The Ultimate Fighter 9, Episode 12 Live Thread

by Mike Fagan on Jun 17, 2009 9:37 PM EDT

Last week, we saw the UK team lock up the lightweight tournament as Andre Winner and Ross Pearson advanced to the finals. Can Frank Lester provide a similar feat for the Americans at welterweight? Or will James Wilks knock Lester's lower teeth out and keep the possibility of a UK sweep remain alive?

At the risk of Team United States concocting a biological tartar sauce recipe for Team United Kingdom's fish and chips tonight, props to everyone not named Browning for representing the sport so well this season.

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Battling live threads? THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE

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by Ubernoober on Jun 17, 2009 9:38 PM EDT reply actions

by Nick Thomas on Jun 17, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions

I thought about e-mailing the team and let them know I was on it, but I got back fairly quickly from work. Whoops!

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by Mike Fagan on Jun 17, 2009 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Frank Lester (3-2) vs. James Wilks (5-2)

by Nick Thomas on Jun 17, 2009 9:43 PM EDT reply actions

Lester, because the rest of his teeth will be more difficult to knock out.

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by Ubernoober on Jun 17, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions

got to go Wilks

weak crop this year imo

(next year gonna be stacked)

by Gerrymanderer on Jun 17, 2009 9:44 PM EDT reply actions

Andre Winner and Ross Pointon advanced to the finals.

Isn’t it Ross Pearson, or did I miss something in the cast?

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by Scott C. Broussard on Jun 17, 2009 9:49 PM EDT reply actions

UK guys named Ross is the new Brazilian guys named Thiago.

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by Mike Fagan on Jun 17, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Time to round up every Thiago, Silva and Thiago Silva and have a grand prix

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by Ubernoober on Jun 17, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s Pearson.

Demarques (sp?) takes either of tonight’s fighters

by Gerrymanderer on Jun 17, 2009 9:53 PM EDT reply actions

Hey it’s Amir

by Nick Thomas on Jun 17, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions

This place is crickets.

sweat sweat cause i'm a poisonous pill

by Eugene Schelfaut on Jun 17, 2009 10:09 PM EDT reply actions

chirp.......chirp......

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Do that shit Frank!

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:14 PM EDT reply actions

I’m going to have to try that coin trick

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by Ubernoober on Jun 17, 2009 10:16 PM EDT reply actions

No he didn’t!

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:18 PM EDT reply actions

Lemon curry?

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by Mike Fagan on Jun 17, 2009 10:18 PM EDT reply actions

<3 Curry.

by Nick Thomas on Jun 17, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, I’m not huge on curry, but that shit looked delicious.

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by Mike Fagan on Jun 17, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions

I’ve never had curry.

sweat sweat cause i'm a poisonous pill

by Eugene Schelfaut on Jun 17, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions

me neither

I'm the kind of girl who loves to watch a GOOD fight!
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by funnytiger on Jun 17, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions

It does not suck.

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions

That’s much funnier than cum eating

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:22 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

by Nick Thomas on Jun 17, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed. These guys really seem to enjoy each other’s company which is refreshing.

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by Mike Fagan on Jun 17, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Can't not rec this.

Ditto on the “enjoying company” aspect – imagine if someone had hit Junie with curry…

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by Scott C. Broussard on Jun 17, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Anyone else notice the little clouds of dust that they put around Big Nog’s head in the UFC 100 commercial?

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by Ubernoober on Jun 17, 2009 10:22 PM EDT reply actions

It wasn’t just Nog. It was part of the whole promo. It looks really tacky.

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by Mike Fagan on Jun 17, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Tacky + UFC? No way…

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by Ubernoober on Jun 17, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions

LOL, There must be some misunderstanding here. UFC tacky? C’mon…

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:25 PM EDT reply actions

Look at the fantastic job they did with the murals in the house.

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by Ubernoober on Jun 17, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions

C'mon Frank, let's do this!!!

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:25 PM EDT reply actions

Though I imagine he’ll have at least 1 or 2 fights in the UFC based on his performance regardless if he wins tonight.

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions

hey patrick

is your avatar you holding a rifle and a handgun??

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by funnytiger on Jun 17, 2009 10:27 PM EDT reply actions

Yes ma’am, AR-15 and a .45.

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:28 PM EDT reply actions

Military or crazy?

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by Ubernoober on Jun 17, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Just crazy

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Learn how to reply (don’t shoot me)

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions

I thought I had replied, must’ve clicked the wrong button.

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Ha.

sweat sweat cause i'm a poisonous pill

by Eugene Schelfaut on Jun 17, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions

wow

pretty cool! i was thinking about going to a shooting range and giving shooting a try

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by funnytiger on Jun 17, 2009 10:28 PM EDT reply actions

Unless you’re like five feet tall and 100 lbs, I’d go skeet shooting first – get a shotgun and some clay pigeons

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions

You’ve never shot?

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions

nope

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by funnytiger on Jun 17, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions

You gotta give it a…..shot (terrible pun, no?). There’s something primal about blasting a few rounds. On a barely related subject, have you ever fooled with a sparkler bomb?

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions

'The most powerful man in MMA'

There’s gotta be a way to get him and Bob Sapp in a powerlifting competition.

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:30 PM EDT reply actions

NUt shot….

by Nick Thomas on Jun 17, 2009 10:31 PM EDT reply actions

Pump the jab…Pump the jab…Pump the jab…Pump the jab…Pump the jab…Pump the jab…Pump THAT jab…reset and Pump the jab…

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:31 PM EDT reply actions

Maybe Dan wouldn’t repeat himself so much if they’d just do it.

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Follow it up with a right

by Nick Thomas on Jun 17, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Right now…. ok how about right now

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Pump the jab…

by Nick Thomas on Jun 17, 2009 10:32 PM EDT reply actions

Frank needs to work on his listening skills

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:32 PM EDT reply actions

Frank’s hands aren’t that bad here

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:34 PM EDT reply actions

He had a couple of nice lefts

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions

do that shit frank!

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:34 PM EDT reply actions

GO Frank!

by Nick Thomas on Jun 17, 2009 10:34 PM EDT reply actions

That's right!!

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Why is Frank so popular?

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by Scott C. Broussard on Jun 17, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions

guts

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by Ubernoober on Jun 17, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Because he’s a dumb tough fucker. I like him b/c he lost his front 4 teeth and kept fighting.

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions

I remember that – I forgot that was him. Tough sonovabitch.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by Scott C. Broussard on Jun 17, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Because he’s the mold for the boxing dummy.

by Nick Thomas on Jun 17, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions

LOL!!!

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions

10-9 AMERICA

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:35 PM EDT reply actions

I thought it went to the Brit,

but I always seem to think the guy I’m rooting for is losing.

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions

1-0 Frank?

by Nick Thomas on Jun 17, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions

America, FUCK YEAH!!!

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by Scott C. Broussard on Jun 17, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions

World of Warcraft b*tches.

by Nick Thomas on Jun 17, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions

Lerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrooooooooooooooooooyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy MMmmmmmmjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnkinssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!

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by Ubernoober on Jun 17, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

Do you feel like being polite tonight?

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by Scott C. Broussard on Jun 17, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions

That’s where I draw the line.

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Frank gets the award for “Most Improved Fighter” for Season 9

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by Ubernoober on Jun 17, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions

Pump the jab...

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions

Roit strait in the bawls mate.

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by Ubernoober on Jun 17, 2009 10:40 PM EDT reply actions

He’s finding a home for that left hook

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:41 PM EDT reply actions

& the inside leg kick

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by Ubernoober on Jun 17, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Bisping is a fucking moron

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:41 PM EDT reply actions

He’s hurt, he’s hurt

by Nick Thomas on Jun 17, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions

I wish he’d had listened more and gotten clocked

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions

bad start for Frankie

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:42 PM EDT reply actions

The single collar tie = the single most dominant position in MMA. The video game told me so.

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:43 PM EDT reply actions

Get an Xbox already.

sweat sweat cause i'm a poisonous pill

by Eugene Schelfaut on Jun 17, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions

You coward.

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions

You I would submit out of sheer principle.

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe you have the principle, but you are lacking the ability.

sweat sweat cause i'm a poisonous pill

by Eugene Schelfaut on Jun 17, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Hah

Have you maintained your paltry 2/3 winning ratio? That would be cute.

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions

“You go first Frankie”

by Nick Thomas on Jun 17, 2009 10:44 PM EDT reply actions

Uh oh.

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:44 PM EDT reply actions

tough kid

by ruckus on Jun 17, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions

That's a tricky kick

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:44 PM EDT reply actions

Damn, you can see in Frank’s eyes that he’s done…

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:45 PM EDT reply actions

He wilted after that last flurry.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by Scott C. Broussard on Jun 17, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions

20-18 for the Brit

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by Ubernoober on Jun 17, 2009 10:45 PM EDT reply actions

1-1 or 2-0 for Wilks?

by Nick Thomas on Jun 17, 2009 10:46 PM EDT reply actions

1-1

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions

By the look of the last round, I don’t think it matters. But 1-1 I say.

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions

It's like Frank's only offense is that big left hook.

He’s in trouble now that Wilks has it figured out

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:46 PM EDT reply actions

Do you guys agree that the semi-finals have been weak this season?

by Nick Thomas on Jun 17, 2009 10:50 PM EDT reply actions

The earlier rounds were better

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions

The whole damn season has been pretty weak fight wise. Nothing’s blown me away.

Plus I’m just kind of waiting for next season at this point.

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions

FUCKADUCK

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:50 PM EDT reply actions

knee on the ground?

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by Ubernoober on Jun 17, 2009 10:51 PM EDT reply actions

yeap.

by Nick Thomas on Jun 17, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions

I think it was after the fact though.

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions

He kneed him in the head on the ground!!!

They didn’t look hard at all, but it’s the principle…

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by Scott C. Broussard on Jun 17, 2009 10:51 PM EDT reply actions

haha, awesome montage just now

by ruckus on Jun 17, 2009 10:52 PM EDT reply actions

Welcome to the undercard of the finale Frank.

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by Ubernoober on Jun 17, 2009 10:52 PM EDT reply actions

Moral Conundrum:

Do you root for the American (but Damarques is an ass) or root for the Brit?

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:53 PM EDT reply actions

Root for Frank

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by Ubernoober on Jun 17, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Damarques because I’m sick of Bisping

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by Scott C. Broussard on Jun 17, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, gotta go w/USA

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions

This one's for funnytiger

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t care where they’re born – they had no control where their parents fucked – I just don’t like Bisping.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by Scott C. Broussard on Jun 17, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m starting to like DeMarques.

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:53 PM EDT reply actions

Jeff Monson laughs at your problems, Frank Lester.

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:54 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Ugh

I hope Hendo murders Bisping

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:54 PM EDT reply actions

Man-your-isms?

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by Scott C. Broussard on Jun 17, 2009 10:55 PM EDT reply actions

Yes, and brain bleeding is called an annerism.

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Fucking Michael Bisping

Dan Henderson, please put a fist sized hole in Bisping’s left temple. Kthxbai

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:55 PM EDT reply actions

holy feck Hendo just smiled!!

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by Ubernoober on Jun 17, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Demarques Johnson takes it.

by goodbones on Jun 17, 2009 10:55 PM EDT reply actions

I love you, Dan Henderson.

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:56 PM EDT reply actions

Fucked up ears and all.

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Somebody's going to show that Hendo's time is past

But it ain’t gonna be Michael Fucking Bisping.

Where is Brookhouse that I may mock him?

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions

YEAH! Go Hendo!

Douchebag indeed!

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:56 PM EDT reply actions

Highlight of the night

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by Ubernoober on Jun 17, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions

When someone talks very little shit, it makes the shit they actually do talk all the better.

by Patrick79x on Jun 17, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Douche!

by Nick Thomas on Jun 17, 2009 10:56 PM EDT reply actions

I wonder what the difference between accurately describing Bisping and fighter-bashing is…

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by Scott C. Broussard on Jun 17, 2009 10:56 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

You guys on staff know Brent better than I

How the hell is he picking Mikey? Is his hard-on for technial boxing in MMA that raging?

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 17, 2009 10:57 PM EDT reply actions

Basically.

Bolts from the Blue // "Game over." - Jamal Williams
Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken

by Richard Wade on Jun 17, 2009 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs