S. Thompson lands a round kick on J. Ellenberger. Photo: Getty Images
The 21st season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), the UFC's reality show, came to an end this Sunday (12), in Las Vegas. After the epic UFC 189, the less popular fight program than the one held the night before left nothing to be desired and brought a great performance from Stephen Thompson. The welterweight showed off his striking in the main fight and knocked out the veteran Jake ellenberger in the first round.
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In the second most important fight of the night, valid for the closing of TUF, Kamaru Usman celebrated the Blackzilians team's party and took US$300 to his academy after submitting Hayder Hassan
Stephen Thompson and the show
If you don't know it yet, remember this name: Stephen Thompson. The 32-year-old fighter proved his good form and scored his fifth consecutive victory in the UFC. To achieve victory, the North American had to endure the good start of the veteran Jake ellenberger. He connected with a strong right punch and Thompson even bent his knee. but he didn't surrender.
With good absorption power, Stephen Thompson began to unleash his game in the stand-up fight. With a beautiful round kick, he sent his rival to the ground. Ellenberger still managed to get up. But at the end of the round, he landed another round shot that settled the score.
TUF 21 Final
The welterweight Kamaru Usman The Blackzilians team celebrated in the grand final of TUF 21. The UFC reality show, which in this edition was played between rival gyms American Top Team and Blackzilians, ended in style this Sunday (12). In the final fight that was worth a prize of US$300 for the winning team, Usman gave Hayder Hassan no chance and submitted at 1m19s of the second round.
Brazilians at the show
The TUF Finale 21 fight program featured two Brazilians on the card who left the Octagon defeated. Acting on the preliminary card, Gaius Monster was finished by Josh Samman, while Cezar Mutant ended up knocked out by Jorge masvidal (read the full article here)
TUF 21 Finale Results:
Stephen Thompson derrotou Jake ellenberger by knockout at 4m29s of R1;
Hayder Hassan submitted Kamaru Usman with a hand triangle at 1m19 from R2;
Michael Graves defeated Vincent Luque in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Jorge masvidal derrotou Cezar Mutant by technical knockout 4m from R1;
Michelle Waterson submitted Angela Magana with a rear naked choke at 2m38s of R3;
Maximo Blanco vs. Mike De La Torre: Blanco via TKO at 0:16 of R1.
Josh Samman submitted Gaius Monster with a rear naked choke at 2m52s of R1;
Jerrod Sanders defeated Russell Doane via unanimous decision (29×28, 29×28, 30×27)
Trevor Smith defeated Dan Miller in the unanimous decision of the judges (30×25, 30×25, 30×26)
George Sullivan defeated Dominic Waters via unanimous decision (29×27, 30×25, 29×28)
Willie Gates defeated Darrell Montague by technical knockout at 1:36 of R1
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