The Ultimate Fighter Season 5 Ep.4 Review
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We begin as usual with the recap of last week's fight and more love from Dana White is shown as he thinks this was the best fight he has ever seen in the the entire 5 seasons of TUF. I kinda agree with this view. BJ says he has a change to turn things around for his team, not bloody likely at the moment BJ. We cut to team Pulver celebrating Diaz's win in the locker room but one thing is missing from the scene: the UFC Ghetto Championship belt.
We get our first Team Pulver training session of the show and immediately our attention is drawn to Wayne as Jens explains that Wayne is a world away from the rest of his team in every level. We are shown footage of Wayne training and he looks beat up as the rest of the guys are working like crazy, he looks to be just doing enough to get by. Shortly after this, we are shown Wayne doing an exercise with a weight ball and Jens keeps having to correct his technique and slowly he gets less and less patient with him until after telling him five times how to do the technique correctly, Jens turns into Corey and bitches Wayne out. Good stuff.
Next up are Team Penn to train and before we see anything else we go to a shot of Gabe talking to BJ. He is asking BJ to let him fight Wayne since "somebody has too", BJ laughs and asks Gabe if he is looking for an easy fight and Gabe gets on the defensive. BJ tells him not to underestimate anyone. Gabe = pussy!
Back in the house, we learn that Rob saw this conversation going on in the training center and confronts Gabe about it asking him why he went straight to BJ and didn't consult the other team members first. Once again, Gabe does his "somebody has to do it" speech and pisses everyone else off. Well done Gabe you fat fuck.
At the next Team Pulver training session, Cole also points out Wayne to be the weak link and not willing to train as hard as the others. It's at this point we learn that Wayne has hurt his foot so he is trying to take care of it so it doesn't affect his chances of getting put into the octagon. Jens tells him that if it's effecting him this much, he needs to take the next step and then explains he is not being a dick but he will not let him fuck up his chances. Wayne tells Jens that he is babying his foot to help his chances to fight and Jens says that he is doing such a good job, he is not even considering putting him in the octagon.
After the session is over, Manny calls Jens over to talk about Brandon and his issues with weight. Jens accuses Brandon of ducking the harder practices to cut weight and Manny explains that Brandon hasn't seen 160lbs, Jens says he hasn't seen him under 168lbs. Jens tells Corey to be ready and he replies "I'm always ready baby" and that if Brandon cannot get within 5lbs of 155lbs, he is not fighting.
We head back to the house to see Brandon doing everything he can to cut the weight by riding the air bike like a mad man and spending hours in the sauna to prove to himself and Jens that e can make weight. We discover that Marlon's nickname is Mr. Indestructible, why you ask...it's because he has been in over 200 street fights. Gabe says he is the biggest exaggerator of all time which i think is true and all he is doing is describing scenes out of a Steven Segal movie. We had Marlon's stories of him defeating 10 men at once, crazy almost circus like music and Gabe's facial reactions and this was awesome. Finally after hearing enough, Gabe stands up and calls shenanigans on Marlon which gets 100* for the funniest comment ever said in the house this season. Marlon says in an interview that no matter how outlandish or wonderful the stories are, they are true. BULLSHIT!
FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENT~!
Jens informs us that Dana was not able to be there today(Booooooooooooooo!). Team Pulver is still in control so Jens makes his pick which is....Brandon who has cut a HUGE amount of weight so gets the thumbs up from Jens and Brandon chooses Andy from Team Penn and the fight is made. In case you didn't notice from his looks, Andy throws a comment about fortune cookies and being careful what you wish for. Well that's progress set back about 20 years there. Andy says to BJ and the guys that no matter what happens, he wouldn't want to be anywhere else but there.
During a Team Penn training session, BJ asks Gabe if he has ever cornered Andy before as they have both been friends for years and explains that Andy's only problem is that he can fight recklessly sometimes. BJ tells Andy who is a black belt in ju-jitsu that if he takes Brandon to the ground, the fight is his. Andy then does a Marlon telling us about the mist of the fight and tales of dragons and such. Progress is current 3000 years behind now. He is fighting for the Asian-Americans in the US.
WEIGH INS.
Brandon weighs in first wearing nothing but a thong which does not meet Manny's approval shown by his laughter towards him. He weighs in at 155.5lbs and Jens is shocked but increadibly proud of his guy. Andy weighs in at 155lbs and again sets progress back about another 100 years by posing with nunchucks.
Back in the house, Brandon is making Travis Lutter proud by stuffing his face as a reward for making weight and i approve of this.
The next day, Team Pulver arrive at the training center to find the janitor sweeping the mats. However this is no ordinary janitor, it's Superma...Matt Hughes and the guys wonder why he is there sweeping the mats. Jens walks in and him and Matt start talking as they are great friends. So Hughes takes the guys through a rigorous training session and takes the opportunity to take a shot at BJ Penn by saying his team haven't done much today with BJ as a coach. Hughes takes Brandon aside and teaches him some takedown defence as he knows this is Andy's strength.
A moment of clarity is displayed by both fighters as they remember their family back home with Brandon having a small toy to remind him of his kid and Andy has a picture of his family and talks about his grandfather who had recently passed away and how he was his first trainer. Andy then said he was fighting for his teacher and would win the “All Valley Karate Tournament”.
Fight day arrives and both guys make their final preparations before heading to the training center for the fight.
TALE OF THE TAPE
Andy Wang - 29, 5'6", 63" reach, 8-6 MMA record
Brandon Melendez - 23, 5'10", 72" reach, 11-5 MMA record.
"Big" John McCarthy and his new goatee is our referee and Dana~! is back to oversee the fight.
Round One
Early on both fighters are pressing the action, trying to get in each other's heads. Brandon finally gets bored of this and starts unloading on Andy landing a sweet right that puts Andy on the mat for a couple of seconds but he gets back up again. Andy, ignoring the screams of BJ to not stand up continues to do so and gets pummelled for his troubles with Brandon landing bomb after bomb with Andy getting the odd punch or kick in. Big John calls a time out with about a minute to go as Andy loses his mouthpiece and once they restart, normal service resumes with Brandon continuing to bring it to Andy who has no answers. Round one comes to a close with Brandon easily the winner of the round.
During the break, BJ makes Andy promise that he will get back with the original plan that was to take Brandon to the ground and control him.
Round Two
The second round begins with Brandon partially landing a SUPERMAN PUNCH~! and then continuing to lay into Andy giving him a small cut above his left eye. BJ must have lungs of steel as he is almost as loud as Lenne Hardt during PMS as he shouts at Andy to take Brandon down and eventually this gets through as Andy does manage a takedown but does nothing with it and Brandon easily gets back on his feet. Brandon continues on with the beatdown landing a shot a little too close to the belt line for Team Penn's liking but the fight carries on and with about 90 seconds left Brandon begins to gas and Andy's best chance in the fight appears. As you may have guessed by now, Andy does nothing with this and continues to be a punching bag until the round ends.
Corey says "good fight guys" and i agree, this was a fun fight with Superman punches and Andy ignoring his coaches advice much to the dismay of BJ. John calls them into the center of the octagon and announces the winner by unanimous decision Brandon Melendez. Andy admits that he got rocked by that opening punch and Dana points out the fact that Andy basically disregarded his corner's advice throughout the fight and he is not down with that. Andy admits he was stubborn and everyone shouts at the TV "YES, YES YOU WERE!" Brandon basically says he was happy with the fight and happy to be going on.
Then we cut to the octagon and Andy crying like a little girl saying he has let himself and his team down. All i can say is maybe listen to your coach next time dummy. He is then led back to the locker room with a towel over his head and BJ imitates Andy crying 5*. Finally, Andy has this to say "When people see Andy Wang, they will see a warrior". I on the other hand see a fucking idiot who doesn't listen FUCK OFF!
Next week is Corey vs. Gabe! WOOHOO!
We begin as usual with the recap of last week's fight and more love from Dana White is shown as he thinks this was the best fight he has ever seen in the the entire 5 seasons of TUF. I kinda agree with this view. BJ says he has a change to turn things around for his team, not bloody likely at the moment BJ. We cut to team Pulver celebrating Diaz's win in the locker room but one thing is missing from the scene: the UFC Ghetto Championship belt.
We get our first Team Pulver training session of the show and immediately our attention is drawn to Wayne as Jens explains that Wayne is a world away from the rest of his team in every level. We are shown footage of Wayne training and he looks beat up as the rest of the guys are working like crazy, he looks to be just doing enough to get by. Shortly after this, we are shown Wayne doing an exercise with a weight ball and Jens keeps having to correct his technique and slowly he gets less and less patient with him until after telling him five times how to do the technique correctly, Jens turns into Corey and bitches Wayne out. Good stuff.
Next up are Team Penn to train and before we see anything else we go to a shot of Gabe talking to BJ. He is asking BJ to let him fight Wayne since "somebody has too", BJ laughs and asks Gabe if he is looking for an easy fight and Gabe gets on the defensive. BJ tells him not to underestimate anyone. Gabe = pussy!
Back in the house, we learn that Rob saw this conversation going on in the training center and confronts Gabe about it asking him why he went straight to BJ and didn't consult the other team members first. Once again, Gabe does his "somebody has to do it" speech and pisses everyone else off. Well done Gabe you fat fuck.
At the next Team Pulver training session, Cole also points out Wayne to be the weak link and not willing to train as hard as the others. It's at this point we learn that Wayne has hurt his foot so he is trying to take care of it so it doesn't affect his chances of getting put into the octagon. Jens tells him that if it's effecting him this much, he needs to take the next step and then explains he is not being a dick but he will not let him fuck up his chances. Wayne tells Jens that he is babying his foot to help his chances to fight and Jens says that he is doing such a good job, he is not even considering putting him in the octagon.
After the session is over, Manny calls Jens over to talk about Brandon and his issues with weight. Jens accuses Brandon of ducking the harder practices to cut weight and Manny explains that Brandon hasn't seen 160lbs, Jens says he hasn't seen him under 168lbs. Jens tells Corey to be ready and he replies "I'm always ready baby" and that if Brandon cannot get within 5lbs of 155lbs, he is not fighting.
We head back to the house to see Brandon doing everything he can to cut the weight by riding the air bike like a mad man and spending hours in the sauna to prove to himself and Jens that e can make weight. We discover that Marlon's nickname is Mr. Indestructible, why you ask...it's because he has been in over 200 street fights. Gabe says he is the biggest exaggerator of all time which i think is true and all he is doing is describing scenes out of a Steven Segal movie. We had Marlon's stories of him defeating 10 men at once, crazy almost circus like music and Gabe's facial reactions and this was awesome. Finally after hearing enough, Gabe stands up and calls shenanigans on Marlon which gets 100* for the funniest comment ever said in the house this season. Marlon says in an interview that no matter how outlandish or wonderful the stories are, they are true. BULLSHIT!
FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENT~!
Jens informs us that Dana was not able to be there today(Booooooooooooooo!). Team Pulver is still in control so Jens makes his pick which is....Brandon who has cut a HUGE amount of weight so gets the thumbs up from Jens and Brandon chooses Andy from Team Penn and the fight is made. In case you didn't notice from his looks, Andy throws a comment about fortune cookies and being careful what you wish for. Well that's progress set back about 20 years there. Andy says to BJ and the guys that no matter what happens, he wouldn't want to be anywhere else but there.
During a Team Penn training session, BJ asks Gabe if he has ever cornered Andy before as they have both been friends for years and explains that Andy's only problem is that he can fight recklessly sometimes. BJ tells Andy who is a black belt in ju-jitsu that if he takes Brandon to the ground, the fight is his. Andy then does a Marlon telling us about the mist of the fight and tales of dragons and such. Progress is current 3000 years behind now. He is fighting for the Asian-Americans in the US.
WEIGH INS.
Brandon weighs in first wearing nothing but a thong which does not meet Manny's approval shown by his laughter towards him. He weighs in at 155.5lbs and Jens is shocked but increadibly proud of his guy. Andy weighs in at 155lbs and again sets progress back about another 100 years by posing with nunchucks.
Back in the house, Brandon is making Travis Lutter proud by stuffing his face as a reward for making weight and i approve of this.
The next day, Team Pulver arrive at the training center to find the janitor sweeping the mats. However this is no ordinary janitor, it's Superma...Matt Hughes and the guys wonder why he is there sweeping the mats. Jens walks in and him and Matt start talking as they are great friends. So Hughes takes the guys through a rigorous training session and takes the opportunity to take a shot at BJ Penn by saying his team haven't done much today with BJ as a coach. Hughes takes Brandon aside and teaches him some takedown defence as he knows this is Andy's strength.
A moment of clarity is displayed by both fighters as they remember their family back home with Brandon having a small toy to remind him of his kid and Andy has a picture of his family and talks about his grandfather who had recently passed away and how he was his first trainer. Andy then said he was fighting for his teacher and would win the “All Valley Karate Tournament”.
Fight day arrives and both guys make their final preparations before heading to the training center for the fight.
TALE OF THE TAPE
Andy Wang - 29, 5'6", 63" reach, 8-6 MMA record
Brandon Melendez - 23, 5'10", 72" reach, 11-5 MMA record.
"Big" John McCarthy and his new goatee is our referee and Dana~! is back to oversee the fight.
Round One
Early on both fighters are pressing the action, trying to get in each other's heads. Brandon finally gets bored of this and starts unloading on Andy landing a sweet right that puts Andy on the mat for a couple of seconds but he gets back up again. Andy, ignoring the screams of BJ to not stand up continues to do so and gets pummelled for his troubles with Brandon landing bomb after bomb with Andy getting the odd punch or kick in. Big John calls a time out with about a minute to go as Andy loses his mouthpiece and once they restart, normal service resumes with Brandon continuing to bring it to Andy who has no answers. Round one comes to a close with Brandon easily the winner of the round.
During the break, BJ makes Andy promise that he will get back with the original plan that was to take Brandon to the ground and control him.
Round Two
The second round begins with Brandon partially landing a SUPERMAN PUNCH~! and then continuing to lay into Andy giving him a small cut above his left eye. BJ must have lungs of steel as he is almost as loud as Lenne Hardt during PMS as he shouts at Andy to take Brandon down and eventually this gets through as Andy does manage a takedown but does nothing with it and Brandon easily gets back on his feet. Brandon continues on with the beatdown landing a shot a little too close to the belt line for Team Penn's liking but the fight carries on and with about 90 seconds left Brandon begins to gas and Andy's best chance in the fight appears. As you may have guessed by now, Andy does nothing with this and continues to be a punching bag until the round ends.
Corey says "good fight guys" and i agree, this was a fun fight with Superman punches and Andy ignoring his coaches advice much to the dismay of BJ. John calls them into the center of the octagon and announces the winner by unanimous decision Brandon Melendez. Andy admits that he got rocked by that opening punch and Dana points out the fact that Andy basically disregarded his corner's advice throughout the fight and he is not down with that. Andy admits he was stubborn and everyone shouts at the TV "YES, YES YOU WERE!" Brandon basically says he was happy with the fight and happy to be going on.
Then we cut to the octagon and Andy crying like a little girl saying he has let himself and his team down. All i can say is maybe listen to your coach next time dummy. He is then led back to the locker room with a towel over his head and BJ imitates Andy crying 5*. Finally, Andy has this to say "When people see Andy Wang, they will see a warrior". I on the other hand see a fucking idiot who doesn't listen FUCK OFF!
Next week is Corey vs. Gabe! WOOHOO!
Labels: Nomadic Review, OCC Television Coverage, The Ultimate Fighter, UFC
posted by Euan Taylor at 4/27/2007 11:06:00 AM
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