The Ultimate Fighter, The Finals-Round 1

The Finals kick off with James Vick-vs-Joe Proctor. Vick appeared to have a great training camp and with the help of Coach Cruz, he's become one hell of a fighter. Proctor is one of the most rounded fighters on team blue. Vick immediately starts this match out swinging his gifted hands, his long reach and excellent standup game was to much for Proctor. Joe had a chance in round 2 with a tight lock on Vick's neck but it wasn't enough to get him into round 2. Vick's excellent boxing skills might be just what it takes to make it all the way.

The Final match featured Justin Lawrence-vs-Michael Chiesa. This fight had me intrigued all week long. The brawler versus the wrestler. In my opinion this fight never should of went to a third round, Lawrence did enough minimal damage in the first two rounds to clearly win this fight. Justin had numerous opportunities to knock out Chiesa and it turns out Chiesa, knocking out Lawrence, lesson learned, never let up. Chiesa's ground game is excellent but his conditioning looks a little suspect.

I was really disappointed to hear about Dominck Cruz, suffering a knee injury (ACL) in practice. Dana White will be announcing his replacement sometime next week. The final showdown is only a few weeks away.