TUF 17 - Team Herbosity vs Team Verbosity, Tuesdays on FX before Justified 9 PM ET

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Who are you rooting for? This poll is closed.
Jon Jones	20	8.85%
Chael Sonnen	206	91.15%
Total:	226 votes

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kensei: Dec 27, 2007; He'll finally get a ring!

(Note - the premier is two hours, starting at 8 PM ET, then moves to one hour episodes on the 29th starting at 9 PM ET)

Tradition:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thz1Jc7Pqts

Hype:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbxXbuWa3Jw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6jnZnlF0RE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17ardCjGbuA

Staffs:
Team Jones
Jon Jones, Head Coach
Stonehorse Goeman, Muay Thai Coach
Frank Mir, Jiu Jitsu Coach
Bubba Jenkins, Wrestling Coach
John Woods, Coach

Team Sonnen
Chael Sonnen, Head Coach
Dan Henderson, Assistant Coach
Vinny Magalhaes, Jiu Jitsu Coach
Clayton Hires, Boxing Coach
Scott McQuary
Jamie Huey
Mike Dolce

(Credit poster Ariza for the blurbs on the contestants and the detective work below)

The Hopefuls-

Dylan 'the villian' Andrews - 15-4-1 - 10ko 3sub 2dec - 1ko 3sub - beat Shonie Carter in 2010, lost to Ebersole in 2008

kito andrews - 9-2 - 2ko 4sub 3dec - 2sub - Alpha Male! - lost to Seth Baczynski in 2008 - oldest at 34

Luke 'Bigslow' Barnatt - 5-0 - 2ko 2sub 1dec - British!

Leo 'Bushido' Bercier - 7-2 - 6ko 1sub - 2ko - Native American?

Ryan Bigler - 9-3 - 3k5s1d - 1k1s1d - lost to Frank Camacho

Kevin Casey - 5-2 - 1k3s1d - 2k - Knocked out by Matt Lindland in 2010

Adam Cella - 4-0 - 2k2s - blah

Zak Cummings - 15-3 - 4k8s3d - 1s2d - Lost to Ryan Jimmo and Tim Kennedy

Andy 'Tank Mode' Enz - 3-0 - 1s2d - Alaska fighter

Nik 'The Machete' Fekete - 5-1 - 3k2d - 1s - Beat OSP in 2009 (2 rd dec?) - lost to Richard Hale in Bellator

Kelvin Gastelum - 4-0 - 2k2s - youngest at 20

Uriah Hall - 7-2 - 4k2s1d - 1k1d - losses are to Philippou and Weidman so may be alright

Collin Hart - 4-1-1 - 1k3s - 1d - last win was 11 sec ko

Clint Hester - 7-3 - 5k1s1d - 2s1d - lost to Douglas Lima

Jake 'The Honey Bear' Heun - 3-2 - 2k1s - 2s - looks stupid as poo poo

Mike Jasper - 5-0 - 3k2d - not the football player

Nicholas Kohring - 3-0 - 1k1s1d -

Robert 'Bubba' McDaniel - 20-6 - 4k15s1d - 2k4s - Beat Kyacey Uscola - lost to Alexander Shlemenko

Fraser Opie - 10-5 - 5k3s + 2 dq wins - 5s - South African - horrible tattoos

Mike Persons - 3-0 - 1k2s

Jimmy 'Crash' Quinlan - 3-0 - 2s1d

Scott Rosa - 4-1 - 1k2s1d - 1k - Beat James Irvin in 2012

Joshua Samman - 9-2 - 5k3s1d - Beat Chris Cope, lost to Dan Cramer in Bellator

Gilbert Smith Jr - 5-1 - 4s1d - 1d

Eldon 'Sale' Sproat - 3-1 - 3k - 1k - all 4 fights ending inside of 2:15 - Hawaiian

Tor 'The Hammer' Troeng - 15-4 - 6k5s4d - 2s2d - Swedish - lost to Thales Leites and Mamed Khalidov

Eric Wahlin - 4-2 - 1k2s1d - 1k1d

Tim 'The South Jersey Strangler' Williams - 7-1 - 2k5s - 1k

The guy that Dana White says 'scared the poo poo out of everyone' has to be either Sproat with 3 very quick KOs or Dylan Andrews with 10 KOs already. Hopefully Dana's not bullshitting too much about this season being much better than the last one.

If any of this is not enough for you, watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGb6nPwESKE

# ? Jan 16, 2013 20:29

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# ? May 25, 2013 10:02

fatherdog: Feb 16, 2005; *RONK, RONK*
Make that three rard-boiled eggs.

fatherdog posted:

Kevin Casey is an rear end in a top hat, known on the grappling circuit for
A) trying to intimidate opponents in grappling tournaments by coming in with an entourage and mean-mugging the ref
B) trying to promote himself to black belt and getting kicked out of Kron's gym for months because of it before eventually grovelling his way back
C) "personal training" Spencer Pratt and fast-tracking him up to purple
D) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc2N2TiKI3o&hd=1

Other notable characteristics - Knocked out by Minowa.

Uriah Hall has pretty good muay thai and is good at Melvining his way out of takedown attempts, although his ground game is pretty enh. When he fought Weidman in ROC everyone was expecting a classic grappler/striker match, and Weidman proceeded to knock him retarded with a left hook.

The only Tim Williams fight I've seen is his loss to Jacoby, and Jacoby elbowed a huge cut over his eyes in the first round and got the stoppage, so there's not much to say about it. He fights out of Balance and is pretty good on the ground, from what I hear.

# ? Jan 16, 2013 20:37

cisneros: Apr 18, 2006; On the night of January 13, 2007, Brown was accused of throwing a cake at a man.

kensei posted:

Eldon 'Sale' Sproat - 3-1 - 3k - 1k - all 4 fights ending inside of 2:15 - Hawaiian

Is this the same guy as

# ? Jan 16, 2013 20:41

kensei: Dec 27, 2007; He'll finally get a ring!

fatherdog posted:

I knew there was another post I was missing, thanks fatherdog. Can you update the time in the thread title after the premier episode, please?

# ? Jan 16, 2013 20:49

-Atom-: Sep 13, 2003; This is an emoticon superimposed on an approximation of renowned UFC-fighter Chael Sonnen's visage.
I made this myself and totally didn't scrub my chest with acetone to make more room for sharpie-art.

Also: Ultima Online!
And germany has a really nice countryside, you should see it!

Voted Jones

# ? Jan 16, 2013 20:49

LobsterMobster: Oct 29, 2009; "I was being quiet and trying to be a good boy but he dialed the right combination to open the throw-down vault and it was on."

"Walter Foxx is ten times brighter than your bulb at the bottom of the tree merry xmas"

RUFIO!

# ? Jan 16, 2013 20:50

Intel&Sebastian: Oct 20, 2002; I'm not a martial artist, I am a gangster from West Linn, Oregon and I win fights with these and I make no God damn apology.

cisneros posted:

Is this the same guy as

?

It has to be, look at the arm tat in both pictures.

# ? Jan 16, 2013 20:53

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

kensei posted:

Jake 'The Honey Bear' Heun - 3-2 - 2k1s - 2s - looks stupid as poo poo

lmao

# ? Jan 16, 2013 20:56

MycroftXXX: May 10, 2006; A Liquor Never Brewed

I'm actually going to try to watch this season for a change.

Tim Williams is a Team Balance and (obviously) South Jersey guy, so I gotta root for him. I think he trains with Tim Carpenter, who fights in Bellator.

# ? Jan 16, 2013 21:14

TheKingslayer: Sep 3, 2008; There are no men like me. There's only me.

I watched zero of the last season but this one actually looks kind of awesome.

I hope we get some people out of their depth getting wrecked during the fight to get in episode.

# ? Jan 16, 2013 22:28

Dirp: May 16, 2007

South African dude is definitely the new "let me bang bro" whose name I can't remember and now has 2 kids and no job.

# ? Jan 17, 2013 00:05

LobsterMobster: Oct 29, 2009; "I was being quiet and trying to be a good boy but he dialed the right combination to open the throw-down vault and it was on."

"Walter Foxx is ten times brighter than your bulb at the bottom of the tree merry xmas"

Dirp posted:

South African dude is definitely the new "let me bang bro" whose name I can't remember and now has 2 kids and no job.

Hey, bro, don't forget about Julian Lane so easily, bro.

# ? Jan 17, 2013 00:37

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; He is I, and I am him

LobsterMobster posted:

Hey, bro, don't forget about Julian Lane so easily, bro.

I do let you.

# ? Jan 17, 2013 00:42

SUPER NEAT TOY: Aug 21, 2011

Mike Dolce on Team Sonnen, look for 240 pound fighters to diet down to featherweight in a week

What weight class is this actually?

# ? Jan 17, 2013 02:40

kensei: Dec 27, 2007; He'll finally get a ring!

SUPER NEAT TOY posted:

Mike Dolce on Team Sonnen, look for 240 pound fighters to diet down to featherweight in a week

What weight class is this actually?

I thought I had it in there, Middleweight.

# ? Jan 17, 2013 02:46

henkman: Oct 8, 2008; EXCUSE ME WHILE I SLASH MY WRISTS WITH OCCAM'S RAZOR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3quWhsnVKJ8

Watch the finale fights from all the past seasons on the UFC Youtube channel

# ? Jan 17, 2013 05:37

omg chael crash: Jul 8, 2012

I've met Tim Williams a few times and he's, uh, certainly a person.

# ? Jan 17, 2013 12:53

Grifter: Jul 24, 2003; I do this technique called a suplex. You probably haven't heard of it, it's pretty obscure.

Are the eps going to go up streaming on some sort of official site after airing? I am cable-less.

# ? Jan 17, 2013 16:05

LordPants: Mar 5, 2011; Four more years boys, four more years.

I'm looking forward to this so much. In my mind this is going to be as good as season five.

# ? Jan 18, 2013 02:53

InfiniteZero: Sep 11, 2004; PINK GUITAR FIRE ROBOT

LobsterMobster posted:

Hey, bro, don't forget about Julian Lane so easily, bro.

He went back to the trenches man!

Back to the trenches!

Last season was such a shitheap that even Dana disowned it; the bar is so low this can only impress.

# ? Jan 18, 2013 03:29

Tim Selaty Jr: May 16, 2011; No, fuck YOU, Dad!

Julian Lane's twitter is chock full of hilarity. Half the time it reads like horse_ebooks but mma

https://twitter.com/JulianLaneMMA

# ? Jan 18, 2013 05:28

xcore: Jul 11, 2006

The first episode of TUF is always amazing.

I assume with that massive list of contestants it's a "fight to get in the house" season?

# ? Jan 18, 2013 06:08

Marching Powder: Mar 8, 2008; my name is rustam. my friends ask me to suplex so i suplex. my twitter is @hahahafuckyou

i'll be watching that uriah dude close, fighting the likes of phillipou and weidman would give you a bit of an eye opener wrt top level competition.

also, julian lane was the only good thing about last season, and that is hosed up.

# ? Jan 18, 2013 09:26

Duzzy Funlop: Jan 13, 2010; Halt!
Hammerzeit.

I really need Casey to get shut the gently caress up hard.

# ? Jan 18, 2013 09:29

Brasseye: Feb 13, 2009

xcore posted:

The first episode of TUF is always amazing.

I assume with that massive list of contestants it's a "fight to get in the house" season?

I really hope so. it guarantees at least 1 decent episode.

# ? Jan 18, 2013 10:11

Meat Recital: Mar 26, 2009; the first cut
is the deepest

If you're watching this season for the fighters, you're doing it wrong. This season is all about Chael Sonnen, Dan Henderson, Stone Horse Goemon and their battles with the herb.

# ? Jan 18, 2013 10:30

fatherdog: Feb 16, 2005; *RONK, RONK*
Make that three rard-boiled eggs.

Marching Powder posted:

i'll be watching that uriah dude close, fighting the likes of phillipou and weidman would give you a bit of an eye opener wrt top level competition.

His fight with Weidman was more of an eye closer.

# ? Jan 18, 2013 16:34

Erz: Sep 9, 2004

I had no idea Hendo was a regular on this season (assuming assistant coach means that). Cool.

# ? Jan 22, 2013 02:24

Google Butt: Oct 4, 2005

Just got the inside scoop that one of the Bellator guys is the "Scary Dude".

# ? Jan 22, 2013 21:42

Intel&Sebastian: Oct 20, 2002; I'm not a martial artist, I am a gangster from West Linn, Oregon and I win fights with these and I make no God damn apology.

I was scared of Honey Jason but then I found out he's not the real Jason.

# ? Jan 22, 2013 21:49

xcore: Jul 11, 2006

Erz posted:

I had no idea Hendo was a regular on this season (assuming assistant coach means that). Cool.

Considering the massive lack of assistant/guest coach time Roy's season got I wouldn't get too excited.

# ? Jan 22, 2013 23:53

Buoyant Force: Dec 26, 2006

henkman posted:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3quWhsnVKJ8

Watch the finale fights from all the past seasons on the UFC Youtube channel

The Diego Brandao vs Dennis Bermudez fight is so awesome.

# ? Jan 23, 2013 00:16

colonel_korn: May 16, 2003; Good Nuz, Everyone!

It's beginning!

I gotta say that the HBO-style production for TUF since they moved to FX still kinda weirds me out.

# ? Jan 23, 2013 01:02

LobsterMobster: Oct 29, 2009; "I was being quiet and trying to be a good boy but he dialed the right combination to open the throw-down vault and it was on."

"Walter Foxx is ten times brighter than your bulb at the bottom of the tree merry xmas"

Family watching? That's horseplops.

# ? Jan 23, 2013 01:03

squarerandom: Mar 24, 2007; All systems go, as we step into the octagon. Feel the wrath of mission
code name APPLESAUCE. SUPER RAD!

Well that might be incredibly embarrassing of getting knocked out or subbed in front of them.

# ? Jan 23, 2013 01:03

Another year: Oct 13, 2011; the mermaid
see
a movie?

This is the first season I'll have seen

Except TUF:Brazil, but I don't really know if that counts

# ? Jan 23, 2013 01:04

kensei: Dec 27, 2007; He'll finally get a ring!

colonel_korn posted:

It's beginning! I gotta say that the HBO-style production for TUF since they moved to FX still kinda weirds me out.

So far, this opening is awesome

# ? Jan 23, 2013 01:05

fatherdog: Feb 16, 2005; *RONK, RONK*
Make that three rard-boiled eggs.

Huen's cheekbones make him look like a reptoid.

# ? Jan 23, 2013 01:08

crazycarl: Jun 13, 2001; Welcome to TB Diddlers in Mokena.

Where the special is always Dr Rassmusin's Hot Beef Injection and you can play "Whers my Manometer" with other diners

Lived in Alaska and played football in Hawaii, thats going from one end of the spectrum to another

# ? Jan 23, 2013 01:09

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# ? May 25, 2013 10:02

colonel_korn: May 16, 2003; Good Nuz, Everyone!

This family in the audience thing has the potential to be really awkward if someone gets badly KO'd

# ? Jan 23, 2013 01:09

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