The final episode of The Ultimate Fighter 9 “US vs. UK” gets underway with a Team US barbecue where Frank Lester promises to show version 2.0 of himself in his final elimination fight against James Wilks. Team UK on the other hand talks fight strategy inside a walk-in closet.
The Brits hit the gym and Wilks expects to beat Lester since he’s already done it once this season. Coach Bisping is all about the submission in this fight. Lester and Wilks exchange pleasantries when Team US gets to the gym.
Hendo thinks Lester is more confident and more comfortable inside the cage and has a decent shot at taking it. Wilks and Lester continue their buddy-buddy relationship back at the house. The next day both fighters make weight without incident.
Dean Amasinger cooks up a feast for his British kin and Coach Bisping mumbles a motivational speech that regrettably does not come with subtitles. We learn that Wilks has been passing the time by spot-welding pennies to his forehead.
After Bisping sets sail Andre Winner starts spitting his food out and lo and behold we have a British food fight on our hands. It ends with Andre Winner getting baptized in the pool and then covered in flour.
Inside the house Lester gets all teary-eyed over his opportunity and DaMarques Johnson swoops in to pump him back up (figuratively).
It’s fight day and Coach Henderson tells Lester “Let’s get this bastard back for knocking out your teeth.”
Welterweight semifinal elimination bout #4: James Wilks (5-2) vs. Frank Lester (3-2)
Round 1: A few jabs are exchanged and OUCH Wilks gets kicked in the skin flute. Quick break and action resumes. Lester with a nice low kick. Wilks lands a combo. Another low kick finds its mark for Lester. And again. Stiff jab by Lester followed by a low kick for Wilks. Lester answers. Stinging left by Wilks. Then a low kick. Wilks shoots and drives him to the cage. They clinch and Lester pops him with a left-right combo then a knee. Wilks clinches to avoid more punishment. They muscle for position and neither man yields. Wilks backs away and lands a jab.
Round 2: Lester opens the round with another kick to the yam-bag. Bisping accuses the Yanks of foul play. They resume and Wilks grazes him with a high kick. Lester with a nice left. Straight right from Wilks stuns Lester. Then a jab. Wilks getting confident. He tags Lester again. Wilks shoots and they go to the cage. Wilks working the trip but Lester defends. They separate and Lester starts getting picked apart. Lester not engaging. Wilks rocks him with a flurry and Lester shoots. Wilks uses the cage to stay upright. Lester eats a couple of knees in the clinch. Lester ends the round backing up.
Round 3: Lester comes out swinging wild. Wilks lands a low kick. Wilks with a huge right and a knee that connects. They clinch and Lester defends the takedown. Back in the center of the cage and Lester eats a knee. Wilks drags him to the cage once more and unloads a series of knees until Lester crumbles.
James Wilks defeats Frank Lester via TKO (strikes)
After the fight Team US is perturbed that Wilks was being flashy inside the cage with some unnecessary body language. Lester breaks down in the locker room but doesn’t lose any respect from his team since he was pretty much going on heart after fighting four times in one month.
Afterward everybody shakes hands but Henderson refers to Bisping as a douchebag. “The Count” insists he going to destroy “Hollywood” at UFC 100 on July 11.
The TUF 9 Finale on June 20 is now comprised of the following match ups:
170 lbs.: DeMarques Johnson (9-6) vs. James Wilks (5-2)
155 lbs.: Ross Pearson (8-3) vs. Andre Winner (9-2-1)
They’ll battle for TUF supremacy this Saturday, June 20 from “The Pearl” at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada live on Spike TV.
See you this September for TUF 10!
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Mohawk, Missing Teeth, Tattoos hell yea Frankies in it to win it ..lol Frankie by TKO ???
Take it for what it’s worth guys, there is a rumor circulating (on a site that some mma fighters post on) that Kimbo gets KO’d in his first TUF fight. Seth Petruzelli posts in this thread! It may or may not be true, but Wes Simms supposedly snuck an iphone into the house and posted. Stay tuned, there could be some lawsuits, all participants sign a confidentiality agreement!
I believe that one, and called it. Am not surprised in the least!
I got Frankie losing by the way. I’m on west coast so will check back in comments later. Have a good night fellas!
if thats true thats crazy.
Come on! Don’t tell me you’re suprised?
the fact wes sims got a cell phone on the show. he is a dirty fighter but thats realy dirty of him.
whats the name of the site ?
yeah i would like to know this 2?
i looked on the underground forum and saw that someone posted that Kimbo got choked out in the 1st round.. guys were saying Wes Sims posted it on his iphone (as kevin said). another guy said he watched a “uraguray comcast feed” and saw it. apparantly the first episode was filmed tonight.
thats all i have from my investigations
My take on TUF! No surprise on James winning, and I actually agree with the americans, the taunting was uncalled for! Also, ANYONE who says ANYTHING negative about Frank is a total moron! I have more respect for him than anyone in the history of TUF! I can’t believe he fought 4 times in 4 weeks, but I also can’t believe the commission (who is supposed to be about safety of fighters) let him fight that many times all banged up! Good for him, and he’ll be around the UFC for a while!
Side note, if Demarques reads this blog, you are the biggest douche this season! You’re really not that good and hopefully James takes that BJJ black belt and submits your punk ass with it. Lastly douche bag, it’s pronounced “mannerisms” not “manurisms.” Don’t try to use words that your pea brain can’t pronounce!
overall, great season. With the exception of the brits messing around for 30 seconds tonight (which was fun), this season was all training and fights! Take note of this Dana and spike, this was what the real fans want to see!
Also, I hear a rumor that Kimbo loses his first TUF fight in the first round (no I’m not surprised!)!!!
Desmarcus,will lose against Wilks kev,so don’t worries too much about this prick…
As for your rumor…it is a rumor nothing more…
Syn welcome to the UG/OD you know they have trolls over there too,don’t believe every thing that come out of these forum.Believe me…I got fool a few times.The guy who said that he watch it on a Uruguay feed said 2 weeks before that he saw it on a German feed.Plus i doubt that someone,would have been able to sneak and USE a iphone w/o been caught…Pearce got caught with a ipod this season and he never had the chance to use it in the first place.
Plus the rumor was that Kimbo’s got KO and then it was he got subbed.The,only indication that Kimbo’s didn’t live to the expectation is that at the beginning of the recording for the season 10 we got stuff whit a lots of Kimbo’s ad for Tap Out and they,all have disappear.
Plus Kimbo just start to train at Gracie Barra,so he might had problem with is ground game on the show.
We’re going to get these rumors non-stop until the show airs as people try to look like insiders…. So on that note, I “heard”:
1. Kimbo lost his first fight by sub. Dana laughs and says he needs some work
2. Kimbo lost his first fight by KO in the 1st round, Dana is vidicated
3 Kimbo lost his first fight by tap out due to strikes, and Dana is vindicated
3. Kimbo lost by KO late in the 2nd round, Dana is impressed by his toughness and thinks the guy may have what it takes after all.
4. Kimbo was taken to the ground early, but got it to his feet only to be KO’d. Dana feels he has shown a lot of improvement, and he may have a future in the sport.
And finally.
5. Kimbo won his first fight! Dana is shocked and I have a chance in a week to submit a whole new set of “rumors”
That seems like a really dumb thing to do unless Simms just wanted some screen time. Seems like it would be a sure way to burn some bridges with the UFC.
Frankie by tko
If he comes out like a wild man I give to him but idk
Nah. James will beat him agian.
Dana said, “this is going to be a good rematch, because Frank is like ‘I know I can beat this guy’ and James is like ‘i know i can beat this guy again’”
Sounds just what everyone else says before a fight/rematch.
**Fight Announcement**
Hermes France vs Tyson Griffin @ 103
Cole Miller vs Efrain Escudero (not sure when)
Bisping just comes off as more of an ass every week.
Frank Lester will win the match with decision
“for lack of better words….. he’s a douchebag”
love it
seen that coming a mile away. Frankie is a crap fighter anyway. James looked real sharp. He could give Damarcus some problems
Frankie loves eating knees! Give him props for getting rocked and back up again, he can take it.
dude he had 4 fights in 34 days and look at his face….i wanna see him beat sum ass at the finale
Season 7 Amir, Tim, and Jesse fought 4 times, and CB fought 5 times without getting beat up as bad. So what that he fought once more than anyone that season.
if amir loses the next fight he has..he should be drop kicked outta the ufc..i don’t want to see him as an announcer, i thought he might come outta the show and develop into a pretty good fighter..then nothing..injury..staff infection..blah blah..for some reason he is just grating on me now..and i had hopes for the underdog..his humor is not even up to forrests self defacing banter (which i don’t mind, cuz i get all the sarcasm)
yeah… Amir was a character on the show, but doesn’t seem so funny anymore. a little bit, but nah. I wish he’d fight already. I’ll save my judgement on Amir the Fighter after he has his fight. He’s only 2-0 though, so keep that in mind…
He’s only 1-0.
And give him a break, he’s been sick and injured. I understand the frustration that he hasn’t fought and needs to VERY soon, but cut him some slack.
But I suppose you didn’t like him much in the beginning and that’s fine, we all have preferences, but I don’t just ditch a fighter because he hasn’t been active or loses.
i never said i did not like him..i did..i don’t like him as an announcer..and i just want him to fight already..he has been plagues by bad luck..i just hope he wins..cuz if not..it will look pretty bad.
cant wait for tuf 10. going to be a good one.
i enjoy these shows.
Bisping isnt an ass, its English humour, takes a while to get used too. They mean well. Personally, i hope Bisping destroys Henderson. I think he will surprise a few ppl. Def improvement at middleweight.
frank has a chin i give him that and he did fight too many fights close together..that said, i never had him winning it..he just can’t listen to dan and a fighter needs to listen to his corner..cuz they can see a clearer picture..dan may as well gone mute this season cuz no one listened to him in every fight..
i’d like dan to win just to serve some humble pie to bisping..though he is a younger, he just needs to be toned down a wee bit..he even admitted it himself..now we just have to wait for saturday..
Syn 3 fights in 3 weeks is kinda crazy if you ask me
Yeah, but the guys in Season 7 did it fine. I’ve never been in a fight, so I don’t know personally what its like, but if Frankie was any decent of a fighter he wouldn’t have got beat up so bad. Amir had the toughest road to the finale, against 4 of the toughest dudes in the house, all the while being only an amateur with 1 pro fight, and he didn’t get beat up as bad. Frankie just isn’t a good fighter now. Hes only 3-2, so hes got time to improve, but he just takes too much punishment. Kind of like Scott Smith. Smith has power, but he sucks as a fighter. He’s always getting beat, and pulls out a KO punch.
Scott Smith is a good fighter, it’s a bit harsh to say he ’sucks as a fighter.’ Of course he’s not top-level but he’s given us some really exciting fights. Ya gotta respect that.
If I didn’t dislike Damarcus (or however that’s spelled) already, I would now after his sudden, out of the blue declaration he hates James.
Maybe I simply forgot, or fast-forwarded through it (I just DVR the shows and skip a lot of the non-fight nonsense), but I don’t recall James doing much of anything to annoy anyone. That’s including that last fight – if people are complaining about that, they must never have seen real showboating.
Anyway, I absolutely can’t stand the fighters who, as soon as they know the name of their next opponent, start to $#&% on that guy on cue just to build themselves up. It’s pathetic, and the ones who do it are miserable %$&#@.
Anyone unimpressed with this Tuf as I was ??? They hyped up this Tuf and said it was the greatest ever. Dana as I recall said yall havent seen anything yet saying that this was the best season of Tuf ever. This one was one of the worst Tuf’s imo. It will be interesting to see who win’s in the finale’s, but I honestly dont see any of the winner’s making a significant impact in the UFC. Team UK proved to want it more and like sarah said they didnt listen to Dan’s coaching when he was giving them instruction’s during the fight. Team USA’s group, they were so unimpressive, i wanna know how they found and where they go the cast for this show. I do know they had to win to get on but damn. They were horrible. Im sure with Page and Shad on Tuf 10 that it will be more of an entertaining and better Tuf
whoever casted these fighters set up the US for failure there is no way all these guys could have impressed in the tryouts. i’m telling you those ten fighters from the UK were probably the best young fighters and not one of them were crazy like the whiney mental midgets on the US team. they need the headcases for tv and too bad they were all on the US. this show is rigged.
Agreed, the UK team looks a little stacked. I ca’nt believe thats the best they could find for team USA.
Im from the UK n im not sayin that the UK shows are anywhere near the level the UFC is, but Andre Winner, Jeff Lawson and Ross Pearson are the 3rd 4th and 5th ranked British Lightweights.
I might be wrong but usually on TUF the guys are usually only fighting on a small local card.
I think thats what happened with Team USA and Team UK really were the best fighters in the country, in the lightweight division anyway.
Surely if its rigged, it would be rigged towards the US team, seeing as the whole thing is an American production. Also the last thing i see Americans doing, is deliberately losing to make another country look better.
dude is a dbag….
Lester is one tough dude. He can take a shot! He ate so many knees to the face that would have knocked out a lot of guys. I don’t think we was hurt at all when the fight ended, he just looked too exhausted.
the US guys are such a bunch of whiney dicks. after the last fight, moan moan moan. damn sore losers.