Friday, June 18, 2010

The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale Picks & Boredom


ULTIMATE FIGHTER 11 Finale: June 19
The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada

Main Bouts (On Spike TV):
Ultimate Fighter 11 Final: Court McGee (10-1) vs. Kris McCray (6-0) The worst season of TUF and the weakest cast with doubt lingering that any of the contestants can make even the slightest dent in the UFC's roster for an extended period of time, finally ends with this bout. I like "Epic Beard" and am basing my pick on that and that alone. Who really cares?
WINNER-Court McGee

Matt Hamill (8-2) vs. Keith Jardine (15-7-1) The "Dean Of Mean" finds himself so dangerously close the the cut list of the UFC with 3 losses in a row and doubts of his legitimacy as an elite fighter. "What?" was given the gift of a lifetime against Jon Jones but here the elbows aren't a danger and Matt can exploit Jardine on the mat over and over again. A porous defense and abysmal track record against wrestlers tells me Keith is heading to Strikeforce soon.
WINNER-Matt "What?" Hamill by Decision

Chris Leben (19-6) vs. Aaron Simpson (7-0) It's a battle of the mediocre with Aaron squeaking by and if there is a god in hell, please cut Leben after this loss.
WINNER-"A-Train" by Decision

Spencer Fisher (23-5) vs. Dennis Siver (15-7) I love the "King" but the WEC is calling and ze German may have stumbled last time out, but he recovers here with a bloody win.
WINNER-Dennis Siver by Rd.3 TKO

Jamie Yager (2-1) vs. Rich Attonito (7-3) I'll take Rich because you know Yager has zero heart and is going to quit at some point.
WINNER-Rich Attonito by Rd.3 TKO

Prelims (Non-Televised):
John Gunderson (22-7) vs. Mark Hoist (8-1) W-Gunderson
Brad Tavares (4-0) vs. Seth Baczynski (11-5) W-Tavares
Kyle Noke (16-4-1) vs. Josh Bryant (10-0) W-Noke
James Hammortree (5-1) vs. Chris Camozzi (12-3) W-Camozzi
James McSweeney (4-4) vs. Travis Browne (9-0) W-Browne

Yes we all know this is one of the saddest cards the UFC will put together this year but hey, it is free and we have to go through this to continue the TUF series which had been getting better before this train wreck of lameness that permeated every point of this season. Besides, UFC 115 was an amazing card top to bottom.