The Ultimate Fighter 14, Episode 1 Review

The first episode of ‘The Ultimate Fighter 14’ featured all 32 fighters competing in elimination bouts for a spot in the TUF house.

A few of the early favorites were eliminated in a series of exciting fights.

Here are the 16 fighters who earned a spot in the house (all rankings are approximated as-of the show’s taping)

Featherweights

[#58] Steven Siler: defeated [#30] Micah Miller by guillotine choke in the third (overtime) round.

[#67] Bryan Caraway: defeated [#91 LW] Eric Mariott by unanimous decision (20-18).

[#80] Diego Brandao: defated [NR] Jesse Newell by TKO in the first round.

[#82] Hamid Corassani: defated [#166] Brian Pearman by KO in the first round.

[#396 LW] Dennis Bermudez: defeated [#27 BW] Jimmie Rivera by TKO in the second round.

[NR] Marcus Brimage: defeated [NR] Bryson Wailehua-Hansen by TKO in the second round.

[NR] Stephen Bass: defeated [#227] Karsten Lenjoint by triangle choke in the second round.

[NR] Dustin Neace: defeated [NR] Josh Clopton by unanimous decision (20-18)

Bantamweights after the jump:

Bantamweights

[#39] Johnny Bedford: defated [#150] Carson Beebe by guillotine choke in the first round.

[#58] Dustin Pague: defeated [NR] Tatseki Matsuda by unanimous decision (20-18).

[#11 FLW] John Dodson: defeated [#22 FLW] Brandon Merkt by TKO in the first round.

[#13 FLW] Louis Gaudinot: defeated [#49] Paul McVeigh by TKO in the third (overtime) round.

[#144] TJ Dillashaw: defeated [NR] Matt Jaggers by TKO in the first round.

[#146] Roland Delorme: defeated [NR] BJ Ferguson by guillotine choke in the first round.

[NR] John Albert: defeated [NR] Orville Smith by rear naked choke in the first round.

[NR] Josh Ferguson: defeated [NR] Casey Dyer by TKO in the first round.