World Of Jenks: "Fifty Fists " The Buried Life: '‘Streak A Stadium And Get Away With It"

In this Monday's episode, Andrew lived the life of MMA fight, Anthony "Showtime" Pettis. Once again, Jenks managed to turn my perspective of fighters on a 180. I hate wresting, cage fighting, all that kind of stuff. I don't like the fact that people get paid to hurt each other. It just seems real stupid. So when I started to watch this episode, I imagined Andrew living with a flashy, self centered guy, who cared about the parties and perks that came with being in the ring. I thought Anthony would be an extremely agressive and cocky person, but I couldn't of been more wrong.

Anthony wasn't a party-er, he loved the support from others, but him and Jenks left a party in his honor after less than an hour of celebration. While others were boozing on his behalf, Anthony was in the gym, building his body for his upcoming fight- on that would define his career as an MMA fighter forever. You see, Anthony up until a recent loss, has been undefeated. This match was set to test his strength entirely, he is coming into this fight as the underdog that people are expecting a lot from. Their is pressure from fans, the MMA community, peers, his family (who relies on his MMA money), and most importantly himself. Anthony wasn't going into this fight being over confident and self assured. He studied his oppenents every move, and trained extensively. He's a very soft-spoken man who doesn't get heated like you might think a normal fighter would. He cared about his family, a lot. His MMA career helps support his family after the tragic loss of his father, and his family means the world to him.

The title of this episode, "Fifty Fists", comes from a quote in the episode. Anthony's coachs were explaining to Andrew that you don't step in that ring alone, that fighting isn't a solo sport. You have a whole team, a family, that is backing you up until that bell rings, and when you punch it's like fifty fists coming at you. I never realized all the hard work and soul that goes into fighting, and how determined Anthony was to win. In the end he did. With an amazing kick to the face, Anthony claimed his title- that was rightfully his. It's not like I'm buying tickets online as we speak to go to the next tournament, but I do now have a different level of repsect for these people.

The season premiere of The Buried Life was surely a daring one! And I loved every minute.

In this episode the guys set out to accomplish #50: Streak a stadium and get away with it. This made for one of the most supsenseful and hear-pounding episodes yet! I love seeing how the boys devise their plan, and this one surely took a lot of creative thinking. The mapped the layout of the soccer stadium, got pictures of security uniforms, and even went to a nude commune to be more comfterable with being naked! Ha, it was crazy. In the end, after a hilarious turn of events, the boys do get caught. But they were able to cross of #57: Spend the night in jail!

If you're unfamilair with the show, for every thing the boys tried to do, they help a stranger do something also. They met up this time with Kaytee, who wrote to them asking for help with building a skate park to commemorate her best friend that passed away named Brady. After some paint, elbow grease, tears and a sucessful inspection the guys were able to help Kaytee and the town remember their loved one in a very special way.

Thanks for reading!

xoxo

Song stuck in my head today: "Stronger" by the cast of Glee

Keep on keepin' on,

Madison