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Thirty-two of the world's deadliest men will compete against each other in a quest for a contract with the UFC and the title of the Ultimate Fighter. And for the first time in its history, it's all going down LIVE! Recaps by Chico Alexander, GSNN
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Round of 15 (C-NOTE: the following program contains challenges that have been designed, choreographed, and supervised by professionals. They are extremely dangerous and should NEVER be attempted by anyone, anywhere, at any time. Viewer discretion is advised) Last week, the teams were set, and with a bit of tragedy on the part of Mike Chiesa, we had our first fight toward the Ultimate Finale. James Vick of Team Cruz shocked the rest of the team with his KO victory over Daron Cruickshank. With that win comes $5000 and the next fight card.
It'll be JUSTIN LAWRENCE from Team Cruz vs. CRISTIANO MARCELLO from Team Faber. It's the youngest vs. the oldest. And all anyone can talk about was the way this fight turned out. No one volunteered from Team Faber... AFTER Team Cruz gave up control. Do you give up your sacrificial lamb? Do you put up your top fighter? Nope, nothing happened. But John wants to see it happen just so he can see who offers themselves. But Faber's team decides to rally around the Brazilian jujitsu master. Back at the house, no one knows what's going through Tickle's head. We can tell you, "Who's ready to bang? ... NO HANDS! NO HANDS!" The next day, Tickle is wearing a gas mask. And no one knows why. Tickle's moving Faber's parking sign... and no one knows why. He ends up snapping the thing in half. And again... no one knows why. Let's learn about the fighter. Justin Lawrence was born and raised in a gym. He has been wrestling since third grade, fighting since sixth. He says that his strength is in his fighting. It's not going to be easy beating Marcello, but it's going to be a battle. At stake, reputation. Lawrence can win this fight, he can earn the respect of his team and the fear of the others. Meanwhile, Tickle is being... well, from what we know about Tickle, he's being Tickle, taking a long time to get ready and no really feeling the training. Cruz has to motivate him to get off his rear and get into gear. He says he's been training for the last five years for this fight. We'll see... Cristiano Marcello fights out of Brazil. He says he breathes and eats jiu-jitsu. He got his belt in 1989 from the Gracie family, who founded jiu-jitsu. He says that his fight will be old school vs. new school. He believes in fighting a dirty fight. He's crazy. Lawrence wants to fight a smart fight. Which of the approaches is going to take the game? And remember when Tickle put Faber's sign in the TC? Well, Team Faber has a trick up its sleeve as well. With a few well-placed pieces of black duct tape, Cruz becomes Count Dracula. Outside, Team Faber are giving Tickle the business, and Tickle... is giving it right back. Tickle tells Cofer to stop being a smart-ass. "I'm gonna (^_^) you up." That was random. Cofer would LOVE to talk it out in the Octagon. We are 19 minutes away from fight night. Meanwhile, we're back to train. The focus: takedowns. Justin's a wrestler so it should be easy. Marcello is a jiu-jitsu fighter. A little more difficult. Cruz says that Justin could be a champion. And remember the Count Cruz picture? Team Cruz counters by putting a thong on Faber's butt-chin. Faber's last laugh... the Hitler moustache on Cruz's profile. Wednesday night, Justin is playing the fight out in his mind. Stick to the game plan, and he's going to come out a winner. Cristiano concentrates on his family, hidden strength he gets in the clutch. OFFICIAL WEIGH IN:
Now the LEGAL.... - Three judges score the
bout FIGHT 2: Justin Lawrence (St. Louis) vs. Cristiano Marcello (Rio De Janeiro, BRZ) ROUND 1: Lawrence with the first attack, right cross to Marcello's face. He misses the next few hits. He makes it up with a good combo move. And it turns into a running match after a bit. Lawrence gets Marcello down from a kick to the side, but he's back up. Round ends with two roundhouses. ROUND 2: Marcello has Lawrence against the cage, but Lawrence breaks free. A lot of air between the fighters... but here comes the knockout blow as Marcello's getting tired. Quick left jab to the face.. .and that's it! WINNER: LAWRENCE (KO, 3:15 in round 2). So Justin Lawrence wins $5000 and Team Cruz wins the pick for Fight #3... Next week, it'll be ... MYLES JURY of Team Cruz taking on AL IAQUINTA of Team Faber. Stay with the fights. To view extras and blogs, go to ultimatefighter.com |
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