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Heading into the
third episode of the 17th season of The Ultimate Fighter, there was
an incredible amount of hype. The hype was surrounding a supposed “one of the worst
knockouts not just in TUF history, but in all of the fight business”. Many were
skeptical due to Dana’s love of hyping fights.
Well, it was one of the most brutal knockouts in
UFC history. It was not only hard to watch, but it made you grimace and cringe.
It was both beautiful, and terrifying.
But before I
write out a whole article about it, let’s welcome Clint Hester back for his
point of view:
So this episode starts out showing Bubba calling out Kevin "King"
Casey, and King expressing his feelings about being called out, still having a
cut from elimination fights. Which is interesting for me, because I don't feel
one should have a tough guy attitude when it comes to The Ultimate Fighter. Especially
when you have a house full of this much talent!
Next thing we see is how
Uriah's past affects him today in his adult life. I can see how it would be
hard to go from being degraded and ridiculed as a young child to where a simple
joke would trigger so much anger in the blink of an eye. But when you are
around a group of new people, sometimes customs are just very different. Then
we all get to see how Adam has come along in his fight career, which impresses
me because he has a “plan B” making this is a no pressure situation. So we know
that he can still enjoy the fun in the sport that we all love.
We all know that we are in a
sport that is 90% mental when you really give it an in-depth look. If you're
not in it mentally, no matter how much talent or athleticism you have, all the
talents in the world won't help anything!
So now we go to the fight. I
loved how Adam went out and let his hands go. He came to fight. He threw
combos, controlled the ring, and was the aggressor. But there were times when
Uriah's strength and speed helped to not completely give Adam the edge. Then we
see a very nasty KO. It was all due to Adam making a very small mistake that
very few fighters would actually be able to capitalize on. Because the window
of opportunity that Adam gave Uriah was so small, it just goes to show Uriah's
striking level. Now Team Jones is down 0-2. We have to wait and see what
happens with Collin Hart vs. "King" Kevin Casey!!
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