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MMA Quick Shots – Thur Dec 3 2009

* Brendan Schaub will meet Roy Nelson in this Saturday’s The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale. In last evening’s final episode on Spike TV, Schaub KO’ed Marcus Jones while Roy Nelson TKO’ed James McSweeney to set up their showdown for the “six figure contract” at the finale. Read a complete recap of last night’s two-hour episode here.

* Now that the TUF10 match up between Schaub and Nelson is all set, the UFC announced three more fights to round out the card. In a bit of a grudge match, Marcus Jones will fight Matt Mitrione, recently ordered-to-deploy soldier Darrill Schnoover will take on James McSweeney, while Justin Wren and Jon Madsen will square off.

*YouTube sensation Kimbo Slice will be fighting slugger Houston Alexander at the aforementioned TUF 10 Finale at the special catch weight of 215 lbs. Slice relayed that the weight cut has been brutal and that he’s “anxious” and “just doesn’t feel the same”. Time to load up on Alexander? Follow their line on our MMA Betting Superboard.

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TUF 10 Finale: Brendan Schaub vs. Roy Nelson

The last episode of the tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter consists of four fights that will ultimately lead to the finale matchup and a chance at a $100,000 contract fighting for the UFC.

Well it doesn’t take long to cut to the chase of what the entire season has been boiling up to. Dana White actually pulls Kimbo Slice aside and asks if he wants to fight. Kimbo, considering his knee injury and that he would be fighting James McSweeney, a strong kickboxer, surprises Dana and the millions watching in turning down the chance to fight.

One thing we know is that Kimbo already has a spot to fight in the December 5th fightcard being televised on Spike TV.

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Programming Reminder: TUF10 Season Finale

As a reminder, The Ultimate Fighter 10: Heavyweights season finale is slated for this Wednesday evening (12/2) to begin at a special time of 9PM. The two-hour episode features a whopping four fights, including those listed below.

* Quarterfinal Fight – James McSweeney vs. Matt Mitrione
* Quarterfinal Fight – Marcus Jones vs. Darrill Schoonover

* Semifinal Fight – Roy Nelson vs. TBA (contingent upon above results)
* Semifinal Fight – Brendan Schaub vs. TBA (contingent upon above results)

Spike TV has released a teaser for the episode here which focuses upon Scott Junk’s continuing eye problems as a result of his fight with Matt Mitrione, as well as “Big Baby” Marcus Jones’ reaction to hearing of Junk’s vision problems.

TUF10: Marcus Jones def. Michael Wessel

Well there is only one left and it is the biggest, but cardio deficient, Marcus. The ex-NFL player will be the last of Rampage’s team members to attempt a victory. Rampage, in the year he is distracted with outside opportunities, could be the first coach to go absolutely winless. The open of the episode shows Rampage Jackson ripping apart a door to the point where Dana White makes a funny and states that there is no future in the UFC being a door.

Quinton gets a bit more serious in trying to pull out a last fight win out of Marcus. All season, no one has expected Marcus to win as he has shown to be injury prone as well as weak in his cardio. However, with his towering frame, the Rampage team knows they have hope if any of his punches comes down and connect.

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