Savage Truth: Kris McCray's Inside Look Into SpikeTV's "The Ultimate Fighter" Episode 4

What’s up, everyone? Kris McCray from this season of SpikeTV’s "The Ultimate Fighter" here. I’m from Woodbridge, Virginia and I’m part of Team Punishment. I’m here to provide a weekly wrap-up from the show every week with inside info. This will be my only personal journal, so be sure to come to BloodyElbow.com every Thursday morning after the show airs.

Let's get started on last night's episode.

The Minority Report was just an off the cuff thing. It was what they showed. All of us just clicked naturally, anyway. We felt like looking out for each other made sense in a house full of animals.

The theme of this week was Kyacey Uscola not getting along with Jamie Yager. Some might say all of the bickering with Yager might’ve distracted Uscola before his fight, but I don’t think so. Uscola’s a veteran. I saw him able to focus during training. The birth of his child was motivating him, too. I also think all of the negative energy made everyone on Team Punishment a change of luck.

John Hackleman was right. Rich is a beast. I knew he was a tough match-up for anyone. Uscola had his hands full.

If you’re wondering, all of the beef between Yager and Uscola was real. The truth is I accidentally picked up Uscola’s hoodie first. It was by mistake when I was going to my room after being downstairs. I tried to tell Uscola once I realized what was going on. He seemed to understand where I was coming from, but by that time he and Yager already had words. The fuse was lit.

There were several people in the house who didn’t always get along with Yager. Does Yager sometime talk a little more than he should? Yeah, but he’s got a good heart. Tito Ortiz is right about Yager. He is defensive, but that’s because he’s had to be. He hasn’t had it easy.  Keeping a guard up for so long has worked. If you know him well he’s the nicest guy. His way of doing things won’t let him be cool with everyone, but that’s life.

Dana White was right about Uscola’s strategy going into the fight. We all expected Rich to shoot, not strike. Uscola can strike, too, but his mind was elsewhere. The guy’s got heart and he proved it. I was amazed how well he was able to hold on and recover when Rich was pounding on him.

I don’t really know what to say to about the knee. Did it land? I thought so at the time. I saw some tape recently. I can say it definitely hit the chest or shoulder. I heard it land. I can’t say for certain how bad it landed or where, though.

I did feel bad about Rich’s injury, but Uscola was healthy enough to come back. We were hoping he’d get a second chance.

As you saw on the show Yager can do more than talk. He’s a dangerous fighter. To be honest, I was kind of surprised Team Liddell picked Yager to fight Blanchard. Yager’s very athletic and has a wrestling background. He’s strong and very explosive. He also shines in the stand-up.  He’s the kind of fighter that rises to the occasion and a lot of people slept on him at first.

A lot people in the house said because he was 2-1 coming into the show he hadn’t seen anything in MMA. I personally thought it was a bad match-up for Blanchard. After Yager defended Blanchard’s takedown attempt, it got everyone’s attention. Then came the big right hand.  Yager isn’t going to get along with everyone, but he proved he can fight. Best of all, his win definitely changed the team’s attitude. He helped break the spell. Team Punishment was very excited about taking control.   .

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