It looks like the Thinker is going to live to eat another day. He chokes out the badass bounty hunter in a surprisingly fast amount of time. I'm thinking that this fight can't be good for the bounty hunting business.
Sadly the next 3 fights are pretty short and lame. Big Daddy dubs fight 5 the battle of the beanpoles and George Roop wins:
The winning beanpole
Ryan Bader chokes out Kyle Kingsbury in fight 6 with a triangle.
And, Shane Nelson goes on to win fight 7.
Fight 8
Eliot Marshall versus Karin Gregorian
Eliot Marshall tells us that he has a long history competing in Brazilian jujitsu.
Karn Gregorian tells us that he has a long history fighting and you kind of get the idea that he means at home, in the streets, in school and in gangs...
In the first round, the two guys go down on the ground pretty fast and roll around a lot. The outcome is unclear, with the exception of one thing:
Neither wants to be a bottom.
The second round starts off with Elliot kicking Karn in the head. Karn starts to look a little nervous when Elliot lands a lot of punches, before going in for a dump (as in dumping Karn on the ground). He then takes a few moments to repeatedly knee Karn in the kidneys. The second round bell rings and, as the fight is undecided, they go to a third round.
This time the fighters go immediately to the ground, and in no time Karn is bleeding all over Elliot's chest, which is both unhygienic and a little rude. At the end of the third round, the boys hug and go to wait for a decision. Frankie tells Elliot that he's in the house and I assume he's the winner. But, no, we have a twist. Big Daddy announces that, by a split decision, the judges have named Karn Gregorian the winner. Judges? What judges? I didn't even know there were judges, outside of the coaches and Big Daddy for the intro elimination fights. And, for that matter, where the fuck are the judges? These judges must be ugly as sin, because they sure as hell aren't getting any air time.
"What the hell, give the bloody guy the win.
Big Daddy and Frankie commiserate with Elliot saying that they think he should have won the fight, which has got to be making Karn feel like a very little piece of turd right now. But, oh well, it's time for Big Daddy to welcome the winning fighters into the training house and to kiss the losers goodbye. Except! Wait for it...It turns out that Antwain Britt, from last week, broke his hand in his fight so he's going to have to go home and that means there's room for another fighter in the house. Guess who's back? Yup, it's Elliot. Remember, ultimately, Big Daddy always gets his way.
"We can't second guess the refs or judges, but in this case we can," because I'm a giant douchebag.
Seriously, Mini was the only guy to act like a gentlemen and support Karn winning the fight and the judges decision. Big Daddy Douchebag actually announced to the entire group of fighters that he didn't think Karn should have won the fight. If you have a problem with the judges decision, fire them. But, it's pretty low to undermine Karn's place in the house in front of the entire group. Yay, Mini! Boooo, Big Daddy Douchebag!
We end with promising shots of the total drunken mayhem that occurs in the house this season. A situation best described by long time commentor Fire@will, who I picture as the love child of Tim Gunn and Obi-wan Kenobi valiantly guarding the Tvgasm universe, "They are put under tremendous pressure, sequestered in a rented house, deprived of TV-books-phones... and supplied with seemingly endless alcohol. What could go wrong?" And, Big Daddy telling us that this isn't Survivor where the contestants get voted off. Instead:
"Let's beat em off." (pause) "That didn't sound good, did it?"
So what did you guys think? Did the right fighters get into the house? And does anybody know why the UFC website shows a photo of Eric Magee, instead of Jules the farmboy, as one of the winners from last week?
Hugs XOXO,
Yenta
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Comments (11)
That is big nog not mini nog.
1 of 11 | Posted by koclem | Posted on September 26, 2008 3:45 PM
I'll do my best to explain the "juice is worth the squeeze" quote. What he meant was that the end result of the UFC contract (the juice) was worth the pain he'd have to go through (the squeeze). Hope that helps.
Great recap.
2 of 11 | Posted by FreewayShark | Posted on September 26, 2008 3:45 PM
I'm thinking that Jules gets sent home due to injury and Eric Magee gets pulled it.
Funny recap, you had me squirming, but funny recap.
3 of 11 | Posted by Bmcl | Posted on September 26, 2008 7:17 PM
I read what your recap said about utlimate fighting and just so you know, not everybody thinks like you do.
You should show some respect to Dana White and the fighters on this show. Theyve done more than youll ever do sitting at a computer typing these lame ass recaps. What are you some sort of fem-nazi trying to make real men look bad.
You should mind your own business and write about things you know about like cooking and cleaning.
4 of 11 | Posted by ufcfan | Posted on September 27, 2008 6:57 AM
*reads ufcfan's comment and laughs*
Yenta, darling, I was going to reply with something, but then I realized that sarcastic wit is wasted on those without a certain level of intellectual advancement.
*smooches!*
5 of 11 | Posted by teri00 | Posted on September 27, 2008 7:32 AM
Koclem: Thanks for taking the time to chime in. Minotauro does have a big big noggin : )
FreewayShark: Thanks so much for translating for me. I'm sure there going to be other instances of phrases that are completely unintelligable to me, so please stick around.
Bmcl: I was wondering if farmboy got injured, as well. It's just kind of weird that they didn't address it at the end of the episode.
UFCFan: XOXO
teri00: Heart and smooches right back at ya : )
Hugs,
Yenta
6 of 11 | Posted by yentapatrol | Posted on September 27, 2008 12:04 PM
Yenta, honey, I was giggling like mad reading through this. You are the perfect one to be recapping this show.
Really, though, you SHOULD show more respect to the good men of the UFC, because their beating each other's brains out apparently somehow solves the energy crisis, the budget deficit and cures cancer at the same time!
I myself would contend that the only thing more lame than sitting at a computer typing a lame-ass recap would be sitting at a computer reading said lame-ass recap and getting really mad about it.
much love & hugs to you,
xoxox
J-Mo :)
P.S. I left you a present at the end of my soon-to-be-published "Top Design" recap... I think you're gonna like it... :)
7 of 11 | Posted by J-Mo | Posted on September 28, 2008 4:00 AM
Thanks for the kind mention. You described me exactly (now "Uuuuse the farts, Luke!")
LOL
I've been involved in martial arts and I think your comments about the homo-erotic aspects of it were pretty funny - but in the most manfully, manly kind of way, of course.
You are doing a FINE job of recappingness and (in my imagination only) I'll scratch the eyes out of anyone who says otherwise!
8 of 11 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on September 28, 2008 10:03 PM
Yenta,
What is this "Castro district" you speak of?
I didn't think there was anything fishy about Elliot Marshall getting in to the house due to Antwan Britt's injury. It is commonplace for the fighters to get injured and they need to have replacements available to fill in. Marshall had a great fight - and in my opinion as well, beat Karn Grigaryan anyway.
On, and koclem's post that "this is big nog not little nog is in reference to the fact that there is has a twin brother who fights at a lighter weight. Antonio Rodrigo is known as "Big Nog" and Antonio Rogerio is known as "Little Nog".
I am hardcore fan of MMA and don't think there's anything homoerotic about it, but I think your recaps are funny. I can see where others may find certain aspects of it homoerotic and can therefore see the humor in your comments. Sadly, not all fans of the sport will be able to do the same. Insecurities anyone?
9 of 11 | Posted by Hey Buddy | Posted on September 29, 2008 9:17 AM
J-Mo Darling, you are the sweetest :) Someday we will sit down and have a junk food orgy complete with really bad movies...
Fire@will, I'm working toward both manful and manly homoerotic descriptions : )
Heart always...
HeyBuddy, you are so my tutor. I'll have to rename "Mini" as "Mini Big Nog" and THERE'S TWO OF THEM!!!! Holy crap, that's too good to be true. I'll have to read up on them.
The Castro is SanFrancisco's gay ghetto. Basically, its a stretch of Castro Street from Market to about 19th, I think...But, like many trendy areas it's boundaries kind of spread and the original spirit of it seems to have kind of diluted over the years. Of course, I'm middle-aged so I'm looking back over a fairly long span and, I've never lived there, just visited. I'm sure others can give a more precise description of the area. But, in it's heyday it wasn't uncommon to see guys walking around in leather fanny chaps, or, my personal fav, leather biker jackets, combat boots and tighty whiteys...
Anyway, I hope you stick around you definitely "represent" well for the MMA crowd and you know alot more than me.
Hugs,
Yenta
10 of 11 | Posted by yentapatrol | Posted on September 29, 2008 2:04 PM
I am a fan of this show and find the recaps very funny.
Yenta, the judges are selected by the Athletic Commission and not the UFC. The problem is that many of the jugdes have a boxing background and judge the fight like a boxing match, not a MMA fight.
11 of 11 | Posted by tsl1000 | Posted on October 2, 2008 7:37 AM