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My Comeback!!

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 9:22:26 EDT

My Comeback... Finally! Sorry about being so late with this blog entry. I have been extremely busy training with Team Quest. We have many guys fighting and I am preparing for my next fight as well.

What the episode doesn't show is that after Jason Dent fought Jeff Lawson and Richie Whitson fought Ross Pearson, as Dana White began leaving the cage area to go back to his office, I approached him and told him that if Jason Pierce was gonna bitch out I wanted the fight and that if he gave it to me that I would probably win. I was fired up by the recent fights and motivated by the fact that I believed I was a better fighter than what I showed in my fight against Wilks. I was disappointed with myself after my loss and Pierce was giving off signals that made me think he was going to punk out. However, when Dana White walked away from me I didn't think for a second that it was really going to happen. It was just 3 days after my fight with James. My bridge had been knocked out, I had 2 roots surgically removed, and 24 stitches put over my left eye. One of James's knees that my face decided to catch had left my eyelid hanging off !! lol.. what can u

Episodes 7&8

Mon, 25 May 2009 15:08:28 EDT

HERE WE ARE AT EPISODES 7&8. The reason I am combining the 2 are simple. Both of these fights took place on the same day, ALONG WITH THE "BENCHING" OF JASON PIERCE BY DANA WHITE.

I knew from the start that something was not right with Jason Pierce. His attitude was negative and bad from day one. For some reason, I had the feeling he had no intention on fighting. There was something about him that screamed "poser" At some level he was just " scared." Theres nothing else to be said about it. He's not a true fighter. I don't mean he's incapable of fighting, he's just not capable of fighting outside his comfort zone . I'm done talking about Pierce. He's a waste of breath.

Richie Whitson vs. Ross Pearson

My Fight versus James Wilks

Thu, 14 May 2009 22:59:58 EDT

The episode starts off with Dean & Cameron in the kitchen talking over Dean's fight. Jason Pierce is also in the kitchen and over hears their conversation. Jason waits until Cameron leaves the area and begins talking shit about him to Mark Miller. In my opinion, Jason Pierce is a complete waste. The guy would never have said that to Cameron's face.

After Demarques beat Dean it was Team UK's turn to pick the next match-up. Bisping chooses Martin Stepleton versus Cameron Dent. I knew from the very moment the fight was picked that Cameron would win that fight. Cameron has a really good ground game. People think he is not very good on his feet, but he is extremely strong. Also, his awkward style is hard to adjust to. His combinations aren't always the greatest, but when he connects it HURTS!!

Episode 5.. The Ultimate Fighter 9

Mon, 25 May 2009 15:16:03 EDT

Welcome to episode 5!! Its starting to get interesting now!! Note how they start the episode showing Jason Pierce saying "Since the UK won the 1st fight, It's really opened my eyes!" Also, soon after the episode starts Jason is seen inside the confessional booth talking about how he's been hanging out a lot with Team UK. He says that David Falkner and him are friends and that they will continue to be long after the show is over. I consider his blathering just a bunch of bull----! Jason Pierce was scared shitless to fight any of the Brits. He was constantly saying that he doesn't do well against short stocky guys. Coach Henderson told us at the park what match-ups he thought were the best for us as a team: Demarques vs. Dean, Me vs Wilkes and Pierce vs Falkner. As soon as Jason P. heard that, without even considering Hendo's advice, he immediately dismissed it as an option! I don't know what to say about Jason Pierce. I will express my feelings

TUF 9 Episode 4 Mark VS Nick

Thu, 14 May 2009 1:53:14 EDT

So here we are at episode 4. This was the 1st episode where both teams had all 8 members decided, training began in earnest and the true competition started. Team USA won the original coin toss which decided which team would choose the first fight and from then on each fight alternates between the two teams. Coach Henderson asked us who wanted to fight first and what everyone's weight was at. He decided to go with Mark Miller against Nick Ocispcek. Mark was happy to accept the fight and immediately began preparing during training. One of the things the coaches worked on with Mark was him standing and trading with a southpaw. I was surprised to see Nick come out in a conventional stance during the fight. So chalk 1 up to Nick for a little tomfoolery.

Intro to myself& The Ultimate Fighter 9 Episode 3

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:57:02 EDT

What's going on America?!? My name is Frank Lester, and I am a professional Mixed Martial Artist. A few facts about me: I am 24 years old, 5 ft 11 inches and fight at 170lbs; I am the proud father of Jordan Marie Lester, a beautiful 20 month old baby girl who is the love of my life; I have been working as a personal trainer and training MMA for about the last 2.5 years; prior to that I served as a US Army Infantryman for 3 years which included service in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

I am the guy who comes in at the very end of episode 2 as an alternate. I got the call for the welterweight division when Christian Fulguim was not able to make weight. Yes, I am an alternate. NO I am not Lil' f---in Junie Browning!! Me & Rob may both have been alternates, but that's as far as any similarities go. What should be known about Rob Browning is that he isn't the way he was acting. Everything he did in the house was an act! He told me himself that he was going to do as much crazy, retarded, attention grabbing stunts he could think of while he was in the house. His brother told him that was the best way to get noticed. I think the saying goes "Any publicity is good publicity" and he did enough stupid stuff to get his desired 15 minutes of fame on The Ultimate Fighter. That's the last time I will mention his name. As far as I was concerned, I was there for one reason, and that was to "Fight".