UFC 129 Results: Claude Patrick Edges Daniel Roberts

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Claude Patrick took a unanimous 29-28 decision over Daniel Roberts after three hard fought rounds at UFC 129.

Patrick got the take down to start the action but Roberts attacked his left arm, working for a kimura. Patrick had to stand up to escape the hold. Patrick landed a hard leg kick before clinching up. From the clinch Patrick peppered Roberts with sharp punches. They separated briefly and Patrick landed a hard right hand then got a trip take down. He attempted an arm triangle choke but couldn’t get anywhere from inside Roberts’ guard. Roberts threatened with an omaplata but Patrick lept to his feet and assaulted Roberts with a series of 1-2 punches.

Roberts fought hard to get the fight to the ground in the second. He ate some hard knees to the face in the process. Patrick was able to fight off Roberts on the ground a couple of times early in the round. Roberts got another take down with a little more than two minutes left and got side control. Patrick reclaimed full guard, but Roberts took his back before Patrick escaped. Roberts was visibly exhausted at the end of the round.

Roberts landed some strikes to open the third. Patrick forced the clinch and backed Roberts up against the cage and scored a nifty trip take down. On the ground, Patrick took mount and landed some punches before Roberts regained guard. Patrick landed a left that allowed Roberts to stand back up. Roberts shot in for a single leg but Patrick stuffed it. Roberts ended up getting a body lock in the clinch before the ref restarted them. Roberts shot in and dove into a guillotine attempt and ended the fight in Patrick’s guard, throwing punches.

The Canadian Patrick improves to 3-0 in the UFC with wins over Ricardo Funch (via guillotine choke) at UFC 115 and James Wilks (via unanimous decision) at UFC 120.

Roberts is 3-2 in the UFC with his only loss coming in his promotional debut against John Howard. His most recent win was over Greg Soto by kimura at UFC 125.

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Nate Wilcox is the founding editor of BloodyElbow.com. As such he has hired every editor and writer to work for the site. Wilcox’s writing for BE is known for its emphasis on MMA history, the evolution of fighting techniques and strong opinions. Wilcox developed the SBN MMA consensus rankings which were featured in USA Today from 2009 to 2011. Before founding BE, Wilcox was a political operative working for such figures as Senators John Kerry and Mark Warner and an early political blogger. He is the co-author of Netroots Rising, a history of the political blogosphere from 2003 to 2007. Wilcox also hosts the Let It Roll podcast on music history for the Pantheon Podcast Network.