The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 Episode 5
Last week we found out saw the first UK vs. USA fight and Nick Osipczak beat Mark Miller by second round KO after a high kick in what was a competitive fight. Team UK is up 1-0 going into this week.
Fight Announcement: Andre Winner (Team UK) is chosen by Bisping to fight Santino Defranco (Team USA). Andre is described as quick and fast on his feet. Winner didn’t look real good in his first fight but did hit a big knee about 2 minutes in for a win. Defranco tried out for the second season of TUF but was diagnosed with two brain aneurysms and had to have brain surgery. He was cleared about 9 months later to continue his fighting career. Santino pretty much got pushed around in his first round fight but was able to come back and get the submission. I have Winner as the favorite coming into this fight.
Lightweight Fight- Andre Winner (UK) (9-2-1) vs. Santino Defranco (USA) (13-4)
R1- The first three minutes of the round were very uneventful. Defranco continued to unsuccessfully go for take downs and eventually pulled guard. Winner was able to get in some Ground and Pound and Defranco just covered up and got beat down. Winner seems like he is a good finisher and has a lot of skills but he was very average throughout the majority of the fight before Defranco just gave himself up. If Bisping can coach Winner up then he can be a contender but he needs to improve his game a lot during his time in the house if he wants to get to the finals.
Winner: Andre Winner by TKO R1
Team UK is up 2-0 and Henderson says that he needs to make sure the next pick goes his way. To me that means having Damarques Johnson, as he was the fighter that really stood out in the preliminary round. Henderson has his guys running stairs after they go down 2-0. Dissension seems to be growing among Team USA as there is a lot of bickering amongst team members.
Fight Announcement: Henderson picks Damarques Johnson to fight Dean Asaminger. Dean looked like he had good raw skill in his first fight just looked real green (only highlights were shown of his fight because it went to a decision).
Pre-Fight Bisping was not there and nobody seems to know where he was.
“In 9 seasons of the The Ultimate Fighter we’ve never had a situation where a coach didn’t show up for a fight”- Dana White
“My basic goal is just to make sure that he never wants to fight me ever again”- Damarques Johnson.
Welterweight Fight- Dean Asaminger (Team UK) (4-1) vs. Damarques Johnson (Team USA) (13-6)
R1- Damarques got a kimura and almost got a submission but lost it and gave up position. Damarques continued to work and got a triangle and submitted Asaminger. Good performance by Damarques and good work from the guard position. Damarques looks like the Welterweight to beat and has a good bit of personality as well. Bisping never showed up for the fight.
Winner: Damarques Johnson by Submission (Triangle Choke) R1
“Life is good. I’m drinking beer tonight”- Damarques Johnson
Remaining Fighters:
Lightweight Fighters:
UK- Andre Winner (defeated Gary Kelly, Santino Defranco)
UK- Jeff Lawson (defeated James Bryan)
UK- Martin Stapleton (defeated Dan James)
UK- Ross Pearson (defeated A.J. Wenn)
US- Richie Whitson (defeated Paul Bird)
US- Cameron Dollar (defeated Hayden)
US- Jason Dent (defeated Rob Browning)
Welterweight Fighters:
UK- James Wilks (defeated Che Mills)
UK- Nick Osipczak (defeated Tommy Maguire, Mark Miller)
UK- Dean Amasinger (defeated Alex Reid)
UK- David Faulkner (defeated James Bateman)
US- Damarques Johnson (defeated Ray Elbe, Dean Amasinger)
US- Jason Pierce (defeated Berger)
US- Frank Lester (defeated Kiel Reid)
My favorites so far are:
Lightweight: Richie Whitson (USA) and Martin Stapleton (UK)
Welterweight: Damarques Johnson (USA) and David Faulkner (UK)
Eliminated:
Mark Miller defeated by Nick Osipczak (Episode 4)
Santino Defranco defeated by Andre Winner (Episode 5)
Dean Amasinger defeated by Damarques Johnson (Episode 5)
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Saturday, May 02, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 Episode 2
The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 Episode 2
Last week on the debut of the “UK vs. USA” TUF there were 8 fights that decided which UK fighters would be in the house and fighting for Michael Bisping. This week we will get to see the US guys mix it up. This week Dan Henderson is named as the coach of Team USA (since he beat Rich Franklin. Both guys were at the UK prelims last week since they had not fought yet). Just like last year a fighter (Jason Pierce) passed out at the beginning during Dana’s speech. Before the fights they found a herpes sore on a guys head and another guy showed up off weight. So we’ve got issues with 3 of the 16 fighters so far for the US (the herpes guy was sent home). The guy who showed up off weight “quit” so we are down to 14 fighters without a fight happening yet.
Welterweight Fight- Mark Miller (10-4) vs. Kevin Knabjian (10-3-1)
These guys are training partners with each other.
R1- Miller has good hands. He’s not really doing anything else but he looks like the dominate boxer in this fight. Kevin is using more combos of kicks and punches but Miller is ahead after round one.
R2- Kevin landed a couple of punches and Miller went down and Kevin got on top for some Ground and Pound but then went for a leg lock and Miller slipped out. Miller lands some good punches in the middle part of this round and Kevin is trying to hang in there but Mazzagatti stops the fight.
Pretty decent fight. Miller did a good job surviving when he got popped and then did a good job coming back. Miller showed good stand up. I think spending some time with Dan Henderson to help complete his game could make him a tough fighter to beat on this season.
Winner: Mark Miller by TKO (strikes) R2
Lightweight- Richie Whitson (4-0) vs. Paul Bird (4-1)
Whitson trains at Henderson’s gym.
R1- Bird got a quick take down but couldn’t do anything with it. Whitson got in some good strikes and sprawled a couple of times to stop take downs and landed on top and got in some good Ground and Pound. Whitson took his back and got the tapout. Whitson looked pretty sharp in this fight and looks like he has a good overall game.
Winner: Richie Whitson by Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Lightweight Fight- Waylon Lowe (5-2) vs. Santino Defranco (13-4)
Dana says before the fight that Defranco made the Season Two roster but during the medicals he was found to have a Brain Aneurysm so he could not be on the show. He had the surgery to repair it and has fought back to be on this years show.
R1- Lowe shot in and got a quick take down. Lowe landed some good Ground and Pound as Santino covered up. Santino pretty much just laid in the fetal position all round long and was slow to get up at the end of the round (think Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring).
R2- Santino landed a good knee to start the round and got a take down and then got in position for a Rear Naked Choke and got the tap. GREAT come back by Defranco after getting destroyed in the first round.
Winner: Santino Defranco by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R2
Welterweights- Jason Pierce vs. Berger
Pierce is the guy who feinted due to having trouble making weight. Only highlights are shown of this fight. Dana calls this fight “unimpressive”. I don’t believe Berger was ever given a first name.
Winner: Jason Pierce by Unanimous Decision
Lightweight Fight- Dollar vs. Hayden
Only highlights are shown of this fight. Hayden took him down and got his back and got in some good offense in the first round. More of the same in the second round until Dollar got a Rear Naked Choke and won the fight much like the Defranco fight.
Winner: Cameron Dollar by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R2
Welterweight Fight- Damarques Johnson (13-6) vs. Ray Elbe (20-11)
R1- Both guys seem like they have good stand up. Elbe is working in more of a combo of kicks and punches. Johnson gets a take down and mounts quickly. It takes Johnson a while but he gets some good Ground and Pound shot in on Elbe. The ref finally stops the fight. Great showing by Damarques as he looks head and shoulders above the other fighters on today’s show.
Winner: Damarques Johnson by TKO (strikes) R1
There are two more fighters that have to fight in order to get into the house. They will not fight this week due to the two fighters dropping out. Frankie Lester and Rob Browning (Junie’s brother) have been made replacements
“One of them was Junie Browning’s brother. Which was concerning.”- Dan Henderson
Next week we have:
Jason Dent vs. Rob Browning
Kyle Reed vs. Frank Lester
Here is a list of the guys that have already made the show:
Lightweight Fighters:
UK- Andre Winner (defeated Gary Kelly)
UK- Jeff Lawson (defeated James Bryan)
UK- Martin Stapleton (defeated Dan James)
UK- Ross Pearson (defeated A.J. Wenn)
US- Richie Whitson (defeated Paul Bird)
US- Santino Defranco (defeated Waylon Lowe)
US- Cameron Dollar (defeated Hayden)
Welterweight Fighters:
UK- James Wilks (defeated Che Mills)
UK- Nick Osipczak (defeated Tommy Maguire)
UK- Dean Amasinger (defeated Alex Reid)
UK- David Faulkner (defeated James Bateman)
US- Damarques Johnson (defeated Ray Elbe)
US- Mark Miller (defeated Kevin Knabjian)
US- Jason Pierce (defeated Berger)
I liked Martin Stapleton and David Faulkner to most from Team UK and so far I like Damarques Johnson and Richie Whitson from Team USA.
Last week on the debut of the “UK vs. USA” TUF there were 8 fights that decided which UK fighters would be in the house and fighting for Michael Bisping. This week we will get to see the US guys mix it up. This week Dan Henderson is named as the coach of Team USA (since he beat Rich Franklin. Both guys were at the UK prelims last week since they had not fought yet). Just like last year a fighter (Jason Pierce) passed out at the beginning during Dana’s speech. Before the fights they found a herpes sore on a guys head and another guy showed up off weight. So we’ve got issues with 3 of the 16 fighters so far for the US (the herpes guy was sent home). The guy who showed up off weight “quit” so we are down to 14 fighters without a fight happening yet.
Welterweight Fight- Mark Miller (10-4) vs. Kevin Knabjian (10-3-1)
These guys are training partners with each other.
R1- Miller has good hands. He’s not really doing anything else but he looks like the dominate boxer in this fight. Kevin is using more combos of kicks and punches but Miller is ahead after round one.
R2- Kevin landed a couple of punches and Miller went down and Kevin got on top for some Ground and Pound but then went for a leg lock and Miller slipped out. Miller lands some good punches in the middle part of this round and Kevin is trying to hang in there but Mazzagatti stops the fight.
Pretty decent fight. Miller did a good job surviving when he got popped and then did a good job coming back. Miller showed good stand up. I think spending some time with Dan Henderson to help complete his game could make him a tough fighter to beat on this season.
Winner: Mark Miller by TKO (strikes) R2
Lightweight- Richie Whitson (4-0) vs. Paul Bird (4-1)
Whitson trains at Henderson’s gym.
R1- Bird got a quick take down but couldn’t do anything with it. Whitson got in some good strikes and sprawled a couple of times to stop take downs and landed on top and got in some good Ground and Pound. Whitson took his back and got the tapout. Whitson looked pretty sharp in this fight and looks like he has a good overall game.
Winner: Richie Whitson by Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Lightweight Fight- Waylon Lowe (5-2) vs. Santino Defranco (13-4)
Dana says before the fight that Defranco made the Season Two roster but during the medicals he was found to have a Brain Aneurysm so he could not be on the show. He had the surgery to repair it and has fought back to be on this years show.
R1- Lowe shot in and got a quick take down. Lowe landed some good Ground and Pound as Santino covered up. Santino pretty much just laid in the fetal position all round long and was slow to get up at the end of the round (think Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring).
R2- Santino landed a good knee to start the round and got a take down and then got in position for a Rear Naked Choke and got the tap. GREAT come back by Defranco after getting destroyed in the first round.
Winner: Santino Defranco by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R2
Welterweights- Jason Pierce vs. Berger
Pierce is the guy who feinted due to having trouble making weight. Only highlights are shown of this fight. Dana calls this fight “unimpressive”. I don’t believe Berger was ever given a first name.
Winner: Jason Pierce by Unanimous Decision
Lightweight Fight- Dollar vs. Hayden
Only highlights are shown of this fight. Hayden took him down and got his back and got in some good offense in the first round. More of the same in the second round until Dollar got a Rear Naked Choke and won the fight much like the Defranco fight.
Winner: Cameron Dollar by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R2
Welterweight Fight- Damarques Johnson (13-6) vs. Ray Elbe (20-11)
R1- Both guys seem like they have good stand up. Elbe is working in more of a combo of kicks and punches. Johnson gets a take down and mounts quickly. It takes Johnson a while but he gets some good Ground and Pound shot in on Elbe. The ref finally stops the fight. Great showing by Damarques as he looks head and shoulders above the other fighters on today’s show.
Winner: Damarques Johnson by TKO (strikes) R1
There are two more fighters that have to fight in order to get into the house. They will not fight this week due to the two fighters dropping out. Frankie Lester and Rob Browning (Junie’s brother) have been made replacements
“One of them was Junie Browning’s brother. Which was concerning.”- Dan Henderson
Next week we have:
Jason Dent vs. Rob Browning
Kyle Reed vs. Frank Lester
Here is a list of the guys that have already made the show:
Lightweight Fighters:
UK- Andre Winner (defeated Gary Kelly)
UK- Jeff Lawson (defeated James Bryan)
UK- Martin Stapleton (defeated Dan James)
UK- Ross Pearson (defeated A.J. Wenn)
US- Richie Whitson (defeated Paul Bird)
US- Santino Defranco (defeated Waylon Lowe)
US- Cameron Dollar (defeated Hayden)
Welterweight Fighters:
UK- James Wilks (defeated Che Mills)
UK- Nick Osipczak (defeated Tommy Maguire)
UK- Dean Amasinger (defeated Alex Reid)
UK- David Faulkner (defeated James Bateman)
US- Damarques Johnson (defeated Ray Elbe)
US- Mark Miller (defeated Kevin Knabjian)
US- Jason Pierce (defeated Berger)
I liked Martin Stapleton and David Faulkner to most from Team UK and so far I like Damarques Johnson and Richie Whitson from Team USA.
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