The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck

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    The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck
    Wednesdays, September 15th - December 4th, 2010
    UFC Training Center, Las Vegas, NV
    SpikeTV (10:00PM)


    Cast

    Team GSP

    Head Coach: Georges St. Pierre
    Assistant Coach: Greg Jackson (MMA)
    Assistant Coach: Kru Phil Nurse (Muay-Thai)
    Assistant Coach: Firas Zahabi (MMA)
    Assistant Coach: John Danaher (BJJ)
    Assistant Coach: Shawn Williams (BJJ)
    Assistant Coach: Jean-Charles Skarbowsky (Kickboxing)
    Assistant Coach: Kristof Midoux (Kickboxing)

    Team Koscheck

    Head Coach: Josh Koscheck
    Assistant Coach: Javier Mendez (Kickboxing)
    Assistant Coach: Bob Cook (MMA)
    Assistant Coach: Dave Camarillo (BJJ)
    Assistant Coach: Teddy Lucio (Boxing)
    Assistant Coach: Daniel Cormier (Wrestling)

    Fighters*

    JJ Ambrose
    Paul Barrow
    Jason Brenton
    Jonathan Brookins
    Mike Budnik
    Alex Caceres
    Sako Chivitchian
    Joseph Duffy
    Pablo Garza
    Toby Grear
    Daniel Head
    Michael Johnson
    Amir Khillah
    Jeff Lentz
    Sevak Magakian
    Tony Valente
    Andy Main
    Cody McKenzie
    T. J. O'Brien
    Spencer Paige
    Nam Phan
    Michael Richman
    Dane Sayers
    Ariel Sexton
    Marc Stevens
    Kyle Watson
    Ran Weathers
    Aaron Wilkinson

    * 14 of the 28 fighters will advance to become part of the season roster, with 2 fighters from either group being allowed to compete again after being eliminated if chosen as 'wild card' entrants.
     
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    TUF has condensed the qualification fights into one episode this season so next week we pick teams and get the ball rolling.

    Hard to get much out of these fights. A few of the fighters looked good but you can't be sure of the level of competition.

    The season preview highlights at the end of the episode gave away some of the picks but I'll keep that to myself.
     
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    I have a feeling I'm going to become a GSP fan this season.
     
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    Elimination bout results:

    Marc Stevens defeated T.J. O'Brien via TKO (punches) at 0:13 of round 1.
    Spencer Paige defeated Steve Magdaleno via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18).
    Nam Phan defeated Mike Budnik via TKO (liver strike and punches) in round 1.
    Andy Main defeated Jason Brenton via submission (triangle choke/armbar) in round 1.
    Jonathan Brookins defeated Ran Weathers via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18).
    Sako Chivitchian defeated Toby Grear via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18).
    Jeff Lentz defeated Daniel Head via submission (rear naked choke) in round 2.
    Alex Caceres defeated Paul Barrow via submission (rear naked choke) in round 1.
    Michael Johnson defeated Pablo Garza via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18).
    Aaron Wilkinson defeated Mike Richman via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18).
    Kyle Watson defeated Joseph Duffy via submission (rear naked choke) in round 1.
    Sevak Magakian defeated JJ Ambrose via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18).
    Cody McKenzie defeated Amir Khillah via submission (modified guillotine choke) in round 1.
    Dane Sayers defeated Ariel Sexton via submission (standing rear naked choke) in round 2.
     
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    I was a little surprised they put Nam Pham in against Mike Budnik considering those are the two most well-known fighters.
     
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    Teams:

    Marc Stevens [Koscheck]
    Michael Johnson [St. Pierre]
    Sevak Magakian
    Jonathan Brookins
    Sako Chivitchian
    Spencer Paige
    Andy Main
    Alex Caceres
    Nam Phan
    Kyle Watson
    Aaron Wilkinson
    Cody McKenzie
    Jeff Lentz
    Dane Sayers
     
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    Things are off to a bad start for Team Koscheck.

    GSP's plan of printing Marc Stevens' name on his list in big bold letters was enough to confuse Josh Koscheck, leading Koscheck to pick Stevens first out of fear he would be selected by St. Pierre. This allowed St. Pierre to take the guy he really wanted, Michael Johnson, as if he had won the pick AND the fight.

    Then Bruce Leroy defeated Jeff Lentz by triangle choke. I really thought Lentz had that fight up until the slam attempt.

    So St. Pierre gets his first pick, picks the first fight, gets control, and is about to pick the second fight.
     
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    That was a nice triangle. He held that tight through all the squirming.
     
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    I like how earlier in the episode Lentz says if you choke him he'll go unconscious instead of tapping only to tap out in the end.
     
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    I had a feeling he was going to lose by some kind of choke after they aired that. They kind of gave it away.
     
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    I think we'll see GSP line up one of the wrestlers (Johnson or Brookins) to face the Brit or Nam Phan next.

    Caceres said his teammates didn't want to fight and were whining about being banged up from the last fight, hopefully someone is ready to go.
     
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    There's always one guy on the Ultimate Fighter who stands out on personality alone. Leroy is definitely that guy. Busts me up how he just smiles and smiles the whole time he's fighting, no matter what.

    He's going to lose, though. The book is pretty obvious on him. Shove him against the wall and dirty box. He doesn't seem to have any idea how to get out of it, which is kind of weird for a nimble athletic guy like him. He was out-classed striking (his supposed strong suit) and out-classed dirty boxing/judo.

    lol. He should just fall down and use his guard in every fight. But that's not exactly Bruce Lee's style.
     
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    lol. The guy should seriously get an agent and become an actor. Tell me he wouldn't be an awesome "wacky neighbor" on some sitcom along the lines of Kramer on Seinfeld.
     
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    Good fight. Doubt started to creep in regarding Johnson after the first round, and him looking tired in the second. But in the third round he showed why both teams thought he was the best fighter in the house, jumping into the round ferociously and swinging hammers from top position.

    Tyson added an interesting dynamic to the episode but didn't seem to contribute much. Hopefully next week we get to see him showing what he still has.

    Koscheck's car door prank has to rank as one of the lamest so far for the series.
     
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    Kos also broke out what has to be one of the gayest things I've ever heard a fighter say on this episode: "I'm going to get in [GSP's] face and motorboat his ass."

    Oh no.
     
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    I had no idea who Gia Sissaouri was so I looked him up.

    Born in Georgia (the country), part of Canadian national wrestling team for over a decade.

    Bantamweight Silver medalist at the 1996 summer games (Atlanta).
     
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    Yeah, I gotta say that there really isn't that sense of animosity between coaches that I like to see. I mean Rashad Evans and Rampage Jackson really seemed like they wanted to murder each other. Tito Ortiz' level of prickishness was right up there, and was a nice contrast to the Iceman's big dumb asshole.

    GSP is just too nice, and it seems like a foregone conclusion to me that he's just going to beat Koschek again just like last time when they finally fight. GSP knows it, so he doesn't get that excited about what happens between now and then. I don't blame him, but it makes for bad reality TV.

    Anyway, I was stunned at how fiery Johnson was in that third round. I thought it was going to devolve into two gassed guys heartlessly pawing at each other, which is what usually happens on the show when it goes to three. But Johnson came out like he wanted to eat the guy's children and maybe chew on an ear or two in that third round. Holy fuck.

    He just has another gear that these other guys probably don't have. If he can get it into the third round in every fight, it's hard to see him losing.
     
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