The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale Fight Results
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The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale Predictions
Paul Georgieff Vs. Jonathan Goulet
You have to do a double take when you see this match. What did Paul Georgieff do to Joe Silva that angered him enough to put him in their against Goulet? He’s the only TUF guy to get a fight against someone who wasn’t on TUF. Interestingly enough, Goulet has lost in all 3 of his appearances on an Ultimate Fight Night. However, he was fighting reasonable competition. Paul is inexperienced and will probably lose quickly.
Prediction: Jonathan Goulet via TKO (Rd. 1)
Roman Mitichyan Vs. Dorian Price
Roman was the crazy guy who had to leave early due to an injury. Dorian is the crazy guy who stayed and got beaten in his first fight. While they’re both crazy, Dorian seemed to be one dimensional on the show, but if you check his record he does have submission victories. Roman is relatively inexperienced, but seems to be strong with submissions, and he does seem crazier than Dorian. I’ll have to give a slight edge based on craziness to Roman.
Prediction: Roman Mitichyan via Submission (Rd. 2)
Matt Arroyo Vs. John Kolosci
I have absolutely no faith in John Kolosci. Yes, he fought twice against a far superior fighter, but the way he fights with his look of inexperience and his lack of mental toughness is enough to make you want to pick against him in any fight. Matt has great Jiu-Jitsu and John’s game is on the ground as well. John got subbed twice on the show, and will probably lose the same way here.
Prediction: Matt Arroyo via Submission (Rd. 1)
Troy Mandaloniz Vs. Richie Hightower
This should be a stand-up war. If Richie was smart he could probably take Troy to the floor and sub him, but I doubt he’ll try it. Richie is more experienced, so I’ll give him the nod.
Prediction: Richie Hightower via Decision (Rd. 3)
MAIN CARD
Ben Saunders Vs. Dan Barrera
This is a rematch of the fight they had on The Ultimate Fighter. I wasn’t impressed with Dan Barrera at all on the show, I thought his striking wasn’t that impressive, and he doesn’t listen to his coaches. Ben is mildly crazy, and I like me some crazy fighters. They fight until the death. Ben will probably take this one.
Prediction: Ben Saunders via Decision (Rd. 3)
Billy Miles Vs. George Sotiropoulos
Billy Miles folded under the pressure faster than an Origami master makes a flying crane. George will be looking to avenge his loss against Farmboy, and he’ll take it out on Billy. George should win this one easily.
Prediction: George Sotiropoulos via Submission (Rd. 1)
Jared Rollins Vs. John Koppenhaver
Jared Rollins looked like he was going to be someone contending for a shot at the contract, but put on a disappointing performance, and got his lights turned out on the show. John almost pulled out an upset against FARMBOY, but lost via decision. Rollins is more experienced, and has a better head on his shoulders. He should be able to redeem himself.
Prediction: Jared Rollins via TKO (Rd. 2)
Tommy Speer Vs. Mac Danzig
The easy pick here is Mac. By all accounts, the winner should be Mac, but Tommy has one advantage. FARMBOY STRENGTH. Tommy actually has an impressive record, and this fight will be more competitive then people think. Mac brings a lot of experience and confidence to the table, and his skill set should be enough to get him passed Tommy.
Prediction: Mac Danzig via Decision (Rd. 3)
Roger Huerta Vs. Clay Guida
No one can say that they’re protecting Huerta anymore. Unless he’s been training nothing but takedown defense and wrestling, he’s going to have a tough time with Guida. Although, I have a gut feeling that Huerta might pull this off. Maybe even by a judges decision, that have seemed to go the way of anyone, but Guida. If Huerta can keep this standing, he can win, because Guida’s stand up is pretty damn ugly, but this will be a tough task. Guida has great takedowns, a great chin, and cardio and tenacity for days. He won’t be outworked by anyone.
Prediction: Clay Guida via SPLIT Decision (Rd. 3)
The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale Press Conference
Ultimate Fighter 6 - Ep. 12 Version OUCH MY EYE!
TRAINING MONTAGE - Featuring Mac Danzig
TRAINING MONTAGE - Featuring Matt Arroyo
Matt gets his rib busted.. Could this lead to… Sexy consequences?! The X-Ray says he has a small crack, and deep bruising. He’s debating about fighting or not… COMMERCIAL! Oh god the dramatics.
A UFC 79: Nemesis commercial, the first one I’ve seen. Great marketing UFC.
Matt talks to… Matt about his rib and he doesn’t sound too positive about it. Dana comes in and tries to give Matt the pep talk of a life time, but it doesn’t sway him. Matt Arroyo is out.
Matt Serra, and Dana get together and try to pick a guy to replace Matt. Ben’s out, he’s got a broken nose. War Machine is the first to talk with them, but he doesn’t sound confident in his ability to cut weight. Rude Boy is worried about the weight and Hightower is worried about the cut as well. Hightower is hesistant, but says he wants the fight. Dana doesn’t believe him at all. John comes in and immediately tells them that he wants the fight. That’s exactly what Dana wanted to hear, they give John Kolosci the fight.
John lets Mac know, and Mac feels hesitant about fighting him again because he had already beaten him. Doesn’t make much sense to me, because he should be confident in the beating he put on John.
TRAINING MONTAGE - Featuring John Kolosci
FIGHT ONE
Mac Danzig vs. John Kolosci
John looks like a guy with nothing to lose, but that doesn’t mean he’ll win.
Make sure to buy Wahl products because Andrei Arlovski approves.
John is getting off first, shoots terribly. Mac looks a little tenative. John is throwing crazy kicks and falls on his ass, but gets up. Mac taunts him after throwing a jab for some reason. Mac looks tenative and cocky, if that’s possible. John keeps throwing leg kicks that catch nothing but air. John catches a Mac leg kick and they get into the clinch. John is looking better this fight, not that it means much. Mac takes John down, and gets into half guard. John is clinging to an arm for dear life as Mac peppers him with shots. Mac secures a back choke with no hooks in, and John taps. John does not look like a fighter, and is way too happy about losing.
TRAINING MONTAGE - Tommy Speers
They talked about a huge knockout last week, and now Matt Hughes is hyping Tommy’s super secret right hand. COULD BE A SIGN!
TRAINING MONTAGE - George Sotiropoulos
George is confident…
They show a weigh-in for this fight, and it’s brought to you by Playstation 3! I guess they needed to fulfill their advertising quota.
FIGHT TWO
During Tommy’s walk-in they play some fucking music that had to be picked out by Matt Hughes. It sounded a little bit rock and roll, and a whole lot of country.
Tommy Speers vs. George Sotiropoulos
Feeling each other out with small jabs. Still feeling each other out 1 minute in. Tommy tried to grab him and George shrugged him off. Tommy, just misses with a huge right hand. Tommy is bleeding a bit, which isn’t surprising due to his previous cuts. Tommy grabs out with an open hand and jams his finger right into George’s eye. They start back up, George’s eye looks pretty bad. Tommy punches in and gets the clinch, but it’s short lived. George eats two right hands, he goes down. Tommy gets on top and pounds him and George goes completely unconscious.
Serra and George blame the eye for the loss, and of course Hughes disagrees.
Matt Hughes feels redeemed. I’m sure he tells people he planned it the whole way.
Tommy Speers vs. Mac Danzig in the finals.
How to Improve The Ultimate Fighter
How do you go about improving a stale product? Here’s my attempt at television production.
Keep in mind that these are separate idea, they aren’t going to necessarily work together in tandem.
Pick teams at random, and rotate coaches in and out, that way you get exposure for more of your already established UFC stars, and you won’t bog down title pictures. Have two weeks with Rampage and Forrest, then Anderson Silva and Rich Franklin, etc.
Instead of focusing on the social dynamic, focus on the training. Each coach is going to have different training styles, be more involved in that aspect. Show the reps, amount of weight, and other exercise specifics that will encourage people at home to get off the couch. Do it like All Access just more intensive.
These guys are athletes, have them play Basketball, Football, Baseball, for prizes that they’d be interested in, like say… Money. Show that they aren’t just other sport washouts. Record their 40-yard dash times, vertical jumps, bench press reps at a certain weight, and compare them to other athletes, or previous TUF fighters. Prove that these guys aren’t just bar room brawlers.
Two fights per episode. Streamline the bullshit, don’t focus 90% on in the house and 10% on the fight. Make the show all about the fighting.
Scrap the house, and move the show every week to different training camps. Take the guys to Militech, the Pit, BTT, etc. Hell, take them to altitude, take them to the snow, take them to blistering heat, make them brave the elements during training.
Whatever they do, they need to do it fast. The show has gotten terribly stale, it’s gotten to the point where Monday Night Raw is starting to look appealing… Nah, not really.
