Episode eight of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 9 gets underway with Team USA kicking it in the gym — and Jason Pierce writhing on the floor in pain because he has a case of Staph in his foot. Hendo examines a lesion on Pierce’s leg and nods accordingly.
Team UK on the other hand has to work on the gag reflex of Dave Faulkner, who feels the impulse to spit every time he puts something in his mouth. Sounds a lot like my ex-girlfriend.
Anyway, Coach Bisping is concerned because spitting out his mouthpiece in a fight could cost him a point.
Hendo takes the Yanks outside for some full contact Frisbee. It could be the first time in eight episodes the team is all together and smiling.
After the game, the assistant coaches are calling out Pierce for milking his injury. Hendo wants Pierce — who keeps whining about the boo-boo on his foot — to cheer up and basically suck it up.
Back at the house, it’s Tex Mex night with Enchilada Fu. Pierce is seen moping at the table by himself and the rest of Team USA has had just about enough of his bad attitude.
Frank Lester exhibits a calm and level-headed approach to the situation: “I want him to die.”
Fight announcement: Jason Dent (USA) vs. Jeff Lawson (UK) courtesy of a gimpy Pierce.
Jason Dent is starting to get weirded out by the entire experience of being sequestered with a bunch of other men. Social claustrophobia! Some of the guys think that Dent is a serial killer in the making.
Hendo finds Dent tough to coach because he doesn’t respond to training. Dent just wants to stick with his old habits — including the bad ones.
At the TUF mansion, the Brits pay homage to Howie from Maui by inflating a rubber medical glove over Faulkner’s head, followed by a gratuitous moon shot.
Dean Amasinger is seen laughing in the background and I swear he looked like a young Clubber Lang from a distance.
They also don some wrestling masks, which I must presume are kept in ample supply in the wrestling mask closet, and start re-enacting last Monday’s episode of RAW. Dean Amasinger even gets the old foreign powder in the eyes ala Mr. Fuji.
Lawson likes the idea of Dent mentally unraveling because he feels that instability will compromise his fight game when they eventually collide.
The day of the fight and Dana White makes his first appearance. He’s there to confront Jason Pierce. I wait with baited breath for the “F’ing Fighter” speech while Pierce stammers his way through excuses. Dana gives him an ultimatum: Fight by Tuesday or hit the bricks.
Speaking of fighting, it’s time to get down.
Lightweight elimination fight #4: Jeff Lawson (13-2) vs. Jason Dent (18-9)
Round 1: Dent jabs from ten feet away. Wild head kick from Lawson misses by a mile. Failed takedown attempt by Lawson. Dent stalking. Hard low kick by Dent who then sneaks in a takedown from behind. Lawson wriggles free and tries for a leg submission. Dent denies him but Lawson moves on top and rains down punches. Lawson picks him up and slams him and slinks right back into guard. Dent gets a warning for striking the back of the head. Lots of struggling on the ground. Nice elbow from the top by Lawson. Lawson postures and lands a few. Dent tries to roll but gets stymied. Lawson stands and gets air balanced courtesy of Dent. Think of the end scene from Dirty Dancing. Dent escapes at the last second.
Round one was all Lawson.
Round 2: Nice low kick by Dent. Lawson stuffed on the takedown attempt. They go to the cage and Lawson breaks away. He tries to shoot and again gets stuffed. Dent with a guillotine but Lawson slips out. Lawson looking sloppy and exhausted. They hit the ground and Lawson rolls into a knee bar but can’t cinch it. Dent escapes and Lawson lands a desperate flying knee. He follows up with a shoot and gets rejected. Lawson collapses in exhaustion and Dent locks in the choke for a quick tap.
Jason Dent defeated Jeff Lawson via submission (anaconda choke)
After the fight, Lawson is in surprisingly good spirits. Coach Bisping blames a case of bronchitis at the beginning of the show for his lack of cardio but Lawson mans up and takes the blame.
Dana, who can smell fear, calls Pierce into the office and tells him he’s off the roster. Pierce pretends to be devastated before basically running out the door in relief.
Stay tuned next week as Team USA finds a replacement for Jason Pierce, Michael Bisping and Damarques Johnson nearly come to blows, Faulkner gets help from Tangina with his gag reflex and we get teased with the most shocking ending to a fight in TUF history!
See you in seven!
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pierce is a fuckin baby man
I miss TUF again…but it’s nice to have the recap!From what i’m reading Pierce is a lots of things!
Yeah, and none of those things is a professional fighter.
Yep!LOL!What happen he didn’t want to fight?Was his staph infection really bad?
***WED. EVENING CONVERSATION***
Well guys, I’m usually on Dana’s side (lately) and usually see nothing wrong with what he says or does! I have absolutely no problem with him saying Pierce can’t fight. He has staph guys! My brother ( 17 years old 6′6 250 pound division 1 football prospect) had staph last year. He was hospitalized for a week! To say this guy Pierce “is not a fighter” in my opinion is wrong! Let me clarify, I personally have pushed through injuries before, and am 100% certain that if I was in the same situation as Pierce, I would “sell” the fact that I could fight and would have left no doubt in anyones mind that I was ready. That said, to say Pierce isn’t a fighter when he’s clearly injured with a staph infection is very insulting! Shame on Dana! He keeps Junie Browning on the show last year when he is clearly NOT A FIGHTER, invites his brother just for controversy when he was clearly NOT A FIGHTER, yet is going to insult a guy who is clearly injured and actually won a fight to get onto the show by saying he’s “not a fighter.” I don’t care if he’s playing the injury up (which I’m not sure he is), he’s clearly injured!
a few more things I need to add. This season is one of the better seasons I’ve seen! Training and fights, no stupid pranks. The camaraderie that the Brits have is a breathe of fresh air too. That fight was pathetic (for Dent), but anyone with half a brain realizes that 9 days off (out of 15) obviously affected the UK guys cardio for that fight.
Lastly, Amir is now just a small segment at the end of TUF interviewer? Obviously he can’t stay healthy enough to fight so they got to pay him to do something. Kinda sad!
I agree with you to a certain extent. Pierce had a jacked up ankle, which eventually turned into staph. Add that to the nightmare of having to live in that house with all those other dudes, and I can’t imagine being in the right frame of mind to fight. That being said, it is what it is, and even if the situation sucks, if it is truly your dream, you would suck it up and fight. He also hinted earlier that he wasn’t too excited to be fighting the guy he was supposed to be facing. He may be a fighter, as kevin said, but I don’t think he has the mindset to be a professional fighter in the biggest organization in the world.
Pierce is Milking it, Dana spoke with the Dr.’s and they said he should be able to fight. He was testing him and he failed miserably. It is a once in a lifetime opp. and he basically acted like a 12 year old kid being forced to go shopping with his parents. I have had a lot of once in a lifetime opps. in my boring ass life, none amounting to a 6 digit contract or a 4 digit, hell even 3 digit contract-and I jumped all over them in worse shape then he was in. No fighter fights at a 100%. It is not that kind of experience. Much like football you are never really 100% once practice starts. I said it the minute he was in the hot tub with the dude, if they have to fighte each other Pierce is gonna puss out. Last week he was done, he would be beat before the bell even rang. Dana did the right thing not because Pierce has staff, but because he ain’t in it mentally(even though he says he is) He sidelined to prevent him from getting hurt in a fight while his head is somewhere else. It made me sick watching him answer Dana’s questions.
Wow and can you beilieve Mike Bisping shoving the water in Demarques face. What a spoiled brat! Typical rich bitch antics. I grew up with 2 or 3 kids like that. Bisping dishes it out every episode and the minute someone gives it bak or confronts it he gets rude and nasty. Heis such a pompous piece of ish. EVer since his lost to Hammil, when he made his post fight comments, it sickens me to hear him speak. I can’t wait to see Hendo drag him through the mud and I so hope he catches him with the overhand right. I personally do not feel he stands a chance against Hendo. He may make it interesting but I think on paper Hendo has him beat in every aspect except boxing. In the clinch, dirty boxing, wrestling are all in Hendo’s favor. Bisping has yet to KO anyoneand I do not believe it is going to start with Hendo. He does not have the power to do it. This will be Bisping first true A level fighter, and he carries himself as though he has beaten the best of the best. His best showing was a loss to Rashad Evans, and he really lost the 2 first rounds. Rashad got the first2 rounds clean. The takedowns and even finished the majority of the exchanges in round 2 and round 3. EVans clearly had the takedowns in 3 and I do not think he ever put together any real ofense at all. I do not see how anyone thought he won the second round. I do not see it and I have watched the fight 3 times. EVans was the person that kept the pressure on the whole fight. I do not think Bisping is as good as the marketing and money spent behind him personally. I think an hope Hendo hands Bisping his ARSE!
are there coles notes to this post
On Dent’s performance, did you guys think it was a bad as Dana made it seem? I know the Brit controlled and won the first round, but he hardly did anything in guard, and yeah, passed to mount, but didn’t get anything with it. I thought Dent did a good job of not taking any damage that round. At the 2nd, I thought he could have been a bit more aggressive, but it seemed he was trying to focus on stuffing the takedown. You could tell by the way his hips were so far back. But also in his 2 UFC fights vs Tibau and Huerta, he looked gunshy, and not much has changed with that.
As for the finish, I was calling out anaconda choke, and sure enough. lol. Thats my favorite move, and the first in TUF history? Efrain got a similar move with the D’Arce, but I dont remember any other Anaconda.
I love the Anaconda! Of course I didnt get to watch this episode….and I have no idea how hurt pierce is, but tHAT DUDE IS NOT A FIGHTER!!!! He is on a fighting based reality show, and he has already been complaining about not wanting to fight Faulkner because they are such Great “Friends”. 1st of all, they arent on the same team, they are from different countries, and no one in that house has known each other for more then 2 weeks. If you cant fight a guy that you met 2 weeks ago….then what the hell are you doing on TUF? From the past couple episodes, i thought it was obvious that Pierce didnt want to fight. He doesnt even want to train. I have no idea what he was doing on that show.
Big fan of team uk. NO bs, JUST BUSINESS. thEY ALL WORK HARD, I like the camaraderie. I think we will see most of team UK fighting in the UFC in the future!
After the teaser at the end of the show, hopefully Hendo shows some emotion and jumps at Bisping with a flying knee. What a loser, picking on “the students”.
I’m not here to say he is or isn’t a fighter, I’m just saying it was wrong for Dana to come at him like that! He defends Junie (who is not even close to being a fighter) yet rips into an injured guy? Just seems cold to me (and I’m one of the coldest people around)!
why is it all Bisping/ Demarques is a douche!
here’s an example, I’m not beating a dead horse here. My brother who had staph, no one told him “oh, you’re a pussy, you’re not a football player.” Now he just met with the head coach at BC. I just felt it was wrong to put down an already down and out (and injured) fighter!
Kevin, I don’t think Dana was trying to be cold. I think he realized this guy doesn’t want to fight and is risking himself and prone to unnecesary injury. He just gave the guy a way out and he took it.
And YES the guy is a pussy, this is once in a life time. Some people milk it when they have the sniffles, and others aren’t phased at all. Oh no, “I’m really cold right now” WTF is that?? Plain ol pussy.
Oh true story dude CLEARLY doesnt wanna fight one bit ….way to take the easy way out Pierce..hahahahaha loser
Jason Pierce is the biggest fucking vagina I have ever seen. He must be driving Dana nuts…on second thought probably not, cause he most likely drives ratings as viewers want to tune in to see what this fucking tampon is going to complain about this week.
I was waiting for Hendo to loose it and call him a loser in 3 words or less.
lose it.
oops,my bad. I guess it could have been read that Hendo was going to “loosen up” haha.
If Pierce is the biggest vagina you have ever seen, then you must have missed the episodes with Joey Scarola.
ya…I wonder if he is still with the same girl
Noah Infoher from Season 3. Dude was in the semi’s and left for his girlfriend of 5 months.
FUUUUUCK PIERCE!
Pierce is a punk even on the early episodes, he acted like he didn’t want to fight.then found out he was fighting his friend(who he’s known for 2 days) and just totally bitched out. Mentioned to him in hot tub “not sure I even want to be a fighter”. Then why the hell u on the show? Takin up spots where 100s of other guys would kill to be. Got ross winning lightweights and demarcus winning welters. And hendo poundong out bisping british ass!!!!
I usually miss the first showing due to work. So I liket o watch the reshow. instead its the 100th playing of 4th and long…
Pierce is a wimp, I dont understand what the he77 anyone going on the show think e from dana. Your there to fight.
Jeff, ah man, I wish you coulda pulled it out. I dont think he was gonna beat the other brit but I am sure he would win 7 of 10 fights vs Dent. Jeff just couldnt get the clinch working and sucks at throwing leather… A little more background on these guys wouldnt hurt (he does Judo I wonder what he ever did nationally???)
If I were Dan I would toss pierce out of the house just for being a downer…
ne1 elsse think martinn stapleton looks like the brtish GSP?lol
yeah dude for sure
Most of the fighters this season really suck. The nice thing about this episode was no Cameron Dollar whatsoever. Henderson appears to be punch-drunk and Tap-Out gear is the official Uniform of the Urban Douchenozzle.
yeah Cameron is quite the douche. it was nice to not see that BF crying on the balcony or whining or bragging this week.
Pierce said in like the 2nd or 3rd episode that he didnt know if he wanted to be a fighter or not. Wow what a waste of a spot this season.
Dent looked terrible …..really bad stuff tonight
And to what JJ said about there being no good fighters this i agree. Only decent fighers : Markus and Mark Miller (Team US)
And then on UK : Tall black guy and tall dude that knocked out Miller.
That hoodie Peirce was wearing was horrible!!!
looked like those clothes that you buy your kids from zellers, like seriously
What the hell’s Mike the queer Bisbings problem , what a sore losser d@#khead. I cant wait to see him cry when Hendo opens a can of whooooop A$$ on him, then he’ll realy have a reason to cry!!!! F@#king Brit
Dude beat Chris Leben and now he thinks he is a top 5 MW in the world.
F**K Bisping i hate him!! i really hope Hendo beats him bad maybe that will bring him back earth..
I’m looking forward to seeing the next episode. While Bisping is annoying Damarques or whatever his name is even worse.
so is that 2 brits & 2 team usa in the lightweight semi-finals? do you think it’ll be team mate versus team mate so they can have one from each team in the finale? or will they run the risk of having 2 team uk or usa in the final?
You guys are gonna be pissed when Bisping beats Hendo at UFC 100
Bisping is a wanker I agree, but Hendo is washed up. I agree with Eagzy…
I have some sympathy for Pierce. He had an infected foot injury that caused his entire lower leg to swell up and a big ass sore to develop on his calf. I had a cut on my finger that got infected a couple months ago. It never swelled up past the second joint, it never exploded in a sore a foot away from the original injury, etc., but it did hurt like a bitch! I couldn’t even really type with it (it took me out of the keyboard warrior fight). Pierce’s entire lower leg is fucked, and it has to be incredibly painful, he can’t train, he feels like shit, etc.
The dude looks depressed. But wouldn’t you be too. For the last two weeks, he’s been portrayed as nothing but a whiny bitch for not training hard enough, when he had a raging infection in his leg that would cause most of us to stay home from our bullshit office jobs to heal up. It’s the opportunity of a life time, and he’s really fucking sick and has been since the first fight (that sort of budding infection has to sap a ton of your energy). That sucks.
I’m not saying that Pierce is cut out for the UFC. It doesn’t seem like he has the drive. But I’m not sure he’s a pussy either.
Side note. Did anyone else watch fourth and long last night? That show was awesome.
Dammit, have to download it here in the UK (or wait ’till Sunday) and I didn’t see any of next week’s preview
What was the teaser about the most shocking ending ever about?
I think Lawson has a lot of potential, some sweet Judo technique but cardio was the reason for his loss – not Dent’s “skills”. Lawson seriously could do with some boxing training too…
I also missed the Demarques/Bisping scuffle which is a shame, I have similar issues as most with Bisping but think he gets a harder rap then he deserves – the Hamill fight is the main reason and if you watch it again it could be called either way – just watch it from the other perspective, you tend to root for your home fighter. Saying that I was hoping he would have smashed Demarques face in as I really do dislike him but alas it sounded like a case of “handbags” as we’d call it here in the UK
please tell me ur jokeing the only reason bisping got the decision was bcause the fight was in his home,,,,on that note I do think bisping will beat hendo
Hmmmm The UK judge gave the fight to Hammil, the 2 US judges gave it to Bisping, how exactly is that home advantage??
Sorta agree on Hendo though, hasn’t impressed me much in UFC while Bisping is improving every fight…
Well, regardless of the nationalites of the judges, fighting in front of you home crowd (who cheer your every move) has been known to influence judging, especially in the boxing world.
Or maybe the UFC brass neede Bisping to win so they could continue hyping his overrated ass as their big UK moneymaker.
I don’t like to speculate about fight-fixing, especially in established orgs like the UFC, so I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt.
Henderson is seriously slowing down, but I’m still picking him over Bisping because of his wrestling. If Bisping does win it will probably speak more to the deterioration of Henderson than the prowess of Bisping.
next week = DOUBLE KNOCKOUT!
I was surprised Dana gave Jason Dent no respect for finishing his fight with an unusual flashy choke like the anaconda. Dents stand up did look amatuer-ish, but he did survive the first round being mounted and not letting a good judo guy get a good throw on him. I was really rooting for Jeff Lawson to win. He seems like he has a really good attitude and Dent was clearly a douche for the whole season. I know Lawson gassed out hard but Dent played it smart buy not rushing in and risking getting caught with something. I love that choke.
Even my wife was making fun of Pierce. calling him a “sad bastard”
Pierce quote ” I feel so cold Dana, im shivering, but im still here mentally….” Wow what a way to show u really want that opportunity. I hope they give the fight to Miller and he wins. You can tell that dude has some heart at least. Nobody besides maybe Demarques will become anything from this season, very little talent.The worst part is we will see most of these d-bags for the next 2 years on prelims and ufn cards.