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Canada – coached by Patrick Côté – (20-8)

Welterweights:

Olivier Aubin-Mercier (2-0, defeated Jake Matthews by UD in episode 7, submitted Richard Walsh in episode 11)
Matthew Desroches (0-1, lost a UD to Richard Walsh in episode 5)
Kajan Johnson (1-1, submitted Brendan O'Reilly in episode 1, TKO'd by Chad Laprise in episode 9)
Chad Laprise (2-0, defeated Chris Indich by UD in episode 3, TKO win over Kajan Johnson in episode 9)


Middleweights:

Luke Harris (0-1, TKO'd by Vik Grujic in episode 8)
Nordine Taleb (0-1, lost a UD to Tyler Manawaroa in episode 4)
Elias Theodorou (2-0, defeated Zein Saliba by UD in episode 2, defeated Tyler Manawaroa by UD in episode 10)
Sheldon Westcott (2-0, TKO'd Daniel Kelly in episode 6, tapped out Vik Grujic in episode 12)



Australia – coached by Kyle Noke – (20-6-1)

Welterweights:

Chris Indich (0-1, lost a UD to Chad Laprise in episode 3)
Jake Matthews (0-1, lost a UD to Olivier Aubin-Mercier in episode 7)
Brendan O'Reilly (0-1, submitted by Kajan Johnson in episode 1)
Richard Walsh (1-1, defeated Matthew Desroches by UD in episode 5, submitted by Olivier Aubin-Mercier inepisode 11)


Middleweights:

Vik Grujic (1-1, TKO'd Luke Harris in episode 8, tapped to a choke from Sheldon Westcott in episode 12)
Daniel Kelly (0-1, lost via TKO to Sheldon Westcott in episode 6)
Tyler Manawaroa (1-1, defeated Nordine Taleb by UD in episode 4, lost a UD to Elias Theodorou in episode 10)
Zein Saliba (0-1, lost a UD to Elias Theodorou in episode 2)

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TUF Nations: Episode 13 Recap

Courtesy of Dan Downes - UFC.com



The final episode of the season opens with Team Australia’s Richard Walsh trying to come to grips with his defeat last week. He blames his performance on over-thinking and just not flipping the switch. Sheldon tries to comforts him by telling Richard that Olivier does the same thing to all of them in practice, but his words fall on deaf ears. Chad tries to make the conversation about him and how he’ll be facing Olivier in the finals, but no one pay much attention to that either.

Next, there’s a knock at the door and former welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre appears. His presence alone changes the mood of everyone in the house. If you had to sum it up in one word, it would be giddy. Olivier says, “It’s like Christmas,” and many other fighters are starstruck. GSP has a meal with them and everyone sits with rapt attention to his every word. He discusses his last fight against Johny Hendricks. He says, “I’m not happy with that fight,” because he wants to win emphatically and feels that many people (Hendricks specifically) think that Hendricks won that fight. He also gives the fighters a bit of career advice, “See your career as a marathon, not a sprint.”

After GSP’s visit, we shift focus to this week’s fight between Vik Grujic and Sheldon Westcott. The last hope for Team Australia, Vik thinks about what winning The Ultimate Fighter could do for his family. He has daughters and a mortgage and that money could really make the sacrifice worth it. Besides the mental anguish, the long grind of the season appears to have gotten to him. Much like his teammate Richard, he worries that he’s psyching himself out. All this time between his first round fight and now has been more of a curse than a blessing because, “You tend to over-think things. Simple things become complicated.” Coach Noke notices that Vik has been flat the last week for so and runs him through some fight simulations. He doesn’t want to push him too much and seems more concerned with giving Vik some confidence.

As for Team Canada’s Sheldon Westcott, he too has faced many setbacks up to this point. Battling a combination of neck and knee injuries, he wasn’t even sure he’d be allowed to compete. Summarizing his experience in one word, he calls it a “nightmare.” He’s seen six different doctors this season, and he’s never really felt relaxed before a fight. As for his strategy against Grujic, he drills a lot of different chokes and seems to be looking to catch Vik’s neck. Coach Cote is excited for the fight just from a spectator’s perspective. He thinks the fight will be a “slugfest” a “barnburner” and every other catchphrase he remembers from his days working as a carnival barker. The reasons behind this prediction are simple. “Vik hits like a truck and Sheldon only knows how to go forward.”

Patrick Cote wears a Sasquatch outfit (personally I would characterize it as more of a Yeti), the Australians discuss the difficulties of wearing snow shoes and then its fight time!

ROUND ONE

Living up to Patrick Cote’s prediction, the two fighters meet in the center of the Octagon and get right to action. Vik whips a hard low kick, and the two clinch up. They spin a few times to jockey for position and Sheldon gets the advantage. He pushes Vik against the fence, drops his level and puts the Australian on his shoulder. He casually walks over to his corner and dumps Vik right on his back. Vik quickly transitions to grab a guillotine choke and holds on tight. Ultimately, it proves to be a poor choice. Sheldon shifts his hips, drives his shoulder into Vik’s neck and secures the tap at the 4:15 mark of the first round.

No one really knows what to call it. Referee Yves Lavigne asks Cote and assistant coach Holanda what to say and they settle on “side choke.” The hold is reminiscent of the famous Von Flue choke, it’s technically a brand new submission because Sheldon pulled it off from half guard. Sheldon reveals that it’s one of his go-to chokes, but he hasn’t shown it during training because he wanted to keep some of his techniques secret. Vik calls the loss “humiliating” because a fighter of his caliber should not lose to such a technique. He often teaches his students about the dangers of holding onto a guillotine choke for too long and he didn’t follow his own advice.

The show closes with all the fighters packing up their belongings and preparing to head back home. There are a lot of bittersweet emotions in the house. Despite all the stresses and personality clashes that come with being in a house of 16 fighters, a certain bond develops. It’s like being in a dysfunctional summer camp where you have to fight each other.

Finally, we have a sneak peek into the finale on April 16th. Can Kyle Noke get one win for Team Australia? Will Olivier Aubin-Mercier submit Chad Laprise? Does Elias Theodorou grind out another victory against Sheldon Westcott? Find out this and more at The Ultimate Fighter Finale!

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TUF Nations: Episode 12 Recap

Courtesy of Dan Downes - UFC.com



The episode kicks off with the coaches challenge. Since we’re keeping it rustic this season, it’s only appropriate that the challenge force the coaches to channel their inner lumberjack. It comes in three parts and includes: The challenge comes in three parts involving throwing axes, crossbows and sawing logs. The winning coach not only earns some bragging rights, but they’ll also win $20,000 for their team (no word on if the money will be given in Australian, American or Canadian denominations).

The first of the challenge requires the coaches to throw axes at a target. Neither coach can hit the target on their first or second attempts. Noke misses again on his third throw, but Cote finds the mark and takes the first round. The crossbow round goes a bit smoother and Noke ties things up when he splits an apple right down the middle. The third and decisive round is a time challenge. Each coach has to saw off the end of a log and the fastest time wins. Noke goes first and clocks in a time of 49.33 seconds. Cote walks up, transforms into a French Canadian version of Paul Bunyan and finishes in 41.87 seconds. Team Canada celebrates and Cote drops his best line of the season when he tells us, “I’m not going to let an Australian show me how to cut wood.”

After the teams feast on moose, bison, bear and deer meat, we shift focus to this week’s semifinal fight between Richard Walsh and Olivier Aubin-Mercier. Knowing that Olivier has an impressive grappling pedigree, Team Australia brings in Division III All-American wrestler David Silva to help. Richard calls the work with Silva a “reality check,” and assistant coach Izzy comments, “Now we look like we know what the [expletive] we’re doing.” Since Olivier is a southpaw, Kyle Noke also works with Richard on avoiding Olivier’s power shots. Richard seems pretty self-assured and remarks, “I’ve got a game plan worked out.”

Over at Team Canada, they expect Richard to avoid the ground at all costs. Coach Cote confidently states “I’m sure [Richard] won’t try to pass guard. If he feels in danger, he’ll try to get up.” Olivier is surprisingly forthcoming and even admits that his stand-up game is his glaring weakness. He won’t be totally lost on his feet, though. The coaches drill a jab, cross, uppercut combination that will help him close the distance. Despite that, he knows that bringing the fight to the mat is his best chance for success and he’ll do everything he can to get it there. The only reason he’ll box with Richard is to, “get him to forget about the takedown, and then take him down.”

As Olivier works on his tactics, Kajan and Luke sneak into the Team Australia locker room and vandalize Team Australia’s photos. When the Australians return to the gym, Vik Grujic causally announces to the rest of the team, “Our pictures have been defaced.” Not willing to take this insult lightly, the Australians send a message -- by beheading a stuffed Canadian moose. Most people would be content with destroying a stuffed animal, but not Brendan O’Reilly. When the Australians return to the TUF house, he puts on his detective hat and interrogates every member of Team Canada. It soon becomes apparent that we do not have a budding Aussie Matlock on our hands. He’s nowhere close to figuring out who did it.

The fighters get a snow day, Brendan O’Reilly continues to Mr. Magoo his way to a suspect and it’s fight time!

ROUND ONE

Richard lets his hand fly as soon as the opening bell sounds. He hits an inside low kick, follows up with a hard right hand and connects with another. Olivier finally finds his legs and throws a body kick. Richard charges in, but is a bit too wild and eats a counter punch for his troubles. Oliver scores that jab, cross, uppercut combo he told us about and starts to find his groove. Richard low kicks then closes the distance again. Olivier avoids his attack and shoots a takedown. He runs Richard against the fence, grabs an ankle and the two are on the mat. Olivier immediately tries to put his hooks in, but Richard stands up. Olivier quickly drags him to the mat again. This time he secures the back mount and locks in the rear naked choke. Richard taps and we have an all Canadian welterweight finale.

Coach Cote is impressed with Richard’s performance, but knew that he was totally outclassed once the fight hit the ground. Kyle Noke felt like everything was going according to plan until Richard decided to clinch up. Olivier seems like the only person displeased with his performance and concludes, “I still have homework to do.” Richard blames himself for the result. “I wasn’t thinking. I got too comfortable.” He goes to rinse of in the shower and comes back totally clean shaven. His teammates and coaches don’t even recognize him.

The episode closes with a sneak peek into next week. Can Vik Grujic give Team Australia at least one finalist? Will Sheldon Westcott’s injuries hold him back? How bad do you think Brendan O’Reilly is at the game Clue? Find out this and more next week on The Ultimate Fighter!

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TUF Nations: Episode 11 Recap

Courtesy of Dan Downes - UFC.com



The episode begins with Chad and Team Canada discussing his devastating KO over Kajan from last week. Chad still seems to be shaken up over injuring Kajan while the other team members are more concerned with the fact that Team Australia cheered for Kajan. We cut to the Brendan O’Reilly. Even though he’s had his differences with Kajan, he and the rest of the Australians wish they could have helped somehow.

We’re back at the house and Chad’s guilt increases when Kajan walks in the door bruised and swollen. “This whole day has been weird,” Chad sighs. “I just picked up the biggest win of my life and I feel terrible.” Kajan reveals his jaw was broken in three places and that fact hits Chad even harder. Kajan tries to put his teammate’s mind at ease. “I would have done the same [thing] to you...if you would have tried less, I would have been insulted.”

We move to Team Australia’s training session as they prepare Tyler Manowaroa for his semifinal match against Elias Theodorou. Tyler tells us he’s earned the nickname “Wild Thing” because he doesn’t really go into fights with a game plan. He just does whatever seems to work. Teammate Zein Saliba calls Tyler’s striking “unorthodox” and underlines how hard Tyler’s hard to follow because he attacks at different angles. Coach Noke doesn’t seem to be worried about Tyler’s chances and calls the fight “his to lose.” Tyler also shows off how he puts as much thought into his tattoos as he does his game plans. He has an owl “because it looks cool” and even gave himself a tattoo. Back at the house we can add diet to the list of things Tyler doesn’t think all the way through. He cooks french fries and tater tots in about 3 inches of oil and then douses them in cheese.

The focus shifts to Elias and Team Canada. In contrast to the preliminary round fights, the semifinal fights will be a full three rounds. Elias comments that this is perfect for his style because, “I’ll punch him just as hard in the third as I did in the first.” He also talks about how he figured out a few of Tyler’s tendencies from his first round fight against Nordine Taleb. Most notably, Tyler drops his hands after exchanges and Elias will be able to counter effectively. In contrast to Tyler’s style of fighting, Elias takes a more deliberate approach toward fighting. “[Tyler’s] going to be throwing things for the sake of it, I’m going to be calculated.”

At weigh-ins Elias dons his gladiator mask and yells, “This is Sparta!” in Tyler’s face. Coach Noke is not too impressed with Elias’s performance and wonders if he’s even seen the movie 300. He knows that Leonidas dies at the end of the movie, right? Action movie spoilers aside, its fight time!

ROUND ONE

Elias opens with a body kick and the two are clinching within the first 10 seconds. They trade position against the fence a few times and Elias drops for a single leg. Tyler defends, Elias moves to a bodylock and drags Tyler down. The Aussie makes it back to his feet quickly, but Elias continues pressuring him against the fence. Elias lands a few more takedowns, but Tyler rises to his feet immediately each time. The two spend the majority of the round doing this dance until the 1:40 mark when Tyler scores a trip takedown of his own. He takes Elias’s back, but can’t flatten him out. Elias stands up and falls back, aggressively slamming Tyler to the ground. This shakes Tyler loose and Elias scores one more takedown as time expires.

ROUND TWO

Tyler comes out hard in the second round and quickly dives in to attack. Elias ducks and secures another waistlock. Elias can’t keep Tyler on the ground, but Tyler can’t shake Elias off. Tyler finally reverses position and they break apart. Tyler lands a solid knee, but misses his spin kick attempt. Elias answers back with kicks and shoots. He holds Tyler against the fence, but loses position. Tyler attempts a takedown of his own, but Elias is ready. He comes back with a single leg, switches to a double leg and puts Tyler on his back with less than a minute to go. Elias doesn’t generate much offense, but he finishes the round in the dominant position.

ROUND THREE

Before the round starts Kyle Noke tells Tyler, “We’re down two, you need to finish this guy.” As the round beings, the two fighters clinch up and exchange knees. Elias changes levels and brings the fight back to the ground. Tyler tosses up armbar and triangle choke attempts, and Elias defends easily. Tyler has an active guard and keeps trying to cut angles for submission, but Elias continues to smother him and give few openings. As Elias moves to advance position, Tyler uses this opening to get back to his feet. He’s not given and breathing room, though, and Elias continues to press forward working for a variety of different takedowns. There’s finally some separation, but Tyler doesn’t use it wisely. Visibly frustrated, he jumps in recklessly and is taken down again. He has a chance for a last minute guillotine, but Elias pulls his head out. Tyler continues to fight until the end, but Elias passes to side mount and that’s where the fight ends.

The judges’ scorecards come back and Elias takes the unanimous decision. Patrick Cote credits Elias’s strength and says, “He was too much for Tyler on the ground.” Noke disagrees and calls the fight “not very entertaining” because Elias “grapple humped” Tyler the entire time. He also comments that Tyler never made it out of first gear and that “both fighters are responsible for a boring fight.”

We close with a preview for next week. Can Richard Walsh beat Olivier? Who wins the coaches’ challenge? Why do Australians hate Canadian Moose? Find out this and more next week on The Ultimate Fighter!

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