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The Ultimate Fighter Season 7 Finale Review

Season 7 of  The Ultimate Fighter ended last night  at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas. There were 12 fights scheduled on the card and Spike TV aired six of the fights. 

Most of the fights shown were boring and dull. There were many things better to do on a Saturday night than watch these unspectacular fights. 

Only MMA fans who enjoy watching fights go to a decision would have enjoyed the televised fights. 

The first fight shown was Matt Riddle against Dante Rivera. This match was supposed to be a grudge match as these two did not get along on the show. I don't think too many fans cared about this rivalry, and I don't think many people would have been  mad if this fight was a prelim instead of being on the main card. 

Riddle, as expected,  won by decision over his older opponent.

The next fight was between Jeremy Stephens and Spencer Fisher in a battle of lightweights. This fight was more entertaining than the first fight but it ended in a decision too. The veteran Fisher dominated most of the action and it was another one-sided affair.

The best fight on the show was next as Diego Sanchez fought lightly-regarded Luigi Fioravanti.  It was a closer battle than many anticipated as Fioravanti was able to avoid most of Sanchez's takedown attempts. Fioravanti never inflicted much damage to Sanchez, and Sanchez  was able to win via TKO in the third round.

Amir Sadollah once again defeated C.B. Dolloway by arm-bar  to win The Ultimate Fighter championship for Season 7. 

In the night's main event, Kendall Grove easily defeated veteran Evan Tanner by decision. Grove, who surprisingly was a underdog for this fight, used his reach advantage to control Tanner for much of the bout. 

Tanner was bloodied early but never gave up and showed a lot of heart and tenacity in not allowing Grove to finish him off with a knockout. Tanner knew he was not going to win if the fight came down to a decision, so he started to go for broke in the last round and tried to land haymakers. 

Most of the fights on the card were one-sided and not too entertaining. 

One fight between Cale Yarbrough and Tim Credeur got cancelled due to Credeur testing positive for an illegal substance. I don't think fans felt slighted at all with that fight having to be called off as both of these fighters are far from superstars.

Since a lot of the fights went three rounds,  Spike TV only showed one prelim match featuring Drew McFedries against Marvin Eastman. 

McFedries looked really good and  won by TKO due to strikes in the first round. 

The fights that were televised left a lot to be desired. Some of the prelim fights that were not shown were probably more entertaining as they ended by knockout or submission. 

The UFC's next big show is July 5 when Rampage Jackson takes on challenger Forrest Griffin for the UFC  Light Heavyweight title. 

Hopefully that pay-per-view show will be much better than the last few UFC shows which were lacking in excitment.

Hottie of the Week Dana Sagum

D Wizzle is back with another HOW and this time it is Dana Sagum from Hawaii. Dana is a 22-year-old model and dancer. You may have seen this stunning brown-haired beauty at a nightclub, in magazines, or at car shows such as Hot Import Nights and Streetcar Showoff.  Check out what she has to say as she talks about what kind of guys she likes, her favorite MMA fighter, and why she misses Pride along with other topics.

I was and raised on the beautiful Garden Island of Kauai.

I'm a total sucker for bad boys and a magnet for trouble. I love adrenaline, and the biggest rush comes those 30 seconds right before getting busted for something. I like  guys who can keep me on my toes in that sense.  I also absolutely love fighters!

My favorite fighter is Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. He is  is a bad-ass fighter. The meanest fight was when he slammed Ricardo Arona. That was nuts.

I really miss Pride.

Pride was so much more exciting. Pride had ropes instead of the cage, and in UFC when someone gets pushed into the cage, it seems to get boring.

The rules are so much more hardcore in Pride, and the fights are longer. I think the Pride fighters had to be that much better for those reasons, and in turn the fights end up being much more brutal.

 My boobs definitely get the most attention, but my favorite body part is probably my smile. Ok so that's not a body part, but whatever. A nice smile goes a long way!

The best thing about Hawaii is definitely the people. Gotta love that Aloha Spirit!

I don't have a favorite kind of music. I enjoy all music depending on my mood. My favorite songs are "Shadowboxer" by Fiona Apple,  "Now Drop" by Timberland, and "Summer Wind Was Always Our Song" by the Ataris and they are all very different.

I'm a dancer. I've danced hula since I was six , and hip hop since I was 16. In between, I've also tried ballet, jazz, and Tahitian.

What people probably don't know about me is that I am huge nerd! I watch the Discovery Channel, the History Channel, and National Geographic regularly. I love school and I always sit in the front row in the center in every class. I am masterful at Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, and all those other trivia gameshows, and I'm pretty much ready to bow down to anyone who knows more about Greek mythology than I do.

The stereotype that all Hawaiians are lazy is so not true! People also think that Hawaiians are all fat is sometimes true, but only because we have such good food!

I like watching  the UH football team and also the women's vollyeball team. I don't have a favorite player but  I have extra love for all the Kamehameha Alumni taking it to the next level at UH.

UFC Has Lost Its Luster and Appeal

The UFC has lost momentum after a great run  over the last two years. I used to get excited and purchase the pay-per-views each month when fighters such as Ken Shamrock, Tito Ortiz, Randy Couture, and Anderson Silva were on the fight cards. Now Couture and Shamrock are  gone and Ortiz has stated he will also  leave after his next fight and go to another organization. This does not bold well for the UFC.

While the UFC still has stars such as Chuck Liddell, Rampage Jackson, and Georges St.Pierre, there is still a shortage of superstars that the mainstream MMA fan want to see fight.  Last week, B.J. Penn defeated Joe Stevenson in the main event at UFC 80 in England. Many MMA fans did not purchase the pay-per-view because the show lacked superstars and the fights were held on Saturday afternoon instead of the usual Saturday evening time  each month due to the time difference between England and the United States. While B.J. Penn is a star, most fans expected him to beat Stevenson soundly and were just waiting to watch the fight on Youtube  for free the next day instead of spending their money for the show. 

The UFC had another fight card last Wednesday in Las Vegas but the fights once again were lackluster. The main event featured Mike Swick against Josh Burkman which ended in a three-round decision. Neither of the fighters put on an exciting show which left the live crowd to boo both fighters. The other fights that were shown on television were almost equally as unimpressive and boring as the main event. 

The next pay-per-view will be held next month and the card is weak once again. How many fight fans will shell out their  hard-earned money to watch Tim Sylvia in a main event against Antonio Nogueira?  Sylvia is known to have boring fights even though he wins most of them. He is definitely not what you would consider a crowd-pleaser. 

The other big fight on that card is former WWE wrestler Brock Lesner making his UFC debut against former UFC champion Frank Mir.  While most fans are intrigued by Lesner's potential and want to see him either shine or fail, this has the makings of a very boring fight. Lesner is very strong and a great wrestler while Mir is excellent at submissions. The two top fights on the card could be very slow-paced and you can expect a lot of boos if this is the case.

Other fighters on the card will include Alan Belcher,  Jeremy Horn, Rob Emerson, and David Heath. These guys don't make the average fan want to purchase the show or go to the local bar to watch the fights. 

Some of the more exciting fighters on the card  are Chris Lytle, Terry Martin, and Tyson Griffin. Unfortunately for the fans, none of these fighters are guaranteed to have their fights shown on the pay-per-view. Lytle and Martin both have fights which are prelims and that means only the live crowd will be able to see it. 

Tito Ortiz is not an exciting fighter by any means but I would pay to watch him fight because of his personality and charisma. He knows how to sell a fight and is a good showman. The UFC needs more fighters and entertainers like him but it seems he is on his way out after his next fight with Lyoto Machida. I used to buy every UFC show each month but now I will just buy the ones where there are good fight cards. I will be skipping the card in February  but I will order the pay-per-view in March because I want to see Dan Henderson fight Anderson Silva.  Silva is one of the most exciting fighters in the UFC right now. Although he doesn't speak much English, he is very marketable due to his amazing skills in the Octagon. 

Dana White might think that it would be bad business to have all non-white fighters hold titles but that might not be the case. Rampage Jackson is  one of the funniest fighters and best personalities that the UFC has right now and he is their Light Heavyweight Champion. Fans order the pay-per-views just to see Silva destroy his opponents  and break body parts. B.J. Penn is the best pound for pound fighter in MMA. 

Fans can look forward to Jackson vs Forrest Griffin in the spring and also Matt Serra vs St.Pierre. I will definitely be watching those fights but I will skip the ones with Sylvia, Michael Bisping, or Josh Burkman headlining. I rather watch Kimbo Slice vs Tank Abbott or Frank Shamrock vs Cung Le than a weak UFC card.

Hottie Of the Week Nicole Marie

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