The Ultimate Fighter 10 wrapped up tonight as the final two Quarterfinal match-ups and the Semifinal match-ups took place. Saturday night will feature the TUF 10 finale and ProFighting-fans.com will continue with full coverage of tonight’s episode as well as with complete The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale results as each fight becomes official on Saturday night. Fans can also tune in for the free viewing on Spike TV. Here’s a brief look at what happened in tonight’s final episode of TUF 10 Heavyweights.
James McSweeney vs Matt Mitrione
Mitrione, fighting out of Indianapolis, Indiana has been an interesting figureon TUF 10 with his spilling the beans on Team Rashad’s fight strategy and his “brain damage” issues. McSweeney, a London, England native who trains with coach Rashad Evans at Greg Jackson’s camp, won an early fight but has been a rather bold figure nearly coming to blows with Rampage and nearly starting a fight with Mitrione at the weigh-in for their fight.
McSweeney attempted to nullify Mitrione’s reach advantage with his kickboxing while Mitrione showed the heavy hands that he used to not only defeat, but also injur Scott Junk in the opening round. A takedown midway through the 1st Round proved to be the deciding point in the fight as McSweeney was able to get the submission victory. Come back on Thursday to see our TUF 10 Episode 11 recap for the McSweeney vs Mitrione results.
Marcus Jones vs Darrill Schoonover
Marcus “Big Baby” Jones was the lone member of Team Rampage to make it out of the opening round. Jones is the likable former NFL 1st Round pick who like flowers and fights out of Tampa, Florida. Darrill, aka “Titties” as dubbed by Rampage Jackson, may not have the fighter’s physique, but he definitely has some strong fighting skills. Schoonover fights out of Texas and seems to respect Davis’ size and ability, but does not seem even a bit intimidated.
Jones vs Schoonover saw Marcus control the pace and get a big takedown. Big Baby, The Darkness, call him what you want, but with some full-time training this physical specimen has a ton of potential. We see another 1st Round stoppage as Davis KOs Schoonover with his ground and pound. You can read all about at Pro Fighting Fans, the leading UFC news site, on Thursday.
TUF 10 Semifinal Match-ups
Three 5-minute rounds are scheduled for the two semifinal matchups with the winners advancing to the live TUF 10 Finale on Saturday night.
Semifinal #1 – Roy Nelson vs James McSweeney
Semifinal #2 – Brendan Schaub vs Marcus Jones
Following the semifinal announcements we get some classic Rashad vs Rampage in-your-face trash talk. The UFC could seriously sell a Pay Per View event with these two arguing and talking trash alone.
Roy Nelson vs James McSweeney
McSweeney received some pre-fight poetry recital from one of his coaches in a very odd scene as he prepared for Nelson. Nelson, obviously Dana White’s favorite member of the TUF 10 cast, has more experience than everyone else in the house meaning this should be a good fight.
McSweeney started the fight by pushing the pace and landing the more effctive strikes, but soon became a bit cocky. Nelson took advantage with a counter landing a right to the chin of McSweeney which stunned the Brit. Nelson then scored the takedown as he looked to end the fight early. Come back on Thursday to see our TUF 10 Episode 11 recap for the Nelson vs McSweeney results from the TUF 10 Semifinals.
Brendan Schaub vs Marcus Jones
Brendan Schaub says he wants to get the KO of Jones believing his explosive punches will weaken “The Darkness” and his desire to fight. Marcus says that when he enters the cage the darkness takes over and he just wants to pound his opponent. We will soon see if he is successful on this goal.
The Schaub vs Jones TUF 10 Semifinal fight was officiated by Josh Rosenthal and began at 10:52 pm ET thus giving reason to believe we’re in for another early stoppage. Indeed it was another early stoppage with a back-and-forth fight, but this time it did not end as expected. Both landed some solid blows but Rosenthal had to stop the fight in the 1st Round. Come back on Thursday to see our TUF 10 Episode 11 recap for the Schaub vs Jones results from the TUF 10 Semifinals.