Ultimate Fighter Finale Results and More
Last night was the Ultimate Fighter Finale for season 10 and it was full of a lot of surprises. Here are the results of last nights fights.
Preliminary Card
* Lightweight bout: Canada Mark Bocek vs. United States Joe Brammer
Bocek defeated Brammer via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:36 of round one. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast after the Edgar vs. Veach fight.
* Welterweight bout: John Howard vs. Dennis Hallman
Howard defeated Hallman via KO (Strikes) at 4:55 of round 3.
* Light Heavyweight bout: Brian Stann vs. Rodney Wallace
Stann defeated Wallace via unanimous decision. (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
* Heavyweight bout: Jon Madsen vs. Justin Wren
Madsen defeated Wren via split decision. (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
* Heavyweight bout: Darrill Schoonover vs. James McSweeney
McSweeney defeated Schoonover via TKO (Strikes) at 3:20 of Round 3. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast after the Jones vs. Hamill fight.
Main Card (Spike TV)
* Heavyweight bout: Marcus Jones vs. Matt Mitrione
Mitrione defeated Jones via KO (Punches) at 0:10 of Round 2.
* Lightweight bout: Frank Edgar vs. Matt Veach
Edgar defeated Veach via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:22 of Round 2.
* Catchweight (215 lb) bout: Kimbo Slice vs. Houston Alexander
Slice defeated Alexander via unanimous decision. (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
* Light Heavyweight bout: Matt Hamill vs. Jon Jones
Hamill defeated Jones via DQ (illegal elbow) at 4:14 of Round 1. Jones delivered a “12-to-6” vertical elbow that split open the bridge of Hamill’s nose.
* Heavyweight bout: Roy Nelson vs. Brendan Schaub
Nelson defeated Shaub via KO (Punch) at 3:25 of Round 1 to become the Season 10 Heavyweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter.
I thought it was awesome how Kimbo Slice intimated the crap out of Houston Alexander. The first round both men were very nervous about mixing it up. The second round Kimbo just beat the crap out of him and then Houston found out what he was in for. I am not saying Kimbo is a great fighter now but he has improved a lot since his last national TV fight with EliteXC. He is no longer street fighter Kimbo, he’s MMA Fighter Kimbo and once he gets everything down he is going to be a dangerous fighter. I was really impressed with Matt Mitrione and his knockout of Marcus Jones. I did not care for Mitrione in the house during the show but he proved he can definitely fight. James McSweeney and Darrill Schoonover had a great fight with McSweeney winning by TKO. McSweeney will most definitely be in the UFC for awhile. My prayers go out to Darrill Schoonover who is leaving for Afghanistan shortly and returning to active duty. Then there was main event between Roy Nelson and Brendan Schaub. Everyone thought Nelson would win by sitting on Schaub with his fat stomach but that wasn’t the case. Nelson knocked out Schaub in the first round to become the new Ultimate Fighter. It was fun to watch last night but the fights aren’t the only big thing that happen last night.
There were some major announcements last night including an appearance by Hulk Hogan announcing that TNA Wrestling will be moving to Monday Nights to compete with Monday Night Raw. Even though it’s not UFC related, that’s huge. It’s also huge for MMA that Hulk Hogan endorses the sport. It was also announced that the coaches for the The Ultimate Fighter 11 (Middleweights) will be Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. Yes Chuck is coming back and after the Ultimate Fighter season is over Chuck and Tito will fight for the third time. Chuck has already beating Tito twice so it should be interesting to see what happens. Tito was in attendance last night along with Forrest Griffin, Rashad Evans, and others. I also saw a teaser for the UFC Undisputed 2010 which comes out next year. A lot of great things happening for the UFC, Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighter show.
The only thing I was disappointed in is that Rampage Jackson was not in attendance. He should have been there to support Marcus Jones and Kimbo Slice. I cannot wait for the fight between he and Rashad Evans. It’s going to be a great fight when it takes place. This wraps of the Ultimate Fighter until April when season 11 is on TV. Some rumored names for the show include Jason Lambert, Nick Thompson and Logan Clark who are all UFC veterans as well as International Fight League and EliteXC veteran Wayne Cole and Ultimate Fighter Season 1 participant Bobby Southworth. Stay tuned for more on the UFC and it’s latest happenings.
