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The Ultimate Fighter Season 7:
TEAM RAMPAGE vs. TEAM FORREST

Airs: Wednesdays At 10:00 PM
Event Type: SpikeTV - The Ultimate Fighter​


The best up-and-coming mixed martial artists from around the world convene in pursuit of one goal: to be named The Ultimate Fighter and to be given a contract in the UFC. For the seventh season, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, and top light heavyweight contender & Season 1 champion, Forrest Griffin will train and coach fighters in the middleweight division. The Ultimate Fighter: TEAM RAMPAGE vs. TEAM FORREST is hosted by Dana White, UFC President.


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TEAM RAMPAGE

Coaches:

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
Juanito Ibarra

Fighters:

CB Dolloway
Matthew Riddle [Eliminated]
Patrick Schultz [Eliminated]
Daniel Cramer [Eliminated]
Gerald Harris [Eliminated]
Mike Dolce [Eliminated]
Brandon Sene [Eliminated]
Jeremy May [Eliminated]


TEAM FORREST

Coaches:

Forrest Griffin
Cameron Piffley
Gray Maynard

Fighters:

Cale Yarbrough [Eliminated]
Amir Sadollah
Dante Rivera [Eliminated]
Nick Klein [Eliminated]
Luke Zachrich [Eliminated]
Tim Credeur [Eliminated]
Jesse Taylor [Eliminated]
Matt Brown [Eliminated]


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Fight Results:

EP01
Mike Dolce def. Prince McLean via TKO (Strikes)
Cale Yarbrough def. John Clarke via TKO (Strikes)
Amir Sadollah def. Steve Byrnes via Submission (Arm Bar)
CB Dolloway def. David Baggett via TKO (Strikes)
Dante Rivera def. Jon Wood via Submission (Kimura)
Nick Klein def. David Mewborn via submission (Arm-triangle Choke)
Paul Bradley def. Reggie Orr via Unanimous Decision
Jeremy May def. Dave Roberts via Submission (Arm Bar)

EP02
Matthew Riddle def. Dan Simmler via KO
Luke Zachrich def. Patrick Schultz via Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Tim Credeur def. Erik Charles via Submission (Arm Bar)
Brandon Sene def. Aaron Meisner via Submission (Arm Bar)
Gerald Harris def. Mike Marello via Unanimous Decision
Daniel Cramer def. Jeremiah Riggs via Unanimous Decision
Jesse Taylor def. Nick Rossborough via Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Matt Brown def. Josh Hall via TKO (Strikes)

EP03
Jesse Taylor def. Mike Dolce via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)

EP04
Tim Credeur def. Matthew Riddle via Submission (Arm Bar)

EP05
Dante Rivera def. Brandon Sene via Unanimous Decision

EP06
Matt Brown def. Jeremy May via KO
Daniel Cramer def. Luke Zachrich via TKO (Strikes)


EP07
Amir Sadollah def. Gerald Harris via TKO (Strikes)
Cale Yarbrough def. Patrick Schultz via Majority Decision


EP08
CB Dolloway def. Nick Klein via Submission (Peruvian Necktie)

EP09
Jesse Taylor def. Dante Rivera via Unanimous Decision
Amir Sodallah def. Matt Brown via Submission (Triangle Choke)


EP10
Tim Credeur def. Daniel Cramer via Submission (Toe Lock)
CB Dolloway def. Cale Yarbrough via TKO (Strikes)



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Semi-Finals:


Jesse Taylor vs. Tim Credeur
CB Dolloway vs. Amir Sadollah


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EP11
Jesse Taylor def. Tim Credeur via Unanimous Decision

EP12
Amir Sadollah def. CB Dolloway via Submission (Arm Bar)
***Jesse Taylor Is Thrown Off The Show***
CB Dolloway def. Tim Credeur via Unanimous Decision


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Final:


Amir Sadollah vs. CB Dollaway
 
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#39 ·
Man, I laughed so hard when Rampage was giving "Chip" a bunch of crap. I'm sorry, but I just don't like a guy who's never had a real job, lives with mom, and has no license, especially at 22! I'm sure I don't know the whole story, but that just seems horribly irresponsible. Maybe he'll make a little career out of MMA, but seriously, what's he going to do afterward???

Nice KO though.
 
#46 · (Edited)
I really liked Riddle for his playful nature and hoped he went far, but he had NO clue what he was doing in that fight. Riddle got the better of almost every exchange, but for some reason tried to take th JJ guy down, and many of his TD attempts were from awful angles that the JJ guy could sprawl from easily. You see this especialy in the second round where riddle has him rocked and had a good chance of KOing him he refused to stand and took him down, where he was shortly after submitted. With that said, he's still very young, and just an MMA starter with 1 fight under his belt, so I think he'll eventually grow, sharpen his BJJ and overall fighting style, hell he might even get his license one day.

Also the JJ guy reminds me of Mac Danzic alot. They were both seasoned Vets, both had good ground skills, and decent striking. Even their attitudes are very alike. Don't be suprised if the JJ guy goes all the way.

BTW sorry for not knowing his name and calling him JJ guy, too lazy to search it up/change all the spots where I said JJ guy to his real name.
 
#47 ·
Riddle had a great game and held strong against a seasoned veteran and made an amateur mistake taking him back down but damn he showed potential out the ass man. It wont be the last we see of him thats for sure.
 
#48 ·
Riddle has a lot of talent but the two guys who had any chance of beating him on team Forrest was Creuder and Rivera. He got the tougher of the two and while he hung tough and impressed me it was a real tough match up for him. The guy will be back unlike the guys from last season some of these guys are legit talents.
 
#56 · (Edited)
That episode just sucked hard. Kind of like a TUF5 episode, just uneventful with a horrible fight.

Mazzagetti once again proves to be the worst ref ever. Seperates them too soon against the cage, doesn't stand them up at all when Dante is laying on top of Brandon like a slug. Then tells them to "stop" when they are clinched against the cage, a second later Dante gets the take down and he goes "KEEP FIGHTING"..guy is horrible.
 
#59 ·
First bad fight of the season...actually a really bad fight, hopefully Matt Brown/Jeremy May will make up for it with Matt Brown beating his face in. I think Brandon should have won this fight...but does it really matter? Both guys are terrible. Reminds me of Tate Fletcher vs. Josh Haynes. It was a bad judges decision but does it really matter?

Edit: CB Dalloway is an ugly ass motherfucker.
 
#60 ·
The only thing I want from this show now is for someone to beat Dante. That is the worst, most f'n boring dude ever. All I want is this guy not to make it to the UFC and put on f'n snore-fests. F'n shame! :boo01::boo01::boo01::angry01::boo01::boo01: :boo01:
 
#62 ·
Exactly. Dante didn't do a damn thing with his takedowns. What a sloppy, not even close attempt at a Heel Hook? Other than that he did nothing. Brandon did WAY MORE damage from the bottom.
 
#64 ·
Hmm, at first I wanted Matt Brown to pound Mays face in. But then after "punching himself in the face" during the staredown, then trying to get May to flinch in the second staredown makes me wish they knock eachother out senseless. I still want Brown to win though, Jeremy May, in my eyes, is just a dude that no one could like.
 
#66 ·
i had Brandon winning all 3 rounds, he was working his arse off from the clinch, and when it was on the ground he did alot more work as well. i don't fault Brandon for the fight being boring at all, he did all he possibly could against someone completely unwilling to fight. i hope Dante loses his next fight and we never see him in the UFC ever again, all talk, no action. if Dana expects more exciting fights in the future he needs to get it into the judges head that laying and praying should not constitute a win.

i also noticed Mazigatti's "stop the fight"/"keep fighting" escapade, that very well could have made the takedown that much easier if Brandon relaxed at all after hearing this. a ref is not there to affect the outcome, if you want it to stop, do not change your mind 2 seconds later.
 
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#67 ·
i also noticed Mazigatti's "stop the fight"/"keep fighting" escapade, that very well could have made the takedown that much easier if Brandon relaxed at all after hearing this. a ref is not there to affect the outcome, if you want it to stop, do not change your mind 2 seconds later.
Totally agreed. The Maz is a terrible referee because he allows the fighters to call the fight. The minute he said stop it should have been broken up. Takedown or not. Who knows if Brandon stopped or not? The Maz just has no balls to exert his authority and that right there tells me that he should not be a referee, at least not at this level.
 
#68 ·
It was a questionable decision but not a horrible one. Dante did do things to score points. And while Brandon did damage he was also in bad spots for a lot of the fight. Dante had side control in every round I think. I mean Dante got every takedown which means he controlled where the fight was going. Also calm down on the Dante hate. The guy gassed quick in that fight which is bad but he did go for a good amount of submissions he wasn't just lying there. He went for an armtriangle in the first which is why Brandon was able to scramble up. And in the third he was working for a ton of armtriangles and kimuras. He wasn't just lying there he was actaully trying to submit his opponent.

Dante lacks stand up and takedowns which is what will hurt him in the end but he isn't the most boring fighter ever. He kept going foward the whole fight.
 
#69 ·
Those "submission attempts" by Dante were pathetic. It was quite obvious that from the second round on he was just stalling.

WFT!? Going forward. He was backing up the whole fight until the crappy takedown attempts that any mediocre fighter would have shrugged off.
 
#71 ·
Dante trains under Renzo Gracie so I'm not sure why you think he's a wrestler. Watch the fight again or at least the first and especially the end of the third. When Dante had side control he was defiantly going for submissions. He went for a number of Kimura's and a couple of arm triangles.

Also I didn't say they were good submission attempts I said they were attempts the guy gassed out somewhere around the middle of round 1 but that's a different problem.

He was the one pinning Brandon against the cage Brandon didn't try and push the pace when they were seprated and he didn't close down angles. When Dante was in the Guard he did nothing I will give you that outside of his failed leg lock. But when he had side mount he was defiantly active.
 
#81 ·
Brando had more energy than dante and brando didn't try to close the distance because he didn't want dante to just push him against the fence. Every punch brando threw was followed by dante shooting in.

Even when dante was in brando's guard he was hitting brando's face with punches and elbows. While brando was just laying there.

Just because someone starts to put their arms around there neck doesn't automatically mean arm triangle.
 
#72 ·
I thought the decision was fine (despite Dana and Rampage's complaints). For the majority of the fight Brandon was essentially throwing rabbit punches and just "staying active". Dante clearly was working for subs and had dominant position, but wasn't doing much with it.

I don't know that either fighter did a lot of "damage", but it was a good fight nonetheless. I like it when fights go back-and-forth (much like Riddle & Credeur), but this one was more like waiting for Dante to submit Brandon and it just didn't happen.
 
#73 ·
I agree to a lot of what you're saying here, but in my opinion if you are waiting the whole fight for him to open up for a submission and you don't submit him, meanwhile he's throwing and landing punches at you the whole fight (even rabbit punches), you didn't fight a better fight.



A position is what you make of it in my opinion. I could be full mounted for an entire round but if i'm bashing his face in and blocking his punches, I'm not in a bad position. (of course that isn't what happens, but I exaggerate to make my point clear)
 
#74 ·
True but part of a fight is controlling where it goes. Dante controlled where the fight was and while he didn't get any submissions attempted submissions have to count for something just like a punch that lands but doesn't KO your opponent counts for something.
 
#75 ·
I think i'll have to watch the fight again. I only saw a couple attempted submissions, both of which were weak and probably didn't take anything out of Brandon. he controlled the fight which is great- good for you Dante. please do something with your control next time :)


Maybe takedowns are worth more to the Judges than they are to me. I think of a good takedown as a huge tide-turner but these were lackluster and low impact with no positive result.


of course what the judges say goes, but I wish I had a look at their scorecards and an interview haha...
 
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