(PRESS RELEASE) -- Las Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighter® Fridays episode four – ‘Can’t fix stupid’ – aired on FX on Friday evening and saw Team Carwin take the lead in the competition.
Experience proved to be the difference in the bout, which was recorded at the TUFTM Gym in Las Vegas. Marunde, 30, has been fighting professionally since 2007, working his way through regional MMA promotions before facing the highly-ranked Renaldo Souza in the STRIKEFORCE® organization earlier this year.
Happy to make it to the second round, Marunde said: “I was relieved to get the first fight out of the way. I didn't fight smart at all - I was trying to force a finish and suffered some pretty bad damage to my face as a result. It was worth it, though. Team Carwin was fired up to get a win and just as happy to have control of the fight pick again.”
Team Nelson’s final team pick, a father of a two-year-old daughter with another child on the way, was disappointed not to advance in the competition.
He said: “It was a tough fight, I wish I had pushed it harder to make it go to the sudden victory round. I wish I would have taken control and not backed-up. It was a hard loss. I don’t ever want to feel that way again. I’m going to use the pain I felt and grow from this experience.”
Tickets for The Ultimate Fighter® Finale – headlined by Carwin vs Nelson - go on sale Friday, Oct. 12 at 10 a.m. PT and are priced at $304, $254, $179, $154, $104 and $79. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit the Hard Rock Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, www.ticketmaster.com, www.thejointlasvegas.com or charge-by-phone at 800.745.3000.
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Results after episode four:
Team Carwin (2-1) Sam Alvey (0-1, lost to Joey Rivera by decision in episode 3) Bristol Marunde (1-1, defeated Julian Lane by unanimous decision in episode 4) Mike Ricci Neil Magny (1-0, defeated Cameron Diffley by decision in episode 2) James Chaney Eddy Ellis Igor Araujo Matt Secor
Team Nelson (1-2) 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 (1-0, defeated Sam Alvey by decision in episode 3) Julian Lane (0-1, lost to Bristol Marunde by decision in episode 4)
A full recap is available at ufc.com.
The series resumes next Friday, October 12, on FX at 10 p.m. ET/PT (check local listings for Central and Mountain Time) with the fifth episode of its 12-week run. In that episode - “Unleash the Beast” – Julian Lane lashes out after being disrespected by another fighter. Team Nelson wants more coaching from Roy. Mike Ricci once again finds himself at odds with Nic Herron-Webb. Coach Carwin chooses two welterweights to collide in the fourth preliminary fight.
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