The Ultimate Fighter Season 11 Episode 8 Re-Cap
"Closed Mouth Don't Get Fed"
Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz
Last week Seth Baczynski defeated Jon Henle by decision to advance. Court McGee was given Rich Attonito's spot in the next round. Kyacey Uscola and Kris McCray were given the wildcard spots so they will face off to see who advances to the next round.
Kyacey finds out his son is born at the beginning of the show and they let him have a phone call to talk to the mother of his child.
Middleweight Fight- Kyacey Uscola (18-15) vs. Kris McCray (5-0)
Kyacey has a 2.5" reach advantage. Kyacey got DQ'd for an illegal knee in his fight versus Rich Attonito and McCray lost to Josh Bryant by decision were McCray started to gas as early as the second round.
R1- Kyacey landed a good shin/leg kick at the one minute mark and McCray reacted visibly to the shot. Kyacey rushed in but got clinched. McCray landed some strikes in the clinch against the cage. McCray hit a low blow and they restarted. Kris tried a judo throw but Kyacey sprung out of it and both guys landed shots on the way back to their feet. Kris picked up Kyacey and took him to the mat. Kris landed a couple short elbows on the mat. Kris 10-9.
R2- McCray got a take down in the first twenty seconds of the fight. For someone who has 33 fights, Kyacey is horrible on the ground. McCray goes for a kimura and Kyacey taps. McCray looked a lot better in this fight then he did in his first fight.
Winner: Kris McCray by Submission (Kimura) R2
Dana sits down with Chuck and Tito to pick the fights for the next round and asks Chuck who the best 4 fighters are. Chuck takes a while to answer. My answer is Yager, Noke, Tavares and Ring but I could be wrong. Yager and Noke are definitely the top two so far in my book based on what I've seen. Tito says the 4 that I listed.
"Tito's over there shaking his head saying 'yeah he's buddies with Chuck he's going to give Chuck whatever he wants' and Chuck's going "you gave the big crybaby exactly what he wanted"- Dana White
"It's a no win situation...Go with your teams psychos and let me figure this thing out"- Dana White
Dana's Picks for the Semi-Finals:
Nick Ring (Team Ortiz) vs. Court McGee (Team Liddell)
Kyle Noke (Team Liddell) vs. Kris McCray (Team Ortiz)
Brad Tavares (Team Liddell) vs. Seth Baczynski (Team Ortiz)
Jamie Yager (Team Ortiz) vs. Josh Bryant (Team Liddell)
"We have a shot at winning every one of these fights....Can you guys send Tito home if we do that? Please? For me?"- Chuck Liddell
Forrest Griffin comes to the house and brings UFC Undisputed 2010 on the 360 and says they get a 2 hour reprieve to play the game. Great product placement by UFC. They TUF guys sell the game. Somebody knocks Forrest out with Tito Ortiz while playing against Forrest.
Nick goes to the doctor to get his knee checked out. The doc tells him he has little tissue and says he might need a third ACL reconstruction down the road. Ring says he might be able to get 1 or 2 more fights in or he might go ahead and get the knee fixed now. Dana comes to the house to talk to Nick. Nick says it's not smart to continue in the competition and doesn't think he can win. Says long-term it's the right decision.
"The doctor told him 'if he wanted to take this fight he could take this fight"- Dana White
Dana pulls the guys together. Tells them that Nick blew his knee out and they need to pick someone to replace him. Joe Henle thinks the spot is his because everybody else is hurt. After Dana leaves James Hammortree gets up and follows Dana outside and tells Dana he wants to fight. Dana comes back in and says that Hammortree asked him for the fight and he's giving it to him. After this Joe finally steps up and says he wants in if anybody else losses.
"Hammortree was the guy that stepped up to the plate. Throughout all the seasons do you know how many guys I've seen that wouldn't step up for a fight even if I went and asked them?"- Dana White
"This guy chases me out the door to tell me he wants to fight. Your getting the fucking fight"- Dana White
"Closed mouth don't get feed"- Jamie Yager
Middleweight Fight- Court McGee (9-1) vs. James Hammortree (5-1)
Interesting fight as both of these guys have a loss already on the show.
R1- Hammortree stuffed an early shot. Court grabbed a kick and was able to clinch and then take down Hammortree but he couldn't hold him down. Both guys swung and it looked like Hammortree got the better of the exchange. Both guys look like they have openings they just aren't being very aggressive in taking them as they don't want to be the one that makes the mistake. Hammortree landed a couple of good strikes but then got taken down. Hammortree was able to get back to his feet with about 90 seconds left. McGee went for a spinning back kick and Hammortree took Court down but Court was able to reverse positions. Pretty close round but Court got it with the take downs. McGee 10-9.
R2- Hammortree went for a take down and Court grabbed him in a guillotine and tapped him out. Good finish by Court. Not Tito's best moment as a coach there telling Hammortree to go for a take down when Court obviously had the superior wrestling in the first round.
Winner: Court McGee by Submission (Guillotine Choke) R2
"That was for my dad. It was his birthday today"- Court McGee
Middleweight Rankings:
1. Jamie Yager (Team Ortiz Pick #4)- defeated Charles Blanchard (TKO (Strikes) R1)
2. Kyle Noke (Team Liddell Pick #1)- defeated Clayton McKinney (Triangle Choke R1)
3. Brad Tavares (Team Liddell Pick #5)- defeated James Hammortree (Decision)
4. Court McGee- Injury Replacement (Rich Attonito)- lost to Nick Ring by Decision in 1st Round, beat Hammortree by Guillotine Choke in 2nd Round
5. Josh Bryant (Team Liddell Pick #4)- defeated Kris McCray (Decision)
6. Kris McCray (Wildcard Selection)- defeated Kyacey Uscola (Submission)
7. Seth Baczynski (Team Ortiz Replacement)- defeated Joe Henle (Decision)
Eliminated:
Clayton McKinney by Kyle Noke (First Round)
Chris Camozzi- left due to injury
James Hammortree by Brad Tavares (First Round)
Charles Blanchard by Jamie Yager (First Round)
Rich Attonito- left due to injury after beating Kyacey Uscola in first round by DQ
Joe Henle by Seth Baczynski (First Round)
Kyacey Uscola- defeated by Kris McCray (Wildcard Round)
Nick Ring- left due to injury
James Hammortree- defeated by Court McGee (Second Round)
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
TUF Season 11 Episode 4 Re-Cap
The Ultimate Fighter Season 11 Episode 4 Re-Cap
"Clown Box"
Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz
Last week on TUF we saw Brad Tavares defeated James Hammortree by Decision and put Team Liddell up 2-0. We also saw Chris Camozzi leave the house due to an injury and Seth Baczynski brought into the house. Chuck still has control of picking the fights and he picks Rich Attonito to fight Kyacey Uscola.
Kyacey has a child on the way and he says that it will be born half way through the TUF taping so he will miss the birth. Tito believes in Kyacey's take downs, take down defense, submissions and his hands. Tito wants him to strike, defend the take down and get back up if he gets taken down. Kyacey feels he is a better wrestler than Rich, says he hits harder, is more experienced and says he's hungrier.
John Hackleman calls Rich one of the top guys on the show skill and experience wise. Says he's a world class fighter that trains at a world class gym (American Top Team) and says he could be the best guy on the show. Chuck says he's a good wrestler, has good shots and take downs and Chuck says he's been told Kyacey has trouble getting off his back so Rich should be able to take him down and Ground and Pound him. Chuck had previous commitments and has to be gone for 3 days so he will miss Rich's fight against Kyacey.
Kyacey gets upset with Yager when he finds a jacket of his in Yager's closet. Kris McCray says he was the one that picked it up. Kyacey and Yager walk down the stairs together and threaten each other the entire way and continue to jaw at each other in the van on the way to training with a ton of bleeps. They continue to jaw at each other in the locker room with Tito sitting in between them.
"Jaime Yager, he's a clown box. I just don't want to hit the guy. I'm trying to be calm and keep my head in the game and focus on what I need to do to win this thing"- Kyacey Uscola
"Kyacey...I'm gonna break him, take his heart, I'm gonna take his will and after that I'm gonna get the victory. He's gonna fold like a lawn chair and that's gonna be all she wrote"- Rich Attonito
Middleweight Fight- Rich Attonito (Team Liddell) (7-3) vs. Kyacey Uscola (Team Ortiz) (18-15)
R1- They exchanged right hands early. Rich hit a good combo that floored Kyacey one minute into the fight. Rich jumped on top and threw some wild Ground and Pound. Kyacey got to his feet but Rich picked him up and turned him upside down and slammed him onto the back of his neck. Kyacey grabs Rich in a kimura and uses it to take side control. Kyacey threw a wild knee as Rich was getting up and connected with Rich's head. I couldn't tell from the angle of the camera if Rich was still on the ground or not. Right before the knee was thrown Rich's knee was definitely down but it looked like he was starting to lift up off the mat. At this point they cut to commercial. The ref sees it as an illegal blow and calls it a DQ. Kyacey calls for Rich to get up and fight and yells about seeing the re-play. Dana says the ref made the right call. Says that Rich was dominating the fight until Rich got hit with the illegal knees. At minimum this is a good set up for Kyacey to come back as one of the fighters at the end of the first round who fight their way back onto the show. Post-fight Tito goes all Rampage on one of the flimsy UFC Training Center doors.
Winner: Rich Attonito by DQ (Illegal Knee Strike) R1
Post-fight in the locker room Rich says he thinks he broke his hand and says that he won't be fighting any more on the show. Team Liddell is up 3-0 and Chuck picks Charles Blanchard to fight Jamie Yager. Liddell says he thinks Blanchard matches up well with Yager.
"If he slips on a banana peel walking into the cage...that's the only way he's going to lose. That's how much belief I have in Yager. I think he'll do well. It's time to take control. If we lose this fight I'm literally going to shoot myself."- Tito Ortiz
Chuck says Blanchard's strengths will give Yager problems. Chuck says he has great take downs, he mixes his strikes up well, and he has a solid top game. Tito sees parallels in his life and that of Yager in that they came from a troubled past. Tito says Yager has the talent, he works hard and he puts his time in and that's what it's all about. Tito says Yager needs to continually move his feet to win the fight and defend the take down.
"Our team hasn't won yet so I definitely feel like the weights on my shoulder to get the win and I definitely think I'm the one that's going to change the events as far as whats been going on in the fights. I'm the chosen one. It's time to do work."- Jamie Yager
Middleweight Fight- Jamie Yager (Team Ortiz) (2-1) vs. Charles Blanchard (Team Liddell) (7-2)
R1- Yager has a big height advantage although it could just be the hair. Blanchard went for a take down, ate a punch and kept working for it but Yager did a good job of sprawling out. Yager hit a big-time Superman Punch right-hand and then jumped on top and finished the fight. Impressive showing for Yager.
Winner: Jamie Yager by TKO (Strikes) R1
"Yager sucked the desire right out of that kid. Put it to him, hit him with some big shots and he basically just laid down and turtled up and got punched into submission"- Dana White
Here are my way too early rankings based only on the first three TUF shows. Rankings will change drastically after the first round of fights I am sure.
Middleweight Rankings:
1. Jamie Yager (Team Ortiz Pick #4)- defeated Charles Blanchard (TKO (Strikes) R1)
2. Kyle Noke (Team Liddell Pick #1)- defeated Clayton McKinney (Triangle Choke R1)
3. Nick Ring (Team Ortiz Pick #1)
4. Kris McCray (Team Ortiz Pick #3)
5. Brad Tavares (Team Liddell Pick #5)- defeated James Hammortree (Decision)
6. Court McGee (Team Liddell Pick #6)
7. Rich Attonito (Team Liddell Pick #2)- defeated Kyacey Uscola (DQ- Illegal Knees)
8. Joe Henle (Team Liddell Pick #7)
9. Josh Bryant (Team Liddell Pick #4)
10. Seth Baczynski (Team Ortiz Replacement)
Eliminated:
Clayton McKinney by Kyle Noke (First Round)
Chris Camozzi- left due to injury
James Hammortree by Brad Tavares (First Round)
Kyacey Uscola by Rich Attonito (First Round- DQ'd Illegal Knees)
Charles Blanchard by Jamie Yager (First Round)
"Clown Box"
Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz
Last week on TUF we saw Brad Tavares defeated James Hammortree by Decision and put Team Liddell up 2-0. We also saw Chris Camozzi leave the house due to an injury and Seth Baczynski brought into the house. Chuck still has control of picking the fights and he picks Rich Attonito to fight Kyacey Uscola.
Kyacey has a child on the way and he says that it will be born half way through the TUF taping so he will miss the birth. Tito believes in Kyacey's take downs, take down defense, submissions and his hands. Tito wants him to strike, defend the take down and get back up if he gets taken down. Kyacey feels he is a better wrestler than Rich, says he hits harder, is more experienced and says he's hungrier.
John Hackleman calls Rich one of the top guys on the show skill and experience wise. Says he's a world class fighter that trains at a world class gym (American Top Team) and says he could be the best guy on the show. Chuck says he's a good wrestler, has good shots and take downs and Chuck says he's been told Kyacey has trouble getting off his back so Rich should be able to take him down and Ground and Pound him. Chuck had previous commitments and has to be gone for 3 days so he will miss Rich's fight against Kyacey.
Kyacey gets upset with Yager when he finds a jacket of his in Yager's closet. Kris McCray says he was the one that picked it up. Kyacey and Yager walk down the stairs together and threaten each other the entire way and continue to jaw at each other in the van on the way to training with a ton of bleeps. They continue to jaw at each other in the locker room with Tito sitting in between them.
"Jaime Yager, he's a clown box. I just don't want to hit the guy. I'm trying to be calm and keep my head in the game and focus on what I need to do to win this thing"- Kyacey Uscola
"Kyacey...I'm gonna break him, take his heart, I'm gonna take his will and after that I'm gonna get the victory. He's gonna fold like a lawn chair and that's gonna be all she wrote"- Rich Attonito
Middleweight Fight- Rich Attonito (Team Liddell) (7-3) vs. Kyacey Uscola (Team Ortiz) (18-15)
R1- They exchanged right hands early. Rich hit a good combo that floored Kyacey one minute into the fight. Rich jumped on top and threw some wild Ground and Pound. Kyacey got to his feet but Rich picked him up and turned him upside down and slammed him onto the back of his neck. Kyacey grabs Rich in a kimura and uses it to take side control. Kyacey threw a wild knee as Rich was getting up and connected with Rich's head. I couldn't tell from the angle of the camera if Rich was still on the ground or not. Right before the knee was thrown Rich's knee was definitely down but it looked like he was starting to lift up off the mat. At this point they cut to commercial. The ref sees it as an illegal blow and calls it a DQ. Kyacey calls for Rich to get up and fight and yells about seeing the re-play. Dana says the ref made the right call. Says that Rich was dominating the fight until Rich got hit with the illegal knees. At minimum this is a good set up for Kyacey to come back as one of the fighters at the end of the first round who fight their way back onto the show. Post-fight Tito goes all Rampage on one of the flimsy UFC Training Center doors.
Winner: Rich Attonito by DQ (Illegal Knee Strike) R1
Post-fight in the locker room Rich says he thinks he broke his hand and says that he won't be fighting any more on the show. Team Liddell is up 3-0 and Chuck picks Charles Blanchard to fight Jamie Yager. Liddell says he thinks Blanchard matches up well with Yager.
"If he slips on a banana peel walking into the cage...that's the only way he's going to lose. That's how much belief I have in Yager. I think he'll do well. It's time to take control. If we lose this fight I'm literally going to shoot myself."- Tito Ortiz
Chuck says Blanchard's strengths will give Yager problems. Chuck says he has great take downs, he mixes his strikes up well, and he has a solid top game. Tito sees parallels in his life and that of Yager in that they came from a troubled past. Tito says Yager has the talent, he works hard and he puts his time in and that's what it's all about. Tito says Yager needs to continually move his feet to win the fight and defend the take down.
"Our team hasn't won yet so I definitely feel like the weights on my shoulder to get the win and I definitely think I'm the one that's going to change the events as far as whats been going on in the fights. I'm the chosen one. It's time to do work."- Jamie Yager
Middleweight Fight- Jamie Yager (Team Ortiz) (2-1) vs. Charles Blanchard (Team Liddell) (7-2)
R1- Yager has a big height advantage although it could just be the hair. Blanchard went for a take down, ate a punch and kept working for it but Yager did a good job of sprawling out. Yager hit a big-time Superman Punch right-hand and then jumped on top and finished the fight. Impressive showing for Yager.
Winner: Jamie Yager by TKO (Strikes) R1
"Yager sucked the desire right out of that kid. Put it to him, hit him with some big shots and he basically just laid down and turtled up and got punched into submission"- Dana White
Here are my way too early rankings based only on the first three TUF shows. Rankings will change drastically after the first round of fights I am sure.
Middleweight Rankings:
1. Jamie Yager (Team Ortiz Pick #4)- defeated Charles Blanchard (TKO (Strikes) R1)
2. Kyle Noke (Team Liddell Pick #1)- defeated Clayton McKinney (Triangle Choke R1)
3. Nick Ring (Team Ortiz Pick #1)
4. Kris McCray (Team Ortiz Pick #3)
5. Brad Tavares (Team Liddell Pick #5)- defeated James Hammortree (Decision)
6. Court McGee (Team Liddell Pick #6)
7. Rich Attonito (Team Liddell Pick #2)- defeated Kyacey Uscola (DQ- Illegal Knees)
8. Joe Henle (Team Liddell Pick #7)
9. Josh Bryant (Team Liddell Pick #4)
10. Seth Baczynski (Team Ortiz Replacement)
Eliminated:
Clayton McKinney by Kyle Noke (First Round)
Chris Camozzi- left due to injury
James Hammortree by Brad Tavares (First Round)
Kyacey Uscola by Rich Attonito (First Round- DQ'd Illegal Knees)
Charles Blanchard by Jamie Yager (First Round)
Thursday, April 01, 2010
TUF Season 11 Episode 1 Re-Cap
The Ultimate Fighter Season 11 Episode 1
Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz
Dana brings all the guys together in the re-modeled UFC gym. He tells them this year they will do things a little different. He says they will have a "wild card". He says there are 28 fighters. 14 will get into the house. After the first 7 preliminary fights the coaches and Dana will choose 2 guys who they think deserves a second chance. Those two guys will fight each other and the winner will get the 8th spot in the Quarterfinals. He tells them not to leave it in the hands of the judges and the referees. He tells them not to blow their shot.
"Never Leave It In The Hands Of The Judges" is painted on the top of the entrance to the locker rooms.
Jamie Yager (2-1) vs. Ben Stark (3-1)
Yager has a crazy afro. Ben Stark calls himself the "Hebrew Hammer".
R1- Yager is aggressive early and is throwing a lot of kicks. He hits a front kick and then takes Stark out with a head kick. Big time showing by Yager. One of the most impressive debut fights on TUF i've seen.
Winner: Jamie Yager by KO (Head Kick) R1
Jordan Smith (10-0) vs. Brad Tavares (4-0)
Smith is a 7th grade teacher. He tries to get through the day without "ripping someones head off at the grocery store." Tavares is a Hawaiian who likes to fight.
R1- They clinched against the fence and Tavares landed a big right hand that knocked out Smith.
Winner: Brad Tavares by KO (Punch) R1
Cleburn Walker (9-3) vs. Kris McCray (5-0)
McCray says he's the most ferocious guy in the group.
R1- McCray landed a good judo throw early and Walker tapped out as his shoulder popped out of joint during the slam. Then McCray did a running back flip off the cage.
Winner: Kris McCray by Submission (Injury) R1
Norman Paraisy (5-1) vs. James Hammortree (5-1)
Paraisy was raised in France. Hammortree is a firefighter/EMT. He saves people and also beats the crap out of people in the cage.
R1-Paraisy got a quick take down but couldn't do anything with it. Hammertree got on top of Paraisy and landed some Ground and Pound. Hammertree was landing some good Ground and Pound at the end of the round. Paraisy was talking about quitting in between rounds. John Hackleman was his corner man and wasn't happy.
Winner: James Hammortree by Submission R1
"If you did that in my gym don't come back. Just don't"- Chuck Liddell
"There is no quitting in the game of MMA. Are you kidding me"- Tito Ortiz
"Paraisy's big thing was he was going to come on the show and prove that the French aren't a bunch of pussies. (laughs) Not that I'm calling anybody a pussy but (laughs) he should probably get another job"- Dana White
Fight Highlights are shown next
Nick Ring (10-0) vs. Woody Weatherby (7-3)- highlights
Tito said Nick picked Weatherby apart.Ring won by Ground and Pound.
Kyle Noke (16-4-1) vs. Warren Thompson (5-0)- highlights
I've seen Noke fight before. Probably for Elite XC. Liddell said this was a one-sided fight for Noke. Thompson bleed a ton in this fight. 20-18 on all three score cards in favor of Noke.
Court McGee (9-1) vs. Seth Baczynski (11-5)- highlights
Tito said these guys were swinging for the fences right off the bat. Dana said McGee was dominating the first round before he got caught with a big punch. Second round was even and the judges declared the fight a draw after two rounds. Court won the fight in the third round by decision by using his wrestling.
Victor O'Donnell (8-1) vs. Chris Camozzi (12-3)
R1- Camozzi caught him with a nice knee that bloodied O'Donnell's nose. O'Donnell answered with a good punch.
R2- Both guys swinging for the fences early. O'Donnell hit a big punch that looked like it hurt Camozzi. Camozzi hit a good judo throw. O'Donnell got a driving take down. Looked like a good fight from what was shown. Judges declared the fight a draw and they went to sudden victory.
R3- O'Donnell hit a good left and then got a take down. Camozzi landed some good knees in this fight. Camozzi hit another nice judo throw. O'Donnell was finishing a take down right at the buzzer for the round. Dana, Tito and Chuck gave the guys a standing ovation.
Winner: Chris Camozzi by Decision
Kyacey Uscola (18-15) vs. Brent Cooper (5-1)
Cooper likes to punch people in the face. Uscola says he fought a bunch of fights that he never should have taken and that's why he's 18-15 but feels he can take the guys on this show.
R1- Cooper landed a good combo but Uscola caught Cooper and then jumped on him and finished him. Good showing by Uscola.
Winner: Kyacey Uscola by TKO (Strikes) R1
Joe Henle (3-0) vs. Constantinos Philippou (5-1)- highlights
Constantinos dominated the fight but Henle got an arm bar for the win.
Winner: Jon Henle by Submission (Arm Bar)
Rich Attonito (7-3) vs. Lyle Steffens (5-2)- highlights
Rich won by using his wrestling.
Winner: Rich Attonito by Decision
Josh Bryant (10-0) vs. Greg Rebello (9-2)- highlights
Greg landed some good shots and Josh tried to out wrestle Rebello.
Winner: Josh Bryant by Decision.
Jacen Flynn (8-2) vs. Charles Blanchard (7-2)- highlights
Blanchard worked his top game well in this one and landed some good Ground and Pound.
Winner: Charles Blanchard
Charley Lynch (6-0) vs. Clayton McKinney (4-2)
McKinney has a half green hair and half black. These guys are apparently friends outside of the cage.
R1- McKinney got a driving take down early but couldn't do anything with it. McKinney got a good judo throw but Lynch again got right to his feet. McKinney landed some good strikes and landed a knee but slipped and Lynch took his guard. McKinney landed some good shots and bloodied Lynch and broke his nose.
Winner: Clayton McKinney by TKO (Punches) R1
Teams get picked next week. So we've got 14 guys in the house. They will fight and then after the first round two of the losers will be re-picked to fight again for a spot in the quarterfinals. Anyway, after watching the fights and highlights here is my totally unprofessional rankings for the fighters in the house after just a brief look at them:
Middleweight Rankings:
1. Jamie Yager
2. Kyacey Uscola
3. Kyle Noke
4. Clayton McKinney
5. Kris McCray
6. Brad Tavares
7. Nick Ring
8. Chris Camozzi
9. James Hammortree
10. Court McGee
11. Charles Blancard
12. Rich Attonito
13. Joe Henle
14. Josh Bryant
Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz
Dana brings all the guys together in the re-modeled UFC gym. He tells them this year they will do things a little different. He says they will have a "wild card". He says there are 28 fighters. 14 will get into the house. After the first 7 preliminary fights the coaches and Dana will choose 2 guys who they think deserves a second chance. Those two guys will fight each other and the winner will get the 8th spot in the Quarterfinals. He tells them not to leave it in the hands of the judges and the referees. He tells them not to blow their shot.
"Never Leave It In The Hands Of The Judges" is painted on the top of the entrance to the locker rooms.
Jamie Yager (2-1) vs. Ben Stark (3-1)
Yager has a crazy afro. Ben Stark calls himself the "Hebrew Hammer".
R1- Yager is aggressive early and is throwing a lot of kicks. He hits a front kick and then takes Stark out with a head kick. Big time showing by Yager. One of the most impressive debut fights on TUF i've seen.
Winner: Jamie Yager by KO (Head Kick) R1
Jordan Smith (10-0) vs. Brad Tavares (4-0)
Smith is a 7th grade teacher. He tries to get through the day without "ripping someones head off at the grocery store." Tavares is a Hawaiian who likes to fight.
R1- They clinched against the fence and Tavares landed a big right hand that knocked out Smith.
Winner: Brad Tavares by KO (Punch) R1
Cleburn Walker (9-3) vs. Kris McCray (5-0)
McCray says he's the most ferocious guy in the group.
R1- McCray landed a good judo throw early and Walker tapped out as his shoulder popped out of joint during the slam. Then McCray did a running back flip off the cage.
Winner: Kris McCray by Submission (Injury) R1
Norman Paraisy (5-1) vs. James Hammortree (5-1)
Paraisy was raised in France. Hammortree is a firefighter/EMT. He saves people and also beats the crap out of people in the cage.
R1-Paraisy got a quick take down but couldn't do anything with it. Hammertree got on top of Paraisy and landed some Ground and Pound. Hammertree was landing some good Ground and Pound at the end of the round. Paraisy was talking about quitting in between rounds. John Hackleman was his corner man and wasn't happy.
Winner: James Hammortree by Submission R1
"If you did that in my gym don't come back. Just don't"- Chuck Liddell
"There is no quitting in the game of MMA. Are you kidding me"- Tito Ortiz
"Paraisy's big thing was he was going to come on the show and prove that the French aren't a bunch of pussies. (laughs) Not that I'm calling anybody a pussy but (laughs) he should probably get another job"- Dana White
Fight Highlights are shown next
Nick Ring (10-0) vs. Woody Weatherby (7-3)- highlights
Tito said Nick picked Weatherby apart.Ring won by Ground and Pound.
Kyle Noke (16-4-1) vs. Warren Thompson (5-0)- highlights
I've seen Noke fight before. Probably for Elite XC. Liddell said this was a one-sided fight for Noke. Thompson bleed a ton in this fight. 20-18 on all three score cards in favor of Noke.
Court McGee (9-1) vs. Seth Baczynski (11-5)- highlights
Tito said these guys were swinging for the fences right off the bat. Dana said McGee was dominating the first round before he got caught with a big punch. Second round was even and the judges declared the fight a draw after two rounds. Court won the fight in the third round by decision by using his wrestling.
Victor O'Donnell (8-1) vs. Chris Camozzi (12-3)
R1- Camozzi caught him with a nice knee that bloodied O'Donnell's nose. O'Donnell answered with a good punch.
R2- Both guys swinging for the fences early. O'Donnell hit a big punch that looked like it hurt Camozzi. Camozzi hit a good judo throw. O'Donnell got a driving take down. Looked like a good fight from what was shown. Judges declared the fight a draw and they went to sudden victory.
R3- O'Donnell hit a good left and then got a take down. Camozzi landed some good knees in this fight. Camozzi hit another nice judo throw. O'Donnell was finishing a take down right at the buzzer for the round. Dana, Tito and Chuck gave the guys a standing ovation.
Winner: Chris Camozzi by Decision
Kyacey Uscola (18-15) vs. Brent Cooper (5-1)
Cooper likes to punch people in the face. Uscola says he fought a bunch of fights that he never should have taken and that's why he's 18-15 but feels he can take the guys on this show.
R1- Cooper landed a good combo but Uscola caught Cooper and then jumped on him and finished him. Good showing by Uscola.
Winner: Kyacey Uscola by TKO (Strikes) R1
Joe Henle (3-0) vs. Constantinos Philippou (5-1)- highlights
Constantinos dominated the fight but Henle got an arm bar for the win.
Winner: Jon Henle by Submission (Arm Bar)
Rich Attonito (7-3) vs. Lyle Steffens (5-2)- highlights
Rich won by using his wrestling.
Winner: Rich Attonito by Decision
Josh Bryant (10-0) vs. Greg Rebello (9-2)- highlights
Greg landed some good shots and Josh tried to out wrestle Rebello.
Winner: Josh Bryant by Decision.
Jacen Flynn (8-2) vs. Charles Blanchard (7-2)- highlights
Blanchard worked his top game well in this one and landed some good Ground and Pound.
Winner: Charles Blanchard
Charley Lynch (6-0) vs. Clayton McKinney (4-2)
McKinney has a half green hair and half black. These guys are apparently friends outside of the cage.
R1- McKinney got a driving take down early but couldn't do anything with it. McKinney got a good judo throw but Lynch again got right to his feet. McKinney landed some good strikes and landed a knee but slipped and Lynch took his guard. McKinney landed some good shots and bloodied Lynch and broke his nose.
Winner: Clayton McKinney by TKO (Punches) R1
Teams get picked next week. So we've got 14 guys in the house. They will fight and then after the first round two of the losers will be re-picked to fight again for a spot in the quarterfinals. Anyway, after watching the fights and highlights here is my totally unprofessional rankings for the fighters in the house after just a brief look at them:
Middleweight Rankings:
1. Jamie Yager
2. Kyacey Uscola
3. Kyle Noke
4. Clayton McKinney
5. Kris McCray
6. Brad Tavares
7. Nick Ring
8. Chris Camozzi
9. James Hammortree
10. Court McGee
11. Charles Blancard
12. Rich Attonito
13. Joe Henle
14. Josh Bryant
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