Jun 09 2010
The Ultimate Fighter Season 11 – Team Liddell Vs. Team Ortiz Episode 11
This is the last show until the finals and it’s two hours long. We’ll see if I can do two hours of TUF.
Rich Franklin’s assistant coaches are a bearded Forrest Griffin, Gray Maynard, and Tyson Griffin. Rich says he thought Tito would still be there.
Kris McCray said he thought the coaching change would affect him more, but he says it’s been good.
Chuck says it’s different because he was fighting a guy he hated and now he’s fighting one of the nicest guys in MMA.
It’s Brad Tavares vs. Court McGee, two guys who are friends. Chuck has them train together still, but just not spar.
The guys got McCray, Tavares, Yager, and Noke back for being loud in the evening by waking them up with silly string and air horns. Tavares had a fit and broke the chess board. What did the chess board do to him?
Brad Tavares vs. Court McGee
Pretty nothing round. Lots of hugging against the cage. It’s weird because since Tito isn’t here, there’s no real loud coaching. You don’t hear, “Under hooks, under hooks!” Probably a little too much respect for each guy from both fighters.
They opened it up a bit more and Tavares tested McGee’s bearded chin a few times. But there still wasn’t a ton of action.
Court looked great in the third round. He buckled his knees with an overhand right, took a knee to the head shooting, and kicked Tavares twice in the balls. Well, Tavares got him first. He threw a left hook that put him nearly down, then he got the takedown and sunk in the rear naked choke. Whatever they were holding back in the first two rounds, they forgot about in the third. Fantastic round.
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