Ringside Report Radio April 19 with Vinny Magalhaes and Jordan Mein now online

April 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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This is the April 19, 2013 episode of Ringside Report Radio. Hosted by Dave Simon and Fred Garcia.

UFC Welterweight Jordan Mein appeared on this episode just 24 hours away from his fight with Matt Brown at UFC on FOX 7.

Vinny Magalhaes also appeared on this episode and discussed his upcoming fight with Phil Davis at UFC 159 on April 27, his coaching experience for Team Chael Sonnen on TUF 17 and more.

Simon and Garcia previewed and gave their predictions for every fight at UFC on FOX 7 including every preliminary bout and the UFC Lightweight Championship main event featuring Benson Henderson v. Gilbert Melendez.

All this and much more MMA on this 2-hour episode.

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UFC on FOX 7

April 20, 2013

San Jose, California

Benson Henderson (C) v. Gilbert Melendez (UFC Lightweight Championship)

Daniel Cormier v. Frank Mir (Heavyweight)

Nate Diaz v. Josh Thomson (Lightweight)

Jordan Mein v. Matt Brown (Welterweight)

Darren Elkins v. Chad Mendes (Featherweight)

Francis Carmont v. Lorenz Larkin (Middleweight)

Myles Jury v. Ramsey Nijem (Lightweight)

Joseph Benavidez v. Darren Uyenoyama (Flyweight)

Jorge Masvidal v. Tim Means (Lightweight)

TJ Dillashaw v. Hugo “Wolverine” Viana (Bantamweight)

Roger Bowling v. Anthony Njokuani (Lightweight)

Yoel Romero v. Clifford Starks (Middleweight)

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Ringside Report Radio. April 17, 2013 now online

April 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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This is the April 17, 2013 episode of Ringside Report Radio. Hosted by Dave Simon.

Dave discussed results from The Ultimate Fighter 17 finale including Cat Zingano’s win over Miesha Tate, Urijah Faber’s win over Scott Jorgensen and Kelvin Gastelum winning the Ultimate Fighter Season 17 with an upset of Uriah Hall.

Dave also talked about Gegard Mousasi teasing a drop to middleweight, Lyoto Machida wanting to wait for a title shot and not fight Alexander Gustafsson and the current top contenders in the light-heavyweight division.

All this and much more MMA on this 80-minute episode.

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Ringside Report Radio. April 12, 2013- TUF 17 Finale preview now online

April 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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This is the April 12, 2013 episode of Ringside Report Radio. Hosted by Dave Simon and Fred Garcia.

Simon and Garcia previewed and gave their predictions for The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale including every preliminary bout and the main events of Cat Zingano v. Miesha Tate, Urijah Faber v. Scott Jorgensen and The Ultimate Fighter final of Uriah Hall v. Kelvin Gastelum.

Simon and Garcia discussed the UFC light-heavyweight division and what could be next for some of its key players.

All this and much more MMA on this 2-hour episode.

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The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale: Faber vs. Jorgensen

April 13, 2013

Las Vegas, Nevada

Mandalay Bay Events Center

Urijah Faber v. Scott Jorgensen (BW)

Uriah Hall v. Kelvin Gastelum (TUF 17 MW Final)

Cat Zingano v. Miesha Tate (WBW)

Travis Browne v. Gabriel Gonzaga (HW)

Robert “Bubba” McDaniel v. Gilbert Smith (MW)

Kevin Casey v. Josh Samman (MW)

Luke Barnatt v. Collin Hart (MW)

Dylan Andrews v. Jimmy Quinlan (MW)

Clint Hester v. Bristol Marunde (MW)

Cole Miller v. Bart Palaszewski (FW)

Maximo Blanco v. Sam Sicilia (FW)

Justin Lawrence v. Daniel Pineda (FW)

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TUF 17: Episode 12 Notes and Results

April 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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uriahdylanEpisode 12- April 9, 2013- Dylan Andrews (15-4, Team Jones) v. Uriah Hall (7-2, Team Sonnen) and Josh Samman (9-2, Team Jones) v. Kelvin Gastelum (4-0, Team Sonnen) semi-finals will take place on this episode.

Dana White brings the semi-finalists and coaches to the Harley Davidson store to learn how to ride a motorcycle and think about their bike’s customization. The winning coach and winning fighter on this season will win a Harley Davidson motorcycle. Dana White buys stuff for the fighters.

Kelvin Gastelum (4-0, Team Sonnen) v. Josh Samman (9-2, Team Jones)- TUF 17 MW Tournament Semi-Finals

Round 1- Samman lands a leg kick and a jab to use his range and keep Gastelum at a distance. Gastelum scores a takedown and lands in Samman’s guard. Samman holds Gastelum in his guard and Gastelum tries to pass. Samman gets to his feet but Gastelum holds onto a clinch. Samman looks for a takedown but Gastelum reverses and lands on top. Gastelum lands solid elbows from the top position. Gastelum continues to land strikes from half-guard but Samman gets him back into his guard. Gastelum lands strikes and passes into side-control, then gets one hook in as Samman turns. Gastelum sinks in a rear-naked choke and forces Samman to submit.

Kelvin Gastelum def. Josh Samman via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:03 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament finals

Josh Samman says he is in shock and surprised after the loss.

Kelvin Gastelum hugs Chael Sonnen after his fight and is very happy.

Chael Sonnen says everyone realizes how scary and talented Uriah Hall is except for Uriah. Chael Sonnen talks to Uriah Hall in front of the whole team and tells him that he can beat everyone at middleweight including Anderson Silva. Sonnen refuses to say Silva’s name, instead he points to a picture of the middleweight champion.

Dylan Andrews (15-4, Team Jones) v. Uriah Hall (7-2, Team Sonnen)- TUF 17 MW Tournament Semi-Finals

Round 1- Andrews and Hall exchange jabs. Hall lands a solid right hook but Andrews absorbs it and they continue to circle each other. Hall lands a body kick, leg kick and a right hook while Andrews fails to connect with his strike attempts. Hall scores with a left hook and a nasty inside leg kick as he continues to score. Hall continues to land his jab and also hits some solid body kicks. Hall lands a variety of strikes including inside and outside leg kicks that do significant damage to Andrews’ legs. I would score Round 1 for Uriah Hall: 10-9

Round 2- Hall lands a jab and throws head kicks but Andrews blocks them. Hall continues to land his jab and bust up Andrews face. Andrews lands a right hand and attempts a takedown but Hall shakes him off and pushes him to the ground. Andrews is slow to get to his feet and continues to get jabbed in the eye, nose and mouth. Andrews is bloodied and unable to land punches as he dives in with over-hand right hands. Andrews rushes in and lands two punches before scoring a big takedown on Hall with just over 2 minutes remaining in the round. Andrews lands in Halls’ half-guard but also in a kimura attempt. Hall works to finish the kimura while Andrews punches him to the body. Hall eventually bails on the submission attempt and puts Andrews in his guard. Hall lands a flurry of punches with Andrews in his guard and hurts him. Hall sweeps into mount and lands several punches that forces the referee to stop the fight.

Uriah Hall def. Dylan Andrews via TKO (punches) at 4:48 in Round 2 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Finals

Dana White is very impressed with Uriah Hall.

Chael Sonnen is the winning coach and wins the motorcycle. Sonnen says he could not pick a winner between Kelvin Gastelum and Uriah Hall.

Jon Jones says he is upset to lose to Chael Sonnen at anything. Jones says he doesn’t want to say he respects Sonnen but he doesn’t dislike him.

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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.

Episode 8- March 12, 2013- Dylan Andrews def. Zak Cummings via majority decision (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 9- March 19, 2013- Bubba McDaniel def. Kevin Casey via TKO (exhaustion) 5:00 Round 2 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 10- March 26, 2013- Kelvin Gastelum def. Collin Hart via TKO (punches) at 0:33 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament semi-finals

Dylan Andrews def. Luke Barnatt via TKO (punches) at 1:56 in Round 3 to advance to TUF 7 MW Tournament semi-finals

Episode 11- April 2, 2013- Josh Samman def. Jimmy Quinlan via submission (punches) at 4:39 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Semi-Finals

Uriah Hall def. Bubba McDaniel via KO (punch) at 0:09 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Semi-Finals

Episode 12- April 9, 2013- Kelvin Gastelum def. Josh Samman via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:03 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament finals

Uriah Hall def. Dylan Andrews via TKO (punches) at 4:48 in Round 2 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Finals

TUF 17 teams and draft selections

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

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

TUF 17 Semi-Finalists: Kelvin Gastelum (4-0, Team Sonnen), Dylan Andrews (15-4, Team Jones), Uriah Hall (7-2, Team Sonnen), Josh Samman (9-2, Team Jones)

TUF 17 Semi-Final match-ups:

Dylan Andrews (15-4, Team Jones) v. Uriah Hall (7-2, Team Sonnen)

Josh Samman (9-2, Team Jones) v. Kelvin Gastelum (4-0, Team Sonnen)

TUF 17 Finalists: Uriah Hall (7-2, Team Sonnen) versus Kelvin Gastelum (4-0, Team Sonnen)
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TUF 17: Episode 11 notes and results

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tuf17Episode 11- April 2, 2013- Josh Samman v. Jimmy Quinlan and Uriah Hall v. Bubba McDaniel will take place on this episode in the final set of TUF 17 quarter-finals.

Team Jones is shown training but Bubba McDaniel is lying on a mat and not training. McDaniel says he is hurting after three fights in a short time-span. Jones tells Clint Hester to stay ready.

Jon Jones says Josh Samman is a leader and dominates pretty much every practice. Samman says he wants to stop Quinlan’s takedowns and win with his striking.

Gilbert Smith (Team Jones) picks Jimmy Quinlan (Team Sonnen) to defeat his teammate Josh Samman.

Bubba McDaniel is upset that he has to fight Uriah Hall because he is a tough road to the finals. McDaniel tells Jones that he thinks Dana White is punishing him because White didn’t like McDaniel’s last performance.

Jimmy Quinlan wants to take Josh Samman to the ground. Chael Sonnen says Quinlan doesn’t give up and is “dog tough”.

Bubba McDaniel feels sick and is worried about kidney problems after several weight-cuts in a short time span. McDaniel goes to the hospital for blood work to determine if he will be able to continue in the competition.

Josh Samman (9-2, Team Jones) v. Jimmy Quinlan (3-0, Team Sonnen) TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Final

Round 1- The fighters meet and exchange punches before Quinlan shoots for a takedown. Quinlan lifts and carries Samman around before dropping him and landing in a half-guard. Quinlan improves into side-control but Samman is active off his back and puts Quinlan back in his guard. Quinlan lands one punch but Samman locks him up in guard. Samman continues to control Quinlan in his guard and land strikes while neutralizing any striking attempt by Quinlan. Jimmy Quinlan advances position into side-control but Samman remains active off his back and scrambles to his feet. Samman lands a knee to the face that backs up Quinlan. Samman lands two more knees to the face in the clinch that send Quinlan looking for a takedown. Samman sprawls, lands punches and takes his back. Samman starts landing double-punches and Quinlan taps out.

Josh Samman def. Jimmy Quinlan via submission (punches) at 4:39 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Semi-Finals

Bubba McDaniel gets his blood test back from his doctor and is cleared to fight.

Chael Sonnen says Uriah Hall is the toughest and most talented fighter in the competition.

Uriah Hall (7-2, Team Sonnen) v. Bubba McDaniel (20-6, Team Jones)- TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Round 1- Bubba McDaniel walks forward and gets dropped with a straight right hand and he is done. Blood pours out of McDaniel’s face as he asks why his eye hurts. Dana White is ringside and tells Carlos Condit that when Hall knocks people out it’s scary. Chael Sonnen tells Uriah Hall he is a contender for the UFC middleweight title. McDaniel’s eye is hurt and the gym is eerily quiet after the knockout.

Uriah Hall def. Bubba McDaniel via KO (punch) at 0:09 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Semi-Finals

Dana White calls Uriah Hall “the nastiest guy in Ultimate Fighter history”. Uriah Hall has shocked the Ultimate Fighter gym.

McDaniel says he doesn’t know what happened and feels like he didn’t fight. Coach Frank Mir tells McDaniel he did nothing wrong.

Chael Sonnen, Jon Jones and Dana White discuss the semi-final match-ups.

Josh Samman enters the room and says he wants to fight Kelvin Gastelum so that he can fight Uriah Hall in the finals.

Dylan Andrews says he doesn’t care who he fights next.

Uriah Hall says he wants to fight Josh Samman because he doesn’t like him.

Kelvin Gastelum says he wants to fight Dylan Andrews because he thinks he can beat him.

Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen both want to see Josh Samman v. Uriah Hall and Dylan Andrews v. Kelvin Gastelum.

Dana White announces the semi-final match-ups: Josh Samman v. Kelvin Gastelum and Uriah Hall v. Dylan Andrews.

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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.

Episode 8- March 12, 2013- Dylan Andrews def. Zak Cummings via majority decision (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 9- March 19, 2013- Bubba McDaniel def. Kevin Casey via TKO (exhaustion) 5:00 Round 2 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 10- March 26, 2013- Kelvin Gastelum def. Collin Hart via TKO (punches) at 0:33 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament semi-finals

Dylan Andrews def. Luke Barnatt via TKO (punches) at 1:56 in Round 3 to advance to TUF 7 MW Tournament semi-finals

Episode 11- April 2, 2013- Josh Samman def. Jimmy Quinlan via submission (punches) at 4:39 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Semi-Finals

Uriah Hall def. Bubba McDaniel via KO (punch) at 0:09 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Semi-Finals

TUF 17 teams and draft selections

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

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

TUF 17 Semi-Finalists: Kelvin Gastelum (4-0, Team Sonnen), Dylan Andrews (15-4, Team Jones), Uriah Hall (7-2, Team Sonnen), Josh Samman (9-2, Team Jones)

TUF 17 Semi-Final match-ups:

Dylan Andrews (15-4, Team Jones) v. Uriah Hall (7-2, Team Sonnen)

Josh Samman (9-2, Team Jones) v. Kelvin Gastelum (4-0, Team Sonnen)

TUF 17 Finalists: TBD versus TBD

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TUF 17: Episode 10 notes and results

March 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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gastelumsonnenEpisode 10- March 26, 2013- Collin Hart versus Kelvin Gastelum and Dylan Andrews v. Luke Barnatt will take place on this episode in the first two quarter-final bouts of the tournament.

Bubba McDaniel says he did not want to fight Uriah Hall because of what he did to Adam Cella is his last fight. McDaniel is worried and Jon Jones tries to motivate him.

Kelvin Gastelum says he does not think Team Jones thinks he can box.

Jon Jones says believes Gastelum is “OK” while Collin Hart is “OK” at everything but “excellent” at jiu-jitsu.

Chael Sonnen says Gastelum is a sleeper pick for Team Sonnen. Sonnen says Collin Hart is a big problem to some guys on his team but not Kelvin Gastelum. Sonnen says Gastelum is more of a brawler than a wrestler.

Ronda Rousey arrives to help coach Kelvin Gastelum and the rest of Team Sonnen. Chael Sonnen had arranged for Gastelum to speak with Rousey on the phone prior to his last fight. Rousey said that if Gastelum won, she would visit the Ultimate Fighter gym to train him. Chael Sonnen says he has never seen anyone improve in three weeks like Kelvin Gastelum has. Ronda Rousey is impressed by the learning ability of Team Sonnen. Ronda Rousey gives an excellent motivational speech to Team Sonnen about your opponent not having the right to beat you.

Jon Jones expects Collin Hart to get taken down and get a submission win off his back.

Kelvin Gastelum (4-0, Team Sonnen) v. Collin Hart (4-1, Team Jones)- TUF 17 Middleweight Tournament Quarter-Final

Round 1- Hart paws forward with punches but gets countered with a nice left hand by Gastelum. Hart and Gastelum trade punches and Hart gets dropped. Gastelum pounces on him and lands a few punches but Hart is unconscious and the referee stops the fight.

Kelvin Gastelum def. Collin Hart via TKO (punches) at 0:33 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament semi-finals

Kelvin Gastelum says he is “honored” and “excited” to be the youngest guy in the semi-finals.

Chael Sonnen says Luke Barnatt versus Dylan Andrews is interesting because Barnatt was the first pick overall in the draft while Andrews was the last.

Dylan Andrews connects well with Stone Horse, a Team Jones Muay-Thai coach from Buffalo, New York. Andrews says Stone Horse has been a father figure to him through his Ultimate Fighter experience.

Mike Tyson is at The Ultimate Fighter gym to wish Dylan Andrews and Luke Barnatt good luck before their quarter-final fight.

Dylan Andrews (15-4, Team Jones) v. Luke Barnatt (5-0, Team Sonnen)-TUF 17 Middleweight Tournament Quarter-Final

Round 1- Barnatt lands a jab, Andrews counters with a right hook and a takedown. Barnatt looks for a sweep and lands elbows while staying very active off his back. Andrews tries to advance position but Barnatt gets to his feet. Andrews hangs on and scores another takedown and lands in side-control. Andrews tries to mount but Barnatt looks for an arm-bar and gets Andrews back in his guard. Barnatt has a very active guard and lands elbows from his back. Barnatt attempts a triangle but Andrews avoids the move and stays in Barnatt’s guard. Andrews moves away which allows Barnatt to get to his feet. Andrews attempts a standing guillotine but Barnatt rolls through and out of the move. Andrews stays on Barnatt but Barnatt manages to get to his feet and land a good knee to the face and body. Barnatt defends a takedown and scores a knee to the body but Andrews gets another takedown. Barnatt looks for an arm-bar and gets Andrews back into his guard. Andrews is unable to land any significant strikes from the top position as Barnatt does a good job of controlling Andrews in hi guard. Barnatt lands punches and elbows from the guard and neutralizes Andrews ground and pound attempts. I would score Round 1 for Dylan Andrews: 10-9

Round 2- Barnatt lands a jab and a straight right hand but Andrews counters with a big over-hand right. Barnatt lands a knee to the body but Andrews pushes him into the fence. Barnatt reverses the position and lands punches as he pushes away from the clinch. Andrews clinches Barnatt into the fence but gets reversed and taken down. Barnatt lands in mount from his takedown but Andrews manages to put him back into half-guard. Barnatt looks to take Andrews back but lands on his back in the scramble. Andrews tries to work from Barnatt’s guard and passes into half-guard. Barantt continues to control the wrist of Andrews and stop him from striking from inside his guard and gets to his feet. Barnatt looks for a kimura but Andrews rolls through and again lands in Barnatt’s guard. Barnatt lands an elbow from his back and looks for an omoplata but Andrews avoids all submission attempts and stays on top. Andrews tries to take Barnatt’s back and sink in a rear-naked choke but Barnatt escapes as time expires. I would score Round 2 for Dylan Andrews: 10-9

Round 3- Andrews pushes Barnatt into the fence but Barnatt reverses position and lands knees to the body and face in a Muay-Thia clinch. Andrews pushes away and lands a solid right hook. Barnatt and Andrews exchange punches and Andrews presses the action with a big right hook that lands. Barnatt lands an elbow to the head but Andrews lands a flurry of punches including a huge right hook that drops Barnatt. Andrews lands a hammer-fist for good measure and referee Herb Dean stops the fight.

Dylan Andrews def. Luke Barnatt via TKO (punches) at 1:56 in Round 3 to advance to TUF 7 MW Tournament semi-finals

Chael Sonnen says he thought Dylan Andrews did enough to win the fight after the second round and he was surprised there was a third.

Team Jones coaches showed Dylan Andrews a picture of his family after the second round for motivation. Jon Jones says it worked.

Mike Tyson tells Luke Barnatt to never get discouraged after the loss.

Josh Samman versus Jimmy Quinlan and Uriah Hall versus Bubba McDaniel will take place on the next episode in the final two quarter-finals of TUF 17.

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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.

Episode 8- March 12, 2013- Dylan Andrews def. Zak Cummings via majority decision (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 9- March 19, 2013- Bubba McDaniel def. Kevin Casey via TKO (exhaustion) 5:00 Round 2 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 10- March 26, 2013- Kelvin Gastelum def. Collin Hart via TKO (punches) at 0:33 in Round 1 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament semi-finals

Dylan Andrews def. Luke Barnatt via TKO (punches) at 1:56 in Round 3 to advance to TUF 7 MW Tournament semi-finals

TUF 17 teams and draft selections

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

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

TUF 17 Quarter-Final match-ups:

Collin Hart v. Kelvin Gastelum

Dylan Andrews v. Luke Barnatt

Josh Samman v. Jimmy Quinlan

Uriah Hall v. Bubba McDaniel

TUF 17 Semi-Finalists: Kelvin Gastelum (4-0, Team Sonnen), Dylan Andrews (15-4, Team Jones), TBD, TBD

TUF 17 Finalists: TBD versus TBD

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bubbamcdanielkevincaseyEpisode 9- March 19, 2013- Kevin Casey (5-2, Team Sonnen) will fight Bubba McDaniel (20-6, Team Jones) in a wild card fight for a quarter-final spot on this episode.

Kevin Casey is happy to get a wild card opportunity despite a poor performance in his last fight.

Bubba McDaniel says that he talks to his daughter on the phone but cannot visit her because he doesn’t have the money to travel to where she lives. McDaniel says he feels pressure to win this fight because he came into the house as a “top guy” and lost his first fight.

Jon Jones tells Bubba McDaniel that he is at his best when he is aggressive. McDaniel trains with Jones in New Mexico at Team Jackson/ Winklejohn. Jones tells McDaniel that he was a great training partner in preparation for Lyoto Machida.

Josh Samman (Team Jones) tells Jimmy Quinlan (Team Sonnen) that he would like to fight him in the quarter-finals.

Uriah Hall says he wants to fight Josh Samman. Jimmy Quinlan says he’d rather Uriah Hall fight Samman and Team Sonnen seems to decide that Hall would be fighting Samman.

Kevin Casey is shown training with a helmet and facemask to protect a cut and stitches from his last fight.

Team Sonnen and Team Jones get together at the Ultimate Fighter house for a Thanksgiving-day meal. Chael Sonnen gives a speech and tells the fighters that there can only be one Ultimate Fighter but he and Jones will do their best to make sure they are all UFC fighters. Sonnen tells Jones that he is disappointed to learn how good of a human being Jones is and their fight will be based purely on competition.

Bubba McDaniel is angry to see other people eat when he has to cut weight. McDaniel says his body is hurting all the time and is tired of constantly cutting weight.

Josh Samman says he is willing to fight Uriah Hall but was trying to avoid getting bumps and bruises in the tournament.

Kevin Casey (5-2, Team Sonnen) versus Bubba McDaniel (20-6, Team Jones)- TUF 17 MW Tournament- Wild Card to enter QF

Round 1- The fighters meet at the center of the octagon and exchange punches. McDaniel clinches and Casey jumps guard. Casey gets back to his feet and clinches McDaniel against the fence. Casey gets a trip takedown and lands in half-guard. Casey tries to pass but McDaniel keeps gets him back into guard. Casey passes into side-control but McDaniel gets him back into his guard. Casey lands a punch but McDaniel back to his feet. Casey holds on and clinches McDaniel against the fence but McDaniel reverses the position and scores a knee to the body. Casey reverses and pushes McDaniel against the fence but takes a knee to the body. McDaniel pushes away from the cage but Casey gets a body lock and takes McDaniel down. Casey mounts McDaniel but time expires in the round. I would score Round 1 for Kevin Casey: 10-9

Jon Jones tells McDaniel in between rounds to change to the fight from a jiu-jitsu match to a kickboxing match because they are losing the jiu-jitsu match.

Round 2- McDaniel scores a punch and clinches with Casey and pushes him against the fence. McDaniel scores punches to the body in the clinch and an uppercut and attempts a takedown. Casey grabs McDaniel’s head and jumps down to the mat in a guillotine attempt that McDaniel easily escapes. McDaniel scores punches to the body and elbows to the head from side-control. Casey puts him into his guard but McDaniel lands solid punches and elbows to the face. McDaniel lands heavy elbows and punches from inside the guard while Casey can do nothing but try and defend the attack. Casey was visibly exhausted after the round. I would score Round 2 for Bubba McDaniel 10-9

The judges score the fight a draw after two rounds and we are going to a third. Kevin Casey decides not to fight the final round due to exhaustion or being too beat up. Dana White is not impressed. Bubba McDaniel asks if he still gets credit for a finish bonus, White says yes.

Bubba McDaniel def. Kevin Casey via TKO (exhaustion) 5:00 Round 2 to advance into TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Chael Sonnen is surprised and says Kevin Casey is not out of shape. Casey says he had kidney failure during a fight in 2010 and speculates that could be the problem. Casey goes to the hospital.

Bubba McDaniel says he feels great after the win.

Dana White brings coaches Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen into an office to decide the quarter-final match-ups. Every fighter enters the office one at a time to tell them whom they’d like to fight.

Bubba McDaniel says he wants to fight Jimmy Quinlan or Luke Barnatt.

Jimmy Quinlan says he wants to fight Bubba McDaniel.

Dylan Andrews says he wants to fight Luke Barnatt.

Luke Barnatt says he wants to fight Bubba McDaniel or Dylan Andrews

Kelvin Gastelum says he wants to fight Collin Hart.

Collin Hart says he wants to fight Uriah Hall. Dana White is surprised and didn’t think any one would call out Hall. Dana says he likes it.

Uriah Hall says he wants to fight Josh Samman.

Josh Samman says he thinks Uriah Hall is trying to avoid a fight with Collin Hart. Samman says he wants to fight Jimmy Quinlan.

Chael Sonnen thinks Dylan Andrews should fight Luke Barnatt. Jon Jones agrees. Sonnen wants to see Uriah Hall fight Josh Samman. Jones says he wants Samman to fight Quinlan and Kelvin Gastelum versus Dylan Andrews. Dana White thanks them for their opinion.

Dana White announces: Collin Hart versus Kelvin Gastelum, Dylan Andrews v. Luke Barnatt, Josh Samman v. Jimmy Quinlan and Uriah Hall versus Bubba McDaniel.

Collin Hart versus Kelvin Gastelum and Dylan Andrews v. Luke Barnatt will take place on the next episode of TUF 17. Ronda Rousey will also appear on the program.

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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.

Episode 8- March 12, 2013- Dylan Andrews def. Zak Cummings via majority decision (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Episode 9- March 19, 2013- Bubba McDaniel def. Kevin Casey via TKO (exhaustion) 5:00 Round 2 to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

TUF 17 teams and draft selections

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

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

TUF 17 Quarter-Final match-ups:

Collin Hart v. Kelvin Gastelum

Dylan Andrews v. Luke Barnatt

Josh Samman v. Jimmy Quinlan

Uriah Hall v. Bubba McDaniel

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

TUF 17 Finalists: TBD versus TBD

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cummingsandrewsEpisode 8- March 12, 2013- Zak Cummings (15-3, Team Sonnen) will fight Dylan Andrews (15-4, Team Jones) on this episode in the final TUF 17 MW Tournament Round of 14 bout. Two Wild Card fighters will be selected to fight in the next round of the tournament to complete the eight-man bracket.

Bubba McDaniel (Team Jones) discusses his chance at a wild card spot with teammate Adam Cella. Cella believes Bubba McDaniel deserves the UFC contract more than anyone because of his work ethic.

Jon Jones says Dylan Andrews “has his hands full” but is up for the challenge.

Dylan Andrews says he got into MMA by finding a gym by chance while looking to rent UFC videos. Andrews says he grew up in a marijuana grow house. Andrews says he had problems in his past and uses his pain as fuel for his fights. Andrews tells Uriah Hall that he hates to fight but feels he must do it. Hall agrees and finds common ground with Andrews.

Zak Cummings says he is good at math and thought about becoming an engineer before entering MMA. Cummings says he’s never been in a street fight and sees MMA as a competition. Cummings says Dylan Andrews is the nicest guy he’s ever met. Chael Sonnen says Cummings finally made The Ultimate Fighter show after trying out seven times.

Dana White welcomes Team Jones and Team Sonnen for the Coaches’ Challenge. This season’s challenge features Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen doing three obstacles on excavators. The winning coach gets $10,000 and each team member gets $1,500.

The coaches must fill a 14 yard dumpster with dirt, build a large tire pyramid and scoop a basketball off a cone and dump it into a large tire.

Chael Sonnen fills his dumpster first but Jon Jones catches up when Sonnen struggles to build his tire pyramid. Chael Sonnen comes back when Jones struggles to dump his basketball in the large tire. Chael Sonnen wins the Coaches Challenge.

Dylan Andrews has a seven year-old son and a four year old daughter. Andrews says he puts his family through hell when he is not around but is willing to do so because he wants to succeed in MMA.

Jon Jones says he expects a striking battle between Andrews and Cummings.

Zak Cummings (15-3, Team Sonnen) versus Dylan Andrews (15-4, Team Jones)-TUF 17 MW Tournament Round of 14 bout.

Round 1- Cummings shoots for a single-leg takedown but Andrews defends. Andrews and Cummings exchange punches and Andrews shoot for a takedown. Cummings sprawls and lands on top of Andrews. Cummings lands elbows and passes into side-control. Cummings continues to land elbows but Andrews escapes the position and gets into Cummings’ guard. Andrews lands a solid elbow in the guard as it becomes apparent that he is cut on his head from an elbow and is bleeding profusely. Andrews continues to land heavy elbows from the guard of Cummings and passes into half-guard. Andrews lands several big punches and elbows. I would score Round 1 for Dylan Andrews: 10-9

Round 2- Cummings misses on a spin-kick and superman punch but connects on a left hook that staggers Andrews. Cummings tries to rush in on a backpedalling Andrews but gets taken down. Andrews tries to land strikes from half-guard but is held tightly by Cummings. Andrews lands some short elbows and punches and stays on top of Cummings. Andrews is unable to do any significant damage with his ground and pound but stays busy and stays on top. Cummings attempts a kimura but Andrews defends as time expires in the round. I would score Round 2 for Dylan Andrews: 10-9

Dylan Andrews def. Zak Cummings via majority decision (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

Dana White gives Chael Sonnen and Jon Jones the decision on whom to bring back as the wild cards. Chael Sonnen decides to bring back Kevin Casey from his team. Jon Jones struggles on his decision to bring back Bubba McDaniel or Clint Hester.

Jon Jones decides to bring back Bubba McDaniel as a Wild Card for his team. Chael Sonnen brings back Kevin Casey as his Wild Card. Casey will fight McDaniel on the next episode for the final quarter-final slot.

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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.

Episode 8- March 12, 2013- Dylan Andrews def. Zak Cummings via majority decision (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) to advance to TUF 17 MW Tournament Quarter-Finals

TUF 17 teams and draft selections

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

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

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

TUF 17 Finalists: TBD versus TBD

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hesterquinlanEpisode 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 5th pick, 9th overall while Clint Hester was Team Jones 1st pick, 2nd 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) 1st pick, 1st overall, Uriah Hall (7-2) 2nd pick, 3rd overall, Zak Cummings (15-3) 3rd pick, 5th overall, Tor Troeng (15-4) 4th pick, 7th overall, Jimmy Quinlan (3-0) 5th pick, 9th overall, Kevin Casey (5-2) 6th pick, 11th overall, Kelvin Gastelum (4-0) 7th pick, 13th overall

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

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tuf_17Episode 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’ 1st pick, 2nd overall in the draft. Quinland was selected 5th by Team Sonnen, 9th 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) 1st pick, 1st overall, Uriah Hall (7-2) 2nd pick, 3rd overall, Zak Cummings (15-3) 3rd pick, 5th overall, Tor Troeng (15-4) 4th pick, 7th overall, Jimmy Quinlan (3-0) 5th pick, 9th overall, Kevin Casey (5-2) 6th pick, 11th overall, Kelvin Gastelum (4-0) 7th pick, 13th overall

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