The Ultimate Fighter 14: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller
Episode 9
Meet the Cast:
Coaches
TEAM MILLER
Jason Miller
Ryan Parsons
Danny Perez
Kamarudeen Usman
Melchor Menor
TEAM BISPING
Michael Bisping
Kingsley Carter
Enzo Esposito
Tiki Ghosn
Brady Fink
Fighters
Bantamweights
John Albert
Johnny Bedford
Carson Beebe
Roland Delorme
T.J. Dillashaw
John Dodson
Casey Dyer
B.J. Ferguson
Josh Ferguson
Louis Gaudinot
Matt Jaggers
Tateki Matsuda
Paul McVeigh
Brandon Merkt
Dustin Pague
Orville Smith
Featherweights
Stephen Bass
Dennis Bermudez
Diego Brandao
Marcus Brimage
Bryan Caraway
Josh Clopton
Hamid Akira Corassani
Karsten Lenjoint
Eric Marriott
Micah Miller
Dustin Neace
Jesse Newell
Brian Pearman
Jimmie Rivera
Steven Siler
Bryson Wailehua-Hansen
FADE IN: Dustin Pague starts us off with a bit of charity. He explains that every day they pass a homeless person so he decides to give him some essentials. Bedford adds that fighters are not barbarians. They are decent people and this is an opportunity to show that.
Mayhem tells us that Pague has developed a lot over the course of the show. He says that he was perceived as the underdog in his last fight and he is probably being viewed as such now. He can live with that as long as he keeps winning.
Mayhem comes to the house for a meal with his team. Somehow things devolve into a bug eating challenge. Yuck. Yes indeed. Pague eats the cockroach and then collects his $60 dollars. Pague says that he is normally freaked out by insects but he went along with this anyway.
COACHES CHALLENGE
Bisping is not particularly thrilled with the air hockey challenge. Mayhem hasn't played air hockey since he was 13.
COMMERCIAL
First coach to win 3 out of 5 wins the whole coaches challenge.
Bisping nearly shuts Mayhem out of the first game. However, he does eventually win the first game. He then goes on to win the second game…and that's when his mouth starts to get him into trouble. Mayhem wins the third game. Bisping wins the next game and the whole coaches challenge. He celebrates and promptly falls on his butt. Mayhem says he's bummed he couldn't win money for his team but that the important challenge comes December 3rd.
Team Bisping is in the gym. Dillashaw praises Pague as a decent fellow. However, he feels like he is the better fighter and that he will put Pague out of this competition. Bisping has nothing but good things to say about Dillashaw. He says that he has a bright future in MMA.
COMMERCIAL
OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN: Dustin Pague vs. TJ Dillashaw
Bisping continues to praise Dillashaw. He is convinced Dillashaw will smash Pague. Mayhem thinks highly of Dillashaw as well but also thinks he needs more seasoning. He needs to be more well rounded as an MMA fighter.
Dillashaw and Pague speak to their experiences in MMA and how they handle pressure. Pague says that he does not let anger control him in the cage. He loves his opponents and just looks to win honorably. Dillashaw says he can handle the pressure of being the last bantam weight on Bisping's team.
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Dustin Pague vs. TJ Dillashaw
Round 1: Dillashaw starts with a superman punch. Dillashaw lands a looping hook and an uppercut. Dillashaw gets the takedown. Pague attempts an armbar. Dillashaw pulls his arm away. Dillashaw continues to try and pass the guard. Dillashaw pounds on Pague. Pague nearly gets away but is elbowed hard in the face. Pague attempts a scissor sweep. Dillasahw stands up, shoves Pague down and continues to pummel him from guard. Pague keeps trying for the armbar. Pague stands up. He tries for a knee but Dillashaw catches it. Dillashaw lands a hard combo to end the round.
SCORECARD: Dillashaw 10-9
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Round 2: Dillashaw lands a pair of hard shots. Pague tries to exchange and keep it standing but is taken down. Dillashaw passes into half guard. Dillashaw pounds on him and passes to side control. Dillashaw nearly gets mount but is moved back to full guard. Dillashaw smashes him with an elbow. Pague is busted open. Dillashaw is punishing him with elbows and hammer fists.
SCORECARD: Dillashaw 10-9
COMMERCIAL
Round 3: Uppercut from Dillashaw. Dillashaw hammers and takes down Pague. Dillashaw pummels Pague. Pague tries to shrimp out. Dillashaw looks for the arm triangle. He's moved to side control. Pague is trapped beneath Dillashaw.
SCORECARD: Dillashaw 10-9
Winner: TJ Dillashaw by unanimous decision (30-26X2, 30-27).
NEXT WEEK ON TUF: The last two semifinals!
Until the next episode, be well be safe and behave!
For your convenience, here are the teams as they stand now (color coded for easy reading):
TEAM MILLER
John Dodson
Bryan Caraway
Johnny Bedford
Dustin Pague
Roland Delorme
Dennis Bermudez
Dustin Neace
Steven Siler
TEAM BISPING
Louis Gaudinot
Marcus Brimage
TJ Dillashaw
John Albert
Josh Ferguson
Diego Brandao
Akira Corassani
Stephen Bass
KEY: Fighters with name crossed out have been eliminated from the competition.
