But, enough of the "real" plotline, and back to the drama. After having his pillow urinated on, Efrain seems to have had some trouble sleeping. What's amazing to me is that he still slept in the bed. I would have torched the thing. Mini Big Nog finds him trying to sleep on some practice mats and demands to know why he's so tired. As the only person with some authority on the entire show who's hampered by little things like personal values and codes of conduct, Mini Big Nog is shocked that someone peed on Efrain's pillow. How refreshing.
Because Mini Big Nog has the radical belief that professional athletes, who are actively training and competing, would benefit from undisturbed sleep, he decides to share his concerns with Frankie. Frankie being the consummate professional immediately agrees to talk to his team and demand respectful professional behavior so that every fighter has the best chance of excelling. Sorry, I was swept away in a wishful fantasy for a moment. In reality, Frankie treats Mini Big Nog in the exact same way as a teenage boy reacts when his mom asks him to keep his room clean. "Yeah, yeah, sure mom. Whatever."
Please God, let Mini Big Nog kick Frankie's lazy butt when their fight comes. Mini Big Nog talks the matter over with his assistant coaches, and Stankie is all over this issue, saying that it's the "difference between honor and not." Which, in principal, I agree with, but I'm so horrified by the fact that Stankie has someone spraying his armpits with deodarant while he speaks that I kind of missed the rest of what he was saying.
Stankie is stinky? Seriously, WTF?
Mini Big Nog and Stankie decide to visit the house and to try and talk to the boychicks about their behavior, pointing out that "you guys are going too far. You're going to have a fight here for sure."
Oh, goody. A fight would be great for ratings.
Big Daddy thinks it cool that Mini Big Nog cares as much as he does about the fighters. Unfortunately, Big Daddy doesn't care about anything other than ratings, so he just thinks it that will be interesting to see if Mini Big Nog can get the pranks to stop.
Sadly, the blue team fails in every conceivable way to give Mini Big Nog respect. They barely pause in their conversations to listen to him. Okay, this is the UFC heavyweight champion and the Pride heavyweight champion that we're talking about. Even if you don't think that deserves respect, at least be smart enough to figure out that this guy might have some influence in the MMA world. It's probably not going to help you if he thinks you're an asshole.
Of course, not every fighter in the house has control over being an asshole. Case in point, Eliot is all indignant that Efrain told Mini Big Nog what was going down in the house. I mean, why would a professional athlete lodge a complaint when he can't sleep because other people are peeing on his bed? Apparently, Eliot has a different take on the situation and gripes, "Grown ass man, why do you need your coach to come over and protect yourself? Do you need to go cry to your mother?"
I don't think Eliot's lack of friends had anything to do with his mixed heritage.
Meanwhile, Vinnie, the poster child for glue sniffing delinquents everywhere, tells us, "Uh, oh, Efrain is mad cus I peed on his bed. Next time I'll do something worse."
This house is great. Most people have me arrested when I pee on their things.
The Fight
And, oh yeah, with 9 minutes left, we just have time to fit in the fight.
Stats:
Ring girl:
Dear God, if you let Shane win, I promise to be nicer to my neighbor. Sadly, I'm not feeling too hopeful about the outcome of the fight. But, on the bright side, I can keep being a bitch to the cologne reeking cheeseball who lives next door to me, comes roaring in on his motorcycle at all hours of the night, and keeps calling me "sweetie".
This fight is a lot more aggressive than the last fight. Shane rushes at Eliot trying to land a punch, which unfortunately missed.
Oops-a-daisy
And, Eliot takes Shane down, holding him from behind. It's clear pretty quickly that outside of a miracle, it's just going to be a matter of time before Eliot chokes Shane out.
Great practice for prison.
Shane's face is turning red, and I'm still praying, but, no, Shane taps out and a medic runs into the ring.
Sigh!
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Comments (12)
Great recap - not so great show.
The show is becoming a train wreck.
The main reason they should keep the show on is so that you can recap it.
Other than that, I can just flip on the channel with 8-15 minutes left of the show and wait a day or three and read the recap.
1 of 12 | Posted by bmcl | Posted on October 19, 2008 11:19 AM
Love your recaps. Very disappointed in the show, Dana and "coach" Mir.
Dana spent so much time salvaging the image of UFC - and now he seems to be letting it be pissed away again (literally).
One theory on Junie's behavior - there is an area at the front of the braid that handles impulse control. It can be slow to develop and in some people it just doesn't. I'm guessing a brain scan would show little activity in that part of Junie's brain.
Junie is unlikely to change in the immediate future - especially if people like Dana and Mir continue to enable him.
Son of Shrek - LOL.
2 of 12 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on October 19, 2008 1:29 PM
I wanted Shane to win too, but had a bad feeling when he made the remark about anyone can beat anyone on a given day.
No matter how you interpret that, I think it indicated he was thinking about losing... and he didn't go into the fight with the proper attitude.
At least he seemed to have a good attidutde after. He'll learn from it, and keep working and getting better.
And, win or lose, Elliott will still be a jerk.
3 of 12 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on October 19, 2008 1:35 PM
Great Recap!!
OMG, who are these people. Who lives like this. My three year old wouldn't think of going on somebodies bed. And that coach Frankie is such a loser. I feel so bad for the nice boys in the house.
Thanks for making me laugh. Loved the son of shrek, too.
4 of 12 | Posted by rosesarered | Posted on October 19, 2008 5:23 PM
Ugh, this season is hard to watch. You know, I used to be a big fan of Frank Mir. He was the heavyweight champion and was exciting to watch. Then he was in a horrible motorcycle accident that almost killed him. He made a comeback that has had it's ups and downs and is finally in a position to climb back to the top of the mountain. Then he had to go and show his true colors as a coach on this show. Am I a fan now? Not so much. Minotauro is going to kill him. Seriously though. I don't think anyone who truly follows the UFC thinks Mir has a snowball's chance to beat Nog.
5 of 12 | Posted by Hey Buddy | Posted on October 20, 2008 7:57 AM
Mir is going to kick Nogs ass.
You dont no about MMA. You should write som of this stuff on a real board. People there woulnt take it so good.
I cant believe people read this stuff
6 of 12 | Posted by jujitsuking | Posted on October 20, 2008 11:09 AM
jujitsuking -
You spelled jiu jitsu wrong in your name. Even if you're trying to type it in it's japanese form, "jujutsu", you still fail.
Nogueira's jui jitsu is better, his striking is most definitely better, he has better cardio and he's universally known for how much damage he can take. Mir's striking is sloppy, his cardio is horrible and he can't take a punch.
Oh, and I find it laughable that you say you can't believe people read this stuff. You read it.
7 of 12 | Posted by Hey Buddy | Posted on October 20, 2008 12:30 PM
Im not sure its going to be a total slam dunk but I think Nog is going to beat Mir
I dont know what Dana White is doing with this show but I dont like that its becoming a joke but I guess shrek was kind of funny
8 of 12 | Posted by UFCfan | Posted on October 20, 2008 1:24 PM
Hi Guys,
Thanks so much for taking the time to post your thoughts, it really makes my day to read your posts:)
Bmcl:I'm hoping that the show gets better as the interest in the actual "real" fights ramps up.
Fire@will: Wow, I wonder if you're right about Junie, but, if that were the case, I have to say it shows horrifically poor judgment to train him to hurt people. I think you're right about Shane, poor baby, but the rumor is that he'll be back fighting when somebody gets pulled due to injure.
Rosesarered: Hearts and flowers, I agree who lives like these guys?
HeyBuddy: I adore you!!! You give me hope that I'll get to see Nog kick Frank Mir's tuchus, and I would so love to see that.
Jujitsuking: Thank you for reading :)
UFCfan: I'm glad you liked the Shrek Screencap. You might explore some of the other blogs on the site, they're pretty funny and it's always good to laugh.
Hugs,
Yenta
9 of 12 | Posted by yentapatrol | Posted on October 20, 2008 3:47 PM
UFCFan: it's a slam dunk. Minotauro FTW. I don't bet on fights, and I certainly wouldn't want others betting on fights based on my opinions, but if there was ever a fight I was certain of it's this one.
Yenta: Thanks! I love reading your recaps - almost more than I like watching the show. Now that I think about it, I like it more than the show. I can only stomache the actual fights.
Krazy has been one of the few fighters on this show who seemed like he was somewhat normal, but his insistence on pullings his childish parnks like of sours him to me. I know they are left with pretty much nothing to do in the house save train and drink copious amounts of alcohol, but come on! Freezing other dudes' underware? Putting itching powder in beds and clothes? Lame.
10 of 12 | Posted by Hey Buddy | Posted on October 21, 2008 11:45 AM
Just wanted you to know, Yenta and Rosesarered, that you are not the only ladies watching the show and reading this blog! Yay!! Girls Rule! :) If you want to see a really good MMA fight, check out Gina Carano on EliteXC - not only is she a hell of a fighter, but she's gorgeous to boot!
I also think that Nog is going to kick Frankie Mir's lazy ass. I think the reason Frankie gave Nog that attitude is because he's jealous of all the fun (?) the boys are having while he has to be the "grown up" coach. LOL! And Dana IS the biggest ratings whore ever - no doubt about it.
11 of 12 | Posted by Wild Heart | Posted on October 21, 2008 12:59 PM
Hey Guys,
I'm so excited about tonight, please let Roli do okay against Junie!!!
And, WildHeart I'm so glad you posted, I'll definitely try to check out Gina C. I had no idea that women did this kind of thing!!!
GO TEAM NOG!!!
12 of 12 | Posted by yentapatrol | Posted on October 22, 2008 6:09 AM