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After weeks living in a house with nothing to do but train, Diego Sanchez and Kenny Florian battle it out inside the Octagon to see who will be The Ultimate Fighter Middleweight winner. Stephan Bonnar in the finale of the first season of The Ultimate Fighter. The coaches make their choices and Team Hughes battles Team Franklin in the first challenge. The opening fight of the season is a knock-out brawl between two welterweights.

Coach Hughes gets annoyed with the constant whining of one of his fighters. A new fighter arrives at the house ruffling some feathers and the heavyweights prepare for their first battle in the Octagon. The fighters form alliances to advance in the competition. Coach Hughes plays mind games with Jorge. And a second welterweight is sent home in brutal fashion. Matt continues to taunt Jorge. Team Franklin adopts some bizarre training practices. And two more heavyweights go toe to toe in the Octagon.

A welterweight suffers a crushing defeat in an all out three round slugfest. The teams are re-balanced. Things get slippery at the next challenge. And clash of styles in the Octagon sends another heavyweight home. Team Franklin launches a sneak attack on Team Hughes. Dana warns the fighters to step it up in the Octagon if they ever want to make it in the UFC. Two welterweights listen to his advice and go to war. After his victory, Luke goes on a binge.

Brad quickly learns how different training is over at Team Hughes. Dana announces the fight match-ups for the semi-finals, and a welterweight demonstrates his killer instinct to become the first finalist. Rashad Evans takes on Keith Jardine in the first heavyweight semi-final match.

But before the fists can fly, Rashad must contend with Matt Hughes being his corner man. In the heavyweight semi-final, Brad and Seth battle for the last spot in the finals. As coaches, Tito and Ken train a new army of mixed martial artists from the U. The fighters are evaluated, teams are selected, and two middleweights clash in the Octagon for a chance at becoming the next Ultimate Fighter. A basketball drives a wedge between the teams.

Feathers are ruffled as Coach Ortiz takes Matt Hamill under his wing. And two light heavyweights fight for a spot in semi-finals. An alliance is formed between two fighters who are on opposite teams.

Team Shamrock is upset with their lack of training and take matters into their own hands. And two more light heavyweights compete for a spot in the semi-finals.

His frustration boils over and Ken loses his cool. The bad blood between coaches spills over to the next two middleweights who are preparing to bang their way into the semi-finals. Fighters start going stir crazy in the house. And someone receives disturbing news. After Noah quits the competition, Dana White brings in a fighter to replace him. But Matt gets little support from his teammates have issues his superior skills and cockiness. The semi-final match-ups are announced.

Ken and Tito face off in a competition of their own. And the first finalist emerges from the Octagon. The last middleweight semi-final fight pits Ed Herman against Rory Singer. Both fighters refused to lose with Grove getting the judges vote. The winners will receive one hundred grand and a championship title fight in the welterweight and middleweight divisions of the UFC. And things get bloody as two middleweights step into the Octagon.

A fighter breaks the rules and is punished. A contagious skin infection spreads through the house. And the second middleweight elimination bout takes place. Team No Love must find a replacement for a disqualified teammate. Shonie turns the swimming pool into a recycling center.

The welterweights are up for elimination. One of the fighters gets a special message from home. Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin offers some controversial advice. Shonie decides to practice with the opposing team. The remaining fighters meet with Dana and the trainers to decide the Semi-Final match-ups. The first Middleweight semi-final takes place. Team No Love devises a unique way to get back at Shonie for his annoying antics.

And the long awaited rematch between Matt Serra and Shonie Carter takes place to decide who will face Chris Lytle in the finale.

The fighters get stir crazy and take it out on the house. Travis Lutter fights Pete Sell in the first middleweight semi-final. Mikey gets some bad news. The fighters play a prank on Charles. Sixteen lightweight mixed martial artists head to Vegas for their chance at a UFC glory and a six-figure contract. And for the first time on the series, coaches BJ Penn and Jens Pulver will fight each other on the season finale.

BJ Penn has a surprise for Jens Pulver. Choice words cause an eruption at The Ultimate Fighter House. Gabe continues to struggle with his weight making him a possible target for the next fight.

And Team Pulver gets a surprise guest coach. One fighter tries to take an easy path through the competition while another fighter disappoints his coach during crunch time. Team Pulver gets a surprise visitor and two more fighters step onto the battlefield.

Team Pulver has racked up four wins in a row against Team Penn. Brian Geraghty, followed by Rob Emerson vs. Corey Hill. Who will move on to the next round and gets a shot at the ultimate prize? After five humiliating losses, BJ shakes things up and kicks one of his fighters off his team and the next two fights marks the end of the preliminary round of the competition. Tensions at The Ultimate Fighter house reach an all time high and a fight breaks out.

The quarterfinal match ups are announced. Who will be the first lightweight to make it into the semi-final round? Two fighters from Team Pulver go head to head in the third quarterfinal fight but only one will advance to the semi-finals. And Manny gets a visitor as he prepares for the last quarterfinal bout. And Gray Maynard faces Nate Diaz in the last semi-final match to determine who will move on to fight Manny Gamburyan in the live finale.

They split up 16 Welterweights into teams and the mind games begin. The first preliminary fight takes place. Following his defeat, Joey threatens to leave the show and Serra goes ballistic. Hughes passes out bibles to his team. And the second preliminary fight takes place.

While Team Hughes prepares for the next fight, Team Serra gets down with sake and paint. One of the fighters threatens the production crew and Dana has to decide whether to kick him off the show. A fighter receives tragic news from home. Team Serra looks to win its fourth straight bout.

Team Hughes needs to win the next fight to have a say in the Quarter-final match-ups. Hughes teaches Dan a painful lesson. The sixth preliminary bout ends in controversy.

After suffering 5 straight loses, Hughes unleashes his wrath on his team. Team Serra turns on George. The 7th preliminary fight takes place.

Jon Koppenhaver is an explosive fighter with a troubled past. Tommy Speer is a Minnesota farm boy with overpowering strength. The two face off in the final preliminary fight. Matt Serra makes his picks for the quarter-finals. Dana asks Team Serra to make a tough decision. Four team Serra fighters are forced to fight each other in the quarter finals.

Disqualified Team Serra fighters drown their sorrows in booze and leave a nasty surprise for Team Hughes. Ben and Tommy face off in the last quarterfinal of the season. Dana and the coaches pick the match ups for the semis. Four fighters are scheduled to face off in the semi-finals, but one backs out at the last minute. Who will take his place and get a shot at the finale on December 9th in Las Vegas. Dana White shocks 32 middleweight fighters by announcing that they have to fight their way on to the show.

Coaches, Rampage Jackson and Forrest Griffin, evaluate the first half of the elimination fights, 8 fighters earn their spots in the house.

The final 8 elimination fights take place to see who will make it into the house. A brutal knockout silences the gym. In the end, 16 fighters are left standing to compete for the UFC contract. Rampage and Forest pick teams. A fighter has a contagious skin disease, jeopardizing his future in the competition.

And the first preliminary match-up of the season is fought. Matt Riddle is dying to fight and Dante messes with his head. The second preliminary bout turns into a battle royale between youth and experience. And a controversial fight result causes one coach to unleash his fury. Both teams are rooting for Matt Brown to beat down Jeremy May. And everyone is shocked when two nice guys transform into savages in the octagon.

The final 3 preliminary fights are decided. In the first of two bouts, an inexperienced combatant faces an intimidating foe. And a battle between two heavy-hitters causes friction between the coaches.

Rampage's trash talking sets Forest off. After the final preliminary fight pitting Nick Klein against 1 pick CB Dollaway, Dana and the coaches are faced with their own challenge Jeremy tries to sabotage one fighter's dream as the last quarterfinal fights get underway. Tim Credeur intervenes to save his pal Jesse Taylor when alcohol transforms him into a crazy, drunken animal.

Then the two friends must face-off in the Octagon for the first semifinal fight. In a special minute episode, favorite CB Dollaway battles ironman Amir Sadollah in the second semifinal fight. And, after the most shocking event in Ultimate Fighter history, Dana is forced to make his toughest decision yet.

Would lightning strike twice for Sadollah or would Dollaway get his revenge and the contract? After throat-crushing choke outs and a controversial decision the winners head off to the house, but some may be too injured to continue.

Coaches Nogueira and Mir pick their teams. A night of drinking brings out the good, the bad and the ugly in lightweight Junie Browning. The first preliminary light heavyweight match-up is fought. Drunken debauchery puts the future of two lightweights in question, and after a grueling preliminary battle a fighter's rage causes chaos in the Octagon. A coach steps in as the pranks go too far. Rolando's black belt is called into question by the other fighters. An act of disrespect at the fight announcement injects more hatred between the teams, leading up to the most intense lightweight showdown yet.

Mir punishes his team with a grueling workout regimen. Two light heavyweights with opposing styles face-off in the Octagon. The pranks at the house reach a new low.

A fighter turns on his own teammate, offering up secret advice before a highly-anticipated lightweight bout.

Somebody gets knocked out at the house. Habitual hugger John Polakowski turns mean after Team Mir messes with his cereal. George Roop struggles with an injury before battling it out with John in the last of the preliminary fights. Dana and the coaches set the semifinal matchups. Then the teams clash again when lightweight George Roop fights Phillipe Nover.

Team Quest teammates Vinny and Krzysztof face off in the last semifinal light heavyweight fight. It's wrestling vs. Going into the fight this appeared to be a battle of styles but in the end it came down to who was better in the stand up. The Americans and Brits move into the house as a fighter loses control and is ostracized. After a clever strategy session and intense training it's finally time for the first US vs UK preliminary fight. Four fighters enter the Octagon for lightweight and welterweight bouts, and a coach fails to support his team member.

Another makes a pre-fight bet that ends in a bizarre payoff. Two fights in one episode continue the battle between nations. Sudden injuries and infections leave everyone wondering who will be chosen to fight. Pierce becomes an outcast among his team. Judge finds no probable cause in case of Texas mother who allegedly put son in trunk to avoid Covid exposure. Biden makes final Fed board picks.

Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. Found the story interesting? Like us on Facebook to see similar stories. I'm already a fan, don't show this again. Send MSN Feedback. Maximo Blanco vs. Akira Corassani Round 1 Blanco charges straight at Corassani, pops him with a couple right hands and takes him down against the fence.

Corassani is posting to get back to his feet when Blanco drills him with a knee to the face, and referee Mario Yamasaki steps in to pause the action due to the illegal strike. Moments later, as Corassani slumps to the ground in a heap, Yamasaki waves off the fight. Blanco does a cartwheel in celebration before Yamasaki informs him that he has been disqualified. The Official Result Akira Corassani def. Roxanne Modafferi vs. Modafferi keeps throwing, though, and after pulling up short on a dozen or so punches, she zaps Pennington with a good, hard right hand down the center.

Modafferi whiffs on a right hand and eats a cracking counter from Pennington just as time runs out. Sherdog Scores Jordan Breen scores the round Pennington Chris Nelson scores the round Pennington Mike Whitman scores the round Modafferi Round 2 Modafferi misses a spinning back-fist and eats a counter from Pennington, then shoots to try and take the Hawaiian down against the fence.

Modafferi begins circling to her right around the outside, and Pennington sends her shooting after a big right hook to the face. Modafferi tries another armbar, but Pennington escapes and ref Tognoni orders Modafferi to her feet. Pennington spends the closing moments of the round coming at Modafferi with combinations. Sherdog Scores Jordan Breen scores the round Pennington Chris Nelson scores the round Pennington Mike Whitman scores the round Pennington Round 3 Modafferi shoots a double in the center of the cage and gets sprawled on.

Pennington catches a kick and rushes in to land another right while Modafferi spins around. With one minute left, Modafferi is still angling for submissions underneath, eventually posting and getting to her feet. When they stand, Pennington grabs a guillotine and falls down on top of Modafferi, squeezing the choke from top position until Modafferi is saved by the bell.

Roxanne Modafferi via Unanimous Decision , , R3 Jessamyn Duke vs. Duke responds with a push kick and a punch of her own, drawing a warning to keep her hands closed from ref Kim Winslow. Instead, Duke jumps guard with an arm-in guillotine. The choke looks deep, but Morgan postures up and, after 20 seconds or so, frees her head to take top position.

Sherdog Scores Jordan Breen scores the round Duke Chris Nelson scores the round Duke Mike Whitman scores the round Duke Round 2 The bantamweights opt to keep the fight standing in the opening minute of round two, with Duke scoring the cleaner punches but Morgan sneaking through some good jabs.

Despite this, Morgan keeps walking forward, eating more left hooks and right crosses through the final minute of the round. The women move to the fence, Duke on the outside, continuing to rough up Morgan with uppercuts even as Morgan holds underhooks. Duke botches a throw and pulls Morgan to the ground with an awkward side headlock, accidentally surrendering her back.

Morgan immediately takes advantage, freeing her head and jumping on the back of Duke, who flattens herself on the canvas to prevent Morgan from sinking in her hooks. Duke turns around, putting her back to the mat, and Morgan stays heavy on top, flattening her opponent from half guard.

With 30 seconds left, ref Winslow stands them up, and Duke takes advantage by slugging Morgan with left hooks and knees to the gut, then one final right straight to close out the bout. Peggy Morgan via Unanimous Decision , , R3 Chris Holdsworth vs. Davey Grant Round 1 Grant connects with a wide right hand as Holdsworth moves in to clinch and presses the Englishman against the cage. Grant turns it around and separates with a nice left hook to the chin before clinching up again. Holdsworth muscles Grant against the fence and pops him with short lefts as he works for an inside trip.

Holdsworth ties up to try another trip on the fence, but again Grant defends well. Grant whiffs on a pair of hard punches and gets wrapped up, but he reverses Holdsworth with a body lock and tries to throw him down.

Grant gives up his back as he tries to stand, and Holdsworth immediately latches on to back control. Holdsworth slaps on a rear-naked choke which forces Grant to tap in just a few seconds. The Official Result Chris Holdsworth def. Jessica Rakoczy vs. Julianna Pena Round 1 Pena quickly closes the distance, wraps up Rakoczy against the fence and trips her to the ground. Rakoczy kicks Pena away and scrambles up, but Pena comes back to hold her on the cage.