"previously on "the ultimate fighter"... 28 of today's toughest lightweights arrived in vegas to meet dana white and the coaches, josh koscheck and the reigning welterweight champion, georges st. pierre." "st. pierre: it's, like, a perfect scenario, you know." "i'm the perfect good good against the perfect bad boy." "st. pierre wants everybody to think he's perfect." "your fake ass is gonna get whipped." "after a day of intense action... 14 fighters push through to the next level." "you are gonna leave this place a completely different fighter." "congratulations and welcome." "now the coaches take control." "who will draw first blood in the battle to become the ultimate fighter?" "♪ there is no substitute for ♪" "♪ the ultimate is what's in store ♪" "♪ bear witness to the fitness of the modern warrior ♪" "♪ and they go boom, another hit is landing ♪" "♪ boom, another hit is landing ♪" "♪ the stealth of a sniper, the strike of a viper ♪" "♪ they're training to challenge the ultimate fighter ♪" "♪ you're gonna get hit ♪" "♪ you're gonna get knocked out ♪" "♪ you're gonna feel it ♪" "♪ this is the ultimate ♪" "♪ you're gonna get hit ♪" "♪ you're gonna get knocked out ♪" "♪ you're gonna feel it ♪" "♪ this is the ultimate ♪" "oh, this is definitely awesome." "oh, wow." "oh!" "wait, there's a bar!" "i'm with you!" "dude." "you got bruce leroy, you got jeff from jersey shore." "hey, jeff?" "Taking shots, right?" "what kind of question is that?" "He's a little younger than a lot of the people in the house, as is bruce." "those are the two biggest characters out right now." "if you choke me, bro, i'm going to sleep." "i'm not tapping." "you choke me, i'm going to sleep." "well, what if the guy has an arm bar?" "would you tap?" "no. it makes it easier, once it's broke, to pull out." "jeff definitely doesn't exude the professional mixed martial artist attitude." "i don't think smoking and drinking every night is gonna really help you in the long run for this type of sport, so... i drank 8 ounces of miller lite." "i just did a few shots." "i did like four, five, six, seven shots, something like that." "they see me smoking a cigarette, doing whatever, let them think i got no gas in the tank." "You know, i got cardio for days." "that's just i'm glad you brought that that's the bomb right there." "bruce leroy is a character, man." "he's got stories and stories and stories, and none of them make any sense." " i killed an alligator." " really?" "with my bare goddamn hands." "the crazy stories, the goofy smile on his face... i feel bad for the poor kid's mom." "i wrestled a deer, but he got away." "i was gonna snap its neck." "How the did you catch the deer, man?" "how'd you get the deer?" "deers are super fast." "you're getting in way over your afro, dude." ""the deer whupped my ass." "Alligators, you're first."" "trying to train and get picked over teams." "we're gonna get back into the gym, man, and i think st. pierre and koscheck are gonna choose the fighters for their teams." "no idea, man." "hopefully, koscheck picks me, and i think it'll benefit me the most to be on his team." "it'll definitely benefit him the most." "i'd rather be on gsp's team..." "all-around fighter." "i think he'll be better for me in the long run." "my picks are in." "i got it." "The process of us kind of, you know, ranking the guys... we rank them 1 to 14." "And you know, we had, obviously, michael johnson number one." "i think he's probably the best athlete that we have here on the show." "you know, we had marc stevens number 2." "that wrestler kid is gonna be a freakin' character, too." "you know?" "he's cocky." "he's cocky. i like that." "we had, uh, psycho and sevak 3 and 4." "so, you know, we had a nice little rank." "what did they do the last time?" "they let you pick first pick or first fight, i believe." "And i would go for person rather than fight, in my opinion." "that's the way we did it with rashad." "we were able to win the fights and get control anyway." "st. pierre: you know what?" "I think if we get the first pick, it's gonna waste one choice." "he's gonna take stevens on this side right away." "man #2: are you sure?" "i think they are buddies." "i know koscheck probably knew that i knew that marc stevens was his friend, so he knew that i was not going to pick him." "give me a piece of paper." "i write down their name first, so when i'm next, i'll fake it so koscheck can see." "he's gonna think they're my first choice." "let's do this." "he's gonna pick them before i do." "So, what i did is i put him in big character in my fake list number one." "so, by doing so, he would have lose one of his chances." "you think he's gonna bite?" "We don't know, but it's worth a shot." "we'll see if he's smart." "so, as we go into the team picks, i notice that georges st. pierre is holding his team picks in his hand, and it's facing me and koscheck." "you got all your hanging out there, bro." "on the top of gsp's list, it says "stevens."" "so i see koscheck's list, and koscheck's list says "michael johnson."" "and we're here first." "one, two, three, you know?" ""stevens, phan, dane."" "stevens used to wrestle for koscheck." "so i guess koscheck's thinking of this as kind of one of his guys." "If i go first, should i just go for it?" "'cause i think i can get them both." "huge." "okay?" "of course. they were" "good morning, guys, and welcome to the team picks." "i have this coin." "yellow is koscheck... red is gsp." "all right." "josh koscheck wins the flip." "team koscheck, you either have the chance to pick the first fighter or pick the first fight." "the team that wins the fight keeps control and gets to keep picking the fights." "hmm." "that just changed some things." "Do we take the pick?" "take the pick." "We'll take the pick." "want to pick the first fighter?" "Yes." "okay." "so you get to pick the first fight." "all right?" "Okay." "go ahead. pick your first fighter." "we'll take, uh, marc stevens." "all right, gsp, who's your first pick?" "i pick michael johnson." "so, he made koscheck go after stevens first so he could get michael johnson." "exactly." "well played georges st." "pierre. well played." "all right, josh?" "i'm gonna take sevak." "i pick jonathan brookins." "psycho." "Want to pick spencer paige." "andrew main." "next pick is bruce leroy." "alex." "all right, koscheck." "nam phan." "i pick kyle watson." "aaron wilkinson." "i pick cody mckenzie." "jeff lentz." "i finally made it to this show." "i'm so proud i made it to the show." "but then it just kind of bites me that i'm the last guy picked." "i pick dane sayers." "man, i'm gonna have to prove these guys wrong... everybody here..." "I'm not some, like, chump." "congratulations." "one of the things i like about this season already is i liked what i saw yesterday." "and i'm really happy with not only both coaches but the staff that they've brought with them." "you have literally the best coaches possible." "all right?" "welcome to "the ultimate fighter."" "being picked last doesn't mean remember that." "st. pierre: you know what would be my first speech?" "i'll do the sergeant hartman speech in "full metal jacket."" ""when you ladies leave my office," ""if you survive recruit training," ""you will be a minister of war, praying for war..." ""a minister of death praying for war." ""but until then, you're just puke." "you're not even human beings."" "for me, i'm a coach." "you know, i'm the coach of the season, but i think i would be a better use for this guy as a training partner than a coach." "i let my coach coach my team." "and i'm more like a training partner with these guys." "i will bring many different coaches." "greg jackson is a strategist..." "the maestro." "he's the guy that makes the music play." "make sure you keep your mental acuity about you." "right now, i have john danaher." "and he's the smartest guy that i've met in my entire life." "he's like a..." "like a dictionary, like an encyclopedia of knowledge, not only of jujitsu." "there's more than just victory." "there's also an ideal for a beautiful victory." "that's what georges always tries to espouse in his fighting philosophy." "that's what a martial art is." "that's when the "artist" comes into play." "we want to transform you in that." "the main difference in me and josh koscheck for this season, i choose my theme in different criteria than most of the guys in the past." "i did not choose a single fighter because he was the strongest or he had the best pedigree on paper." "I choose guys who are very good, but guys that i know, by watching them, that i can help." "when you will leave the training here, at the end of this season, you will be a much better fighter than when you start." "that's something that i can promise you." "i promise you." "this show, for me, is not about winning." "This show is not about me." "i'm not selfish." "this show, it's about the guys." "it's their show." "it's their time to shine." "team gsp." "let's keep it red." "yeah, let's keep it red." "i think i have the edge versus georges st. pierre, because i've been here." "you know, i spent a long time here on season one." "it's been over six years, and i'm back." "i believe in mindless training." "oh, yeah. yes." "there you go. single, single, single. single." "go to the single." "mindless training is, guess what, you guys just show up and train." "i'll tell you what to do." "and if you listen to me, you'll achieve your goals." "He peels it right off, okay?" "now look." "i think that my coaching staff is definitely world-class." "we're gonna be doing a lot of wrestling." "'cause wrestling wins fights." "bob cook is my head guy." "what happens when his head's over my head?" "i'm getting up." "jujitsu, stand-up, striking..." "he can pretty much do it all." "The other way!" "come on!" "hyah!" "hyah!" "i brought teddy lucio." "he is my personal boxing coach." "and i brought daniel cormier, who is a 2-time olympian wrestler." "okay, fellas, let's push yourself." "this is our cardio." "go!" "i'm gonna have to be the guy that carries the show..." "Me and my coaching staff... because, obviously, the public already has me labeled." "Nobody's expecting from you from the u.k." "you know, the heel of the ufc." "You got something to prove because i didn't pick you first." "that should piss you off." "that should motivate you. come on!" "but you just know, labeling me is absurd." "we're gonna get you boys right today." "huh!" "if you come and meet me person-to-person, and we sit down and have a conversation or you hang out with me, you'll fall in love with me, guaranteed." "no way i want to lose to georges st. pierre." "no way." "i plan on beating georges st." "Pierre in this competition." "no way those guys are training this hard." "that's my goal." "that's my coaches' goal." "and that's all these fighters that i'm coaching and training every single day, is for one reason..." "one reason only... and that's to beat, that's to win." "we got an opportunity..." "opportunity to win." "that's our slogan for this whole camp, is "win."" "nothing other than that. 1, 2, 3... win!" "we are in control of the first pick for the first fight." "and from my team, i chose alex fighting jeffrey." "alex wanted to have this fight." "i want him to be happy, so i'll give it to him." "it was definitely my decision." "i'm the freshest one ready to go, and i think it's gonna be a good fight with jeff, because he likes to keep it standing up, and that's where my world is, so think that was the best choice for me." "listen. i'd want the fighters' input." "You know, if i was gsp, i'd say, "yeah, i want you guys' input,"" "but i would be the ultimate decision-maker. you know?" "you know, i'm a control freak, i guess." "maybe that's just me, and gsp isn't, but, you know, it's a pretty interesting approach, to let the fighters pick their own opponents." "yeah, i think this matchup is perfect for us." "lentz has got good stand-up, and he's got crazy ground and pound." "So i think this is gonna be a great matchup for us to gain control." "it's gonna be a great matchup." "you control your own destiny now." "yes, sir." "it all started for me when my father showed me the first bruce lee movie, which was "enter the dragon."" "ever since that day, you know, i always wanted to study martial arts." "then again, we never had too much money, so i could never really enroll in a martial-arts school." "very confident and comfortable." "But none of it's any good." "i finally got the chance when i was 14 and started wrestling." "and i enrolled myself into a martial-arts school, and they actually let me train there for free." "so i feel like that opportunity was a blessing." "alex came to me and said," ""georges, i feel i want to fight jeffrey."" "i said, "you know what," ""if you have the motivation to fight this guy, that means you're motivated."" "and a fighter who's motivated to do something is always very dangerous." "i am very confident that alex will win the fight." "i mean, i believe he has more tools, and he's very unorthodox." "matchup control... it's important." "So to get an early victory, it would be very nice to retain control of the matchmaking process." "there is no certainty in mixed martial arts, but i think the odds are on our side." "excellent. you did very well." "nice. you okay?" "good. nice." "my name is jeff lentz." "6 and 1 as a pro, coming from kurt pellegrino's mma in new jersey." "I would say jersey produces some of the toughest guys around, and i promise to be one of them." "i'm trying to get in there and put a on you." "i'm trying to hurt you." "I want to finish the fight early, put it viciously." "hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!" "hey, hey!" "there you go." "Him and dane were sparring a lot in the backyard yesterday." "Every time he engages, he taps his foot." "he's telling you that he's coming in?" "right here, the right hand." "bam!" "every time." "the strategy is to pretty much try to go for the knockout." "and if not, and he gets the chance to get on top, ground and pound." "lentz is a tough competitor, and i think that he got a perfect opportunity to come out and show who he is as a fighter and put on a show." "nice!" "Game plan is to break him." "My game plan is to hurt him so bad, he wants to go home tomorrow." "1...2...3... get him!" "I got coffee on my jersey." "you drink coffee before the fight?" "i drink coffee every day." "i love coffee." "coffee and cigarettes?" "huh?" "is that... is that the fighter's..." "is that the fighter's role?" "Obviously, we had a little concern with his smoking." "you know, smoking the cigarettes." "And then i don't get that, but his training went well." "jeff." "relax, homey. sit down." "i was just playing." "I was checking it out." "go get a cig." "chill, man. take a smoke break." "me and my brother, we were walking through a mall one day, and we passed this oriental shop, actually." "and we walk inside, and they had a whole bunch of these formal chinese gis like bruce lee used to wear." "i'm like, "oh, man, this is crazy."" "and i was already in love with bruce lee at that point, and i had to buy one." "ready for battle!" "looking good!" "looking good!" "look at you." "wah!" "wah!" "i don't hit. it hits all by itself." "whole a lot of people try to be men, you know, but there's a whole lot of people that knew what i could do." "so i actually avoided a whole lot of fights wearing that gi, you know." "what up with this?" "that's a power braid." "Ah." "i saw that earlier." "That's the jedi braid right there." "yeah, you need to cut that." "the rest looks real good, though." "you know, everybody gets that last-minute little bit of nervousness." "Get a little bit of scared." "not scared to get hurt... more scared to lose, especially in front of millions and millions of people." "these fights here are the first time i ever fought with my mother not here." "i always bring my mom to the fights, you know, 'cause who wants to lose in front of their mom?" "that always drives me harder, you know." "my parents are always nervous for me." "you know?" "so only god knows what they're thinking at home." "a philosophy that would help me in this fight, i believe, is being as if you're sleeping but not dreaming, you know, but being ready." "basically, it's kind of saying, you're being ready but not too tense." "And, you know, you're calm, but you're not asleep." "you know, you're kind of in between." "you're ready for whatever to come, and you're able to react to it." "you know, adaptation." "i'm a karate guy." "i'm gonna show him some crazy kung fu you can definitely be a karate guy without the gi and the jumpsuit." "that's just some stupid to get himself noticed." "he's gonna need that, 'cause once i put him to sleep, nobody's gonna remember who he is." "jeff says that he doesn't necessarily take me seriously." "you know?" "he will tell me that he thinks i'm probably a joke and he'll run through me." "but i think, deep down inside, he's a little nervous about this fight." "I'm not worried about him." "i'm intimidated by no one, sir." "i'm so sick that i get to fight first." "pumped." "can't wait to kick the stupid look off his face." "me either." "they don't see a thing." "the more that i remain calm..." "Not that i'm able to think more, but i'm just able to flow." "You know, i'm able to relax and let things go." "I'm not trying to tense up." "i'm not trying to keep things in control, because there are certain aspects of life that you just can't control." "and the winner... alex." "just a character, man." "That's it. he's not tough." "i doubt he fought anybody like me, man." "Every second i'm coming for you, i'm trying to hurt you." "i'm not just trying to finish you." "i'm not trying to submit you." "i'm trying to hurt you, viciously." "what a character." "showtime now. let's move." "let's do it, man." "i'll be smiling the whole fight, because if i don't enjoy it, i won't perform as well as i want to." "it might look like i'm not taking him seriously, though i am, just like some people, when they're in danger, they laugh." "i used to get smacked around by my parents a lot, because every time i get in trouble, i couldn't help but smile." "i'm here to impress my fans, put on a good show." "i'm gonna show you guys what it's like to hurt somebody." "i want to hurt him so bad that he wants to go home the day after." "he's never gonna want to fight again." "this tale of the tape is brought to you by triple-hops-brewed miller lite." "taste greatness." "all right, this fight is two 5-minute rounds." "if at the end of the second round, the judges declare it a draw, we go to sudden victory." "the winner of that round wins the fight." "good luck, guys." "you ready to fight?" "ready?" "let's go!" "this fight clock is brought to you by tapout, an expression of combat known worldwide." "st. pierre: that's it." "tuck it in, tuck it in." "hey!" "hands up, tight." "Good." "Keep the focus!" "Keep the focus!" "angles on it." "Jump off to that left." "once in the head, alex. that's it." "keep tight!" "keep him guessing." "alex, get that chin tucked in." "a lot of fake." "keep working in there." "try to relax in there." "nice and relaxed, buddy." "knee. knee." "knee the knees." "there you go." "Get back in the center, alex!" "get back in the center!" "Look for a combo out of there." "elbow over the top." "let your head go on the break." "watch him coming out." "knee." "chop those legs with your knees." "okay, nice and relaxed." "nice!" "look for the throw." "knee." "good. beautiful." "beautiful!" "keep working. keep working." "knee, knee!" "stay relaxed." "Stay relaxed." "head up, head up!" "knees, knees, knees, knees!" "alex, get off the cage if you can." "stay relaxed. stay relaxed." "knee the knees. yeah, that's it." "nice and relaxed. knee the knees." "head forward, alex." "wrestle." "knees, knees!" "knee, alex." "hey!" "knees." "circle underhook. circle underhook." "alex, work the knees every opportunity." "turn into the cage." "turn into the cage." "hey, that's it!" "guillotine, alex!" "guillotine, guillotine, guillotine!" "guillotine, guillotine." "alex, keep it on, keep it on!" "guillotine, alex." "guillotine, alex!" "hey!" "guillotine, alex!" "up, up, up, up, up, up, up, up, up!" "alex, come on!" "there we go!" "excellent, excellent." "look for the neck." "there you go." "bring him back up!" "bring him back up!" "yay!" "hold it in position and relax." "control it." "one minute left!" "alex, you've got one minute!" "elbow right side, elbow right side, elbow right side!" "win this round, bruce." "Get back in the center, alex!" "work in the center!" "control that wrist, alex!" "don't let him control your wrist." "find the knees!" "knee, alex." "hey!" "find it again when you get the opportunity." "keep that wrist, alex. that's it." "chin down!" "chin down!" "kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, alex!" "hey!" "get in the center, alex, the center." "the center, alex." "down the middle!" "down the middle!" "5 second, alex!" "head up, head up." "Deep breath. deep breath." "in... out." "i got you, buddy!" "in...out." "go." "Keep listening." "let's go." "stay relaxed." "hands up. yeah!" "don't worry about hard." "beautiful." "relax." "alex, you won this fight." "let's work now." "let's work. very nice." "st. pierre: get the center." "get the center." "alex, you're waiting a little too long." "you're waiting a little too long." "nice, alex, nice!" "hey!" "let it go." "relax." "control the wrist, alex." "there you go." "watch the knees." "jeff. jeff, keep it up." "head up!" "Alex, try to turn him away from that cage." "get off the cage. get off the cage." "hey!" "drop your hip!" "drop your hip!" "Drop your hip!" "relax, relax, relax." "get back on your feet, alex!" "control. shoulder strike." "let's bring that right knee up." "elbow." "work your way up, alex." "relax." "arms up. arms up." "keep it, keep it, keep it!" "nice!" "nice!" "nice!" "nice!" "you got it!" "you got it, alex!" "keep it low, alex." "yay!" "this fight replay is brought to you by burger king." "have it your way." "so, bruce leroy comes out in the first round, throwing some flashy kicks." "jeff uses his size and his strength to stack alex against the fence." "lentz gets a huge judo throw at the end of the round to basically put an exclamation point on the end of the round." "he wins the round very convincingly." "i got you, buddy!" "so, second round, they come out, lentz is going for the knockout." "get off the cage." "st. pierre: i was more happy to see alex on the bottom against jeffrey than seeing him stuck against the fence, 'cause i know alex has a good triangle choke." "i knew, when i saw the triangle at the end, he was hooking the wrong leg." "hook the leg, alex!" "hook the leg!" "the other leg!" "the other leg!" "kind of almost saw it coming." "it was like, "oh, there it comes."" "bam. triangle." "knew he wasn't gonna get out of it, so, man, disappointing loss today." "i just didn't handle things right." "i got caught, and instead of defending the right way, you know, i just figured i'd muscle through." "He had pretty good cardio, i got to tell you that much, for smoking cigarettes and drinking all the time." "i don't really root for guys on here, but i like this kid." "i'll 100% admit i like bruce leroy." "i like the kid's personality." "he seems like a good kid." "so i was happy to see him win." "winner... bruce leroy, triangle choke." "told you i'm tough enough." "you didn't believe me, but you were tough, too, man." "You're a fighter." "i let everybody down, man." "it happens." "you know, what are you gonna do?" "sorry, mom, dad, everybody back home." "i didn't mean to lose." "my apologies, you know?" "i'll be back to it soon." "don't worry." "thank you, coach." "you'll come back. don't worry." "you might have a chance to come back." "Yes, sir." "i feel amazing." "it's incredible that i could pick up this win, especially finish it in the second round, when i was losing the first round." "he was a tough and coming out fast, coming out hard, and i just... i tried to hang in there, you know." "it's an awesome feeling to finish this fight." "St. pierre: you start come with some kung fu, alex." "A message to all those guys that are unlucky enough to face me in the next round is, i'm bruce leroy, man." "you better get ready for a goddamn fight when i get in there, because i ain't handing no free tickets." "st. pierre: hey!" "what a character." "on the next episode of "the ultimate fighter" alex caceres goes too far with his post-fight boasting... in a way, you were underestimating my talents and skills, you know." "I got to give props to jeff for not stabbing bruce in the eye with a knife." "...josh koscheck accuses his team of losing focus... i'm disappointed with the workout." "complaining, crying." "when we're in here, we're in here to train." "get your mind right." "boxing legend mike tyson stops by the gym." "and i told you, you were my idol, growing up." "i'm just really happy to be involved with this." "who will enter the cage for a shot at becoming the next ultimate fighter? captions paid for by pilgrim films and television, inc."