job. Chael was composed and very informative. JR did great as well, and had some great zingers too.
To us, the event was worth the $20. Let’s hope Battlegrounds survives to do a second event.