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06-25-2006, 03:53 AM
The Ultimate Fighter 3 (Final Show)
Source: Matt Boone
I'll be posting the rest as them come to me.
The following are LIVE results from The Ultimate Fighter 3 finale' special on Spike TV (including off-air preliminary bouts):
Undercard Results:
-Mike Nickels def. Wes Combs via Submission (rear naked choke) at 3:10 of Round 1.
-Matt Hamill def. Jesse Forbes via TKO (strikes) at 4:47 of Round 1.
-Luigi Fioravanti def. Solomon Hutcherson via KO (punch) at 4:15 of Round 1.
-Kalib Starnes def. Danny Abbadi via Submission (rear naked choke) at 2:56 of Round 1.
-Rory Singer def. Ross Pointon via Submission (triangle choke) at 0:44 of Round 1.
The rest of the fights will be televised. But our coverage doesn't stop now! For those not watching the TUF 3 finale' on Spike TV right now for whatever reason, keep your browsers on this page and continue refreshing every few minutes for live updates from the show. We will be as detailed as possible so you're constantly aware of what's going on during the event.
Keith Jardine vs. Wilson Gouveia
Round 1: Definitely a 10-9 round for Gouveia. He came out and was out-striking Jardine right off the bat. He's got good foot work, which is allowing him to punch when he wants and avoid Jardine's straight-ahead attack in bursts when "The Dean of Mean" decides to do so. Gouveia punished Jardine with leg-kicks, kind of ironic considering Jardine's last controversial loss to Stephan Bonnar where he was the dominate leg-kicker. Gouveia began doing some gamesmanship at the end, showing off a little. He got a takedown to punctuate his round 10-9.
Round 2: Closer round. Probably still Gouveia's. Jardine got his leg kicks going better this round. Jardine's eye got busted, his nose as well (but that happened in round one). Gouveia used a good jab and head work to avoid allowing Jardine to land anything clean. Late in the round, Jardine landed a low blow and the fight was stopped for a few moments to allow Gouveia to recover. Upon returning, Gouveia was back-pedalling a bit and Jardine got mad and turned his back as the round ended. Gouveia seems to be tiring.
Round 3: Very good final round, tough to score. Probably lean with Jardine for aggression, as everything else was close. Lot of leg kicks, lot of blood on Jardine his eye seemed cut. Great action, should be an interesting decision.
And the judges have it....29-28, 29-28, 29-28 - Unanimous Decision for Keith "The Dean of Mean" Jardine. Probably going to be a controversial decision.
Ed Herman vs. Kendall Grove
Round 1: 10-9 Herman. He got the takedown almost immediately, and began his ground and pound in Grove's guard. At one point, Grove had an armbar waiting for him, but couldn't pull it all the way. Eventually, the two scrambled back to the feet where Grove half-ass landed a knee while Herman was shooting in for what would be another successful takedown. Herman finished the round strong pounding on a grounded Grove.
Round 2: An amazing round on the ground. Grove had a good triangle on, had Herman stuck for a while but he eventually got out. Grove got another triangle on shortly thereafter, but Herman got out of that one pretty easy. Later, Herman got his own triangle on and it looked like Grove was going to tap. He got out and pounded away at Herman to finish the round. Probably 10-9 for Grove, this one is up for grabs in this final round!
Round 3: An amazing round again! Back and forth action, Herman had a good armbar attempt but Grove escaped. Grove got his back and had a rear naked choke sunk in 100 different ways, Herman refused to tap. He kept getting loose too, but Grove kept putting it back on. Herman survived, and the crowd exploded as the fight ends. However, they said if the judges don't have a clear winner now, they'll go an extra fourth round!
Judges have it: 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 - Unanimous Decision for Kendall Grove. Crowd explodes, he's definitely the crowd favorite same as at the weigh-ins yesterday. Herman seems disapointed with the decision. Grove wins the Ultimate Fighter 3 competition in the Middleweight division.
Hall of Fame Induction
As an unannounced surprise, the UFC added a fourth member to their Hall of Fame. Randy "The Natural" Couture was inducted by UFC president Dana White during the live Ultimate Fighter 3 finale' competition special on Spike TV.
Couture came to the ring to Jimi Hendix's version of the National Anthem as he often did when fighting, accepting his plaque, and gave a little speech about MMA fans being the best in the world, how he loved to compete, etc.
The fourth member of the UFC Hall of Fame is none other than Captain America himself, Randy Couture.
Michael Bisping vs. Josh Haynes
Round 1:Good round, definitely a Bisping round but he lost a point for hitting Haynes with a knee while Haynes had two points on the floor (his knees). So it's a 9-9 round. Haynes nose was busted up pretty good by the end of the round. Bisping did a lot of good work standing, and had two close rear naked choke attempts.
Round 2:Bisping wins via referee stoppage. Haynes can take a lot of punishment, and showed the heart everyone expected him to in the fight. Bisping landed a vicious knee and followed with brutal combos with his hands as Haynes stumbled around and flopped to his back. Bisping pounced on with strikes and referee "Big" John McCarthy called a hault to the bout, awaring Bisping the win and Ultimate Fighter 3 Light Heavyweight championship.
Michael Bisping def. Josh Haynes via TKO (strikes) in Round 2.
Final Fight
Sam Stout vs. Kenny Florian
Round 1:Didn't see much of this round, but it ended early anyway with Kenny Florian winning via very deep rear naked choke about midway through round one. Stout was completely stuck with no choice but to tap.
Kenny Florian def. Sam Stout via Submission (rear naked choke) in Round 1.
That concludes the TUF3 Final.
Source: Matt Boone
I'll be posting the rest as them come to me.
The following are LIVE results from The Ultimate Fighter 3 finale' special on Spike TV (including off-air preliminary bouts):
Undercard Results:
-Mike Nickels def. Wes Combs via Submission (rear naked choke) at 3:10 of Round 1.
-Matt Hamill def. Jesse Forbes via TKO (strikes) at 4:47 of Round 1.
-Luigi Fioravanti def. Solomon Hutcherson via KO (punch) at 4:15 of Round 1.
-Kalib Starnes def. Danny Abbadi via Submission (rear naked choke) at 2:56 of Round 1.
-Rory Singer def. Ross Pointon via Submission (triangle choke) at 0:44 of Round 1.
The rest of the fights will be televised. But our coverage doesn't stop now! For those not watching the TUF 3 finale' on Spike TV right now for whatever reason, keep your browsers on this page and continue refreshing every few minutes for live updates from the show. We will be as detailed as possible so you're constantly aware of what's going on during the event.
Keith Jardine vs. Wilson Gouveia
Round 1: Definitely a 10-9 round for Gouveia. He came out and was out-striking Jardine right off the bat. He's got good foot work, which is allowing him to punch when he wants and avoid Jardine's straight-ahead attack in bursts when "The Dean of Mean" decides to do so. Gouveia punished Jardine with leg-kicks, kind of ironic considering Jardine's last controversial loss to Stephan Bonnar where he was the dominate leg-kicker. Gouveia began doing some gamesmanship at the end, showing off a little. He got a takedown to punctuate his round 10-9.
Round 2: Closer round. Probably still Gouveia's. Jardine got his leg kicks going better this round. Jardine's eye got busted, his nose as well (but that happened in round one). Gouveia used a good jab and head work to avoid allowing Jardine to land anything clean. Late in the round, Jardine landed a low blow and the fight was stopped for a few moments to allow Gouveia to recover. Upon returning, Gouveia was back-pedalling a bit and Jardine got mad and turned his back as the round ended. Gouveia seems to be tiring.
Round 3: Very good final round, tough to score. Probably lean with Jardine for aggression, as everything else was close. Lot of leg kicks, lot of blood on Jardine his eye seemed cut. Great action, should be an interesting decision.
And the judges have it....29-28, 29-28, 29-28 - Unanimous Decision for Keith "The Dean of Mean" Jardine. Probably going to be a controversial decision.
Ed Herman vs. Kendall Grove
Round 1: 10-9 Herman. He got the takedown almost immediately, and began his ground and pound in Grove's guard. At one point, Grove had an armbar waiting for him, but couldn't pull it all the way. Eventually, the two scrambled back to the feet where Grove half-ass landed a knee while Herman was shooting in for what would be another successful takedown. Herman finished the round strong pounding on a grounded Grove.
Round 2: An amazing round on the ground. Grove had a good triangle on, had Herman stuck for a while but he eventually got out. Grove got another triangle on shortly thereafter, but Herman got out of that one pretty easy. Later, Herman got his own triangle on and it looked like Grove was going to tap. He got out and pounded away at Herman to finish the round. Probably 10-9 for Grove, this one is up for grabs in this final round!
Round 3: An amazing round again! Back and forth action, Herman had a good armbar attempt but Grove escaped. Grove got his back and had a rear naked choke sunk in 100 different ways, Herman refused to tap. He kept getting loose too, but Grove kept putting it back on. Herman survived, and the crowd exploded as the fight ends. However, they said if the judges don't have a clear winner now, they'll go an extra fourth round!
Judges have it: 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 - Unanimous Decision for Kendall Grove. Crowd explodes, he's definitely the crowd favorite same as at the weigh-ins yesterday. Herman seems disapointed with the decision. Grove wins the Ultimate Fighter 3 competition in the Middleweight division.
Hall of Fame Induction
As an unannounced surprise, the UFC added a fourth member to their Hall of Fame. Randy "The Natural" Couture was inducted by UFC president Dana White during the live Ultimate Fighter 3 finale' competition special on Spike TV.
Couture came to the ring to Jimi Hendix's version of the National Anthem as he often did when fighting, accepting his plaque, and gave a little speech about MMA fans being the best in the world, how he loved to compete, etc.
The fourth member of the UFC Hall of Fame is none other than Captain America himself, Randy Couture.
Michael Bisping vs. Josh Haynes
Round 1:Good round, definitely a Bisping round but he lost a point for hitting Haynes with a knee while Haynes had two points on the floor (his knees). So it's a 9-9 round. Haynes nose was busted up pretty good by the end of the round. Bisping did a lot of good work standing, and had two close rear naked choke attempts.
Round 2:Bisping wins via referee stoppage. Haynes can take a lot of punishment, and showed the heart everyone expected him to in the fight. Bisping landed a vicious knee and followed with brutal combos with his hands as Haynes stumbled around and flopped to his back. Bisping pounced on with strikes and referee "Big" John McCarthy called a hault to the bout, awaring Bisping the win and Ultimate Fighter 3 Light Heavyweight championship.
Michael Bisping def. Josh Haynes via TKO (strikes) in Round 2.
Final Fight
Sam Stout vs. Kenny Florian
Round 1:Didn't see much of this round, but it ended early anyway with Kenny Florian winning via very deep rear naked choke about midway through round one. Stout was completely stuck with no choice but to tap.
Kenny Florian def. Sam Stout via Submission (rear naked choke) in Round 1.
That concludes the TUF3 Final.