Beating the Odds: ‘The Ultimate Fighter 24′ Finale

Jared Cannonier stole Ion Cutelaba’s thunder. Cannonier — a +195 underdog, according to BetDSI.com — took a unanimous decision from the Moldovan prospect in a featured light heavyweight battle at “The Ultimate Fighter 24” Finale on Saturday at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. All three cageside judges scored it 29-28 for Cannonier, awarding him the second and third rounds.Cutelaba (-235) started strong and faded late. Not all went according to plan for Cannonier, who absorbed heavy body-head punching combinations from the 22-year-old and conceded two takedowns in the first round. “The game plan was to not get hit,” he told the media afterward. “I’m not in this game to take shots and then give shots. I’m not with that stand-and-bang crap. The guy just hit me. It happens. You can’t dodge …

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