Mike “Quick” Swick was out of the Octagon for over two years until he returned successfully this Saturday night on UFC on Fox 4 against DeMarques Johnson.
Johnson gave Swick a scare in the opening round as he mounted The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 veteran and began to try to assert his ground-and-pound game.
Swick covered up and defended as best he could while on his back. Johnson tried to lock Swift into a chokehold, but Swick wouldn’t allow his foe the leverage necessary to finish the job.
Swick sustained some hard blows and suffered a lot of facial damage going into the second round.
Swick’s determination to do something impressive could be sensed as he walked out for the next round.
In a matter of moments, Swick knocked Johnson onto his back and delivered a perfectly timed right hand after dropping to the mat to capitalize on the situation.
The first right hand brought the full weight of Swick’s body from standing position down to the ground, wobbling Johnson’s face against the canvas.
Johnson was out cold.
The following two rights pounded Johnson’s head against the mat before the referee stepped in to call this welterweight contest to a halt.
Swick improved to 15-4 with eight wins coming by way of knockout as Johnson fell to 16-11 with four of those losses coming within the distance.
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