Sean O'Connell 6-2
Salt Lake City, Utah 24 Yrs
Connected to Jeremy Horn's Team Elite Performance.
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Sean O'Connell gets rocked by Kevin Hill (who is Kevin Hill?)
Jules "CottonMouth from the South" Bruchez 3-2
6'0 Lafayette, Louisiana 31 Yrs
Trains at Ronin Dojo
He is a personal trainer with a Bachelor's Degree in Behavioral Science
"We do not train to be merciful here. Mercy is for the weak. Here, in the street, in competition, a man confronts you, he is the enemy. An enemy deserves no mercy."
myspace.com - Jules Bruchez LINK
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vs Chris Reed (yep, Jules gets beat)
Eric Magee 3-1
Whitman, Massachussets 24 Yrs
Former Army Ranger
"The lapdance is always better when the stripper is crying"
myspace.com - Eric Magee LINK
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View Eric @ 2:30 of Video at Boston Tryouts. Dana In it too.
SOME OF THE TUF 8ers:
Clockwise: Ken Hahn, Frank Mir, Ryan Bader, (old man ?), Shane Primm, Wesley Murch, Dan Henderson, Tom Lawlor, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, John Polakowski, Phillippe Nover, (guy to the left of Nover ?), Efrain Escudero
Wesley Murch, Efrain Escudero, Shane Primm, John Polakowski, Ryan Bader, Tom Lawlor
by Dann Stupp on Apr 10, 2008 at 4:05 pm ET
Tryouts for the eighth season of "The Ultimate Fighter" are currently underway in Boston, and MMAjunkie.com (
UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com) has received some dispatches from the all-day affair.
According to representatives from Spike TV, more than 250 UFC hopefuls arrived early this morning at the Sheraton Boston Hotel for the audition process.
UFC lightweight contender Kenny Florian and heavyweight Gabriel Gonzaga stopped by to support the local guys, and Matthew Riddle and Daniel Cramer, who are cast members on the current season of "The Ultimate Fighter," showed up to offer some advice.
The eighth season of "The Ultimate Fighter," which debuts this fall, will feature lightweights and light heavyweights. One of the hopefuls at today's tryouts is Lance Evans. He's the older brother of Rashad Evans, a top UFC light heavyweight contender and winner of "The Ultimate Fighter 2."
Event organizers expect the work day to last until 8 p.m. or later as fighters show off their ground work, striking, and on-air presence during interviews with the show's producers: UFC president Dana White, "TUF" Executive Producer Craig Piligian, and Spike TV Senior Vice President of Sports and Specials Brian J. Diamond.
The event also drew interest from the local media. Reporters from the Boston Herald and The Patriot Ledger were on hand to cover the event.
Today's tryouts will likely be the only opportunity for live auditions. However, attendance wasn't mandatory to earn a spot on the cast. Fighters can go through the traditional application process at UFC.com or SpikeTV.com.
"TUF8" tryouts underway in Boston | MMAjunkie.com
Audition that Didn't Make The Show
Leo Valdes
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