Fans were treated to another two-fight episode on The Ultimate Fighter tonight. I’d love to see the UFC make this a permanent policy.
Gray Maynard TKO’s Wayne Weems!
Man, these guys look like brothers, but that is where the similarity ends. Maynard kicked Weems ass plain and simple. He took Weems down with ease, pushed him against the fence with a cradle hold and then either beat on him or went for a sideways Guillotine choke. Weems finally gave his back and Maynard rained down strikes until referee Herb Dean stopped it.
Winner: Gray Maynard by TKO at 2:47 of rd 1
Wiman Puts Sims to Sleep!
After talking mad junk about his streetfighting record, Sims was unable to back it up when he finally stepped into the Octagon to face Matt Wiman.
In the opening seconds of the bout, Wiman greatly reduced Sims’ chance of winning by dropping him with a hard, overhand right. Wiman pounced on his disoriented foe, took his back, and began working for a rear naked choke. Some well placed punches to the side of the head loosened Sims up, and once the choke was secured Marlon opted for slumber instead of submission. It was a deep slumber too; his head tossed loosely from side to side after being grazed by Wiman as the choke was released. But Sims enjoyed his nap because he was treated to a dream about his girlfriend while he was unconscious.
Winner: Matt Wiman by rear naked choke at :51 of rd 1
The remaining crew is quite talented so fans should expect to see some quality fights in the final weeks. Here are the rosters heading into round two.
Team Pulver
- Cole Miller
- Manvel Gamburyan
- Nate Diaz
- Brandon Melendez
- Corey Hill
Team Penn
- Gray Maynard
- Matt Wiman
- Joe Lauzon
Oh yeah, in the obviously contrived drama portion of the show Andy Wang got kicked off Team Penn and moved to Team Pulver. Erin Bucknell covers this in more detail here. (Use IE to view that link.)
Good fights, Even if one sided. Gonna get some good matches in the next few weeks. I don’t think guys like Brandon, Cole, or Hill will make it to the next round… well only if they end having to fight themselves, which will happen because Pulver has more fighters. Nice little gif… Marlon was out cold.