K*Lovely's TUF 12 Recap episode 6

This episode begins with Johnson getting stretched out in the other team’s dressing room. Koscheck is giving Johnson a hard time telling by telling him things like he’s fat, out of shape etc. Of course the moment Johnson starts dishing it back out to him and the other coaches they give him the boot. How typical, they dish it out but can’t take it.


Team Koscheck is sitting around discussing, for the first time, how they should pick the next fight. The coaches start talking things over with Marc Stevens about McKenzie and Sayers. The team seems a bit concerned about him fighting McKenzie. They ask him if he can stay away from the guillotine and Koscheck states that no matter how McKenzie acts and looks, he knows how to win. Stevens is confident that he could beat McKenzie but he’s had it in his head that he would fight Dane. Either way Stevens is sure with either opponent he will win.

Back at the house Johnson is still upset how the yellow team acted after their first team win. What do you expect though? Koshcheck’s douche-ness has to rub off on the fighters. I do have to say that Steven’s dance was pretty entertaining. Later in the evening Koscheck comes by the house to help in the celebration. When he gets there you can see his teammate’s chest get a little bigger. While he’s there, he and Johnson continue to have words. Koscheck continues on with calling Johnson fat and out of shape. Johnson argues with him for a bit and tells him he right on point with weight and then he asks him why he’s being a dick. Of course, Koscheck doesn’t feel he’s being a dick at all. So what do you call a coach who encourages his teammates to rub a victory in their opponents face….a nice guy, a role model? Face it Koscheck, you’re a dick. It would have been funny if you fell on your ass when you were jumping of that ledge. Yeah, I saw that!

Koscheck makes the next fight announcement and it will be Marc Stevens against Cody McKenzie. After the announcement Cody does some sort of chin check to Koscheck. This upsets the members of team yellow. I can understand why they are angry. I think its right for any of the fighters to put their hands on any of the coaches. The coaches are there to help you succeed and they should be respected. Yes, even Koscheck deserves that respect.

We start to learn a little about Cody. He starts talking about how un-athletic he is, how little he knows about wrestling, but when the time comes he’ll be ready to grab a neck if given the opportunity. I think he had one of the best lines of the episode. He said “I like to have good times and I like fighting.” Who could argue with that?

At the training center Koscheck and the other coaches talking with Stevens and their biggest point is for Stevens not to shoot in and get put in a position where he’d get caught in a guillotine. Stevens is beyond confident that he will not get caught in McKenzie’s infamous guillotine.

The boys jump on the scale, make weight, and now it’s time to fight.

MARC STEVENS vs. CODY McKENZIE

Before the fight begins Stevens holds up his glove to McKenzie to see if they’re going to touch gloves and McKenzie shacks his head no. Fight starts and McKenzie comes charging toward Stevens. He throws a quick punch that backs Stevens up a bit and then throws a kick. Stevens blocks the kick and goes for a double leg takedown. On the way down McKenzie gets a hold of Stevens’s neck and before you can blink McKenzie has chocked Stevens out with the guillotine.

After the fight Koscheck was in disbelief. He stood there shocked and all he could do is pull out some chapstick and apply it to his lips. He says that the loss gave him an “eewie” feeling. He’s calling the other team dorks but he uses the word “eewie.” C’mon Son!

In McKenzie’s dressing room GSP is talking to his fighters. He’s reminding them not to get cocky. He says that kind of attitude always comes back to hurt you and there is no place on his team for that nonsense.

Back in Stevens’s dressing room, you could hear the crickets because it was completely silent. Everyone was down in spirit and had no words but Pham breaks the silence with a “WOW”

With no time to waste GSP makes the next fight announcement. It will be Jonathan Brookins and Sevak Magakian. GSP feels Brookins is his secret weapon and nobody, not even Brookins, knows how good he is.

Brookins likes meditation and seems to be a very mellow dude. He still considers himself a baby in the sport. GSP seems very impressed with Brookins. Unfortunately, during training GSP and Brookins heads collide and GSP is cut above his eye and needs stitches.

Koshcheck attempts another lame prank on GSP by hiding one of his sandals. While GSP is looking for his sandal Koscheck happens to notice the cut and begins his trash talk. All GSP heard was “blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.” GSP just let it slide and found his sandal and moved on.

Next we get to see some of Sevak’s training. He is a lot more intense than Brookins. He likes the hard training and fighting. He has a lot of power and Kos feels him and Sevak are similar in their styles and personality.

JONATHAN BROOKINS vs. SEVAK MAGAKIAN

Sevak throws a hard punch to start the round. The punch misses but he follows it up with a high kick. Sevak looks like he’s going in for the clinch but Brookins throws Sevak. Sevak tries to work from the botton but Brookins gets his back and uses the fence to get a much better position there. They hold the position for a while and Sevak is trying to fight Brookins off. Sevak goes to block a punch so Brookins uses the opportunity to sneak in a arm and gets a rear naked choke on Sevak.

This episode had two great fights and next week we get to see the coaches challenge. I always look forward to those and really have all the faith that, like the fight in December, GSP will win.

That’s it for me folks. Don’t forget that UFC 121 is this Saturday! We will be tweeting live from the weigh-ins on Friday and from the fights Saturday night (@woMMAn). Make sure to give us a follow. Check us out on Mondays http://wommanthoughts.blogspot.com for my weekly Rampage thought, not to mention our recaps on the latest fights and sometimes just plain silliness. You can always check out my TUF 12 recap on http://fisttacuff.com . Remember people, always keep it real. I’m out!!!



K*Lovely

T-Dubb's TUF 12 Week 5 Recap

Wednesday's episode was less dramatic than the previous week's, although Bruce Leroy tried to pull a prank and pissed off the one person who’s really talking to him. I don’t understand the need to mess with people. It’s not like you’re locked in a padded room with a bunch guys and have absolutely nothing to do. You’re only there for a few weeks, so get over yourself. Koscheck is just as bad. I don’t get him at all. What is he trying to do, prove that he’s a jackass? We already know that, so he’s just proving us right. He tells his team that they need to be focused and work hard, listen to your coaches, and then he acts like a 2 year old the entire time. How can you take someone like that serious? And he’s not funny.


It’s great that each team has the opportunity to work with and talk to people that they admire. Koscheck team had the pleasure to work with Jon Fitch, who K*lovely loves, and Mr. Liddell graced them with an appearance that had the guys cheesin’ all over. They probably had the same look on their faces that K*Lovely and I had when we meet Liddell for the first time in Vegas. Such a great memory. We’re such dorks. I don’t know about you all, but I really like GSPs French friend Jean Charles Skarbowsky. He doesn’t look like an athlete of any caliber, but he handled the guys like they were rag dolls.

Ladies, did you notice the nice camera shot of GSP shirtless? I’m sure you did. How could you not notice? You know they purposely put that in there for us to drool over. How many times did you rewind? You can look, but just remember he’s mine.

Spence Paige vs Nam Pham

This week’s match up was Spence Paige vs Nam Pham. Round 1, Paige dominated most of the round. He consistently throw punches and leg kick’s to Pham’s legs and body, while Pham was throwing 1-2 punches or kicks for every 5 that Paige threw. Towards the end of the round, Pham blocked a kick, which took Paige down to the ground for ground and pound punishment and a submission attempt until the bell.

Round 2, begins with much of the same stuff as the 1st, but you can see after the first 30 seconds Paige is hurt. He was more defensive than offensive, much of what he tried to do didn’t land, and he you could tell that he was just trying to survive the round. Pham wins the fight, which sucks for GSP’s team, because of course Koscheck and his team did nothing but gloat. You have an immature leader, you celebrate in immature ways. Getting back to the fighters. I liked both. Personally, I prefer guys who are disciplined in multiple skills. Pretty much all we really saw were punches, some kicks, and a submission attempt. These guys are young and still have time to develop.

Well, I really hope that GSP’s team wins the remaining fights, because it is ridiculous that Koscheck is acting this way. I guess this is some type of motivating therapy for his team and part of their acting classes. Next week will probably be “How to Act Like a Jackass Part 2.”

We’ll see on Wednesday what happens.

T-Dubb

K*Lovely's TUF 12 Recap episode 4

The show opens up with highlights from the previous episode where we saw Michael Johnson become victorious and kept Team GSP in control. During the highlights we see that members from Koscheck’s team are a bit upset at Caceres for yelling things like “beat the shit out of him” during the match. They felt as if that was disrespectful and unprofessional. I suppose he could have used a better choice of words but in the heat of the moment people can say just about anything.


They head back to the dressing room and Tyson is giving a pep talk to the team on confidence and telling them to never be “scurred” All of the guys are listening closely, including the coaches. Having someone of that caliber come in and talk with the team is certainly exciting and the gleam in all of their eyes proved it.

Moving on to training, it’s Koscheck’s team up first. He is reminding the team they are down 2-0 and that is unacceptable. Koscheck is kicking up the notch in training and is really pushing the team. This time around the team has no complaints. They are angry and seem very motivated. I agree with Koscheck, hard work does pay off.

Back at the house Sevak is still upset over Bruce Leroy’s actions at the fight. What I find funny is pretty much all of the guys are outside, including Bruce Leroy, and Sevak and Lentz are talking loud enough for everyone to hear. It never occurred to them to have a man to man conversation with Alex and explain their frustrations. I think Alex reacted the way anyone would who heard crap being talked about them. He defended himself. As he continued to do so Sevak gets more and more irate. He finds the closest thing to him, which as a napkin and throws it at Alex and then gets up to rush him. Alex doesn’t flinch, but Nam Phan is there to hold Sevak back. It’s pretty funny to me how this kid can easily get into their heads. Smarten up fellows; don’t let him ruin your chance to play with the big boys. After it’s all said and done, Sevak goes back in the house to calm down and Alex finds it funny.

After the heated night the show moves on back to the gym. GSP is pulling up and to avoid confrontation he parks his car in a completely different area. Inside Koscheck asks him about the new parking spot and GSP says “I don’t want you prank me.” How can you not love GSP?

Now it’s time for GSP to make the fight announcement. He chooses Kyle Watson to fight Andy Main. Koscheck is happy with this match up and feels this is the fight where he will gain control. He feels Main is better than “old man Watson.”

Koscheck comes up with another attempt to get into GSP’s head. This time he is walking around in a Speedo telling his team that’s how they will train from now on. He says that must be the secret and GSP says it works. Koscheck asks GSP why he trains and fights in those, meanwhile he is standing there scratching his ass like some kind of hillbilly. You can tell GSP is not letting any of this get to him. Remember Koscheck, this is not GSP’s first rodeo.

Before the fights we hear Koscheck give his team their own pep talk. He is frustrated that they are losing close fights and he can’t stand “losing to a French guy.” He tells the team they need to start competeing the way they train in the gym. Koscheck has a one on one pep talk with Main and tells to believe in himself and the game plan for this fight is for him to be on top and to use his power against Watson. Main believes this is exactly the kind of motivation he needs to go into this fight.

I have to say I like when Danaher gives his analysis of the fights. He talks as if he is giving you some top secret spy information. It’s awesome! He explains the pressures both fighters have going into this fight. He say Watson is the “unofficial team captain” and the older of the group, the other team members look up to him and to keep the momentum. Main on the other hand has the pressure of coming up with his team’s first win. Danaher says that kind of anxiety can play with a fighter will and endurance. We see Team GSP do a little role play for Watson to help shake his nerves and it’s time for the fight.

KYLE WATSON VS. ANDY MAIN

Round 1

The fighter touch gloves and the striking begin. Each fighter gets some kicks in and Watson pushes Main against the fence. Main is able to get Watson’s back standing. Main is trying to sink in a rear naked choke and Watson has the tough job of supporting Main’s eight on his back and fight off the choke. Watson is trying to control his arm but Main is sneaking in some punches and elbows to Watson’s face. Main is slipping and Watson goes to the ground. As they scramble for position Main is now looking for an arm bar but Watson escapes that as well. Watson is able to get side control and lands a few good elbows, but Main is also active throwing punches of his own. The round ends with Watson on top.

Round 2

Main comes out with punches and kicks to start the round off. Watson moves in closer and Main hits him with a nice kick to the body that backs Watson up bit. Main then comes after him with a flying knee and the fighters stand and exchange. Watson gets the takedown and gets side control and starts dropping some elbows. Main is trying to get back to his feet but gives up his back. Main tries to fight him off but Watson sinks in a rear naked choke and Main taps. Team GSP is now 3 -0.

We see Koscheck throw the first mini fit of the season and kick a chair. He’s upset that Main did not stick to the game plan. He feels it as another close fight and if Main had stuck to the plan he could have won.

That wraps up another episode. You can check back here or http://fisttacuff.com for another recap every Thursday. We are also getting closer and closer to Rampage’s next fight so don’t forget to check back here on Monday’s for my weekly Rampage thought. We would love to hear your comments, predictions, gripes etc on Twitter (@woMMAn) so drop us a line. TTFN!!!

K*Lovely

T-Dubb's TUF 12 Week 4 Recap

The male ego was at its finest in this week’s episode. The episode begins in the Red Team’s locker, and shows all of the guys gathered around Mike Tyson, who is giving them a pep talk about confidence. It was a touching moment. Tyson is idealized by most of the guys there and they feel so fortunate to have Mike Tyson speak to them. I’m sure they each wanted to give Tyson a great big hug and say “I love you man.”


Back at the house you see some of the guys gathered around a table, trash talking about Bruce Leroy to Mike Johnson. Koschek’s team felt offended by want Alex Caceres was saying during Mike’s fight. I’m sure worse has been said in the season, and if you get offended by someone saying “fuck him up” then wear earplugs. Sevak Magakian seemed to have the biggest issue with Alex. Of course during the conversation, Alex comes in to talk smack back to them, and tempers flare. What you don’t expect is Sevak’s temper to go from puesdo angry to psycho irate within a split second. You can tell that a fight was going to break out, but it was like boom, chairs being pushed out of the way and Sevak going after Alex. He didn’t touch him, not sure if he would have cause someone pretty much tackled him before he could do anything, but he missed the basic steps of getting into each other’s face like they’re going to kiss, the shoving, and then the fight. I felt jipped out of what could have been a great climatic scene, cause Sevak was quick to jump the gun. It’s still early though, I’m sure there will be at least one other confrontation. Hopefully it’s GSP finally shutting up Koscheck. I can dream, right? Sevak just needs to chill out and walk way. Why let someone like Bruce Leroy, the cockiest of them all, get under your skin, make you lose your temper, and possibly lose your chance of being in the UFC? You’re just torturing yourself by letting Alex get in your head.

Ok, do we really need to discuss Koscheck? You already know how much I can’t stand him. He’s not funny, and yet he continuous to be childish and harass GSP for whatever reason. Whatever he was trying to accomplish by wearing those nasty draws of his, didn’t work. It just made us close one eye and look away in disgust, which is what I do whenever they show him anyways. He’s trying to get into GSP’s head piece by piece, but you can’t break perfection. He can’t get his team to win, his pep talks aren’t working and he can’t pierce GSP’s armor. If this keeps happening, will he finally realize that maybe he's the dork trying to act cool, and get over himself.

Kyle Watson vs. Andy Main

The fight begins with an exchange of strikes and kicks. The guys wind up against the fence, where Main mounts Watson’s back for about a minute so. Then they’re on the ground. After that not much happens. Watson tries to mount Main, and they pretty much work on their jiu jitsu skills with each for the remainder of the round. For round 2, Main comes out striking and kicking, while Watson is a bit hesitate and doesn’t really do anything until main began a full attack. Watson takes Main down to the ground and they struggle for a bit again, then Watson takes Mains back and eventually submits Main with a rear naked choke with a 1:39 in round. If Main didn’t allow for the takedown and forced Watson to stand up, he could have won, but he didn’t, so now GSPs team is 3-0.

Now, I don’t know why Koscheck is getting upset with his team, and throwing a fake mini tantrum. He’s training them to be like him…obnoxious and dramatic. We’ll see if Jon Fitch and Chuckie pooh can bring some excitement to the Yellow team. We’ll see.

That’s all folks, for now. Remember to let us know what you think of the season so far or on Twitter @woMMAn.

"Remember hard work pays off."


T-Dubb

K*Lovely's Weekly Rampage Thought wk 10

Well, we are another week closer until Mr. Rampage Jackson steps back in the cage. These last couples of weeks have been pretty quiet, at least on his end. Aside for a few “yo momma” jokes on twitter, he hasn’t said much about the fight or his training. I’m sure this means that his training is going well and is fully focused on the task at hand.

As far as the fight goes, Machida has some interesting events. It appears he came to the states and did a few weeks of training with Mike Swick at the American Kickboxing Academy. After the 2 loses he probably came to realize he may need to mix up training a bit. I hope Rampage is doing the same with his training. I don’t think there is such a thing as being over prepared for an opponent and hopefully Rampage’s camp is covering every angle possible in these weeks leading up to the fight.

UFC did release the official the promo for the fight, so as long as no one gets injured in training, all systems are go. Being that I have already booked my flight, room & have my ticket, nothing better stop this fight from happening. My heart just couldn’t take it.

Well, that’s it for me. In case you haven’t seen it I will post the promo for all eyes to see. Don’t forget to check back on Wednesday (http://wommanthoughts.blogspot.com or http://fisttacuff.com) for the TUF 12 recap. We got you covered if you’ve missed the show. As always you can also check us out on twitter (@woMMAn) for the latest happenings. We welcome predictions, comments, whatever you want. We always respond and always have something to say. Keep it real people…until the next time.



K*Lovely

K*Lovely's TUF 12 Recap episode 3

On the previous episode we saw GSP use trickery to get the first pick he wanted and we saw “Bruce Leroy” become victorious and advance to the next round. This show opens with Lentz and Caceres back at the house sharing in a post fight drink. Lentz seems to take his loss like a man. Alex on the other hand is doing some bragging and explaining how the kicks to the head hit his afro so he didn’t feel them. This seems to get under the skin of his housemates. I mean really….the kid is only 21 and came to the house with a gimmick. What were you expecting, maturity?


The show moves on to the training, and its Team GSP that is up first. GSP is happy with the win but says that winning is not the only thing he is there for. He says that the guys on his team are already great fighters, but he wants to transform them into martial artist. To help with this transformation he brings in Gia Sissaouri to help with their wrestling. He wanted his team to experience what it was like to train with a world class athlete. The way they showed him tossing the team around, I’m sure it was quite an experience for all of them but also a great lesson.

Now, it’s time for Team Koscheck’s training. Koscheck feels that after the loss, the team needs to regroup and get ready mentally. As he says this they show the team losing momentum. They are complaining about being tired, needing potty breaks, getting their ass kicked in training….blah, blah, blah. Suck it up boys, after 12 seasons you should already know it’s not easy. This attitude sparks a Koscheck speech to the team. The speech works and you see the team kick into high gear for the rest of the training.

Fight pick time! Gsp goes with his number 1 pick- Michael Johnson and the opponent they choose is Aaron Wilkinson. During the stare down Wilkinson continued to touch his nose. I didn’t understand that. Is that a fighter thing? GSP states that Johnson is the best athlete on the team and feels that the fighters’ styles will match up well. Wilkinson, as well as Koscheck, feels the other team is underestimating him. Wilkinson believes he is a better striker and is better on the ground than Johnson.

Now in this episode we see the practical joke played by the coaches. I think Koscheck wins the award for the LAMEST joke in TUF history. The only joy & laughter I got from this joke was hearing GSP cuss in that cute accent of his. Koscheck thought it would be funny to have the team park their cars close enough to GSP’s car on both sides so that he couldn’t get in. Well, plan failed. GSP was able to maneuver his way into his car. Somehow Koscheck thought this trick would get into GSP’s head. WRONG KOSCHECK!!! You better keep training because it’s going to take more than that lame joke to mess with GSP’s game.

How would you like to have enough pull to tell Dana that you’d like to have Mike Tyson come in and talk with your team? Well, GSP has that kind of pull. No need to toot your own horn GSP, I’ll toot it for you…toot toot!! Dana delivers and brings Tyson to the training center. When Tyson walks into Johnson’s dressing room you see everyone’s face light up. GSP talks about how Tyson was his idol growing up & how he used to play Mike Tyson’s Punchout. Johnson is honored to have him there and it motivates him even more to get the win. Unfortunately, Koscheck doesn’t have that kind of pull so Wilkinson only has his team to help motivate him. I did see Jon Fitch sitting in his dressing room though, so that’s a plus.

Michael Johnson vs. Aaron Wilkinson

Round 1

They come out and Johnson shows a couple of fake moves and then hits with a leg kick. He seems to get the control pretty early. They both start to exchange punches & get a few kicks in. Johnson lands a punch that pushes Wilkinson against the fence. Johnson gets a takedown but Wilkinson quickly gets up and the fighters are back in the center of the ring. They continue to have an even amount of punches and kicks. When Johnson goes in for another kick Wilkinson catches his foot and uses that to push Johnson up against the fence but he can’t keep him there. Johnson gets a nice takedown in the center of the ring but Wilkinson is getting up as Johnson is trying to get his back for a choke. Wilkinson scores his own takedown and starts landing some elbows and punches. You can see it on Johnson’s face, that is not a position he’s not comfortable with. Johnson does a pretty good job of protecting himsef but the round ends with Wilkinson on top.

Round 2

They start the round pretty much the same as the previous one. Johnson lands a nice punch to Wilkinson’s face and they are back up against the fence. They both deliver some knees and as Wilkinson moves away from the fence, Johnson lands some good body shots. They briefly clinch and Johnson gets a takedown and goes for a rear naked choke but can’t sink it. Wilkinson escapes but eats some punches doing so. Wilkinson starts to put the pressure on Johnson and he gets another takedown. He lands more elbows but this time around Johnson gets up much quicker. Once again the fighters are back to the stand up and Johnson is goes for another takedown. He gets Wilkinson against the fence and starts kneeing his legs. Wilkinson attempts a takedown but Johnson is able to stop it from happening. They end the round swinging. The judges score it and we are headed into a third round.

Round 3

In this round Johnson comes out with fire and is striking and Wilkinson goes down. Johnson is all over him as he drops and starts to nail him with the ground and pound. As Wilkinson struggles to escape he gives up his back and Johnson hooks in a rear naked choke for the win. Team GSP remains in control.

Koscheck felt that Wilkinson had controlled the fight and had won both rounds but the judges didn’t see it that way. It’s always heartbreaking to see the fighters come to tears after a tough loss. Koscheck gave Wilkinson a lot of credit for fighting his heart out when no one had given him a chance to win. I think his words were great comfort after a hard fight. There is always the wild card spot, so never count yourself out.

Well that wraps up another good episode of TUF. Next week looks to be just as good, as we see clips of “Bruce Leroy” pushing Sevak to the edge and of course we see another fight. Will GSP stay in control or will Team Koscheck come out with their first win?

Don’t forget tonight is the WEC Aldo vs. Gamburyan fight on Versus. There is so many great fights on this card and I’m excited.

We’d love to hear your thoughts, predictions, etc. You can always find us on Twitter (@woMMAn) with weigh in & fight updates. Check out http://wommanthoughts.blogspot.com on Mondays for the weekly Rampage thought and of course go back there or http://fisttacuff.com every Wednesday for a new TUF 12 recap. Keep it real people and see ya next week!



K*Lovely

K*Lovely's TUF 12 Recap episode 2

We are in the second week and this episode was filled with strategy, drinking, smoking, and of the course team picks. The show starts with the boys heading out to check out the new house they’ll call home for the next couple of weeks. The boys are impressed with the place and quickly race up to grab the best beds in the house. Stevens and McKenzie have no interest in that, they are distracted by the bar and decide that is the place to be. After the beds are picked naturally the next thing to do is to have a few shots, test out the pool and swap stories. They start off showing Lentz as the guy who will handle the liquor as well as the cigarettes. Apparently drinking and smoking is all part of his trickery because he says his cardio is on point. Now after this episode, I am even more convinced that I need to hang with Alex “Bruce Leroy”. He shared his stories about killing an alligator with his bare hands, wrestling a deer, and not to mention he killed it on a harmonica. He just oozes cool.


Now it’s time to get to a little business and the coaches pick their teams. They show Koscheck in the dressing room going over his picks and Michael Johnson is at the top followed by Marc Stevens. Koscheck likes Stevens because he’s cocky. Two peas in a pod right there. Now in GSP’s locker room Greg Jackson is offering him some advice. He tells GSP that if he should go with picking the first fighter, and like Koscheck he is eyeing Johnson as his first pick. Now not only is GSP super fine, he also has a brain and comes up with a good strategy to get Koscheck to waste a pick if he wins the toss and goes for 1st pick. GSP comes up with a fake list and puts Stevens on the top in big letters. At the gym GSP pretty much does everything he can to flash his list for Koscheck to see. Even Dana tells GSP that he’s flashing the list and the other team can see it. GSP tells him “It’s a strategy.” Koscheck wins the toss and opts to pick the first fighter. Silence falls for a second and Koscheck takes Marc Stevens as his first pick. DUMBASS! GSP played him like a trick pony and GSP gets Johnson, the 1st pick he wanted and he get to pick the fight. Dana gives it up to GSP and says “Well played.” Yes Dana well played indeed and just like their upcoming fight, Koscheck came up short and looked silly.

TEAM GSP: Michael Johnson, Jonathan “billy goat” Bookins (my nickname for him), Spencer Paige, Alex Caceres, Karl Watson, Cody McKenzie, Dane Sayers

TEAM KOSCHECK: Marc Stevens, Sevak Magakian, Sako Chivitchian, Andrew Main, Nam Phan, Aaron Wilkinson, Jeff Lentz

Let the training begin. First team they start off in training is GSP. He gives an awesome impression of the Sgt. Hartman speech from Full Metal Jacket. I think this is the first time we get to see just how much of a sense of humor GSP has. He explains that he believes his duties would best fit the team as a training partner and he’ll let Greg Jackson and John Danaher do the coaching. He is happy with his team and is looking forward to helping them learn new skills and improve the skills they have already.

Now Koscheck has a little different approach on his coaching tactics. Koscheck brought in Bob Cook, Daniel Cormier, and Teddy Lucio as his assistant coaches. He wants to push the guys into mindless training. His motivation for them is to win. He makes it very clear that he does not want to GSP at all, even though he has already been out smarted by him.

It’s time for GSP to pick the first fight. The first fight he picks is a doozy! He picks Alex “Bruce Leroy” Caceres vs. Jeff Lentz. GSP said that Alex had asked for this fight and since he seemed determined he wanted to give it to him. Koscheck is happy with this choice as well. He thinks this a good match up and that Lentz will win. You kind of get the feel that Koscheck is not giving Alex a chance in this fight. We get the normal “get to know the fighters” stuff. Alex explains that he is influenced by Bruce Lee and when he was 14 he was fortunate enough to find a gym that would let him train for free and that changed his life. He also got himself into wrestling. Lentz talks about his New Jersey pride and being that he is a Kurt Pellegrino look-a-like, it’s no surprise to me that’s who he trains with back home. Alex is doing a little sparring in the backyard with Sayers and as he puffs away on a cigarette, Lentz explains that he is not impressed. Alex dresses in a formal Chinese gi and rocks a Jedi braid that McKenzie thinks should go. Lentz changes his hair from red to blonde and the boys prepare to head out to battle

ALEX CACERES vs. JEFF LENTZ

Round 1

Alex comes out with some kicks to try and keep the distance from Lentz which works for a little while. Lentz starts in with kicks of his own and is able to push Alex up against the cage. They are both fighting for a good position against the cage and exchange a couple of knees. After a little more scrambling Alex gets on Lentz’s back and goes for a guillotine. Lentz is able to escape and the two end up on the mat here Alex goes the guillotine again. Lentz slips out of it and uses this to get Alex back up against the cage. The ref breaks them up and both fighters are back in the center. Alex continues with the kicks and Lentz decides to do the same. They continue with the kicks and throw in punches. Both of them land good shots but nothing damaging enough to finish the fight. In the final seconds of the fight Lentz gets in a sweet judo throw to end the round in a high note.

Round 2

Alex comes out again with his kicks and Lentz starts to time them and catches one and uses this to push Alex back against the cage. They scramble around for a bit and end up back on the mat but Lentz ends up on top in half guard. Alex is able to get into full guard and stop Lentz from hurting him and before you know it Alex is able to slip his legs in for a triangle. He hooks it in and Lentz lifts up and tries to slam Alex down and punch his way out of the choke but it doesn’t work. Instead of going to sleep, Lentz taps and “Bruce Leroy” prevails and moves onto the next round!!

GSP was all smiles after the fight and said he was happy to see Alex on the bottom instead of up against the cage. He knew Alex had a good triangle and could use that to win. Koscheck is disappointed and said that he saw the triangle coming. Now how can you not like Alex? Even Dana likes this kid and was happy to see him win.

Overall I thought it was a good episode and a good fight. I’m looking forward to next week’s episode. Let’s see if Team GSP can stay in control of the fights. Don’t forget folks that UFC 119 is on Saturday with a list of great fights. Make sure to check out http://wommanthoughts.blogspot.com for the TUF recaps as well as the weekly Rampage thought.

K*Lovely

T-Dubb's TUF 12 Episode 2 Recap

I love, love, love GSP. He had me applauding and laughing at the start of this episode. Koscheck, such a chump.  Thought you were slick didn’t you.  The fake list was classic.  That’s something K*Lovely and I would do in a competition.  M&Ms hoochie!! I thought no way Koscheck would fall for such a simple trick.  But hey, he’s not paid to be smart. Now, I have to double check last week’s episode, but I thought Koscheck didn’t remember Marc Stevens, and now they’re admitting to coaching him before.  Things that make you go hmmm.

So everyone knows that the 2 teams will experience very different coaching strategies.  Koscheck calls his coaching style “mindless,” where they roll around and he jumps in to show them something.  Is there going to be some strategy or control lessons in the sessions?  Aren’t the fights 50% physical and 50% mental?  Also, I thought that there was going to be 1 or 2 acting lessons mixed in with the training sessions.  Not much to say about GSP’s team, except that they’re lucky SOBs.  I want to roll around with GSP in those tight shorts.  Besides that, these guys will have an opportunity to learn from some of the best coaches and Mr. GSPrefect.  They’ll get to experience what GSP does on a daily basis, how technical his training is, and his thought process on how to dominate an opponent of any caliber.

So, Koscheck said that if you sit down and have a conversation with him, you’ll fall in love with him.  Ok, hell naw, I will not fall in love with Koscheck.  I wouldn’t be able to get past the fakeness and the hair.  You’re labeled based off your actions and what you portray to the public.  What I’ve seen is cockiness and a fake ass.

Alex Caceres v Jeffrey Lentz

This was an excellent match up and first fight.  I thought it was fitting that these 2 were matched up image wise, good guy vs bad guy, similar to their coaches.  Lentz convincingly dominated the 1st round by keeping Caceres up against the fence, utilizing leg kicks, and has an impressive throw at the last few seconds of the round.  Caceres had several guillotine attempts but nothing came of them. 2nd round started out much the same as the 1st.  Lentz had Caceres up against the fence, and Caceres attempted another guillotine.  They wind up on the ground, with Lentz on top.  There were a few elbows by Lentz, but Caceres was able to get Lentz in a triangle choke for the tap out, and wins with 2:30 left in the 2nd.

Can’t take anything away from Lentz, he could have won this fight if he didn’t get caught up in the chokes.  Both fighters have the potential to have a good career ahead of them if they continue to improve.

That’s all I have for you.  Don’t forget to tweet us your thoughts (@woMMAn).  We’d love to hear what you think of the season so far.

Bye for now,

T-Dubb

K*Lovely's Weekly Rampage Thought wk 8

All right people, book the flight, book the hotel because it is happening! Tickets for Rampage's next fight have gone on sale. The fight will be in Detroit at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Novemeber 20th. I can't even express how excited I am.  Even though Rampage is going into this fight as the underdog, I'm staying on the positive side. The one fact that anyone can't deny is that this will be a great fight. Machida is anxious to get a winning streak going again and everybody knows that Rampage is salty from losing his last fight and wants redemption. Rampage has stated that he started his training camp early and stayed in shape from his last fight. He also said that "Every single minute of this camp will be focused on technique, not getting back in shape or shaking the ring rust after a long time off." I personally can't wait to the trash talk tweets to begin. He has thrown in a few here and there, but I'm sure as the fight gets closer he will have more to say. Now, just don't get to distracted by the trash talk Rampage. I know when this fight comes you'll be ready to go to war and you'll send this girl back to San Diego very happy. No pressure Rampage but it will be my birthday weekend, so that should give you that little extra motivation.

This card is impressive, so if your not on the Rampage train like me, there is plenty of other great fights to be pumped about. There is the 3rd fight between Hughes and Penn, Munoz vs Aaron Simpson and the return of Karo Parisyan. Other fighters rumored to be on the card are Lauzon, Sotiropoulos, Matt Brown, Phil Davis and Tyson Griffin.

Well that's it for me people. Don't forget that today kicks off fight week. We have a new episode on Wednesday of The Ultimate Fighter and on Saturday we have UFC 119. Got to love it!! I'll be back next week with another Rampage thought and don't forget to check out my TUF recap after the show. Until then....adieu.

K*Lovely

K*Lovely's TUF 12 Recap episode 1

Finally the time has come and a brand new season of The Ultimate Fighter is upon us. I couldn’t be happier that we get a full season of GSP as a coach; unfortunately that means a full season of watching Koscheck as well. Like they say, you have to take the good with the bad. As usual the hopefuls enter the gym and meet Dana as well as their new coaches. Dana gives his “give it everything you got” speech and also announces that the wild card is back in motion. Last season McCray made it to the finals with his wild card spot so this news should be encouraging.


You can’t help but to love the fact the show kicks off with the boys having to fight their way into the house. It gets straight down to business and the shenanigans come later. The first fight is Marc Stevens vs T.J. O’Brien. In his pre interview Stevens says that he has worked with Koscheck before, but when Dana asks Koscheck, he says he’s never seen him fight. Stevens ends up taking the quickest knock out award with this fight. He lands a right hand that drops O’Brien and Stevens just continues the punishment until the ref jumps in. Stevens jumps on the cage and yells to Koscheck “Remember me now?” On to the next fight which is Spencer Paige vs. Steve Magdaleno. Now I think Paige deserves an award as well. He is the first fighter I’ve seen walkout to the cage in jeans. Yes, I notice everything. This fight goes the distance but Paige wins by decision due to his good ground and pound game.

Third fight is Nam Phan vs. Mike Budnik. Budnik comes out and delivers a few leg kicks, gets Phan against the cage and then takes him down. They scramble a bit on the ground and Phan goes for some submissions as well as delivering some punches, but Budnik lets him back up. Phan puts the pressure on a little bit and starts throwing some punches and Budnik goes for the takedowns. They go back and forth for a bit, then Phan lands a liver shot and that drops Budnik. Phan starts to unload on Budnik as he’s down and Budnik can’t recover. Phan makes his way into the house with a TKO victory.

After that fight they move on and just show the highlights of some of the remaining fights. Next up were Andy Main and Jason Brenton. From the highlights these two had their fair share of punches, kicks and submission attempts. In the end Main gets into the house with a triangle choke victory over Brenton.

Next fight was Ron Weathers and Jonathan Brookins. Brookins goes into this fight looking to punish and finish his opponent. This fight goes to decision and Brookins takes the win. In his interview Brookins felt he should have done more in the fight but is anxious for his next fight.

Up next we had Toby Grear and Sako Chivitchian. Now the Ultimate Fighter just wouldn’t be the same if there wasn’t any puking. Thanks to Sako we get plenty of it. Sako gets the decision and is the house. Jeff Lentz and Daniel Head were up next and GSP crossed Lentz off his list right away. Maybe it was the hair, but he told Dana he didn’t think Lentz would make it. As perfect as I find GSP, in this case he was wrong. Lentz delivered a good ole fashioned ass whooping on Head then sunk in a rear nake choke for the victory. After the victory Koscheck lets Lentz know that GSP had crossed him out before the fight started and Lentz said “never count me out.” For the record GSP did man up and admit that he was wrong about Lentz and made the mistake of crossing him out early.

Now ever since I saw the previews for this season I have been excited to see "Bruce Leroy" Alex Caceras. When Alex came out he was sporting the yellow Bruce Lee suit and Koscheck said he came out looking like a banana. Excuse me Koscheck, what the hell do you think you look like sitting there with your horrid blonde hair and your yellow jersey? That’s the pot calling the kettle black right there. During the entire fight "Bruce Leroy" had a smile on his face and made his way into the house with rear naked choke. He is so excited he runs out of the cage, but Dana reminds him to step back in and get his hand raised for the victory.

Next we have Pablo Garza and Michael Johnson. This fight goes to decision and Johnson takes the victory. Aaron Wilkinson is the next to make it into the house with his decision victory over Mike Richman. Wilkinson is from the UK and Koscheck seemed to be impressed by his ground work.

After showing a UK fighter, naturally it’s time to see an Irishman. Joseph Duffy however is not as lucky and losses to Kyle Watson by rear naked choke. Watson is the first to state he can’t wait to start some shenanigans. At least he’s honest, right? Next fighter to make it in is Sevak Magakian with a decision victory over J.J Ambrose.

The last 2 fights left are shown in their entirety. First up are Cody McKenzie and Amir Khillah. Mckenzie is an Alaskan fisherman with a trick up his sleeve. Before the fight begins GSP tell Dana that he predicts McKenzie will win by guillotine. GSP has heard his name before and knows that this is what he’s known for. Well, McKenzie delivered. Khillah was able to avoid the first attempt but couldn’t escape the second. McKenzie told the ref that he was asleep and McKenzie advances.

Last fight of the night is between Dane Sayers and Ariel Sexton. Sayers makes it a point to let his opponent know that he does not want to touch gloves at the beginning of the round. He comes out darting from his corner with a jumping knee but misses. Sayers then goes for a guillotine but can’t sink it in tight enough. Sexton gets some punches in but Sayers is able to get him down briefly and even get Sexton’s back, but just isn’t able to lock anything in. Sayers slams Sexton to the ground but he is able to get back up quickly and starts landing some good punches and even gets in a good knee. Toward the end of the round Sayers starts to look gassed and the accidental low blow by Sexton didn’t help. Dana predicts that Sayers will lose in the second round. Second round starts and Sexton is a little more aggressive. He comes out and lands punch after punch that pushes Sayers up against the cage. They exchange some knees and Sayers attempts a guillotine that looked good but Sexton was able to escape. They get back to their feet but Sexton gives up his back and this time Sayers is able to sink in a standing guillotine and he is the last fighter to make it in the house.

I am looking forward to what I hope is an exciting season of TUF. Of course you won’t hear me complain knowing that I have a date with GSP every Wednesday night. I’ll be back next week with another recap and don’t forget to check out my Weekly Rampage thought on Monday. Peace out!!!

K*Lovely

T-Dubb’s TUF 12 Is Here!!!!

It’s about time!! 12th season of TUF is starting Sept 15th on Spike, and your favorite woMMAn are ramping up to feast our eyes on the fresh crop of men that will be presented. Now ladies, I know most of you will agree that the best part of this season will be seeing Mr. GSPerfect ever Wednesday night, but beware, he is mine. Well not yet, but soon. It’s destiny.

Who we’re not looking forward to is the other coach. Yes I know his name, but I’m still in denial that he’s a coach this season, and against my boo of all people. He’s not worthy of this chance. If he was going against Matt Serra, I’d say have at it and hope they knock each other out. I foresee Acting 101 and Antics Boot Camp, being the top training classes for his team and not much else.

This seasons cast seems to be a bit more clean cut than the last bunch. I haven’t found my new Noki yet, but I’m sure by week 2 someone will stand out. Below is a link from the TUF site, so you can check out some of the fighters yourself. Ladies, twitter us your thoughts on who’s the hottest this season and who you think will win, both fighter and coach. Fellas, you can just let us know who you think will win for both. No need to weighin on looks cuz we don’t care.

http://www.ultimatefighter.com/videos/tuf-12-cast-revealed

We’re excited for this season, and hope you are too. Check back each week for a new blog posting, where we will discuss, as always, who’s hot, who’s impressive in the octagon, and who turned out to be a puss boy and needs to go home to his mama. If you want to chat, check us out on Twitter (@woMMAn). If you’re lucky enough, we might reply.

Don’t miss me too much. I’ll be back.

T-Dubb

K*Lovely's Weekly Rampage Thought wk 6

Yes folks, it’s Monday and it is that time for another weekly Rampage thought. I am in week 6 of this and have 10 more weeks until my favorite fighter steps back into the cage. Now I have been patiently waiting for the announcement of where this fight will be taking place. Finally the answer came in and this fight will happen in Detroit on November 20th. Besides the excitement of this fight I couldn’t be happier that the weigh ins will take place on my birthday! Yup, happy birthday to me. Ok, back on track. From what I’ve read, it seems as if people are not giving Rampage much of a chance against Machida. Now I am a fan of Machida’s just as much as anyone else but he is not super human. Shogun proved that it is possible to beat him and even exposed some weaknesses. Rampage can defiantly capitalize on these, plus we all know that Rampage has great knockout power. Both of these guys are coming off big losses and have a big point to prove with this fight. I don’t see why it’s such a big reach to think that Rampage actually has a chance. I can be the first to admit that Rampage didn’t look his best when he fought Rashad, I mean I was there to witness and it was heartbreaking. However, he is not going into this fight with the same distractions, such as filming a movie. He can solely concentrate on his training. In his recent tweets he has said that he has begun his training in Huntington Beach at the new Ultimate Gym. This excites me! Not only is he training close to me, but he is getting down to business. Work on everything you can Rampage. Prove all the haters wrong and show that there is never a reason to question your heart. Besides, a victory on your part would be the ultimate birthday present.


Well this week I kept it short and sweet. See you next week with another thought. I always have something to say.



K*lovely

K*Lovely's Weekly Rampage Thought wk 4

Well here we are again for another weekly Rampage thought. I can’t believe I’m already in to week 4! Who knew a girl could have so much to say about Rampage.


This is another week where there things have been a little quiet on his side. He’s been overseas promoting the movie so he hasn’t had much time to devote to his shit talk. Now don’t get me wrong, he did find time for some, just not as much as normal. As much as I think he should fully concentrate on Machida, Machida wasn’t the biggest victim of the word slaying. With Machida he got the normal piss breath joke, however King Mo was the bigger target this week. This isn’t the first time these two have exchanged words. I believe it started back before his fight with Rashad….you know the whole “Mo is the king of dungeon breath” thing. When Rampage lost the fight to Evans, King Mo laid it on thick and had a field day with the loss that he predicted would happen. Now the sparks have ignited with King Mo’s recent loss on Strikeforce last weekend. Rampage wasted no time and hopped on Twitter and laid into him. The basic sum of it was that King Mo should never talk shit again since he couldn’t win his first title defense. After that tweet Rampage followed up with another tweet defending the previous one. I guess there were some people that didn’t agree with his choice words. It doesn’t surprise me at all that people would run their mouths and give him shit about what he said. As long as Rampage has been around he has never been one to hide words. Like me, he always has something to say. It really should have been expected that Rampage would come back with fighting words for King Mo after that loss. It just wouldn’t be the Rampage I love if he didn’t. Don’t defend yourself to them Rampage! Most of the people that were blowing up your twitter are the same people that hide behind their computer’s to talk trash then turn around and ask you for an autograph and a prom photo when they see you. I embrace and encourage your shit talk. Nobody can ever say that’s it not entertaining. I say keeps it coming, just as long as it doesn’t distract you from handling your business with Machida. Make me proud Rampage, never change!!!

Now I happen to come across a nice hype video for his upcoming fight. It’s not an “official” hype video from UFC but it’s just as good, if not better than one they would put together. Still waiting on word where this fight will take place, but it doesn’t matter…I’ll be there…cheering him on! Since I’m such a nice girl here is the link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B7wJAfeHjs) I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

That’s it for me peeps. I’ll be back next week with another thought. Don’t forget that this is fight week and UFC 118 is Saturday. This should be great fights with the rematch of Penn & Edgar, not to mention Florian vs Maynard, Couture fighting some nobody & Diaz vs Davis. Most people know about my love affair for the Diaz brothers, but that’s a whole different blog itself. Have a good week! Peace out!!!!

K*Lovely
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K*Lovely's Weekly Rampage Thought wk 3

Another Monday upon us and so that means it’s time for another weekly Rampage thought. This week has been pretty quiet as far as news goes. No one has pissed him off or complained about something that he has done so all is right in the world. Well, at least for this week. If you follow him on twitter, he has said that he is visiting South Africa and then a quick trip to Japan. After his vacation he will get to the hustle and begin his training for the Machida match up in November.


There were some rumors buzzing around that this fight might be held in Chicago but UFC put those rumors to rest. Chicago was considered for UFC 123 but it looks like UFC will not be visiting the windy city until 2011. Bummer for them. You know UFC, San Diego would love for that fight to happen here. I thought we treated you well when you brought the Versus show here at the beginning of the month. Give us another shot. Matter of fact I will offer up my services. I can personally make sure Rampage gets to all of his appearances, press conferences, workouts, weigh ins, etc. Just a little something to think about.

Now I did happen to see something about Rampage that made me giggle. Bleacher Report did an article on the 10 craziest MMA fighters. Rampage came in at number 8, mostly for backing out of the Rashad fight to pursue the A-Team movie and of course that little incident he had. You know the hit and run and police pursuit thing he was involved in. Everybody has bad days people, but to call him “bat-crazy” is a little harsh. I think “slightly off” that day fits much better and the movie thing shouldn’t even be mentioned. He was listed among others like Tito Ortiz, Brock Lesnar, Lee Murray & Jesse Taylor. All of those fighters seem to have much bigger issues than Rampage…don’t you think?

Well that’s it for me my people. Hope everyone has a wonderful week and don’t forget to watch the big WEC Cruz vs Benavidez fight on Wednesday. That fight card is stacked and should make for some incredible fights.



K*Lovely

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K*Lovely's Weekly Rampage Thought wk 2

Another week gone by, which means it’s time for another weekly Rampage thought. Unfortunately, no confirmed news on the location of where his next fight will be but Rampage did manage to make news again. Rampage made some waves with a little spat he’s having with the rapper The Game. Apparently The Game is still butt hurt that he didn’t get the B.A. part in the A-team. This little battle between them has been going on for a little while but I thought it would be over once the movie came out. C’mon now Game…stop this. First off, why are you going to mess with a man that gets paid to fight inside a cage? You may be hard, but Rampage will knock your ass out! You deserve to be on Ed Lover’s next episode of C’mon Son. He just sounds real foolish right now. You may nailed the audition, grew a mohawk, bought some bling and all that jazz, but it was someone else’s decision to cast him. Rampage didn’t force anyone to give him that part. You thought you had it in the bag but you didn’t. Like they say, that’s show biz! Maybe hire Rampage’s agent. After all you think he stole that part, hire the people that helped make that happen. Basically just do something else because, in my opinion, you look chumpish.


Now Rampage got wind of the smack talk The Game was doing and actually challenged him to a “spar session” Don’t waste your time with it Rampage. He’ll talk some more crap for a little while and then he’ll kick rocks. You just do you until it’s time to get down to training for your next fight. Let that be your main focus. Not some rapper who still salty over a movie part. People are always looking for a reason to make you look weak, don’t give them any fuel by wasting any more time on this non sense. You don’t need to defend yourself on this matter. Now for your sake Game, don’t respond to the challenge. Just go back in the studio and make another CD. After all I miss your rhymes.

Well that’s it for me my peeps. Remember to keep checking back, every Monday will be a new “thought” until the week of Rampage’s next fight. You know me; I always have something to say. TALK HARD!



K*Lovely

K*Lovely's weekly Rampage Thought

Hello World!!! It’s been awhile since you’ve heard from me but now, get ready to get your fill. Beginning this week I will have a weekly “thought” leading up to my favorite fighter’s next fight. That’s right RAMPAGE!!! No one was happier to hear him confirm his next fight and it will happen on November 20th, the day after my birthday. His next opponent is no walk in the park. He is up against Lyoto Machida. There is a rumor that this fight will happen in Germany, but that has not been confirmed. I really don’t care where the fight happens. I have missed him dearly and can’t wait for his return. I have all the confidence in the world that he can pull off a victory. A true fan never loses faith.



Now this week it seems, once again people are drinking their haterade and have nothing but negative comments about him. Apparently Rampage did an interview stating that if acting paid him either equal or greater amount as fighting did, he would quit fighting. I’ve read article after article that interpret that means he has no heart for fighting and is only in it for a paycheck. To them I say….SHUT THE HELL UP!!! First off if you believe everything you read from an article you’re a dumb ass. Writers misinterpret things all the time and often leave things out. Secondly, this man has a family to support and take care of. That is a responsibility that has to be handled much longer than a career in fighting. Getting punched in the face, kicked in the body, and slammed on a map is not something you can do forever. Who wouldn’t give up something to get paid big bucks for reading some lines off a script and saying them in front of a camera? If you say “not me” than you’re either lying to yourself, or you’re just a fool. Nobody loves seeing this man fight inside a cage more than me, but I completely understand where he’s coming from. Look at the Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. He was in wrestling and gave that up for acting. Now look at him. He has made successful movies, very recognized, is still in great shape, and people love him. Please don’t try and say he’s a better actor than Rampage either. Neither one of them is ever going to win an Oscar, so just kill that noise before you even begin.


Don’t listen Rampage! As long as I can see you do your thing, whether it is in a cage or a movie screen, I’ll be one happy girl. Besides I think the less damage to that handsome face of yours the better.


Well, that’s my 2 cents for this week folks. I’ll be back next week with more thoughts of the happenings of Rampage. Stay tuned cause this girl always has something to say. Until then I bid you adieu.


K*Lovely

TUF 11 Recap

Big episode tonigh with so much to talk about. He show starts off with Chuck pissed beyond belief that Tito has backed out of the fight. I know that Tito is king of excuses but he does have a family to consider and if he is legit hurt then he made the best choice. An injury like that can leave you disabled, that is something he would have to deal with long after his fighting career is over. I wanted to see that fight as much as anyone but me & the rest of the world will have to wait.

YAGER vs BRYANT

Yager is the first to land a punch. He goes in for another and misses and Bryant gets a good shot to Yagers face. Yager backs up a goes for a high kick but misses. Bryant comes in and has Yager against the cage. Yager gets in some knees to escape and they're both back in the center of the cage. Yager gets in some nice kicks is able to keep the heat off him momentarily then hits Bryant with a low blow. They stay in the center and exchange some punches and you can tell Yager is going for a finishing kick. After eating more leg kicks Bryant lands a shot that puts yager down. Yager is not out and defends in the guard.

Round 2

Yager starts of delivering kicks and Bryant goes in for some of his own & even slips in a low blow to Yager. Yager goes for a huge flying knee but misses & goes down. Bryant takes advantage & gets on top. Yager is able to get back on his feet but you can clearly see he is exhausted. Yager goes for a kick the same time Bryant goes in for a punch. The boys clinch and Byrant gets a good knee to the face in. Bryant gets Yager down and gets side control and drops elbows as Yager struggles to get up. The round ends and Yager has trouble getting back to his corner. Tito is pleading with Yager not to quit and even Brad jumps up on the cage asks Yager not to quit. Yager tells Tito that he cant see. The bell sounds and Yager is done. Bryant moves on. Tough tough way to go out.

Everyone is stunned and Chuck throws in "quit just like Tito" Ouch Chuck! Good one but damn your words are vicious! After the fight Dana talks to Tito and tells him he's done. Tito is very upset with the decision and becomes emtional. He walks out with out a word to his team. Dana has to break the news to the team and
they are just in disbelief. They are disappointed not only because he's gone, but left without saying goodbye to his team. Also the fact that he has fighter in the semi finals who is used to tito's training & now has new coaches & staff to lead the way.
Later Tito shows up at the house and says his final goodbyes to his team, which made the boys happy. You can say what you will but Tito shows genuine concern for his team & in my opinion an excellent coach.
I will miss his "up up up up up up up" chants!! Dana lays down the semi finals & it's:

Brad Tavares vs Court McGee
Chris McCray vs Josh Bryant 2

After that is announced the team meets their new coach....Rich Franklin. Like we didn't know! Next week we are introduced to the "All Star" assistant coaches. Looks like it will be another exciting episode. Tell then Adieu!!

K*Lovely

Klovey TUF 11 Week 5 Recap

I have to say that this is probably the slowest episode they’ve played yet. The drama and action just wasn’t there. Of course we get a recap of the last fight, which was when Yager handed Blanchard his ass. Now this season there is something new, which is the “wild card.” Basically 2 guys that have already lost will be brought back and fight for a position in the quarterfinals. Back at the house they show the guys going over this whole thing trying to figure it out. Although Attonito won he has a hand injury and is out, so that means that they is an additional open spot. We already know that McKinney has a shoulder injury that will prevent him from pursuing a wild card but we also learn that Blanchard has an ankle injury that will prevent him as well. The first name thrown in is Hammertree who feels he deserves it more than anyone because he lost “a close and controversial decision.”


With Yager’s win last week that gives Team Punishment the first chance to pick the next fight. Tito says that McCray approached him and wanted to fight. They choose Josh Bryant to be his opponent. Bryant has definitely been a quiet one so Team Punishment doesn’t think he really wants it and should be an easy win for McCray.

Every season there is someone who has to complain about how hard the training is. To no surprise it is Uscola who feels that Tito is over training his team. I would like to present Uscola with the C’mon Son of the night!!! Where are you training at where they don’t push you to your limits & sometimes beyond? I just don’t understand that at all. If you can’t handle what is dished to you at training how are you supposed to last a 3 or 5 round fight?

Now back at the training center they show Tito man up and apologize to McKinney for doubting his heart and trying to use his injury as an excuse not to work hard. Now you know that this is something that Tito just doesn’t do. McKinney talks to him a bit and then accepts his apology. As soon as Tito turns his back and walks away McKinney flips him off. Bitch move homie….bitch move! There is nothing I can’t stand more than someone who talks shit or makes jesters behinds someone’s back. If you think you’re so hard than why the hell didn’t you do that shit in his face instead of accepting his apology and acting like everything was square. Grow some balls and stand up for your shit!

On a side note, the UFC 114 commercial is aired!!! I can’t help but to get excited because I know Rampage is going to whoop that trick!!! Moving on….

Kris McCray vs Josh Bryant

Round 1: These two start throwing punches early to get this round going. McCray starts to get the upper hand by landing some knees and hitting Bryant with leg kicks. Byrant punches his way out of a clinch and they end up against the cage. McCray takes Bryant down but he doesn’t stay down for long. Bryant throws more punches and McCray goes for a slam but really just ends up swinging Bryant around. Bryant is able to scramble around and goes for a rear naked choke but McCray escapes and gets back the top position. They both end up back on their feet but McCray is landing more punches and knees. By the end of this round both guys look like they are running on fumes.

Round 2: This round we see Bryant get a little more aggressive. Bryant starts throwing jabs that land square in McCrays face but they aren’t coming fast enough to do some serious damage. McCray takes some more punches and pushes Bryant to the cage and lands a good knee. Byrant buckles a little but uses that to take McCray down. They don’t stay down long but McCray continues to eat those punches to the face. Bryant moves in and slams McCray back down to the mat but can’t keep him there. They stand up again and McCray delivers a slam of his own. He lands a decent elbow and starts in with bidy shots. These two are so tired that not much action happens on the ground.

Round 3: In this round the only thing I really noticed was how cute Jake Shields looked as he watched over the fight. Love ya Jake, you’re the man *wink*! In this round the guys stay pretty much stay in a clinch. McCray grabs a leg but can’t get the takedown and finally the ref separates them and brings them back to the center of the cage. McCray starts landing some decent punches to the face but Bryant gets him down. After more scrambling around Bryant is able to sink in a rear naked choke with a few seconds left in the round. McCray is able to escape but that pretty much locked it down for Bryant. Judges give it a unanimous decision for Josh Bryant.

Once again Chuckie baby is in control of the next match up. Tito’s team is now 4-1 and you see the morale is down a bit on the team. Tito says that Chuck has a rabbit foot up his ass. Maybe so but it’s not over yet. Things could always turn around.

K*Lovely's TUF 11 Week 4 Recap

This week’s episode was filled with good things and a little bit of bad things. We are graced with 1 weigh-in and 2 fights. Unfortunately we also are forced to listen to Nick Ring, with his horrid voice, talk in this episode too. As usual the show starts off with a recap of the previous fight. They show clips of Yager cheering for his teammates but he also gives a shout out to Brad, who is his friend on the opposite team. Of course this bothers his teammates and Nick decides to give Yager a talk on team spirit. Now with a voice like his, he shouldn’t pep talk anyone but he also was talking down to Yager as if he was 5 years old. He said things like…”oh you’re either with us or against us” & “I have friends on the other team & I don’t cheer for them.” SHUT UP!!!! That’s you, but you are no one’s daddy so don’t tell people who they can and cannot cheer for! Much kudos to Yager! The moment Nick started that nonsense I would have walked away but Yager stood there and heard him out.

Chucky poo is still in control and the next fight he picks is Kycey Uscola vs Rich Attonito. Before we get to the fight the show goes into more bickering in the house. Who’s involved again….yes Yager! This time he’s accused of being a thief by Uscola. Now a lesson learned in elementary school is NEVER call someone a thief unless you know for a fact they are. After getting down to the bottom of it, turns out Uscola had it all wrong & just wanted to talk shit to Yager. Uscola, of course, never admitted he was wrong or apologized to Yager for the things he said but that’s ok, he looked like a jack ass on TV.

Kycey Uscola vs Rich Attonito

They boys start off circling around and landing a few punches. Attonito gets in a good combination of punches that drop Uscola. Attonito is all over him once he drops but Uscola scrambles around and is able to survive. Attonito slams the hell out of Uscola & started unloading more and more punches but again Uscola is able to survive and tries to set in a kimura but unsuccessful. Uscola ends up on side mount and gets in some punches but Attonito isn’t having it. Attonito attempts to stand up when Uscola throws some knees and one looks like it was to the head. The ref comes in quickly and Attonito is unable to continue. He takes the win due to a DQ. Now from what I saw, that knee didn’t hit him in the face or anywhere in the head for that matter. I find it a little shady though that he did have a broken hand. Maybe Attonito played the knee card so he quit because of his hand. Not saying that it’s true but if little Urijah can finish a 5 round fight with a destroyed hand, you need to suck it up buddy! Learn from the little people. Also on a side note, did Attonito’s skin look yellow…..like jaundice yellow? Hmmm could just be me.

Chuck stays in control and picks the next match up which is Charles Blanchard & Jaime Yager. I love when they show the weigh ins but it was completely unfair that it had to be Blanchard. At least Yager gave us something to look at…woot woot!! I’m not just in it for the fights fellas…show me what ya got!!

Charles Blanchard vs Jaime Yager

In the beginning it seemed as both fighters where a little hesitant to engage but Blanchard goes in for a leg. Yager is able to defend the takedown like a gangster! He lands a right hand and Blanchard falls against the cage and Yager comes in to finish him off by dropping bombs. Ref comes in to save Blanchard & Team Punishment has their first victory. Tito couldn’t be happier 7 you see life pumping back into him.

Now I did happen to notice that “robot voice” Nick Ring was not cheering for his team mate. Practice what you preach! Better yet, DON’T….i can’t stand to hear you speak!

Of course Uscola still has nothing good to say and even wished Yager would get injured enough not to come back. To me, that is worse than cheering for your friend that happens to be on another team. Uscola continues to hate on Yager after his victory but who cares. I think you lost your fight buddy so just shush! Back up your words like Yager, and then speak!

K-Lovey's TUF Thoughts Episode 2

Another episode is upon us and now we will start to see what separates the boys from the men, as Tito & Chuck pick their teams. I believe this is the first time Dana said someone had a better team. I think it’s a little unfair to judge these boys based on their size. Trust me, I speak from experience. I don’t even break 5 feet, but try and mess with me. You can be the biggest 185’er ever but if you have no heart, you’ll get nowhere quick. So Hammertree….shove your Willy Wonka comment!


The team breakdown is as follows:

TEAM PUNISHMENT              TEAM LIDDELL

Nick Ring                                   Kyle Noke
Kyacey Uscola                           Rich Attonito
Kris McCray                              Charles Blanchard
Jaime Yager                               Josh Bryant
James Hammertree                     Brad Tavares
Clayton McKinney                     Court McGee
Chris Camozzi                           Jon Henle

I believe in Chuck and as he was explaining to Dana, he did his research on these guys so he has reasoning behind his picks. I just think it’s far too early to say who has the better team. Remember staying cooped up in the house also has an effect on these guys, so only time will tell which ones can handle their business.

Now Yager seems to be the guy that is going to be the Jeremy May of this season. Pranks & jokes are all fun and games, but you should never bother someone’s sleep buddy! We would have had some serious problems if I was woken up at 3am by an air horn. You certainly wouldn’t have to worry about your “Sideshow Bob” look; cause when I was done you’d be more like Mr. Clean! Now all the brown boys can stick together all they want but something’s shouldn’t be done. As Bernie Mac said, I would have beat you tell the white meat showed!

Like I said before, I knew there was still some puss boys left in the house and McKinney is proof of that. I pretty much agreed with what Camozzi was saying about injuries. You cannot let the mind take over and let you be defeated before you’ve stepped into that cage. Especially when that could possibly ruin a once in a lifetime opportunity. With the kind of trainer fighters do before fights, it’s hard to believe any fighter gets in there at a 100%, so get over it! You just smashed the homies nose and you’re bitching about a bruised shoulder. C’mon son!! I liked how Tito was not letting up on him! Even though Tito is king of excuses, he knew that McKinney was ready to give up.

Now I have to admit that the Chuck Liddell piñata was hilarious! Its just so funny to me that after all these years Chuck still lets Tito get under his skin that way. Unless, in some kind of freak accident, Tito happens to lose his tongue, he will always talk shit. Even then I think he would just start writing down his shit talk on paper. Chuck you have beaten his ass TWICE! That alone speaks louder than any shit talk that Tito can say to you. Shake it off cutie pie….don’t let him get to you!

On a side note…I love it when they show weigh-ins!!! Thank you Noke for those cute green undies you wore. That accent of yours and those undies made my night. Ok….moving on.

KYLE NOKE vs CLAYTON MCKINNEY

This fight gets off to a slow start. McKinney throws in some leg kicks to start & Noke seems to be feeling him out a bit. It seems like they both were a little hesitant to engage with each other. After a bit of circling around McKinney gets Noke’s back and tries to get a slam in, but he can’t drop him. Noke drops down and the two end up on the ground trying to get good position. Noke ends up with the better position and sinks in a triangle and McKinney taps before the round is over. Team Liddell gets the first win of the season and keeps control.

This is the first season that I don’t know which team I am rooting for. I love both of the coaches, and each team has guys that I like. I’m sure as the time goes by I won’t be able to stay neutral. Someone always screws it up for the team.

Make sure to check out our recap of UFC 112 on Saturday. Until then I bid you adieu!

T-Dubb's TUF Episode 2 Thoughts

Ok, I really hope that every episode will not be focused on Yager and his antics. I know that there has to be some form of entertainment on the show, but I’d rather watch the guys train and workout, than see 3 idiots running around at 3 in the morning acting like jackasses. Try waking me up at 3am with a blow horn, and see who goes home crying to mommy. The preview for next week’s episode promises more drama, with Yager in the middle of it. Shocker. Either put up or shut up. He’s either that immature or he’s playing mind games with these guys and already has 2 followers to join the torture. He's most likely that immature. 

For the team picks, Tito’s team was commenting on the size of the guys, but if you remember last season, Rampage picked all of the big guys and lost all but one fight. Not that size doesn’t matter, cause it really does in my world, there is a reason that Chuck picked the team that he did, and we’ll have to wait until the season progresses to see if his strategy and reasoning will prevail. Not sure, but it seems as though Dana and Tito are solely going off the first fights they saw of these guys, to determine who they think are the better fighters.  Chuck actually researched each fighter, which makes more sense to me, but what do I know, I'm a woman who can't be objective, so I've been told.

The fight for the night went pretty quick with Noke winning by triangle. Not underestimating Noki, because I knew he would win, but you can see how guys can psych themselves out because of an injury. McKinney complained the whole episode about his shoulder, and wimped out of exercises that Tito thought he could push through. During the fight McKinney seemed ok, but if you’re telling yourself that your injured and you can’t do certain things because of the pain, then you defeated yourself before you enter the ring. Noke was ready even before this fight was announced. Noke has way more MMA experience, and has more than 3 fights under his belt. Noke would have won regardless of McKinney’s hurt shoulder.

Here's this week's recap about the fine ass men of the week.

Chuck looked fucking hot when he walked in for the pick's.  We ran into him in Vegas once, and he was the nicest person ever.  That's where I feel in love with him.  It was love at first site.  As much as I cannot stand Yager.  He has the best body so far.  I want to like him, but his personality is a turnoff. 

I saw McKinney's clip on the TUF site after this episode, and he seems like a nice person. This clip brought his cuteness up a few notches, after it had dropped significantly during the episode.  He has time to make up the difference though. 

Noke baby...Gotta love those Aussies.  I know I do.  Just keep doing well and you'll stay at the top of my wish list. 

I'm all ready for the next week's epsiode, but I'll just have to visit the Spike TV and Ultimate Fighter websites for my daily fix.


T-Dubb

T-Dubb: The Ultimate Fighter 11 Week 1

It’s that time again for a new season of TUF, and this time around, the season shows promise of being interesting and not filled with puss boys. It’s just the first episode, and we still need to see how they handle training, but these fights were brutal and exciting to watch. There was blood everywhere, shoulders popping out of sockets, broken eye sockets, and the worst shattered nose ever. Besides the French guy, everyone stuck it out and took a beating from their opponent. There was no dancing around the octagon trying to hold hands. There was actual engagement from the start.

So far, only Noki is on my attraction radar, mainly because he has an accent, so that automatically puts him on my fave list. There are few maybes, but I’ll have to wait to see how they act in the next few episodes. There’s always one person that quickly makes it to my “Cannot Stand List”, and right now it’s Jaime Yager. He can kick the hell out of his opponent, but I smell issues from a mile away, so roomies beware.

Seems like it’s up in the air as to who will dominate this season. The guys came out ready for war and they did not disappoint. Dana looked like a fat kid in the candy store, and you can tell that Chuck and Tito were ready to pluck guys from the ring and put them in their jerseys.

Speaking of Chuck and Tito, they were great coaches before, and I know that they will not disappoint us this season. So many people can’t stand Tito, but being cocky doesn’t make you a bad person, just big headed. I thought Tito was one of the best coaches this show has had, because he actually cared and made his guys work. Chuck’s just great no matter what. He can just sit there and do an amazing job.

Sorry for being short, but it’s only week 1. The fights were great for this first episode, but everything can change once they’re in the house. They were just fighting to get in and impress the coaches, now they have to show what they are really made of from start to finish. I’m sure there is at least one puss boy left, cause there’s always one in the house, and then a few guys who just don’t measure up to expectation.

So we’ll pick up again next week. Don’t forget to set your DVR for next week on Spike.


T-Dubb

K*Lovely: The Ultimate Fighter 11 Week 1

Another season of The Ultimate Fighter is upon us and I am excited! Chuck & Tito are great coaches and have some passionate hate for each other. How do you not love that?

I'm so glad that the show kicks off right away with fight after fight. Of course we are graced with one of Dana's "don't fuck around" speeches. The first fight shown was Yager delivering some awesome headkicks! I hope later on we get to see more of his skills because you can't always win by those. Ask Cro Cop. Then a hottie was brought on screen. Helllloo Brad....you’re great...let's hope you can fight! Whewww he can! I was very glad to see him advance.

Next we get some bs! Our first boy with an accent and he has to be a quitter!! I thought hackleman was going to whoop his ass! I loved that he grabbed his arms & almost dragged his ass back up. Oh well he goes home looking like a bitch!

I liked the fact that most of these guys finished their fights. There wasn't many fights that were left to decision. There was some quick KOs and submissions.

I would like to say I don't think Nick Ring should be allowed to speak or at least do anymore interviews, but good fight buddy! Now Joseph Henle...I'm sorry but there is no way I can call you Leonidas. I think if Clay Guida & Andrei Arlovski had a love child they would produce Henle. I'll have a new nickname for him by the next episode.

The O'Donnell & Camozzi fight was a good one. Those guys showed a lot of heart in their fight. That is the kind of attitude and determination you should have going in there. You have Dana, Chuck & Tito right there so you should go in their giving it your all! I would have been happy for either one to advance but the cuter one advanced, Camozzi.

The Lynch & Mckinney was off the chain!! Usually we hear guys complain and cry about having to fight a friend but these boys killed that noise & fought each other like 2 strangers off the street. Now if someone told me that my nose was on 2 diffrent sides of my face that would be all she wrote. Lynch hung in there like a rider but it just became too much to take.

Now I would like to take this time to give Dana an award for best reaction to fights. His faces were EPIC!!

I am really pumped for this season and still can't choose which team I want to prevail. Tito is bringing in Razor Rob as an assistant coach and I think he'll have alot to offer. However Chuck is bringing in Jake Shields (hubba hubba ladies) Not to mention the fact he is a champ but that boy is good & can bring some different knowledge to the table. This season should not disappoint!


**K**

UFC 111 St Pierre vs. Hardy

I was so excited for this fight card. The primetime episodes leading up to the fights were awesome for GSP and Hardy. GSP looked amazing as always, and Hardy’s determination made me like him even more. Hardy’s jokes did have me cracking up. Although I was highly upset that they were poking fun at the GSP calendar that I can’t even find. Seriously, send me a calendar or a whole box full, so I can put them up my room, the kitchen, at work, the bathroom. And no, GSP doesn’t look as though he as thumb up his ass. I was really annoyed with Serra. Can he ever shut up? Can someone please drop him down a tunnel and let him shit talk himself to death. Maybe he will turn on himself and start telling himself how ridiculous he sounds.

It was easy to predict who was going to win this fight. I think Hardy has a great career ahead of him. He just needs to bring more skills to the table, and not just look for that lucky punch.

As for the actual fights for the night, it was a great night leading up to the main event.

Nate Diaz did a great job in the welterweight division. I was most excited to see this win, especially since so many people dislike the Diaz brothers. Why? I don’t know. I wouldn’t mess with them. It wouldn’t hurt if they smiled every once in a while for the cameras though.

Jon Fitch, while not the most exciting fighter, was able to dominate Ben Saunders, as he does any other opponent, by grinding him into the fence and ground. I was happy when this fight was finally over because when you know what the outcome will be, why watch it any longer. Makes you want to say “Next!”

I’m questioning Miller’s win. Did he win because he because he’s a Jersey boy? …I think so. I thought Boeck actually won this fight without a doubt. He did more in the second and third round than Miller, but what do I know, not scoring that’s for sure. I was more impressed with Boeck’s wrestling and takedowns. Miller had a good first round, but that was it.

What is there to say about the Carwin and Mir fight? Not much really, except poor Mir and WTF was the ref waiting for to stop the fight. I really hope that Carwin takes out Lesnar. Lesnar just needs to go away. Maybe we can drop him down the same tunnel as Serra and forget about them.

For the GSP and Hardy fight, there were thoughts popping in my head that I can’t share with you all, but ladies I’m sure you had the same thoughts. Seriously though, this fight went exactly how I thought it would. Why would GSP stand up with Hardy? That’s too much of a risk. You’re supposed to benefit from your opponents weakness, and Dan Hardy obviously has one or two. Not saying anything bad about Hardy. I like him more and more with each fight, but he wasn’t ready for this level of competition. Who he should have fought next was Koscheck and whooped his ass. That is a knockout I can’t wait to see.

Don't forget about the UFC Fight Night and new season The Ultimate Fighter tomorrow on Spike TV. A great fight card and a new crop of guys make for an amazing night of eyegasms.

T-Dubb