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By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch contributor
The episode starts with a recap of last week's exciting fights and the announcement of the Wild Card fight. After the intro, we get Len Bentley complainiing about not being picked for the Wild Card fight. Len tells Dana White that he wants to fight at the Finale. Dana says he wants guys who are going to want to fight. Len is very upset, he feels he deserves the Wild Card fight. Brock Lesnar is talking to his team about not hanging their heads. Len is complaining to anyone that will listen in the house. He even complains to Chuck, one of the guys who was picked over Len. Ryan McGillivray tells Len that Junior Dos Santos said that Brock said Len wasn't ready to fight. Len says he wants to fight Brock.
Junior is training with his team, trying to get Javier Torres ready for his Wild Card fight against Chuck. Junior says Javier shows a lot in practice so he's hopeful that he does the same in the fight. Len is complaining some more about not being in the Wild Card fight. Len accuses Brock os only coaching while the camera is on. Len confronts Brock about not being picked for the Wild Card. Brock says it was a team decision between him, Dana, and Junior. Len seems unhappy with Brock's explanation of Len not being healthy enough.
Brock is puzzled by Chuck's behavior. He says at least Len wants to fight, he's not sure about Chuck. He even goes so far as to say he regrets the decision to let Chuck fight. Chuck trims up his beard and says he needs to take things more seriously. Brock says in his first fight that Chuck didn't listen to their coaching. The coaches came up with a list of things they wanted Chuck to work on. Chuck seems to be responding well to the coaching.
It's storming like hell here, folks. I might lose my power. If I go silent, that's why.
Chris Cope is walking around like a maniac. Apparently, he wakes everyone up with that screaming. Shamar Bailey talks to Chris about it, telling him to stop it. Chris says he'll stop doing it in the house.
The Coaches Challenge this season is football-based. It's very drilled-based. It's a very long obstacle course, with field goal kicking, pass catching, etc. They're tied early. Brock pulls slightly ahead at the sled. Both guys aren't very good at kicking a field goal. It takes several tries for either one to complete a pass. Junior pulls ahead and showboats a little as his passes the finish line. Junior is dancing it up. Brock says they both sucked, Junior just got luckier. Junior gave some of his money to Team Lesnar guys and coaches. That's a cool move.
Miami is up 3 with 1:30 to go. Good, I hope they finish off Boston tonight. Boom, LeBron with the dagger. Heat up 6 with 40 seconds to go. What the hell are they running a UFC 130 commercial saying Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard are fighting? Dana says Junior believes in Javier and that's why he's in the Wild Card fight. Chuck drops his pants during the stare-down. Ugh. Chuck says the real him is coming to fight Javier. Hope so, for his sake at least. Javier rattles off his whole family tree as his inspiration. Chuck is feeling confident that it'll be a different outcome this time, that he won't lose. Team Dos Santos is praying. Chuck kicks the door open as he enters the gym. I guess that means he's serious this time.
FIGHT- Chuck O'Neil vs. Javier Torres
Chuck is 1 inch taller and has a 3 inch reach advantage. Herb Dean is the referee.
ROUND 1- Chuck starts with a head kick. They tie up against the cage early. Javier gets off the cage, but Chuck pushes him back. Javier reverses and lands a knee to the body. Chuck reverses, then Javier reverses that. Chuck flips things and gets Javier on the cage for a second. They separate shortly before going back against the cage. Chuck tries for a trip takedown, but Javier resists. Chuck with a knee to the body. Javier answers with a knee of his own. Another knee hits Chuck low. After a brief rest, they resume. They're both feeling the range for their boxing. Javier knocks Chuck up against the cage and punches him a few times. They're both trading shots. Neither guy is gaining a true advantage. They tie up on the cage again. Javier with another knee to the body. Chuck lands a few shots as the round ends.
ROUND 2- Chuck with a straight right hand to start. Another right from Chuck. Javier ties up Chuck on the cage before taking him down. Javier takes Chuck's back. They stand up, and Chuck gets a takedown. Chuck is on top trying to improve his position. Chuck is working towards a kimura, but Javier is slippery. Chuck pounds on Javier's stomach to try to loosen him up. Chuck isn't able to lock in a submission, but he's definitely winning this round. Chuck almost gets into side control, but Javier is fighting him for every inch. Javier escapes, but Chuck locks in an arm-in guillotine and Javier has to tap.
WINNER- Chuck O'Neil by Submission
The coaches and fighters dissect what happened. Chuck is confident that he's the one to beat going forward. Dana announces the quarterfinal match-ups. Clay vs. Ramsey, Chris vs. Shamar, Chuck vs. Zach, and Tony vs. Ryan are the fights. Chuck vs. Zach is a rematch. That was a good fight by Chuck. It wasn't the most exciting fight, but they both seemed evenly matched. Sometimes that leads to a bit of a stalemate. Chuck was good enough to overcome that, though.
NEXT WEEK- 2 fights highlight this episode
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