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UFC 199 Prelims: Late Third-Round Brian Ortega Knee KOs Clay Guida
- Updated: June 5, 2016
Brian Ortega made another significant stride in his development. The former Resurrection Fighting Alliance champion knocked out Clay Guida with a perfectly timed knee strike in the third round of their featherweight showdown at UFC 199 “Rockhold vs. Bisping 2” on Saturday at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Ortega (11-0, 3-0 UFC) finished it 4:40 into round three. Guida (32-17, 12-11 UFC) sat down the Californian with a left hook and frustrated him with in-and-out movement throughout the first round. Ortega started to establish his rhythm in the middle stanza, where he fired off a pesky jab and connected with uppercuts with both hands. The 25-year-old grew more confident and more aggressive in round three; and with a little more than 20 seconds remaining in the bout, Ortega caught Guida ducking. He delivered a crushing knee to the head that prompted referee Herb Dean to act. Related » UFC 199 Round-by-Round Scoring Dariush Flattens Previously Undefeated Vick Kings MMA standout Beneil Dariush knocked out “The Ultimate Fighter 15” alum James Vick with a wicked left hook in the first round of their undercard encounter at 155 pounds. Vick (9-1, 5-1 UFC) folded 4:16 into round one, his first pro defeat decisive in nature. Dariush (13-2, 7-2 UFC) waded through a pair of eye pokes to get the job done. The Rafael Cordeiro protégé bludgeoned Vick on the feet, softening him with punches and kicks before leveling him with an overhand left. The ground-and-pound that followed almost forced the finish. Vick somehow survived and returned to his feet, but his resilience only prolonged the inevitable. Dariush set him on rubbery legs with another left behind the ear, pushed him against the cage and created the space necessary to deliver the kills shot. The 27-year-old Dariush has rattled off six wins in seven outings.Andrade Blitzes Overmatched Penne A rabid Jessica Andrade cut down onetime Invicta Fighting Championships titleholder Jessica Penne with second-round punches in a preliminary women’s strawweight battle. Andrade (14-5, 5-3 UFC) brought it to a close 2:56 into round two, the former bantamweight announcing herself as an immediate person of interest at 115 pounds. Penne (12-4, 1-2 UFC) never stood a chance. Andrade ripped into her with savage multi-punch volleys to the head and body, as she bottled up the Alliance MMA rep along the fence. She doubled over an increasingly helpless Penne with a body shot in the waning moments of round one. The minute-long break …
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