TUF The Smashes Finale

Australia vs Great Britain ~ TUF ~ The Smashes 

Final Fight Night Details

UFC on FX 6 - Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. December 14th 2012

If you are an MMA fan and you didn't watch the Smashes, well shame on your it was available for free on the internet and provided a lot of entertainment.

The two teams led by the Aussie, George Sotiropoulos (7-2 in the UFC) and the Brit, Ross Pearson (5-3 in the UFC) had quite a few adventures along the way and plenty of controversy and horse play.

Finally though the four finalists are ready to go.

Much to many of my Aussie friends annoyance the Brits already one the first part of the competition and are guaranteed at least one winner as the Lightweight Finale will be an all British affair as the very experienced Norman Parke (16-2) takes on a guy that was the most amazing character I think I have ever seen on a TUF show Colin "Freakshow" Fletcher (8-1) who belied his outrageous looks, make-up and outfits by proving to be a tough competitor but a caring human being. I am sure he got a lot of fans from the show. I would love to see Freakshow in the UFC he is a real character!

For the Welterweight Finale it's Team Australia's, Robert Whittaker (9-2) vs the Brit, Brad Scott (8-1).

Of course we also get to see the coaches fight each other. Well, much as I like to watch Sotiropoulos in a cage he would not win any IQ or comedy awards outside of it. His lack of mental speed often left him clutching at dead air trying to find a witty retort, often standing dumbly with a stupid grin on his face. In the game of the Tuf Smashes Pearson walked all over him.

However, this is the UFC and George Sotiropoulos is plenty fast and decisive enough to pose a huge challenge to Pearson. Much as I don't want to bet against my fellow countryman, I think on this occasion that Sotiropoulos can take Pearson.

The rest of the card promises much entertainment as well.

Heres a quick rundown:

Bout 1:

Nick Penner (11-2) vs Cody Donovan (7-2)

Bout 2:

Brendan Loughnane (5-0) vs Mike Wilkinson (7-0)

Bout 3: 

Manuel Rodriquez (9-3) vs Ben Alloway (12-3) 

Bout 4:

Mike Pierce (15-5) vs Seth Baczynski (18-8) 

Bout 5: 

Ignor Pokrajac (25-9) vs Joey Beltran (14-8) 

Bout 6:

Chad Mendes (12-1) vs Hacran Dias (21-1-1) 

Bout 7: 

Colin Fletcher (8-1) vs Norman Parke (16-2)

Bout 8:

Brad Scott (8-1) vs Robert Whittaker (9-2) 

Bout 9:

Hector Lombard (31-3-1) vs Rousimar Palhares (14-4) 

Bout 10:

George Sotiropoulos (14-4) vs Ross Pearson (13-6)

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The Smashes will air live on FX on Dec 15 2012