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The Ultimate Fighter 16 Episode 2 Recap: Team Carwin gets first win

Submitted by Ment on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 12:10

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The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Recap

EPISODE TWO: "WHAT WE DO”

Las Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighter® Fridays episode two – "What We Do" – aired on FX on Friday evening and saw Team Carwin win the inaugural fight of the competition, as Neil Magny claimed a unanimous decision victory over Las Vegas native Cameron Diffley.

Magny said: “Winning was a big relief. To be able to get that first fight out of the way and enjoy the house felt good. The pressure was off and I actually got a good night’s sleep. I think the fight went well. I did a good job keeping the fight standing. I didn’t allow him to work his game and it worked out pretty good for me.”

The eliminated Diffley said: “I kept coming forward and attacking and was really trying to win the whole time. But I think this fight brought out some of the holes in my MMA game and some things for me to work hard and improve on to be a better fighter in my next fight. It was little depressing when I got back to the house after my loss, it took a little of the energy out of my team. But we knew we had to moved forward and get right back into the competition.”

Results after episode two:

Team Carwin (1-0)
Sam Alvey
Bristol Marunde
Mike Ricci
Neil Magny (1-0, defeated Cameron Diffley by decision in episode 2)
James Chaney
Eddy Ellis
Igor Araujo
Matt Secor

Team Nelson (0-1)
Dom Waters
Michael Hill
Cameron Diffley (0-1, lost to Neil Magny by decision in episode 2)
Colton Smith
Jon Manley
Nic Herron-Webb
Joey Rivera
Julian Lane

A full recap is available at http://www.ufc.ca/news/tuf-16-recap-episode-1602.

The series resumes next Friday, September 28, on FX at 10 p.m. ET/PT(check local listings for Central and Mountain Time) with the third episode of its 12-week run.

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