TUF 10 Episode 6 Recap: The "Titties" Edition

The sixth episode of The Ultimate Fighter begins with Darill Schoonover of Team Rashad being called a drunk, a lush, a slosh, a bottle baby and any other term you can think of to describe a man who enjoys distilled grain products.

At the training session Phil Nurse of "Grease Gate" infamy arrives to help Team Rashad out. Rashad and the coaches pull Darrill aside to talk about his drinking and try to refocus him. Schoonover responds well to the chat and Rashad describes him as their "diamond in the rough".

During the change over between teams Rampage begins calling Darill "titties" over and over again. As Schoonover walks away he says that he will drop to 205 and kick Rampage's ass. Cue the ominous music, as Rampage follows Darill and the jawing continues with more expletives and more "titties" comments. During Darill's confessional he states that if he wasn't in the house he may have head butted Rampage as things are "much different in a street fight then a cage fight." 

Don't worry, the verbal sparring is far from over.

As Rashad announces the next fight, which will be between Darill Schoonover and Zak Jensen, Rampage immediately calls Darill "titties" who responds in kind with more expletives. As Jensen and Schoonover proceed with the obligatory stare down Rampage begins to ask, "got milk?" Darill is not amused and the verbal skirmish from before becomes a full blown battle. Expletives fly like punches, challenges of manhood are thrown around like pocket change and each fighter gets more and more aggravated. Justin Wren pulls Darill aside and gives him a massage to calm his cast mate down.

Rashad jumps in to diffuse the situation and take some of the fire for his fighter. Darill relaxes with some chewing tobacco.

All in all the The Ultimate Fighter gym needs a thorough cleaning to remove all the excess testosterone.

Done with the "confrontation" its on to this season's favorite whipping boy Zak Jensen.

The ragging continues with Wes Sims creating a pool for the day that Zak breaks down. 

At Schonover's training session we are told that the plan is to let Darill stand and bang. Perhaps this is where the fights get good, as Dana White foretold. Let's keep our fingers crossed.

At Rampage's training session, fellow "coach" Tiki Ghosn brings in a large package and reveals a collage of characteurs of Team Rashad dubbed "Team Cocky." The most notable cartoon is of Darill whose body has a pair of voluptuous breasts. For a team that is collectively 0-5 and appears on the verge of being swept, could thIs be Rampage's Jeff Fisher moment?

During Zak's training session he is cut above his eye. Kimbo Slice immediately asks if this means Zak is out? Which he follows by triumphantly raising his hands. Some "team" Rampage has, eh?

Unfortunately for Kimbo, (and Spike, and Dana White, and the UFC, and Zuffa) Zak appears more than capable and willing to fight. With the cut non-issue behind us its back to training, where Zak performs well, much to the delight of Team Rampage.

Rashad and the coaches come in early to work out and soon discover the collage. After some laughs they realize that the depiction of Darill, with a pair of large boobs, may distract their fighter. Rashad takes the picture down and tells the team about it but attempts to use it as a rallying cry to refocus the team.

The weigh-in goes by without incident and the next five minutes are filled with mostly music montages plus the occasional "titties" comment coming from Rampage.

The fight begins with a flurry of punches and Darill clinches and pushes Zak against the cage. When they break from the clinch Darill unloads at least 20 punches on Zak who doesn't stagger but he drops for a single leg takedown, which he secures. Zak is now in Darill's guard and he locks in triangle choke, which appears tight but Zak tries to rotate out. Unfortunately for Zak he can't escape and begins to lose consciousness and the referee stops the fight.

Darill Schoonover def. Zak Jensen via submission (triangle choke) - Round 1, 2:31.

That makes Team Rashad a perfect 6-0 while Team Rampage is stuck in ineptitude at 0-6.

In the aftermath Tiki and Rampage bring the collage before Team Rashad. Clearly a moral victory for Team Rampage.

The preview for next episode features more Matt Mitrione antics and the final two heavyweight fights.