UFC 204 results: Stefan Struve makes it 3 of 4, chokes out Daniel Omielanczuk in second round

MANCHESTER, England – If Daniel Omielanczuk was hoping that fighting in the clinch would help him negate Stefan Struve’s massive height advantage, he found out relatively quickly how wrong he was.

After dominating Omielanczuk (19-6-1 MMA, 4-3 UFC) on the mat in the first, Struve (28-8 MMA, 12-6 UFC) scored a trip takedown followed by D’arce choke for the finish, forcing the tap at the 1:41 mark of Round 2.

The heavyweight bout was part of the main card of today’s UFC 204 event at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. It aired pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

After exchanging blows at distance with Omielanczuk early on, Struve moved the fight to the floor midway through the first, and his advantage there was quickly evident. It was all Omielanczuk could do to survive that first frame, as Struve took his back and threatened with chokes, and Omielanczuk seemed incapable of turning his defense into offense.

Struve wasted little time returning the fight to the mat in the second frame, using a trip takedown from the clinch to get Omielanczuk down, then quickly transitioning to the D’Arce choke.

Omielanczuk tried to escape, even walking his feet up on the fence at one point in an attempt to switch sides and relieve the pressure, but Struve held tight and eventually forced him to submit.

With the victory, Struve has now won two straight in the UFC. Omielanczuk’s loss snaps a three-fight winning streak.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 204 results include:

• Stefan Struve def. Daniel Omielanczuk via submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 2, 1:41
• Mirsad Bektic def. Russell Doane via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:22
• Iuri Alcantara def. Brad Pickett via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 1:59
• Damian Stasiak def. Davey Grant via submission (armbar) – Round 3, 3:56
• Leon Edwards def. Albert Tumenov via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 3:01
• Marc Diakiese def. Lukasz Sajewski via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:40
• Mike Perry def. Danny Roberts via knockout (knee, punches) – Round 3, 4:40
• Leonardo Santos def. Adriano Martins via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

For complete coverage UFC 204, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan and Mike Bohn contributed to this report on site in Manchester.)