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Huge Saturday Coming:B: The 'Ultimate Fighter 2' Finals Are Set! Joe Stevenson and Luk
Cummo to Fight in Middleweight Finals Brad Imes and
B: The 'Ultimate Fighter 2' Finals Are Set! Joe Stevenson and Luke Cummo to Figh
in Middleweight Finals Brad Imes and Rashad Evans Do Battle in Heavyweight Fina
s Ultimate Fighter Season 1 Champ Diego Sanchez to Fight Nick Diaz in Main Event
Spike TV To Air Fights Live On Saturday, November 5 At 9:00PM From Las Vegas ( P
Newswire )
NEW YORK, Nov 02, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- After twelve weeks, The
Ultimate Fighter 2 Finals are finally set. Joe "Daddy" Stevenson and Luke Cummo
will fight in the Welterweights Finals and Brad Imes and Rashad Evans will fight
in the Heavyweights Finals LIVE on Saturday, November 5 at 9:00pm ET/same day
tape/PT on Spike TV from The Joint at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
The winners will receive a multi-year, six-figure contract with the Ultimate
Fighting Championship(TM).
Diego "The Nightmare" Sanchez, crowned "The Ultimate Fighter" in the
Middleweight division in Season 1, fights emerging welterweight contender Nick
Diaz in the main event. Season 1 "Ultimate Fighter" middleweight finalist Kenny
Florian takes on former Muay Thai World Champion Kit Cope in the undercard.
Spike TV will air a 12-hour marathon from its hit series on Saturday, November 5
from 9:00am-9:00pm featuring all 12 episodes from The Ultimate Fighter 2.
The live finale is the culmination of the 13-week series featuring eighteen men
from across North America in a fierce battle for a six-figure contract with the
Ultimate Fighting Championship (TM) on The Ultimate Fighter.
ABOUT THE FINALISTS:
Welterweights
JOE
The Torrance, CA native and current Las Vegas resident was an all-state wrestler
at Silverado, High School just outside of Los Angeles. The 23 year-old has been
competing in mixed martial arts since he was 16 and has a current professional
record of 28-6. He has held 5 MMA titles in various weight-classes ranging from
155lbs to 205lbs. A former forklift operator, Joe has two kids, Joey (4 years
old) and Tyler (2 years old), and lives with his girlfriend Maria who is a
lawyer and female boxer.
On Episode 4, Joe took out Marcus Davis in the second welterweight elimination
fight by submission due to elbow strikes. Stevenson showed off his jiu-jitsu
skills on Episode 12 taking out Jason Von Flue with an arm-bar in the first
round.
LUKE
The 25 year-old Taoist is from New Hyde Park, Long Island and is a graduate of
Chaminade High School. He graduated Nassau Community College with a degree in
Biology. He currently has a 6-1 professional MMA record and trains with UFC
contender Matt Serra. The Bruce Lee fan lists "Sin City" among his favorite
movies.
On Episode 8 Luke defeated Anthony Torres by unanimous decision. On Episode 10,
Luke knocked out Sammy Morgan with a knee in the second round of a spectacular
fight.
Heavyweights
BRAD
The 6'7 Springfield, Mo. Native, who currently lives and trains in Bettendorf,
Iowa, has only been participating in MMA for the last nine months and already
has a 5-0 professional record. Brad played offensive tackle for the University
of Missouri and was a starter his senior year. He went on to play professionally
for the Arena Football League's Iowa Barnstormers. The former Strength Coach for
the University of Missouri and Texas Christian University football teams, Brad
is a loan officer in Sacramento. In his spare time he is an outdoorsman and
enjoys hunting.
Imes showed off some grappling skill on Episode 3 by defeating Rob Mac Donald by
triangle choke in the first heavyweight elimination fight. On Episode 12 Brad
defeated Seth Petruzelli by split decision in a grueling bout.
RASHAD
The two-time All-State wrestler at Wheatfield High School in Niagara Falls, New
York was also a standout football player at running back and safety. He attended
Michigan State and wrestled in the 174lb division. Rashad graduated with a
degree in Psychology and currently works at a hospital in Lansing, Michigan,
where he lives and trains. Her currently has a professional MMA record of 10-0.
Rashad defeated Tom Murphy in Episode 5, Mike Whitehead in Episode 9, and Keith
Jardine in Episode 11, all by unanimous decision.
Following is the full fight card for The Ultimate Fighter Season 2 finale:
Preliminary Bouts:
Heavyweight Bout
Kerry Schall (19-6) vs Keith Jardine (9-2-1)
6'3"/265 lbs. 6'2"/220 lbs.
Cincinnati, OH Albuquerque, NM
Welterweight Bout
Melvin Guillard (36-5-3) vs Marcus Davis (9-3)
5'9"/168 lbs. 5'10"/170 lbs.
Salt Lake City, UT Bangor, MN
Welterweight Bout
Sam Morgan (16-6) vs Josh Burkman (15-2)
5'11"/170 lbs. 5'10"/170 lbs.
South Minneapolis, MN Salt Lake City, UT
Main Card - Live on Spike TV:
Welterweight Bout
Kit Cope (2-2) vs Kenny Florian (5-2)
6'0"/170 lbs 5'10"/170 lbs.
Las Vegas, NV Boston, MA
Welterweight Final Bout
Luke Cummo (6-1) vs Joe Stevenson (28-6)
6'0"/170 lbs. 5'7"/170 lbs.
Long Island, NY Las Vegas, NV
Heavyweight Final Bout
Brad Imes (5-0) vs Rashad Evans (10-0)
6'7"/260 lbs. 5'11"/225 lbs.
Bettendorf, IA Lansing, MI
Main Event:
Welterweight Bout
Nick Diaz (11-3-0) vs Diego Sanchez (15-0)
6'0"/170 lbs. 5'11"/170 lbs
Stockton, CA Albuquerque, NM
Craig Piligian of Pilgrim Films and Television, Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo
Fertitta and Dana White of Zuffa, LLC and Kevin Kay of Spike TV are the show's
executive producers. Brian J. Diamond is Vice President, Sports & Specials,
Spike TV and serves as Executive in Charge of Production for Spike TV.
Spike TV is available in 88 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. MTV
Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), owns and
operates the following television programming services -- MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION,
MTV2, mtvU, VH1, NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV LAND, SPIKE TV,
CMT, NOGGIN, MTV INTERNATIONAL and THE DIGITAL SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a
package of 12 digital services, all of which are trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV
Networks also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals
whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide.
SOURCE Spike TV
CONTACT: David Schwarz, Spike TV, +1-212-767-8639; Jim Byrne, UFC - NY
+1-917-587-5423;
Jennifer Wenk, UFC - Las Vegas, +1-702-221-4790; Bobby Amirsh
hi, Spike TV - LA,
+1-310-407-4727
URL: http://www.prnewswire.com
http://www.spiketv.com
www.prnewswire.com
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Cummo to Fight in Middleweight Finals Brad Imes and
B: The 'Ultimate Fighter 2' Finals Are Set! Joe Stevenson and Luke Cummo to Figh
in Middleweight Finals Brad Imes and Rashad Evans Do Battle in Heavyweight Fina
s Ultimate Fighter Season 1 Champ Diego Sanchez to Fight Nick Diaz in Main Event
Spike TV To Air Fights Live On Saturday, November 5 At 9:00PM From Las Vegas ( P
Newswire )
NEW YORK, Nov 02, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- After twelve weeks, The
Ultimate Fighter 2 Finals are finally set. Joe "Daddy" Stevenson and Luke Cummo
will fight in the Welterweights Finals and Brad Imes and Rashad Evans will fight
in the Heavyweights Finals LIVE on Saturday, November 5 at 9:00pm ET/same day
tape/PT on Spike TV from The Joint at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
The winners will receive a multi-year, six-figure contract with the Ultimate
Fighting Championship(TM).
Diego "The Nightmare" Sanchez, crowned "The Ultimate Fighter" in the
Middleweight division in Season 1, fights emerging welterweight contender Nick
Diaz in the main event. Season 1 "Ultimate Fighter" middleweight finalist Kenny
Florian takes on former Muay Thai World Champion Kit Cope in the undercard.
Spike TV will air a 12-hour marathon from its hit series on Saturday, November 5
from 9:00am-9:00pm featuring all 12 episodes from The Ultimate Fighter 2.
The live finale is the culmination of the 13-week series featuring eighteen men
from across North America in a fierce battle for a six-figure contract with the
Ultimate Fighting Championship (TM) on The Ultimate Fighter.
ABOUT THE FINALISTS:
Welterweights
JOE
The Torrance, CA native and current Las Vegas resident was an all-state wrestler
at Silverado, High School just outside of Los Angeles. The 23 year-old has been
competing in mixed martial arts since he was 16 and has a current professional
record of 28-6. He has held 5 MMA titles in various weight-classes ranging from
155lbs to 205lbs. A former forklift operator, Joe has two kids, Joey (4 years
old) and Tyler (2 years old), and lives with his girlfriend Maria who is a
lawyer and female boxer.
On Episode 4, Joe took out Marcus Davis in the second welterweight elimination
fight by submission due to elbow strikes. Stevenson showed off his jiu-jitsu
skills on Episode 12 taking out Jason Von Flue with an arm-bar in the first
round.
LUKE
The 25 year-old Taoist is from New Hyde Park, Long Island and is a graduate of
Chaminade High School. He graduated Nassau Community College with a degree in
Biology. He currently has a 6-1 professional MMA record and trains with UFC
contender Matt Serra. The Bruce Lee fan lists "Sin City" among his favorite
movies.
On Episode 8 Luke defeated Anthony Torres by unanimous decision. On Episode 10,
Luke knocked out Sammy Morgan with a knee in the second round of a spectacular
fight.
Heavyweights
BRAD
The 6'7 Springfield, Mo. Native, who currently lives and trains in Bettendorf,
Iowa, has only been participating in MMA for the last nine months and already
has a 5-0 professional record. Brad played offensive tackle for the University
of Missouri and was a starter his senior year. He went on to play professionally
for the Arena Football League's Iowa Barnstormers. The former Strength Coach for
the University of Missouri and Texas Christian University football teams, Brad
is a loan officer in Sacramento. In his spare time he is an outdoorsman and
enjoys hunting.
Imes showed off some grappling skill on Episode 3 by defeating Rob Mac Donald by
triangle choke in the first heavyweight elimination fight. On Episode 12 Brad
defeated Seth Petruzelli by split decision in a grueling bout.
RASHAD
The two-time All-State wrestler at Wheatfield High School in Niagara Falls, New
York was also a standout football player at running back and safety. He attended
Michigan State and wrestled in the 174lb division. Rashad graduated with a
degree in Psychology and currently works at a hospital in Lansing, Michigan,
where he lives and trains. Her currently has a professional MMA record of 10-0.
Rashad defeated Tom Murphy in Episode 5, Mike Whitehead in Episode 9, and Keith
Jardine in Episode 11, all by unanimous decision.
Following is the full fight card for The Ultimate Fighter Season 2 finale:
Preliminary Bouts:
Heavyweight Bout
Kerry Schall (19-6) vs Keith Jardine (9-2-1)
6'3"/265 lbs. 6'2"/220 lbs.
Cincinnati, OH Albuquerque, NM
Welterweight Bout
Melvin Guillard (36-5-3) vs Marcus Davis (9-3)
5'9"/168 lbs. 5'10"/170 lbs.
Salt Lake City, UT Bangor, MN
Welterweight Bout
Sam Morgan (16-6) vs Josh Burkman (15-2)
5'11"/170 lbs. 5'10"/170 lbs.
South Minneapolis, MN Salt Lake City, UT
Main Card - Live on Spike TV:
Welterweight Bout
Kit Cope (2-2) vs Kenny Florian (5-2)
6'0"/170 lbs 5'10"/170 lbs.
Las Vegas, NV Boston, MA
Welterweight Final Bout
Luke Cummo (6-1) vs Joe Stevenson (28-6)
6'0"/170 lbs. 5'7"/170 lbs.
Long Island, NY Las Vegas, NV
Heavyweight Final Bout
Brad Imes (5-0) vs Rashad Evans (10-0)
6'7"/260 lbs. 5'11"/225 lbs.
Bettendorf, IA Lansing, MI
Main Event:
Welterweight Bout
Nick Diaz (11-3-0) vs Diego Sanchez (15-0)
6'0"/170 lbs. 5'11"/170 lbs
Stockton, CA Albuquerque, NM
Craig Piligian of Pilgrim Films and Television, Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo
Fertitta and Dana White of Zuffa, LLC and Kevin Kay of Spike TV are the show's
executive producers. Brian J. Diamond is Vice President, Sports & Specials,
Spike TV and serves as Executive in Charge of Production for Spike TV.
Spike TV is available in 88 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. MTV
Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), owns and
operates the following television programming services -- MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION,
MTV2, mtvU, VH1, NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV LAND, SPIKE TV,
CMT, NOGGIN, MTV INTERNATIONAL and THE DIGITAL SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a
package of 12 digital services, all of which are trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV
Networks also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals
whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide.
SOURCE Spike TV
CONTACT: David Schwarz, Spike TV, +1-212-767-8639; Jim Byrne, UFC - NY
+1-917-587-5423;
Jennifer Wenk, UFC - Las Vegas, +1-702-221-4790; Bobby Amirsh
hi, Spike TV - LA,
+1-310-407-4727
URL: http://www.prnewswire.com
http://www.spiketv.com
www.prnewswire.com
Copyright (C) 2005 PR Newswire. All rights reserved.
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KEYWORD: New York
Nevada
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: SPT
TVN
ENT
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