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Episode #2 The Ultimate Fighter

2009-09-30T13:37:00.000-07:00

Well Episode two is over and everyone has quickly forgot about it since the announcement that Kimbo and Big Country will be squaring off Tonight.

But to give a Quick Recap of last weeks Show here we go.

Heavyweight elimination fight #2: James McSweeney (3-3) vs. Wes Shivers (2-0)
This fight was a bust from the beginning. Fist Off you can tell right away that Wes Shivers is still not used to his awkward body. You would think that a monster of a Man like Shivers would be able to drop bomb like nobodies business, but that is not the case. Instead he uses his uncoordinated limbs to unleash his rather useless short lived stand up attack. Once McSweeney weathered that non threatening storm it was his turn to show his awesome leg kicks until he was smashed in the nuts by one of Shivers involuntary leg spasms. After the quick recover period the fight continued.

Nothing to major happens the rest of the round Shivers takes him down nothing much comes of that except wasting whatever little cardio they had. Round two starts and these two look like they are already done. Neither one can muster enough energy to through a punch. Half way through the round Shivers is actually resting on the cage. Evans is shouting at James to do something as Wes stands bent over with hands on his knees only choosing to defend himself if McSweeney comes in. End of the fight McSweeney lands a solid head punch and a half assed knee, then takes his neck for a Guillotine that does not payoff.

James McSweeney defeats Wes Shivers via majority decision.

Since that fight was so lack luster I believe to choose to show the fight selection for next week early to get us all back into the show.
Tonight's showdown is between Kimbo Slice & Roy "Big Country" Nelson.
Should be a better fight.

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Episode #1 The Ultimate Fighter - Size Does Matter

2009-09-23T09:36:00.000-07:00

Hey there its that time again. Time for another awesome season of our favorite reality TV show.
This Season is going to be quite interesting to say the least.
Coaches Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Rashad Evans square off in this Heavyweight Season.

The Starting Lineup for the Show this time around is a mixed variety of Heavyweight with all levels of experience from Veteran to Novice.

Zak Jensen
Marcus Jones
Scott Junk
John Madsen
James McSweeney
Matt Mitrione
Roy Nelson
Demico Rogers
Brendan Schaub
Darill Schoonover
Wes Shivers
Wes Sims
Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson
Abe Wagner
Mike Wessel
Justin Wren

The First Episode went just as planned they introduced Kimbo as the 16th participant and all the fighters were already talking shit. Kimbo has a big bulls eye on his back this season. I believe Kimbo will do well if Rampage can choose the match up and Kimbo executes his game plan of KOing any fool they put in his way. One thing is for sure Kimbo is coming into this show "All Jacked Up" he has definitely been putting his time in at the gym.

Some of the cast are very inexperienced and some seem a little out of shape, which comes with the weight class. Sprinkled in with some of the ex- NFL players are some veteran fighters such as Roy "Big Country"Nelson Ex IFL Heavyweight Champion and Wes "The Project" Sims.
Sims know for his more controversial fighting moments with Frank Mir. Also staring in this TUF season 10 is undefeated UFC hopeful Darrill "titties" Schoonover off his fresh win in Shark Fights 4. "Titties" a nickname given to Darrill by Rampage I believe will do quite well.

I won't bore you with the details of the team selections but I believe that Rampage may have picked the weaker team. Also since Rashad picked first Rampage was given the opportunity to pick the first two fights. So obviously Rampage picked the worst possible match up for his fighter.

Heavyweight elimination fight #1: John Madsen (1-0) vs. Abe Wagner (6-1)

Rampage sends in his "Big Abe" Wagner against Rashads best wrestler John Madsen.
From the beginning this fight was so one sided and also one of the bloodiest fights I've seen due to the large gash on Abe's Head caused by Madsen's relentless elbows. Madsen continues to repeatedly take Abe down with now trouble. Not the most exciting fight to watch but did show the world that what Rampage Says "you don't need wrestling if you got Jiu Jitsu" is not always true. The Second Round was started by what some might say a "Cheap Shoot" Madsen goes to touch gloves with Abe and instead shoots and takes him down again. Once again Abe can do nothing to defend any type of take down. Rampage is visibly and verbally upset as he continuously yells "Get up Abe!" likes its that easy. Quinton's Coaching style and choices have been questionable at best so far, but is only episode #1.

John Madsen defeats a bloody Abe Wagner by unanimous decision.

Until Next Week......

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2009-06-23T11:12:00.003-07:00

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UFC TUF9 Finale - A Quick Take

2009-06-22T11:04:00.001-07:00

First off I would like to start off this by saying I did enjoy this season of The Ultimate Fighter.
The rivalry between Team USA and Team UK gave the show that needed edge to keep you watching.

I enjoyed watching the TUF9 Finale. I thought there were some very "good" fights. But the Show Stealer was the Diego Sanchez vs. Clay Guida Fight. It doesn’t matter what you saw before this fight because all anyone is talking about is this one. These two fighters were looking to seriously hospitalize someone. From the opening bell it went straight into an all out slugfest to see who has the better chin. Diego won that Test. This fight quickly turned into Diego Sanchez vs. a Blood Soaked Mop. Sanchez relentlessly hammered on Clay's cranium with vicious elbows from the bottom. These "elbows" were more like vicious missiles sent to permanently disfigure someone’s face. Cuts began to flow on Clay's Face, Nose and Head Region. It seemed like nothing would stop Clay short of beating him into a Coma. Even a Head kick that could have Knocked out a Small Horse by Sanchez only temporarily stunned Guida but he was back to his feet just moments later coming for more. All in All it was a great fight to watch and was a great choice for the main event.

Sanchez and Guida both gave everything they had. I would have loved to see it go 5 rounds because Guida even after the split decision loss was jumping up and down in the post fight interview with Joe Rogan like a lunatic.

It was Fun to Watch and it was FREE so you can’t beat that.

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2009-06-15T16:14:00.001-07:00

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