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TUF 24 Finale Bonuses: Anthony Smith Banks $50,000 For Huge KO

‘The Ultimate Fighter’ (TUF) season 24 ‘Tournament of Champions’ went down tonight (Saturday, December 3, 2016) from the Palms Resort Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event between pound-for-pound great Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson and TUF winner Tim Elliott was supposed to be a blowout, but it was anything but. Johnson held on in

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‘The Ultimate Fighter’ (TUF) season 24 ‘Tournament of Champions’ went down tonight (Saturday, December 3, 2016) from the Palms Resort Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event between pound-for-pound great Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson and TUF winner Tim Elliott was supposed to be a blowout, but it was anything but. Johnson held on in a competitive fight to defend his title for a ninth consecutive time.

The Fight of the Night, though, went to light heavyweight power punchers Jared Cannonier and Ion Cutelaba. Connonier emerged with a unanimous decision triumph, but the former heavyweight had to eat some heavy leather to do so. The two men engaged in a back-and-forth war, but it was ‘The Killa Gorilla’ who came out on the right side of the judges’ scorecards.

Elsewhere on the main card, Sara McMann nabbed one of the Performance of the Night bonuses with her arm-triangle choke submission of Brazilian and Japanese Jiu-Jitsu black belt Alexis Davis. In one of the finest performances of her career, McMann finished her opponent for the first time since her UFC debut against Sheila Gaff in April 2013. Davis, returning from a long pregnancy-induced layoff, outstruck McMann, but couldn’t stay upright. That ultimately proved to be her undoing, as she was submitted for the first time in her 24-fight career.

The second $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus check went to Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith for his second-round knockout of Elvis Mutapcic. It was not easy.

Mutapcic secured a takedown early in the first round and battered Smith from top position for the remainder of the stanza. Smith turned the tide in the second frame, however. A standing elbow wobbled ‘The King’, and punches kept him on his heels as well. Finally Smith ended the proceedings with another devastating elbow strike that crumpled Mutapcic where he stood. ‘Lionheart’ swooped in to polish off his compromised opponent with punches to cap off the biggest win of his career.

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Jared Cannonier Defeats Ion Cutelaba In Wild Fracas

Light heavyweight competitors Jared Cannonier (9-1) and Ion Cutelaba (12-3, 1 NC) threw leather on the main card of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 24 Finale. The event took place in the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. “The Killa Gorilla” got the best of “The Hulk” in a wild one. Cutelaba wasted little time moving forward

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Light heavyweight competitors Jared Cannonier (9-1) and Ion Cutelaba (12-3, 1 NC) threw leather on the main card of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 24 Finale. The event took place in the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

“The Killa Gorilla” got the best of “The Hulk” in a wild one.

Cutelaba wasted little time moving forward and putting pressure on Cannonier. A right hand found the mark for Cannonier. A knee to the body landed for Cutelaba. “The Hulk” threw a combination, but was pushed against the fence. Cutelaba brought “The Killa Gorilla” to the mat. He dropped some punches in the open guard. Cannonier was able to get to his feet and pushed Cutelaba back as a result. “The Hulk” once again brought Cannonier down. Cutelaba missed a huge head kick and the round ended.

The start of round two saw Cannonier landed a right hand early. Cutelaba took Cannonier down as he went for a leg kick. “The Hulk” went for a trip and scrambled on top. The fight returned standing and “The Killa Gorilla” got some solid strikes in before being taken down again. Cannonier got back to his feet and dumped his opponent to the mat. He dropped some punches before the round ended.

Cutelaba landed a leg kick at the start of the final frame. Cannonier connected with two body kick. “The Killa Gorilla” avoided a body lock. “The Hulk” connected with a leg kick. He ate a counter right hand. Cannonier threw a head kick on Cutelaba, who was bleeding a bit on the side of his face. A clean right hand landed for Cannonier. Cutelaba went for a takedown, but found his back against the fence. They separated and Cannonier kept his hands down and walked forward taunting him. He landed some punches as the final horn sounded.

All three judges scored the bout for Cannonier.

Final Result: Jared Cannonier def. Ion Cutelaba via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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