BANTAMWEIGHT FINAL:
Referee: Herb Dean
TALE OF THE TAPE:
T.J. DILLASHAW:
Age: 25
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 135.5
Reach: 68"
JOHN DODSON:
Age: 27
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 134
Reach: 66"
The winner of at least a UFC contract worth up to $300K by TKO in 1:54 thanks to a big shot to the chin is...
...JOHN D.! Also, his second-round knockout of Johnny Bedford in his semi-final bout has been declared the KO OF THE SEASON & he's won a $25K bonus as well! The other $25K bonuses go to:
SUBMISSION OF THE SEASON- Dennis Bermudez d. Akira Corrasani by guillotine choke at 3:12 of R1 (semi-final)
FIGHT OF THE SEASON- Dustin Pague d. Louis Gaudinot by rear-naked choke at 2:31 of R2
FEATHERWEIGHT FINAL:
Referee: Josh Rosenthal
TALE OF THE TAPE (both of these fighters are 24 years old):
DIEGO BRANDAO:
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 145
Reach: 64"
DENNIS:
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 146
Reach: 66"
R1: Dennis gets off to a good beginning w/ some right hands, a kick to the chest & a high knee. Diego tries a takedown at about the 30-second mark, but he's the one that goes down to the ground. At the two-minute mark, Diego knocks down Dennis...that one was w/ a punch, but his second comes w/ a running knee lift at 3:05, followed shortly by a belly-to-back suplex & a big kick that just misses. But w/ :55 left in this round, Dennis knocks down Diego quite hard, although Diego attempts a heel hook while he's on the ground. In the end, we have another winner w/ :09 to spare via an armbar by...
...DIEGO! Dennis still leaves w/ his $25K.
Other Main Card Results:
Johnny d. Louis by TKO at 1:58 of R3
Tony Ferguson d. Yves Edwards by unanimous decision in a lightweight bout (two 30-27s, one 29-28)
COACH VS. COACH FIVE-ROUND MAIN EVENT: Michael Bisping d. Mayhem Miller by TKO at 3:34 of R3
Preliminary Bouts (which were streamed on facebook starting at about 5:45 PM EST):
Bryan Caraway d. Dustin Neace by rear-naked choke at 3:38 of R2
Steven Siler d. Josh Clopton (filling in for the injured Akira) by 29-28 unanimous decision
Ronald Delorme d. Josh Ferguson by rear-naked choke at :22 of R3
John Albert d. Dustin Pague by TKO in 1:09 (this was shown on TV following the featherweight final)
Marcus Brimage d. Stephan Bass by unanimous decision (two 30-27s, one 29-28)