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Episode 7- March 5, 2013- Clint Hester (Team Jones) versus Jimmy Quinlan (Team Sonnen) will be this episode’s TUF 17 MW Tournament Round of 14 bout.

Josh Samman tells Jon Jones about Uriah Hall’s problems with Team Jones on the last episode. Samman thinks Collin Hart (Team Jones) should fight Uriah Hall in the quarter-finals.

Jimmy Quinlan says he wanted to fight Clint Hester and is happy to get the match-up.

Team Jones thinks Jimmy Quinlan will be afraid to strike with Clint Hester and look to take the fight to the ground. Hester says he will be looking for the knockout.

Team Jones and Team Sonnen go to a Hooters restaurant. The fighters are happy to be out of the house and around women. Gilbert Smith takes his shirt off and dances around. All of the fighters take a picture together but Uriah Hall refuses. Collin Hart says Uriah Hall’s attitude is getting worse and he is fighting with his own team. Hart says he hopes to fight him.

Uriah Hall says he has struggled to sleep because he is constantly thinking about fighting. Scott McQuary (Team Sonnen assistant coach) says Uriah Hall needs to be talked to a lot and helped along the way.

Josh Samman says he has pain in his leg from his fight and worries about a blood clot. Samman has a history with blood clots so he goes to the hospital to get it checked. Samman does not have a blood clot and should be ready to fight in the next round.

Jimmy Quinlan is from Massachusetts and is a police officer. He is shown talking to Uriah Hall who tells him a story about a run-in with police. They laugh and seem to be getting along. Quinlan talks about his police career allowing him to pursue a career in MMA.

Chael Sonnen says Clint Hester looked fantastic in the opening round and wanted him on his team but Jones took him in the first round. Sonnen says the game-plan will be to stop Hester from striking and try to lock in a submission.

Chael Sonnen gives another great motivational speech to his team. Sonnen says Hester can hit Quinlan and it can hurt but Quinlan is not afraid of getting hurt in a fist-fight.

Clint Hester grew up near Atlanta, Georgia. Hester says he is laid back and will remain the same when he is a superstar. Hester says his family supports his ream to pursue mixed-martial arts.

Jon Jones says Clint Hester is always happy and smiling. Jones says Hester is one of the most well-rounded fighters and has what it takes to deal with Quinlan’s wrestling. Jones says Hester is hard working whose only weakness is a slight lack of endurance.

Jimmy Quinlan and Clint Hester are very friendly and joking around before their fight.

Clint Hester (Team Jones) versus Jimmy Quinlan (Team Sonnen)-TUF 17 MW Tournament Round of 14 bout.

Round 1- Quinlan charges in for a takedown and pushes Hester against the fence. Quinlan lifts Hester in the air and walks him across the cage to drop him into side-control. Quinlan is unable to pass into mount and Hester gets back to his feet. Quinlan presses forward and pushes Hester into the fence. Quinlan manages to slam Hester but can’t keep him grounded. Hester gets to his feet but Quinlan maintains a body-lock and sticks to Hester like a glue. Hester gets control of the clinch and scores solid knees, elbows and punches on Quinlan. Hester hurts Quinlan but he dives in for another takedown attempt. Hester sprawls out of the takedown and scores body punches as Quinlan continues to press forward and try to put him on his back. Hester gets to his feet but Quinlan slams him back down and lands in the guard. Quinlan passes into the half guard and stays on top as the round comes to an end. I would score Round 1 for Clint Hester: 10-9.

Round 2- Hester dives in for a takedown. Quinlan grabs hold of his neck and looks for a guillotine choke. Hester escapes and gets back to his feet. Hester pushes Quinlan against the fence but gets reversed and taken down. Quinlan passes into mount and back-mount when Hester turns over. Quinlan lands several punches from the back-mount and sinks in a rear-naked choke to force the submission.

Jimmy Quinlan def. Clint Hester via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:43 in Round 2 to advance to TUF 17 MW tournament quarter-finals.

Jimmy Quinlan was Team Sonnen’s 5^th pick, 9^th overall while Clint Hester was Team Jones 1^st pick, 2^nd overall.

Zak Cummings (15-3, Team Sonnen) will fight Dylan Andrews (15-4, Team Jones) on next week’s episode in the final TUF 17 MW Tournament Round of 14 bout.

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TUF 17 Quick Results

Episode 1- January 22, 2013- Preliminary bouts to enter TUF 17 house

Adam Cella def. Jake Heun via submission (arm-bar) Round 1

Zak Cummings def. Nik Fekete via TKO Round 1

Kevin Casey def. Eldon Sproat via submission (rear-naked choke) R1

Tor Troeng def. Scott Rosa via submission (rear-naked choke) R1

Clint Hester def. Fraser Opie via unanimous decision

Bubba McDaniel def. Ryan Bigler via TKO (strikes) in R2

Josh Samman def. Leo Bercier via TKO (elbows) in R1

Kelvin Gastelum def. Kito Andrews via decision

Jimmy Quinlan def. Mike Persons via TKO (punches) R1

Uriah Hall def. Andy Enz via unanimous decision

Gilbert Smith def. Eric Wahlin via submission (arm-triangle choke) in R1

Luke Barnatt def. Nicholas Kohring via decision

Dylan Andrews def. Tim Williams via decision

Collin Hart def. Mike Jasper via submission (rear-naked choke) R1

Episode 2- January 29, 2013- Luke Barnatt def. Gilbert Smith via KO (knee) at 3:14 in Round 2 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 3- February 4, 2013- Uriah Hall def. Adam Cella via KO (spinning head kick) 4:55 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 4- February 12, 2013- Collin Hart def. Kevin Casey via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 5- February 19, 2013- Kelvin Gastelum def. Bubba McDaniel via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:38 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 6- February 26, 2013- Josh Samman def. Tor Troeng via TKO (punches) at 4:02 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 7- March 5, 2013- Jimmy Quinlan def. Clint Hester via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:43 in Round 2 to advance to TUF 17 MW tournament quarter-finals.

TUF 17 Quarter-Finalists: Luke Barnatt (5-0, Team Sonnen), Uriah Hall (7-2, Team Sonnen), Collin Hart (4-1, Team Jones), Kelvin Gastelum (4-1, Team Sonnen), Josh Samman (9-2, Team Jones), Jimmy Quinlan (3-0, Team Sonnen), TBD, TBD

TUF 17 Semi-Finalists: TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD

TUF 17 Finalists: TBD versus TBD

TUF 17 teams and draft selections

Team Chael Sonnen: Luke Barnatt (5-0) 1^st pick, 1^st overall, Uriah Hall (7-2) 2^nd pick, 3^rd overall, Zak Cummings (15-3) 3^rd pick, 5^th overall, Tor Troeng (15-4) 4^th pick, 7^th overall, Jimmy Quinlan (3-0) 5^th pick, 9^th overall, Kevin Casey (5-2) 6^th pick, 11^th overall, Kelvin Gastelum (4-0) 7^th pick, 13^th overall

Team Jon Jones: Clint Hester (7-3) 1^st pick, 2^nd overall, Josh Samman (9-2) 2^nd pick, 4^th overall, Bubba McDaniel (20-6) 3^rd pick, 5^th overall, Gilbert Smith (5-1) 4^th pick, 6^th overall, Collin Hart (4-1) 5^th pick, 10^th overall, Adam Cella (4-0) 6^th pick, 12^th overall, Dylan Andrews (15-4) 7^th pick, 14^th overall

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Episode 6- February 26, 2013- Tor Troeng (15-4, Team Sonnen) versus Josh Samman (9-2, Team Jones) in a TUF 17 MW Tournament Round of 14 bout, will take place on this episode.

Bubba McDaniel is upset about losing his fight. Jon Jones says he is a candidate for a wild card entry into the tournament. Two losing fighters will be selected to fight as wild cards for an opportunity into the quarter-finals.

Jon Jones says he is confident in Josh Samman and could win the tournament.

Chael Sonnen says Tor Troeng is a “sleeper” and can win his fight. Jimmy Quinlan (Team Sonnen) says Team Jones doesn’t know anything about Tor Troeng. Team Sonnen makes Tor Troeng a hammer out of tape, foam and cardboard.

Team Sonnen is shown training. Uriah Hall and Luke Barnatt get into an altercation in training. Barnatt complains that Hall is hitting to hard in training. Barnatt says Hall is not a team player, has a big ego and a bad attitude.

Luke Barnatt says he wants Tor Troeng to have a good performance to represent well for European fighters. Barnatt is from England and Troeng is Swedish.

Tor Troeng is a math researcher at a university in Sweden when he is not training.

Dylan Andrews (Team Jones) says Josh Samman thinks he’s a coach for Team Jones. Adam Cella (Team Jones) says he calls Josh Samman “dad” because he acts like he is the leader of the house. Andrews seems more annoyed than Cella with Samman.

Josh Samman tells his team a story about tearing his quad, getting a blood clot and almost losing his leg. Samman says it was an eye-opening experience and made him appreciate his life.

Gilbert Smith (Team Jones) asks members of both teams who they would like to fight next. Uriah Hall (Team Sonnen) says he’d like to fight Luke Barnatt (Team Sonnen). Hall said it was stupid to call out Luke but he knows they might have to fight eventually. Luke Barnatt says he was shocked and is unhappy with Hall. Kevin Casey (Team Sonnen) says Hall wanting to fight Barnatt puts an unnecessary divide on Team Sonnen. Luke Barnatt says Uriah Hall should be on Team Jones and doesn’t really fit in with Chael Sonnen.

Uriah Hall hangs out with Team Jones but refuses to divulge information about his teammate, Tor Troeng. Hall asks Adam Cella if his girlfriend is a bitch like he is. Cella is confused. Uriah Hall says he is tired of some comments made by Cella because he was bullied in the past. Collin Hart (Team Jones) says Hall is a “loose-cannon” and should not have brought Cella’s girlfriend into the picture. Adam Cella feels like Uriah Hall was trying to bully Team Jones. Josh Samman says Hall has distanced himself from everyone in the house.

Uriah Hall tells Bubba McDaniel that he does not like Josh Samman. Uriah Hall says he wants to avoid his teammates to avoid problems with them.

Team Jones and Team Sonnen are taken to a bowling alley to do some bowling and watch a UFC event.

Chael Sonnen challenges Jon Jones to a 3 frame bowling match. Sonnen says the loser must coach a session in the other team’s jersey.

Chael Sonnen wins the bowling match. Jones is sad.

Tor Troeng (15-4, Team Sonnen) versus Josh Samman (9-2, Team Jones)- TUF 17 MW Tournament Round of 14 bout.

Round 1- Samman lands a leg kick and a left hand as he charges Troeng into the fence. Troeng reverses the position and lands punches while clinching Samman against the cage. Samman reverses position and lands knees to Troeng’s leg while pinning him against the fence. Troeng and Samman fight for position and Troeng gets a takedown. Troeng lands some punches from the top and gets into Samman’s guard. Samman pushes Troeng away and gets to his feet to momentarily get a takedown on Troeng while landing punches to the face. Troeng gets to his feet and the fighters continue to clinch against the fence. Samman lands knees to Troeng’s legs but Troeng pushes away. Samman lands a kick to the body and a two-punch combination that knocks Troeng unconscious.

Josh Samman def. Tor Troeng via TKO (punches) at 4:02 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Chael Sonnen says Tor Troeng was too relaxed and made a split-second mistake that Josh Samman capitalized with a great shot. Jon Jones is happy to have the fight selections back in the control of Team Jones.

Josh Samman says he is the number one seed in the house after the win.

Chael Sonnen tells Tor Troeng that he had a great fight. Troeng is not sure what he will learn from after the loss but hopes it makes him a better fighter and person.

Uriah Hall says he hopes he gets to fight Josh Samman next.

Team Jon Jones selects Clint Hester (Team Jones) to fight Jimmy Quinlan (Team Sonnen) on next week’s TUF 17 MW Tournament Round of 14 bout. Hester was Team Jones’ 1^st pick, 2^nd overall in the draft. Quinland was selected 5^th by Team Sonnen, 9^th overall in the draft.

Chael Sonnen is baffled by Team Jones’ fight selection. Sonnen feels Quinlan’s grappling game will be too strong for Hester who is a former pro boxer.

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TUF 17 Quick Results

Episode 1- January 22, 2013- Preliminary bouts to enter TUF 17 house

Adam Cella def. Jake Heun via submission (arm-bar) Round 1

Zak Cummings def. Nik Fekete via TKO Round 1

Kevin Casey def. Eldon Sproat via submission (rear-naked choke) R1

Tor Troeng def. Scott Rosa via submission (rear-naked choke) R1

Clint Hester def. Fraser Opie via unanimous decision

Bubba McDaniel def. Ryan Bigler via TKO (strikes) in R2

Josh Samman def. Leo Bercier via TKO (elbows) in R1

Kelvin Gastelum def. Kito Andrews via decision

Jimmy Quinlan def. Mike Persons via TKO (punches) R1

Uriah Hall def. Andy Enz via unanimous decision

Gilbert Smith def. Eric Wahlin via submission (arm-triangle choke) in R1

Luke Barnatt def. Nicholas Kohring via decision

Dylan Andrews def. Tim Williams via decision

Collin Hart def. Mike Jasper via submission (rear-naked choke) R1

Episode 2- January 29, 2013- Luke Barnatt def. Gilbert Smith via KO (knee) at 3:14 in Round 2 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 3- February 4, 2013- Uriah Hall def. Adam Cella via KO (spinning head kick) 4:55 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 4- February 12, 2013- Collin Hart def. Kevin Casey via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 5- February 19, 2013- Kelvin Gastelum def. Bubba McDaniel via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:38 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 6- February 26, 2013- Josh Samman def. Tor Troeng via TKO (punches) at 4:02 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

TUF 17 teams and draft selections

Team Chael Sonnen: Luke Barnatt (5-0) 1^st pick, 1^st overall, Uriah Hall (7-2) 2^nd pick, 3^rd overall, Zak Cummings (15-3) 3^rd pick, 5^th overall, Tor Troeng (15-4) 4^th pick, 7^th overall, Jimmy Quinlan (3-0) 5^th pick, 9^th overall, Kevin Casey (5-2) 6^th pick, 11^th overall, Kelvin Gastelum (4-0) 7^th pick, 13^th overall

Team Jon Jones: Clint Hester (7-3) 1^st pick, 2^nd overall, Josh Samman (9-2) 2^nd pick, 4^th overall, Bubba McDaniel (20-6) 3^rd pick, 5^th overall, Gilbert Smith (5-1) 4^th pick, 6^th overall, Collin Hart (4-1) 5^th pick, 10^th overall, Adam Cella (4-0) 6^th pick, 12^th overall, Dylan Andrews (15-4) 7^th pick, 14^th overall

TUF 17 Quarter-Finalists: Luke Barnatt (5-0, Team Sonnen), Uriah Hall (7-2, Team Sonnen), Collin Hart (4-1, Team Jones), Kelvin Gastelum (4-1, Team Sonnen), Josh Samman (9-2, Team Sonnen), TBD, TBD, TBD

TUF 17 Semi-Finalists: TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD

TUF 17 Finalists: TBD versus TBD

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Episode 5- February 19, 2013- Bubba McDaniel (20-6, Team Jones) versus Kelvin Gastelum (4-0, Team Sonnen) will be this week’s TUF 17 Middleweight Tournament-Round of 14 bout.

Chael Sonnen tells Kelvin Gatelum that he has to win this tournament to be in the UFC. Chael Sonnen has Ronda Rousey on the phone to wish him good luck for the fight. Gastelum is a big Rousey fan and she promises to come train the team if Gastelum wins.

Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen talk in the hallway of the Ultimate Fighter gym about the upcoming match-up. Jon Jones says he is confident in his Greg Jackson teammate Bubba McDaniel. Chael Sonnen says that he has told his team whoever fights McDaniel will get his vote for a wild card spot in the tournament. Sonnen says a lot of his team if afraid of McDaniel.

Chael Sonnen and the rest of the Team Sonnen coaches go to the Ultimate Fighter house to hang out with their team. Team Sonnen plays charades.

Bubba McDaniel says he had problems with the law in his past. McDaniel says he has struggled financially trying to survive as a professional mixed-martial artist.

Kelvin Gastelum is a bail bondsman during the day and trains MMA at night. Gastelum was raised by his mother and wants to make her proud. Gastelum wants to be in the UFC so he can afford to quit his job and train full time. Gastelum has a wrestling background but feels his boxing has “improved majorly”. Chael Sonnen says Gastelum is tough and does not get tired.

Coach Chael Sonnen gives a passionate speech to his team about overcoming their emotions and letting their actions work for them. Sonnen has delivered some brilliant advice to his team throughout the season.

Josh Samman (Team Jones) tells Jon Jones that he has injuries and wants to wait to fight. Team Jones’ coaches aren’t sure Samman is being completely honest about his injuries. The coaches feel like Samman is trying to wait as part of a strategy to survive in the tournament.

John Wood (Team Jones Assistant Coach) says he does not see any way Kelvin can beat Bubba other than a lucky punch or a mistake from McDaniel. Bubba McDaniel feels the coaches are right when they tell him he is much better than his opponent.

Chael Sonnen introduces Mickey Rourke to the fighters. Rourke gives a speech to the fighters about overcoming adversity and perseverance.

Adam Cella (Team Jones) says the fight is very one-sided because McDaniel has more experience than most in the house while McDaniel has the least. Josh Samman says Gastelum has the worst diet in the house.

Kelvin Gastelum’s Team Sonnen teammates believe in his ability to win and take the fight to McDaniel. Gastelum says his opponents may be better than him but they don’t work as hard.

Bubba McDaniel (20-6, Team Jones) versus (4-0, Team Sonnen)-TUF 17 Middleweight Tournament-Final 14

Round 1- Gsatelum and McDaniel exchange punches and Gastelum gets a takedown in the first 30 seconds. McDaniel gets to his feet but is taken down again by Gastelum in a scramble. Gastelum tries to secure a guillotine but mostly uses the hold as a way to keep position. McDaniel sweeps and gets to Gastelum’s back. McDaniel lands a solid punch and gets both hooks in to secure the back-mount. Gastelum escapes and gets to his feet and scores a nice takedown to put McDaniel on his back. McDaniel goes for an arm-bar from his back and uses the move to sweep Gastelum and land on top. McDaniel gets back-mount and works for a rear-naked choke while landing punches. Gastelum escapes and gets to his feet. Gastelum throws a superman punch but does not connect. McDaniel ducks the punch and Gastelum pushes on top of him on the ma. McDaniel sweeps again and lands a punch while on top but Gastelum reverses position and finishes the round landing punches from inside the guard. I would score Round 1 for Bubba McDaniel: 10-9

Round 2- Gastelum lands a solid leg kick and a knee to the body in the first 25 seconds. Gastelum scores a takedown and looks for a guillotine but McDaniel avoids the hold and gets on top in half-guard. McDaniel improves into back-mount but is shaken off by Gastelum. Kelvin Gastelum gets on top of McDaniel and lands punches. McDaniel looks for a kimura but Gastelum escapes and gets on top. Gastelum takes McDaniel’s back and scores punches before sinking in a rear-naked choke that forces McDaniel to tap.

Kelvin Gastelum def. Bubba McDaniel via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:38 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

This is the only upset on TUF 17 so far according the draft selections. Kelvin Gastelum was selected 7^th by Team Sonnen, 13^th overall while McDaniel was picked 3rd by Team Jones, 5^th overall in the draft.

Bubba McDaniel tells Jon Jones that he could not establish his punch and Gastelum just “never stopped”. Jon Jones says there is still a wild card spot that he is eligible for. McDaniel is crying and is very upset after the loss.

Chael Sonnen gets Ronda Rousey on the phone to congratulate Kelvin Gastelum. Rousey says she will now come to the Ultimate Fighter gym to do a training session.

Chael Sonnen selects Tor Troeng (15-4, Team Sonnen) to face Josh Samman (9-2, Team Jones) on next week’s TUF 17 MW Tournament Round of 14 bout. Troeng was selected 4^th by Team Sonnen, 7^th overall while Smman was selected 2^nd by Team Jones, 4^th overall in the draft.

Samman says he feels Troeng possesses the same skills he does but is not as athletic.

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TUF 17 Quick Results

Episode 1- January 22, 2013- Preliminary bouts to enter TUF 17 house

Adam Cella def. Jake Heun via submission (arm-bar) Round 1

Zak Cummings def. Nik Fekete via TKO Round 1

Kevin Casey def. Eldon Sproat via submission (rear-naked choke) R1

Tor Troeng def. Scott Rosa via submission (rear-naked choke) R1

Clint Hester def. Fraser Opie via unanimous decision

Bubba McDaniel def. Ryan Bigler via TKO (strikes) in R2

Josh Samman def. Leo Bercier via TKO (elbows) in R1

Kelvin Gastelum def. Kito Andrews via decision

Jimmy Quinlan def. Mike Persons via TKO (punches) R1

Uriah Hall def. Andy Enz via unanimous decision

Gilbert Smith def. Eric Wahlin via submission (arm-triangle choke) in R1

Luke Barnatt def. Nicholas Kohring via decision

Dylan Andrews def. Tim Williams via decision

Collin Hart def. Mike Jasper via submission (rear-naked choke) R1

Episode 2- January 29, 2013- Luke Barnatt def. Gilbert Smith via KO (knee) at 3:14 in Round 2 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 3- February 4, 2013- Uriah Hall def. Adam Cella via KO (spinning head kick) 4:55 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 4- February 12, 2013- Collin Hart def. Kevin Casey via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 5- February 19, 2013- Kelvin Gastelum def. Bubba McDaniel via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:38 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

TUF 17 teams and draft selections

Team Chael Sonnen: Luke Barnatt (5-0) 1^st pick, 1^st overall, Uriah Hall (7-2) 2^nd pick, 3^rd overall, Zak Cummings (15-3) 3^rd pick, 5^th overall, Tor Troeng (15-4) 4^th pick, 7^th overall, Jimmy Quinlan (3-0) 5^th pick, 9^th overall, Kevin Casey (5-2) 6^th pick, 11^th overall, Kelvin Gastelum (4-0) 7^th pick, 13^th overall

Team Jon Jones: Clint Hester (7-3) 1^st pick, 2^nd overall, Josh Samman (9-2) 2^nd pick, 4^th overall, Bubba McDaniel (20-6) 3^rd pick, 5^th overall, Gilbert Smith (5-1) 4^th pick, 6^th overall, Collin Hart (4-1) 5^th pick, 10^th overall, Adam Cella (4-0) 6^th pick, 12^th overall, Dylan Andrews (15-4) 7^th pick, 14^th overall

TUF 17 Quarter-Finalists: Luke Barnatt (5-0, Team Sonnen), Uriah Hall (7-2, Team Sonnen), Collin Hart (4-1, Team Jones), Kelvin Gastelum (4-1, Team Sonnen), TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD

TUF 17 Semi-Finalists: TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD

TUF 17 Finalists: TBD versus TBD

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Episode 4- February 12, 2013- Adam Cella returns home to the Ultimate Fighter house. Cella interrupts Uriah Hall in the shower and congratulates him for the victory. Hall apologizes for hurting Cella.

Kevin Casey (5-2,Team Sonnen) will fight Collin Hart (4-1, Team Jones) on this episode’s TUF 17 Middleweight Tournament-Round of 14 bout.

Kevin Casey talks to his teammates about his fight. Casey chose Collin Hart because he believes his striking is not good enough to open a cut on his face. Casey was cut in his fight to get into TUF.

Bubba McDaniel (Team Jones) tells Hart there is no way he sees him losing the fight. Collin Hart says he likes to be the silent type who sneaks past everyone to the top. Jon Jones says Hart is one of the best ground fighters in the house, has amazing dirty-boxing and has great cardio.

Some fighters are talking about Kevin Casey’s rap career outside of the house. Gilbert Smith (Team Jones) engages in a rap battle with Kevin Casey and loses.

Kevin Casey talks about training with Rickson Gracie while growing up and becoming good friends with his son Rockson. Casey is shown training and talking to his coach, Chael Sonnen.

Bubba McDaniel says that he’s been told he will fight next if his teammate Collin Hart wins and regains control of the fight selection. Dylan Andrews (Team Jones) says he is tired of talking about match-ups and just wants to fight.

The electricity shuts off in the Ultimate Fighter house during the night. Team Sonnen decide to prank Team Jones with toilet paper but fail miserably. Collin Hart says there will be revenge for disturbing their sleep.

Kevin Casey goes to shake Collin Hart’s hand at the weigh-ins but Hart flips him the middle finger. Casey gets upset and the two go nose-to-nose and have to be separated. Members of Team Sonnen are upset and Uriah Hall asks Casey if he can take his place to fight Hart.

Uriah Hall tells Collin Hart he’s disappointed in him when they get back to the Ultimate Fighter house. Hart says he did it because Casey messed with his sleep. Casey says he is not upset by the middle finger but is disappointed because they are professionals and it looks bad. Casey says Hart is a younger guy and will get taught a lesson. Hart says he is going to make an example of Casey not to mess with his sleep. Hart says he’s going to hurt Casey and make his whole team watch.

Jon Jones is excited and wants to win on fight day. Hart says it’s been difficult seeing his friends lose and is ready to prove people wrong.

Kevin Casey (5-2, Team Sonnen) v. Collin Hart (4-1, Team Jones)-TUF 17 MW Tournament-Final 14

Round 1- Hart charges at Casey right away and scores a takedown in then first 10 seconds. Hart passes into side-control but Casey locks him back in his full guard. Hart passes the guard and lands punches to the body but Casey is able to get to his feet. Casey pushes Hart into the fence but takes knees to the body. Hart continues to land knees to the body and reverses position to put Casey’s back against the fence. The fighters battle for control in the clinch and Casey reverses position to get Hart’s back against the cage. Hart fights back and they continue to push and reverse position in the clinch against the fence. Hart lands knees to the body but neither man lands anything significant in the clinch. Casey pushes away and lands punches to the head but clinches again and takes knees to the body as the round comes to a close. I would score Round 1 for Collin Hart: 10-9

Round 2- Casey lands a solid right hand and a good jab in the first 30 seconds of the round. Hart pushes Casey into the fence and it appears that Casey’s cut has opened up. Hart gets a body-lock against the fence and works for a takedown. Hart is able to score the takedown and lands punches from half-guard. Hart passes the half-guard into side-control and then into full-mount. Hart lands short punches from the mount as Casey locks him back up into half-guard. Hart lands short shoulder strikes and elbows as he looks to pass but is locked back up into the guard of Kevin Casey. Hart continues to work his ground-and-pound from inside the guard but cannot land any big shots. Hart continues to land short strikes from inside the guard as the final minute of the round winds down. Hart stays on top and ends the round with his Coach Jon Jones celebrating outside the cage. I would score Round 2 for Collin Hart: 10-9

Collin Hart def. Kevin Casey via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Dana White says Kevin Casey looked like he almost quit and didn’t try to win the fight after being broken in the first round. Jon Jones says he couldn’t be more proud of Collin Hart. Chael Sonnen says Kevin Casey did not show up to fight. Collin Hart apologizes to Chael Sonnen for the middle finger at the weigh-ins. Sonnen says if you’re willing to fight you should be allowed to say whatever you want about your opponent before the fight.

Collin Hart says he is happy he won but did not want to let it go to the judges. Hart starts running on a treadmill after the fight to prepare for the next one.

Kevin Casey tells his team that an accidental head-butt cut him in the fight. Casey says that he wasn’t physically all there in the fight and hopes to get another opportunity as a wild card.

Jon Jones selects Bubba McDaniel (20-6, Team Jones) to fight Kelvin Gastelum (4-0, Team Sonnen) on next week’s TUF 17 Middleweight Tournament-Round of 14 bout. McDaniel was Team Jones 3^rd pick, 5^th overall, while Gastelum was Team Sonnen’s 7^th pick, 13^th overall in the draft.

Jon Jones says they picked Gastelum because he is one of Team Sonnen’s weakest links. Jones says Gastelum is a better wrestler but McDaniel is a better grappler. Chael Sonnen says Kelvin Gastelum is a power-puncher and the youngest fighter to ever compete on TUF. Gastelum is 21 years old.

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TUF 17 Quick Results

Episode 1- January 22, 2013- Preliminary bouts to enter TUF 17 house

Adam Cella def. Jake Heun via submission (arm-bar) Round 1

Zak Cummings def. Nik Fekete via TKO Round 1

Kevin Casey def. Eldon Sproat via submission (rear-naked choke) R1

Tor Troeng def. Scott Rosa via submission (rear-naked choke) R1

Clint Hester def. Fraser Opie via unanimous decision

Bubba McDaniel def. Ryan Bigler via TKO (strikes) in R2

Josh Samman def. Leo Bercier via TKO (elbows) in R1

Kelvin Gastelum def. Kito Andrews via decision

Jimmy Quinlan def. Mike Persons via TKO (punches) R1

Uriah Hall def. Andy Enz via unanimous decision

Gilbert Smith def. Eric Wahlin via submission (arm-triangle choke) in R1

Luke Barnatt def. Nicholas Kohring via decision

Dylan Andrews def. Tim Williams via decision

Collin Hart def. Mike Jasper via submission (rear-naked choke) R1

Episode 2- January 29, 2013- Luke Barnatt def. Gilbert Smith via KO (knee) at 3:14 in Round 2 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 3- February 4, 2013- Uriah Hall def. Adam Cella via KO (spinning head kick) 4:55 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 4- February 12, 2013- Collin Hart def. Kevin Casey via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

TUF 17 teams and draft selections

Team Chael Sonnen: Luke Barnatt (5-0) 1^st pick, 1^st overall, Uriah Hall (7-2) 2^nd pick, 3^rd overall, Zak Cummings (15-3) 3^rd pick, 5^th overall, Tor Troeng (15-4) 4^th pick, 7^th overall, Jimmy Quinlan (3-0) 5^th pick, 9^th overall, Kevin Casey (5-2) 6^th pick, 11^th overall, Kelvin Gastelum (4-0) 7^th pick, 13^th overall

Team Jon Jones: Clint Hester (7-3) 1^st pick, 2^nd overall, Josh Samman (9-2) 2^nd pick, 4^th overall, Bubba McDaniel (20-6) 3^rd pick, 5^th overall, Gilbert Smith (5-1) 4^th pick, 6^th overall, Collin Hart (4-1) 5^th pick, 10^th overall, Adam Cella (4-0) 6^th pick, 12^th overall, Dylan Andrews (15-4) 7^th pick, 14^th overall

TUF 17 Quarter-Finalists: Luke Barnatt (5-0, Team Sonnen), Uriah Hall (7-2, Team Sonnen), Collin Hart (4-1, Team Jones), TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD

TUF 17 Semi-Finalists: TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD

TUF 17 Finalists: TBD versus TBD

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