Ultimate Finale 12/5/09 Re-Cap (Spike TV)

Ultimate Finale
The Pearl at the Palms
Las Vegas, Nevada
12/5/09

Heavyweight Fight- Marcus Jones (4-2) vs. Matt Mitrione (0-0)

R1- Jones got a quick take down in the first 15 seconds but Mitrione got to his feet at the one minute mark. Mitrione landed some knees in the clinch. Jones was able to grab a guillotine and pull guard but he couldn’t get the submission. Jones got another take down with one minute left in the fight but Mitrione got to his feet quickly. Both guys swung wildly but Jones got another take down. Jones 10-9.

R2- Mitrione caught Jones coming in and knocked him out for the win.

Winner: Matt Mitrione by KO R2 0:10

Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff and Dixie Carter are at the show. Wow, now that’s a trio that I have no interest in seeing as partners in pro wrestling.

Lightweight Fight- Frankie Edgar (10-1) vs. Matt Veach (11-0)

Edgar is coming off of a big win at UFC 98 over Sean Sherk.

R1- Veach got a couple early take downs stuffed and then Edgar partially hit a head kick but Veach grabbed him and took him down. Edgar popped back up and Veach slammed him back to the canvas. Edgar gave up his back and got back to his feet and Veach again slammed him back to the mat. Veach seemed to tire a little at the end of the round and Edgar was able to get the better of the stand up. I’ve got Veach 10-9 on the strength of his slams.

R2- Edgar hit a big time right hand and knocked Veach down. Edgar jumped on top and landed some good shots on Veach. Veach gave up his back and Edgar clamped on the Rear Naked Choke and Veach tapped out. Really good performance by Edgar in weathering the early take downs in round one and then winning the stand up game later in the fight.

Winner: Frankie Edgar by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R2 2:22

Joe Rogan interviews Hulk Hogan ringside.

Lightweight Fight- Mark Bocek (7-2) vs. Joe Brammer (8-0)

Bocek has a 5” reach advantage in this fight. This is Brammer’s UFC debut.

R1- Bocek got the first take down and on the second take down he took Brammer’s back and got him in a body triangle. Bocek ended up getting a standing Rear Naked Choke and Brammer tapped out. Good showing by Bocek.

Winner: Mark Bocek by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R1 3:36

215 lb Catchweight Fight- Kimbo Slice (3-1) vs. Houston Alexander (9-4)

Kimbo has a 2” height, 5” reach and 4lb weight advantage.

R1- Kimbo takes the center of the cage and Houston circles him for the first minute with no punches thrown. Very little action in the first half of round one as Houston has landed a few leg kicks and Kimbo has thrown one strike. Finally they engaged and both guys threw some strikes but nothing significant landed. Really tough first round to score as neither guy was aggressive and neither guy landed anything worth taking note of.

R2- More of the same at the beginning of this round as Houston circles Kimbo and hits an occasional leg kick. Kimbo landed a good jab at the two minute mark of the round. Kimbo got a take down and took full mount but Houston got out of it. Houston slipped on a leg kick and Kimbo was able to land a couple of shots. Kimbo landed a good body shot. Kimbo hit an awesome side suplex on Houston and landed some strikes. Kimbo tried a guillotine but Kimbo easily slipped out and then again took top position. Houston gave up his back and Kimbo tried weakly for a Rear Naked. Kimbo then flipped him over and landed a good short elbow. I don’t know who won the first round but Kimbo easily took the second round.

R3- Both guys came out swinging to start the third round. Houston looks tired. Kimbo landed a good right hand. Houston hit a leg kick and Kimbo fell down and it looked like his leg might have given out on him. Houston followed in with some shots but Kimbo grabbed a leg and got a take down. Good recovery by Kimbo. Kimbo is landing some shots but Houston did a good job on defense and the ref stood the fight up with one minute remaining. Houston landed a couple of strikes in the last ten seconds but this one goes to a draw. Not the fight anyone thought we would see and other than the second round this was a pretty ugly fight. This is gonna be a really tough fight to score. As an overall fight Kimbo definitely won but breaking it down into round-by-round scoring it will be interesting to see what the judges decide.

Judges score cards say: 29-28, 29-28, 30-27

Winner: Kimbo Slice by Decision (Unanimous)

Tito Ortiz is in attendance at the show. And UFC is going to announce the coaches for the next TUF. Hmmmmm……

Joe Rogan interviews BJ Penn and Diego Sanchez at the same time via satellite.

Light Heavyweight Fight- Matt Hamill (8-2) vs. Jon Jones (9-0)

Jones has a 3” height and 8.5” reach advantage.

R1- They stood up for the first two minutes and then Jones escaped a Hamill take down. Jones is hitting some strikes but nothing damaging so far although Hamill’s ribs are a little red. Jones landed a really nice trip and ended up on top of Hamill and then starting hitting some big Ground and Pound. Jones is throwing some big time elbows as Hamill is trying to cover up. Jones gets a point taken from him for a down ward elbow and then the fight is stopped. Not sure if this will be a DQ or a victory for Jones but Rogan/Goldberg seem like they are assuming victory for Jones and not talking about DQ. Jones was dominating Hamill once he got him down on the mat.

Winner: Matt Hamill by DQ (Intentional Elbows) R1

Heavyweight Fight- James McSweeney vs. Darrill Schoonover

R1- The video is messed up so we are pretty much just getting PBP from Rogan/Goldberg. After a minute we get video and McSweeney pulls guard on a guillotine but Schoonover pops his head out and takes McSweeney’s guard. McSweeney flips Schoonover over and moves to mount. They stand back up and Schoonover lands a good knee but couldn’t follow up before the round ended.

R2- McSweeney got Schoonover down with a looping right hand and didn’t fully hit. McSweeney followed him down to the mat and took his guard. McSweeney definitely took this round.

R3- McSweeney got a good slam and again took top position. McSweeney landed a couple of good strikes about half way through the round and this one is over. McSweeney looked a lot better in this fight than he did in any of his TUF fights.

Winner: James McSweeney by TKO (Strikes) R3 3:20

Dana White announces the coaches for Season 11 of TUF. They are Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. Dana says that TUF 11 will be Middleweight Fighters.

TUF 10 Heavyweight Final- Roy Nelson (14-4) vs. Brendan Schaub (5-0)

Roy Nelson comes out to Weird Al Yankovic’s song “I’m Fat”. Schaub has a 4” height and 5” reach advantage. Nelson has a 23 lb weight advantage.

R1- Schaub is using his jab effectively early and avoids a take down but then got clinched and taken down by Nelson. Schaub got held down for a while but did a good job of getting to his feet without taking any damage. Schaub is landing some decent strikes. Nelson hit a big right hand behind Schaub’s ear and this one is over.

Winner: Roy Nelson by KO R1 3:45

TUF 10: Heavyweights "Road to the Finale" Re-Cap

TUF 10: Heavyweights “Road to the Finale” Episode Eleven

Dana is looking for guys to take Mitrione’s place and nobody is stepping forward. Kimbo turns it down because he doesn’t feel he’s 100%. Mitrione decides that he feels good and he’s going to fight.

Marcus Jones lost it and starting yelling at Matt Mitrione when he found out that Scott Junk got a detached retina in his fight with Mitrione and might not fight anymore. Junk got the surgery but the doctor said that he could resume training in about two months. Jones says he’s glad he didn’t go overboard.

McSweeney pushes Mitrione after an intense staredown at the weigh-ins.

Heavyweight Quarterfinal Fight- James McSweeney (3-3) vs. Matt Mitrione (2-0)

Mitrione has a 6” reach advantage in this fight.

R1- McSweeney caught Mitrione in a guillotine choke about mid-way through the round and Mitrione tapped out. Neither guy looked really good in this one.

Winner: James McSweeney by Submission (Guillotine Choke) R1

Heavyweight Quarterfinal Fight- Marcus Jones (4-2) vs. Darrill Schoonover (10-0)

Jones has a 4” reach and height advantage.

R1- Jones quickly got a take down in the first ten seconds of the fight. Jones just really controlled Schoonover in this fight and eventually took his guard and got in some good shots and knocked him out.

Winner: Marcus Jones by KO

Final Four: James McSweeney, Brendan Schaub, Roy Nelson, Marcus Jones.

Semi-Finals Fights:
Roy Nelson vs. James McSweeney
Brendan Schaub vs. Marcus Jones

McSweeney locks Zak Jensen in the bathroom and Jensen comes out swinging but McSweeney grabs him in a guillotine and subdues him.

Heavyweight Semi-Final Fight: Roy Nelson (13-4) vs. James McSweeney (3-3)

R1- Roy took the fight to the ground about half way through the round and then got the crucifix position like he had Kimbo in and landed some good undefended offense and the ref stopped the fight.

Winner: Roy Nelson by TKO (Strikes) R1

Heavyweight Semi-Final Fight- Marcus Jones (4-2) vs. Brendan Schuab (4-0)

R1- Jones got an immediate take down. Marcus mounted at about the one minute mark but Schaub was able to get to his feet without taking much damage. Jones landed a knee to the head. Schuab hit a big punch that stunned and floored Marcus. Scahub jumped on top and landed some Ground and Pound and the ref stepped in and stopped the fight. Really good come back and showing by Schaub.

Winner: Brendan Schaub by TKO (Strikes) R1

The TUF Heavyweight Finals are: Roy Nelson versus Brendan Schaub

Eliminated:
Abe Wagner defeated by Jon Madsen- Episode One
Wes Shivers defeated by James McSweeney- Episode Two
Kimbo Slice defeated by Roy Nelson- Episode Three
Demico Rogers defeated by Brendan Schaub- Episode Four
Wes Sims defeated by Justin Wren- Episode Five
Zak Jensen defeated by Darrill Schoonover- Episode Six
Scott Junk defeated by Matt Mitrione: Episode Seven
Mike Wessel defeated by Marcus Jones: Episode Eight
Justin Wren defeated by Roy Nelson: Episode Nine
Jon Madsen defeated by Brendan Schaub: Episode Ten
Matt Mitrione defeated by James McSweeney- Episode Eleven
Darrill Schoonover defeated by Marcus Jones- Episode Eleven
James McSweeney defeated by Roy Nelson- Episode Eleven
Marcus Jones defeated by Brendan Schaub- Episode Eleven

TUF 10: Heavyweights Episode Eight Re-Cap

TUF 10: Heavyweights Episode Eight

Team Rashad is up 7-0 on Team Rampage and looks to make a clean sweep of the first round with only Marcus Jones standing in their way.

Mike Wessel has fought for UFC before and fought Antoni Hardonk. Schoonover and Rampage get into it again this week. We also learn that Marcus Jones doesn’t like insects and people making fun of him.

Marcus Jones (4-2) vs. Mike Wessel (8-2)

Jones has a huge 6” height and 7.5” reach advantage.

R1- Wessel got some shots in early but Jones got a take down in the first thirty seconds of the fight. Wessel was able to spin and take Jones’s guard but Jones quickly tapped Wessel with an arm bar. Really impressive win by Marcus Jones and Team Rampage is on the board! This was probably the most impressive win so far of the competition.

Winner: Marcus Jones by Submission (Arm Bar) R1

“Big Baby is no joke”- Rashad Evans

“Marcus is for real. This guy has some jiu jitsu”- Dana White

The first round is over. Team Rashad 7 Team Rampage 1. Now Dana calls the fighters in one by one and asks them who they want to fight in the next round.

“I feel like I’m driving my kids to school when I’m with you two”- Dana White to Rashad Evans (about Rashad and Rampage)

Fight Announcements (Quarterfinals):

Roy Nelson vs. Justin Wren
Brendan Schaub vs. Jon Madsen
James McSweeny vs. Matt Mitrione
Marcus Jones vs. Darrill Schoonover

To close out the show Rampage and Rashad get into another war of the words.

Fighters Remaining
Team Rashad #1: James McSweeney
Team Rashad #2: Brendan Schaub
Team Rashad #3: Justin Wren
Team Rashad #4: Jon Madsen
Team Rashad #5: Roy Nelson
Team Rashad #6: Darrill Schoonover
Team Rashad #7: Matt Mitrione
Team Rampage #7: Marcus Jones

Eliminated:
Abe Wagner defeated by Jon Madsen- Episode One
Wes Shivers defeated by James McSweeney- Episode Two
Kimbo Slice defeated by Roy Nelson- Episode Three
Demico Rogers defeated by Brendan Schaub- Episode Four
Wes Sims defeated by Justin Wren- Episode Five
Zak Jensen defeated by Darrill Schoonover- Episode Six
Scott Junk defeated by Matt Mitrione: Episode Seven
Mike Wessel defeated by Marcus Jones: Episode Eight