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Stipe Miocic pounds Philip De Fries for quick KO victory at UFC on Fuel TV 1
Division 1 baseball and wrestling are on his resume, but if Stipe Miocic keeps going this way in mixed martial arts those accomplishments will be a footnote. The former elite athlete at Cleveland State put on a show on Fuel TV by finishing a fellow unbeaten Philip De Fries in just 43 seconds in Omaha, Ne.
After a plodding victory over Joey Beltran in his debut at UFC, Miocic looked to send a message here. He came out looking to bang and paid the price in the early seconds. Just 16 seconds in, De Fries (8-1, 1-1 UFC) drilled him with a three-punch combination. The Independence, Ohio native stood his ground stuffing a weak attempt at a clinch and reset himself.
Miocic (8-0. 2-0 UFC) landed a big right of own with 4:25 left that stopped De Fries in his tracks. A submission specialist, De Fries freaked out and tried to punch his way out of trouble. It didn’t work. De Fries got pushed back into the cage when Miocic landed another big right. That was all it took. He dropped to his hands and his knees, and covered up. He didn’t want to fight anymore, so referee Dan Miragliotta saved him after seven more shots.
Miocic’s skill set is impressive. He was a high level college wrestler at 197 pounds and also played on the Cleveland State baseball team.
He’s the rare wrestler, who also boxed at a young age. He’s got a Golden Gloves title to his credit. At 29, he’s getting a little bit of a late start to his MMA career, but it’s also allowed to grow into his frame. The 6-foot-4, 240 pounder didn’t have an ounce of fat on him. He continues the trend of new heavyweights, who are much more athletic than the big men of the part.
Dillashaw regains his status as a top 135-pound prospect to watch
The outcome of “The Ultimate Fighter” doesn’t always predict who’ll be the best fighter to come off the show. T.J. Dillashaw wasn’t up to snuff at the TUF 14 Finale, but he more than made up for it tonight by putting on a clinch against Walel Watson. Dillashaw rolled with a unanimous decision victory, 30-25, 30-25 and 30-26.
Dillashaw, 25, destroyed Watson from the opening seconds. He scored two takedowns early and worked what appeared to be three nasty chokes. And that was all in the first round. In the second, Watson found himself on his back just 24 seconds in. By late in the second, he’d outstruck Watson 110-2.
At 5-11, Watson is extremely long for the division, but Dillashaw did a great job staying away from any submission predicaments by working mostly from half guard. He also mounted Watson on several occasions.
At the end of the fight, Dillashaw’s advantage in the stats department was staggering. He outlanded 172-12.
TUF 12 champ Brookins looks explosive in easy victory over Rocha
If Jonathan Brookins can clean up one bugaboo in his game he has a chance to be a real player in the UFC’s featherweight division. Brookins holds his chin a little too high, but it didn’t matter tonight because he made such quick work of Vagner Rocha.
A flubbed Rocha takedown attempt turned into a dominant position for Brookins, who scored the rare top control knockout of Rocha at the 1:43 mark of the first round.
Rocha caught a Brookin kick and tried to drive forward to shoot for a double leg takedown. Brookins easily thwarted the attempt and pushed forward to get Rocha on his back. Instead of staying patient and protecting himself, the Brazilian started grasping at a leg to potentially attempt a knee bar and foot submission.
Brookins is too slick for that, so he started raining down right hands. the first three didn’t land cleanly, but the fourth did. So much so that is appeared to knockout Rocha, who ate three more shots before the ref tossed Brookins to the side.
UFC on Fuel TV 1 undercard results:
Ivan Menjivar def. John Albert via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:45
Justin Salas def. Anton Kuivanen via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-27)
Tim Means def. Bernado Magalhaes vis unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26).
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Video: Condit?s left hook takes out Hardy
Earlier this week, we reminded you of Ryan Bader’s punching power. How about another reminder, this time in the form of Carlos Condit taking out Dan Hardy?
Hardy was attacking, leaving himself open for Condit’s perfectly placed left hook. That win was Condit’s third in a row. Since moving to the UFC from the WEC, he is 3-1, and will try to improve that record against Dong Hyun Kim on Saturday.
A title shot is Condit’s goal, but do you think he will get it? Tell us in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.
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UFC on Fox 3 adds Johnny Bedford vs. Nick Denis, Pablo Garza vs. Dennis Bermudez
By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
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Two exciting new fights have been scheduled for the undercard of UFC on Fox 3 this May, as Johnny Bedford will take on Nick Denis, and Dennis Bermudez will meet Pablo Garza at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
The UFC announced the two new fights on Friday afternoon.
Bedford was supposed to make his second UFC appearance in January at UFC on Fox 2, but his fight with Mitch Gagnon was scrapped at the last minute due to visa issues. Bedford entered the UFC through The Ultimate Fighter 14 last fall, and took out Louis Gaudinot in his first official UFC fight in December.
Denis made a quick impression in his own UFC debut in January, taking out Joseph Sandoval at UFC on FX 1. Denis delivered a series of short elbow strikes in the clinch that knocked Sandoval out cold in just 22 seconds.
Bermudez was the runner-up in the featherweight tournament of TUF 14, but he came very close to capturing the title himself. In a massively entertaining back and forth round against Diego Brandao, he dropped Brandao and came close to stopping him. However, he got caught in a fight-ending armbar with seconds left in the round.
Garza hopes to rebound from a submission loss himself, suffered in a bout against Dustin Poirier in November. That loss, just the second of his career, snapped a two-fight winning streak that saw him earn a flying knee “Knockout of the Night” and a flying triangle “Submission of the Night.”
UFC on Fox 3 takes place on May 5, headlined by a five-round lightweight contender bout between Jim Miller and Nate Diaz.
Penick’s Analysis: Both of these are fantastic matchups. Bedford looked great against Louis Gaudinot, and it will be great to see what he can do against another exciting 135 lb. fighter in Denis. If Denis can follow up the performance against Sandoval with something spectacular against Bedford it will be especially impressive. As for Garza-Bermudez, both suffered setbacks in their respective last fights, but both are immensely exciting to watch, and this should be a really good fight for the fans in New Jersey.
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