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Oct 15, 2009 - 8:28:10 PM

By Zak Jensen, MMATorch Guest Blogger

Zak Jensen's back answering more questions from Torch Editor Jamie Penick on this week's fifth episode of The Ultimate Fighter and more. Make sure to send in questions for this feature to Zak at Tuf10TorchBlog@gmail.com!

Well, I'm sure you knew this was coming, but overall how did you feel about how you were portrayed on the episode?

It's TV I know who I am and what I am like for real so it did not bother me.

Wes Sims was the instigator here, and seemed to make you the early target, though the two of you were friends on the show, correct? How did that situation in the house work for you?

We were roommates, Wes is Wes and he never lets the truth get in the way of a good story.

Rampage and some others had some not too flattering comments on what he felt were your skills on the episode last night, what were your reactions to some of the interview comments on the episode that you're now hearing for the first time, both in regards to stuff in the house as well as you as a fighter?

Opinions are like assholes; everyone has them and sometimes they stink.

"Big Baby" was upset after Rashad picked Wes Sims to fight because he felt he had an understanding with Rashad right before that, though it was shown on the episode that Marcus was a bit mistaken on their conversation, how did he deal with that outside of the training facility if you were around him afterward?

He was just angry, he wanted to fight to prove he was not big baby.

With Wren getting picked to face Wes, how did the team prepare Sims for that fight with the team on a four fight losing streak?

We worked on his boxing to keep Justin outside and I wrestled with him just doing Greco because that is what Justin's strong suit was.

Was it more shocking that Sims was defeated that handily or that Wren was that impressive in their quick bout?

Can't take anything away from Justin he ran over Wes and that was surprising.

Herb Dean is taking a lot of heat for a couple of the fights thus far in the competition, and again last night it looked like Sims was out for up to five seconds before the fight was stopped, and an involuntary movement in his arm kept it going for three of those seconds. Was the team upset about the late stoppage or was it not a concern after losing another fighter in the competition?

Both. Herb should have seen he was out.

There's been some comments regarding Kimbo openly wishing for an injury so he could step back in, did that bother anyone while you were training that he was talking about that or was it even an issue?

It pissed me off. You had your chance, you lost, deal with it and stop wishing someone gets hurt. It was a dick move.

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