Rowdy Recaps: The Ultimate Fighter Episode 8
Well it's finally time for this b**** to get Rowdy. Last week Rose got Team Meldendez our first win while I was warming up in the locker room getting ready to punch face but the way The Ultimate Fighter is filmed it looks like a whole new week before my fight. The episode starts off with a good ol' Skrapettes town meeting to discuss possibly having Tecia and Hateher swap rooms with Angela squared. It was pretty annoying to share a room with Tecia now that she was on Team P**** but in all honesty I was hoping if Tecia moved Hateher would go with her because she was far more annoying LOL. Tecia was pretty respectful and would even leave the room when we were talking about gameplans and things, which was cool of her. Heather, on the other hand, would literally pretend to brush her teeth or comb her hair just so she could listen in to our conversations.
You get to see a mini Rowdy tantrum when I'm cutting weight for my fight, not only was I HANGRY I was dehydrated as a mofo. It was Hateher helping Tecia cut weight and them using the Team Melendez bathroom to do it so I had to wait to use the bathroom and wake up half the team that was sleeping still. That made me tell Hateher what I really thought of her, she plays the victim card quite well though as I'm sure she has had years of practice.
I felt great game planning for Tecia with Gil, we had to switch the game plan up a bit since Justine and Tecia are different kinds of strikers. I felt strong and confident about the game plan which was to use my reach and my boxing and be ready for her to rush in with her flurries of punches and if the timing is right to change levels and take her down.
I talk a lot about my kiddies Zake and Enson :) How they are my inspiration, my motivation and the light at the end of my dark, dark and very bumpy, s***** tunnel I find myself stuck in time and time again. I don't really go into detail about my past but talk about how I want to raise my boys right and do my best to have them understand that the things they saw and heard were NOT okay and to always follow their dreams no matter how hard the road is to get there.
The day before weigh-in's we went to The Pond Pool Party. It was hot and very overrun by Team P**** coaches, but that didn't stop me from taking my pants off and getting in the pool with my girl Felice. Gil and our other coaches rocked up but didn't stay long so the Skrapettes left early because me and Rose had weight to cut. As we were leaving it shows Lisa, Heather and Tecia calling us "The Mean Girls" and laughing for us leaving early to cut weight... makes sense.
I think this is the first episode they show the weigh-in's, I was very nervous watching this scene hoping my camel toe didn't make yet another weigh in appearance LOL. I survived a camel toe free weigh-in so that's a win for me already!
Fight Time!
Round 1:
I started pawing the jab out there to get my range, Tecia landed an inside leg kick and then a push kick. I still pushed forward and landed a right hand, we then clinched up and Tecia spazzed out and got free. Tecia then came forward with a quick flurry of punches but didn't land and then circled off again. Tecia landed a few more kicks finding her range, then came in with a flurry that I countered and then covered up while Tecia fired back with another combo but nothing got through. I pushed forward and landed a leg kick followed up with a head kick that Tecia blocked well. Tecia came in with a flurry but I clinched her up and landed some nice right uppercuts, we circled off again and Tecia threw a spinning back kick that missed by a mile. Then there was more of me stalking Tecia and her circling away, I landed a nice right hand and clinch up and landed more uppercuts from the clinch before disengaging. Tecia then landed more point scoring kicks followed by a nice right hand and a nice push kick. I push forward with a combo again and land hard, we then tied up and I pushed her to the cage and looked for head control. She turned me around but I landed some good knees and came forward with a flurry, landing uppercuts and a right hand as Tecia ran away. We then tied up against the cage where I knee'd Tecia in the face and she countered with knees to the body and the round finishes there.
Round 2:
Tecia came out and landed a leg kick, I pushed forward again landing a leg kick, Tecia lands some more kicks and I pushed forward landing a nice right hand, we then clinched up and I got a head arm throw and got Tecia to the ground. I turned the wrong way to get side control so Tecia recovered guard and kicked me me off. I let Tecia up and as she stood I threw the most ridiculous head kick that missed LOL.
I pushed forward again landed a combo. Tecia push kicked me away and ran/circled off again, we exchanged punches and both landed some combos. Then we tied up against the cage and I knee'd Tecia in the face while she worked on a takedown. I land a jab, right uppercut combo and pushed forward again as Tecia tried to tie up with me. I ducked under and took her back and pushed her to the cage but Tecia defended well and put me against the cage and tried for a single leg of her own. I landed some nice elbows while defending but Tecia got me down while I wrapped up a kimura. Tecia defended the kimura well so I let it go and got up and we finished the round against the cage battling for position.
I thought for sure it was going to a 3rd round but the judges didn't see it that way and gave the win to Tecia much to Nate Diaz and the rest of my teams disgust as they booo'd the judges LOL. JoJo wasn't very impressed and told Nate and the girls off which I didn't know until watching the episode back. I'm pretty disappointed in myself and for falling into the cat and mouse game with Tecia, but you live and you learn and I'll be back stronger and smarter.
Next fights up are. Felice vs. Randa, Aisling vs. Jess, Carla vs. Tecia, Rose vs. Jojo. So get ready for some badass fights!!
That's it for Rowdy Recaps, I'm gonna go cry myself to sleep now ;) Catch ya next week.
