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Chris Taylor - December 3, 2016

A welterweight bout between Jake Ellenberger and Jorge Masvidal took place on tonight’s TUF 24 Finale main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Ellenberger lands a body kick to start, he follows that up with a low kick. Masvidal charges forward with a combination. Big shots from Jorge. Ellenberger drops. He gets back to his feet. Masvidal presses him against the cage and works some shots. They break and Ellenberger is bleeding. Jake comes forward with a jab. Masvidal goes upstairs with a high kick. Jake answers with a combo and then a knee. Masvidal charges forward with a high kick. Jake circles out and gets his toes trapped in the side of the fence. He falls to the ground. Herb Dean steps in and we break. Masvidal thinks he has won. Herb talks to the commission and this one is over.

Chris Taylor - December 3, 2016

A fight between Jared Cannonier and Ion Cutelaba took place on tonight’s TUF 24 Finale main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Cannonier lands a hard leg kick to start. Ion charges forward with a combination. Jared circles out and lands a jab. He follows that up with a right over the top. Ion lands a right hook and then a knee to the body. Cannonier lands a nice right hand. Ion with a left hand and then a knee. Cannonier presses him against the fence and lands a foot stomp. Knees inside from Jared. Ion scores a trip takedown and winds up in full guard. He postures up and lands a right hand. Jared looks for a sweep attempt but Ion is not having it. He moves to half guard and lands another big shot. Cannonier scores a sweep and gets back to his feet. Ion with a nice leg kick inside. He lands a right hand and then a knee to body. Ion grabs a hold of Jared and tosses him to the floor. Jared gets back up but eats a partial head kick for his troubles. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - December 3, 2016

A women’s bantamweight bout between Alexis Davis and Sara McMann took place on tonight’s TUF 24 Finale main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and McMann starts things off with a right hand. Davis presses forward and lands a combination. Sara goes to the body with a jab and then upstairs with a right. She circles out and then comes forward with another crisp combination. She throws a right hand and then shoots in and scores a takedown. Alexis is trying to lockup a triangle choke. She switches to some elbows from the bottom. Sara gets off a right hand from the top. She switches to a left. Sara postures up and lands a couple of big shots. Alexis attempts to scramble. She switches to a triangle choke and begins working some more elbows from the bottom. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - December 3, 2016

A flyweight fight between Ryan Benoit and Brandon Moreno kicked off tonight’s TUF 24 Finale main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Moreno lands a good combination to start things off. He charges forward and presses Ryan against the fence. He looks for a takedown and gets it. Benoit immediately pops back up but Brandon drags him right back down. Benoit scrambles back to his feet and they break. Moreno presses forward with a right hand and pushes Ryan against the fence. He lands some decent short shots from the clinch. They break and Moreno connects with an accidental groin kick. The referee steps in a breaks the action. We restart and Moreno lands a nice combination. He presses forward but eats a huge body kick from Ryan. Benoit with a big right hand and then a left. He lands another kick. Moreno eats it and presses forward with a combination of his own. Benoit with a counter left. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - December 3, 2016

A bantamweight fight between Rob Font and Matt Schnell took place during tonight’s TUF 24 Finale prelims in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Font is able to score an early takedown. Schnell tries to sink in a guillotine choke but Rob is not having it. Font transitions to the back of Matt. He locks in a body triangle. Rob is working for a rear-naked choke submission. Schnell is defending well so far. He scrambles and gets back to his feet. Matt with a nice combination followed by a leg kick. Font with a jab. He follows that up with a front kick that rocks Schnell. Matt recovers and charges forward with strikes. Font with a huge knee that drops Schnell. Big elbow and punches from the top by Font. The referee is looking at it. Schnell is out cold. More strikes and finally the referee jumps in to stop the carnage.

Chris Taylor - December 3, 2016

A lightweight bout between Dong Hyun Kim and Brendan O’Reilly took place on tonight’s TUF 24 Finale prelims in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Kim quickly gets O’Reilly pressed against the cage. Kim working some short shots and knees. Brendan switches the position and drops down for a takedown. It is not there. Kim reverses the position and works some knees from the clinch. O’Reilly throws a knee but Kim catches it and scores a takedown. Kim lands in half guard and begins working some shots. He transitions to the back of O’Reilly. Good knees from the back by Kim. Brendan gets back to his feet but Kim drags him right back to the floor. Kim takes Brendan’s back and sinks in both hooks. O’Reilly scrambles but winds up mounted. He continues to scramble and somehow gets back to full guard. Good shots from the top by Kim. He moves to half guard and works some more short shots to end round one.

Chris Taylor - December 3, 2016

A women’s strawweight bout between Kailin Curran and Jamie Moyle kicked off tonight’s TUF 24 Finale prelims on FS1. Round one begins and Curran presses forward with punches. Moyle ducks under and lands a takedown. She begins working from full guard. Kailin is able to scramble and get back to her feet. Jamie misses with a wild combination. She continues to press forward and pushes Curran against the cage. Good knees inside from Moyle. Curran lands a nice knee inside. Moyle replies with some knees of her own. Moyle is working hard to keep Curran pressed against the cage. Curran locks in a choke. It looks deep. Moyle escapes but now has her back pressed against the fence by Curran. The fighters break. Moyle misses with front kick. Curran throws a combination. Moyle ducks under and pushes Curran back against the cage. Good knees inside from Jamie. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - December 3, 2016

A middleweight bout between Elvis Mutapcic and Anthony Smith served as the featured bout of tonight’s TUF 24 Finale prelims on UFC Fight Pass. Round one begins and Mutapcic presses forward and throws a front kick. Smith replies with a low kick that lands. Anthony with a nice jab and then a left hook. He follows that up with a hard leg kick. Mutapcic shoots in and scores a takedown. He begins landing some hard shots from the top. Smith is using a butterfly guard from the bottom. He goes for an armbar attempt but Elvis pulls his arm out. Mutapcic begins landing some big elbows from the top. Anthony scrambles back to full guard. More big shots from Elvis. He is smothering Anthony on the ground here. More good ground and pound from Mutapcic before the horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - December 3, 2016

Unable to catch tonight’s TUF 24 Finale event in Las Vegas? BJPENN.com has you covered. Stay glued to this page for up to the minute live results from this evenings event. The TUF 24 Finale event is headlined by a flyweight title fight featuring champion Demetrious Johnson (24-2-1 MMA) defending his title against TUF 24 winner Tim Elliott (13-6-1 MMA).

bjpenndotcom - December 3, 2016

Earlier this week, unfortunate news surfaced that former UFC women’s strawweight champion Carla Esparza was looking to sell the Harley Davidson motorcycle she won on The Ultimate Fighter season 20, which also saw her crowned as the first ever UFC women’s strawweight championship. Esparza took to Instagram to explain the situation:

bjpenndotcom - December 3, 2016

Former UFC lightweight kingpin Benson Henderson has been competing under the Bellator MMA banner throughout 2016. In April, ‘Smooth’ made his Bellator MMA debut as he stepped into the cage as a welterweight to fight Andrey Koreshkov for the Bellator welterweight championship. Unfortunately for the former UFC champ, he dropped a unanimous decision to Koreshkov. In his second Bellator MMA appearance, Henderson picked up a TKO win over former Bellator champion Patricio Freire in a lightweight title eliminator. Unfortunately for Henderson, in his next fight, which took place in November, he dropped a split decision to Michael Chandler in what many believed to be a ‘Fight of the Year’ performance.

bjpenndotcom - December 3, 2016

While Conor McGregor is undoubtably one of the most dominant UFC champions in the sport right now, the possibility of the Irish superstar making the jump to boxing has fight fans split down the middle in regards to how they feel the two-weight champ would fair in the boxing ring. While some believe that McGregor’s precision striking, combined with the power in his left hand, would make for a successful transition to the boxing ring, others believe that regardless of his boxing abilities in MMA, McGregor doesn’t stand a chance against top ranked boxers, especially Floyd Mayweather.

bjpenndotcom - December 3, 2016

Tonight in Las Vegas, Nevada, UFC flyweight champion and pound for pound kingpin Demetrious Johnson will step into the Octagon as he looks to defend his flyweight championship for the ninth time when he faces the winner of ‘The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions’, Tim Elliot. While Johnson has all but cleaned out the UFC’s flyweight division, in an interview this week, he explained that a move to bantamweight may not be in his future. In addition, despite his dominance, many fans feel as though Johnson doesn’t get the respect he deserves inside the Octagon.

bjpenndotcom - December 3, 2016

While Tito Ortiz is currently gearing up for his Bellator 170 scrap with Chael Sonnen on January 21st, Ortiz has kept the fact that the fight will be his last under wraps, until now. Earlier this year, Sonnen celebrated the end of his two year suspension handed down by the NSAC. Following the end of his suspension, it didn’t take long for Sonnen to announce that he was ending his retirement, and had signed an exclusive multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA. In addition, it didn’t take long for Sonnen to call out former UFC champion Tito Ortiz for a fight, which was eventually booked for January 21st in Inglewood California.

bjpenndotcom - December 3, 2016

Gerald Harris vs Aaron Cobb #Legacy63 @legacyfighting #RIP More Angles pic.twitter.com/FVMjFu3usN — Zombie Prophet (@ZPGIFs) December 3, 2016

bjpenndotcom - December 3, 2016

UFC flyweight champion, and pound for pound kingpin, Demetrious Johnson is undoubtably one of the most dominant champions in the history of the UFC. Since winning the UFC flyweight championship in 2012, Johnson has gone on a tear of the flyweight division, defending his title eight times in the span of four years, and all but clearing out the flyweight division as he has dispatched of every top contender the UFC has put in front of him.

Russell Ess - December 2, 2016

https://youtu.be/eAlWXeJv02k UFC superstar Conor McGregor finally broke his silence on his “relinquished” UFC featherweight title.

Russell Ess - December 2, 2016

With the news of Conor McGregor recently getting a boxing license, many are speculating on what it all means.