The middle lull of the show got interesting as we joined Ross on a quest to drop 15 pounds to meet the pre-fight weigh-in requirements with a little over 12 hours left. Ross displayed an eerie calm attitude while his teammates were betting for him to lose the fight. Ross’s tough guy image was validated as he wore a sauna suit, and sweated the weight off in the sauna. We had seen other fighters totally crumble while cutting weight in the past. Ross continued his unorthodox pre-fight routine right after the weigh-in. He immediately bulked back up with sushi, pizza, garlic breads and ice cream; pre-fight food that most fighters conscientiously avoid.
Kendall Grove vs. Ross Pointon
The tale of the tape gave Kendall the discernable reach advantage, since Kendall was a tall, lanky 6 foot 6 inches. Both fighters meet in the center with Ross delivering cut kicks. The tactic showed that Ross was wary of Kendall’s punching range. After a brief stand-up exchange, Kendall did not mess around and shot-in for the takedown.
Ross valiantly stood up many times because he was simply not comfortable being on the ground. At times, Ross looked like a panicky fish out of the water. Kendall was the fisherman that kept Ross in his nets. Kendall held Ross against the fence, scoring takedowns each time Ross stood up. When they were on their feet, Kendall was the aggressor swinging elbows and punches and landing quite a few.
However, Ross had a good chin, and a knock out was not in the cards. In the end, Ross’s inexperience with grapplers forced him to expose his back twice to Kendall; who seized the second opportunity and forced Ross to tap out with a rear-naked choke.
Team Punishment In Control
Team Punishment (Ortiz) was now 2-1 against Team Shamrock. I wondered if Tito would use this to antagonize Ken. Season three fights still have not gone past the first round. Therefore, the producers had to focus a lot more on the private life invasion of the fighters at the residence. The camera man's quality on this episode were shoddy in some spots; especially the part where Ross was heading out the house to go to the sauna. You have Derek Hoffmann to thank for that!
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Article comments
1 - Hart704
You’re right to point out that Ed Herman hasn’t learned of “actions speak louder than words.” However, I also don’t think he’s going to learn an important unwritten Ultimate Fighter rule. That is those who talk about being the best usually lose in their first fight. A good example is Melvin Guillard of season two.
I found it really ridiculous that Ken Shamrock would be telling someone that their ground game sucks. Yes, Ross Pointon did show a lack of a ground game in the fight, but Shamrock isn’t one to talk. Especially since he didn’t even bring a ground coach with him.
The only thing that this episode had to do with a dagger was that the excitement was cut out of it.
2 - Marooned
Ratings are down because none of the fighters have any real skill. It's as if Dana White just went bar-hopping and grabbed any scrub with a big mouth. Every last one of them talks as though they are something special, but when you see them actually fight you can see for yourself that they are all ego and no talent.
Who cares who wins? When you beat a scrub all that proves is that you're not the worst scrub.
3 - nugget
I thought a "scrub" was a guy who "thinks he's fine."
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