The next day we go to Frankie officially naming the fighters, and sure enough, he calls out Small Balls and Jules. You know, I don't think Frankie likes the idea of watching a good well-matched fight so much as he loves the idea of watching an all out murder. He was hoping to see Marilyn beat the crap out of Roli and was sorely disappointed, so, this time, Frankie tells us that he picked Jules to go out there and get destroyed by Vinny. Adding that, "Jules is a farm boy. I don't think anybody expects Jules to get out of there alive." Oy Veh, me thinks that Frankie might have a career in snuff films if he loses to Mini Big Nog.
Sorry Jules, sucks to be you.
Oh, well, back to some man on man drama. In an effort to pump up Jules' confidence before the fight, Mini Big Nog explains that, while Vinny is good during training, in the ring he has "small balls." Obviously, I agree. Anyway, it seems as if Small Balls has been running his mouth around the house saying as how Mini Big Nog's jiu-jitsu really isn't that good. Because, you know that boasting about your superior fighting prowess over the world MMA champ is an intelligent choice. The red team takes the opportunity to faithfully reports Vinny's boasting to Mini Big Nog and the proverbial shit hits the fan. Small Balls is probably the only participant in this little drama that is surprised by the discovery that his vile spewing would get back to Nogueira. And, Mini lets him have it. To give Small Balls some credit it seems like he's the only guy on Mir's team that realizes that it's not a good idea to piss the guy off. As Small Balls already said all the guys in Brazil hate him anyway.
I think it's worth noting that in his blog, Small Balls only addresses the conversation with Frankie, where he describes Mini Big Nog's jiu-jitsu as basic, claiming that no insult was intended, it was all a misunderstanding, and there was no other instance of smack talk during his stay in the house. HOWEVER, several of the other fighters' blogs recount hearing Vinny spewing his conceited dribble concerning the superiority of his grappling skills over Mini Big Nog's. Go figure. Who would have thunk that such a stand up guy would get caught in a lie? Mothers lock up your daughters, there's a sleezebag in town. Even Hugger John our resident sweet wackadoodle talks about trying to excuse Small Ball's smack talk with the excuse that the boredom of the house caused them to say things they wouldn't otherwise say. Confronted with Mini Big Nog's accusation, Small Balls does what any honorable man caught with his pants around his ankles would do:
Deny!
Deny!
Deny!
On a lighter note:
Shrek, Jr is baaaacckkk!!!
This time he's convinced the producers to procure a body bag, flowers, candles, and a tomb stone. Seriously, can you see Big Daddy explaining this one to the detectives?
There was a lot of animosity between the guys. Some have anger issues and drinking problems, and, yeah, there's been some incidents of assault in the house. But, we just figured the body bag was some new training device.
The red team comes home and finds Jules' bed transformed into a grave.
Though, I'm thinking that somebody doesn't have a solid grasp on the concept of infinity.
And, then, we're in the pre-fight build up. Dun ta dun. I'm finding myself developing some respect for Farmboy as he struggles to psych himself up for going into a fight where he's hopelessly over matched.
Small Balls actually takes it upon himself to tip off his teammates to not only bet on him winning, but the exact submission he plans on using, as well. Which, correct me if I'm wrong, is probably not the safest choice of behaviors for him to continue in the professional fighting world. I'm guessing Big Daddy would be a bit annoyed if his fighters got filmed fixing bets.
In the blue team locker room, Frankie is offering to quit as a coach if Farmboy Jules submits Small Balls. And, likewise, Small Balls is offering to leave the house if that should occur. I want to publicly state that, if I had known about this before the fight, I would have offered to pay Small Balls to take a dive, just to get him and Frankie off my TV screen. But, I have to say that I'm a little distracted by another more interesting story line that seems to be playing out in Small Balls' and Frankie's body language.
Small Balls is soooo taking a peak and Frankie soooo knows it!
The Fight
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Comments (13)
I've actually read that tickets aren't selling well for the Mir/Nog fight at UFC 92. It's on 12/27 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. if you're interested.
1 of 13 | Posted by FreewayShark | Posted on November 1, 2008 4:05 PM
Good recap Yenta - Gotta love your take on all this.
So basically these guys don't know anything about training. Making people suffer, yes. Teaching people how to be a professional, it seems like one coach has an idea.
2 of 13 | Posted by bmcl | Posted on November 1, 2008 6:48 PM
Excellent recap, considering how lame this episode was. (Thanks for the ring girl shots, too!)
I think every child should participate in at least two sports. One team sport and one individual sport. They both have important things to learn. Most of the guys on the blue team clearly skipped team sports... so did their coach.
3 of 13 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on November 2, 2008 10:56 AM
Wow, Yenta, we should get a whole TVGgasm group to go support Nog in Vegas. It would be such fun.
Loved the recap, but this week was kind of lame. I saw commercial for next week though and it looks Junie is up to his normal craziness...
4 of 13 | Posted by rosesarered | Posted on November 3, 2008 6:40 AM
Hi Yenta! love the recaps! Just wanted to mention that the Fainter Phillipe works out at my gym in Brooklyn. If i have any interesting encounters with him, I'll be sure to post :)
5 of 13 | Posted by lovelyval | Posted on November 3, 2008 8:46 AM
Good recap of a pretty boring episode.
Just as a FYI, Nogueira is 31-4-1 in his professional MMA career. His four losses are all by decision. Twenty of his wins are by submission.
Mir has excellent submissions too, but he's never fought anyone as good as Nogueira. If anyone tries to tell me that Tim Sylvia is as good as Nog, they will only succeed in showing me how stupid they are.
I'd be surprised if the fight ends in a submission either way - unless Mir gasses early and gets tapped due to exhaustion later in the fight. I'd be surprised if Mir can fight any more than three rounds and I'd be surprised if Mir can hurt Nog standing. I think Nog will TKO Mir... but I'd not advise to bet on it.
6 of 13 | Posted by Hey Buddy | Posted on November 3, 2008 9:14 AM
I'm getting sick of hearing how everybody on this sight is bashing Mir and his team all the time. There fighters there not supposed to be warm and cuddly.
Yeah your funny sometimes but you just prove that women cant understand this sport.
I say Mir submits Nog in the second round. Nogs an old man now.
7 of 13 | Posted by UFCfan | Posted on November 3, 2008 10:49 AM
Hi Folks,
Love love love reading your comments : )
FreewayShark: That is so sad that the tickets aren't selling well. I would so love to go, but I'm not sure my hubby is going to go for it.
Fire@will: It is weird that Frankie's team doesn't seem to really get the concept of team. It's just a weird dynamic, but, as a recapper, I'm definitely appreciating it.
Rosesarered: I totally agree; a TVGasm cheering section at the fight would be a total hoot, but like I wrote to FreewayShark, I'm just not seeing my hubby go for it. Sigh!
LovelyVal: That is so cool!!! If the rumors are true, he wins this thing and gets the lightweight contract. I think he's supposed to fight next week, so now I'm really excited. Feel free to pass my love on to him ; )
HeyBuddy: So, after reading your post, I really, really want to go see the fight. If Nog KO's Mir, it would be the best Channakuh present ever!! I'm going to be curious to get your opinion of fainter Phillipe's fighting. Supposedly, he's the one that Dana White has picked out to be the next Anderson Silva...
UFCFan: XOXO
Hugs,
Yenta
8 of 13 | Posted by yentapatrol | Posted on November 3, 2008 11:58 AM
FYI - on Shrek's broken thumb. I'm pretty sure that with a broken nose, if you hit it wrong, the bone can get pushed into your brain and kill you. Not that I think Big Daddy's too concerned about the fighters' well-being, but I would imagine he doesn't want to get sued if somebody dies. Borken thumb, no one gives a s@#&, I would imagine.
9 of 13 | Posted by hejohnsonvc | Posted on November 3, 2008 1:14 PM
That's unfortunate to hear Yenta. As for a broken nose vs broken thumb, if you have a broken nose, then it's a lot harder to breath and it forces you to breath only through your mouth.
10 of 13 | Posted by FreewayShark | Posted on November 3, 2008 3:51 PM
Yenta: Nog doesn't really possess much KO power - he's got 2 TKO victories, but no direct knockouts.
As far as Phillipe goes, I was really impressed with him in his first fight, but the level of opponent wasn't very high. It'll be interesting to see how he does Wed night. Also, I don't know what rumors you hear, but let's say Phillipe makes the finals. He still has to fight on a UFC Fight Night in December for the lightweight contract - nothing is decided on the show per se.
I could be wrong about this, but I'm pretty sure the NSAC will not let anyone fight knowing that they have a broken anything. If Crazy's thumb is truly broken, I don't see him being able to fight. I guess we'll see how up to snuff I am on the rules regarding fighter injuries.
UFCFan: Mir couldn't submit Wes Sims and he had him in some terrible positions for a lengthy amount of time. You're trying to tell me that Mir is submit Nogueira. A man who's never been submitted in a MMA event. Not by Fedor in three fights, not by Nastula, Josh Barnett in two fights or Ricco Rodriguez. BTW - Nog is like 32, 3 yrs older than Mir. Hardly old.
11 of 13 | Posted by Hey Buddy | Posted on November 4, 2008 8:00 AM
"we should get a whole TVGgasm group to go support Nog in Vegas."
Oh that would be awesome! My boyfriend and I would sooo be there if we didn't already have out of town plans for Christmas! We are really disappointed cuz Vegas is not-too-bad driving distance from here and this is one fight we would love to see.
12 of 13 | Posted by Wild Heart | Posted on November 5, 2008 10:28 AM
I. Cannot. Wait. For. The. Next. Recap.
13 of 13 | Posted by Hey Buddy | Posted on November 5, 2008 8:46 PM