Sunday night's UFC Fight Night 81 featured Fight Pass bout between Paul Felder and Daron Cruickshank figured to be an explosive lightweight striking battle.
Instead, it turned out to be Felder's chance to prove he's got more to his game than his kickboxing, as he outgrappled Cruickshank in the final round of a grinding battle and finished it with a rear-naked choke. The time of the finish at Boston's TD Garden was 3:56 of the final round.
The first round was something of a feeling-out period, as Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) and Felder both scored with a variety of strikes, the most memorable of which was a Cruickshank kick which landed flush on Felder's jaw.