*** A scheduled preliminary bout between Tim Credeur and Cale Yarbrough was cancelled after pre-fight drug tests revealed trace amounts of the prescription drug Adderall were present in Credeur’s system. Additional details on the cancellation can be found here.

In the main event, former UFC middleweight champion Evan Tanner took on The Ultimate Fighter 3 middleweight tournament winner Kendall Grove. In the co-main event, Amir Sadollah faced semifinals opponent and tournament favorite CB Dollaway in a rematch for The Ultimate Fighter 7 middleweight tournament title.

In their first meeting, Sadollah submitted the tournament-favorite Dollaway with a surprising third-round armbar after dropping both of the opening rounds. Dollaway, however, qualified for the the finals with a second-chance semifinal unanimous decision victory over Tim Credeur after original finals fighter Jesse Taylor was removed from the competition by UFC President Dana White following a late-season drunken rampage.

Diego Sanchez vs. Luigi Fioravanti, Spencer Fisher vs. Jeremy Stephens, and Matt Riddle vs. Dante Rivera were also featured on the main card.

Continue reading for quick results and round-by-round coverage of the The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale…

QUICK RESULTS

• Kendall Grove def. Evan Tanner via split decision
• Amir Sadollah def. CB Dollaway via submission – Round 1, 3:02
  The Ultimate Fighter 7 Final
• Diego Sanchez def. Luigi Fioravanti via TKO – Round 3, 4:07
• Spencer Fisher def. Jeremy Stephens via unanimous decision
• Matt Riddle def. Dante Rivera via unanimous decision
• Dustin Hazelett def. Josh Burkman via submission – Round 2, 4:46
• Drew McFedries def. Marvin Eastman via TKO – Round 1, 1:08
• Matt Brown def. Matt Arroyo via TKO – Round 2, 3:40
• Dean Lister def. Jeremy Horn via submission – Round 1, 3:52
• Tim Credeur vs. Cale Yarbrough – CANCELED
• Rob Kimmons def. Rob Yundt via submission – Round 1, 3:58

NEWS

• During the broadcast it was announced that “The Ultimate Fighter 8: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir” will, like “The Ultimate Fighter 7″, feature 32 fighters competing in the opening episodes for 16 openings in “The Ultimate Fighter” house. Unlike the most recent season, TUF 8 will feature two weight classes, lightweight and light heavyweight, with 16 fighters being selected from each division to fight their way into the house.
• From UFC.com: “Saturday night’s preliminary bout between middleweights Tim Credeur and Cale Yarbrough at The Palms in Las Vegas was cancelled by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after traces of the prescription drug Adderall were found in a pre-fight drug test administered to Credeur.”

ROUND-BY-ROUND RESULTS

KENDALL GROVE DEF. EVAN TANNER

ROUND 1 – There’s no touch of the gloves in this one. Tanner closes the distance and clinches with Grove against the cage. Grove lands a good elbow. Tanner presses Grove against the cage and secures a single leg takedown and lands in side control. Grove returns to his feet but Tanner stays clinched and keeps him against the cage. Grove lands a knee and an elbow but misses with a kick and falls to the mat. Tanner tries to connect as Grove returns to his feet. They clinch again and Grove lands a knee to the head. Tanner works for a takedown and finally secures it after Grove is warned for grabbing the fence. Grove attempts a triangle but Tanner escapes. Back on their feet Tanner misses on a knee and falls to the ground and Grove takes his back. Tanner shakes him off and returns to his feet. Grove lands a hard upkick but Tanner is able to get into Grove’s guard and presses him against the fence. Tanner connects with several solid punches to the face of Grove as the opening frame ends. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Grove.

ROUND 2 -Tanner presses the action early in round two but Grove counters. Grove connects with a good combination followed by a hard uppercut. Body kick by Grove. Tanner throws overhand shots to set up a takedown attempt. Tanner works to drag him to the ground but Grove is able to get back to his feet. Another knee lands by Grove. Tanner secures a takedown and briefly passes to half guard but Grove regains full guard. Grove uses the cage to get back to his feet and they go to the ground and scramble for position but get back to their feet. Grove connects with a combination that hurts Tanner but the former UFC middleweight champion is able to clinch and partially recover. A knee by Tanner lands low but Grove says he doesn’t need a timeout. They clinch against the fence then Tanner backs away. Grove lands a head kick, jab combination, and finishes up the round with a body kick. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-8 Grove.

ROUND 3 – Tanner lands a right hook. Grove comes back with a left-right combination. Tanner clinches and presses him against the cage. Tanner lands an uppercut in the clinch. Grove lands elbows to Tanner’s head. Tanner backs away and lands a pair of leg kicks followed by a hard uppercut. Tanner clinches with Grove again lands some elbows to Grove’s head. Grove lands more elbows from the clinch. Tanner again backs away and misses with a left but connects with a right. He misses with a follow-up right. Left is blocked by Grove but uppercuts land. Grove lands a jab. Body shots by Tanner in the clinch. They separate and Grove lands a final knee to the body before the final round ends. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Tanner and the bout 29-27 Grove.

Kendall Grove defeats Evan Tanner via split decision (30-26, 30-26, 28-29)

AMIR SADOLLAH DEF. CB DOLLAWAY

ROUND 1 – They touch gloves and the co-main event is underway. They trade leg and body kicks to open the bout. More right leg kicks by CB. Amir misses and Dollaway capitalizes and slams him to the mat. Dollaway works to land punches from Amir’s guard then passes to side control. Sadollah gets back to his knees then rolls back into full guard. Dollaway lands some ground and pound against the cage but Sadollah secures an armbar and forces Dollaway to tap out at 3:02.

Amir Sadollah is The Ultimate Fighter 7 middleweight tournament winner.

Amir Sadollah defeats CB Dollaway via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 3:02

DIEGO SANCHEZ DEF. LUIGI FIORAVANTI

ROUND 1 – Diego shoots early for a takedown but Fioravanti slips away and they remain standing. Sanchez misses with a head kick. Good inside leg kick by Luigi. Sanchez lands a hard uppercut but Fioravanti remains standing. Flying knee by Sanchez misses. Head kick by Sanchez. Diego shoots and Fioravanti sprawls and just misses with a knee. Hard combination by Fioravanti. Sanchez connects with a solid combination. Another head kick misses by Sanchez. Diego takes Fioravanti down but Luigi flips him off immediately and returns to his feet. Good uppercut by Sanchez. Sanchez tries for another takedown but Luigi sprawls and instead slams Diego to the ground. The first round ends just as both fighters get back to their feet. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Sanchez.

ROUND 2 – Luigi lands a left and Sanchez a right. Luigi hurts his ankle backing away but he appears to recover. Sanchez lands a right and Fioravanti falls to the ground. Sanchez jumps on top but Fioravanti recovers and keeps half guard. Sanchez looks for a submission from the top then tries to pass but Luigi pushes him off and both return to their feet. Sanchez connects with a head kick and tries to take Luigi to the ground but Fioravanti keeps the fight standing. Both connect with simultaneous combinations. Sanchez wants Fioravanti to close the distance and fight. Sanchez lands a solid knee but Fioravanti connects with a hard combination to close out the round. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Sanchez.

ROUND 3 – Crisp striking from Sanchez to open the third. Fioravanti counters with a hard right. Body kick by Sanchez. Luigi misses with a combination. Sanchez shoots and Fioravanti sprawls and escapes the attempt. Uppercut by Sanchez followed by a knee to the body. They clinch and Fioravanti connects with a good body shot and again avoids a takedown. Sanchez lands a right hook. Diego takes Fioravanti’s back but Luigi again escapes and returns to his feet. Sanchez lands a left head kick that staggers Fioravanti and follows it up with a right knee to the head. Fioravanti falls to the mat and Sanchez rains down punches to finish the fight at 4:07.

Diego Sanchez defeats Luigi Fioravanti via TKO – Round 3, 4:07

SPENCER FISHER DEF. JEREMY STEPHENS

ROUND 1 – They throw wild strikes to open the bout before clinching. They go to the ground, return to their feet, the head back to the ground and Fisher goes into Stephens’ guard. Stephens look for submissions from the bottom and tries to keep Fisher from posturing up. Fisher working to drop big shots from the top. Several more submission attempts by Stepens that Fisher evades. Fisher passes to side control and drops elbows on Stephens. Stephens gets back to full guard but Fisher works back to half guard. Fisher mounts Stephens then takes his back and drops big elbows. Stephens escapes back to full guard. More hard strikes from the top by Fisher to close out the opening round. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Spencer Fisher.

ROUND 2 – Stephens connects with a good combination to kick off round two, but Fisher counters before locking up. They break and Stephens connects with another good combination. They lock up and trade again before breaking. Fisher replaces a lost mouth piece and the bout resumes. They continue to throw strikes though nothing major connects before they clinch. Fisher secures a takedown and lands in Stephens’ side control. Fisher throws elbows into Fisher’s side and works for full mount but Stephens recaptures half guard. Fisher continues to barrage but Stepehns reclaims full guard. Fisher lands more strikes and continues to try to pass guard but he’s unsuccessful. Fisher stands up and looks to drop punches but Stephens lands a good kick that forces Fisher to back off. Fisher is persistent and lands a hard shot but Stepehns returns to his feet and connects before the round concludes. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Fisher.

ROUND 3 – They go back-and-forth to kick off the final round then Stephens connects with a good knee-punch combo. Fisher shoots for a takedown but Stephens sprawls. Stephens momentarily has a guillotine but Fisher escapes into side control. Fisher mounts Stephens but backs into side control then full guard. They’re back on their feet and Stephens connects with a big right. Another takedown attempt by Fisher but Stephens ends up in Fisher’s guard. Stepehns drops punches from the top and opens a cut on Fisher’s face. He presses Fisher against the cage but backs off. Fisher tries to return to his feet but Stephens jumps back in and applies a guillotine. Stepehns works to finish Fisher off with the choke but he runs out of time. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Stephens and the bout 29-28 Fisher.

Spencer Fisher defeats Jeremy Stephens via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

MATT RIDDLE DEF. DANTE RIVERA

ROUND 1 – Hard kick by Rivera to open up the offense. Rivera clinches with Riddle and lands some hard knees. Rivera has Riddle’s neck for an extended length of time but he escapes. They trade knees from the clinch. Riddle connects with more knees. They continue to trade and Rivera loses his mouth piece. Once the action slows he replaces it and the fight continues. Dante misses with big looping punches and they again clinch against the fence. Riddle works more knees including one that lands low but the action continues. Rivera looks for a takedown but Riddle defends and gets back to his feet. Rivera lands a big knee followed by several good kicks. Riddle takes Rivera down late in the round and lands some elbows to Rivera’s head before the first round concludes. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Riddle.

ROUND 2 – Rivera misses with big punches to open the round and Riddle takes him to the ground. Riddle returns to his feet and Rivera keeps him away with kicks until he can stand up. They clinch against the fence and struggle for position. Riddle lands several hard knees then Rivera separates and lands some good shots. They clinch again and Rivera works for a takedown but is unsuccessful. Riddle reverses and presses Rivera to the cage but the pace slows as neither fighter can connect. They break and Rivera lands a hard overhand left but they go to the ground and Riddle gets mount. He drops some punches but Rivera scoots to the fence and escapes during an attempted armbar. Rivera works from Riddle’s guard and is nearly caught in a triangle but escapes. Riddle connects with elbows to the body to finish out the round. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Riddle.

ROUND 3 – Riddle connects with a punch-knee combo then clinches with Rivera. Knees to the body by Rivera countered by knees from Rivera. Riddle takes Rivera to the ground, landing in his guard. Rivera is in rubber guard and works for an omoplata while controlling Riddle. They return to their feet and clinch but are quickly back on the ground. They stall and are stood up by referee Herb Dean. They clinch and Riddle looks for another takedown. Riddle takes his back then move into full mount. Riddle rains down strikes, takes his back again, then takes back full mount and lands more strikes to end the round. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Riddle and the bout 30-27 Riddle.

Matt Riddle defeats Dante Rivera via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

DUSTIN HAZELETT DEF. JOSH BURKMAN

ROUND 1 – Burkman lands some solid punches and kicks then secures a takedown. Hazelett works an omoplata but Burkman escapes. Hazelett then tries for a choke but Burkman is again able to escape. Burman escapes another choke attempt then lands several shots before Hazelett defends and rides out the remainder of the round. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Hazelett.

ROUND 2 – The pair briefly trade to open round two then Burkman secures a takedown but they quickly return to their feet. Hazelett attempts to pull guard but Burkman keeps the fight standing. They again trade strikes before clinching. They head to the ground late in the round and Hazelett secures an armbar that forces Burkman to tap out at 4:46.

Dustin Hazelett def. Josh Burkman via submission (armbar) – Round 2, 4:46

DREW MCFEDRIES DEF. MARVIN EASTMAN

ROUND 1 – McFedries connects out of the gate with hard punches and knees that rock Eastman. Eastman falls to the ground and McFedries continues to connect with strikes that force referee Steve Mazzagatti to stop the contest at 1:08.

Drew McFedries defeats Marvin Eastman via technical knockout – Round 1, 1:08

MATT BROWN DEF. MATT ARROYO

ROUND 1 – Arroyo opens the bout with solid strikes that find their mark before the pair clinch against the cage. Arroyo secures a takedown against the fence but Brown returns to his feet. They lock up again but Arroyo separates and connects with hard punches. Brown, bloodied from the strikes, finally connects late with a hard combination before the opening round ends. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Arroyo.

ROUND 2 – Brown opens round two with several good combinations that connect. They clinch and head to the ground. From Arroyo’s guard Brown lands some good ground and pound against the fence. Brown hurts Arroyo with a series of hard punches and lands several more before the bout is halted at 3:40.

Matt Brown defeats Matt Arroyo via technical knockout – Round 2, 3:40

DEAN LISTER DEF. JEREMY HORN

ROUND 1 – Horn connects early with a hard-left then takes Lister down and lands in half guard. Lister looks for an omoplata from the bottom but Horn avoids and both return to their feet. Lister secures a takedown then reverses and locks in a deep guillotine. Horn taps out at 3:52.

Dean Lister defeats Jeremy Horn via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 3:52

TIM CREDEUR VS. CALE YARBROUGH – CANCELED

From UFC.com: “Saturday night’s preliminary bout between middleweights Tim Credeur and Cale Yarbrough at The Palms in Las Vegas was cancelled by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after traces of the prescription drug Adderall were found in a pre-fight drug test administered to Credeur.”

ROB KIMMONS DEF. ROB YUNDT

ROUND 1 – Yundt shoots early but is caught in a good guillotine. He’s able to escape but Kimmons immediately goes for an armbar. Yundt again escapes and lands some body shots before Kimmons looks for a kimura and then sweeps into Yundt’s half guard. He passes into full mount and drops some shots before Yundt attempts to scramble away. Kimmons secures a guillotine choke that forces Yundt to tap out 3:58 into the opening round.

Rob Kimmons defeats Rob Yundt via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 3:58

The event will air live on Spike TV beginning at 9pm ET.

In the second semi-final bout of the tourney, Dollaway dominated Sadollah over the opening two frames with a series of takedowns, control, and strikes. In the third round it appeared to be more of the same as Dollaway again took Sadollah to the ground early but in a frantic scramble midway through the round Sadollah quickly secured a fight-ending armbar that forced Dollaway to tap out.

With both semifinals completed and Jesse Taylor and Amir Sadollah having secured their places in the final bout we witness an “Ultimate Fighter” first as Taylor is removed from the bout and released by the promotion for kicking out the window of a limousine, “terrorizing” female hotel guests, and yelling at hotel security.

With a spot in the finals again up for grabs semifinals losers Tim Credeur and CB Dollaway are invited back to the UFC complex where thay are informed that they will square off against one-another in a second-chance semifinal to fill Taylor’s now-vacant finals spot against Amir.

It’s a back-and-forth battle between Dollaway and Credur that goes to decision. Despite displaying significantly improved standup, Credeur comes out on the losing end of the unanimous decision decided in large part by Dollaway’s ability to take his opponent down.

On Saturday in Las Vegas, Dollaway will look to avenge his upset semifinals loss to Sadollah on the main card of “The Ultimate Fighter 7″ Finale.

As always, MMAFrenzy.com will have live coverage of the event this Saturday, June 21st, beginning at 7pm ET.

CB has an edge in height, reach, and experience. This promises to be interesting.

They touch gloves and Dollaway quickly connects with a combination. Another combination and knee by CB but Amir counters with a hard kick. CB recovers and slams Amir to the ground and works from Sadollah’s guard. Amir controls him from the ground and looks for a triangle and armbar. CB works ground and pound but little is landing as Amir minimizes damage in hopes of returning to his feet. Amir continues to contros as CB attempts more ground and pound. CB attempts a slam but Amir escapes and reutrns to his feet and rocks CB. Dollaway quickly takes the fight back the ground in an attempt to recover and is again in Amir’s guard. CB appears gassed and Amir looks to take advantage but CB is able to pass to half guard. CB takes his back then attains full mount but the round concludes before any major damage is done. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Dollaway.

CB connects with a kick to open the second round but Amir counters with a solid combination and knee. CB countes but Amir lands another hard kick to the body that knocks CB over. They scramble and Dollaway again ends up in Amir’s guard. CB connects with some ground and pound but Amir regains control of CB and minimizes his effectiveness. Amir nearly secures an armbar but CB is able to escape back into Sadollah’s guard. Amir is cut near his eye. Dollaway connects with more ground and pound as both fighters are slowing. Calls for a standup start and the referee calls for more action. CB postures up but Amir is able to largely minimize the damage. The blood appears to be affecting Sadollah’s vision. Steve Mazzagatti restarts the fighters and Amir connects with several kicks then the fighters clinch and trade knees. Amir again connects but CB secures another takedown into his guard before the round concludes. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Dollaway.

After both fighters are patched up between rounds they touch gloves and the final round is underway. Amir lands a solid combination and knee to the body but CB clinches. Amir, however, is able to stave off the takedown and remain on his feet through several attempts but Dollaway is eventually successful in taking him to the ground. CB quickly takes Amir’s back and looks for a rear naked choke but Amir is able to scramble away though CB remains on top in north-south before going back into Amir’s guard. A frantic scramble ensues and Sadollah secures a fight-ending armbar to secure his spot in The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finals against Jesse Taylor.

“Rampage” and Dollaway both discuss their disappointment with the upset loss before the attention shifts back to Sadollah, who has a serious cut under his eye stitched up.

UFC President Dana White comments that Taylor needs to round out his game to take on Sadollah, who he feels will only improve before the finale. Taylor says that the feeling of being in the finals is going to “hit him tonight”.

After the taping of the show concludes White treats the fighters out to a night on the town but asks them to be respectful as Las Vegas is the promotion’s hometown. After the first night, four or five fighters stay an additional night and that is when trouble set in at the Palace Station hotel.

After the break it’s revealed that Jesse Taylor and a couple of other fighters returned to the hotel at 3am via limosine and once they arrived Taylor kicked out the limousine window, entered the hotel and “terrorized” female guests, then, when approached by hotel security, Taylor proclaimed “I’m a UFC fighter”.

White calls in the coaches and shows them the video and tells them of Taylor’s actions. Both are disappointed in Taylor and Rampage and White concur that he would not be a good representative of the show, the promotion, or the sport.

Taylor is called in by White and is rightfully torn-apart. White tells Taylor that his actions over the past two days were unacceptable and says though he is physically prepared to fight he is not mentally or emotionally prepared. White dismisses White from the finals and the promotion and Taylor tearfully discusses his departure from the show and blowing the biggest shot of his career.

Griffin says he likes Taylor as a fighter and a person but that he isn’t in a position to pass judgment as he isn’t perfect and has made mistakes in the past.

The focus quickly shifts to who will replace Taylor in the finals and Dana White says they made the best decision they could on short notice. A plane is shown landing and both losing semi-finalists CB Dollaway and Tim Credeur arrive at the UFC facilities. Dana White and the coaches meet with the fighters and reveal that Taylor has been removed from the finals and that Dollaway and Credeur will fight one-another for the vacant finals spot.

Three weeks pass and Amir is called back by the UFC and news of Taylor’s departure and the bout between Credeur and Dollaway is delivered to the finalist by White.

After a brief glimpse of their backstage preparation CB and Tim enter the octagon to clash for second-chance semifinal.

They touch gloves and we’re underway. They trade big combinations to open up the fight. Dollaway connects. Tim counters with a flurry. More back-and-forth combinations. Leg kick by CB. Kick by Credeur misses and CB fires another leg kick that connects. More kicks by CB.  Overhand by Creduer starts another good combo. Body shots by Tim followed by a head kick that misses. Another hard combination by Tim followed by a body kick by CB. Credeur stuns Dollaway and he falls to the mat but they scramble and Dollaway ends up in Tim’s guard briefly before they both return to their feet. Both connect with hard striked then CB secures a takedown just before the end of the round. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Credeur.

They again touch gloves to start round two and Tim throws a head kick that misses. Dollaway shoots and they briefly go to the mat but are quickly back on their feet. Dollaway now misses on a head kick. CB lands a hard right that knocks Credeur to the mat. CB looks to move into guard but Tim keeps his distance with kicks. Tim pops back to his feet, eating a few punches in the process. CB returns to the he leg kicks then lands a good combination followed by a series of knees and punches that nearly finishes Credeur but he narrowly survives and counters with punches of his own. Tim connects with and extended series of punches to CB but Dollaway fight back with strikes of his own. Both continue to connect with sporadic combinations before CB successfully shoots for a takedown, landing in Credeur’s guard. They scramble but return to their original position and Tim controls Dollaway’s posture for the remainder of the round. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Dollaway.

CB connects with a solid combination to open the final round then tosses Credeur to the ground but he’s unable to keep him there and Tim returns to his feet. CB lands a kick to the body. Good body kick by Tim followed by more kicks by CB. Another hard leg kick by Credeur. Punches are missing but kicks are connecting earlier in round three. More body kicks by CB set up a takedown. Credeur controls Dollaway’s posture early, significantly limiting his effectiveness. He’s again able to scramble back to his feet. Tim connects with a high kick but CB again takes him to the mat. Credeur keeps his distance by carefully using well-placed kicks. He returns to his feet. Kick by CB is nearly caught. Tim lands a three-punch combination then CB shoots in and gets another takedown, again landing in Tim’s guard. The pair tussle on the ground, though nothing of note connects before the bout concludes. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Dollaway.

CB Dollaway defeats Tim Credeur via unanimous decision.

The Ultimate Fighter 7 tournament final is now, finally, set and it’s a rematch between Amir Sadollah and CB Dollaway.

Spike TV has issued the following announcement regarding tonight’s final episode:

In one of the most stunning twists in the history of the Ultimate Fighter, for the first time, a gladiator who endured through six weeks of living in seclusion with fifteen other mixed martial artists in the Las Vegas desert, and defeated three of his housemates for the right to fight for a guaranteed six figure contract with the UFC, will not be participating in the show’s live finale.

Viewers can find out what the ousted fighter has to say for himself exclusively at Spike.com, where a video interview will post at Wednesday, June 18th at 11:30pm EST.

Based on the release the eliminated fighter will be Jesse Taylor, CB Dollaway, or Amir Sadollah. Taylor qualified for the final bout with a victory on last week’s episode while Dollaway and Sadollah clash on tonight’s episode in a battle for remaining finals spot.

A video of the incident depicting someone breaking out the window of a limosine has been shown during previews for tonight’s final episode. Though the circumstances surrounding the incident are currently unknown, everything should become clear following tonight’s episode and subsequent interview with the ousted fighter.

Taylor took Creduer, a jiu jitsu black belt, down often throughout the lopsided three round bout and never provided him an opening he could exploit to finish the fight, using superior positioning and peppering punches and elbows to dominate his opponent. After three one-sided rounds the judges rendered scores of 30-27, 30-26, and 30-26, declaring Taylor the unanimous decision winner.

With his spot in the finale now secure, Taylor will face the winner of next week’s bout between CB Dollaway and Amir Sadollah on June 21st at The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale in Las Vegas.

Also last night, in the traditional coaches challenge Forrest Griffin and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson went head-to-head in a game of H.O.R.S.E. with $10,000 on the line for the winning coach as well as $2,000 for each of his fighters. Griffin, a former basketball player, dominated Jackson, punctuating the trouncing with a competition-ending dunk.

As the episode concludes a preview of next week’s final episode is shown and it promises to be the “most shocking” ending in the history of the reality series. A video is shown to UFC President Dana White and both coaches that shows the window of a limosine being broken out. “He’s out of the finale and out of the UFC,” said White.

Stop by MMAFrenzy.com next week for complete details on the final episode including which fighter is out of the finale and the UFC.

RESULTS

• Jesse Taylor def. Tim Credeur via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 20-26)

TEAM RAMPAGE

• CB Dollaway (2-0)
• Daniel Cramer (1-1)
  Eliminated by Tim Credeur – Week 10
• Gerald Harris (0-1)
  Eliminated by Amir Sadollah – Week 7
• Pat Schultz (0-1)
  Eliminated by Cale Yarbrough – Week 7
• Jeremy May (0-1)
  Eliminated by Matt Brown – Week 6
• Brandon Sene (0-1)
  Eliminated by Dante Rivera – Week 5
• Matthew Riddler (0-1)
  Eliminated by Tim Credeur – Week 4
• Mike Dolce (0-1)
  Eliminated by Jesse Taylor – Week 3
• Paul Bradley (0-0)
  Eliminated due to medical issues

TEAM FORREST

• Jesse Taylor (3-0)
• Amir Sadollah (2-0)
• Tim Credeur (2-0)
  Eliminated by Jesse Taylor = Week 11
• Cale Yarbrough (1-0)
  Eliminated by CB Dollaway – Week 10
• Dante Rivera (1-1)
  Eliminated by Jesse Taylor – Week 9
• Matt Brown (1-1)
  Eliminated by Amir Sadollah – Week 9
• Nick Klein (0-1)
  Eliminated by CB Dollaway – Week 8
• Luke Zachrich (0-1)
  Eliminated by Daniel Cramer – Week 6

MMAFrenzy.com is your source for in-depth recaps and news from the”The Ultimate Fighter 7: Team Forrest vs. Team Rampage”.

After surviving an offensive barrage by opponent Dan Cramer to open the first quarterfinal bout of the episode, Credeur secured a fight-ending heel hook midway through the opening stanza to claim his place in the next round.

Dollaway, the tournament favorite, easily dispatched his quarterfinals opponent, Cale Yarbrough, via technical knockout due to strikes in the opening round.

In the semi-finals, Dollaway will take on Amir Sadollah while Credur will face teammate Jesse Taylor.

RESULTS

• Tim Credeur def. Dan Cramer via submission – Round 1
• CB Dollaway def. Cale Yarbrough via TKO – Round 1

TEAM RAMPAGE

• CB Dollaway (2-0)
• Daniel Cramer (1-1)
  Eliminated by Tim Credeur – Week 10
• Gerald Harris (0-1)
  Eliminated by Amir Sadollah – Week 7
• Pat Schultz (0-1)
  Eliminated by Cale Yarbrough – Week 7
• Jeremy May (0-1)
  Eliminated by Matt Brown – Week 6
• Brandon Sene (0-1)
  Eliminated by Dante Rivera – Week 5
• Matthew Riddler (0-1)
  Eliminated by Tim Credeur – Week 4
• Mike Dolce (0-1)
  Eliminated by Jesse Taylor – Week 3
• Paul Bradley (0-0)
  Eliminated due to medical issues

TEAM FORREST

• Jesse Taylor (2-0)
• Amir Sadollah (2-0)
• Tim Credeur (2-0)
• Cale Yarbrough (1-0)
  Eliminated by CB Dollaway – Week 10
• Dante Rivera (1-1)
  Eliminated by Jesse Taylor – Week 9
• Matt Brown (1-1)
  Eliminated by Amir Sadollah – Week 9
• Nick Klein (0-1)
  Eliminated by CB Dollaway – Week 8
• Luke Zachrich (0-1)
  Eliminated by Daniel Cramer – Week 6

MMAFrenzy.com is your source for in-depth recaps and news from the”The Ultimate Fighter 7: Team Forrest vs. Team Rampage”.

The first order of business is determining which two of Forrest Griffin’s fighters will be cornered by opposing coach Quinton Jackson. Griffin refuses to make a decision so Dana White flips a coin and Griffin will corner Taylor and Sadollah while Rivera and Brown temporarily head to Team Rampage.

After a bit of weight cutting antics from Taylor, who ate junk food leading up to the bout then cut weight by playing ping pong in a plastic suit, the first bout commences and its Taylor versus Rivera.

Taylor takes Rivera down from the outset of the bout and doesn’t let him up for nearly the entire duration, ground and pounding his way to a unanimous decision victory and a spot in the semifinals.

We quickly switch gears to the second bout as friends Amir Sadollah and Matt Brown square off in the octagon. Brown fires fast and furious from the onset but Sadollah’s chin is superb and he weathers the onslaught before returning with an offensive assault of his own. The furious pace continues for the remainder of the opening round but quickly resumes in the second. After some more standup offense by both fighters Sadollah is able to take his opponent to the ground and transitions to the mount position. Sadollah is able to ground and pound briefly from the dominant position but Brown escapes. In the scramble Sadollah secures a fight-ending triangle choke that forces the more experienced Brown to tap. An impressive offensive showing by Sadollah and Brown but it’s Sadollah moving on to the semis.

Next week it’s Dan Cramer versus Tim Credeur and Cale Yarbrough versus CB Dollaway in the final quarterfinal bouts.

RESULTS

• Jesse Taylor def. Dante Rivera via unanimous decision
• Amir Sadollah def. Matt Brown via submission – Round 2

TEAM RAMPAGE

• Daniel Cramer (1-0)
• CB Dollaway (1-0)
• Gerald Harris
  Eliminated by Amir Sadollah – Week 7
• Pat Schultz
  Eliminated by Cale Yarbrough – Week 7
• Jeremy May (0-1)
  Eliminated by Matt Brown – Week 6
• Brandon Sene (0-1)
  Eliminated by Dante Rivera – Week 5
• Matthew Riddler (0-1)
  Eliminated by Tim Credeur – Week 4
• Mike Dolce (0-1)
  Eliminated by Jesse Taylor – Week 3
• Paul Bradley (0-0)
  Eliminated due to medical issues

TEAM FORREST

• Jesse Taylor (2-0)
• Amir Sadollah (2-0)
• Tim Credeur (1-0)
• Cale Yarbrough (1-0)
• Dante Rivera (1-1)
  Eliminated by Jesse Taylor – Week 9
• Matt Brown (1-1)
  Eliminated by Amir Sadollah – Week 9
• Nick Klein (0-1)
  Eliminated by CB Dollaway – Week 8
• Luke Zachrich (0-1)
  Eliminated by Daniel Cramer – Week 6

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Shortly after the recap we see the aftermath of coach Forrest Griffin pounding his way through the dressing room door and shadow boxing as though he’s going to go after opposing coach and UFC light heavyweight champ Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Miffed at Jackson’s remarks both about the controversial fight and their upcoming title bout as well as Schultz’s post-fight comments, Forrest appears to be looking for a fight but it’s not to be had as Schultz, tempers now cooled, appologizes to the opposing coach and things are back to normal, at least for now.

In the final opening round bout of the season Team Rampage’s top pick, CB Dollaway, is set to clash with Team Forrest’s Nick Klein. With Dollaway the clear favorite, Klein copes with his underdog status and prepares with his team in hopes of knocking the other team’s top pick out of the tourney early.

Griffin arrives for one of the training sessions with a handheld “net gun” in tow. Heeding the advice of his team, Griffin nets an unsuspecting Jackson in the UFC octagon, who, as expected, takes the prank in stride. “My family saw me get netted on national TV,” said Jackson. “I can’t let that happen.”

Back to the training sessions, Jackson expectedly states that he feels CB will win the upcoming bout but still has advice to offer the wrestler. Dollaway throws a playful kick at the UFC champ during their training sessions and “Rampage” decides its time to test his top pick. “Rampage” gets the opening takedown but they immediately scramble and Dollaway quickly forces the tapout from Jackson.

Focus then switches back on Nick Klein’s preparations with Team Forrest. Klein’s gameplan is to put CB on his back.

After both fighters successfully weigh-in UFC President Dana White and Jackson both repeat that they feel CB is more skilled and should win the impending bout.

The action is soon underway and Klein takes the fight to the mat and is briefly in top position before Dollaway uses his superior wrestling to take back the top spot. They continue to scramble on the ground with CB peppering ground and pound whenever he can. During one of the transitions Klein nearly secures a kneebar but Dollaway is able to escape the close call. The pair tussle for the the top spot with Klein attempting further submissions and Dollaway continuing with the sporadic ground and pound. Now in Klein’s guard, CB is able to land some solid ground and pound before the opening round concludes. Dolloway takes the first round 10-9.

Round two starts with some light standup, though nothing major connects. Against the wished of his coaches, Klein takes the fight back the ground and ends up on his back. Dollaway continues to work ground and pound from Klein’s guard and after a brief scramble they re-secure their positions. Some more ground and pound from CB prompts Klein to attempt to scramble away but Dollaway secures a fight ending guillotine in the chaos that forces Klein to tap out and moves Dollaway into the second round of the middleweight tournament.

The consensus opinion after the fight is that Klein was a tougher opponent than most gave him credit for but in the end it’s the favorite, CB Dollaway, moving on in the competition.

Following the fight, Forrest fulfills his promise to Amir Sadollah and allows Sadollah to cut his hair in any way he likes. A buzz cut later and his bet now paid in full, Griffin is promptly doused by Jackson  as retalitaion for the earlier netting.

With the antics for the episode now behind us White meets with Griffin and Jackson to discuss the second round matchups. They conclude it’s best to ask the fighters directly who they want to face and after sit down meetings with all 8 remaining fighters the second round matchups are finalized.

TUF 7 Quarterfinal Bouts

• Jesse Taylor vs. Dante Rivera
• Amir Sadollah vs. Matt Brown
• Dan Cramer vs. Tim Credeur
• CB Dollaway vs. Cale Yarbrough

With Team Forrest teammates Jesse Taylor and Dante Rivera as well as Amir Sadollah and Matt Brown set to clash in quarterfinal bouts, the teams are realligned next week and two of Team Forrest’s fighters are sent to Team Rampage to prepare for their fights. Taylor takes on Rivera and Sadollah faces Brown next week on The Ultimate Fighter 7.

RESULTS

• CB Dollaway def. Nick Klein via submission – Round 2

TEAM RAMPAGE (2-6)

• Daniel Cramer (1-0)
• CB Dollaway (1-0)
• Gerald Harris
  Eliminated by Amir Sadollah – Week 7
• Pat Schultz
  Eliminated by Cale Yarbrough – Week 7
• Jeremy May (0-1)
  Eliminated by Matt Brown – Week 6
• Brandon Sene (0-1)
  Eliminated by Dante Rivera – Week 5
• Matthew Riddler (0-1)
  Eliminated by Tim Credeur – Week 4
• Mike Dolce (0-1)
  Eliminated by Jesse Taylor – Week 3
• Paul Bradley (0-0)
  Eliminated due to medical issues

TEAM FORREST (6-2)

• Jesse Taylor (1-0)
• Tim Credeur (1-0)
• Dante Rivera (1-0)
• Matt Brown (1-0)
• Amir Sadollah (1-0)
• Cale Yarbrough (1-0)
• Nick Klein (0-1)
  Eliminated by CB Dollaway – Week 8
• Luke Zachrich (0-1)
  Eliminated by Daniel Cramer – Week 6

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The fight quickly commences and Harris gets the early advantage with a takedown. Harris controls the pace in the opening frame, controlling his opponent and using several slams and some ground and pound to take to first round.

In the second round it’s much of the same from Harris but at the midway point Sadollah starts to connect and lands a knee to the head that drops Harris. Sadollah pounces and lands a combination on his downed opponent forcing the referee stoppage. Harris immediately protests the decision, claiming he wasn’t knocked out, but it’s too little too late as the referee’s decision stands.

With Team Forrest in control yet again they select Cale Yarbrough (0-0) to face Team Rampage’s Patrick Schultz (7-1-1), who was eliminated from the competition in the round of 32 but invited back as a replacement for Paul Bradley.

It’s a standup battle in the opening round with Schultz seemingly having the upper hand after connecting with a string of rights to likely take the round on the judge’s scorecards. Yarbrough, though, takes round two with a ground and pound assault and we appear destined for a third and decisive round. The coaches, though, express surprise when they learn that the judges have rendered a decision. After some banter over how they declared a winner with each round seemingly having a clear cut winner on the scorecards, the winner is announced and it’s Cale Yarbrough defeating Patrick Schultz via majoirity decision

The lopsided battle wages on as Team Forrest goes up 6-1 in the competition. Next week it’s Team Rampage’s top pick, CB Dollaway, against Team Forrest’s Nick Klein in the final opening round bout.

RESULTS

• Amir Sadollah def. Gerald Harris via TKO – Round 2
• Cale Yarbrough def. Patrick Schultz via majority decision

TEAM RAMPAGE (1-6)

• Daniel Cramer (1-0)
• CB Dollaway
• Gerald Harris
  Eliminated by Amir Sadollah – Week 7
• Pat Schultz
  Eliminated by Cale Yarbrough – Week 7
• Jeremy May (0-1)
  Eliminated by Matt Brown – Week 6
• Brandon Sene (0-1)
  Eliminated by Dante Rivera – Week 5
• Matthew Riddler (0-1)
  Eliminated by Tim Credeur – Week 4
• Mike Dolce (0-1)
  Eliminated by Jesse Taylor – Week 3
• Paul Bradley (0-0)
  Eliminated due to medical issues

TEAM FORREST (6-1)

• Jesse Taylor (1-0)
• Tim Credeur (1-0)
• Dante Rivera (1-0)
• Matt Brown (1-0)
• Amir Sadollah (1-0)
• Cale Yarbrough (1-0)
• Nick Klein
• Luke Zachrich (0-1)
  Eliminated by Daniel Cramer – Week 6

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