Despite what you hear from Rashad and the guys in the house, my nickname is actually “The Darkness” and not “Big Baby.”  So if you see me in the streets, make sure you get it right. 

I was in that house to fight. When Rashad mentioned that I may be the next fight, I got excited.  I was in great mental and physical shape, was working hard in practice and wanted to show what I can do.  I wanted the opportunity to be the guy to break the losing streak. 

Rampage and the coaches really did do a great job with us.  The cameras are really portraying Rampage in a different light than how we first saw him.  He is a very emotional fighter and it kills him to see his guys go down.  He really cared for us.  Rampage and the coaches put a lot of time into our fight preparation.  For each fight Rampage would develop a game plan.  It was up to us to execute.  It just seemed like once gloves were touched all that went out the window.  I think his attitude towards his fighters is based on the expectations he has for us and when we didn’t perform, he took it hard.Zak Jensen had a tough time in the house.  His biggest issue is that he is just way too nice of a guy.  I think many of the other guys noticed that he didn’t have much fight outside of the ring, so they would joke on him without retaliation.  It really became a situation where Zak was a sheep, and everyone else was a wolf.  Personally, I really like the guy, so I didn’t get involved in it.  I tried to toughen him up, but he was too laid back with it all.

At first glance, the fight matchup would seem to favor Team Rampage.  Wes Sims is an experienced mixed martial artist with a very strong chin and good wrestling skills.  But Justin Wren is one of the few guys I was warned about before going into the house.  Coming out of Frank Mir’s camp to help Mir train for his fight against Brock Lesnar, Wren was not to be overlooked.  He has an Olympic caliber wrestling background, plus very good jiujitsu. 

I felt that Wren’s jiujitsu would pose a problem for Sims, because that has plagued him a bit in his career and it turned out to be the difference.  It was a very quick fight.  With his length, it was imperative that Sims keep Wren at a distance, but Wren executed and closed the distance on Sims.  Wren shot in for the takedown when Sims went for a kick and that pretty much decided it.  Wren passed Sims guard and put him into an arm triangle.  Sims will never tap, so he passed out.  Winner, Justin Wren by arm triangle.

Another loss, another Rampage storm-off.  I agree with Dana that you should never leave your fighter.  I became friends with my teammates while on the show and it bothers me every time I see him take off.  Win, lose or draw you should be there for your guy. 

Oh well…. guess we need to win.

That is all for this week.  Hope you enjoyed my recap.