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The Ultimate Fighter™ Finale Results
April 9, 2005 Spike TV
Rd 1 They come out, meet at the center - both in south paw position - both keeping their distance, circling each other - Sanchez looks like he is trying to cut off the ring - more than a minutes goes by with no action - Sanchez tries an uppercut but misses - comes in and gets Florian against the cage - both exchange knees - Sanchez throws a knee to Florian's head as he pulls away - Sanchez comes in again and takes Florian down - Sanchez is standing over Florian against the cage throwing punches down as Florian kicks up - Florian tries to move away and Sanchez gets the full mount - Florian tries to push away but Sanchez continues to punch the side of Florian's face and the ref stops the fight. Florian was cut from a short elbow while he was mounted. Florian has cuts on the bridge of his nose and possibly below his left eye.
Sanchez wins a six figure contract with the UFC (no explanation as to the terms of the contract).
Fight 2 -
Light Heavyweight
Final
Rd 1 They come out to the center of the ring - Griffin throws a big right hand that is blocked - both exchange a bit - Griffin throws a low Thai kick that momentarily throws Bonner off balance - Bonner utilizing his jab - Griffin throws and lands a combo to Bonner's face - Griffin throws another low Thai kick - Bonner delivers a spinning 180 kick that lands on the side mid-section and then both exchange hard punches in the center of the ring - Griffin lands a few more shots and Bonner looks to be hurt a bit but recovers - Griffin tries to take Bonner down but Bonner reverses and lands on top of Griffin in the half-guard - Griffin pushes Bonner up and then stands-up and they both exchange blows on top - Bonner comes in for a take Down and they tie up - Bonner lands a hard left, a few more lefts and a knee - Griffin now pushes Bonner against the cage - Griffin takes Bonner down and is in the half-guard - Bonner holding on in half-guard - Bonner tries to get up - Griffin gets his back - Bonner pushes away - Griffin goes for an arm-bar, Bonner pushing away from arm-bar - bell rings.
Rd 2 Both come out - Griffin tries a low Thai kick - Bonner lands a straight left - Griffin looks a little stunned - Griffin ties him up and takes Bonner down - Griffin on top - Bonner doing a good job in the guard - Griffin is bleeding - Ref stops the fight to check the cut on the bridge of Griffin's nose - they resume - they circle each other - Bonner lands an uppercut - Griffin comes back with two straight lefts - they tie up - Bonner using the jab - Griffin counters with his own jab - Griffin throws a few knees as they clinch - Bonner blocking well - Bonner lands a good left knee - both look tired - Griffin clinching, trying to take Bonner down - He takes Bonner down but they get right back up - Bonner delivers a slow knee to the face of Griffin - Griffin sucking wind - crowd is cheering - Both in center of the ring, punching away - Griffin lands a straight jab - Griffin lands a good Muay Thai knee - Bonner comes back with a good jab - both in center of the ring exchanging punches - both look exhausted - Griffin lands a right uppercut - Griffin lands a straight right as the bell rings - Crowd on their feet cheering
Rd 3 Both come out to the center of the ring - Griffin lands a low Thai kick - both still in the center of the ring throwing but not landing punches - Griffin still throwing the jab - They clinch - Griffin throws some knees - Griffin lands a good knee - they pull a part - Bonner lands a left and a straight right - Griffin counters with his own left - both in center of the ring exchanging blows - Bonner looks to have gotten the better of the exchange - Griffin throws a low Thai kick that is blocked by Bonner - Bonner lands three straight jabs - Both miss big right punches - Griffin moving forward - Bonner side-stepping - Bonner lands two good left jabs - Griffin lands a good straight left jab - both in center of the ring - Griffin lands a straight right hand - Bonner lands a combo - 30 seconds left - Bonner tries a spinning 360 heel kick that catches Griffin on the hands - Griffin tries a straight right and then a knee but misses - bell rings as they both tried to hit each other - Crowd cheering.
Griffin wins a six figure contract with the UFC (no explanation as to the terms of the contract). Bonner was also offered a six figure contract.
Fight 3 - Featured Bout Rich Franklin wins by TKO at 2:44 of the first round over Ken Shamrock
RD 1 They both come out, Shamrock pushing forward - Franklin circling - Franklin throws a left high kick that is blocked - They stand in the center - both exchange - no damage - Shamrock shot in with his face facing up and Franklin caught him a straight left - Shamrock falls straight down on his back - Shamrock sees Franklin's foot and goes for a heel hook - Franklin scrambles - Shamrock again goes for the heel hook - Franklin turning - Franklin pulls away from the heel hook - Franklin nails Shamrock with a few punches as Shamrock is standing up - both now standing - Franklin lands a solid blow - Franklin throws a hard left that is partially blocked - Shamrock attempts a high kick but slips and falls - Franklin rushes Shamrock - Franklin throws punches down at Shamrock who is on his back - Shamrock has his knees up in front of Franklin but
Franklin landing
blows - ref stops the fight.
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