With the season debut and elimination-round fights out of the way, this week we turn to episode No. 2 of "The Ultimate Fighter 11" and the next round of the competition.

An episode-one recap shows us some highlights and introduces us to the 14 fighters who won their way into the "TUF" house: Kyle Noke, Rich Attonito, Charles Blanchard, Josh Bryant, Nick Ring, Kyacey Uscola, Joe Henle, (MMAjunkie.com blogger) Brad Tavares, James Hammortree, Jamie Yager, Court McGee, Clay McKinney, Chris Camozzi and Kris McCray.

As the second episode gets underway, we watch the guys pull up to their new home for the next six weeks. After a mad dash for bedrooms, Clay reminds us how important it was for the fighters to win their first bouts.

"No one remembers the guys who got beat," he says.

After some handshakes, hugs and nervous boasting, a few of the walking wounded share battle stories from their elimination-round fights. Chris, for example, has a broken tooth in the back of his mouth that's now infected, and Clay complains of a shoulder injury.

After some well-deserved rest, the fighters return to the TUF Training Center the following day, and coaches Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz are ready to pick teams.

Before that happens, though, UFC president Dana White flips a coin to decide who picks first: red (Tito) or blue (Chuck). Tito wins, so he has the option to pick the first fighter or pick the first matchup. Dana then reminds him whoever wins the fight gets matchmaking duties for the next bout, so that first fight has a lot riding on it.

After some thought, Tito decides to pick the first fighter, and he drafts Nick.

"He was very poised, and he looked like he knew what he was doing," Tito says of Nick's elimination-round fight.

With his first pick, Chuck chooses Kyle, the very experienced Australian and former body guard of Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin.

"He has a good shot of winning the whole thing," Chuck says.

The draft continues, and the coaches end up with the following teams (in draft order):

•Team Ortiz: Nick, Kyacey, Kris, Jamie, James, Clay, Chris
•Team Liddell: Kyle, Rich, Charles, Josh, Brad, Court, Joe
Tito says he's actually thrilled that Chuck picked all the guys he really didn't want anyway.

"A few of Liddell's picks were very questionable just because the guys don't look like 185-pounders," says Tito, who points out that most of the fighters are all strong but pretty short and compact.

A few Team Ortiz fighters, as well as Dana, really question the selections.

"I don't know how he could have made some of those picks," a confused Dana says.

Dana later talks to Chuck, who said he "got what I wanted" and that he drafted the toughest guys. Chuck said he did some research and looked up their records and remains confident in his picks. Dana, though, wonders whether Chuck really has the team to make a run – even with his ability to pick the first fight.

After a commercial break, we return to the training center, where Chuck and his assistant coaches, including longtime trainer John Hackleman and gold-medal boxer Howard Davis Jr., begin their work. (Assistant coach and Strikeforce fighter Jake Shields gets only a few seconds of airtime.) Chuck says he simply wants to help his guys improve what they already do well.

Later at a Team Ortiz session, though, Chuck and assistant coach Saul Soliz say they simply want to hold tough workouts and work on the conditioning of their fights. Clay, who's dealing with a shoulder injury, becomes a quick target of the coaching staff.

"I'm going to be on your ass," says Tito, who questions whether the fighter's injury is as severe as he says.

Clay and Chris (whose tooth injury now appears to be a full-fledged jaw injury) assume they'll be the first fighters to get picked to fight.

Minutes later, it's time to pick the first matchup. The teams have assembled, Chuck stands in front of the fighters, and he says Kyle will represent his team in the first fight. And for an opponent, he chooses Clay – much to the surprise of no one.

Clay seems less than enthusiastic.

"First fight? Right on," he says in a dazed monotone to no one in particular.

Back at the house, Brad and his fellow "brown people" (Jamie and Kris) devise a plan to keep the entire cast of 14 awake all night. Brad says that despite being on different teams, he feels closer with these guys.

The trio of troublemakers then ready some air-horns as the night winds down. With much of the house asleep, the horns start blaring. Most fighters are either pissed or annoyed, though James (a firefighter) says he thought he was getting a call and began looking for his pants and boots so he could battle some blazes.

Kyacey confronts the offenders and tells the horn-blowers they've dug their own graves and then slumbers back to bed.

The following morning, Jamie gets an earful – especially since he apparently was the first to warn other not to "mess with my sleep." He tries to laugh it off but gets in a quick spat with Clay before leaving the room.

Back at the gym, Clay meets with the doctor about his MRI. There's no tear or permanent damage, but the doctor says a contusion (collection of fluid) on the bone means he simply has a bone bruise. Tito says Clay should now be ready to "drop his nuts" and get back to training.

Tito announces the news to the team and says he only jokes with Clay because he cares. Clay, though, says he's shocked he feels so sore from a bruise.

After Tito's rah-rah speech about the opportunity each fighter has, we head to another commercial break.

Once back, we rejoin Team Liddell and Kyle, who's prepping for his fight. After discussing his work with the Irwin family, he says he wouldn't be where he is without their support.

"I want to be the first one to bring a (UFC) title back to Australia," he says.

Chuck says Kyle is an all-around good fighter. The other coaches call him exceptional with few, if any, weaknesses.

In a chat with his teammates, the guys ask Chuck why he agreed to a third fight with Tito (which is supposed to happen at the end of the season) when the first two weren't that close. Chuck says he first thought of it as a tune-up fight but later found motivation when Tito lied about Dana needing to do an intervention with "The Iceman," which he calls BS.

Back at Team Ortiz, Tito is thrilled with his team's conditioning. He then busts out some cupcakes for his birthday. He then unveils a Chuck Liddell pinata. Once they realize the doll is stuffed with money and not penny candy, all hell breaks loose as the fighters dive for dough. They're a bit annoyed to learn they're single-dollar bills, but Tito says it's actually his money and that they should enjoy.

Clay, meanwhile, struggles with his weight and a short temper and yells at his team to shut up as he tries to sweat off the remaining weight. Jamie becomes the target of his attacks.

After another commercial break, official weigh-ins take place. Kyle's up first and weighs 186 pounds, right at the limit. Clay, meanwhile, weighs 185.5 pounds, and the fight is good to go.

Dana says that he's predicting a win for Kyle, though he'd expect the fight to be a lot closer if Clay weren't hurt. The rest of the fighters, meanwhile, are split on their picks.

Back at the house on fight day. Clay's getting some last-minute advice from his team and knows he can rip out his rival team's heart if he beats their No. 1 pick. The teams then head to the gym, and both fighters warm up backstage for the pivotal first fight.

After walkouts, we get the official fight intros. Pitted against each other are Clay (4-2) and Kyle (16-4-1). The age, height and reach are all pretty similar. If the fight goes to the judges after two rounds, the scorecards will determine a winner. If it's a tie, a sudden-victory third round will determine a winner, White says.

Herb Dean is the official for the fight, and the first round of the competition is underway.

CLAY MCKINNEY (TEAM ORTIZ) VS. KYLE NOKE (TEAM LIDDELL)

Round 1 - A touch of gloves gets us started. There's little action early until the fighters trade leg kicks. Clay fakes some shots, and Kyle then does the same. Clay throws some leg kicks from a distance as neither fighter appears to want to be the first to engage. Kyle then uncorks a nice frontkick to the body. After some more dancing, Kyle whiffs on a head kick. Kyle charges as Clay throws a low kick, and after a collision, Clay wrestles his opponent to the mat and works from half guard. The fighters jockey for position while rolling on the mat, and Kyle locks in a triangle choke during the transition. Clay tries to fight through it, but Kyle tightens it and soon forces the tap-out.

Fight over. Team Liddell 1, Team Ortiz 0.

Clay calls his rookie mistake "pitiful" and tries to walk out of the gym. Tito begs for him to come back, and after he does, he tells the fighter just to listen to him for one minute. Clay initially refuses, but Tito pulls him to the mat and gives a quick crash course in the triangle choke for the whole team to see. He shows Clay how he easily could have maneuvered out of the choke.

Tito asks Clay to show him the escape twice and then he's on his own time. Clay does it, and Tito tells him to keep his chin up and than he still has a chance to continue as one of the two wild cards that will be picked to advance in the tournament.

Back in the Team Liddell dressing room, it's a celebration.

Dana admits that Tito may have the better team but that Chuck may have the better strategy.

And thus concludes the second episode of "TUF 11."