Chris Saunders (Team Faber) will face Vinc Pichel (Team Cruz) in a quarter-final bout on this episode. Andy Ogle (Team Faber) will fight Al Iaquinta (Team Faber) in the other quarter-final for this episode. Chris Saunders was picked 8^th by Team Faber, 16^th (last) overall while Vinc Pichel was selected 6^th by Team Cruz, 11^th overall. Andy Ogle was picked 7^th, 14^th overall and Al Iaquinta was picked 1^st by Team Faber, 2^nd overall.

Chris Saunders is shown training. Urjah Faber says he was worried about Saunders’ mental game but he is not anymore. Faber says Saunders and Pichel like to stand and bang. Faber says Saunders is faster and has better stand-up than Pichel.

Saunders says he fights to be a positive role model for his younger brother. Saunders explains being separated from his siblings when his parents could not care for them. Saunders has an emotional conversation with Andy Ogle about his difficult childhood.

Vinc Pichel is shown training. Dominick Cruz says the key to this fight for Pichel will be to takedown Saunders and “brutalize him on the ground, hopefully getting a submission.” Cruz wants Pichel to stay on top of Saunders and “grind” if they he can’t get a submission. Cruz wants Pichel to put a lot of pressure on Saunders and box from the inside in order to avoid Saunders’ kicks. Pichel says: “no matter where this fight goes, I don’t really see him even really having a chance of beating me.”

Chris Saunders (9-2, Team Faber) v. Vinc Pichel (7-0, Team Cruz) (TUF 15 Lightweight Quarter-Final)

Round 1- Pichel lands a solid leg kick but Saunders hits one of his own. Pichel clinches Saunders against the fence and looks for a double leg takedown. Saunders defends and reverses the clinch position against the fence. Saunders lands a takedown of his own and lands an elbow in Pichel’s guard. Pichel controls Saunders in his guard and lands some elbows to the head from the bottom. Saunders lands a solid punch but Pichel keeps an active guard and gets to his feet. Saunders hangs on but Pichel separates. Saunders lands an uppercut but gets his head jolted with a jab. Pichel clinches Saunders against the fence looking for a single-leg takedown but Saunders defends. Pichel lands an elbow from the clinch and scores on a quick double-leg takedown. Saunders gets right back to his feet and they continue to clinch against the fence. The fighters exchange knees to the body and separate. Saunders eats a jab and a right hand but fires back with a nice left. Sauders clinches Pichel against the fence but eats a knee to the body as time expires. Pichel is bleeding from his nose. I would score Round 1 for Chris Saunders: 10-9

Round 2- Saunders and Pichel exchange leg kicks and Pichel pushes Saunders against the fence again looking for a takedown. Pichel lands a knee to the body in the clinch but Saunders does a good job of defending the takedown. Pichel lands a solid elbow and knee to the body while pinning Saunders against the fence and looks for a single-leg takedown. Pichel finally lands the takedown but only momentarily gets Saunders on his back before he gets to his feet. Saunders lands a big knee to the face that drops Pichel to his knees. Pichel gets to his feet when Saunders looks to take his back. Saunders hangs on to his back but eats some back elbows to the face. Saunders looks for a takedown but Pichel defends and they separate. Pichel charges in with punches but does not connect. Pichel does connect on a knee to the body and clinches Saunders. Saunders reverses the position and looks for a takedown but takes several punches. Pichel rushes in and connects with big punches and knees to the face before pushing Saunders in the fence and scoring a takedown. Pichel hangs on to Saunders as he struggles to get to his feet. Saunders reverses the position and tries to take Pichel’s back. Saunders momentarily lands a body triangle before Pichel shakes him off. Saunders clinches Pichel but Pichel pushes off and lands big punches and a knee to the face. I would score Round 2 for Vinc Pichel: 10-9

Vinc Pichel def. Chris Saunders via majority decision (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) to advance to semi-finals of TUF 15 lightweight tournament

I scored this fight a draw 19-19. I think this fight needed the third round. Perhaps Saunders will get another opportunity at the TUF finale show on June 1.

Vinc Pichel will fight the winner of Al Iaquinta v. Andy Ogle on May 25 in the semi-finals.

Urijah Faber tells Al Iaquinta that he cannot coach him or Andy Ogle for their fight because they are both on Team Faber.

Andy Ogle says he expects a war. Ogle says he thinks he’s learned the most in the house. Urijah Faber says Andy Ogle has mentally stepped up his game. Andy Ogle says he’s going to hit Iaquinta and move and “make him come to me.” Ogle says: “I want this more than anyone.”

Al Iaquinta says: “I feel like I’m the hardest working person here. I’m always the first person on the mat and I’m usually the last one off it.” Iaquinta says he feels Ogle is decent everywhere and tough. He says he’s going to be on his toes the whole time.  Faber says Iaquinta is “stone-faced, you don’t know what he’s thinking.” Iaquinta says: “I worked too hard for this and I’m gonna get this victory.”

Al Iaquinta (5-1-1, Team Faber) v. Andy Ogle (8-1, Team Faber) (TUF 15 Lightweight Quarter-Final)

Round 1- Ogle lands a leg kick but Iaquinta hits one of his own. The fighters collide in the center of the cage and exchange punches. Ogle lands a left hook but eats a jab from Iaquinta. Iaquinta lands a hard right hook but Ogle lands two jabs. Iaquinta lands a kick to the body and Ogle charges in looking to land punches but is evaded. Ogle lands a big overhand right but Iaquinta fires back with a solid leg kick and uppercut. Iaquinta lands a push kick and a good two-punch combination. Iaquinta lands another heavy leg kick but takes a right hand. Iaquinta drops Ogle with a short right hook and lands big punches and elbows. Iaquinta looks to sink in a guillotine but Ogle defends and gets back to his feet. Iaquinta stays with Ogle and drops him with a huge power elbow. Iaquinta throws a hammer fist and the referee stops the fight.

Al Iaquinta def. Andy Ogle via TKO (elbow) at 4:44 in Round 1 to advance to semi-finals of TUF 15 lightweight tournament.

Al Iaquinta will face Vinc Pichel next episode in the semi finals on May 25. James Vick (Team Cruz) will face Michael Chiesa (Team Faber) in the other semi-final on May 25.

Dana White says the first round of the Chris Saunders- Vinc Pichel fight could have gone “either way.” White felt there was no doubt that Pichel won Round 2 and thought the judges made the right decision.

Dana White announces that Renan Barao will fight Urijah Faber on July 7 at UFC 148 for the interim UFC bantamweight championship. Dominick Cruz is the current champion and will not be able to face Faber due to a knee injury.

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Quick week-by-week results

Week 1- March 9, 2012 Results

Joe Proctor def. Jordan Rinaldi via submission (guillotine) at 2:08 in Round 1

Cristiano Marcello def. Jared Carlstens via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:43 in Round 1

Sam Sicilia def Eric Beach via KO (punch) at 0:08 in Round 1

Chris Tickle def. Austin Lyons via KO (punch) at 0:24 in Round 1

Andy Ogle def. Brendan Weafer via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Vinc Pichel def. Cody Pfister via technical submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:39 in Round 1

John Cofer def. Mark Glover via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Chris Saunders def. Chase Hackett via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

James Vick def. Dakota Cochrane via split-decision (10-9, 10-9, 9-10)

Michael Chiesa def. Jonathan Vistante via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:05 in Round 1

Mike Rio def. Ali Maclean via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:32 in Round 1

Justin Lawrence def. James Krause via TKO (punches) at 1:25 in Round 1

Daron Cruickshank def. Drew Dober via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Jeremy Larsen def. Jeff Smith via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Al Iaquinta def. Jon Tuck via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Myles Jury def. Akbarh Arreola via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Week 2- March 16, 2012- James Vick def. Daron Cruickshank via KO (knee) at 2:16 in Round 1

Week 3- March 23, 2012 – Justin Lawrence def. Cristiano Marcello via KO (punch) at 3:16 in Round 2

Week 4- March 30, 2012- Al Iaquinta def. Myles Jury via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Week 5- April 6, 2012- Michael Chiesa def. Jeremy Larsen via unanimous decision

Week 6- April 13, 2012- Joe Proctor def. Chris Tickle via submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:18 in Round 1

Week 7- April 20, 2012- Vinc Pichel def. John Cofer via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:16 in Round 3

Week 8- April 27, 2012- Chris Saunders def. Sam Sicilia via split-decision (no scores given)

Week 9- May 4, 2012- Andy Ogle def. Mike Rio via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:19 in Round 2

Week 10- May 11, 2012- James Vick def. Joe Proctor via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to semi-finals of TUF 15 Lightweight Tournament.

Michael Chiesa def. Justin Lawrence via TKO (punches) at 1:02 of Round 3 to advance to semi-finals of TUF 15 Lightweight Tournament

Week 11- May 18, 2012- Vinc Pichel def. Chris Saunders via majority decision (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) to advance to semi-finals of TUF 15 lightweight tournament.

Al Iaquinta def. Andy Ogle via TKO (elbow) at 4:44 in Round 1 to advance to semi-finals of TUF 15 lightweight tournament.

Quarter-finalists: James Vick (Team Cruz), Justin Lawrence (Team Cruz), Al Iaquinta (Team Faber), Michael Chiesa (Team Faber), Joe Proctor (Team Faber), Vinc Pichel (Team Cruz), Chris Saunders (Team Faber), Andy Ogle (Team Faber)

Semi finalists: James Vick (Team Cruz) versus Michael Chiesa (Team Faber). Al Iaquinta (Team Faber) versus Vinc Pichel (Team Cruz).

Teams

Team Cruz: Justin Lawrence (3-0) 1^st pick, 1^st overall, Sam Sicilia (10-0) 2^nd pick, 3^rd overall, Myles Jury (9-0) 3^rd pick, 5^th overall, Mike Rio (8-1) 4^th pick, 7^th overall, James Vick (4-0) 5^th pick, 9^th overall, Vinc Pichel (7-0) 6^th pick, 11^th overall, Chris Tickle (7-4) 7^th pick, 11^th overall, Jeremy Larsen (8-2) 8^th pick, 15^th overall.

Team Faber: Al Iaquinta (5-1-1) 1^st pick, 2^nd overall, Cristiano Marcello (12-3) 2^nd pick, 4^th overall, Daron Cruickshank (10-2) 3^rd pick, 6^th overall, Joe Proctor (7-1) 4^th pick, 8^th overall, Michael Chiesa (7-0) 5^th pick, 10^th overall, John Cofer (7-1) 6^th pick, 12^th overall, Andy Ogle (8-1) 7^th pick, 14^th overall, Chris Saunders (9-2) 8^th pick, 16^th overall.

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Two quarter-final fights on this episode. James Vick will fight James Proctor and Michael Chiesa faces Justin Lawrence.

James Vick (4-0, Team Cruz) v. Joe Proctor (7-1, Team Faber) (TUF 15 Lightweight Quarter Final)

Round 1- Vick lands a body punch as he looks to find his range in the first minute of the round. Vick lands some jabs and Proctor looks for a takedown but is stopped. Proctor lands a hard right hand but Vick clinches up and lands solid knees to the body. The fighters exchange punches and Proctor connects with his right hand. Vick lands a kick to the body and a hard jab that jolts Proctor’s head. Vick lands straight lefts and right hands and opens a cut under Proctor’s right eye. Vick is also bleeding from his nose. I would score Round 1 for James Vick: 10-9

Round 2- Proctor opens the round charging and lands an overhand right. Vick lands a leg kick and a solid uppercut as the fighters exchange on their feet. Proctor shoots in and lands a big double-leg takedown. Vick lands on the mat but quickly gets to his feet only to fall into a standing modified guillotine choke. Vick pulls Proctor down to the mat and escapes the hold and lands in side-control. Proctor pushes Vick away and gets to his feet but eats some punches against the fence. Proctor lands a punch to the body and Vick responds with a leg kick. Vick lands an uppercut as the fighters circle and exchange strikes. They clinch against the fence buy Vick breaks away. Proctor lands a right hand but Vick lands a jab and a leg kick. Proctor lands a solid right hand in the final 20 seconds and the fighters both land punches as the fight comes to an end. I would score Round 2 for James Vick: 10-9

James Vick def. Joe Proctor via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to semi-finals of TUF 15 Lightweight Tournament

James Vick will fight his semi-final bout in two weeks.

Michael Chiesa says he is excited to be in the quarter-finals and fight Justin Lawrence. Chiesa is shown in a training session. Urijah Faber says Chiesa is “definitely a guy that can finish Lawrence.” Faber says Chiesa’s stand-up is improving and he’s got a big reach advantage. Faber wants Chiesa to use his range, get Lawrence to “jump in,” then take him down.

Justin Lawrence is shown in a training session. Lawrence says Chiesa is a great wrestler and will want to take him down. Lawrence says he does not want to let Chiesa use his range and “just stand there and get comfortable.”

Justin Lawrence (4-0, Team Cruz) v. Michael Chiesa (7-0, Team Faber) (TUF 15 Lightweight Quarter-Final)

Round 1- Lawrence throws a kick and gets caught by Chiesa and briefly taken down. Lawrence gets to his feet but Chiesa holds onto him and pulls on him to work him down to the mat. Chiesa looks for a triangle and an arm-bar but Lawrence avoids the holds and lands punches from a modified half-guard. Chiesa improves to guard and lands elbows from the bottom position. Chiesa looks for a kimura but Lawrence escapes. Chiesa lands more elbows using his very active guard to looks for submissions while striking. Chiesa looks for another kimura but Lawrence escapes and lands more punches to Chiesa’s face. Chiesa traps Lawrence in a triangle position and lands vicious elbows while looking to secure a triangle choke or an arm-bar. Lawrence appears hurt and has a minor cut on his forehead after taking many elbows to the head. I would score Round 1 for Michael Chiesa: 10-9

Round 2- Lawrence lands a solid right and left hand and a good push kick to the body. Lawrence lands punches but throws a kick and gets his leg caught by Chiesa who hangs on and fights for a single-leg takedown. Chiesa clinches Lawrence against the fence and looks for a takedown but is unable to bring him down and pushes away. Lawrence lands a left hook but eats a jab. Chiesa looks for a spinning back-fist but misses badly and takes a punch. Lawrence lands a good left hand but Chiesa fires back with a right. Chiesa shoots in for a takedown but Lawrence easily defends and fires back with punches. Lawrence continues to land strikes on Chiesa who looks tired. Lawrence lands a big punch to the body that drops Chiesa and tries to finish but Chiesa attempts a kimura. Lawrence escapes the kimura and lands in Chiesa’s guard. Chiesa lands more elbows from his guard but Lawrence finishes the round throwing punches at Chiesa. I would score Round 2 for Justin Lawrence: 10-9

The judges agree with me and we’re going to a third and final round.

Round 3- Lawrence lands some punches in the first 20 seconds but Chiesa jumps guard and brings the fight to the mat. Chiesa lands elbows from his guard and sweeps Lawrence to secure a full-mount. Chiesa unleashes with a flurry of vicious punches which Lawrence cannot escape and forces the referee to intervene and stop the fight.

Michael Chiesa def. Justin Lawrence via TKO (punches) at 1:02 of Round 3 to advance to semi-finals of TUF 15 Lightweight Tournament

Michael Chiesa climbed out of the cage as soon as the referee stopped the fight and went to hug and celebrate with his teammates.

Dana White announces Vinc Pichel (Team Cruz) will fight Chris Saunders (Team Faber) and Al Iaquinta (Team Faber) will fight Andy Ogle (Team Faber) in the last two quarter-finals. The winner of each fight will fight in the semi-finals.

James Vick will face Michael Chiesa in the semi-finals on May 25.

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Quick week-by-week results

Week 1- March 9, 2012 Results

Joe Proctor def. Jordan Rinaldi via submission (guillotine) at 2:08 in Round 1

Cristiano Marcello def. Jared Carlstens via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:43 in Round 1

Sam Sicilia def Eric Beach via KO (punch) at 0:08 in Round 1

Chris Tickle def. Austin Lyons via KO (punch) at 0:24 in Round 1

Andy Ogle def. Brendan Weafer via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Vinc Pichel def. Cody Pfister via technical submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:39 in Round 1

John Cofer def. Mark Glover via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Chris Saunders def. Chase Hackett via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

James Vick def. Dakota Cochrane via split-decision (10-9, 10-9, 9-10)

Michael Chiesa def. Jonathan Vistante via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:05 in Round 1

Mike Rio def. Ali Maclean via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:32 in Round 1

Justin Lawrence def. James Krause via TKO (punches) at 1:25 in Round 1

Daron Cruickshank def. Drew Dober via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Jeremy Larsen def. Jeff Smith via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Al Iaquinta def. Jon Tuck via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Myles Jury def. Akbarh Arreola via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Week 2- March 16, 2012- James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) def. Daron Cruickshank via KO (knee) at 2:16 in Round 1

Week 3- March 23, 2012 – Justin Lawrence (@AmericanKiddMMA) def. Cristiano Marcello via KO (punch) at 3:16 in Round 2

Week 4- March 30, 2012- Al Iaquinta (@AlIaquinta) def. Myles Jury via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Week 5- April 6, 2012- Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) def. Jeremy Larsen via unanimous decision

Week 6- April 13, 2012- Joe Proctor (@joeproctor) def. Chris Tickle via submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:18 in Round 1

Week 7- April 20, 2012- Vinc Pichel (@fromhellpichel) def. John Cofer via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:16 in Round 3

Week 8- April 27, 2012- Chris Saunders (@kidisgood) def. Sam Sicilia via split-decision (no scores given)

Week 9- May 4, 2012- Andy Ogle def. Mike Rio via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:19 in Round 2

Week 10- May 11, 2012- James Vick def. Joe Proctor via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to semi-finals of TUF 15 Lightweight Tournament.

Michael Chiesa def. Justin Lawrence via TKO (punches) at 1:02 of Round 3 to advance to semi-finals of TUF 15 Lightweight Tournament

Quarter-finalists: James Vick (Team Cruz), Justin Lawrence (Team Cruz), Al Iaquinta (Team Faber), Michael Chiesa (Team Faber), Joe Proctor (Team Faber), Vinc Pichel (Team Cruz), Chris Saunders (Team Faber), Andy Ogle (Team Faber)

Semi finalists: James Vick (Team Cruz) versus Michael Chiesa (Team Faber), TBA versus TBA

Teams

Team Cruz: Justin Lawrence (3-0) 1^st pick, 1^st overall, Sam Sicilia (10-0) 2^nd pick, 3^rd overall, Myles Jury (9-0) 3^rd pick, 5^th overall, Mike Rio (8-1) 4^th pick, 7^th overall, James Vick (4-0) 5^th pick, 9^th overall, Vinc Pichel (7-0) 6^th pick, 11^th overall, Chris Tickle (7-4) 7^th pick, 11^th overall, Jeremy Larsen (8-2) 8^th pick, 15^th overall.

Team Faber: Al Iaquinta (5-1-1) 1^st pick, 2^nd overall, Cristiano Marcello (12-3) 2^nd pick, 4^th overall, Daron Cruickshank (10-2) 3^rd pick, 6^th overall, Joe Proctor (7-1) 4^th pick, 8^th overall, Michael Chiesa (7-0) 5^th pick, 10^th overall, John Cofer (7-1) 6^th pick, 12^th overall, Andy Ogle (8-1) 7^th pick, 14^th overall, Chris Saunders (9-2) 8^th pick, 16^th overall.

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Gasparzinho (Team Vitor) v. Rony Jason (Team Wanderlei) will take place on this episode. Rony Jason was picked 1^st overall in the draft by Team Wanderlei Silva. Gasparzinho was picked 8^th by Team Vitor, 16^th (last) overall.  The bout will be the last quarter-final in the featherweight division.

Wanderlei Silva said he did not want to see this fight because Gasparzinho and Rony Jason are friends from outside the competition.

Gasparzinho is upset because he was picked last in the draft, is the last to fight and is being forced to fight a friend in the quarter-finals.

Vitor Belfort says Gasparzinho has talent and guts. Gasparzinho says his parents divorced when he was 9 years old and his father left. Gasparzinho says he didn’t see his father for 4 or 5 years. Gasparzinho began training in karate and tae kwon do before moving to capoeira. He then started training jiu-jitsu. Gasparzinho says he was involved in drugs and crime between the ages of 16-20 but began taking martial arts more seriously and changed his life.

Rony Jason says he was studying law but quit to become a professional fighter. Rony Jason says he wants to be a UFC champion. Rony says his brother is a crack-addict who suffered relapse days before he entered TUF. Rony Jason says that his brother is his hero and he fights for him. Rony Jason says his mother is his life and if he had “30% of her strength not even Cigano or Jon Jones would stop me.”

Team Wanderlei coach Rafael Cordeiro to use his knees in the fight and that will be the key to victory.

Rony Jason tells a teammate he is afraid of getting tired. Serginho (Team Vitor) says his team knows Rony Jason lacks conditioning and can get tired.

Vitor Belfort told his team that Dana White had given him the option to replace a middleweight and a featherweight on his team. White never said that, Vitor is using the story to motivate his team. Belfort makes his team all talk to the camera for 30 seconds to say why they should stay. Members of Team Vitor are skeptical about the story but do work harder just in case Belfort is telling the truth.

Lyoto Machida arrives to the TUF gym on fight day to give a pep talk to Gasparzinho and Rony Jason.

Rony “Jason” Mariano (10-3, Team Wanderlei) v. Anistavio “Gasparzinho” Medeiros (12-7, Team Vitor) TUF Brazil FW quarter-final

Round 1- Rony Jason lands a solid right hand and knee to the body but pauses for a moment after an accidental poke to Gasparzinho’s eye. Gasparzinho comes back and lands a huge right hook that drops Rony Jason. Gasparzinho goes for ground and pound but Rony Jason attempts an arm-bar. Gasparzinho tries to shake out of the hold but is unable to do so and is forced to submit. It appears Gasparzinho verbally submit and may have injured his arm.

Rony “Jason” Mariano def. Anistavio “Gasparzinho” Medeiros via submission (arm-bar) Round 1 (no time given) to advance to semi-finals of TUF Brazil FW tournament

Wanderlei Silva has words for Vitor Belfort after the fight in the octagon and says: “Are you happy now? Making two friends fight.” Vitor claims there was no other option but Wanderlei claims otherwise. Wanderlei and Vitor continue to argue and are held apart by referee Mario Yamasaki. Wanderlei is very upset despite his team winning for the first time in the competition. Belfort claims he did not know the two were friends and did not want to fight each other. Belfort also claims it was a team decision amongst his coaches for Gasparzinho to fight Rony Jason.

Vitor Belfort tells Gasparzinho that they showed that they may be friends but this is just a sport. Wanderlei tells Vitor to “go to hell.”

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TUF Brazil Quick Results

Week 1- March 26, 2012- Preliminary bouts to enter TUF Brazil house

Featherweight results

Rony Mariano (10-3) def. Dileno Lopes (7-0) via KO Round 1

Godofredo “Pepey” De Oliveira (8-0) def. Johnny “Cabeca” Goncalves (4-0) via submission (arm-bar) Round 1

Hugo “Wolverine” Viana (5-0) def. Alexandre Ramos (5-0) via KO (elbow) Round 1

Rodrigo Damm (9-5) def. Fabricio Guerrero (10-1) via submission (neck-crank) in Round 2

Wagner “Galeto” Campos (11-3) def. Fernando Duarte Guerra (10-1) via decision (3 rounds)

Anistavio “Gasparzinho” Medeiros (12-7) def. Rafael Bueno (7-1) via unanimous decision (3 rounds)

John “Macapa” Teixeira (12-0) def. Giovanni Souza jr. via submission (10-1) (arm-bar) Round 1

Marcos Vinicius “Vina” Pancini (19-3) def. Pedro Nobre (10-0) via KO (punch) Round 1

Middleweight results

Francisco Drinaldo (10-1) def. Charles Michael (8-1) via KO Round 1

Cezar “Mutante” Ferriera (4-2) def. Gustavo Samapaio (5-1) via submission (guillotine choke) in Round 2

Daniel Sarafian (7-2) def. Richardson Moreira (3-0) via decision

Sergio “Serginho” Moraes (6-1) def. Thiago Rela (3-1) via submission (heel hook) in Round 1

Thiago “Bodao” Perpetuo (8-1) def. Jose Paulo “Tuba” De Souza (8-4) via unanimous decision

Delson “Pe de Chumbo” Heleno (23-6) def. Gilberto Galvao (17-4-1) via unanimous decision

Renee Forte (10-0) def. Fabio Bolinho (9-0) via unanimous decision

Leonardo “Macarrao” Mafra (5-0) def. Samuel Trinidade (6-1) via unanimous decision (3 rounds)

Week 2- April 1, 2012- Godofredo “Pepey” De Oliveira (8-0, Team Belfort) def. Wagner “Galeto” Campos (11-3) via unanimous decision (no score given) to advance to semi-finals of TUF Brazil FW tournament

Week 3- April 8, 2012- Daniel Sarafian (7-2, Team Belfort) def. Renee Forte (10-0, Team Wanderlei) via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:54 in Round 2 to advance to semi-finals of TUF Brazil MW tournament

Week 4- April 15, 2012- Rodrigo Damm (9-5, Team Vitor) def. John “Macapa” Teixeira (12-0, Team Wanderlei) via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) to advance to semi-finals of TUF Brazil featherweight tournament

Week 5- April 22, 2012- Cezar “Mutante” Ferreira def. Leonardo “Macarrao” Mafra via submission (guillotine choke) in Round 2 to advance to semi-finals of TUF Brazil middleweight tournament.

Week 6- April 29, 2012- Hugo”Wolverine” Viana def. Marcos Vinicius “Vina” Pancini via unanimous decision (no score given) to advance to semi-finals of TUF Brazil featherweight tournament.

Week 7- May 7, 2012- Rony “Jason” Mariano def. Anistavio “Gasparzinho” Medeiros via submission (arm-bar) Round 1 (no time given) to advance to semi-finals of TUF Brazil featherweight tournament

Featherweight Semi-Finalists: Godofredo “Pepey” De Oliveira (8-0, Team Vitor) Rodrigo Damm (9-5, Team Vitor), Hugo “Wolverine” Viana (5-0, Team Vitor), Rony “Jason” Mariano (10-3, Team Wanderlei)

Middleweight Semi-Finalists: Daniel Sarafian (7-2, Team Vitor), Cezar “Mutante” Ferreira (4-2, Team Vitor), TBD, TBD

Teams

Team Wanderlei Silva Featherweights: Rony “Jason” Mariano (10-3) 1^st pick, 1^st overall, John “Macapa” Teixiera (12-0) 3^rd pick, 5^th overall, Marcos Vinicius “Vina” Pancini (19-3) 5^th pick, 9^th overall, Wagner “Galeto” Campos (11-3) 7^th pick, 13^th overall,

Team Wanderlei Silva Middleweights: Delson “Pe de Chumbo” Heleno (23-6) 2^nd pick, 3^rd overall, Francisco “Massaranduba” Drinaldo (10-1) 4^th pick, 7^th overall, Renee Forte (10-0) 6^th pick, 11^th overall, Leonardo “Macarrao” Mafra (5-0) 8^th pick, 15^th overall

Team Vitor Belfort Featherweights: Hugo ”Wolverine” Viana (5-0) 2^nd pick, 4^th overall, Rodrigo Damm (9-5) 4^th pick, 8^th overall, Godofredo “Pepey” De Oliveira (8-0) 6^th pick, 12^th overall, Anistavio “Gasparzinho” Medeiros (12-7) 8^th pick, 16^th overall

Team Vitor Belfort Middleweights: Cezar “Mutante” Ferreira (4-2) 1^st pick, 2^nd overall, Daniel Sarafian (7-2) 3^rd pick, 6^th overall, Thiago “Bodao” Perpetuo (8-1) 5^th pick, 10^th overall, Sergio “Serginho” Moraes (6-1) 7^th pick, 14^th overall

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Andy Ogle (Team Faber) will fight Mike Rio (Team Cruz) on this episode to determine the eighth and final quarter-finalist next week.Ogle was Team Faber’s 7^th pick, 14^th overall in the draft while Mike Rio was Team Cruz’ 4^th pick, 7^th overall.

Dana White says he believes Chris Saunders won the first round of his fight last week but lost the second. Saunders won a split-decision after 2 rounds over Sam Sicilia on the last episode. Dana White says he believes the fight should have gone to a third round.

Chris Saunders celebration with the rest of Team Faber is shown.

Michael Chiesa (Team Faber) goes to the Team Cruz locker room to console his friend Sam Sicilia (Team Cruz).

Dana White gathers both coaches and their teams for the Coaches Challenge. The coaches have to go through a marksman obstacle course and are given the specifics by some United States Marines.

Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber must climb up a 20 foot rope and hit a bell, they must then climb down and hit five 4inch metal targets with a M-9 pistol. They then roll a huge tire to the next station where they must fire an M-4 rifle in a kneeling position to hit a 12inch target at 50 yards and a 12inch target at 70 yards. They then have to carry a training dummy while zig-zagging through polls to the next station where they shoot an M-249 to hit 2 jars at 50 yards. Finally they must carry ten 35lbs. ammunition cases to the last station where they will fire the M-32 grenade launcher to hit 2 targets. The first coach to hit the two final targets wins the challenge.

Dana White gives $20,000 to the winning coach and $1,500 to each of their team members.

Dominick Cruz easily beats Urijah to the top of the rope climb and is off to the first shooting station. Cruz then goes through his 5 metal targets before Faber can knock down 2. Cruz speeds through the tire-flip and hits his target with the M-4 rifle, maintaining a lead over Faber. Cruz struggles hitting the 2 jars at 50 yards with the M-249 and Faber manages to catch up to Dominick and pass him in the race. Faber hits his two targets with the grenade launcher and comes back to win the marksman obstacle course and $20,000 for himself as well as $1,500 for each member of Team Faber.

Urijah Faber says Andy Ogle has strong stand-up but weak wrestling Faber expects Miek Rio to try and take the fight to the ground. Ogle says he’s going to make Mike scared to shoot. Ogle says he’s got a “f***ing large heart, and you’re going have to kill me to beat me.”

Mike Rio is a wrestler who says he never got into trouble because he was always training wrestling. Dominick Cruz says Rio has good striking and heavy hands but is best when he takes his opponent down and beat them up.

Dana White has a sit-down with Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz to see who they want to see match-up in the quarter-finals. Cruz says his two top guys are Vinc Pichel (Team Cruz) and Justin Lawrence (Team Cruz). Faber says his top two are Al Iaquinta (Tam Faber) and Joe Proctor (Team Faber). Faber suggests Chris Saunders (Team Faber) to fight Vinc Pichel. Cruz says he wants to see Vinc Pichel against Joe Proctor but knows it could be a match-up in the finals. Cruz and Faber both agree on Justin Lawrence (Team Cruz) to fight Michael Chiesa (Team Faber).

Andy Ogle (8-1,Team Faber) versus Mike Rio (8-1,Team Cruz) (TUF 15 light-weight tournament)

Round 1- Ogle lands an uppercut and a solid left hand in the first minute of the fight. Rio lands a left hook that cuts Ogle on his nose. Ogle and Rio exchange punches as they circle each other and box. Rio shoots in hard for a big takedown and gets Ogle to the mat. Ogle gets to his feet but Rio clinches him against the fence and lands a knee to the body. Ogle and Rio continue to clinch but Ogle pushes away and lands a punch. Ogle lands a big right hand and several other punches as he circles and hits Rio. Rio shoots in for a takedown and lands it as the round comes to an end. I would score Round 1 for Andy Ogle: 10-9

Round 2- Ogle and Rio exchange punches in the opening seconds of the round. Ogle continues to land more punches but Rio lands some power shots that send Ogle running to recover. Rio clinches his opponent against the fence but Ogle pushes away. Ogle lands a leg kick and a punch to the face but is bleeding from his nose. Rio scores a single-leg takedown and lands some solid punches from half-guard. Rio takes Ogle’s back and locks in a body triangle as he looks for a rear-naked choke. Ogle reverses the position and lands in Rio’s guard. Ogle lands punches to the body and face from the guard and advances into side-control. Rio turns over and Ogle takes his back. Ogle lands heavy punches from the back-mount and locks in a rear-naked choke to force the submission with 41 seconds to go.

Andy Ogle def. Mike Rio via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:19 in Round 2 to advance to quarter-finals of TUF 15 lightweight tournament.

Andy Ogle runs out of the cage and goes to hug his teammates and then hugs Ross Pearson. Pearson is a coach for Team Cruz but is also from England and is a former winner of TUF.

Team Faber advances five members into the quarter-finals while Team Cruz advances three.

Dana White announces James Vick (Team Cruz) versus Joe Proctor (Team Faber) and Justin Lawrence (Team Cruz) versus Michael Chiesa (Team Faber) as the first two quarter-final bouts that will both take place next week.

This leaves Andy Ogle (Team Faber), Chris Saunders (Team Faber), Al Iaquinta (Team Faber) and Vinc Pichel (Team Cruz) waiting for their match-ups to be made.

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Quick week-by-week results

Week 1- March 9, 2012 Results

Joe Proctor def. Jordan Rinaldi via submission (guillotine) at 2:08 in Round 1

Cristiano Marcello def. Jared Carlstens via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:43 in Round 1

Sam Sicilia def Eric Beach via KO (punch) at 0:08 in Round 1

Chris Tickle def. Austin Lyons via KO (punch) at 0:24 in Round 1

Andy Ogle def. Brendan Weafer via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Vinc Pichel def. Cody Pfister via technical submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:39 in Round 1

John Cofer def. Mark Glover via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Chris Saunders def. Chase Hackett via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

James Vick def. Dakota Cochrane via split-decision (10-9, 10-9, 9-10)

Michael Chiesa def. Jonathan Vistante via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:05 in Round 1

Mike Rio def. Ali Maclean via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:32 in Round 1

Justin Lawrence def. James Krause via TKO (punches) at 1:25 in Round 1

Daron Cruickshank def. Drew Dober via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Jeremy Larsen def. Jeff Smith via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Al Iaquinta def. Jon Tuck via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Myles Jury def. Akbarh Arreola via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Week 2- March 16, 2012- James Vick  def. Daron Cruickshank via KO (knee) at 2:16 in Round 1

Week 3- March 23, 2012 – Justin Lawrence  def. Cristiano Marcello via KO (punch) at 3:16 in Round 2

Week 4- March 30, 2012- Al Iaquinta  def. Myles Jury via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Week 5- April 6, 2012- Michael Chiesa def. Jeremy Larsen via unanimous decision

Week 6- April 13, 2012- Joe Proctor def. Chris Tickle via submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:18 in Round 1

Week 7- April 20, 2012- Vinc Pichel def. John Cofer via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:16 in Round 3

Week 8- April 27, 2012- Chris Saunder def. Sam Sicilia via split-decision (no scores given)

Week 9- May 4, 2012- Andy Ogle def. Mike Rio via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:19 in Round 2

Quarter-finalists: James Vick (Team Cruz), Justin Lawrence (Team Cruz), Al Iaquinta (Team Faber), Michael Chiesa (Team Faber), Joe Proctor (Team Faber), Vinc Pichel (Team Cruz), Chris Saunders (Team Faber), Andy Ogle (Team Faber)

Teams

Team Cruz: Justin Lawrence (3-0) 1^st pick, 1^st overall, Sam Sicilia (10-0) 2^nd pick, 3^rd overall, Myles Jury (9-0) 3^rd pick, 5^th overall, Mike Rio (8-1) 4^th pick, 7^th overall, James Vick (4-0) 5^th pick, 9^th overall, Vinc Pichel (7-0) 6^th pick, 11^th overall, Chris Tickle (7-4) 7^th pick, 11^th overall, Jeremy Larsen (8-2) 8^th pick, 15^th overall.

Team Faber: Al Iaquinta (5-1-1) 1^st pick, 2^nd overall, Cristiano Marcello (12-3) 2^nd pick, 4^th overall, Daron Cruickshank (10-2) 3^rd pick, 6^th overall, Joe Proctor (7-1) 4^th pick, 8^th overall, Michael Chiesa (7-0) 5^th pick, 10^th overall, John Cofer (7-1) 6^th pick, 12^th overall, Andy Ogle (8-1) 7^th pick, 14^th overall, Chris Saunders (9-2) 8^th pick, 16^th overall.

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Cezar Mutante says Team Vitor’s motto is “Live for the moment.”

Rony Jason (Team Wanderlei) says he does not want to fight Gasparzinho (Team Vitor) because they have lived and trained together for two years.

Gasparzinho is anxious to get his fight over with.

Vitor Belfort says he and Wanderlei have agreed the next two fights will be at featherweight.  Belfort says he was thinking about the previous fights and believes Macarrao (Team Wanderlei) deserves to be in the UFC despite his loss to Cezar Mutante in the previous episode.

Wanderlei Silva says he’s sick of hearing Vitor Belfort’s speeches.

Vitor Belfort selects Marcos Vinicius “Vina” Pancini (19-3, Team Wanderlei) to fight Hugo “Wolverine” Viana (5-0, Team Vitor) on this episode’s featherweight quarter-final. Vina was selected 5^th by Team Wanderlei, 9^th overall in the draft while Hugo Wolverine was selected 2^nd by Team Vitor, 4^th overall.

That means Gasparzinho will face Rony Jason in the final featherweight quarter-final bout on next week’s episode. Both fighters are upset they have to face each other. Wanderlei says there was no need for the friends to fight this early in the competition.

Hugo Wolverine says he has been a mixed-martial artist for two years and is also a physiotherapist. Wolverine says he started training martial arts at 9 years old. Wolverine says he gets his fighting spirit from his mother and his father is an intellectual. Wolverine’s father is a Federal Attorney who stressed education as a priority. Wolverine’s father paid for him to go to college and learn English.

Vina Pancini says he worked from the age of 12 to help his family. Pancini says he came from the slums. Vina says his mother let him open a small gym in their garage so he could train people. Vina begins to get emotional when he starts talking about people that he helps train that have no money. Vina says he takes from his own pocket to help others and wishes everyone could have some money in their pockets.

Godofredo Pepey (Team Vitor) says he’s not sure if the other fighters like him. Massaranduba (Team Wanderlei) says Pepey is very arrogant. Vina Pancini says he does not like Pepey and says he is not what a fighter should be. Vina says Pepey is rowdy and ignorant.

Vina Pancini says that on the day of your fight you’re allowed to make a special meal request. Hugo Wolverine orders a large order of Burger King so he can share with his teammates.

Marcos Vinicius “Vina” Pancini (19-3, Team Wanderlei) versus Hugo “Wolverine” Viana (5-0, Team Vitor) (TUF Brazil FW quarter-final)

Round 1- Wolverine charges in with a flurry of punches but Vina clinches him up against the cage and lands knees to the body. Wolverine pushes Vina away and lands a punch that makes Vina slip and fall to the mat. Vina gets to his feet and takes a punching combination to the head from Wolverine. Hugo Wolverine lands a kick to the body but Vina answers with a leg kick. Vina’s leg kick causes him to slip and fall to his back on the mat. Wolverine looks for an opening from the standing position but is unable to land and the referee makes Vina stand. Wolverine lands punches to the body and a takedown in the final minute of the round. Wolerine lands wild punches from the guard as the round comes to a close. I would score Round 1 for Hugo Wolverine: 10-9

Round 2- Vina lands a solid leg kick and blocks Wolverine’s punching combo in the opening minute of the round. Vina lands a spinning back kick to the body but Wolverine hits back with a leg kick. Vina shoots in for a takedown but is unable to keep Wolverine on the mat. Vina keeps a clinch on Wolverine and lands several solid knees to the body. Vina lands a punch to the head and clinches with Wolverine against the cage. Wolverine pushes Vina against the fence but Vina pushes away and lands a punch. Wolverine lands a 2-punch combination but Vina fires back with punches of his own as he continues to press the action. Wolverine lands a leg kick but Vina lands a right hand and continues to stay out of range of Wolverine’s punches. Wolverine lands another leg kick and a body kick and the fighters exchange punches as the round comes to an end. I would score Round 2 for Vina Pancini: 10-9

Hugo”Wolverine” Viana def. Marcos Vinicius “Vina” Pancini via unanimous decision (no score given) to advance to semi-finals of TUF Brazil featherweight tournament.

Vitor Belfort is pleased and says his goal is to have all 8 of his fighters reach the semi-finals.

Hugo Wolverine says he was crying after the fight but his coaches told him to stop crying because there are more fights ahead.

Team Wanderlei coach Rafael Cordeiro tells Vina that they were telling him to take Wolverine down and attack but he was not listening. Wanderlei Silva says his team is not listening to his coaches and they are not able to “engage with these guys.” Wanderlei is frustrated after 6 straight losses and no victories. Rafael Cordeiro says the fighters are all diamonds in the rough that need to be polished. But it feels like the guys are not trusting the hands that are trying to polish them.

Lyoto Machida comes to the house to talk to the fighters. All the competitors are happy to see Machida. Machida tells the fighters to act like champions and be respectful at all times. Machida gives the fighters a nice pep talk that everyone appreciates.

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TUF Brazil Quick Results

Week 1- March 26, 2012- Preliminary bouts to enter TUF Brazil house

Featherweight results

Rony Mariano (10-3) def. Dileno Lopes (7-0) via KO Round 1

Godofredo “Pepey” De Oliveira (8-0) def. Johnny “Cabeca” Goncalves (4-0) via submission (arm-bar) Round 1

Hugo “Wolverine” Viana (5-0) def. Alexandre Ramos (5-0) via KO (elbow) Round 1

Rodrigo Damm (9-5) def. Fabricio Guerrero (10-1) via submission (neck-crank) in Round 2

Wagner “Galeto” Campos (11-3) def. Fernando Duarte Guerra (10-1) via decision (3 rounds)

Anistavio “Gasparzinho” Medeiros (12-7) def. Rafael Bueno (7-1) via unanimous decision (3 rounds)

John “Macapa” Teixeira (12-0) def. Giovanni Souza jr. via submission (10-1) (arm-bar) Round 1

Marcos Vinicius “Vina” Pancini (19-3) def. Pedro Nobre (10-0) via KO (punch) Round 1

Middleweight results

Francisco Drinaldo (10-1) def. Charles Michael (8-1) via KO Round 1

Cezar “Mutante” Ferriera (4-2) def. Gustavo Samapaio (5-1) via submission (guillotine choke) in Round 2

Daniel Sarafian (7-2) def. Richardson Moreira (3-0) via decision

Sergio “Serginho” Moraes (6-1) def. Thiago Rela (3-1) via submission (heel hook) in Round 1

Thiago “Bodao” Perpetuo (8-1) def. Jose Paulo “Tuba” De Souza (8-4) via unanimous decision

Delson “Pe de Chumbo” Heleno (23-6) def. Gilberto Galvao (17-4-1) via unanimous decision

Renee Forte (10-0) def. Fabio Bolinho (9-0) via unanimous decision

Leonardo “Macarrao” Mafra (5-0) def. Samuel Trinidade (6-1) via unanimous decision (3 rounds)

Week 2- April 1, 2012- Godofredo “Pepey” De Oliveira (8-0, Team Belfort) def. Wagner “Galeto” Campos (11-3) via unanimous decision (no score given) to advance to semi-finals of TUF Brazil FW tournament

Week 3- April 8, 2012- Daniel Sarafian (7-2, Team Belfort) def. Renee Forte (10-0, Team Wanderlei) via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:54 in Round 2 to advance to semi-finals of TUF Brazil MW tournament

Week 4- April 15, 2012- Rodrigo Damm (9-5, Team Vitor) def. John “Macapa” Teixeira (12-0, Team Wanderlei) via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) to advance to semi-finals of TUF Brazil featherweight tournament

Week 5- April 22, 2012- Cezar “Mutante” Ferreira def. Leonardo “Macarrao” Mafra via submission (guillotine choke) in Round 2 to advance to semi-finals of TUF Brazil middleweight tournament.

Week 6- April 29, 2012- Hugo”Wolverine” Viana def. Marcos Vinicius “Vina” Pancini via unanimous decision (no score given) to advance to semi-finals of TUF Brazil featherweight tournament.

Featherweight Semi-Finalists: Godofredo “Pepey” De Oliveira (8-0, Team Vitor) Rodrigo Damm (9-5, Team Vitor), Hugo “Wolverine” Viana (5-0, Team Vitor), TBD

Middleweight Semi-Finalists: Daniel Sarafian (7-2, Team Vitor), Cezar “Mutante” Ferreira (4-2, Team Vitor), TBD, TBD

Teams

Team Wanderlei Silva Featherweights: Rony “Jason” Mariano (10-3) 1^st pick, 1^st overall, John “Macapa” Teixiera (12-0) 3^rd pick, 5^th overall, Marcos Vinicius “Vina” Pancini (19-3) 5^th pick, 9^th overall, Wagner “Galeto” Campos (11-3) 7^th pick, 13^th overall,

Team Wanderlei Silva Middleweights: Delson “Pe de Chumbo” Heleno (23-6) 2^nd pick, 3^rd overall, Francisco “Massaranduba” Drinaldo (10-1) 4^th pick, 7^th overall, Renee Forte (10-0) 6^th pick, 11^th overall, Leonardo “Macarrao” Mafra (5-0) 8^th pick, 15^th overall

Team Vitor Belfort Featherweights: Hugo ”Wolverine” Viana (5-0) 2^nd pick, 4^th overall, Rodrigo Damm (9-5) 4^th pick, 8^th overall, Godofredo “Pepey” De Oliveira (8-0) 6^th pick, 12^th overall, Anistavio “Gasparzinho” Medeiros (12-7) 8^th pick, 16^th overall

Team Vitor Belfort Middleweights: Cezar “Mutante” Ferreira (4-2) 1^st pick, 2^nd overall, Daniel Sarafian (7-2) 3^rd pick, 6^th overall, Thiago “Bodao” Perpetuo (8-1) 5^th pick, 10^th overall, Sergio “Serginho” Moraes (6-1) 7^th pick, 14^th overall

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Sam Sicilia (10-0, Team Cruz) @SamSiciliaTUF versus Chris Saunders (9-2,Team Faber) @kidisgoodis the fight for this episode. Sicilia was Team Cruz’ 2^nd pick, 3^rd overall in the draft while Chris Saunders was Team Faber’s 8^th pick, 16^th overall.

Vinc Pichel and the rest of Team Cruz are shown celebrating Pichel’s victory in their lock room. Pichel submitted John Cofer (Team Faber) last episode.

John Cofer is emotional after his loss but says: “I know I’ll be back.”

Sam Sicilia (Team Cruz) is shown training for his fight. Dominick Cruz says Sicilia throws very hard punches and he is excited for this fight.

Ronda Rousey comes to the training centre with Dominick Cruz to help his team train. Rousey is an Olympic bronze medalist in Judo and the Strikeforce MMA 135 lbs. women’s champion. Rousey teaches Team Cruz some Judo techniques. Rousey says she feels “blessed and lucky” to be the first female coach invited to The Ultimate Fighter. Team Cruz is thoroughly impressed with Rousey and she is impressed with them.

Urijah Faber and his coaches and Dominick Cruz with his coaches go to the Ultimate Fighter house to watch UFC 145 with the fighters. Ronda Rousey goes to the house but everyone seems intimidated to speak to her. Jeremy Larsen (Team Cruz) figures they’ve been secluded in the house for so long they’ve forgotten how to act around women.

Chris Saunders is shown training and is excited to spar with his coach Urijah Faber. Saunders was born in Long Beach, California but moved to Montreal, Quebec before moving back to California for school.

Sam Sicilia (Team Cruz) says he fought 11 times last year. Dominick Cruz says he was impressed by Sicilia’s win over Eric Beach to enter the house.  Cruz says it’s going to be a tough fight for Sicilia. Cruz wants Sicilia to put pressure on Saunders and use his wrestling.

Urijah Faber and his coaches empty Team Cruz’ locker room and fill it with exercise equipment. Faber and his coaches get into their underwear and have an intense workout in Team Cruz’ locker room. The workout leaves the room hot and smelly according to Cruz. Faber said he wanted to “violate” their lock room.

Sam Sicilia (10-0, Team Cruz) @SamSiciliaTUF versus Chris Saunders (9-2,Team Faber) @kidisgood (TUF 15 light-weight tournament)

Round 1- Sicilia lands an overhand right hand and clinches Saunders against the fence. Sicilia and Saunders exchange knees to the body and continue to clinch against the cage. Sicilia lands some punches as the fighters separate but Saunders lands a momentary takedown. Sicilia quickly gets to his feet and clinches Saunders against the cage. Sicilia lands a trip but Saunders gets right back to his feet and lands knees to the body as he clinches Sicilia against the cage. Saunders lands a solid leg kick and a head kick that drops Sicilia. Sam Sicilia pops back to his feet and the fighters clinch against the cage. Saunders lands big knees and punches but Sicilia fires back. Sicilia lands good punches but Saunders clinches up and lands knees to the body. Sicilia looks for a takedown but eats a solid elbow as they continue to clinch against the cage. The fighters separate, and Sicilia lends a huge right hand that drops Saunders. Saunders gets back to his feet but eats another punch from Sicilia as the round comes to an end. I would score Round 1 for Sam Sicilia: 10-9

Round 2- Saunders and Sicilia exchange punches in the first 30 seconds. Sicilia lands a good punching combination and a knee before clinching Saunders against the fence. Sicilia lands heavy punches that bloody the nose of his opponent. Chris Saunders lands a big takedown but Sicilia reverses the position and gets to his feet to land heavy strikes. Sicilia looks for a takedown but Saunders reverses the position and winds up on top of his opponent. Saunders tries to take his back but Sicilia escapes and gets to his feet. Sicilia lands a huge left hook that drops Saunders. Sicilia attempts a guillotine but Saunders pops his head out and lands in Sicilia’s guard. Saunders works some punches from the guard but is swept and they get back to their feet. Sicilia lands another left hook and knee to the face and takes deep breathes in the final 30 seconds. Saunders lands a couple light punches as the fight comes to a close. I would score Round 2 for Sam Sicilia: 10-9

Chris Saunders def. Sam Sicilia via split-decision (no scores given)

Chris Saunders is happy he won the fight. Sicilia says he lost a close decision to a tough guy.

Andy Ogle (8-1,Team Faber) @thelittleaxe will fight Mike Rio (8-1,Team Cruz) @mikeriommanext week to determine the eighth and final quarter-finalist next week. Ogle was Team Faber’s 7^th pick, 14^th overall in the draft while Mike Rio was Team Cruz’ 4^th pick, 7^th overall.

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Quick week-by-week results

Week 1- March 9, 2012 Results

Joe Proctor def. Jordan Rinaldi via submission (guillotine) at 2:08 in Round 1

Cristiano Marcello def. Jared Carlstens via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:43 in Round 1

Sam Sicilia def Eric Beach via KO (punch) at 0:08 in Round 1

Chris Tickle def. Austin Lyons via KO (punch) at 0:24 in Round 1

Andy Ogle def. Brendan Weafer via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Vinc Pichel def. Cody Pfister via technical submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:39 in Round 1

John Cofer def. Mark Glover via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Chris Saunders def. Chase Hackett via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

James Vick def. Dakota Cochrane via split-decision (10-9, 10-9, 9-10)

Michael Chiesa def. Jonathan Vistante via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:05 in Round 1

Mike Rio def. Ali Maclean via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:32 in Round 1

Justin Lawrence def. James Krause via TKO (punches) at 1:25 in Round 1

Daron Cruickshank def. Drew Dober via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Jeremy Larsen def. Jeff Smith via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Al Iaquinta def. Jon Tuck via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Myles Jury def. Akbarh Arreola via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Week 2- March 16, 2012- James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) def. Daron Cruickshank via KO (knee) at 2:16 in Round 1

Week 3- March 23, 2012 – Justin Lawrence (@AmericanKiddMMA) def. Cristiano Marcello via KO (punch) at 3:16 in Round 2

Week 4- March 30, 2012- Al Iaquinta (@AlIaquinta) def. Myles Jury via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Week 5- April 6, 2012- Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) def. Jeremy Larsen via unanimous decision

Week 6- April 13, 2012- Joe Proctor (@joeproctor) def. Chris Tickle via submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:18 in Round 1

Week 7- April 20, 2012- Vinc Pichel (@fromhellpichel) def. John Cofer via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:16 in Round 3

Week 8- April 27, 2012- Chris Saunders (@kidisgood) def. Sam Sicilia via split-decision (no scores given)

Quarter-finalists: James Vick (Team Cruz), Justin Lawrence (Team Cruz), Al Iaquinta (Team Faber), Michael Chiesa (Team Faber), Joe Proctor (Team Faber), Vinc Pichel (Team Cruz), Chris Saunders (Team Faber), TBD.

Teams

Team Cruz: Justin Lawrence (3-0) 1^st pick, 1^st overall, Sam Sicilia (10-0) 2^nd pick, 3^rd overall, Myles Jury (9-0) 3^rd pick, 5^th overall, Mike Rio (8-1) 4^th pick, 7^th overall, James Vick (4-0) 5^th pick, 9^th overall, Vinc Pichel (7-0) 6^th pick, 11^th overall, Chris Tickle (7-4) 7^th pick, 11^th overall, Jeremy Larsen (8-2) 8^th pick, 15^th overall.

Team Faber: Al Iaquinta (5-1-1) 1^st pick, 2^nd overall, Cristiano Marcello (12-3) 2^nd pick, 4^th overall, Daron Cruickshank (10-2) 3^rd pick, 6^th overall, Joe Proctor (7-1) 4^th pick, 8^th overall, Michael Chiesa (7-0) 5^th pick, 10^th overall, John Cofer (7-1) 6^th pick, 12^th overall, Andy Ogle (8-1) 7^th pick, 14^th overall, Chris Saunders (9-2) 8^th pick, 16^th overall.

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John Cofer (7-1, Team Faber) versus Vinc Pichel (7-0, Team Cruz) is the fight for this episode. Vinc Pichel was Team Cruz’ 6^th pick, 11th overall in the draft while John Cofer was Team Faber’s 6^th pick, 12^th overall.

Dominick Cruz is shown telling Chris Tickle that he lost because he didn’t listen to his coaching. Dominick Cruz is very upset that Tickle lost.

Urijah Faber tells Chris Tickle that he’s a warrior while Cruz is talking to him. Cruz and Faber exchange words. Cruz calls Faber irrelevant, Faber says: “we’re going to see on July 7^th.” Yes we will. Faber and Cruz will fight for the UFC bantamweight championship on July 7^th.

Michael Chiesa (Team Faber) says he disagrees with Dominick Cruz berating Chris Tickle after his loss.

Andy Ogle tells Sam Sicilia and Justin Lawrence about a nightmare he had about his girlfriend being murdered. The Team Faber fighters talk bout the mental strain of the Ultimate Fighter House.

Andy Ogle (Team Faber) is shown getting beat up in training and is frustrated. Faber says Ogle struggles sometimes but has a lot of heart. Ogle leaves training to throw up and tells his coach that he can’t breathe. Ogle says he’s breaking down physically and emotionally. Ogle says he is having a hard time dealing with his problems in front of the cameras. Faber gives him the day off from training to rest.

Vinc Pichel (Team Cruz) says he grew up in a bad neighborhood and got into trouble as a youth. Dominick Cruz says: “Pichel’s a beast, he’s an animal.” Pichel is shown training with Justin Lawrence and doing very well.

Sam Sicilia has a frustrating practice and tells Dominick Cruz that he feels pressure being the number 2 pick for Team Cruz. Sicilia gets a pep talk from Cruz and says: “it was awesome to get some input from him.”

Andy Ogle wonders if Michael Chiesa (Team Faber) is giving away any secrets to his friend from before entering TUF, Sam Sicilia (Team Cruz). Ogle asks Chiesa but Chiesa assures him that he would not betray his team.

John Cofer (Team Faber) says he’s been wrestling since he was seven years old. Faber calls Cofer “a good all-around fighter.” Faber wants Cofer to take Pichel down and avoid the dangerous stand-up of Vinc Pichel.

Dana White delivers a speech to all the fighters after the weigh-ins. White tells them that they will be in the TUF house longer than any other season in the history of the show. He gives them a solid pep talk about staying in the house and becoming better men after the experience.

John Cofer (7-1, Team Faber) @coferpottery versus Vinc Pichel (7-0, Team Cruz) @fromhellpichel (TUF 15 light-weight tournament)

Round 1- Cofer and Pichel exchange punches and Cofer looks for a takedown Pichel defends. Pichel lands a good left hand but Cofer lands one of his own. Cofer lands a clean jab and leg kick. Cofer scores with a solid uppercut and a flurry of punches and looks for a takedown but Is stopped. Cofer lands a right hand but eats an uppercut. Cofer looks for another single-leg takedown but is unable to bring Pichel down. Cofer pushes Pichel into the fence and lands a solid knee to the body but Pichel pushes off and lands a huge punch that wobbles Cofer as the round comes to an end. I would score Round 1 for John Cofer: 10-9

Round 2- Cofer lands a huge punch that wobbles Pichel in a furious exchange to start the round. Pichel lands a punch that wobbles Cofer and forces him to lose his mouthpiece. Cofer and Pichel trade punches and both get rocked by solid shots to the head. Cofer lands a jab but eats a big right hook and looks for a takedown. Cofer holds Pichel against the fence and knees his legs. Pichel reverses the position and scores a big takedown on Cofer. Cofer looks for a triangle choke but Pichel avoids the hold and sits on his opponent. Pichel lands punches to the body and face of his opponenet from on top as time runs out in the round. I would score Round 2 for Vinc Pichel: 10-9

The judges agree with my scoring and we go to a sudden-victory 3^rd round.

Round 3- Pichel lands a flurry of punches and a takedown in the first 30 seconds of the round. Pichel locks in an arm-triangle choke and forces the submission.

Vinc Pichel def. John Cofer via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:16 in Round 3 to advance to quarter-finals of TUF 15 lightweight tournament

Dominick Cruz selects Sam Sicilia (10-0, Team Cruz) @SamSiciliaTUF to fight Chris Saunders (Team Faber) @kidisgood next week. Sicilia was Team Cruz’ 2^nd pick, 3^rd overall in the draft while Chris Saunders was Team Faber’s 8^th pick, 16^th overall.

This means Andy Ogle (Team Faber) will fight Mike Rio (Team Cruz) the following week to determine the eighth and final quarter-finalist. Ogle was Team Faber’s 7^th pick, 14^th overall while Rio was Team Cruz’ 4^th pick, 7^th overall.

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Quick week-by-week results

Week 1- March 9, 2012 Results

Joe Proctor def. Jordan Rinaldi via submission (guillotine) at 2:08 in Round 1

Cristiano Marcello def. Jared Carlstens via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:43 in Round 1

Sam Sicilia def Eric Beach via KO (punch) at 0:08 in Round 1

Chris Tickle def. Austin Lyons via KO (punch) at 0:24 in Round 1

Andy Ogle def. Brendan Weafer via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Vinc Pichel def. Cody Pfister via technical submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:39 in Round 1

John Cofer def. Mark Glover via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Chris Saunders def. Chase Hackett via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

James Vick def. Dakota Cochrane via split-decision (10-9, 10-9, 9-10)

Michael Chiesa def. Jonathan Vistante via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:05 in Round 1

Mike Rio def. Ali Maclean via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:32 in Round 1

Justin Lawrence def. James Krause via TKO (punches) at 1:25 in Round 1

Daron Cruickshank def. Drew Dober via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Jeremy Larsen def. Jeff Smith via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Al Iaquinta def. Jon Tuck via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Myles Jury def. Akbarh Arreola via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Week 2- March 16, 2012- James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) def. Daron Cruickshank via KO (knee) at 2:16 in Round 1

Week 3- March 23, 2012 – Justin Lawrence (@AmericanKiddMMA) def. Cristiano Marcello via KO (punch) at 3:16 in Round 2

Week 4- March 30, 2012- Al Iaquinta (@AlIaquinta) def. Myles Jury via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Week 5- April 6, 2012- Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) def. Jeremy Larsen via unanimous decision

Week 6- April 13, 2012- Joe Proctor (@joeproctor) def. Chris Tickle via submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:18 in Round 1

Week 7- April 20, 2012- Vinc Pichel (@fromhellpichel) def. John Cofer via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:16 in Round 3

Quarter-finalists: James Vick (Team Cruz), Justin Lawrence (Team Cruz), Al Iaquinta (Team Faber), Michael Chiesa (Team Faber), Joe Proctor (Team Faber), Vinc Pichel (Team Cruz), TBD, TBD.

Teams

Team Cruz: Justin Lawrence (3-0) 1^st pick, 1^st overall, Sam Sicilia (10-0) 2^nd pick, 3^rd overall, Myles Jury (9-0) 3^rd pick, 5^th overall, Mike Rio (8-1) 4^th pick, 7^th overall, James Vick (4-0) 5^th pick, 9^th overall, Vinc Pichel (7-0) 6^th pick, 11^th overall, Chris Tickle (7-4) 7^th pick, 11^th overall, Jeremy Larsen (8-2) 8^th pick, 15^th overall.

Team Faber: Al Iaquinta (5-1-1) 1^st pick, 2^nd overall, Cristiano Marcello (12-3) 2^nd pick, 4^th overall, Daron Cruickshank (10-2) 3^rd pick, 6^th overall, Joe Proctor (7-1) 4^th pick, 8^th overall, Michael Chiesa (7-0) 5^th pick, 10^th overall, John Cofer (7-1) 6^th pick, 12^th overall, Andy Ogle (8-1) 7^th pick, 14^th overall, Chris Saunders (4-1) 8^th pick, 16^th overall.

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Montreal,Quebec-UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre spoke about Alistair Overeem’s recent drug-test failure and random drug testing in MMA. St-Pierre has faced steroid accusations in the past, most notably from B.J. Penn after Penn was defeated by GSP for a second time. St-Pierre says he welcomes random drug testing and would even welcome tougher testing for MMA.

“I just heard this morning. I heard this morning that Overeem got caught with high levels of testosterone,” St-Pierre said at a press conference to announce a new sponsorship deal with 888 Poker. “I’ve met Overeem some times. We’ve crossed paths because of media conference. He’s a very nice person but I don’t know him personally. I don’t know what he does and where he trains and stuff.”

“I just don’t know. It’s his thing. If he got caught doing it, it’s bad for him, bad for the sport,” said St-Pierre. “I think they should do more random tests. I think it’s the case… I think it was a random test.”

St-Pierre says that because the sport is just starting to become profitable, more people will seek to gain an unfair advantage to reach the upper echelon. “I think they should do that more (random drug tests). Because, the thing is, you see it a lot, from the Olympic games to every major sport. Our sport is relatively very young,” St-Pierre said. “Before you didn’t have a lot of money in mixed-martial-arts but now it’s become very popular. The more money there is involved in a sport, the more things like that will happen. People want the money and they want to be number one. They want to do everything to achieve their goals. So, I think they should do more random tests.”

While speaking in French, St-Pierre affirmed his desire for purity in his sport and his desire to always have a fair fight. “As an athlete, we don’t want to fight someone who has an unfair advantage or is cheating. I work hard to be where I am and I want it to be a fair fight. I want my opponent to work hard too and for the best man to win. I don’t want any injustice when I enter the octagon,” said St-Pierre.

Nevada is the only state to offer out-of-competition drug testing for MMA competitors. Overeem’s drug-test failure was part of the random out-of-competition tests executed by the state. Overeem was tested on March 27 in anticipation of his scheduled May 26 bout for the UFC heavyweight championship versus Junior Dos Santos. Despite, Nevada’s dedication to out-of-competition drug testing, they remain the only state or province to do so. Something St-Pierre hopes is rectified for the many fights that take place outside of Nevada. “We’ll see in the future what’s gonna happen. But me, I’m up for it. I think it should be like that. Random tests, more often,” said St-Pierre.

This is the April 5, 2012 episode of Ringside Report Radio hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin “Big Tuna” McKough.

On this episode, Dave and Kevin discussed Alistair Overeem’s surprise pre-UFC 146 drug test failure and its effect on his scheduled bout for the UFC heavyweight championship versus Junior Dos Santos on May 26.

Dave and Kevin talked about a potential replacement for Overeem for the UFC 146 main event, Brock Lesnar’s return to the WWE and much more MMA on this 1-hour episode.

Myles Jury (9-0, Team Cruz) @furyjury versus Al Iaquinta (5-1-1, Team Faber) @aliaquinta is the fight for this episode. Iaquinta was Urijah Faber’s first pick and 2^nd overall while Jury was Dominick Cruz’ 3^rd pick and 5^th overall selected.

Justin Lawrence says he is not satisfied with his win and says he won’t be satisfied until he is the UFC champion.

Andy Ogle (Team Faber) says it is difficult to be in a house living with Team Cruz when they have won two in a row.

Mike Rio (Team Cruz) says Dominick Cruz trains and coaches “intense”. Highlights are shown of hard training for Team Cruz. Mike Rio is shown sparring with Myles Jury and gets hit with a spinning back-fist that hurts his knee on the fall. Dominick Cruz says that Rio is hurt but not injured.

Andy Ogle (Team Faber) is shown reading a love letter he is writing aloud to his teammates.

Al Iaquinta is shown training. He tells Urijah Faber that people have been telling him to defend a takedown but he does not want to defend, he wants to be on offense the whole fight. Iaquinta trains with the Serra-Longo team in New York.

Urijah Faber is shown visiting the fighters in the Ultimate Fighter House. Urijah brings in Jim Peterson who is a life-coach to talk to his team. Andy Ogle is happy getting the advice from the life-coach’s presentation. Chris Tickle (Team Faber) was the only member of his team who did not take part in the presentation.

Mike Rio is shown taping his knee and training. Rio struggles in training with the injury and has to stop grappling.

Dominick Cruz tells Myles Jury not to pace himself when hitting pads. Jury is shown hitting pads. Cruz says Jury is a good wrestler with good punches.

Daron Cruickshank tells Team Faber that they should choose Mike Rio to fight because he’s old and seems like he’s always hurt. Andy Ogle says he wants to fight Mike Rio because he beat one of his friends to get into the house.

Both Myles Jury and Al Iaquinta have been selected for previous seasons of The Ultimate Fighter but injuries prevented them from appearing.

Myles Jury (9-0, Team Cruz) @furyjury versus fight Al Iaquinta (5-1-1, Team Faber) @aliaquinta- (155 lbs.-light-weight)

Round 1- Iaquinta and Jury both land punches to the face as they exchange in the first minute. Jury lands leg kicks and a good jab but Iaquinta fires back with some solid punches. Jury lands a superman punch and clinches for a takedown but Iaquinta breaks away. Jury lands a head kick and a flying knee and looks for a takedown but Iaquinta wraps up his legs and attempts a wish-bone but Jury gets to his feet and scores a slam down to the mat. Iaquinta gets back to his feet but Jury hangs on to his back as the round comes to an end. I would score Round 1 for Myles Jury: 10-9

Round 2- Jury kicks Iaquinta low within the first 10 seconds of the round and action is momentarily stopped. Jury lands a head-kick when the fight resumes but Iaquinta charges back and lands a solid punch. Jury lands a solid punch that staggers Iaquinta but Al fires back with a punch that rattles Jury. Iaquinta charges forward and pressures Jury with a punch to the head and a kick to the body. Iaquinta controls the octagon and continues to land strikes and stalk his opponent. Jury clinches Iaquinta and takes his back while standing but Iaquinta pushes him away. Jury lands a solid knee to the face and a takedown to end the round in Iaquinta’s guard. I would score Round 2 for Al Iaquinta: 10-9

Dana White is in the octagon to announce the fight is a draw after 2 rounds and we go to a sudden-victory round.

Round 3- Iaquinta charges forward with a flurry of punches and controls the first minute of the round. Iaquinta lands a hook and straight jabs as he continues to control the octagon. Iaquinta and Jury both look for big strikes but are unable to connect with anything substantial. Iaquinta and Jury throw wild punches and clinch as the fight comes to an end. I would score Round 3 for Al Iaquinta: 10-9

Al Iaquinta def. Myles Jury via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Urijah Faber selects Michael Chiesa (7-0, Team Faber) @MikeMav22 to fight Jeremy Larsen (8-2, Team Cruz) @JeremyLarsenMMA next week. Chiesa was Urijah Faber’s 5^th pick and 10^th overall while Larsen was Dominick Cruz’ 8^th (last) pick and 15^thoverall.

Quick week-by-week results

Week 1- March 9, 2012 Results

Joe Proctor def. Jordan Rinaldi via submission (guillotine) at 2:08 in Round 1

Cristiano Marcello def. Jared Carlstens via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:43 in Round 1

Sam Sicilia def Eric Beach via KO (punch) at 0:08 in Round 1

Chris Tickle def. Austin Lyons via KO (punch) at 0:24 in Round 1

Andy Ogle def. Brendan Weafer via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Vinc Pichel def. Cody Pfister via technical submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:39 in Round 1

John Cofer def. Mark Glover via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Chris Saunders def. Chase Hackett via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

James Vick def. Dakota Cochrane via split-decision (10-9, 10-9, 9-10)

Michael Chiesa def. Jonathan Vistante via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:05 in Round 1

Mike Rio def. Ali Maclean via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:32 in Round 1

Justin Lawrence def. James Krause via TKO (punches) at 1:25 in Round 1

Daron Cruickshank def. Drew Dober via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Jeremy Larsen def. Jeff Smith via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Al Iaquinta def. Jon Tuck via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Myles Jury def. Akbarh Arreola via unanimous decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Week 2- March 16, 2012 Results-James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) def. Daron Cruickshank via KO (knee) at 2:16 in Round 1

Week 3- March 23, 2012 – Justin Lawrence (@AmericanKiddMMA) def. Cristiano Marcello via KO (punch) at 3:16 in Round 2

Week 4- March 30, 2012- Al Iaquinta (@AlIaquinta) def. Myles Jury via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Quarter-finalists: James Vick (Team Cruz), Justin Lawrence (Team Cruz), Al Iaquinta (Team Faber), TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD.

Teams

Team Cruz: Justin Lawrence (3-0) 1^st pick, 1^st overall, Sam Sicilia (10-0) 2^nd pick, 3^rd overall, Myles Jury (9-0) 3^rd pick, 5^th overall, Mike Rio (8-1) 4^th pick, 7^th overall, James Vick (4-0) 5^th pick, 9^th overall, Vinc Pichel (7-0) 6^th pick, 11^th overall, Chris Tickle (7-4) 7^th pick, 11^th overall, Jeremy Larsen (8-2) 8^th pick, 15^th overall.

Team Faber: Al Iaquinta (5-1-1) 1^st pick, 2^nd overall, Cristiano Marcello (12-3) 2^nd pick, 4^th overall, Daron Cruickshank (10-2) 3^rd pick, 6^th overall, Joe Proctor (7-1) 4^th pick, 8^th overall, Michael Chiesa (7-0) 5^th pick, 10^th overall, John Cofer (7-1) 6^th pick, 12^th overall, Andy Ogle (8-1) 7^th pick, 14^th overall, Chris Saunders (4-1) 8^th pick, 16^th overall.

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