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It took only 43 seconds for Stipe Miocic to knock out the formerly undefeated heavyweight Phil De Fries and improve his record to 8 wins and 0 losses.
“I’ve got to keep my hands up, I guess,” Miocic said of his early stumble. “I was fighting his fight. My coach said to fight my fight, and I did. I hit him, and I saw him wobble, and I saw blood and went after him and kept going.”
-Stipe Miocic Interview With MMA Junkie, Post Fight
The first round started with De Fries attempting a take-down, but the Croatian appeared much faster on his feet and was able to throw the Brit away. De Fries was the first to connect on the feet but that just appeared to awaken the beast in Miocic. The Croatian immediately moved forward and unloaded a heavy right that shook up De Fries. Miocic smelled blood and continued to unload punches to De Fries’ head. The British heavyweight fell to the ground and Miocic followed, unloading a barrage of punches like a machine gun, forcing the referee to step in at the 43-second mark.
Miocic-De Fries Fight at UFC on FUEL 1
This win earned Miocic the “knockout of the night” award and a big bonus check. Miocic’s next opponent should be a step up in competition as he proved tonight that he will be a contender in the UFC heavyweight division.
Let’s all show our support for Stipe and give him props on his twitter account @smiocic.
Another win and quick KO for the Hrvati in the biggest MMA organization in the world. Keep your eyes open for another interview with Stipe Miocic in the upcoming weeks.
BRAVO STIPE!!!!!!!!!
You can follow me on twitter @crocrippler or on Facebook “Croatian Crippler”
Can’t believe JP and Crippler are childhood buds. Small world.
@IvicA
No worries, she could definitely do worse than the Crippler 🙂
And she’s already married to a Splican/Hercegovac… Actually come to think of it, it might be a good wrestling match between the two of them 🙂
Plus, we go way back, I remember the Crippler when he was a wee toddler, and me a teenager, he was just as energetic then too 🙂
@Crippler
Glad to hear that! I think Dan’s coming out to see me in April, which is always great!
Maybe you’re psychic, but probably just knowledgeable 🙂
STEAMROLLER!!!
Love the grb location! Talk about ballsy!
Nothing is wrong, dudes excellent, I’m pumped there’s finally a probable replacement for mirko, just think our grb should be over someone’s cock, still glad to have it on his shorts though, we need more proud croatians in this world, especially diaspora.
Oooh! JP, you gonna take that from Crippler?
@JP
Im psychic i guess hahah. On another note seen your sis last wknd at Dans
Pas mater al ste Hrvati…
Even when the dude wins, people will always find something wrong. Who cares where it is? Be happy he has one. Plus, it’s smart because nobody will want to punch his nuts because if they do, the ref will see it.
haha, yeah I agree about the Grb, maybe not just there 🙂
Otherwise great performance, nice work Stipe, keep it up!
Kudos to the Crippler too, what occurred was exactly what he predicted!
@Dan
The grb positioning is my fav!
I’m kind of wondering why no one has mentioned this, but aaaaaaa maybe he should relocate the grb on his shorts…I know the sponsors need their place as well, but reallllllly should do something about that grb, maybe on the lower part of his shorts on the leg, maybe the hip, anywhere besides the crotch area would be a plus
Either way, still very proud that a Hrvat from Cleveland is making a splash…And excellent coverage on this as well
@Everyone
Stipe earned the knockout of the night award from the UFC.
I gotta say, im not a fan of the grb positioning on his shorts
Fantastic win by stipe!
@copy cat shinobi think of your name jerk
Theres only room for one shinobi on this site! and ive carried that name for more than 3 years here. I dont want anyone to get me confused with this imposter.
Sorry to tell you that name is taken buddy. Im sure you can come up with somrthing else.
Heres a link…..you might have to scroll down the page a bit..
http://www.allthebestfights.com/de-fries-vs-miocic-full-fight-video-ufc-on-fuel-tv/
That was an epic win. The limey was just a pub brawler.
SVAKA TI DALA MAJSTORE!!!!
Mivohli YES I totally agree with you. I went apeshit when he picked the song. It was heavy and totally unexpected from him. It made me love him even more for picking Points Of Authority.
The main event delivered tonight with Ellenberger and Sanchez putting on a show. Jake was the big favorite and was impressive for most part but Sanchez really took it to him last round. I thought Jake was going to get knocked out but he just held on in time to get the decision victory after winning the first two rounds.
Good Job Stipe….keep the momentum going!
Get ready to run through the next victim.
This guy wasn’t on Stipe’s level…but Stipe makes me nervous. He leaves himself WAAAY to open, and De Fries actually got a very good shot in there in the opening seconds that stunned Stipe a little bit. He left himself pretty open against Beltran too. He won’t be able to get away with this habit against the top heavyweight competition.
After the Beltran fight, I noticed a few of Stipe’s weaknesses that he had to improve on:
– A little slow
– Gets gassed easily (probably because his fights usually end up with him knocking out his opponent in the first)
– Leaves himself open
On a positive note, he looked a lot quicker in this fight against De Fries. Hopefully he’s improved on that stamina, as these fights will drag out longer. He already called himself out in post-fight interviews about not keeping his hands up, so that’s good to hear.
If he can continue to improve in these areas, he could become a serious opponent against the better heavyweights one day.
Can we get a video thrown up once somebody finds it.
Awesome just awesome! Definitely could not have asked for a better outcome! Great job Stipe and great job as usual Croatian Crippler!!!!
Linkin Park, what a great band and a terrific live show! I will never forget listening to Hybrid Theory for the first time! Excellent call with Pts.OF.Athrty for the entrance song!
Stipe! Stipe! Stipe! Stipe! Yes !!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ Ziva
Very Funny!
@rob i
It’s actually Wild Boys by Duran Duran.
Yeah I didn’t like the way he would come to the ring to that song and in a wife-beater. A little fruity for my liking…
Mirko’s song should have been Money by Pink Floyd
hopefully not Bad boys, Bad boys like Mirko’s entrance song
What was his entrance song?
STIPE!!! HELL YEAH!!!!
We couldn’t of asked for a better outcome in that fight. I just spoke to Stipe and gave him congrats from all of us on the site and lets hope he gets the ko of the night award.
Points Of Authority gave him the energy. I praise him on the great entrance song, such an awesome choice. I haven’t chanted Stipe Stipe since Euro 2008 in the penalty shoot out against Turkey…and i’ll keep it at that because I don’t like talking about it.
got highlights?