Hello folks, welcome to my weekly dishing on the Ultimate Fighter. This is the second episode so far and my first TUF review. Personally, I think the first episode is really boring anyways…omg that guy has green hair…so we are beginning with the second episode. This season (and the last season on Spike) we have featherweights and bantamweight with coaches Bisping and Miller. And if I am correct (please correct me if I am not), Bisping is the second coach to be featured on 2 seasons of TUF.
Let’s begin, Bisping chooses the first pick for his team, leaving Miller the first pick for the fights.
Bisping Miller
Bantamweight
Louis Gaudinot (Green Hair) John Dodson
TJ Dillashaw Johnny Bedford
John Albert Dustin Pague (District represents!!!)
BJ Ferguson Roland Delorme
Featherweight
Diego Brandao Dennis Bermudez
Akira Corassani Bryan Caraway
Marcus Brimage Dustin Neace
Stephen Bass Steven Siler
Miller says he picks for his coaching styles. Dana White looks like he slimmed down from last season and he probably gained weight because he was probably busy sealing deals with Fox (ps – I like Dana White so don’t expect me to make fun of him. Not many people can say they have taken a bankrupt business and brought it to success from the brink of failure – I cannot promise the same for the Blue Eye Ronin). The teams begin to train and Siler’s nose starts bleeding and they had to tape his nose up…it kind of made him look like a pig.
Commercials – Hmmm, what am I thinking right now…I hate rain. If you live on the north east coast you have been lucky enough to experience rain for the past forever. I am hoping that this rain won’t dry up for the winter season because I love snow. Like, I am completely in love with snow. Ever since my childhood days in Syracuse, NY I have loved snow like it was my life. What can’t you do with snow – you can make balls and throw it (and put rocks in those balls and throw them…or you can put them in the freezer before you throw…or you can just put it down and go inside for some hot cocoa).
Ah, Bisping’s accent, Bisping isn’t my favorite Briton (that award goes to Gordon Ramsey) but ever since TUF season 3 and his tiff with Ross Pointon and then Matt Hamill says “I love guys from New England,” I have found him very entertaining. Brimage says that Bisping’s coaching is very technical, but with JJ, it’s going to be pretty technical regardless. Miller brings in…space suits? WTF…skipping over that since I don’t believe in crap like that (sort of like colonics except with blood). First fight match of the last TUF season on Spike, Caraway fights Brimage – “classic striking versus grappler” says Bisping, but Miller believes that Brimage does not have the skill to defeat Caraway.
Commercials – …has anyone seen those BK Halloween commercials, they are so creepy, I mean I guess they are for kids since like they are advertising a toy with it, but still…I want a Droid…I want a smart phone. For everyone who does not know, I have clunky crappy phone since my touch screen broke. Currently that phone is the bane of my existence since everyone I know has at least somewhat of an awesome phone, and mine is this red piece of crap with a battery that can only last 10 minutes when it isn’t plugged in. I hate haunted houses…like seriously, I went in one when I was like 12…never again. UFC Fan Expo in Texas soon, it’s too hot there. If you haven’t noticed, I like the cold, anything that isn’t cold, isn’t worth it…except for hot chocolate.
Brimage just said DBZ was one of the reasons he does UFC. Awesome, I love anime and DBZ was what started it all. My favorite character is Vegeta…I think I am going to watch an episode from the tournament sage before bed. I wonder if Corassoni was named after the Akira from the anime? Brimage is at 157 so he has to cut weight a little. He is worried. I’ve cut weight for comps before too and let me tell you (if you have never done it), it sucks. So Brimage is going through salt baths, runs in sauna suits, and lying down with blankets. Miller says that Caraway is his worst enemy. I can believe that, psyching yourself out never works out well, while pumping yourself up can lead to an ego. But Caraway is pretty level headed, so he’s all good. I see a prank in order – Miller’s team decides to stuff Bisping’s training room with tires and they close the door so that a tire falls and will prevent Bisping from getting in.
Commercials – I have never really been to D&B…well I am lying I have, but I don’t go often. Although there were many a-times I walked to Penn’s Landing in Philly and passed it. I am assuming since they sponsor TUF, you can watch UFC events there. The Ronin and I normally just go to Buffalo Wild Wings to watch events.
First Bantamweight fight, Brimage weighs in perfectly along with Caraway. Dana White gives the fight to Brimage, and Bisping’s team has made a taunt song to Caraway. Hopefully karma won’t bite them in the butt. Bisping finds out about the tires and it seems like this season will be another prank war. Caraway is pretty upset about the song feeling personally attacked. Brimage farted on his interview…I heard it and I wasn’t sure what it was because if you are also like me, you are familiar with Adult Swim’s pranks so maybe Spike decided to do the same thing, but Brimage owned it, so we are ok. Brimage is a striker (leaving me to assume Caraway is a grappler).
The Fight
Round 1 – Fight starts with a few punches and it is quickly brought to the ground. Brimage is having difficulty controlling Caraway and he is trying to take it back to the ground. Caraway almost gets a choke and then tries to manage another but Brimage stays moving. Both seem to be taking coaching direction very well. Caraway manages to get a solid grip and the fight almost ends but Brimage manages to wringle out (getting scolded from the ref over grapping the gloves in the process). They transition with Caraway on Brimage’s back trying to manage another choke. But nothing holds. Round 2 - Brimage comes out fists a-flying trying to keep the fight standing but Caraway manages a takedown in the fury. The fight manages to go up and down a few times and they both stay moving. Caraway is lying on the floor while Brimage tries to figure out how to get around him. The ref takes the fight standing again. Caraway takes Brimage down again and pins him. Caraway manages a choke and Brimage taps giving team Miller the first win.
Ok ladies and gents, this ends the first overview of TUF season 14. Join me next time for episode 3!
- The Afro Geisha
