Sunday, 4 December 2011

T.U.F 14 Finale Results & Analysis

Dana White described the Featherweight and Bantamweight T.U.F Season 14 as good as any season before it. Coaches Michael "The Count" Bisping and Jason "Mayhem" Miller also settled their differences in the same night since Season 5 - Team Pulver Vs Team Penn.
The UK's Bisping and USA's "Mayhem" showed no love loss throughout the season and the bout, and was evident with the refusal to touch gloves pre-fight.
The pair fought a technical bout, to the advantage of the Brit, who displayed a clinical striking advantage leading to a TKO stoppage 3.34minutes into the third round. Mayhem's cardio was a main cause for his disposal, the during and pre-fight antics led to a adrenalin dump in which the conditioned Bisping capitalised on a exhausted Miller, forcing referee Mario Yamasaki to step it. The win moves Bisping one step closer to a title shot against current Middleweight king Anderson Silva.
The bantamweight bout between Team Bisping/Team Alpha Male's T.J Dillashaw Vs Team Miller/ Greg Jackson's John Dodson; the charismatic Dodson found a home for his dangerous left hand early on and eventually dropping T.J and finishing the fight with multiple hammer fists.
The fireworks didn't end there, the featherweight bout between Team Bisping's top pick, Diego Brandao Vs Team Miller's Dennis Bermudez started with both fighters pressing forward and demonstrating their dangerous stand-up; the Brazilian knock-out artist landed several bombs but Brandao pressed forward 4.05  minutes into the first round, Bermudez dropped the Brazilian with a short right-hook but as Bermudez reigned down shots, he left a opening for the BJJ Black Belt Brandao to capitalise with a quick transitioned arm bar to force Bermudez to tap late in round one.
Both Dodson and Brandao won the six-figure UFC contract in their weight classes and the title's of The Ultimate Fighter.

Main Card:

  • Bantamweight bout: United States Louis Gaudinot vs. United States Johnny Bedford
Bedford defeated Gaudinot via TKO (knees) at 1:58 of round 3.
  • Lightweight bout: United States Tony Ferguson vs. The Bahamas Yves Edwards
Ferguson defeated Edwards via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
  • Bantamweight bout: United States T.J. Dillashaw vs. United States John Dodson
Dodson defeated Dillashaw via TKO (punches) at 1:54 of round 1.
  • Featherweight bout: Brazil Diego Brandao vs. United States Dennis Bermudez
Brandao defeated Bermudez via submission (armbar) at 4:51 of round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: England Michael Bisping vs. United States Jason Miller
Bisping defeated Miller via TKO (strikes) at 3:34 of round 3.
Preliminary Card:
  • Featherweight bout: United States Bryan Caraway vs. United States Dustin Neace
Caraway defeated Neace via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:38 of round 2
  • Featherweight bout: United States Steven Siler vs. United States Josh Clopton
Siler defeated Clopton via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
  • Bantamweight bout: Canada Roland Delorme vs. United States Josh Ferguson
Delorme defeated Ferguson via submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:22 of round 3
  • Bantamweight bout: United States Dustin Pague vs. United States John Albert
Albert defeated Pague via TKO (punches) at 1:09 of round 1.
  • Featherweight bout: United States Marcus Brimage vs. United States Stephen Bass
Brimage defeated Bass via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Fighters Bonuses ($40,000):
  • Fight of the Night: Brazil Diego Brandao vs. United States Dennis Bermudez
  • Knockout of the Night: United States John Dodson
  • Submission of the Night: Brazil Diego Brandao

The Ultimate Fighter Season 14 Bonuses ($25,000):
  • Submission of the Season: United States Dennis Bermudez
  • Knockout of the Season: United States John Dodson
  • Fight of the Season: United States Dustin Pague vs United States Louis Gaudinot

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