LAS VEGAS – Roland Delorme has some pretty nasty jiu-jitsu. It took a while to pay off, but when Josh Ferguson got rocked in the third, Delorme ran roughshod over him. He got the finish at 0:22 of the final round via rear-naked choke in fight No. 3 of the night on the Season 14 “Ultimate Fighter” undercard.
Ferguson, a strong puncher, had a lot of steam taken away in the first when Delorme caught him in a triangle choke predicament. The 5-foot-5 Ferguson used a lot of energy to avoid tapping out as he struggled for nearly two minutes. The second round was basically even with Ferguson scoring a takedown and neither fighter landing any of significance on the feet.
The third opened with Ferguson moving forward and getting caught with a jab. It didn’t look like much but Ferguson went down and looked stunned. He jumped forward from his knees to try and grab Delorme’s leg. The Canadian threw him to the side and jumped on his back. In a split second, he turned it over, locked on the choke and trapped Ferguson’s right arm. He was helpless in the choke and had to tap.
Siler uses thai clinch to bust up Clopton
Steven Siler had a height advantage and he used it tonight against Josh Clopton.
Giving away four inches, Clopton could not stay out of or free himself from Siler’s constant efforts to lock on a thai clinch. Siler’s big knees allowed him to crush Clopton’s nose, get the blood flowing and score with the judges on his way to a unanimous decision win, 29-28 on all three scorecards in fight No. 2 of the night at the TUF 14 Finale.
Siler’s fighting style? isn’t pretty, but he likes to brawl. His size was simply too much for the diminutive Clopton. You don’t often see high level fighters dominated for minutes at a time in the thai clinch (in standing position, hands locked together behind the opponent’s head), but that’s exactly what happened to Clopton. He blocked a lot of the knees coming from Siler, but way too many got through.
By the middle of the second, Clopton face was a bloody mess and he was having trouble breathing.
It was an accomplishment just to make it to the TUF 14 Finale for Siler. He was matched up in the featherweight Round of 16 against Micah Miller, one of the pre-show favorites. Siler (19-9, 1-0 UFC) pulled the massive upset and went on to lose to eventual finalist Diego Brandao in just 30 seconds in the next round.
Albert runs through Pague with quick first-round TKO
John Albert and Dustin Pague went for broke from the opening seconds. Albert landed the first big shot and it spelled doom for Pague.
Albert forced referee Herb Dean to save Pague after he landed seven unanswered rapid fire shots to the downed fighter at the 1:22 mark of the first round.
Pague, one of the strongest strikers on the show, wanted to slug it out and Albert, who’s more of a ground specialist, stood with him. An Albert left stunned Pague and a right hook buckled his legs then dropped him. On the ground, Albert showed some brilliance by securing Pague’s right arm and trapping it across face. With his free right hand, Albert pounded away. When Dean saved Pague he turned to trying to fight the ref. His head had clearly been scrambled in taking dozens of shots to the arm and dome.
Caraway abuses Neace on the ground for choke victory
Bryan Caraway still has to overcome that confidence bugaboo, but when he’s feeling good and on his game, he’s a pretty tough fighter at featherweight.
The Team Alpha Male camper opened tonight’s card with an easy win over Dustin Neace.
In the first and second, Caraway settled down by trading hands with Neace. As soon as he decided it was time to go to the ground, it did.
Caraway (16-5, 1-0 UFC) scored a double-leg with 2:45 left in the first and controlled Neace on the mat for the remainder of the round. With 2:33 left, he did the same in second. This time, Caraway quickly transitioned to take Neace’s back. Caraway slapped on the rear-naked and it took about four seconds for Neace to bail on the fight and submit.
This wasn’t Caraway’s Zuffa debut. He fought twice for the WEC losing to Fredson Paixao and Mark Hominick. His only other losses have come against solid featherweights like Wilson Reis, Ian Loveland and John Gunderson.
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