Feb 15, 2012 - Jake Ellenberger, Diego Sanchez, Stipe Miocic and Ivan Menjivar each won a $50,000 bonus for their performances at UFC on FUEL Wednesday in Omaha.
The main event between two welterweight contenders lived up to the hype and earned the Fight of the Night award, as announced at the post-fight press conference. Jake Ellenberger rocked and bloodied up Diego Sanchez to win the first two rounds convincingly. Needing a finish for the win, Sanchez took the initiative to push forward in the third and nearly pulled off the upset. Sanchez late in the fight pounded a tired Ellenberger against the fence with punches, but Ellenberger somehow ate the shots and found a way to escape.
In the end, Ellenberger won on all three score cards two rounds to one, perhaps slotting himself in line for a shot at the interim UFC title.
Croatian Stipe Miocic engaged in a brawl with Philip De Fries and came up on top for the 43-second knockout later declared the official Knockout of the Night. Miocic was hit early, but returned fire with right hands that sent De Fries to the canvas. Miocic finishes with punches to record back-to-back UFC wins.
In the evening's lone submission, Ivan Menjivar won Submission of the Night with an exciting come-from-behind win over John Albert. Menjivar was in serious trouble minutes into the fight and weathered a storm of strikes to scramble to top position. From there, Albert gave up his back and Menjivar capitalized with a rear-naked choke to close the FUEL television opener at three minutes and 45 seconds.
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Brookins>Miocic
Jonathan Brookins should deffinetly have won KO of the night being the fact that Brookins actually got a knock out rather that Miocic’s TKO
by zachadaMMickleA on Feb 16, 2012 12:54 AM EST reply actions
Yeah, wtf? Stipe’s was super weak compared to the Brookins one. De Fries didn’t have an ounce of heart.
by miles1242 on Feb 16, 2012 4:55 AM EST up reply actions
Agreed
But Brookins stand up still looked horrible. He stands straight up with his chin out and he doesn’t get his body into his punches.
by kanienkeha009 on Feb 16, 2012 11:40 AM EST up reply actions
Unfortunately it's not the "Stand Up of the Night" Award,it's the "Knockout of the Night" Award.
by dh3240 on Feb 16, 2012 1:30 PM EST up reply actions
Your point being what exactly???
by kanienkeha009 on Feb 16, 2012 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
Duh
If you actually read what he said, you would understand. Who gives a shit how he looked in the standup, IT"S KO OF THE NIGHT. By your reasoning, Jake should have got KO of the night because his standup looked good. Nevermind that whole part where Diego stayed conscious.
by Noose6885 on Feb 17, 2012 12:01 AM EST reply actions
Yes and If you read my comment
You would see that I agree he should have got KO of the night. And in a separate thought I also commented on how Brookins stand up looked bad. Comprehension of you moron kids today is that of a fourth grader!
by kanienkeha009 on Feb 17, 2012 1:21 PM EST up reply actions
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