The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes

The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes
Genre Reality, Sports
Created by Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White
Starring Dana White, Ross Pearson and George Sotiropoulos
Country of origin Australia
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Release
Original network FX Australia
ESPN UK
Original release September 19, 2012
Chronology
Preceded by The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson
Followed by The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen

The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes is the second international installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. This season marked the second time the show was filmed, in its entirety, outside of Las Vegas, Nevada and consisted of 13 episodes with a live finale in Australia.[1] The season tournament finale, along with the coaches fight, took place on 14 December 2012 at UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson.[2]

The series was officially announced by the UFC in May 2012.[3] The name The Smashes is a play on the 130 year-old cricket rivalry between England and Australia called "The Ashes."[1] The UFC held open tryouts during June 2012. The casting call was for Lightweight and Welterweight fighters who are at least 21 years old and have a minimum of two wins in three professional fights.[4]

On 12 July 2012, Dana White announced that the coaches for the season would be Ross Pearson and George Sotiropoulos to represent the UK and Australia respectively.[5]

Cast

Coaches

Australia Team Australia[1]
United Kingdom Team UK[1]

Fighters

Australia Team Australia
United Kingdom Team UK

Episodes

Episode 1: National Pride

Episode 2: Freak or Unique

Episode 3: Wasabi

Episode 4: Pick Me!

Episode 5: Fight for Your Family

Episode 6: True Warrior

Episode 7: Unwise Words

Episode 8: Phone Home

Episode 9: Easy Route

Episode 10: Smash it UP

Episode 11: Friendly Fire

Episode 12: Little and Large

Welterweight Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finale
       
 Australia Robert Whittaker  KO
 United Kingdom Luke Newman  1  
 Australia Robert Whittaker  TKO
     Australia Xavier Lucas**  1  
 Australia Manny Rodriguez*  SUB
 United Kingdom Bola Omoyele  1  
 Australia Robert Whittaker  UD
   
   United Kingdom Brad Scott  3
 Australia Xavier Lucas  UD
 United Kingdom Brad Scott  2  
 United Kingdom Brad Scott  SD
     Australia Benny Alloway  3  
 Australia Benny Alloway  TKO
 United Kingdom Valentino Petrescu  2  
 

*Manny Rodriguez was replaced by James Vainikolo due to injury.

**James Vainikolo was due to fight Xavier Lucas for a spot in the next round. Vainikolo did not make weight therefore Lucas advanced to the semi finals.

Lightweight Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finale
       
 Australia Richie Vaculik  UD
 United Kingdom Norman Parke  2  
 United Kingdom Norman Parke  UD
     United Kingdom Brendan Loughnane  3  
 Australia Patrick Iodice  UD
 United Kingdom Brendan Loughnane  2  
 United Kingdom Norman Parke  UD
   
   United Kingdom Colin Fletcher  3
 Australia Ben Wall  UD
 United Kingdom Colin Fletcher  2  
 United Kingdom Colin Fletcher  SUB
     Australia Richie Vaculik  2  
 Australia Grant Blackler  SUB
 United Kingdom Mike Wilkinson*  1  
 

*Mike Wilkinson was injured in training and was replaced by Australian Richie Vaculik.

Legend
Australia
  Team Australia
United Kingdom
  Team UK
UD
  Unanimous Decision
MD
  Majority Decision
SD
  Split Decision
SUB
  Submission
(T)KO
  (Technical)KO

Bonus awards

The following $25,000 bonus were awarded to fights that took place during the TUF Smashes season:[6]

The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes Finale

UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date December 15, 2012
Venue Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
City Queensland, Australia
Attendance 5,133[7]
Total gate $900,000[7]
Event chronology

UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale

UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson (also known as UFC on FX 6) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 15, 2012 at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Queensland, Australia.[8][9] Due to the time zone difference it aired live on December 14, 2012 in North America.[10]

Background

The event featured the final bouts of The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes.[11][12] This was the first UFC event held in Queensland, and the first event in Australia to be held outside of New South Wales.[13]

Bruce Buffer was not the ring announcer due to scheduling conflict with The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale.[12] Instead, Joe Martinez took the role.[14]

Australia's George Sotiropoulos and Britain's Ross Pearson headlined the card in a five-round main event. The pair had been coaching opposite one another on the hit reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes.[9][15]

Kyle Noke was expected to face Seth Baczynski at the event. However, Noke was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by Mike Pierce.[16]

Anthony Perosh was expected to face Joey Beltran at the event. However, Perosh was forced from the bout with a toe injury and replaced by Igor Pokrajac.[17]

A bout between Ednaldo Oliveira and Krzysztof Soszynski was originally scheduled for this event.[18] However, Oliveira was forced out of the bout with an injury and Sosynski was pulled from the event as well.[19]

Eddie Mendez was expected to make his promotional debut at the event against Nick Penner. However, Mendez pulled out of the bout citing a shoulder injury and was replaced by fellow newcomer Cody Donovan.[20]

Hacran Dias was expected to face Chad Mendes at the event. However just days before the event, Dias pulled out of the bout citing a shoulder injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Yaotzin Meza.[21]

Results

Main Card (FX)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Ross Pearson def. George Sotiropoulos TKO (punches) 3 0:41
Welterweight Robert Whittaker def. Brad Scott Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Lightweight Norman Parke def. Colin Fletcher Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Middleweight Hector Lombard def. Rousimar Palhares KO (punches) 1 3:38
Preliminary Card (Fuel TV)
Featherweight Chad Mendes def. Yaotzin Meza KO (punches) 1 1:55
Light Heavyweight Joey Beltran vs. Igor Pokrajac No Contest 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 3]
Welterweight Mike Pierce def. Seth Baczynski Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Ben Alloway def. Manuel Rodriguez KO (front kick and punches) 1 4:57
Lightweight Mike Wilkinson def. Brendan Loughnane Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Cody Donovan def. Nick Penner TKO (punches) 1 4:35
  1. The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes Welterweight Finals.
  2. The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes Lightweight Finals.
  3. Originally ruled a unanimous decision victory for Beltran, the result was changed to "No Contest" after Beltran tested positive for a banned substance during a post fight screening.[22]

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses.[23]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Cast Announced for TUF Smashes". UFC.com. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  2. "TUF Smashes finals, Pearson vs. Sotiropoulos targeted for UFC on FX 6 on Dec. 14 in Australia". MMAmania.com. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  3. "UFC Officially Announces 'The Ultimate Fighter: Australia vs. UK', Tryout to be held in June". sherdog.com. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  4. "With tryouts under way, UFC says 'TUF: Australia vs. U.K.' to air on FX". MMAjunkie.com. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  5. "Dana White Reveals TUF: The Smashes Coaches". MMAweekly.com. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  6. Staff (2012-12-15). "Whittaker, Fletcher, Scott and Alloway each score $25K 'TUF' season bonuses". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  7. 1 2 Staff (2012-12-15). "UFC on FX 6 draws announced sell-out crowd of 5,133 for venue record $900K gate". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  8. "UFC going to the Gold Coast for TUF Smashes Finale". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
  9. 1 2 Nancarrow, Dan (2012-11-09). "Aussie unfazed by Smashes banter Save". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
  10. Staff (2012-09-09). "Ross Pearson vs. George Sotiropoulos slated for UFC on FX 6 in Australia". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  11. Mrosko, Geno (2012-09-07). "TUF Smashes finals, Pearson vs. Sotiropoulos targeted for UFC on FX 6 on Dec. 14 in Australia". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  12. 1 2 Alexander, Mookie (2012-10-29). "UFC on FX 6: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson fight card". Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  13. Elder, Jessica (2012-12-15). "UFC to beam Coast to the world". Gold Coast. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  14. "UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson — Main Card Results & Commentary". Cage Potato. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  15. Harvy, Ben (2012-10-10). "UFC Gold Coast show set for December 15". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
  16. Staff (2012-10-31). "Mike Pierce replaces Kyle Noke, meets Seth Baczynski at UFC on FX 6". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
  17. Staff (2012-11-13). "Igor Pokrajac replaces injured Anthony Perosh, meets Joey Beltran at UFC on FX 6". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  18. Halvatzis Jr., George (2012-09-15). "Krzysztof Soszynski returns at UFC on FX 6, fights Ednaldo Oliveira on Dec. 14". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
  19. Staff (2012-11-16). "Eddie Mendez vs. Nick Penner slated for UFC on FX 6 in Australia". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  20. Staff (2012-12-05). "Eddie Mendez out of UFC on FX 6 with injury, Cody Donovan steps in". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
  21. Staff (2012-12-10). "Yaotzin Meza replaces Hacran Dias, meets Chad Mendes at Friday's UFC on FX 6". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  22. "Joey Beltran fails UFC on FX 6 drug test". mmamania.com. January 13, 2012.
  23. Staff (2012-12-14). "UFC on FX 6 bonuses: Alloway, Donovan, Penner earn $40K awards". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
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