The MMA Digest

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In a recent interview with the Post-Bulletin, Tom Speer discussed his win this week on “The Ultimate Fighter” over Jon “War Machin” Koppenhaver.

On the rear naked choke defense:

“He was close to getting it three or four times; he had his arm under my chin, but I just kept pulling his other arm off to loosen it,” Speer said. “He was close, but there was no way I was tapping out…I got my head on the outside, so my head was by his triceps. I ended up on top of him; it’s actually a nice way to get out of there. I was able to mount him, and once I got on top, I could just tell his spirits were really down.”

On Round 1:

“I won that round, but at the time I wasn’t certain. When I look back at it, I feel I had the more exciting control and I landed more shots.”