Cerrone makes Oliveria tap in 1st In the battle of Cowboys, Donald Cerrone forced Alex Oliveira in the first round of their scheduled five round Welterweight bout at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, PA. Cerrone got Oliverira down and got him in a front triangle choke and Oliveira tapped immediately at 2:33. Cerrone, 170 lbs of Albuquerque, NM is 29-7-1. Oliveira, 171 lbs of Rio de Jineriro, BRA is 13-3-1-1. Derek Brunson stopped Roan Carneiro in the first round of their Middleweight bout. Brunson had Carneiro on the ground and landed about 30 consecutive punches and the fight was stopped at 2:38. Brunson, 186 lbs of Wilmington, NC is 15-3. Carniero, 184.5 lbs of Atlanta, GA is 20-10. Cody Garbrandt stopped Augusto Mendes in the first round battle of undefeated Featherweights. Garbrandt dropped Mendes with an overhand right. Garbrandt celebrated briefly but landed two more punches on the ground and the fight was stopped at 4:18. Garbrandt, 140 1/2 lbs of Sacramento, CA is 8-0. Mendes, 142 lbs of Glendale, AZ is 5-1. Dennis Bermudez won a three round unanimous decision over Tatsuya Kawajiri in a Featherweight bpout. Bermudez, 146 lbs of Lindhurst, NY won by scores of 29-28 on all cards and is now 16-5. Kawajiri, 146 lbs of Ibaraki , JP is 35-7-2. Chris Camozzi stopped Joe Riggs in the first round of their Middleweight bout. Camozzi landed a jab and he followed that up with five knees to the face and Riggs fell to the canvas and the fight was stopped at 26 seconds. Camozzi, 185.5 lbs of Englewood, CO is now 23-10. Riggs, 186 lbs of Glendale, AZ is 41-17-1. James Krause won a unanimous decision over Shane Campbell in a Lightweight bout. Krause, 155.5 lbs of Lee Summitt, MO won all cards 29-28 and is now 23-7. Campbell, 156 lbs of Kelowna, BC, CAN is 12-4. Sean Stricland stopped Alex Garcia in the final round of their Welterweight bout. Strickland bloodied Garcia around the eye. In round three, Strickland wobbled Garcia all over the Octagon until a huge right hand dropped Garcia and the bout was stopped at 4:25 of round three. Strickland, 170.5 lbs of Corona, CA is 17-1. Garcia, 171 lbs of Montreal, CAN is 13-3. Oluwale Bamgbose stopped Daniel Sarafian in round one of their Middleweight bout. Bamgbose landed a big left kick to the head that knocked Sarafian down and two hard punches later the fight was stopped at 1:00. Bamgbose, 185 lbs of New York is 6-1. Sarafian, 186 lbs of Sao Paulo, BRA is 10-6. Anthony Smith won a three round unanimous decision over Leonardo Augustu Leleco in a Middleweight bout. In round two, Lelenco began to bleed from his forehead. Smith, 185.5 lbs of Omaha, NE won by scores of 29-28 on all cards and is now 25-11. Leleco, 184.5 lbs of Salvador, BRA is 11-2-1. Nathan Coy won a three round unanimous decision over Jonivan Webb in a Welterweight bout. Coy, 170 lbs of Coconut Creek, FL won by scores of 29-28 on all cards and is now 15-6. Wbb, 169 1/2 lbs of Marlton, NJ is now 8-2-1..