The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10: Episode 7 recap and discussion
by Jesse Holland on Oct 28, 2009 7:18 PM EDT
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Episode 7 of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) Season 10 gets underway and Rampage opens the show with his impression of Rashad Evans getting knocked silly by Lyoto Machida back at UFC 98. He also endears himself to GLAAD by calling him "Gayshad."
Coach Evans responds by pairing up Matt Mitrione against Scott Junk for the next elimination fight. Junk, aside from having the greatest name in the business, has some Octagon experience under his belt and could be the one to break Team Evans' undefeated streak.
That leaves Marcus Jones versus Michael Wessel for Episode 8.
Shortly after the picks, we get the "War of Words" this show was built around and since we've already seen it ad nauseam thanks to the power of the 'Net, it has little impact.
The fact that Rampage is somewhere in Hollywood driving a black van instead of prepping for UFC 107 isn't helping matters either.
During the break we get what can only be described as an advertising fail as the throaty UFC announcer pimps Swine Flu vs. Whine Flu for UFC 106, despite the fact that it's already been canceled.
Back at the house, it seems Mitrione has been passing notes during study hall. When read aloud they say something to the effect of "Mike Wessel is a pussy." Meathead thinks Marcus Jones put the fear of God in Wessel and decided to let the entire house know it.
Mitrione then rambles on about the voices in his head -- and something about demons. While I'm sure he was trying to play the crazy card, he instead comes off as desperate. I'm afraid not even Fedor's bearded super-priest can save this lost soul.
In contrast, Junk gets in the confessional and talks about fighting with heart. He sounds pretty convincing and looks good in the cage throwing leather. He also calls Mitrione a scumbag, presumably for running his mouth day in and day out.
The next morning Jon Madsen gets irked because Mitrione is sucking down all of his orange juice. Meathead contends that it's for the house, not just the lips of Madsen, who also threatens to slap him. Mitrione appears not to hear him so it doesn't escalate...yet.
No word on whether it was pulp or pulp free.
So not coincidentally they get picked to spar in the gym and told to go 60-percent in the first few minutes. Meathead ignores the orders and lets it fly. Madsen walks away after taking too much abuse and Mitrione blows a gasket, screaming and flailing his arms.
Coach Evans blasts him in the locker room and tells him to save the "bullshit aggression" for his fight and not his team mates. Mitrione tries to hulk up and look tough but Evans is hardly intimidated.
Meathead can't take the scolding and walks off the set.
Later in the show he goes out to shoot hoops and the rest of the house starts laying odds as to when "The Rat" is going to snap. Wes Sims decides to expedite the process by dressing up like a ninja, running up behind him and pressing his manhood against him.
They meet up again in the house and Mitrione warns him not to touch him ever again. Sims responds by jumping into a variety of karate poses.
Junk starts thinking about Mitrione during breakfast and promises to start banging him. Uh, I'm sure he meant "stand and bang." Marcus Jones begins to feel sorry for the beating Mitrione is going to take.
Aside from doing any actual training, Mitrione is having conversations with his wife and friends inside his head. Junk on the other hand has been talking only to himself -- about beating the crap out of Matt Mitrione.
Heavyweight elimination fight #7: Scott Junk (6-2-1) vs. Matt Mitrione (2-0)
Round 1: Coach Evans spins his cap around like Lincoln Hawk. Mitrione jabs and drops Junk in a quick flurry but Junk is unharmed. He jumps up but gets clipped again and falls. Mitrione tries to finish but Junk is too fresh and gets back to his feet. Junk kicks, gets his leg caught and gets dropped again. Luckily this isn't boxing with a three-knockdown rule. On his feet for two seconds and Junk falls, possibly by his own volition. He's back up and Mitrione is wailing on him. Failed shoot turns into Junk clinging to Mitrione's ankle like a kid getting dragged out of Toys R Us. Junk looking like, well, Junk. Mitrione appears gassed, presumably from pounding on Junk for three and a half minutes. Junk pushes him to the cage and then takes a rest. They make their way back to the center of the Octagon and Junk starts landing big shots. Mitrione is too gassed to do anything but absorb punishment. Junk runs out of steam too and it quickly turns ugly, with two flabby heavyweights throwing airballs in slow motion. Grotesque. Round over.
Round 2: Dana revels in the excitement of the fight. A true promoter. Mitrione throwing marshmallow jabs and a eats a hard right from Junk. Inside kick from Mitrione. Another. Junk stalking. Mitrione sucking wind. Junk shoots, and I use that term loosely, and wrestles Mitrione to the ground. Mitrione has the guard of a dead spider. Referee Josh Rosenthal has seen enough (cough) "ground work" and stands them up. Unfortunately it's just as ugly on the feet. Mitrione eats a huge right and staggers around like Shemp when he needed cheese. Both guys are beyond exhausted. Mitrione tries a fading backhanded bitch-slap. If this wasn't in a gym with Dana White cageside I'd swear it was Bum Fights: Las Vegas. Round ends. Mercifully, so does the fight.
Matt Mitrione defeats Scott Junk by majority decision.
After the fight, Rampage goes ape-shit and breaks down the gym door in a homage to Brock Lesnar's UFC 100 video fail. Ironically, Rampage versus the door is the season's best fight.
Stay tuned next week as Marcus Jones flies off the handle, Darryl Schoonover gets in Rampage's face (again), and we have the final elimination match before the semifinals.
See you in seven!
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Dana even tried to say wait and see (on Kimbo) in the interview below. Hell, just hype the guys still on the show, no one is really interested in Kimbo anymore!
by kevin on Oct 28, 2009 7:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Kimbo is a joke. I love to hear people bring him up like he’s an MMA Legend, i laugh to myself everytime and now don’t even bother with the usual resposes.
Roy looked terrible in their fight but will probably win the show.
This season, and every one after the great initial few, are overhyped (but thats business), boring, drawn out, and lack real talent for the most part!
by SoCalStunNa on Oct 28, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OUT FOR TUF 11***
Bobby southworth, logan clark, and Nick Thompson
by john G on Oct 28, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Randy Couture says Shogun beat Machida 4-1.
rampage said Shogun won
Dana said Shogun won
Not to rehatch old arguments, but Im just sayin….lol
by john G on Oct 28, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
its ok. Shogun did win…
by SluggerCitySoldier(Shogun got ROBBED) on Oct 28, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
TUF 11 news!? What does out for TUF 11 mean?
by McArthur on Oct 28, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
TUF 11 tryouts. my bad! Bobby southworth is trying to get back on TUF! LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT season
by john G on Oct 28, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
john is it lightheavy weight and welterweight if so i hope they can squeeze either the whitemare or hornbuckle!
by Jared on Oct 28, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LHW and 85ers
by SluggerCitySoldier(Shogun got ROBBED) on Oct 28, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Throwing BOMBs, BIG SHOTs!!! God Dana is so embarrassingly full of sh!t but we all knew that. The shilling at the end was absolutely disgusting. To think this is what they come at all these people tuning in for Kimbo with. No more TUF, get rid of this trash. All the guys on there are trash, the hype is trash, just plain hot garbage except for big country but he’s not lookin too good.
by NameNotRequired on Oct 28, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chris Leben should be a coach for Season 11 if Bobby is on it :)
Oh, and the first minute of the fight tonight was cool. The rest of the fight was HORRIBLE.
by GreenStar on Oct 28, 2009 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They’re all wrong because Shogun actually lost check his fight finder it says so!
by ShaiZ on Oct 29, 2009 3:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good idea Greenstar. Big Booty Bobby vs. Fatherless Bastard.
by PW on Oct 29, 2009 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
All I’m saying is, if THAT CRAP was the “Fight of the Season” then omfg. I sure hope the rest of the fights are quick finishes. So quick that you can’t really say it was a good fight. 3 minutes tops of domination. Brendan Schuab all the way, with a side of Marcus Jones and Roy Nelson.
Imagine how Marcus must be feeling. I wonder if he wants to get away from Rampage’s team. I mean, watching ALL of your teammates fail has got to make you wonder what the hell the other team is doing. I’ve seen Marcus fight live in Daytona, so I picked him to win the show. Doubting that now, but still rooting for him.
by Synyster on Oct 29, 2009 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Im done with TUF! I have had enough. Calling last night a good fight and the fight of the season was the biggest Joke EVER! Its really sad! These guys are focking horrible!
The UFC needs to either start adding good fighters to the show, or Cancel it all together! Its sad athletic and bad for the sport. Terrible representation of the UFC and mma.
Instead of just signing youmg studs like Semtex and Ellenberger to the UFC…those type pf fighters should be contestants on the show!
We need to petition the show to bring GOOD fighters on the show, and stop holding up titles by having champions coach on the show.
Its really getting out of hand. What a disgrace!
by john G on Oct 29, 2009 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this show has turned into a joke. Dana should be ashamed for trying to piss in our ears and tell us its raining. I mean come on Dana. YOu call that a good fight? It was pathetic. I have seen more skill out of Kimbo’s backyard BBQ opponents.
The UFC needs to make a decision. Commit to making it a legit show like the 1st couple pf season’s were, or cancel it all together. I mean its getting really bad.
What needs to happen is instead of signing young studs like Semtex and Ellenberger to the UFC and throw them on a ppv….the UFC needs to throw these type of fighters on the Show.
We need to start a petition, for the UFC to provide actual fighters with skill on the show, and to stop holding up title shots or this joke of a show!
I was embarressed for the UFC after what happened last night! one of the worst fights i have ever watched, and what made it so bad, was that Dana was trying to tell us what a great fight it was. What a fockin joke!
by john G on Oct 29, 2009 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea, i agree
but his stand up wasn’t bad at all
i don’t even think we’ve seen his best, because kimbo seemed to still be feeling roy out for most of the fight
but his ground is shit.. and because of that he definetly shouldn’t be in UFC unless he magically pulls a brazilian jiu jitsu black belt out of his ass.
by Mike MacDonald on Oct 29, 2009 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw that Kev, who is Dana kidding? Balls to relying on Kimbo, promote the fighters that actually have potential like Schaub or Nelson. Kimbo sucks, the more Dana promotes him, the more he looks like Skala and Gary Shaw.
by David W-S on Oct 28, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i just want to see big marcus fight, he’s lost by ko before but i trust that with some actual mma trainers training him he’ll atleast get 1 win in the house. also interested in matt matriome or however the hell u spell it he looks like he can throw some heavy leather
by Jared on Oct 28, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that episode was so predictable they were hyping junk up too much, junk had alot shorter reach and matt is just a beast. he’s got 0 fight iq tho. he couldve finished the fight like twice within the first 3 minutes but wanted to toy around with junk. he has a hell of a chin though he took like 6-7 bombs in a row
by Jared on Oct 28, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It had nothing to do with trying to oy with junk – he didn’t have the cardio to close the deal.
by TongPo on Oct 29, 2009 2:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rampages Boy’s have no cardio and Mitrione doesn’t either because he’s a puss in practice.
by DAVE A on Oct 29, 2009 6:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree Jared. Just the way they were hyping him, I knew he would lose…but going into the episode I thought junk owuld win because Meathead is pathetic. Junk looked horrible and Mitrone is a clown with an attention speaking personality
by john G on Oct 29, 2009 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No wonder this season is shit when most of the “heavyweights” are just overweight and/or not mma fighters.
by Kazuya on Oct 29, 2009 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dana spoke of Kimbo because the guy doing the interview asked about him…….
by cyborgassassin on Oct 28, 2009 7:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
F*ck and BOYCOTT TUF!!!!
Anyone else running Windows 7.
by El Mexicutioner, Formerly The Mexicutioner on Oct 28, 2009 7:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
they make it look so good in the commercials though Mex…I can’t stop watching…you should tune in cause Dana says it going to get better!!
by McArthur on Oct 28, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed these guys suck! THE ULTIMATE JOKE ON SPIKE TV!
by nicky on Oct 29, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can’t believe Dana didn’t say anything about these fat slobs terrible cardio! You know what Rashad was thinking back to how Rashad was trying to push Matt M. in practice.
by DAVE A on Oct 29, 2009 6:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will be straight, TUF makes it look like any man could be in the UFC. I feel like I could put on a better showing than at least 80% of the TUF cast. I’m not saying I’m amazing but I’m saying I train and I come prepared for every fight. When I see these guys drinking and talking into a camera is pisses me off. A real fighter would not squander that opportunity and would not make excuses for not practicing. Real fighters fight and don’t talk, and don’t make excuses. I’m very depressed by the TUF casts as of late, they have no heart.
by Cogito Ergo Sum on Oct 29, 2009 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For some reason I’m still watching this TUF crap.
by lbj on Oct 29, 2009 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
is rashad really going to blank rampage this season?? that would be pretty crazy
by newfie on Oct 28, 2009 7:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I really hope he does! Its funny to see Page throw temper tantrums when he doesnt get his way.
by JV on Oct 28, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
me too…I just wanna see how mad Rampage needs to be before he snaps…haha
by McArthur on Oct 28, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
swing and a miss. Cool news about tuf 11. thanks for the info.
by Amos on Oct 28, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
did you see the cecil peoples doll? you got to check it out on that thread.
by roy on Oct 29, 2009 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha!!!! That was a funny ass show tonight. I hear voices hahah!!!! Did you guys see his face during the interview? Haha priceless!!
by bobby on Oct 29, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i hope so
that would make my year
by Mike MacDonald on Oct 29, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey newfie
whats up
im a cape bretoner bye
hows she going up there
by Mike MacDonald on Oct 29, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rampage might get a win here in the next two episodes, but I kinda doubt it. Call me crazy. I see Rashad going undefeated this season.
by n4tacon on Oct 28, 2009 8:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
naw big baby is gunna beat wessle i think
by g'd up on Oct 28, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got big baby as a def win for rampage, thinkin he fights tonight.
And at the end of the show they probably give Kimbo a rematch against Roy. And the way the show has been hyped around Kimbo and what dana just said in that interview, There will be something that will surprise everyone. i’m just waiting.
by Actionjackson on Oct 28, 2009 8:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Cmon we all know that big giant is going to win one for Jackson
by Bigboys401 on Oct 28, 2009 8:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ya big baby gets the win, and kimbo must come back, too much hype around him 4 the show… can’t wait
by Actionjackson on Oct 28, 2009 8:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Isn’t Rampage calling Rashad Team Cocky and Full of himself like Shit telling vomit it stinks? haha
by Edgecrusher71 on Oct 28, 2009 10:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m predicting Meathead gets a huge KTFO over junk with a massive uppercut….
I joined the dots here, we will see
by boonhorse on Oct 28, 2009 10:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m predicting Meathead with a big KO uppercut….
by boonhorse on Oct 28, 2009 10:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
lmao mmitirone is one fucked up motherfucker
by CanadianSensation on Oct 28, 2009 10:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think Scott Junk and Big Baby got it! :)
We’ll soon find out
by MPC on Oct 28, 2009 10:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
holy shint i was wrong he should have finished
by boonhorse on Oct 28, 2009 10:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
God, this fight was atrocious. DW is so full of shit this took ultimate brawling to new heights. I new this season was gonna suck just bc heavyweight fights almost always suck they get tired so damn fast.
by frosnt on Oct 28, 2009 10:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yea but he got everybody watchin..lol
Rampage: 1
Door: 0….lol
by SluggerCitySoldier(Shogun got ROBBED) on Oct 28, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if they made an easily destructible door in anticipation of a “Rampage” rampage after he got owned for the 2nd season in a row.
by frosnt on Oct 28, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
doubt it, rampage is such a freak of nature and has some of the heaviest punches and i guess some pretty heavy kicks in the business
by Jared on Oct 29, 2009 7:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was clearly a flimsy door, though.
by frosnt on Oct 29, 2009 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They should just work absolutely nonstop cardio bc if u have any cardio at HW it’s a gigantic advantage.
by frosnt on Oct 28, 2009 10:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
this fight WAS SO BAD!!! that was so so so so so so so so so bad that was hard to watch. oh my god that was pathetic…
by newfie on Oct 28, 2009 11:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That fight was absolutely pathetic, I was embarrased for both fighters. A bigger joke was Dana trying to hype up the fight after the 1st round. None of these guys are in shape. This TUF season has been pretty dismal to say the least.
by mma_dad on Oct 29, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And you notice how there’s been no sign of Roy Nelson since he’s won his fight? Dana’s been dissin’ Roy’s attitude in the media and probably ordered to have him edited out of the show other than his fights. Typical school yard mentality.
by split decision on Oct 29, 2009 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, he has another fight this season at least.
We will know then, if he wins and is on to the final I think I know what happened.
I think Roy is finally taking training seriously and given up his hunt for Burger King Sponsorship and is moving on to Subway.
I wouldn’t be surprised if he comes back slim and able to fight at 205. This is, afterall, his big chance at a career.
by Jas on Oct 29, 2009 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Junk suits his own name
by SluggerCitySoldier(Shogun got ROBBED) on Oct 28, 2009 11:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
My God! This fight was so unprofessional!
by Vai777 on Oct 28, 2009 11:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This was the fight of the year seriously?… They must have meant Rampage vs. the door
by AC on Oct 28, 2009 11:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that is the only thing rampage is gonna beat..the door..that fight was so weak..i dunno what dana was so excited about..man the HW is so lacking cardio..i dunno what they have been doing all these training sessions..ugh..the punches were like play fights and their limbs were like swinging sacks of sh*t..sigh
by sarah on Oct 28, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
TUF has devolved to an absolute flaming pile of crap embarrasmment. If the intent of this season was to show a group of “HW hopefuls” as a pack of bums with minimal talent and zero discipline…..then I’d say mission accomplished. I’d have loved to see a third round simply for the complete comedy of it. We’d have either seen both “fighters” collapse or similtaneously give up.
by CL on Oct 28, 2009 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had no idea they were going to show the entire fight in matrix bullet time – oh wait… they are just that slow.
by Jrod on Oct 28, 2009 11:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Terrible Terrible Terrible. Outside of WSims that episode was terrible, especially the fight…absolutely terrible.
by efisher on Oct 28, 2009 11:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope that neither Mitrione or Junk ever fight in the UFC. Worst fight ive ever seen.
by DAMN! on Oct 28, 2009 11:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m sure the Kimbo fans loved it. Looked like something straight off youtube.
by DolFan on Oct 29, 2009 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
barf! These guys all suck. All 16 guys have had a chance now and none of them can fight at a UFC level. These last two had no movement, no gas nothing. Two fat, out of shape, flat footed, wanks throwing sloppy punches from a mile away with no zip. They both made no attemp to bend at the waist dodge and counter, terrible ground and pound, no jits and the absolute worst kicks I have ever seen.
I know guys at my gym that weigh 160lbs that would KO both those guys and my 4 year old could have done it in round 2. How in the hell after 6 weeks of living and breathing fighting can you gas that easy with all that is on the line?! Spoild brats. I’d give anything to train with someone like Rashad for 6 weeks and a shot at UFC. Makes me sick to see these pud wacks acting like premadonas. Where are the fighters? NOT JUST skill but mentality. I’d be obi-one in that place no f-ing around pushing myself to the limit every day up at dawn. This is a HUGE opportunity and these nacy boys act like it is jv basketball try outs. We train harder at a local NC gym
by hatteras on Oct 28, 2009 11:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Amen!!! Although you may still be giving these bums too much credit.
by CL on Oct 28, 2009 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who won? My DVR stops right at 11 and Spike runs a few minutes over. I MISSED THE LAST 2 minutes. I guess that"s what I get for watching the World Series.
by godisnowhere on Oct 28, 2009 11:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
we all lost an hour of our life..and matt won kinda..but damn it was a sad show..ugh
by sarah on Oct 28, 2009 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
TO MUCH JUNK IN THE TRUNK! These guys suck! I have only seen 1 guy that was pretty good so far and why doesn’t any of them have any cardio! These guys need to lose their fat asses and get some cardio work in. The best part of the show is Rampage and Evans going at it! I am disappointed at the fighters Dana has on this show. I don’t know about the rest of the UFC fans out there, but if this is what we have to look forward too the UFC will be a joke. UFC 106 TITO AND RUN FORREST RUN ARE FIGHTING AND I WON’T PAY A DIME TO WATCH THAT TRASH CARD!!!! BETTER START PUTTING SOME MORE FREE FIGHTS ON DANA!!!!
by nicky on Oct 28, 2009 11:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
wtf is up with these fighters? its obvious they hand picked these fighters for kimbo to beat…now that he lost this shit is just painful to watch….is it just me or has pretty much every fighter gassed within the first 3 or 4 minutes? how the hell did these fighters make it on the show if they cant even last 3 minutes in a fight?
they go balls out for 2 or 3 minutes then stagger around like they drank a fifth of tequila for the remainder of the fight…
this is ridiculous…how the hell do any of these guys expect to be the future of the ufc hw division?
by HellaHectic on Oct 28, 2009 11:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
For those who don’t saw the fight; here is the replay :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1eFdUSnaQM
:)
by Vai777 on Oct 28, 2009 11:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ninja Sims was by far the best part, how sad is that.
by medecine balls on Oct 28, 2009 11:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They looked like a couple of drunk bums fighting outside a bar. This is the worst joke season of TUF ever!
by roberto on Oct 28, 2009 11:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree, tonights fight was complete garbage. Kinda like watching a bad tank abbott fight. Yea this is the worst season ever of TUF…..Clearly the best days of TUF are long gone.
by icuh8me on Oct 29, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL @ the following from the MMA Mania recap:
“…Mitrione has the guard of a dead spider.”
“…Mitrione eats a huge right and staggers around like Shemp when he needed cheese.”
“After the fight, Rampage goes ape-shit and breaks down the gym door in a homage to Brock Lesnar’s UFC 100 video fail. Ironically, Rampage versus the door is the season’s best fight.”
by Jah on Oct 28, 2009 11:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Definitely. Thanks Mania for some laughs over what was an absolutely disgusting fight.
by GangOfOne on Oct 29, 2009 6:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was Curly who needed the cheese. Moe Larry Cheese!
by PW on Oct 29, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the fight should have gone to the 3rd round but if they did both of them would pass out.
by Labeast on Oct 28, 2009 11:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think it should have gone to the third round.
by Labeast on Oct 28, 2009 11:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Go a third round to stand and try and take a punch when these guys were gassed after 2 minutes! PLEASE SAVE US THE AGONY OF WATCHING THIS CRAP!
by nicky on Oct 29, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The judges were probably thinking, ‘well, it’s even but I can’t watch 5 more minutes of this shit. Just give it to the guy who did better in the first.’
by PW on Oct 29, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it had gone to a third round both wouls have died from cardiac arrest. These guys suck the taint.
by hatteras on Oct 29, 2009 12:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
…which they couldn’t even do to completion because they would run out of breath two minutes into it…
by loup02 on Oct 29, 2009 1:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
worst…season…EVER!
“just wait.”
i’m still waiting gary, i mean dana…
by B_Hos on Oct 29, 2009 12:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was a good fight. They both ran out of gas by the end of the 1st. But they were throwin bombs. After Rampage ripped the door apart Rashad was havin second thoughts about the fight. LOL!!!
by knowone on Oct 29, 2009 12:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is the UFC starting to be a joke or what? Who is going to pay and watch Tito vs RUN FORREST RUN for a head liner? I wont pay to watch garbage fights i will just watch the ULTIMATE JOKE ON SPIKE TV!
by nicky on Oct 29, 2009 12:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
more like wacth forest run out the cage. Either way no one cares about this fight.
by zack on Oct 29, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I watch this show to watch rampage.
Cracks me up everytime when he does his “machida/rashad” impression haha
by MikeAllen on Oct 29, 2009 12:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
funny caus DAna said this would be the best season yet.
by zack on Oct 29, 2009 12:43 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
WHAT BAR DID THEY FIND THESE GUYS AT? Did you see DANA after round one he thought it was great.These guys are a complete joke. Stay tune for THE ULTIMATE JOKE NEXT WEEK ON SPIKE TV! Complete crap!
by nicky on Oct 29, 2009 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holy crap – Who picked these clowns to be on the show? All these guys suck. Five outta the six people (4 NFL guys and Kimbo) used to promote this season either suck (Kimbo and the two who lost), are wacko and suck (Matt M.), or win most likely win due to his 50 pound, six inch height advantage (Big Baby). I can’t believe they put that fight on TV and praised it. The only thing resembling martial arts happened in the first minute with Matt M.‘s striking – and that was pretty bad. How the hell did Junk fight in the UFC? Has anyone seen the tape of his fight – he had to look better than tonight. Did he have a car accident or something that impaired his training for the last 3.5 years? Not sure how they’ll salvage this season. Adios Mio….
by Tim_D on Oct 29, 2009 12:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i was at his fight live he was horrible(it was shogun & the ice man at the same card at honda center)!! he got tapped out in the 1st minute of the 1s round! & he is supposed to the best 1 on bumpages team? wut a f#ing joke
by d*locc on Oct 29, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jesse,
I love your writing. I like how you give MMA a big community feel and how you relate different stories to each other in witty ways.
“Not even Fedors bearded super priest can save him.” “Swine flu vs. whine flu” Hillarious.
These episode recaps are my favorite part of this otherwise lackluster T.U.F. season.
Cheers.
by Dylan Sauders on Oct 29, 2009 1:04 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
OK lets say Marcus loses next week. This should put all of Rampages guys out if they do it right. Not going to happen. As soon as anyone gets injured they will put Kimbo back in. Good for ratings, bad for UFC. I think everyone has covered what losers they have on this season. Bad idea Dana, you blew this one.
by DolFan on Oct 29, 2009 1:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
was it my tv or was that fight tonight in SLOW-MO? don’t these cats train before tuf or do they just hop off the couch and say “ah-ight lets do dis?” the best part of this season is watching rampage getting stomped mentally & emotionally. hes an ass.
by WDC on Oct 29, 2009 1:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
do they just hop off the couch and say "ah-ight lets do dis?"
ROFLMAO
by lyotoFTW on Nov 1, 2009 10:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i’m so confused with what’s going on this season. i’m pretty new to UFC, but can I least see some decent cardio please?
by em_bcn on Oct 29, 2009 1:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Looked like two fat guys on Qualudes fighting. Agree that Dana was just pathetic hyping that embarrassment of a fight.
by huja on Oct 29, 2009 2:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Easily the worst fight ever on TUF. I really hate to say it, but this season has been absolutely horrible so far. This might genuinely be the worst season. I have to be honest. This has been total failure.
by Stunner on Oct 29, 2009 2:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
this was supposedly the fight of the season?! wow the rest of the fights must not be worth watching then huh…
by go cry somewhere else on Oct 29, 2009 2:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
these are the types of fights dana wants i guess…people blowing their load in the first round and then crawling to the finish of the fight huh? reminded me of shogun vs coleman, think how much dana wouldve been bitching if the machida shogun went this way
by go cry somewhere else on Oct 29, 2009 2:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Horrible Conditioning and Technique(s). My LHW Teammates would beat those guys down at 1/2 speed.
by Ground-Game on Oct 29, 2009 2:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Meanwhile, Cecil Peoples still had the door winning 30-27 over Rampage
by Silverladder on Oct 29, 2009 2:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Cecil scored Rashad over Machida 32-24…..
by Tim_D on Oct 29, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I gotta say, this is definitly the most broring season ever. No stamana, no heart. TUF is really dropping. Watch the first 5 seasons & from there it goes down.
by neeko on Oct 29, 2009 8:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The door was made of the same stuff that Arlovski’s chin is made of.
by roberto on Oct 29, 2009 8:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Rumor — Kimbo VS Alexander Houston December 5th. In any case these heavyweights stink.
by rsav on Oct 29, 2009 8:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’ve heard that rumor as well. Lol who knows who’d win that, but I’m thinking Houston.
And I dunno why ppl are surprised @ Dana hyping this stuff. He’s the biggest liar in sports EVER! It’ll take the falling of UFC before any1 will realize this. Its mind blowing! & UFC 106 is a write off now! I pay for every damn ppv, but I’m not this time. Ill get a buddy to order it and save cleaning up the Beer bottles.
Waste of time. UFC better watch out for STRIKEFORCE. I mean that 100%. Dana better dump tons on these guys when their contracts end, cause half these “kids” are gonna take pay cuts to be treated properly by an organization that doesn’t shit on their fighters.
by Daniel worby on Oct 29, 2009 10:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
also, who the hell does Dana think he is calling out a company that’s trying to grow (STRIKEFORCE-herschel acquisition), when he calls this tuf the best ever, picks up guys like trigg and kimbo (no offense to kimbo, he’s doing what he can). Then teashea hendo for wanting all the fighters to be paid respectfully, and lies, and lies, and lies.
You guys used Dana as a valid argument to him thinking Shogun beat lyoto! Lol well he thinks this is best season ever, and also thought that was fight of the season! He sure is a valid source in ur argument ;)
by Daniel worby on Oct 29, 2009 11:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I was shocked by Junks performance, all the guys hyped him up like he is the best guy on the show……….phhhhh he looked like the worst guy on the show. I thought, by all the hype going in that Junk would have murdered Matt. Its all about cardio at this point, I was discusted by how bad a shape both those guys were in last night. Real MMA guys are not gassed by the end of round one, its just not the way MMA is anymore. Im not sure who is getting all the info on this season but to say it is the best season yet is a complete joke. I think this is the least skilled group we have ever seen on TUF. What a bunch of cans, so far I am really disapponted with this season. Most of these guys are fat and look out of shape with the exception of 3 or 4 of them. I THINK THIS SEASON SUCKS AND IS EASILY THE WORST YET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
by Spyder on Oct 29, 2009 11:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, so much for the supposed superiority of UFC fighters. We’ve seen two of them get handled by weak opponents in the last two weeks. What’s more, these UFC guys talk soooo much trash and what do we get out of them? A choke out and a gas out.
Dana and the SPIKE producers should have just put Kimbo in every week: Beat Kimbo, make it to the next round. Lose and you’re out, like out of the HOUSE. Kimbo looks like the only one in condition to fight. I think he could beat at least half of the guys in the house.
Maybe they need to go back to crapping, peeing and jizzing in each others beds and food? That seemed to put the fight in the other seasons.
What really sucks is knowing the coaches will not fight ever and all they ever do is trash talk. I used to like Rampage. Maybe it’s the editing but I can’t seem to stomach him any more. I pity the fools that have to use his “coaches” in the next set of semi-final fights. They are worse than useless.
by dab0neman on Oct 29, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
okay,
to all the comments about how shogun should have won..
yea.. i can see where you’re all coming from
but i think you’re all forgetting that the decision is based on how well each fighter scored. not overall damage.
and i was watching that fight carefully..
every time the announcers would go nuts about shogun landing an inside leg kick.. machida landed like five strikes..
so that was very misleading..
but you’re all forgetting who where talking about
lyoto scored better because he had more overall successful hits.
if it were a street fight.. i agree that shogun won the fight because he was hurting him more..
but based on the rules of the game
I think that machida just got it guys
sorry to burst your bubble.. rewatch the fight more carefully
but i can’t wait to see a rematch
seeing as they both got a feel for each other..
i think machida needs to work the legs and body more..
and also, he’s gotta stop leading with the inside leg kick cause that was getting him in trouble because it was getting predictable
still, it was a well matched fight
does anybody agree with that
by Mike MacDonald on Oct 29, 2009 2:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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