In the main card opening bout of The Ultimate Fighter finale Rich Attonito survived a tough first round where season bad boy, Jamie Yager, was able to use his diverse striking to keep Attonito from finding his distance or timing. Throughout the opening round it was Yager bouncing around and landing hard leg kicks and solid hooks with both hands. Attonito was throwing a lot of single punch counters that weren’t landing while Yager was scoring seemingly at will. Yager was even able to skillfully defend against the takedown multiple times.
Ultimate Fighter Finale Results - Rich Attonito Survives Rocky First To Stop Jamie Yager
However, by the end of the opening frame Yager was fading and staring to get tired. Attonito capitalized on this in the second round as he was able to get inside and throw hooks that landed. It became clear early in the second that Yager was in trouble and eventually Attonito got the takedown and took Jamie’s back. From there it just took a flurry of punches and the fight was stopped.
Rich Attonito gets his first official UFC win with the TKO stoppage.
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