The Ultimate Fighter 9: Episode 3 Recap - TUF 9


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The Ultimate Fighter 9: U.S. vs. U.K. Episode 3 Recap & Review If the somewhat underwhelming—albeit necessary—elimination matches for the third episode of this season of The Ultimate Fighter were not reason enough, the prospect of a younger, and, if it were possible, more immature Junie Browning earning his shot into the house made Episode 3 by far the worst of the season thus far. Instead of getting the actual U.S. vs. U.K. tournament underway—the major aspect separating this season from those of the past—we were instead treated to the two final match-ups to decide who would be welcomed onto coach Dan Henderson’s squad. Kiel Reid and Jason Dent, two cast members originally selected for the opening elimination tournament, squared off with alternates Frank Lester and, yes, Robert Browning. While it was certainly to be expected given the show-stealing antics of his elder brother on the last season of TUF, the younger Browning’s sorry attempts at creating in-house drama looked almost pitiful in comparison. Maybe Junie really was a rare, ratings-boosting enigma when compared with Robert, or—perhaps more realistically—fans and pundits alike have truly grown tired of such blatant and obvious acts of drunken aggression and misplaced male testosterone, beyond resuscitation. It was a relief, then, that both the U.S. and U.K. squads—who seem to be getting along fairly well thus far—obviously shared the same palpable contempt as Cole Miller toward the Browning family, as they refused to be drawn into a physical confrontation with the unpleasant and self-professed 135-pounder. Martin Stapleton from Team U.K. and Jason Pierce from Team U.S.—both of whom looked more than capable of answering Browning’s tough talk with very real and violent rebuttals—may have looked close to the breaking point, but they chose instead to appeal to Jason Dent, their only hope of sending Browning packing via elimination. Dent did not disappoint, as he looked almost bored whilst walking down the mobile Browning, responding occasionally to the latter’s stinging, inaccurate swats with straight kicks to the body followed by punishing leg kicks that seemed to take a bit of the bluster out of his opponent’s stance. Browning was finished in embarrassing and unspectacular fashion in the first round, as he succumbed to strikes after being taken down and controlled by the veteran Dent, who was welcomed into the house with cheers from both teams. Also moving into the house was alternate Frank Lester, a former U.S. soldier who looked unimpressive in a TKO victory over favorite Kiel Reid, who knocked himself out while executing a takedown ala Gray Maynard/Rob Emerson. Lester did not come off great following his victory, as he bragged and showboated in earnest following what many would consider to be a fluke win over the more skilled athlete in Reid. (A humorous point in the show was watching one of Dan Henderson’s assistant coaches reprimand Lester sarcastically for his immature display of showmanship.) With both teams now complete with eight members each, Michael Bisping’s playful attempts at riling opposing coach Henderson, and the shows first U.S. vs. U.K. match-ups set to commence in Episode 4, Season 9 is officially set to begin. > Check out the UFC apparel & merchandise and TapouT clothing & hats online through ProFighting-fans.com! Team U.S. Welterweights: Mark Miller Jason Pierce Damarques Johnson Frank Lester Team U.S. Lightweights: Richie Whitson Santino DeFranco Cameron Dollar Jason Dent Team U.K. Welterweights: David Faulkner Dean Amasinger Nick Osipczak James Wilks Team U.K. Lightweights: Ross Pearson Martin Stapleton Jeff Lawson Andre Winner Make sure to check back each week for reviews and in-depth analysis of every episode this season, and be sure to pay special attention to next week’s review, as two ProFighting-fans Staff Writers make their predictions on who will win the lightweight and welterweight tournaments. By Steven T. Kelliher ProFighting-fans.com Staff Writer > Find all of Steven's The Ultimate Fighter 9 recaps & reviews online with Pro Fighting Fans and check out TUF 9 finale fight card & results!