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(Dustin Hazelett earning his bonus money. Photo courtesy of UFC.com.)
The list of official salaries from the Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale has been released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The numbers are below; each winning fighter’s payout represents a doubling of his base salary.
Diego Sanchez: $70,000
Dustin Hazelett: $64,000 (includes $20,000 Submission of the Night bonus and $20,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Drew McFedries: $46,000 (includes $20,000 Knockout of the Night bonus)
Spencer Fisher: $36,000
Kendall Grove: $32,000
Josh Burkman: $30,000 (includes $20,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Dean Lister: $28,000
Jeremy Horn: $25,000
Evan Tanner: $25,000
Amir Sadollah: $16,000
Matthew Riddle: $16,000
Jeremy Stephens: $16,000
Matt Brown: $16,000
Luigi Fioravanti: $10,000
Marvin Eastman: $9,000
C.B. Dollaway: $8,000
Dante Rivera: $8,000
Matt Arroyo: $8,000
Tim Credeur: $8,000*
Cale Yarbrough: $8,000*
Rob Kimmons: $6,000
Rob Yundt: $5,000
* Credeur and Yarbrough both reportedly received their to-show salaries, even though their match was canceled the night of the fight due to Credeur testing positive for Adderall.
Written by admin on June 23rd, 2008 with comments disabled.
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I got the chance today to speak with Tim Credeur, the most recent fighter to be ousted from The Ultimate Fighter 7. In last night’s episode, we all saw Credeur drop a unanimous decision loss to finalist Jesse Taylor.
Tim had a bunch of thoughts regarding the fight itself, the show in general, his [...]
Written by admin on June 12th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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The show opens with a recap of last week’s fights between C.B. Dollaway and Cale Yarbrough as well as Tim Credeur vs. Dan Cramer with Dollaway and Credeur coming out on top. Amir Sadollah and Jesse Taylor await the winners in the semifinals and this week we’ll see the first of the two semifinal matches [...]
Written by admin on June 11th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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The show opens with a quick recap of the Amir Sadollah vs. Matt Brown fight from last week which Amir won via triangle choke in the second round. We see Jeremy May tell Rampage that he wants a rematch with Matt Brown and then also proceeds to tell Matt Brown that he wants a [...]
Written by admin on June 5th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Episode 10 starts off with a disturbing close-up of Matthew Riddle’s red hair. I wouldn’t call it unflattering but he kind of looks like a cross between Terry Taylor and Buster Brown.
After a recap of last week’s war between Matt Brown and Amir Sadollah, Jeremy May starts whining that Matt Brown’s loss makes him look even weaker than he already is (because he was eliminated by Brown) and decides that it’s enough reason to demand a rematch.
Jesse Taylor gets wind of the story and goes into a Dice Clay like rant on what a tool May is. Jeremy is so mad about being punked he runs to Gerald Harris and tells him of his master plan to bait Jesse into hitting him so that he gets himself kicked off the show.
It’s right around this point that I hope for giant swords to shoot up from the floor and rid us of Jeremy May like Lei Lei from Darkstalkers.
May gets liquored up and squares off against Taylor and they have a bitch-off which basically consists of arguing over who is the bigger bitch until somebody throws a punch.
May isn’t getting thorugh to Taylor so he pulls out the tried-and-true Jewish card and since we all know how much Jewish people enjoy being labeled, Taylor starts hulking up like he just got hit with a chair by Zeus.
The rest of the guys swarm in and calm him down and once May realizes how despised he is by everyone he tries to blame the booze and looks for the respect fist. Taylor gives it to him probably just to shut him up and get back to his card game.
Thankfully the focus shifts to the quarterfinal fights and once again Tim Credeur refers to Dan Cramer as “hot”. I’ve never considered myself homophobic but this season’s contestants are really testing my limits.
Quarterfinal fight #3: Tim Credeur (10-2) vs Dan Cramer (3-0)
Round 1: Credeur throws a low kick and they trade sloppy punches. Credeur shoots and they go to the cage wall. Cramer backs him up and drops him. Cramer is able to posture up and land a few. Credeur escapes to his feet and Cramer goes on the attack landing strikes. They clinch and Cramer takes him down. Credeur reverses and gets into mount. Cramer escapes and they go to the cage. Cramer forces him down again. Cramer tries to stand up and Credeur grabs a leg and secures a heel hook. Cramer is forced to tap.
Tim Credeur defeats Dan Cramer via submission (heel hook:R1)
With the attention now on the second fight, CB Dolloway makes it clear how much he despises Cale Yarbrough and his funny looking face. That’s nothing. Try looking at the guy who runs MMAmania.
A Team Brown training session finds Cale Yarbrough less than impressed with the Dolloway myth. Coach Griffin calls Dolloway an “arrogant prick”.
Dana feels like the guys are getting burned out so he takes them for a night out at the races. The guys pile into go-karts and turn the episode into a testosterone filled game of Mario Kart.
Back at the house the cast gets a little reckless and starts trashing the house - I mean really trashing it. Walls, banisters, windows, doors - you name it. How you can get kicked off the show for punching another contestant but not even get a stern lecture for destroying UFC property is something that still baffles me.
Unless of course the destruction is scripted as a way to spice up the show. Then again after this past weekend it’s hard not to think everything is a conspiracy.
Anyway, it’s fight time and since there are twenty minutes left in the show, I reckon Yarbrough actually has a chance in this one.
Quarterfinal fight #4: CB Dolloway (6-0) vs Cale Yarbrough (0-0)
Round 1: Dolloway throws a jab. E-surance counters with an annoying commercial. Now That’s Classic Rock is able to drop E-surance and after samples of some of the same tired songs we hear on every rock station, transitions to Dolloway on the floor landing punches from the mount. Yarbrough is on the defensive and gives up his back. Dolloway looks like he can’t decide which direction to go and returns to punching. Yarbrough seems content to just curl up into a ball and eat punches. Herb Dean issues multiple warnings, gets no response and is forced to stop it.
CB Dolloway defeats Cale Yarbrough via TKO (R1).
So much for Yarbrough having a chance.
After the fight Forrest continues to get irked by Dolloway’s cockiness. He puts out an open invitation to quiet the cockiness and Jesse Taylor steps up to the plate.
When they go to the gym to set the semifinal matches they realize that Rampage is a no call/no show. Undeterred, Dana trudges onward after a 45 minute delay.
Griffin thinks an MIA Rampage guarantees he will get his pick but Dana knows he can’t sell a TUF final with Dolloway vs Credeur so sorry Forrest, but it ain’t happening.
Rampage finally rolls up in his Wraith (bad breath and all) and has to find out what picks were made without him. As it stands, CB Dolloway will fight Amir Sadollah and Tim Credeur will fight Jesse Taylor.
Stay tuned next week as we get the long-awaited coaches challenge - which turns out to be the classic game of HORSE. Rampage admits to never having played basketball as a kid and gets the same kind of stares that C. Thomas Howell got when he went to the boards in blackface in Soul Man.
Oh yeah, and there are a couple of semi-important fights.
See you then!
Written by admin on June 4th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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According to MMA Weekly’s rumors section, a fight between Matt “Chipper” Riddle and Dante Rivera has been scheduled for The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale. The two jokingly talked trash to one another inside the house and now it looks like they will get to go at it inside the cage.
Riddle, a Team Rampage member, beat [...]
Written by admin on June 3rd, 2008 with comments disabled.
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A broken ankle has caused middleweight Alessio Sakara to pull out of a scheduled fight vs. Rob Yundt during live final for the current season of “The Ultimate Fighter,” MMAjunkie.com is reporting.
According to the site, middleweight Rob Kimmons has been signed to a UFC contract and will make his debut in place of Sakara during [...]
Written by admin on June 3rd, 2008 with comments disabled.
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During last night’s episode of “The Ultimate Fighter 7,†Matt Brown became one of the latest fighters to be eliminated from the middleweight tournament after losing via triangle choke submission at the hands of Amir Sadollah.
Courtesy of Spike TV, FiveOuncesOfPain.com was able to speak with Brown a day after the loss was shown on television. [...]
Written by admin on May 29th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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It’s quarterfinal time and Forrest has to decide who to corner since the first round is teammate vs teammate (blame Forrest for going 6-2 in the preliminary matches) but he can’t / won’t decide so it comes down to the science of the coin toss.
Two will stay at home and train with the rest of Team Brown and two will be cast aside like flotsam and jetsam.
One flick later and it’s official: Forrest corners Jesse Taylor and Amir Sadollah and Rampage is stuck with Dante Rivera and Matt Brown.
Back at the house Jesse gets his White Castle on and sucks down a few sliders to show off his nutritional expertise. They guys hate on him for eating like he’s going to the chair yet has a body like he’s going to the beach.
Dante feels like he’s improved since his last fight and looks to come out with a better showing against Jesse Taylor. Meanwhile, Coach Rampage is so committed to the new additions that he takes a quick nap during training.
Jesse Taylor is tipping the scales a bit heavy so he puts on a rubber suit and sweats his way to success after a game of full contact ping-pong.
He then rewards himself with a dip in the hot tub. Unfortunately he has to bleed the lines and instead of using a toilet like most normal folks, Ol’ Jesse simply steps out of the jacuzzi and urinates through his shorts onto the pavement.
Not content with being merely repulsive, Taylor graduates to reprehensible by shaking off his leg and jumping right back into the hot tub which has now become a urine cappucino.
An unsuspecting Dante jumps in and bathes in Taylors lemonade. And I thought piss-Christ was offensive. Congratulations Jesse Taylor on replacing Gabe “Colonic” Reudiger as TUF’s most egregious contestant.
Prior to the fight, “Gentleman” Jesse Taylor admits he doesn’t like to touch gloves before engaging but will this time because Dante Rivera is a friend. What a guy.
Quarterfinal fight #1: Jesse Taylor (6-2) vs Dante Rivera (10-2)
Round 1: Rivera swings and misses and Taylor takes him down and immediately rains down hammer fists. Rivera trying to hold him close without much success. Taylor is simply overpowering Rivera who is starting to take punishment. Taylor covering the mouth of Rivera and posturing up and landing. Rinse and repeat. Taylor stands up and eats an upkick and returns to Rivera’s guard. More punishment ensues. Thirty seconds left in the round Taylor seems content to simply smother. Round one ends and it was all Taylor.
Round 2: Dante is busted up and Taylor is sucking wind. In a repeat of round one, Rivera swings and misses and gets taken down. Taylor can be heard grunting as he tries to land punches from the top which is a clear indication that he’s low on fuel. Rampage finally chimes in (someone must have woken him up) and screams at Dante to stand up and do something. He seems content to stay in guard and is saved by the referee (as are we) when he puts them to their feet. Taylor laughs in the face of stand-up and immediately takes him back down. Action has slowed but Taylor is landing periodically. Rivera has no answer and seems resigned to just stay in guard and take punishment. Round two ends just like round one. This one is academic (and anticlimactic).
Jesse Taylor defeats Dante Rivera via unanimous decision.
Not exactly a barnburner but Taylor gets the win and with only one contract that’s all that really matters.
The focus quickly shifts to the second fight of the evening between Matt Brown and Amir Sadollah - who get awfully chummy before the fight. Amir is once again bursting with confidence and considers Matt Brown a trained killer. Rampage likes Matt Brown’s warrior spirit.
Quarterfinal fight #2: Amir Sadollah (0-0) vs Matt Brown (9-6)
Round 1: Brown stalks and lands a couple of punches and kicks. Sadollah with a front kick. Follows with a jab and a knee. They tie up and Sadollah pushes him to the cage. Nice knee to the ribs by Sadollah. Brown looking for the trip but Sadollah fights it off. Nice display of defense by Sadollah. Brown eats an elbow and tries again for the trip. He fails but backs away and sneaks in some strikes. Nice straight head kick by Sadollah. Brown retaliates with a flurry. Back to the cage for both men. Brown still looking for the trip and backs away. Nice jab lands for Brown. Then a left. A Brown low kick stumbles Sadollah. Back to the cage and they exchange knees. They break and trade punches that land. Brown with a takedown but Sadollah rolls out and they get back to their feet. A return to the cage as time expires. Action packed first round. Very close.
Round 2: Brown opens with a hard flurry. Flying White Lotus kick misses for Sadollah. Brown retreats and eats a few. They end up against the cage and wrestle for position. Nice knee by Brown. Missed kick by Sadollah. Brown lands a few more. Sadollah backs him up and trips him down. Sadollah on top now looking to create space. Brown looking a little lethargic on the bottom. Sadollah punches the body. Brown almost has an escape but falls backwards. Sadollah back on top working the elbow. Brown is bushed. Sadollah resorts to a man-hug and Brown rolls out. Amir immediately looks for the armbar but Brown transitions and gets trapped in the triangle. Brown taps.
Amir Sadollah defeats Matt Brown via submission (armbar - R2).
After the fight Brown shows a ton of class and congratulates Sadollah for the performance. Brown also gets mad respect when he mans up and admits that while disappointed, he gave it 100% and got bested.
This was an exciting fight and pretty much saved the episode. Anyone who doesn’t understand what was wrong with the fight between Taylor and Rivera should re-watch Brown vs. Sadollah. Kudos to both men for a great fight.
Stay tuned next week as Jeremy May comes back from obscurity to start trouble with Jesse Taylor, CB Dolloway tries to punish Cale Yarbrough, and the semifinal matches are announced.
See you then!
Written by admin on May 28th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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According to MMA Junkie, UFC-vet Alessio Sakara will take on UFC-newcomer Rob Yundt at The Ultimate Fighter Season 7 Finale.  The event takes place on June 21 at The Palms in Las Vegas and live on Spike TV.
Sakara is currently 3-4 in the UFC, with one no contest. Â He has mild success in the light heavyweight [...]
Written by admin on May 27th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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