AMAZING!@CowboyCerrone locks in an air-tight triangle choke that gets the tap! #UFCPittsburgh https://t.co/VtIbYLRgHf
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) February 22, 2016
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone took on Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 83 in Pittsburgh on Sunday night, and in the end, “Cowboy” won. Specifically, Cowboy Cerrone who, after eating plenty of big shots from a feisty Oliveira, timed a perfect takedown, advanced into mount, then set up a GORGEOUS triangle to force the tap and finish the fight early in the first.
The results for Fight Night 83 are as follows:
— Donald Cerrone def. Alex Oliveira via submission (round 1).
AMAZING!@CowboyCerrone locks in an air-tight triangle choke that gets the tap! #UFCPittsburgh https://t.co/VtIbYLRgHf
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) February 22, 2016
— Derek Brunson def. Roan Carneiro via an unrelenting beatdown that resulted in a TKO (round 1).
WHAT. A. BEATDOWN. #UFCPittsburgh @DerekBrunson https://t.co/MVx0cYH4It
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) February 22, 2016
— Cody Garbrandt def. Augusto Mendes via TKO (round 1).
— Dennis Bermudez def. Tatsuya Kawajiri via unanimous decision.
— Chris Camozzi def. Joe Riggs with a plethora of knees just 26 seconds into the first round.
THOSE KNEE'S! @ChrisCamozzi unloads a barrage of knee's to finish Joe Riggs! #UFCPittsburgh https://t.co/GkiP9fP0gG
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) February 22, 2016
— James Krause def. Shane Campbell via unanimous decision.
Prelims
— Alex Garcia def Sean Strickland via never-ending flurry of strikes AKA a TKO (round 3).
Down goes Garcia! @SStricklandMMA smelled the finish and went for it! #UFCPittsburgh https://t.co/u1PT8OJvnH
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) February 22, 2016
— Oluwale Bamgbose def. Daniel Sarafian via head kick and strikes (round 1).
WOW! One minute into the 1st round was all @HolyWarAngelMMA needed to KO Daniel Sarafian! #UFCPittsburgh https://t.co/Ddm2kfOgHj
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) February 22, 2016
— Anthony Smith def. Leonardo Guimarães via unanimous decision.
— Nathan Coy def. Jonavin Webb via unanimous decision.
Fight Pass
— Ashlee Evans-Smith def. Marion Reneau via split-decision.
— Lauren Murphy def. Kelly Faszholz via TKO (round 3) in a wild battle.
https://twitter.com/ZProphet_MMA/status/701548681766563840
— Shamil Abdurakhimov def. Anthony Hamilton via unanimous decision.