The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale took place in Las Vegas, Nevada, and featured a solid night of mixed martial arts. In the main event it was Jake Ellenberger who came out swinging for the fences, and dropped Martin Kampmann early in the round. However, it was Kampmann who came out swinging in the second round, and when Kampmann started throwing knees Ellenberger crumpled to the floor and was finished with strikes. Kampmann is now set to face Johnny Hendricks for what will most likely be a number 1 contender fight.

In the co-main event it was Mike Chiesa who was able to scramble to the back of Al Laquinta early in the first round, and sink in the rear naked choke to become The Ultimate Fighter Live season winner. Not only does he win the six figure UFC contract, but he also wins a Tapout endorsement deal and a Harley Davidson.  Chiesa overcame the death of his father, early in the season while he was in the house, and was able to win the show. Urijah Faber’s team won the entire season so Harley Davidson gave him a Harley as well.

Fight of the night Bonuses: $40,000.00
Knock out of the night: Martin Kampmann AND Justin Lawrence
Submission of the night: Mike Chiessa
Fight of the night: Just Lawrence Vs John Cofer

The Ultimate Fighter Finale Live Results

Main card (FX)

Welterweight bout:
Jake Ellenberger 171 lbs vs. Martin Kampmann 170 lbs
Martin Kampmann defeats Jake Ellenberger by technical knockout (knee) at 1:40 of round 2

TUF: Live Lightweight Tournament final bout:
Mike Chiesa 156 lbs vs Al Iaquinta 155 lbs
Mike Chiesa defeats  Al Iaquinta by technical submission (rear naked choke) at 2:37 of round 1

Featherweight bout:
Jonathan Brookins  146 lbs vs Charles Oliveira 144 lbs
Charles Oliveira defeats Jonathon Brookins by submission (guillotine) at 2:42 of round 2

Featherweight bout:
Max Holloway 145 lbs vs Pat Schilling 145 lbs
Max Holloway defeats Pat Schilling by unanimous decision (30-27×3)

Lightweight bout:
Justin Lawrence 155 lbs Vs John Cofer 155 lbs 19
Justin Lawrence  defeats John Cofer by knock out (head kick) at :19 of round 3

Preliminary card (Fuel TV)

Lightweight bout:
Daron Cruickshank 155 lbs vs Chris Tickle 154 lbs
Daron Cruickshank  defeats  Chris Tickle by unanimous decision (29-27 x3)

Lightweight bout:
Myles Jury 155 lbs vs Chris Saunders 156 lbs 4:03
Myles Jury defeats  Chris Saunders by submission (guillotine) at 4:03 of round 1

Lightweight bout:
Cristiano Marcello 156 lbs vs. Sam Sicilia 155 lbs
Sam Sicilia defeats Cristiano Marcello by technical knock out at 2:53 of round 2

Lightweight bout:
Jeremy Larsen 155 lbs vs Joe Proctor 156 lbs
Joe Proctor defeats Jeremy Larson by technical knock out at 1:59 of round 1

Preliminary card (Facebook)

Bantamweight bout:
John Albert 136 lbs Vs Erik Perez 134 lbs
Erik Perez defeats John Albert via submission (armbar) at 4:18 of round 1

The Ultimate Fighter Live season comes to an end on Friday, and today the fighters hit the scales. The event features 6 fights between cast members including the tournament final between Mike Chiesa and Al Iaquinta who are competing for the grand prize of a UFC contract. All fighters made weight and all fights will place as scheduled. The event will be headlined by a welterweight fight between Jake Ellenberger and Martin Kampann, and the event will be broadcast on the FX channel. Dana White also announced that Kenny Florian was retiring after the weigh ins.

The Ultimate Fighter Live Weigh In Results

Main card (FX)

Welterweight bout:
Jake Ellenberger 171 lbs
Martin Kampmann 170 lbs

TUF: Live Lightweight Tournament final bout:
Mike Chiesa 156 lbs
Al Iaquinta 155 lbs

Featherweight bout:
Jonathan Brookins  146 lbs
Charles Oliveira 144 lbs

Featherweight bout:
Max Holloway 145 lbs
Pat Schilling 145 lbs

Lightweight bout:
Justin Lawrence 155 lbs
John Cofer 155 lbs

Preliminary card (Fuel TV)

Lightweight bout:
Daron Cruickshank 155 lbs
Chris Tickle 154 lbs

Lightweight bout:
Myles Jury 155 lbs
Chris Saunders 156 lbs

Lightweight bout:
Cristiano Marcello 156 lbs
Sam Sicilia 155 lbs

Lightweight bout:
Jeremy Larsen 155 lbs
Joe Proctor 156 lbs

Preliminary card (Facebook)

Bantamweight bout:
John Albert 136 lbs
Erik Perez 134 lbs

On Friday, January 20th at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN, the UFC made their UFC on FX debut with a card headlined by Melvin Guillard taking on Jim Miller. A total of ten fights were shown between the four main-card fights on FX and the three-hour six-fight preliminary action on FUEL TV. Eighty percent of the fights had a finish last night and the other two delivered high paced action.

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The first fight of the night between Nick Denis and Joseph Sandoval got the ball rolling in the fast finishes and made distinct calling for the Knockout of the Night award. Denis needed just 22 seconds to finish off his opponent. The two clinched in the center of the octagon and Denis unloaded five standing elbows to the side of Sandoval’s head sending him unconscious and to the canvas.

The last fight of the preliminary card between Jorge Rivera and Eric Schafer had a lot riding on it. Rivera had stated that win or lose he was going to retire after this fight. The first round Schafer controlled the action scoring takedown after takedown. He nearly finished the fight with an omoplata but time was running out. In the second Schafer went for a single leg takedown, this Rivera was ready. While trying to escape from the takedown attempt, he opted to turn around and unloaded a barrage of strikes to Schafer. Schafer tried to defend, but Rivera was relentless in his attack forcing Herb Dean to stop the action.

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Pat Barry returned to his winning ways and looked to throw his name into the hat for Knockout of the Night against Christian Morecraft. Early on Morecraft looked to submit Barry and nearly did with an armbar. But Barry escaped and returned to his feet. A short while later Barry landed a massive left hook that put Morecraft on bambi-legs. Barry followed the attack up and seven heavy punches later Morecraft was out cold.

It was a tough decision but Denis’s standing elbow strikes earned him a cool $45,000 bonus for knockout of the night.

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Submissions came fast and they came frequent with five fights ending with a submission. Daniel Pineda quickly took Pat Schilling down and got the mount. He nearly finished the fight with punches, but Schilling gave up his back and worked to stand up. Pineda held on and locked in a rear naked choke to end the fight in just over a minute.

Fabricio Camoes took on Tommy Hayden next and both fighters wanted to take the other to the canvas. It looked like Hayden was going to be the better of the two after putting Camoes on his back and worked from side control. But Camoes used the opportunity to grab an armbar that was very deep. Hayden escaped the submission, but had lost his position and this time Camoes got to work from the top position. A swarm of attacks and Camoes took Hayden’s back and adjusted till he got the tap from a rear naked choke.

Khabib Nurmagomedov was dominating the striking against Kamal Shalorus through out the first two rounds. In the third he worked for a takedown and was threatened by a guillotine choke by Shalorus. Once he escaped, he used punches and hammerfists to pass to mount. Shalorus gave up his back and that was all Nurmagomedov needed to finish the fight with a rear naked choke.

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In our prediction of Duane “Bang” Ludwig and Josh Neer, we thought it was going to be an action packed stand-up battle with Neer winning a unanimous decision. That was hardly the case. Ludwig was landing shot after shot, but Neer was determined to continue to move forward and fight a close game. Neer held onto one of Ludwig’s legs and then swept the other leg out from under him to get the fight to the ground. A short scramble and Neer locked in a very tight guillotine. Ludwig tried to tap, but fell unconscious before he could.

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Our own Kyle Conroy predicted that Jim Miller would win his fight against Melvin Guillard by rear naked choke in the second round. He was close. Miller won it in the first round. Guillard looked to land knees and punches, but Miller caught a knee and used it to score the takedown. Miller quickly passed to mount and while Guillard was escaping took Guillard’s back. Miller worked for a rear naked choke, at first it wasn’t under GUillard’s chin, but it eventually found its way there and also Guillard tapping.

With so many great submissions to pick from, one wondered which one would earn the Submission of the Night bonus. In the end, UFC officials opted to go with Jim Miller’s rear naked choke as the one worthy of an extra $45,000.

While Charlie Brenneman versus Daniel Robert and Mike Easton vs Jared Papazian were exciting fights that went the distance, it was Pat Barry’s first round knockout over Christian Morecraft that earned the fight of the night and both fighters an extra $45,000.