On The Ultimate Fighter 11, Episode 7, three previously eliminated fighters were thrown back into the quarterfinals mix via wild card selection and due to Team Liddell’s Rich Attonito's injury. Also on the agenda was the last elimination bout before the quarterfinals.
According to Dana White, the new wild card selections enables him to neutralize bad referees' decisions by giving two fighters a second chance to make it to the finals and earn a much coveted contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
The two lucky fighters benefiting from this modification of the original rules were Team Ortiz’ Kyacey Uscola and his team mate Kris McCray who will face each other in the octagon with the goal to advance to the semifinals on episode eight.
Court McGee will replace his team mate Attonito in the quarterfinals after losing to Nick Ring on episode six. Ring, might have to share Attonito's fate and withdraw from the quarterfinals, though, as he is currently suffering from a knee injury.
The last elimination bout featured Team Ortiz’ Seth Baczynski (11-5) vs. the yet undefeated and quite inexperienced Team Liddell’s Joseph Henle (3-0), who launched his MMA career in July of 2009. For Baczynski this was a second chance to prove himself as replacement for the injured Chris Camozzi (broken jaw) after losing to McGee.
The first two rounds were like a tennis match with both fighters scoring takedowns and trading positions without being able to impose their will on each other. In spite of several submission attempts by both, neither contestant was able to secure the win and after two five-minute rounds the bout goes to the judges' score cards who call it a draw resulting in a third sudden victory round.
In round three Henle suddenly ran out of gas while Baczynski went into overdrive and unleashed a vicious dose of ground and pound which ultimately, secured him the win via unanimous decision.
The following fighters will be competing in the quarterfinals of TUF 11, in no cronilogical order:
1. Seth Baczynski
2. Court McGee (as replacement for Attonito)
3. Kyacey Uscola (wild card)
4. Kris McCray (wild card)
5. Nick Ring
6. Jamie Yager
7. Kyle Noke (My Choice to Win it ALL)
8. Josh Bryant
9. Brad Tavares
and remember... You Can't Win, Until You STEP IN.
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