19 Sep TUF 16: Episode 1 notes and results

Episode 1- September 14, 2012- Shane Carwin and Roy Nelson are the coaches for Season 16 of The Ultimate Fighter. The season will feature welterweight fighters.
32 fighters will fight on this premiere episode to advance into the Ultimate Fighter house. The fights will consist of two 5-minute rounds.
Kevin Nowaczyk (11-2) v. Dom Waters (4-1)
Round 1- Waters lands a huge uppercut that drops Nowaczyk. Waters jumps on him with some hammer-fists to force the ref to stop the fight.
Dom Waters def. Kevin Nowaczyk via TKO (0:32) Round 1
Lev Magen (4-0) v. Michael Hill (4-0)
Magen fights out of Las Vegas but is from Israel. Hill is from Kelowna, British Columbia.
Round 1- Hill lands a huge right hook that drops Magen and knocks him out.
Michael Hill def. Lev Magen via KO (1:27) Round 1
Bristol Marunde (15-7) v. George Lockhart (10-4)
Round 1- Marunde clinches Lockhart against the fence but Lockhart lands some punches and pushes Marunde against the fence. Lockhart works for a takedown and eats a punch. Marunde secures a guillotine choke and puts Lockhart to sleep.
Bristol Marunde def. George Lockhart via submission (2:23) Round 1
Jason South (8-0) v. Mike Ricci (7-2)
Mike Ricci is from Montreal, Quebec and trains at the Tristar gym.
Round 1- Ricci lands a straight right hand but gets pushed against the cage. Ricci esacpes the clinch position and lands a straight left hand that drops South. Ricci swarms on him with ground and pound and knocks out Jason South.
Mike Ricci def. Jason South via TKO (punches) (1:50) Round 1
Julian Lane (4-0) v. Diego Bautista (7-1)
Only highlights are shown for this bout.
Julian Lane def. Diego Bautista via unanimous decision
Cortez Coleman (8-3) v. Igor Araujo (22-6)
Only highlights are shown for this bout.
Igor Araujo def. Cortez Coleman via submission (triangle choke) at 3:16 in 3^rd (sudden victory) Round.
James Chaney (7-2) v. Jerel Clark (5-1)
Round 1- Clark goes for a takedown and Chaney jumps guard. Chaney looks for an arm-bar then into an omoplata, into a triangle choke to force the submission.
James Chaney def. Jerel Clark via submission (triangle choke) at 1:30 Round 1
Zane Kamaka (6-0) v. Cameron Diffley (3-0)
Round 1- Diffley scores a takedown but Kamaka sweeps him and lands in his guard. Diffley secures an arm-bar off his back to force the submission.
Cameron Diffley def. Zane Kamaka via submission (arm-bar) at 1:37 Round 1
Frank Camacho (10-2) v. Neil Magny (7-1)
Round-by-Round highlights are shown
Round 1- Camacho scores an overhand left and clinches Magny aginst the fence. Camacho lands a knee to the body and shoulders to the face. Camacho scores a takedown, advances to back-mount and lands several big punches. Magny scrambles to his feet and takes Camacho down. Camacho gets to his feet as the round ends.
Round 2- Magny scores a takedown and scores punches but Camacho gets back to his feet. Magny lands a nice punch combination and clinches Camacho against the fence. Magny lands punches as Camacho looks to be tired.
Round 3- Magny lands jabs and straight right hands at will. Camacho scores a takedown and looks for a guillotine choke but Magny escapes. Magny lands several punches from a full-mount position and batters Camacho. Magny scores another takedown but Camacho looks for another choke. Magny easily escapes and lands more heavy strikes from top position.
Neil Magny def. Frank Camacho via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Ricky Legere Jr. (14-4) v. Jon Manley (7-1)
Only highlights were shown for this bout
Jon Manley def. Ricky Legere Jr. via unanimous decision
Colton Smith (3-1) v. Jesse Barrett (8-0)
Only highlights were shown for this bout
Colton Smith def. Jesse Barrett via unanimous decision
Matt Secor (3-1) v. Max Griffin (4-1)
Round-by-Round highlights are shown
Round 1- Griffin defends Secor’s takedown attempts and lands on top. Secor looks for a knee-bar but Griffin defends. Griffin reverses another takedown and lands punches from top position. Griffin continues to defend Secor’s constant takedown attempts and land strikes on the reversal. Griffin lands punches in Secor’s guard and avoids submission attempts. Griffin lands a punch that drops Secor and looks for a rear-naked choke but the round comes to an end.
Round 2- Griffin lands a solid right hand but Secor lands a takedown. Secor advances to a mount and looks for an arm-triangle choke. Secor is unable to secure the choke but is on top when the round ends.
Round 3- Secor scores a takedown early in the round and improves to full-mount. Secor lands punches from the full-mount and rolls into an arm-bar attempt. Griffin defends the arm-bar and lands in Secor’s guard. Secor secures a triangle choke and forces the submission.
Matt Secor def. Max Griffin via submission (triangle choke) at 2:55 in Round 3
David Michaud (4-0) v. Eddy Ellis (17-15-1)
Only highlights are shown for this bout
Eddy Ellis def. David Michaud via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:29 in Round 2
Saad Awad (11-4) v. Joey Rivera (7-1)
Only highlights are shown for this bout
Joey Rivera def. Saad Awad via majority decision
Nic Herron-Webb (11-3) v. Tim Ruberg (9-1)
Round 1- Ruberg lands a big punch and clinches Webb against the fence. Webb looks for a takedown but Ruberg reverses and lands in half-guard. Webb tries to get Ruberg back into his guard but Ruberg defends and lands a punch to the body. Ruberg lands an elbow to the head but Webb rolls and gets Ruberg in his guard. Ruberg improves to half-guard and lands punches but Webb looks for a kimura. Ruberg defends the kimura but Webb holds on to his arm and secures an arm-bar for force the submission.
Nic Herron-Webb def. Tim Ruberg via submission (arm-bar) at 4:17 in Round 1
Sam Alvey (18-4) v. Leo Kuntz (14-1-1)
Round 1- Kuntz lands a leg kick and shoots for a takedown. Alvey defends and lands punches. Alvey lands a huge right hook that knocks Kuntz out.
Sam Alvey def. Leo Kuntz via KO (punch) at 0:47 in Round 1
Dana White welcomes the winners to The Ultimate Fighter. White announces that every finish will earn $5000 for the winning fighter.
Team Roy Nelson wins the coin flip and decides to make the first fight selection. This gives Team Carwin the 1^st selection in the draft.
Team Carwin selects Sam Alvey 1^st, 1^st overall in the draft.
Team Nelson selects Dom Waters 1^st, 2^nd overall in the draft.
Team Carwin selects Bristol Marunde 2^nd, 3^rd overall in the draft.
Team Nelson selects Michael Hill 2^nd, 4^th overall in the draft.
Team Carwin selects Mike Ricci 3^rd, 5^th overall in the draft.
Team Nelson selects Cameron Diffley 3^rd, 6^th overall in the draft.
Team Carwin selects Neil Magny 4^th, 7^th overall in the draft
Team Nelson selects Colton Smith 4^th, 8^th overall in the draft.
Team Carwin selects James Chaney 5^th, 9^th overall in the draft.
Team Nelson selects Jon Manley 5^th, 10^th overall in the draft.
Team Carwin selects Eddy Ellis 6^th, 11^th overall in the draft.
Team Nelson selects Nic Herron-Webb 6^th, 12^th overall in the draft.
Team Carwin selects Igor Araujo 7^th, 13^th overall in the draft.
Team Nelson selects Joey Rivera 7^th, 14^th overall in the draft.
Team Carwin selects Matt Secor 8^th, 15^th overall in the draft.
Team Nelson gets Julian Lane 8^th, 16^th (last) overall in the draft.
TUF 16 quick results
Episode 1- September 14, 2012– Preliminary bouts to enter TUF House
Dom Waters def. Kevin Nowaczyk via TKO (punches) at (0:32) Round 1
Michael Hill def. Lev Magen via KO (punch) at (1:27) Round 1
Bristol Marunde def. George Lockhart via submission (guillotine choke) at (2:23) at Round 1
Mike Ricci def. Jason South via TKO (punches) at (1:50) Round 1
Julian Lane def. Diego Bautista via unanimous decision
Igor Araujo def. Cortez Coleman via submission (triangle choke) at 3:16 in 3^rd (sudden victory) Round.
James Chaney def. Jerel Clark via submission (triangle choke) at 1:30 Round 1
Cameron Diffley def. Zane Kamaka via submission (arm-bar) at 1:37 Round 1
Neil Magny def. Frank Camacho via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Jon Manley def. Ricky Legere Jr. via unanimous decision
Colton Smith def. Jesse Barrett via unanimous decision
Matt Secor def. Max Griffin via submission (triangle choke) at 2:55 in Round 3
Eddy Ellis def. David Michaud via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:29 in Round 2
Joey Rivera def. Saad Awad via majority decision
Nic Herron-Webb def. Tim Ruberg via submission (arm-bar) at 4:17 in Round 1
Sam Alvey def. Leo Kuntz via KO (punch) at 0:47 in Round 1
TUF 16 Teams and Draft selections
Team Shane Carwin: Sam Alvey (18-4) 1^st pick, 1^st overall, Bristol Marunde (15-7) 2^nd pick, 3^rd overall, Mike Ricci (7-2) 3^rd pick, 5^th overall, Neil Magny (7-1) 4^th pick, 7^th overall, James Chaney (7-2) 5^th pick, 9^th overall, Eddy Ellis (17-15-1) 6^th pick, 11^th overall, Igor Araujo (22-6) 7^th pick, 13^th overall, Matt Secor (3-1) 8^th pick, 15^th overall.
Team Roy Nelson: Dom Waters (4-1) 1^st pick, 2^nd overall, Michael Hill (4-0), 2^nd pick, 4^th overall, Cameron Diffley (3-0) 3^rd pick, 6^th overall, Colton Smith (3-1) 4^th pick, 8^th overall, Jon Manley (7-1) 5^th pick, 10^th overall, Nic Herron-Webb (11-3) 6^th pick, 12^th overall, Joey Rivera (7-1) 7^th pick, 14^th overall, Julian Lane (4-0) 8^th pick, 14^th overall.