At the TUF Finale 15 this Friday in Vegas, Mike Chiesa was crowned champion of the 15th season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show, while Charles do Bronx came up with a tapout and Martin Kampmann won the main event of the evening.
At the outset of his fight with Al Iaquinta, Mike Chiesa showed his power to absorb punishment, taking strikes in the early action. Still he managed to make it to Iaquinta’s back and sink a snug rear-naked choke for the finish at 2:42 minutes of the second round.
In the main event, Martin Kampmann put an end to Jake Ellenberger’s six-fight win streak, kneeing his way to a knockout win in the second round.
Another reality show participant, Cristiano Marcello failed to use his bread-and-butter Jiu-Jitsu, instead standing and trading with Sam Sicilia until getting knocked out in the second round.
Check out the complete results:
Martin Kampmann defeated Jake Ellenberger via TKO in R2;
Mike Chiesa subbed Al Iaquinta via rear-naked choke in R1;
Charles do Bronx subbed Jonathan Brookins via arm-triangle in R2;
Max Holloway defeated Pat Schilling via unanimous decision;
Justin Lawrence defeated John Cofer via KO in R2;
Daron Cruickshank defeated Chris Tickle via unanimous decision;
Myles Jury subbed Chris Saunders via guillotine in R1;
Sam Sicilia defeated Cristiano Marcello via TKO in R2;
Joe Proctor defeated Jeremy Larsen via TKO in R1;
Erik Perez subbed John Albert via armbar in R1.
