Yin caught up to yang this week on the Ultimate Fighter 16 when Team Nelson was awarded a controversial decision preventing a third round in a rumble most felt should have gone to the extra frame. Last week the same situation improved Team Carwin’s record to 3-1, though Colton Smith‘s victory over Eddy Ellis this past Friday night certainly narrowed the gap.
Smith was outclassed in the opening stanza, even getting dropped by Ellis’ powerful, precise striking. However, he battled back in the second and dished out a ton of damage. The lopsided nature of the round ultimately influenced things, resulting in some 10-8 scores to hand Smith a Majority Decision nod.
“After the fight, I felt disappointed with my performance. It seemed like I couldn’t find my rhythm, even during the first round I got caught up in the excitement. In the second round, things were still chaotic in my mind. I wasn’t able to settle down and implement my fight,” explained Ellis after the loss, adding that in retrospect he “would have collected myself after catching him, settled down, thought clearly, and finished an obviously hurt opponent.”
“The mood on Team Carwin after my fight was surprisingly lifted not because I had lost but because I had really fought. The first few fights were rather lack-luster so after watching me go out hard and exciting, it made the other guys want to do the same,” he concluded.
Other highlights from the episode included Roy Nelson‘s squad complaining about the level of training being provided, as has been the case in the past, as well as Matt Secor rubbing Michael Hill the wrong way by accusing him of chicken-breast theft.
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