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12-05-2011, 12:16 AM
TUF 14 Finale results: Brandao stuns Bermudez with slick submission, wins 'TUF 14'
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Diego Brandao earned his ticket to "The Ultimate Fighter 14" featherweight-tournament final with a string of highlight-reel knockouts.
But to win the tournament, the Brazilian used a super-slick submission just as Dennis Bermudez was about to pound his way to a stoppage win over him.
The stunning fight conclusion was part of the main card of The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale, which aired on Spike TV following prelims on Facebook. The event took place at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
Brandao punched his ticket to the final with three consecutive first-round knockouts, but Bermudez decided to play his game in the 16-man tourney's conclusion, which co-headlined the event.
Initially, Bermudez, a member of Team Miller, landed some nice blows, including a leaping body kick, but Team Bisping's Brandao scored a quick knockdown from which Bermudez luckily recovered from quickly. Later in the round, Brandao moved in with his trademark aggression, and Bermudez blasted and dropped him with a stiff right forearm to the face. Bermudez went in for the finish, but during what appeared to the fight-ending barrage, an alert Brandao grabbed an arm, rolled and forced a lightning-quick tap-out from his armbar.
The stunning reversal prompted a collective and stunned gasp from the night's crowd.
The official stoppage came at the 4:51 mark of the round.
"I knew he was going to kick and punch," said Brandao, who gets the customary six-figure contract and a big marketing push from the world's biggest MMA promotion. "I just had to wait for the armbar."
Brandao (14-7 MMA, 1-0 UFC) now owns a four-fight win streak, and all of the victories have come via stoppage. Bermudez (7-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) is stuck in a three-fight skid in his pro fights.
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Diego Brandao earned his ticket to "The Ultimate Fighter 14" featherweight-tournament final with a string of highlight-reel knockouts.
But to win the tournament, the Brazilian used a super-slick submission just as Dennis Bermudez was about to pound his way to a stoppage win over him.
The stunning fight conclusion was part of the main card of The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale, which aired on Spike TV following prelims on Facebook. The event took place at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
Brandao punched his ticket to the final with three consecutive first-round knockouts, but Bermudez decided to play his game in the 16-man tourney's conclusion, which co-headlined the event.
Initially, Bermudez, a member of Team Miller, landed some nice blows, including a leaping body kick, but Team Bisping's Brandao scored a quick knockdown from which Bermudez luckily recovered from quickly. Later in the round, Brandao moved in with his trademark aggression, and Bermudez blasted and dropped him with a stiff right forearm to the face. Bermudez went in for the finish, but during what appeared to the fight-ending barrage, an alert Brandao grabbed an arm, rolled and forced a lightning-quick tap-out from his armbar.
The stunning reversal prompted a collective and stunned gasp from the night's crowd.
The official stoppage came at the 4:51 mark of the round.
"I knew he was going to kick and punch," said Brandao, who gets the customary six-figure contract and a big marketing push from the world's biggest MMA promotion. "I just had to wait for the armbar."
Brandao (14-7 MMA, 1-0 UFC) now owns a four-fight win streak, and all of the victories have come via stoppage. Bermudez (7-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) is stuck in a three-fight skid in his pro fights.