The Ultimate Fighter 14: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller
Episode 8
Meet the Cast:
Coaches
TEAM MILLER
Jason Miller
Ryan Parsons
Danny Perez
Kamarudeen Usman
Melchor Menor
TEAM BISPING
Michael Bisping
Kingsley Carter
Enzo Esposito
Tiki Ghosn
Brady Fink
Fighters
Bantamweights
John Albert
Johnny Bedford
Carson Beebe
Roland Delorme
T.J. Dillashaw
John Dodson
Casey Dyer
B.J. Ferguson
Josh Ferguson
Louis Gaudinot
Matt Jaggers
Tateki Matsuda
Paul McVeigh
Brandon Merkt
Dustin Pague
Orville Smith
Featherweights
Stephen Bass
Dennis Bermudez
Diego Brandao
Marcus Brimage
Bryan Caraway
Josh Clopton
Hamid Akira Corassani
Karsten Lenjoint
Eric Marriott
Micah Miller
Dustin Neace
Jesse Newell
Brian Pearman
Jimmie Rivera
Steven Siler
Bryson Wailehua-Hansen
FADE IN: As per usual, we start in the house. Guadinot tells us about the house cliques. There appear to be three different groups. The casino, the religious and then another group (sorry missed the name). Akira kvetches about Caraway being a little primpy…so he gives him a Family Guy-esque-immitating-Jackass-haircut. Caraway is pissed. He calls Akira a bully.
Mayhem comes rolling on the scene…on a bike. Rumor has it that Team Bisping is planning a prank on his car. Mayhem realizes that since the quarterfinals are over his team is slacking off. Mayhem wants to redirect his teams focus on the task at hand.
Meanwhile, Team Bisping wants to play another prank but in order to do so they have to start in with Team Mayhem. Chaos ensues as we go to commercial.
COMMERCIAL
Ah yes, it's the old fire extinguisher in the locker room gag. And this is followed up with a band of mariachi's. It is to laugh…which Bisping does like a jackal. Bisping's take on it all is that he didn't want a fight to break out so the mariachi's were there to cut the tension. Mayhem is a good sport about and gives Tiki props. Johnny Bedford is not amused. Meanwhile, since COACH BISPING done fakaktad the gym (trashed) Team Bisping has to run sprints outside…so who really laughs last here?
In the house Dennis Bermudez continues to talk in riddles…like a moron. Akira continues to be nuisance in the house.
COMMERCIAL
Bisping gets water squirted on him so he attacks the door, which makes sense. Turns out it was Akira. Moving on.
Bisping gives his assessment of Akira, which is that he's Last Word Harry and he wishes he'd just shut up and listen at times. Bisping assesses that Team Mayhem's strength is their grappling so that's what he wants to stress in training. Akira has some problems getting off of his back. Akira struggles with this drill. However, instead of acknowledging he's got some weaknesses in this area, he says that if Bermudez holds him down then he's a pussy. He tells us about his hard knock life growing up in Sweden.
Brimage attacks Bisping with a jockstrap. Bisping then takes it out on Akira. It's all fun and games until someone tastes their teammates chocolate salty balls.
COMMERCIAL
Bisping comes to house to get back at Brimage for putting a jockstrap on his face. And there was much horseplay.
Bermudez says that Akira has been trying to get his goat by commenting on his intelligence. Bermudez vows to hurt him for it.
Mayhem brings in a championship kickboxer that Akira has trained under to work with Bermudez. By the end of training Bermudez was very much getting what he needs to out of the experience. Bermudez works on his wrestling, which is is strong suit. The plan is to take him out of his element and overwhelm him.
COMMERCIAL
Akira serenades Bermudez with a less than thrilling song. "If Akira fights like he talks then he should win this whole thing." Tee Hee.
OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN: Akira Corassani vs. Dennis Bermudez
Akira comes in one pound over as does Bermudez. Bedford thinks Bermudez is going to pound Akira in to mush. Ferguson thinks Bermudez just got lucky and doesn't have the punching acumen he needs to defeat Akira. You do realize now Bermudez will win by KO.
"I really respect Bisping, he's a seasoned fighter. That being said, I respect my father but didn't stop me from whipping his ass," says Mayhem. Yikes.
Bermudez says that he's the more complete fighter and that will make all the difference. Akira tells us that he's a black belt in several disciplines, including kicking ass.
COMMERCIAL
Akira Corassani vs. Dennis Bermudez
Round 1: Both men start off trying to close the distance. Akira tags Bermudez hard. Bermudez tries and fails a takedown. They clinch against the fence. They exchange knees and release. Bermudez misses a bunch of punches but backs up Akira anyway. Akira lands two hard punches. Bermudez keeps shooting for takedowns but Akira is wise to his game plan. Akira lands one square on the chin. Bermudez recovers and presses Akira against the fence. He slams Akira. Bermudez attempts a guillotine. Akira can't seem to get free. Akira taps out to the guillotine.
Akira wakes up and starts to go a little crazy. Bisping takes care of him and calms him down (sort of).
Winner: Dennis Bermudez by submission (guillotine).
NEXT WEEK ON TUF: The coaches challenge is air hockey. Pague goes all Fear Factor. Pague takes on Dillashaw.
Until the next episode, be well be safe and behave!
For your convenience, here are the teams as they stand now (color coded for easy reading):
TEAM MILLER
John Dodson
Bryan Caraway
Johnny Bedford
Dustin Pague
Roland Delorme
Dennis Bermudez
Dustin Neace
Steven Siler
TEAM BISPING
Louis Gaudinot
Marcus Brimage
TJ Dillashaw
John Albert
Josh Ferguson
Diego Brandao
Akira Corassani
Stephen Bass
KEY: Fighters with name crossed out have been eliminated from the competition.
