Ultimate Fighter Season 12 Episode 7

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

Another great episode of the Ultimate Fighter is in the books. If you've been following the season you'll know that there are only two fighters left in the preliminary round. After this fight, the 7 winners so far move on as well as 1 fighter determined by the wild card fight that will be announced later in the episode.

Team GSP announces the fight Dane Sayers vs. Sako Chivitchian. After watching the premiere episode I did not like Sayers at all. He asked the ref before the fight even started if he had to tell his opponent if he didn't want to touch gloves. He is the most inexperienced fight as we saw from his attempted superman flying knee right at the beginning of his first fight. But he did manage to pull off the submission win so he definitely has talent. Sako won his fight on the premiere episode by unanimous decision.

Sako, better known as "Psycho" has been in judo (A Japanese martial art with a focus in grappling, or ground game) since he was 6 years old. He reached the world class level and competed in 2002. When he was 19 (2003) he was involved with some gang bangers and was shot in the leg in a wrong place wrong time situation. After this he changed his outlook on life. He talks to Sevak about how he likes to go hang out at a park or in the mountains before he fights. He always has butterflies in his stomach but knows it’s his job to turn them into excitement and not into nerves. He seems to be a very relaxed and chill guy. I can only assume he wasn't that way before his incident. He still has a street attitude though, once he steps into the cage his psycho mentality switched on and he knows it is destroy or be destroyed.    

Between the training sessions Koscheck is at it again. This time attacking Brad Tate, a medic for GSP’s team. It starts with innocent trash talking, boys being boys. Then Koscheck decides to call Tate a male nurse, obviously saying it in a derogatory way. Tate is the big black dude that was in a clip on the premiere episode with Koscheck trying to choke him. No doubt this is just laying the ground work for a blow up that will happen between these two in a later episode.

Jean Charles (the crazy French man) is back at GSP’s training session to help out Sayers. Sayers also goes by "Red Horse", which is his Native American name. He is very proud to be Native American and wants to give other Native Americans someone to look up to other than old black and white pictures of Indian chiefs. He definitely has, what he calls, red pride, a lot like Velasquez' brown pride. One of GSP’s coaches mentions that Sayers is the hardest hitter on this team. Knowing this, in combination with knowing Sako's experience in his ground game, they want to keep the fight standing.

Before the day of the fight, both teams head to a baseball diamond for the coaches challenge. GSP openly admits this is probably the worst sport that could have been picked for him, he even calls is a baseball court! Baseball is America's past time. Hockey is Canada's way of life, too bad they didn't hit an arena instead. They do something like this every season, just a fun way for the team to see their coaches do some competing. Last season, Tito and Liddell competed in dodge ball. The winning coach walks away with $10 000 and each member of his team gets an easy $1500. This contest is all about batting ability. They go through 3 innings, with a chance at 10 pitches from a pitching machine each inning. Over the first fence they get 1 point, 2nd fence 3 points and 6 points for a homerun. It was a no brainer Koscheck was going to win. It was GSP’s first time ever swinging a bat. The first inning was Kos 7 GSP 3. Second inning Kos 16 GSP 10. Third inning Koscheck ran away with it, finishing with 34 to GSP’s 10. After Koscheck and his team won they could finally feel good about themselves for something. Sevak was talking a lot of trash while GSP was at bat. Brookins says he would get the award for best heckler, and if that’s what he's going for, good for him. I love that Brookins says that, he never says anything bad about people and that was a very passive way to say Sevak sucks at fighting so he better be good at talking.

Round 1
They touched gloves!! Sayers has already redeemed himself in my book, that’s all I wanted to see. Sako goes for the takedown pretty quickly. As he does that Sayers is able to grab a guillotine and get it pretty tight. Sako manages to squirm out of it. Sako continues to attack but doesn't seem to be landing a whole lot. He gets Sayers against the cage. Sayers shows some really great takedown defense. He is able to land some big knees against Sayers and even a head kick. He gets a half takedown in the final minute but I doubt that counted for anything. This round was pretty even, I think Sayers may have even deserved to take it.

Round 2
Sako gets a takedown quick into the second round and is able to land some big punches while Sayers is getting up. Sako gets another takedown and is able to land some more damaging punches and elbows from top control. Sayers didn't seem to have any idea what to do from the bottom and GSP's corner didn't seem to say much either. He catches Sako in a slow moment and is able to get up, only to be pushed up against the cage pretty quickly. He is able to turn it around though and have Sako against the fence. When he tried to take him down though Sako had his fingers in the fence, obviously not allowed. The ref told him to stop grabbing the cage but he did twice to avoid being taken down by Sayers. This round definitely went to Sako but as Johnson pointed out, if Sayers had gotten those takedowns that Sako avoided by holding the fence, the round would have been a lot more even.

Both corners are preparing for a third round but unfortunately Dana announces the fight is over. All judges scored it 20-18 for Sako. Sako Chivitchian wins by unanimous decision.

Dana now has to meet with Koscheck and GSP to determine the wildcard fight. He mentions is not about team yellow or red, it’s about the best fighters getting their second chance. We found out earlier in the episode that Spencer Paige, who lost to Nam Phan, broke his hand and after having surgery he will be out for 3 months. This puts him out of the running for the wildcard spot but he has a great attitude about it, he still gets to go to all the training and learn even though he is unable to practice. Koscheck picks two guys he's like to see have a second chance as Aaron Wilkinson and Marc Stevens. GSP says technically he would pick the best to be Aaron Wilkinson but if he is picking with his heart, the guy he feels can improve the most in the short amount of time given is Dane Sayers. Dana announces the wildcard fight Aaron Wilkinson vs. Marc Stevens. I definitely agree with picking Wilkinson, he had the three round fight against Michael Johnson that I'm not even sure should have gone to a third round. Marc Stevens I'm not too impressed with and I really hope he gets the snot beat out of him. But maybe that's just because they call him Mini Koscheck.

So the fighters that have advanced to the next round so far are;
Bruce Leroy (Alex Caceres)
Michael Johnson
Kyle Watson
Nam Phan
Cody McKenzie
Johnathan Brookins
Sako Chivitchian
Aaron Wilkinson or Marc Stevens

Next episode…
Wilkinson and Stevens battle for the wildcard spot
Koscheck starts trash talking Brad Tate again 

UFC 121 Lesnar vs. Velasquez

UFC 121 Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez October 22nd, 2010 from Anaheim, California. 

OH MY GOSH! What a great night of fights! The best part about it was obviously the dethroning of Brock Lesnar, but  let me get into each fight and what happened (I wrote this blog for two hours and silly blogspot deleted everything when I clicked the publish button. I deleted the notes I took as I wrote about each fight so this is straight memory now, I apologize in advance if I am totally off). They didn't show Camozzi's fight but I checked up and saw he won the split decision. 

Patrick Cote vs. Tom Lawlor - middleweight

Lawlor controlled most of the fight. I don't remember the specifics but he did get some major takedowns and just dominated Cote and won the unanimous decision. 

Court McGee vs. Ryan Jenson - middleweight

The first and second rounds seemed pretty even until McGee landed a major takedown in the last few seconds. The third round he picks up from where he left off with a big takedown right at the beginning. McGee grabs the choke and wins by submission within the first two minutes of the third round. 

Brendan Schaub vs. Gabriel Gonzaga - heavyweight

Schaub looked fantastic in this fight. He was really fast and was able to get in, land some big hits, and get out before Gonzaga even had a chance to counter. Gonzaga would trip up and stumble every time he was pushed backwards. Not saying it was totally one sided, Gonzaga was able to land a few hits but Schaub really ran the fight. Gonzaga tried to get a submission hold around Shaub's neck in the last second of the third round but it was way too little too late and Shaub won the decision 30-27 from all three judges. At the post fight press conference Schaub mentions Frank Mir being a fighter he would like to take on. It seems that Mir is becoming a stepping stone for any heavyweight to earn a title shot and I am absolutely fine with that. I love seeing Mir get his butt kicked, especially by a guy I really like, like Schaub. 

Tito Ortiz vs. Matt Hamill - light heavyweight 

Returning after some major back and neck surgery Ortiz' experience was definitely still evident. In the first round even when he was taken down he was able to quickly scramble out of tough spots and get back to his feet. I feel like his coaching experience played against him though. Every time he went in and landed some big hits in an exchange he backed off right away. Hamill did come back stronger in the second and third round, landing some big hits on Tito's chin, so many that Tito has to wear sunglasses to hide his face during the post fight press conference. Hamill clearly wins the last two round and grabs the unanimous decision. In his interview after the fight he talks about how grateful he is to Tito and everything he had taught him. He feels honoured to have been able to fight him and they will remain friends after this fight. I'm not sure what's going to happen with Tito now. He has lost 4 of his last 5 fights now and the 5th wasn't a win, it was a draw. Its not as if he is a weak fighter though so we'll see. He's still a really well known fighter that a lot of people love to hate and that always draws a crowd. I'm pretty interested to see who he will fight next, if anyone.  

Diego Sanchez vs. Paulo Thiago - welterweight

Even though I wanted Thiago to take this I'm happy to see old Diego is back! After his two recent losses it felt like he had no drive anymore. The first round was interesting. Thiago flipped Diego over him using his feet on his hips when Diego was on top. This was follow up by Diego picking up Thiago, walking him across the ring and slamming him wwe style. The second and third round was not as even. Diego got big takedowns and dominated the ground and pound. In the last seconds of the fight Diego went nuts throwing like 20 punches in 10 seconds, a lot like his fight against Clay Guida. Diego won the unanimous decision 30-26, 29-28, 29-28. I agree that he won, 

but where did that 30-26 come from. That was a little off to me. 

Jake Shields vs. Martin Kampann - welterweight

This was definitely a wrestling match. Shields went for a lot of takedowns. When he got them he didn't seem to go for a lot of ground and pound, basically maintained the positions. Shields looked really tired towards the end of the second round and into the third but he maintained the same game plan, takedowns. After the fight Kampmann points out that Shields didn't do any damage. But he didn't either, neither fighter had cuts or marks on them. Shields won the split decision. Dana said that if he got this win he would have a title shot, but I'm not sure he is ready for that. If he did the same thing against GSP it would have been a totally different fight and the result would have been way different. We'll see though, first fight in the UFC, nerves may have played a role and also cutting so much weight, he doesn't walk around at 170 and admitted he cut a lot of weight in the days right before the fight. 

Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez - heavyweight championship

drumroll please.... Ladies and Gentleman we have a NEW CHAMPION!! Lesnar walked out to Metallica, I hate that he did that! I love Metallica and I would like to love the fighter that walks out to them, unfortunately that was not the case. As soon as that door locked and the bell sounded, it was on. Lesnar charged at Velasquez like a bull at a matador. Velasquez admitted in the post fight press conference that this threw him off. He has to consciously tell himself to relax and calm down. Lesnar tried to get to take the fight to the mat but Velasquez was showing amazing takedown defence. The one time Lesnar did manage the takedown, Velasquez was back on his feet in literally half a second. Velasquez went on the offensive and was landing some huge hits. He clipped Lesnar with a big knee that opened up a huge cut under Lesnar's left eye. He followed up with some big punches and knocked Lesnar to the ground. When he was scrambling to get up he fell again, twice, right into the cage. Velasquez didn't letup, he kept attacking laying on some major ground and pound. After watching the Carwin fight, Velasquez knew that ref wouldn't call the fight just because he was throwing a million punches, he had to make sure that every punch was throw with intention and caused damage. He was pretty clear he was doing that as Lesnars face was under a pool of blood. Ref, Herb Dean, called the fight just past the four minute mark. Velasquez wins by TKO in the first round! I'm very happy that this fight was called before the first round was over. After seeing how brutal that cut was, even the vaseline wouldn't stop the bleeding, I feel like the Doctor may have called it. I don't want anyone to have reason to call instant rematch. Valesquez will probably have to take on Dos Santos next and I feel like Lesnar will have to take on the winner of the Carwin/Big Country fight in January before he gets a chance to take the belt back.

Overall it was a great night of fights. Even my picks that didn't win lost to guys that I don't hate! There were a couple scores from the judges I didn't agree with but that's probably just my lack of technical knowledge. I'm pretty disappointed with the next card but this one was incredible. It was an amazing night of fights I got to watch with some great people. I'm excited to see who these guys fight next!

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Upcoming UFC 121 Lesnar vs. Velasquez

UFC 121 Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez October 23rd, 2010 from Anaheim, California.

Brock Lesnar (champion) vs. Cain Velasquez - heavyweight Championship
No secret I want Cain to win this one. If you want the reasons, read my blog about the primetime series just below this one. This fight is scheduled for five 5 minute rounds. That's 25 minutes for the challenger, Velasquez to take the title. But I don't see this fight going past the 3rd round.

During the press conference Lesnar again just explained how it is a simple sport. He doesn't think any opponent is tougher than the last, they're all great and you have to train well to beat each one. You have to go in and win, plain and simple. And if you don't win you have no one to blame but yourself. Of course he didn't use quite as many words. Lesnar seems to have one of those I don't care attitudes that I personally don't care for. As the press conference went on he spoke more and I agreed with some things he was saying. He’s not an evil person that I hate with every fiber of my being but I’m not a fan, simple as that.

When James Cybulski of TSN asked him about his beard he said "I finally hit puberty and wanted to try it out" oh look a sense of humor that doesn't slap someone in the face with the punch line, he really is growing up.

Jake Shields vs. Martin Kampmann - welterweight
Shields is a fighter from strikeforce and elite XC and is making his UFC debut. He hasn't lost a fight since 2004. He recently beat Dan Henderson who has fought in the UFC and defeated both Michael Bisping and Rich Franklin, two big welterweight fighters. I don't like comparing people that way, like I beat him but I lost to you, so you should be able to beat him. On paper that makes sense but there are so many factors to take into consideration it’s usually not that simple. Although during the press conference when a reporter asked Dana about the winner of this fight getting the next title shot he's pretty quick to say that after his win against Dan Henderson, Shields should have had the title shot right away. But with timing and of course the TV show it didn't work out that way.

Shields would love the opportunity to challenge GSP for the belt. Of course I’m not a fan of anyone saying that but Chael Sonnen has also said this. As much as I don’t want like hearing someone say they want to beat up GSP I can understand. To be the best you have to beat the best and who wouldn't want to test themselves against the welterweight champion?

In an interview with Joe Rogan, Shields talks about his fighting style. He says the more traditional jiu-jitsu style is to sit and wait for the other guy to make a mistake. He considers his fighting style to be American jiu-jitsu, combining wrestling with traditional jiu-jitsu. In wrestling it’s about force, force the guy to make the mistake. So he likes to force the mistake while still using the smooth jiu-jitsu technique. He doesn't look past his opponent, he knows that he also has a great ground game. However he still feels he is superior and will finish within the first two rounds.

I don't dislike Kampmann at all, I actually do like him. He's a mellow guy, he respects the sport and Dana's decision. He is excited for the fight and for the opportunity to move up in the rankings if he pulls off the win. He recently fought and defeated Paulo Thiago which is no small task. Thiago is a big welterweight fighter and is actually on this card as well. He has a kickboxing background so his strength would be to stand up. I just happen to like Jake Shields more and I think it will be exciting to see him in the UFC.

Tito Ortiz vs. Matt Hamill - light heavyweight
Hamill trained as a cast member under Tito on season 3 of The Ultimate Fighter. He is a deaf fighter but you wouldn't know he had any sort of disability just by watching him fight. Tito sure didn't know, he even picked Hamill as his number one guy. After the show Tito invited Hamill to train with him. Four years later they have to face off in the cage. This is the second time that Hamill will have to face a friend. He considers only a two guys in the UFC to be good friends of his, Rich Franklin, who he recently lost to, is one of them. Like Dana said, it’s not meant to be personal, obviously some fighters make it that way but in the end this is a business and you're going in to compete and see who the best is, not because you don’t like someone.

Tito has lost 3 or his last 4 fights and the one he didn't win was still only a draw as a point was taken from him for holding the fence. He says after winning this his next step is to go get his title back. If he thinks with the record he has that one win will put him back into the mix I think he is sadly mistaken. Well first he has to beat Hamill which I don’t think he will do but there are so many guys in the 205 lb division it’s not that easy. He also said something during an interview that was a little off putting. He said that since Hamill is deaf he has a soft head and has no equilibrium. This didn't faze Hamill, he laughed it off, saying I don’t know, is a soft head good or bad? But it offended the deaf community who he obviously represents and I found it to be a bit disrespectful, you don’t have to go there with trash talking.

Diego Sanchez vs. Paulo Thiago - welterweight
I'm going with Thiago. He’s only been in the UFC for a little under two years but before his debut in February 2009 he had a great record against other Brazilian fighters, most wins coming by submission. I think he's better, faster, and stronger and I don't think Sanchez is ready to be back at 170. He’s bounced around from lightweight to middleweight now back at welterweight coming off a loss to John Hathaway.

Brendon Shaub vs. Gabriel Gonzaga - heavyweight
This is going to be a tough fight for him but I'm going with Shaub. He's an Ultimate Fighter alumnus from the heavyweight season, season 10. He fought under Rashad Evans and made it to the final, where he lost to Big Country. Since then he has won both of his fights, defeating his opponents by TKO in the first round.  Gonzaga has lost to two of the main contenders for the heavyweight title, Junior Dos Santos and Shane Carwin and I’d like to see Shaub have his chance. It was also announced at the press conference that Brendon Shaub won tequila cazadores award. $1000 went to his charity, pretty impressive.

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Court McGee vs. Ryan Jenson - middleweight
McGee won the 11^th season of the Ultimate Fighter under his coach Chuck Liddell. I don’t know much about his opponent but his record of 15-6 with 10 wins coming by submission is nothing to sneeze at. This should be a great fight too.

Patrick Cote vs. Tom Lawler - middleweight
I’m going with the Canadian Patrick Cote for the Win. He’s coming off a loss but so is Lawler so I’d rather go with the fellow Canuck.

Dongi Yi Yang vs. Chris Camozzi - middleweight
Camozzi is another alum from season 11 of The Ultimate Fighter. He was injured with a broken jaw in his first fight and was unable to continue training. Don’t worry, the other guy had a broken orbital bone so he did some damage too. But in that first episode I did like him, he wanted to stay and train in spite of his injury but Dana would not allow it. He came back to fight James Hammortree at the finale and definitely showed he has talent. I'd like to see him do well, especially against a guy I've never heard of.

I’m definitely pumped for this card. A big title up for grabs, top contenders for another title battling it out. Covering almost every weight class and a lot of fighters I’m a fan of and familiar with. It’s going to be a great night!

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Upcoming UFC 121 Primetime Lesnar vs. Velasquez 3 Part Series

Wednesday, October 6th, 13th, and 20th, 2010. Get comfortable, this is going to be a long one... Not only my reaction to watching the primetime series but also background on my opinion of the current title holder.

I am choosing to talk about the challenger, Cain Velasquez first, because I like him and its my blog! I didn't really know much about Velasquez going into this other than he is undefeated.  But after watching all three primetimes and reading a bit of background information on him I am definitely a fan. He is currently undefeated, with 7 of his 8 wins coming by knockout within the first two rounds. The only fight he let go to decision was his win against Cheick Kongo in 2009.  His most recent wins were against huge heavyweights Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira and Big Ben Rothwell by KO and TKO via punches. With results like that it’s pretty easy to see that he has some heavy hands. But his background is actually in wrestling. In high school and also in University, where he received his bachelor’s degree in education, he was a champion. At Arizona State University he wrestled with two fighters that I have talked about recently, Ryan Bader and C.B. Dollaway and was ranked 4^th in the country in 2006.

Velasquez has unbelievable cardio, especially being in the heavyweight division. His sparing partners don't even go for the full five minute rounds, they tag off going 2.5 minutes each. His trainers often tell him "Don't break your toys"! Training is tailored to combat Lesnar’s size with Stamina. Keep in mind that this is a five round fight. 25 minutes for anybody is tough, never mind carrying over 240 pounds. With the max in the heavyweight division being 265 it will be to his advantage that he will not have to alter his diet to cut or gain weight like Lesnar will. He just has to maintain and will likely end up fighting at about 245.Velasquez very proudly represents the Latin community and has “Brown Pride” tattooed across his chest to remind him of that. Being one of the only Mexicans well known in the sport he is seen as a hero by many. Obviously he’s not out saving lives but he's an incredible fighter as well as a good person. He wants to be a legend and if this fight goes the way I want it to, he will be well on his way, at least in the sport of mma.

Velasquez comes from a hard working family. His father came from Mexico to seek a better life for his family in America. He worked on farms in Arizona and California, lifting boxes of lettuce 20-55 pounds each all day long. It was the daily grind to get his family everything they needed. His fiance and 17 month old daughter stop by to see him train. His wife says its hard when he gets into fighter mode and shuts off from the world but when she sees him fighting, its all his training and hard work paying off. You have to understand that he is doing it to provide for his family, just like his father did.

Cain is the challenger in this fight but he has way more experience than Lesnar. From watching Lesnar's last fight Velasquez knows he has to really knock him out. The ref will not call a fight just because you're wailing on the guy like they might in other situations. It’s a title fight and a win won’t come easy. I really feel that Velasquez has the strength and ability to win this fight. He is a more relaxed and skilled fighter that doesn’t need to insult his opponent to make himself feel superior.

Now for the defending champ, in late 2008 Lesnar fought Randy Couture, one of my favourite fighters, and won in the second round to take the title. I didn't know a lot about Lesnar then, just saw that he was a mammoth of a man and I would definitely not want to get on his bad side. His next fight was a rematch against Frank Mir. After his childish outburst following that fight I decided I really didn't like Brock Lesnar. He was so rude and looked like a complete idiot. He said (don't quote me on this) Frank Mir had a horseshoe up his a**. I told him that a year ago. I pulled it out of him and beat him over the head with it. I’m going to drink a Coors Light. That’s right a Coors. Bud Light don’t pay me nothing. I may even get on top of my wife tonight. So, not only did he disrespect one of the UFC's biggest sponsors but he probably completely embarrassed his wife in front of the world on one of the biggest nights of his career. Classy guy... Then what gets me again is after his win against Carwin he says he is now a humble champion after putting his dirty gross mouth guard into Joe Rogan's shirt pocket! Who does that?After watching the 3 part primetime series I do see Lesnar's skills. In the end he's just a country boy from Minnesota. He trains smart, to get better at what he is not good at. He understands where his weaknesses are and he trains to improve them. Similar to Valesquez he is from a hard working family. A family of farmers if you don't work, you don't eat, it’s that simple. He was a scrawny kid growing up and even his coach called him a late bloomer as he was skinny until he graduated high school. He won the 2000 NCAA wrestling Championship so of course he has skills but he has an “If you're not first, your last” attitude and we saw how well that worked out for Ricky Bobby…

Lesnar won’t allow the cameras to film his personal life so we won’t get to see his wife or kids. That’s a part of primetime I look forward to seeing. It is understandable though. Lesnar had major health issues to overcome in October 2009. He's very controlling and wants everything on his own terms. He and his wife have both been in the public eye for a long time since being a part of the WWE and how someone is at home doesn’t matter once they enter the cage, it’s just something I like to learn about.

Lesnar says he is the toughest S.O.B. around. Well he definitely has the s.o.b. part right. I feel like Lesnar is a terrible ambassador to the sport. You could say that I may be giving him too much credit, he is not the face of the UFC, and there are fighters that are a good influence like GSP, Rich Franklin, Randy Couture, and Matt Hughes that show respect in and out of the ring time and time again. However, when they name a whole month after him "Brocktober" and his face is on slurpee cups, he does represent the UFC in a big way.

During a prefight interview Lesnar said something along the lines of after I beat you up I'm going home to have a corona and a burrito to honor your heritage. Obviously referring to Valesquez's Mexican background. Really?! That is so uncalled for. Valesquez is a very proud Mexican and does a lot in his community to support the Hispanic culture and represent it well. Just another classy remark from the big doofus himself.

A friend of mine tried to tell me that there is a big difference between a fighter’s personality and their fighting ability and I have to respect that Lesnar is a great fighter. I will disagree with that for two reasons. If I based my decision on who my favourite fighters are only on their athletic ability it would be quite a boring blog. I don't know all the differences between muay thai and jiu-jitsu and haven't been following the UFC long enough to be able to see their progression. If I only looked at a fighters results in the cage I would be a fan of Koscheck and Big Country and we all know full well I am definitely not. Not saying I can't see past a fighters personality to appreciate the athleticism but it’s like a really attractive person who smokes, spits, and swears all the time, it just ruins it!

So the second reason is that I'm simply not over the moon impressed with Lesnar's wins so far. Let’s take a look at his most recent fights... His rematch against Frank Mir in 2009, he has a lot to prove after loosing to Mir in 2008 due to a silly mistake that landed him in a kneebar. It was his first fight in the UFC and he didn't necessarily have all the technical skills and experience to know when a move like that would be coming and how to ensure he avoids it. During his rematch Lesnar destroyed Mir, he controlled the pace of the fight and dominated Mir on his feet and on the mat and finished it at the end of round 2. Mir did gain a significant amount of weight for this fight to try to compete with Lesnar's size which could account for a bit of his fatigue (No I'm not giving him an excuse, I'm not a Mir fan by any means, just making points). This is not a once in a lifetime event. GSP has done this twice. He has avenged his only two loses to Matt Hughes and Matt Serra by submission and TKO, I'd say that’s a pretty decisive win too.

How about his fight against Randy Couture? In this fight Lesnar again had a significant size advantage, only 2" of height but 40 pounds of muscle. The fight was definitely close in the beginning, Lesnar didn't just run through Couture but he did finish the fight by TKO towards the end of the second round. Again, not a once in a blue moon event for someone to be knocked down. Just this past weekend Condit knocked Hardy out cold with one shot. Of course Hardy was not the title holder like Couture was at the time but he was the most recent challenger of the title.

And now his most recent win against Shane Carwin. Anyone who watched this fight knows that Carwin had the first round. He had Lesnar on the mat just over a minute into the first round and landed blow after blow. All that Lesnar was able to do was turtle and try to hold up his arms, not actually defending himself. In another fight, the ref may have called it after nearly 4 minutes of the same thing, Carwin was dominating and Lesnar made no move for progression other than being able to stand up after Carwin gases out pounding on his brick wall of a head. In a title fight however fighters know that it won’t be that easy. In the second round Lesnar got his second wind and decided to show up and did get the submission win. Yes this is a great display of his determination and ability to be able to come back after 4 minutes of a Shane Carwin beating but did Stefan Struve not just come back from his bottom lip looking like it was literally going to fall off to win in the 2nd round against Christian Morecraft?

I'm not trying to discredit Lesnar, a win is a win and he definitely earned the W in each fight. My point is that Lesnar is not some freak of nature running through the top fighters like bowling pins. He has proven himself to be a talented fighter and has obviously shown improvement in the technical skills of mixed martial arts but he still has a crummy attitude. That's my biggest issue. UGGGGHHH I can't stand it!

On matters of Lesnar I fully admit I am completely stubborn and I will not even agree to disagree. We will disagree and you will be wrong. Just kidding, kind of…
The only other heavyweight that may be able to take him now is Junior Dos Santos. I honestly do believe that if Carwin got a rematch against Lesnar, I feel like he would prepare himself better, knowing what a second round feels like and pull off the win. Of course that’s looking ahead, the fight this Saturday I know will be intense and I am definitely looking forward to Velasquez pulling off the upset.

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Ultimate Fighter Season 12 Episode 6

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010


After watching primetime during this season, its hard to believe that Valesquez and Koscheck come from the same training camp. Koscheck is so bull-headed sometimes. This episode again, he hides GSP's sandals. Thats so childish. Doing that to someone on your own team may be funny, but he's doing it to try to get some sort of reaction out of GSP. Team Koscheck comes back to the house like they just won the superbowl. Dancing and clowning like idiots. Koscheck stops by the house and brings his boys food and of course do what he does best, trash talk team GSP. Koscheck trash talking GSP is one thing, he is in his weight class and his opponent. Trash talking the fighters, what's the point really? Calling Johnson fat and out of shape, he beat your boy, shut up. Johnson is getting annoyed by the entire Koscheck team and I completely understand. They're just following their leader.  


Team Koscheck announces the first fight Marc Stevens vs. Cody McKenzie. As goofy as McKenzie is, I like him. After the two posed for the stand off picture he gives Koscheck a little tap on his chin. Like a "chin up son" type tap. Koscheck smiled and laughed it off, he was only annoyed after Sako made such a big deal out of it. (Koscheck did end up doing the exact same thing to GSP later in the episode but it went unnoticed) I understand that if someone had done that to GSP I would think it is totally disrespectful but its Koscheck, he asks for it. McKenzie and him have been bickering back and forth the whole time so this is nothing new. Many guys in the house consider Stevens to be a mini Koscheck. Ironic that he's the one the team sends in to face the one guy on team GSP that does trash talk at all. 


GSP's team go to him to talk about Koschecks team being very ungentlemanly. He explains to them not to let it get to you. Growing up he has had to face people before, multiple guys 4-5 years older than him and he will defend himself if he feels like his well-being is being threatened. Saying is Koscheck disrespects him to the point of laying a hand on him outside of the ring, boom, he'd be out. I have so much respect for this guy. He's mellow and calm but he's not a doormat, you cannot mistreat him. Pranks and teasing is bellow him, he doesn't need to worry about it. 


McKenzie doesn't have an athletic background, he has a scrappy fighting style and goes in just to get the job done. Stevens has a big wrestling background, meaning he knows how to avoid McKenzie's dangerous guillotine. McKenzie says Stevens is better than him, better cardio, better right hand, better scrambling but he's still going to win. He's talking about not being afraid of loosing, if he goes in and gives it everything, there is nothing he can be ashamed of. This is true, but its something you say after the fight... I liked McKenzie's comment about Stevens' cockiness; "For how little he is he sure walks tall" haha


Round 1
McKenzie has a 2" height and 5" reach advantage. McKenzie shakes his head when Stevens asks if they will slap gloves, even though I want McKenzie to win I hate when fighters do that, how hard is it to reach out and touch gloves? Simple display of sportsmanship. Moving on, the fight starts and McKenzie comes out strong swinging and goes for a head kick. Stevens goes for his wrestling comfort zone and goes for the takedown. McKenzie in the same motion goes to his own comfort zone and grabs the guillotine. He tightens up and doesn't even give Stevens a chance to tap, he puts him to sleep. 


Cody McKenzie wins by submission via guillotine choke. Team GSP gets control back.Thats Koscheck's number one pick loosing to GSP's number 6 pick. GSP again tells his guy to go back to the house nice, it will surprise them. They don't have to go back and be the cocky jerks like they were.


Team GSP announces the next matchup Jonathan Brookins vs. Sevak Magakain. Team Koscheck was so confident going into the last fight that they were planning ahead and preparing Sevak to face Sayers. A nice little wrench in their plans. GSP describes Brookins as his secret weapon, he doesn't even know his own potential. He hasn't been featured much this season, at all really. His premiere episode fight was just a quick recap of his unanimous decision win. He seems like a really chill guy, he likes yoga and meditation and enjoys the growing experience in fighting. He understands he is new to fighting, he is a baby, barely above walking and when he gets to that point where he can run, he will fly. He is just a speck in the universe and the universe probably doesn't care the result but it did give him the opportunity to be there and he is going to prove his worth. I love this attitude. Its a little too tree hugger and spiritual for me but the base concept I like. Having the want to learn and understanding that you can improve and that you're not the best yet is important.


Sevak also haven't been featured much. He has, however, shown his short fuse when dealing with Bruce Leroy in a former episode. He is a very intense person, he has an out to kill attitude. During the training he talks about his Armenian background, fighting is in his blood. His father got him into the sport of fighting when he was very young. Before this episode I didn't know that he and Sako, the only other fighter on his team that has not fought yet, have been training partners for year. I'm sure it is nice to have that feeling of home in such a crazy situation.


Round 1 
Sevak looks really intense standing looking at Brookins. The fight starts and he throws the first kick and a few punches. Brookins gets the first takedown. It wasn't the prettiest takedown but it did the job. Sevak is able to stand up but Brookins grabs his back while they're up against the fence. Brookins maneauvers himself and gets the rear naked choke. Being patient he holds onto it and eventually Sevak collapses and another Koscheck team member is put to sleep.


Jonathan Brookins wins by submission via rear naked choke. With only one more fight left control doesn't play a role at all, the fghters have been determined but its always better to get the win. After the fight Koscheck actually does some coaching in their dressing room. He explains to Sevak what he should have done from that position. I like Brookins even more after his post fight interview. He says, speaking about the other fighters in the house regarding the fights still to come, they don't have to fear me. He doesn't think that any man needs to be feared, but he will earn your respect. Pretty simple concept if you think about it, but not a lot of fighters live it.


Next Episode...
Final prelim fight, Sako and Sayers. 
The teams play some baseball for the coaches challenge 
The wildcard fight is announced

UFC 120 Bisping vs. Akiyama

UFC 120 Bisping vs. Akiyama Saturday, October 16th, from London, England


The one thing I don't like about free fights is the amount of commercials. I understand they loose a ton of money by making it free so those funds have to be made up for somehow but they always go to break between rounds. I like hearing what each corner has to say to their fighter and if they listen. Obviously not all the fights are aired but here is what I cared to comment on...


Cyrille Diabate vs. Alexander Gustafsson - light heavyweight
These two fighters look very lanky for the light heavyweight division. But of course they are both over 6'5". Diabate has a big reach advantage and is 14 years older than Gustafsson at 37. Gustafsson definitely won the first round, he landed a few big punches knocking Diabate to the ground in addition to leg kicks, a big knee, and being able to dominate Diabate on the ground. In the second round Gustafsson is strong again, getting a major takedown. He is able to defend against Diabate's attempt at a left bar and grabs the rear naked choke. He let go of it and lands a few major punches then grabs the choke again. Same thing, he lets go, throws a few punches then the third attempt at the choke. Diabate is finally out of gas and quickly taps. Gustafsson wins by submission via rear naked choke. Another good one from the sidelines talking about Diabate, "He's literally getting beat to the punch" Oh Mike Goldberg and your insightful commentary.


Cheick Kongo vs. Travis Browne - heavyweight
Yep thats right, the vs. is in green because neither won the fight! How pathetic. I didn't know before watching the Travis Browne's UFC debut was in June 2010 with a first round win against James McSweeny (who I previously showed my dislike for). In the first round, both fighters take their turns going on aggressive spurts but Browne definitely lands a little bit more. He gets some big knees, a few let kicks and some really big punches. Kongo is a huge fighter, his back is literally 3 feet wide, he's a big, ripped up dude. He's more relaxed in the second round and comes out a bit more aggressive. He spends most of the round holding Browns up against the fence throwing knee after knee to the same spot inside of Browne's leg. Browns got a takedown in the last few seconds but I don't think it was enough to steal the round. Third round Kongo really screw things up. He hold Browne's shorts and even after receiving a warning from the ref, Kongo did it again and had a point taken away from him. Just like holding onto the cage, you can't hold on to your opponents shorts. And surprise, Kongo goes right back to grabbing the shorts. Kongo tried to be more aggressive in the last minute and a half but not enough to make up for that lost point. This isn't the first time there has been a no contest but its definitely the first time I have seen a draw. And for such an idiotic reason. I'm actually surprised they didn't give it to Browne, I don't think Kongo did enough to win the third round even if he didn't have that point taken away. 


John Hathaway vs. Mike Pyle - welterweight
Pyle is going up against one of the hometown boys. He admits he's used fighting in front of hostile fans and traveling is nothing new to him and he has embraced the role of villain in this fight. 17 of Pyle's 19 wins to this point have come from submission. He had his UFC debut against Rampage in 1999 and had said he will not be a stepping stone in Hathaway's career. Pyle definitely won the first round, nailing Hathaway with some big punches, a nice knee to the body and landing 2 big takedowns. Hathaway starts off the second round strong but gets taken down and eats a big elbow that you can hear smack his head against the mat. Pyle gets a mounted triangle, pretty much a triangle with his legs. He has control of one of Hathaway's arms and half of his other ones and just lays on the punches and elbows. Somehow Hathaway survives to the third round. Pyle gets the takedown early in the round and just dominates the rest of the time. Hands down I completely agree, Pyle wins by unanimous decision.


Dan Hardy vs. Carlos Candit - welterweight
Hardy comes out as his usual cocky self. If I liked him more, I may have enjoyed the entrance, he's so confident and that has to be a little bit intimidating to his opponent, especially when he is backed by an entire arena of roaring hometown fans. Condit is 2 years younger with a 2" height and reach advantage. Hardy starts the round with a couple big kicks. Both fighters and working on the distancing, throwing a few punches and kicks. It seems pretty even then BOOM, just over 4 minutes into the first round both fighters go for the left hook and that 2" reach advantage definitely plays a role as Condit's connects square on Hardy's jaw and knocks him right to the ground. He jumps on top and lands one more big punch and Hardy is OUT COLD! The replay is amazing, its like something you see choreographed in movies, both guys throwing the right then immediately with the left and Condit is just that much better. Condit wins by knockout!! I do have to mention one thing that did annoy me, Condit did look like a bit of a weirdo trying to constantly show the sponsor on the front of his mouth guard, just sayin. Hardy talks a lot of trash but he's usually a pretty graceful loser, no change tonight, when Joe asked him what went wrong he simply says "I got punched in the face". I don't hate Hardy, I just always seem to like his opponents more. 


Michael Bisping vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama - middleweight
You can tell the difference in the two fighters personalities with the entrance music. While Akiyama chooses a slow song that reminds me of the water fountains at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Bisping chooses Wohoo by Blur... Even though Bisping is 4" taller he only has a 0.5" reach advantage on Akiyama. The first round is pretty even, both fighter throwing strong kicks and punches and it ends with a flying knee from Bisping. Akiyama end the second round with some quick punches but until that point Bisping had been dominated the action. Third round Bisping gets some big kick and a lot of solid punches. It almost seems like Akiyama is looking for the one big punch, he's not throwing nearly as many punches as he did in the first two rounds. He's holding his hands lower, he's slower, its like he already knows he's lost. No surprise, Bisping wins unanimous decision. 


The night could have ended after the Condit Hardy fight and I would have been thoroughly impressed. And I was actually right on all the fights this time. Well, kind of, if Kongo wasn't such a dummy he would have won the decision. Overall a great night of fights. No surprise Condit was awarded knockout of the night. He is definitely going to go up in his UFC rankings, its not like he just beat anyone, Hardy just had a title shot, thats a big win for Condit. I'm excited to see his next fight.

Upcoming UFC 120 Bisping vs. Akiyama

UFC 120 Michael Bisping vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama October 16th, 2010 From overseas in London Enga-land, little Austin powers reference there.

Michael Bisping vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama - middleweight
This is a really tough call for me. I do like Akiyama, there aren't a lot of top Asian fighters in the UFC and I definitely think he has the talent to get up there. But Bisping is a great fighter. He’s fought some of the big guns in the division including Dan Miller, Wanederlei Silva, Dan Henderson, Chris Leban, Matt Hamill, and Rashad Evans. Not all of them were wins but still great fights. He says it himself in a press conference that it’s his time to put up or shut up. He takes no fighter lightly. He does a lot of trash talking, has a really big mouth and isn't afraid to say what he's thinking but a lot of the time I do agree with him and apparently others do too as he was voted the coolest man in the UK. Akiyama's most recent fight was a loss to Chris Leban at UFC 116. He hasn't fought a lot of the big names in the middleweight division but he still shows great potential. I just hope he brings a different translator to the fight than the one that was at the pres conference because he barely understood English himself and wasn't paying attention half the time. Both fighters have drifted into the pop culture world as well. Akiyama of course in the Japanese fashion industry he gets his nickname Sexyama from his modeling career. Bisping has done some acting and will be in a new tv series. I can only assume it will be a British show not in the states but we'll say it still counts. I'm going to have to go with the hometown boy on this one.

Dan Hardy vs. Carlos Condit - welterweight
Condit asked for this fight. He was a WEC (World Extreme Cagefighting) champion. He's only lost once since 2006. He rises to the level of his opponent so he chose someone that is tough. As I don't follow the WEC I've never seen Condit (aka Nathan Scott of one tree hill's twin) fight but I like his personality. He seems like a very laid back and chill dude which is a major plus when your opponent is the bull headed Hardy. Dan Hardy most recently lost to GSP (haha in your face). He has fought and beat opponents including Mike Swick and Marcus Davis so he's definitely not someone to be overlooked. One comment I did like that he said during the press conference was in response to a question he was asked about where his loyalties would lie in the Pyle/Hathaway fight as he is friends with Pyle but Hathaway is a fellow Brit. He said he's friends with everyone except his opponent, his opponent and Josh Koscheck! After all that trash Hardy talked about GSP its nice that he still only has dislike for one person and that’s the guy I can't stand either. I'm going with the new kid on this fight, mostly just because of my dislike to Hardy.

Condit brought up in the press conference it may be tough to win a decision, especially since they are fighting on Hardy's turf in the UK. Of course Bisping jumps in saying good thing the crowd doesn't judge the fight, they're American judges so where the fight takes place is irrelevant. I would call a big old bogus on that one. Or as the Brits might say, Bullocks! True the crowd doesn't have a score card in front of them but we have seen the judges make some awful, terrible calls so the roar of a crowd isn't unlikely to sway them in the event that the fight is close. I do understand Bisping's point, but he got super aggressive and defensive as soon as Condit said anything and I found that annoying.

Mike Pyle vs. John Hathaway - welterweight
I don't really know these two fighters but after watching the press conference I like Mike Pyle. Hathaway has an undefeated record but the only win I would really consider worth being noted is his win over Diego Sanchez. He was very quiet during the press conference but it's pretty hard to be heard when you're sitting next to Bisping and Hardy. Pyle was also really quiet but he seemed like a cool guy. Of course I have to base my decision on coolness because neither fighter has been around the UFC for very long and I don't know much about them. Going with the American on this fight.

Cheick Kongo vs. Travis Browne - heavyweight
I always cheer for Kongo, even though he has lost to Mir and Valasquez I still like him and hope the big French man pulls of the W.

Dana mentioned in his video blog that this is the largest selling event in UK history for the UFC. That includes the fights they had in Manchester and London. There are a huge amount of UK fighters on this card. Most aren't very well known but that's probably why the card is free... Also on the card is another Brit, James McSweeny. He was on the Ultimate Fighter season of heavyweights and was a big old jerk so I will be cheering against him! I'm going against a few of the guys with home field advantage so we'll see how this goes. It looks like it should be a pretty good card, perfect lead of to the monster of a card on the 23rd.

Ultimate Fighter Season 12 Episode 5

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010


First off the episode is called "Disrespectful", that always gives you a nice feeling going into it...


Jon Fitch joins Koschecks training. He is a welterweight fighter whose only loss since 2003 has been to GSP. He has the same thoughts as I do towards a fighter's attitude. He says he'd rather take a guy who is out of shape with no talent and listens over a guy who is talented but doesn't listen. Just like a tshirt I have says, "Hard work beats talent that hardly works". If you're not willing to learn, you're never going to improve. Chuck Liddell also stopped by to talk to Koscheck's team. He needs no introduction, a light heavyweight hall of fame fighter at 40 years old he's been around the sport for a while. His best advice is to enjoy what you do. If you don't like fighting and if you don't like training, its always going to suck. He tells them its better than any 9-5 job and leaving it is the hardest decision to make. The team asks him about returning for one more fight, possibly to take out Tito. He says he'd love to fight Tito, and he's got one more fight. I definitely think the result of Titos fight against Matt Hammil at UFC 121 will help determine what will happen with that. As awesome as it would be to see that fight, it would be the third time! Liddell has fought and beat Tito twice already and when he has only had 29 fights, thats a lot considering how many fighters there are. 


During GSP's training, he brings in Jean Charles Skarbowsky, a mui thai trainer from Paris, France. Now THIS guy is a nutcase. GSP even has to warn his guys about him, he respects people who respect him. If you choose not to show him that respect he WILL knock you out. He doesn't really look like a fighter. He smokes, drinks, and somehow throws down every single guy on GSPs team. I'm not sure how I feel, if I'm disgusted by him because he came into training with a belly and drunk or respect him because he's such a ridiculous fighter. I found this video on youtube of some fighting highlights, if you don't watch the whole thing at least check out about the 1:30 mark, craaazy!
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Bruce Leroy of course decides to start some drama on his own team, by mistake. Leroy put bleach in Nam Phan's fabric softener and Johnson decided to use it for his own laundry. Luckily nothing was ruined but jeeze, thats just plain rude. Putting jello in someone's shoes would be one thing, but attempting to ruin every piece of clothing someone owns is a little too far. Leroy admits he has a love/hate personality, thats why he doesn't have a lot of friends. A lot of times people come on the show and say this is me, my friends know me, my family loves me, these guys are my competition and don't have to. Like meathead during the heavyweights season. Everyone thought he was a freak but he always said it doesn't matter what his opponents think, his friends and family know he's an awesome guy. Leroy on the other hand openly admits that he doesn't have a lot of friends. So this is how he is, and he's not going to change for anyone. 


Team GSP announces the fight Spencer Paige vs. Nam Phan. Team GSP wants to keep the fight on their feet. However during the premiere episode Paige won his fight by unanimous decision because his opponent was not able to control him on the ground so he does have some wrestling skill as well. Phan runs every day, can only assume his cardio will be at a great level. He did manage to finish his first fight on the premiere episode by TKO but it was against a less experience ex pro skateboarder. Phan gives off a nice guy gentleman persona, which I like, but he has to be able to fight too. Rich Franklin has that same persona, yeah he kinda looks like Jim Carey in the cable guy but he was a math teacher for pete's sake. If you're going to be the nice guy you still have to kick some butt too.


Both fighters talk about doubt. Paige is scared, scared, scared, scared until that moment he finally steps into the cage and he has to fight, too late to back down. Only at that point does he switch into fighter mode. Phan describes the sounds, the murmer of the crowd, the click of the cage door closing, the drumming of his heartbeat and then he thinks to himself..maybe I should have listened to my dad and become a business man. Even if he was being sarcastic with that comment, it doesn't exactly give off the most confident vibes. 


Paige describes the difference between the two coaches really well. He says Koscheck is the immature 6-year old and GSP is the professional fighter, ha. GSP admits this trash talking does bother him, of course it does, eventually if you here the same taunting day after day it may not hurt you but it sure as heck would annoy you. He would love to do something to disrespect him back but he wont. He will stay true to himself. Of course Koscheck tries to make fun of Jean Charles because he's still getting no reaction out of GSP. I really wanted the maniac to just kick him in the face, but even drunk he's classier than Koscheck and chose not to respond. McKenzie is cracking me up, he really is proving to be quite the goober. They never focus on him for very long but they show him trying to trash talk and beak Koscheck but after saying "I can talk trash real good" and he chooses "Wouldn't you like to know" after Koscheck asks him something. Really buddy? Even I can come up with something better than that. 


Round 1
Paige does have a 2 inch height advantage and a 4 inch reach advantage. He throws some big leg and body kicks and even knocks Phan to the ground. Phan gets a one punch that knocks Paige off his feet but kick after kick to the gut has to wear on him. Getting further into the round Paige doenst throw too many punches, seems like he is having trouble getting the distance and spacing right in the beginning, even with the reach advantage. Phan catches one of Paige's kicks and get his on his back. He lands some major ground and pound and gets Paige's arm twisted in a major Kimura (like in movies when cops control a bad guy by spinning his arm behind his back with it bent at the elbow) at the end of the round. As soon as that 10 second warning goes off you can see Paige trying to control his breathing and hold on through the pain for those last moments. It was a pretty even round up until the end


Round 2
Paige lands a big body kick and seems to hurt his own leg in the process. Phan lands some big body shots that seem to hurt Paige more each time. Paige tries to get a takedown but Phan turns it around on him, landing some big elbows and knees. Phan definitely pushes the pace the whole round. I have to give it to Phan, after the premiere episode I didn't think he was that great but he definitely showed a lot of passion in this fight. He attacked, defended, ate some big hits too and kept going. After the fight we also hear Paige broke his hand. He's not even sure which hit it was the did it but he kept going. Phan says he likes showing America little Asian boys can scrap. He wasn't super aggressive, I think especially since Paige was obviously hurting he could have taken him down and finished the fight but he was consistenly landing big punches and a few kicks.


Nam Phan wins by decision. Even after the win Koscheck's reaction is one of relief saying he's not about to loose 7 straight to a loser. He's such an awful person, like GSP said there are sore loosers but there are sore winners too. They start banging on the wall of the dressing room that they share with team GSP. Its like they suddenly forgot that this is the fourth fight and they have still lost three before pulling off this win.


Next Episode...
2 fight episode!
Team Koscheck gets cocky after 1 win...
GSP gets a cut during training :(