Quick TUF 11 Finale Pre-Lim Results:
* Travis Browne def. James McSweeney via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:32
* Chris Camozzi def. James Hammortree via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
* Kyle Noke def. Josh Bryant via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 3:12
* Brad Tavares def. Seth Baczynski via decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
* John Gunderson def. Mark Holst via unanimous decision (no scores given)’
The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale
From the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada
Airing on SpikeTV
*Mike Goldberg and Kenny Florian are the announcers.
Middleweight Fight: Jamie Yager (2-1) vs. Rich Attonito (7-3)
Round One: Straight right by Yager as Attonito moves in. Yager lands some more good right hands. Yager really finding a home with the straight right. Attonito clinches and drops for a single. Yager defends but Attonito eventually gets him down. Yager gets right back up and lands a knee to the body. Another right hand by Yager followed by a leg kick. Uppercut by Yager. Leg kick by Yager but Attonito comes over the top with a right. One two combo by Yager. Left hook by Attonito. Attonito presses forward, gets Yager backing up, and clinches. Attonito tries a takedown but Yager stuffs it and lands some hammerfists. Attonito lands a good right in the exchange. Leg kicks by Yager. The round ends.
Scorecard: 10-9 Yager
Round Two: Quick flurry by Yager. Attonito presses forward and misses. Quick combo by Yager. Attonito having trouble getting inside. Both fighters land some solid punches. Attonito lands a good counter left hook. They trade leg kicks. Quick flurry by Yager but Attonito fires back with a right. Attonito presses forward and lands a good combo. Body shot by Attonito followed by a straight right. Yager starting to gas. Counter right by Attonito. Attonito lands an inside flurry. Big right by Attonito. Desperation shot by Yager but Attonito sprawls, spins to the back, and gets his hooks in. He tries for a joke but Yager defends. Yager tries to scramble but Attonito stays on his back, flattens him out, and lands big punches. Yager just covers up and continues to take punches from Attonito. The ref finally stops it.
Official Decision: Rich Attonito by TKO (Punches) at 4:25 in Round Two
*Attonito says he stuck to his gameplan after a tough first round. He’s very happy to get his first UFC win.
Lightweight Fight: Dennis Siver (15-7) vs. Spencer Fisher (24-5)
Round One: Fisher comes out southpaw. They trade leg kicks early. Fisher catches Siver with a groin kick. Quick break but back to the action. Body kick by Fisher. Fisher again scores with the body kick. Front kick to the face by Siver. Quick flurry, they both miss, and clinch. Knee by Fisher but he eats a right on the break. Siver cut over the left eye. Counter left by Siver. Quick flurry but they both miss. Good combo by Siver. Siver finding a home for the one two combo. Body kick by Fisher. Siver bleeding badly near the eye. Siver lands a good counter left. Fisher missing with most of his strikes. Siver misses with the spinning back kick and then blocks a head kick. The round ends. Close round.
*On the replay it’s clear that Siver was cut from an accidental headbutt.
Scorecard: 10-9 Siver
Round Two: Head kick by Fisher as Siver ducks under. A lot of short leg kicks by both men. They trade left hands. Straight left by Fisher. More short leg kicks by both men. Counter left by Siver as Fisher misses with strikes. Siver catches a leg kick and then drops Fisher with a right hand. Siver allows Fisher to get back up. Quick combo by Fisher. Siver really finding a home for the leg kicks. Neither man landing anything too clean but Siver is the busier of the two fighters. Fisher connects with a spinning back fist. Siver tries a spinning back kick but Fisher steps into it. The round ends.
Scorecard: 10-9 Siver
Round Three: Head kick by Fisher as Siver ducks under but Siver takes it and throws a right. Fisher takes a groin kick, quick rest, and fights on. Quick flurry by Siver answered by Fisher. Counter left by Siver. Straight left by Fisher. Siver comes back with a quick flurry. A right hand clips Fisher. Siver landing a solid left hook. Body shot by Fisher but he eats another left hook. Siver blocks a head kick. Fisher really throwing the head kick but Siver continues to block it. Siver winning most of the exchanges and backing up Fisher with pressure. Short right hook by Fisher. Both men scoring with the leg kicks. Quick flurry by Siver but Fisher fires back with a combo of his own. Fisher trying to turn up the pressure. Fisher winning a lot of the short exchanges. Siver bleeding near the eye again. Siver shoots for a takedown just as the round ends. Another close round.
Scorecard: 10-9 Fisher
Official Decision: Denis Siver by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
*Siver says that he knew he needed to pressure Fisher to win this fight.
Middleweight Fight: Aaron Simpson (7-0) vs. Chris Leben (19-6)
Round One: Leben comes out southpaw. Quick flurry by Simpson and then he gets a takedown. Leben quickly up but Simpson has a front face lock. Simpson tries to lock in a guillotine but Leben gets out. Leben presses Simpson against the cage in the clinch. Simpson reverses the clinch but Leben reverses back. They break. Good left by Simpson. Straight right by Simpson. Simpson clinches and puts Leben against the cage. Big takedown by Simpson followed by some good punches on the ground before Leben gets up. They break from the clinch. Big left by Leben. Big punches by Simpson but Leben eats them. They clinch and trade body shots. Knee by Simpson and he controls the clinch on the cage. Simpson drops for a single but Leben stuffs it. The round ends.
Scorecard: 10-9 Simpson
Round Two: Straight left by Leben after Simpson lands a good combo. Leben shrugs off a takedown attempt but eats a right hand and a body kick. Simpson clinches and puts Leben against the cage. They break. Big right hands by Simpson. Leben teeing off with the left hand but Simpson survives, clinches, and puts Leben against the cage. They break. Leben landing a short leg kick. Leben connects with another left then shrugs off a takedown attempt. They both miss, clinch, and break. Left hand by Leben. Simpson lands a short left. Leben with a quick flurry. Leben scoring with the leg kicks. Straight by Leben. Leben with a flurry then sprawls on the takedown. Big punches by Leben. Simpson gets to his feet, eats some more punches, runs away, and then falls down. The ref stops the fight.
Official Decision: Chris Leben by TKO (Punches) at 4:17 in Round Two
*Leben says his plan was to turn it up in the second and third and that’s what he did. “I hit him in the face because that’s my job.”
*Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin are interview by Mike Goldberg via satellite. Lesnar says his health hasn’t been an issue for six months and he’s ready to fight. Carwin says he’s ready to fight as well and wishes the fight was tonight. Carwin says he’s going to go out there and have fun. He also puts over his teammates at Greg Jackson’s. Lesnar thanks his fans, family, sponsors, and UFC for sticking with him.
Light Heavyweight Fight: Keith Jardine (14-8-1) vs. Matt Hamill (9-2)
Round One: Quick flurry by Jardine as Hamill misses. They clinch and Hamill lands some good dirty boxing before they break. Hamill trying to work the jab. Jardine returns with a solid jab of his own. Leg kick by Jardine. Jardine continues to land some stiff leg kicks. Jab by Hamill but Jardine lands a good right counter. Flurry by Jardine and then a good combo ending with a leg kick. Hamill looking for the right uppercut but can’t find a home for it. Jardine presses forward and lands a nice flurry. Hamill shoots with no set up and Jardine easily shrugs it off. Another leg kick by Jardine. Body kick by Jardine. Jardine landing a good uppercut hook combo. Jardine coming over the top with a good right hand. The round ends.
Scorecard: 10-9 Jardine
Round Two: Jardine stuffs a takedown. Jardine getting off first with the jab and throwing off Hamill’s timing. Good body kick by Jardine. Big leg kick by Jardine followed by another. Jardine blocks a head kick. Leg kick by Jardine and Hamill tries a takedown off of it but Jardine avoids it. Hamill with a leg kick. Hamill still pumping out a solid jab but not much else. Hamill’s lead leg is badly bruised from the leg kicks. Hamill presses forward and connects. Jardine returns with a good flurry. Hamill pressing forward and lands a good head kick. BOTH MEN THROWING! JARDINE LOSES HIS MOUTHPIECE! Hamill gets poked in the eye during the flurry and falls down holding his eye. The doctor checks on him. Hamill wants to continue. Herb Dean takes a point from Jardine. The fight is back on. Jardine comes out throwing and lands a good flurry. Hamill comes back with a flurry of his own. Uppercuts by Hamill. Hamill gets a takedown but Jardine scrambles up, forcing Hamill to grab a front face lock. Jardine gets to his feet and continues to eat uppercuts. Jardine’s face is a bloody mess. Hamill landing a good jab. Jardine looks gassed. The round ends.
Scorecard: 10-8 Hamill
Round Three: Hamill shoots, Jardine stuffs it but eats an uppercut. Hamill continuing to work a stiff jab. Big leg kick by Jardine. Uppercut by Hamill. Jardine throwing a solid jab. Leg kick by Jardine but Hamill gets a takedown. Jardine tries to get up but Hamill gets his back. Jardine tries to stand up but Hamill gets him back down. Jardine works to his feet. The doctor comes in to check the cut on Jardine. It’s right between his eyebrows. The fight continues. Stiff uppercut by Jardine followed by another. Hamill shoots but Jardine stuffs it. Quick flurry by Jardine. Hamill’s hands are at his waist. Jardine lands a good combo. Jardine lost his mouthpiece again. Hamill shoots but Jardine sprawls and eats a knee on the way up. Jardine stuff another takedown after landing some solid uppercuts. Quick flurry by Jardine. Leg kick by Jardine. They trade jabs as the round ends.
Scorecard: 10-9 Jardine
Official Decision: Matt Hamill by Majority Decision (29-27, 29-27, 28-28)
*Hamill says the gameplan was to takedown Jardine but he has good defense. Hamill isn’t happy with his performance.
*Goldberg and Florian breakdown the main event.
TUF 11 Middleweight Final Fight: Kris McCray (6-0) vs. Court McGee (10-1)
Round One: McGee lands some early body shots. They clinch and McCray lands some short body shots before they break. McGee lands a flurry. They clinch and McGee gets the takedown. McGee in guard. McCray gets to his feet, eats some punches, and gets put on his back again. McGee in guard. He postures to his feet and wings down with a left hand to pass to half guard. McCray scrambles to his feet. McGee lands some good right hands before they clinch again. They break. They clinch again and McGee lands a knee before pushing McCray against the cage. Takedown by McGee right in half guard. McGee moves to mount but McCray bucks him off and gets up. Both men landing short right hands before they clinch again. Right hand by McCray but McGee fires back with a one two combo. They clinch with McGee controlling. They break and McGee lands some right hands as McCray tries a knee. The round ends.
Scorecard: 10-9 McGee
Round Two: Quick exchange misses by both men. McGee lands the right hand at the end of an exchange. They clinch and McCray lands some body shots. McCray tries a throw but McGee avoids it and takes the back of McCray. McCray turns and gives up mount. McCray controlling the posture of McGee. Short body shots by McGee. McGee still not able to posture up. McCray gives up his back but McGee not able to get the hooks in. McCray scrambles to his feet. Right hand by McCray but McGee lands a big takedown right into side control. McCray gets half guard. McCray turns into McGee but McGee slips behind him and gets his back. McGee looking for a choke. It looks like he has it. MCCRAY TAPS OUT!
Official Decision – THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 11 MIDDLEWEIGHT WINNER: Court McGee by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:41 in Round Two
*Dana presents McGee with the TUF trophy.
*McGee dedicates the fight to anyone who is struggling. He also dedicates the fight to Chuck Liddell.
Heavyweight Fight (Prelim): Travis Browne vs. James McSweeney
Round One: Browne swinging and missing early. Browne pressing forward and gets the clinch against the cage. They break. Good right hand by McSweeney. Leg kick by McSweeney but Browne comes back with a body kick. Good leg kicks by McSweeney. Right hand by McSweeney. Browne presses forward, lands a body kick, and drops McSweeney. Browne pounces on him and has half guard. Elbows by Browne and McSweeney is cut. Browne still has half guard. Big elbow by Browne. McSweeney trying to move but Browne keeps him pinned down and landing short punches. Browne looking for a kimura but gives up on it. Browne moves to mount and rains down heavy ground and pound. McSweeney trying to cover but he’s taking some big punches. The ref stops the fight.
Official Decision: Travis Browne by TKO (Punches) at 4:32 in Round One
*Browne says that the right hand didn’t really hurt him. “If you’re on the bottom side, you’re on the wrong side.”
*Goldberg and Florian wrap up the show.
*End Show.