UFC Fight Night 19 results and post-fight discussion for 'Diaz vs Guillard'
by MMAmania.com on Sep 16, 2009 8:49 PM EDT
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UFC Fight Night 19: "Diaz vs. Guillard" went down tonight (Sept. 16) from the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Okla., featuring an explosive mix of fighters all looking to leave lasting impressions on the nationwide television audience watching the Spike TV broadcast.
Mission accomplished.
Nate Diaz was out to snap an uncharacteristic two-fight losing skid against the enigmatic, albeit talented, Melvin Guillard, in the main event of the night.
Both fighters promised fireworks and delivered just seconds into the fight when the "The Young Assassin" dropped the Cesar Gracie-trained Diaz with a mean right hand. Diaz recovered and appeared to settle in midway through round, hitting a takedown that didn't sit well with Guillard.
No love lost between these two hot heads.
Guillard made a conscious effort to keep his distance in the second and remained patient, waiting for an opportunity to explode. He did, but his timing could not have been worse.
He closed the distance and went for a takedown when his punches missed. In the process, he stuck his head into the armpit of the Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist.
Big mistake.
And it was was all Diaz needed to sink in a fight-ending guillotine choke and get back in the 155-pound mix. Meanwhile, Guillard heads to the back of the line thanks to another submission loss on his record.
Saw that one coming from a mile away. Guillard, unfortunately, did not.
Roger Huerta and Gray Maynard hooked 'em up in the co-main event of the evening, which featured two fighters headed in different directions.
"El Matador" made his intentions of taking a break from competition to pursue an acting career crystal clear, while "The Bully"wanted to continue his ascent up the lightweight ladder.
Let's just say that this one may have lived up to the promotion's script with Huerta, a perennial contender at 155 pounds, not riding off into the Hollywood hills with a win.
That's just what happened.
Huerta was able to neutralize the takedown attempts of the Michigan State University wrestling alum for the first two rounds, turning the fight into a stand up battle. The strategy appeared to be his best bet to win until Maynard hit a trademark takedown to start the third and dominated Huerta on the ground the rest of the way.
In fact, Maynard nearly snapped off Huerta's arm off with a scary-looking kimura, which he somehow survived through sheer grit and determination. If he was really concerned about his future career on the silver screen he certainly didn't show it -- a tapout from that painful position would have been totally understandable.
Huerta, however, went out like a man. Now we just have to wait and see if he returns the same man if and when he decides to return to the Octagon.
One thing is for certain: There are a host of talented lightweights standing in line to welcome him back, including Mr. Maynard.
Former WEC welterweight champion Carlos Condit wanted to come out tonight against Jake Ellenberger and make a statement that he belonged in the UFC with the best in business at 170 pounds.
Ellenberger, making his promotional debut on relatively short notice for an injured Chris Lytle, had other plans.
He nearly killed the "Natural Born Killer" with several huge right hands, as well as a head kick and a few tight submission attempts, turning the first round into a total lopsided war. Condit appeared to be on the brink of extinction numerous times, but battled back like a true champion.
It was a totally different fight in the second, which was spent primarily on the ground with both fighters scoring points with strikes, submission attempts and reversals. And it was more of the same in the third, with Condit seemingly being the aggressor and getting the edge as Ellenberger could not keep up with the frenetic pace.
Condit really wanted his first UFC win and it showed.
Fortunately, for him, the judges agreed, giving him the nod with a very close split decision. Unfortunately, for him, his future fights are only going to get tougher.
He dodged a big bullet tonight. Ellenberger was a game opponent who had him in serious trouble in the early going.
Is Condit now a contender or just a pretender at 170 pounds?
Nate Quarry and Tim Credeur kicked off the televised main card action in a classic "striker vs. grappler" middleweight match up.
Chalk this one up to boxing ... although it likely didn't go down as expected.
Credeur dropped "The Rock" with a big right hand toward the end of the first round then went "Crazy" in an effort to finish the fight with a submission. Quarry survived, barely, but wobbled back to his corner a bloody mess.
Jiu-jits-who?
Quarry looked to be headed to the showers early in the second when Credeur connected with a big punch and head kick, but he countered with a short right hand that dropped the Louisiana native.
He didn't seem to recover from that point forward.
Credeur came out guns blazing once again to start the final frame, seemingly emptying his chamber to try and finish the fight. Quarry wasn't having it, drilling Credeur with a huge shot that looked to have him out on his feet.
Somehow he survived. And I'm not sure exactly how. He probably has no clue, either.
In fact, Credeur eventually got back to his feet and traded leather with Quarry as the final minute ticked down. He obviously wasn't thinking clearly, which made for a very fun fight.
Credeur simply had nothing left to give -- he left everything he had inside the Octagon. Quarry, physically, looked worse for the wear, but he did enough to earn a unanimous decision.
Great action and effort from two absolute warriors. It was an awesome surprise to say the least. Company president Dana White said it best:
"HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
That's a wrap from the "Sooner State," Maniacs. Now it's time to share your thoughts on one of the best Spike TV events in recent memory to hit our screens.
Whatcha got?
For complete UFC Fight Night 19: "Diaz vs. Guillard" results and play-by-play coverage of the televised main card click here.
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An excellent night of fights. This will probably be the last time Huerta fights in the Octagon.
by Muscle Dolphin on Sep 16, 2009 10:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That Maynard fight was actually exciting. He should have just gone for the TD from the start, though and it would’ve been a lot less competetive.
by frosnt on Sep 16, 2009 10:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It was funny as hell watching arianny cringing at the keylock in that fight. Maynard was doing good, he just needs to work on combinations, head movement and guard. I liked that he was advancing position on the ground. Noticeable improvements from TUF lay and gray.
by NameNotRequired on Sep 16, 2009 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Melvin needs to throw more than one or two punches at a time, and I can’t believe the guy is still so easy to choke out.
by Jeremyjackson on Sep 17, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he looked like he wanted to cry after getting choked out like that..
i kinda feel for the man, he has been getting his shit together lately. i hope this loss doesn’t throw him off track.
by stinky~fingers on Sep 17, 2009 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They need to allow Melvin to wear a steel turtle-neck into the octogon.
by MM_Eh on Sep 17, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was kicking the crap out of Diaz in the stand up, and was smart enough to get up when it went to the ground. He was looking good for the win, then got choked again. He is the black Trigg.
by naturalshadow on Sep 17, 2009 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly how I expected the fight to go, Melvin is good but always ends up getting caught in a submission against BJJ specialists and he had a brainfart once again. Until that takedown, Melvin was easily winning the fight, hurting Nate with his boxing and using some nice trips to take him down before standing up immediately because he knew how dangerous Diaz is off his back. However, he made a critical error doing a double leg takedown that left himself prone to a guillotine and you can’t do that against someone as good as Nate Diaz. Melvin is the LW Denis Kang, silly mistakes consistently prevent him from fulfilling his potential. In fact that fight reminded me a lot of Belcher-Kang.
by David W-S on Sep 17, 2009 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nNR: I agree that the Condit fight should have been stopped, but I am thrilled that it didnt. I lost a lot of money on Larson and Cantwell. Condit losing would have been a disaster for me. Luckily I fought back to win my money back and go up 12 bucks total or the night(lol) winning money on Diaz,Maynard (which I only bet after losing a ton on prelims),condit, Quarry, and stephens. Making my total for the evening +12! hahahahahahaha
Ellenbereger should have gotten the stoppage, but props to Condit for showing his toughness and fighting back. If he had 2 more minutes left he would have finished Elenbereger. I will say that either Ellenbereger was all greased up, or Condit’s jits was really sloppy. He slipped off Jake every time he attempted anything. If Jake didnt grease, then Carlos should be really dissaspomted in the uncharecteristicaly sloppy jits that he displayed last night. Normally he could have ended that fight about 10 different occasions with various submissions.
Wish I bet more on Nate, but I let all you fools scare me withh your bogus Melvin upset special, crazy talk! lol..I wasnt going to bet the Maynard fight, but after losing a ton on Larson I used Nate to chase my lost money, and I am happy I caught up to it. lol.
Quarry is no better then Kimbo slice! lol. He is terrible, but his heavy hands always save him. Happy they did, cause I had money on him.
I will say that Crueder is improving.
Elenberger is tough and a good find by Joe Silva.
Melvin still cant win a big fight.
Nate is the man!
Maynard has Sean Sherk syndrome and now also fancies himself as a striker.
Huerta is better then I thought especially coming off a lay off!
Dont understand how the Fock, Cantwell lost to Stan!
Baffled by how Larson lost a decision getting out wrestled!
Thrilled that stephens sliced buckholtz open, cause i needed that win badly!
Melvin should be fighting someone like Sam stout or Spencer Fisher
by john G on Sep 17, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Glad to see Stann prove a lot of people on here wrong.
by wAyNe on Sep 16, 2009 10:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I was too. I wanted to see that fight, but knew it wasn’t gonna happen since the first 3 fights all went the distance. At least the Diaz interview was also cut off. I didn’t want to hear about Stockton 10 more times anyway.
by naturalshadow on Sep 17, 2009 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Full credit to Stann, he fought smart and got a big upset over Cantwell. He still has a lot to work on but that win just saved his UFC career.
by David W-S on Sep 17, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man huerta won that fight stupid how he lost all rounds in the judges eye bs man bs roger took the fight great heart by not tapping
by elmatador1990 on Sep 16, 2009 10:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think the second started good with maynard but that knock down wasn’t too good, and huerta finished round with good combos and aggressive brawling which landed on greys chin, I think he pulled it or an honest draw, but to say huerta didn’t win 1st rd is absurd
by phenomenal angel on Sep 16, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Maynard was landing more in the 1st even though Huerta rocked Gray so I could c why you could give him the round.
by frosnt on Sep 16, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Huerta is a better fighter, that’s clear to see.. Maynard however got the wrestling, sad to see such a boring person win
by RoBerto on Sep 16, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Huerta looked crisper than before, but he still reverts to sloppiness once he lets his hands go, and his footwork sucks.
The guy is tough as hell, but vastly overrated due to his propensity for exciting fights. His only quality win is over Huggy Bear, and he was an eyeblink from losing that one.
His pretty face won’t stay intact against top-5 LWs, and that’s why he’s heading to Hollywood. Good luck Roger, you’ll probably be doing infomercials for food processors in six months.
Great night of fights. I won all my bets, but every single fight was close to going the other way. Awesome.
by Jeremyjackson on Sep 16, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dont think he was crisp. Maynard slowed the pace of the fight to the point that Huerta could only take a couple of shots at a time giving the illusion of technical merit. Still very wild and attrition based fighter.
Guillard threw that fight away IMO. I was close on my credeur pick when he had that RNC but no cigar.
by NameNotRequired on Sep 17, 2009 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah Roger would get killed against top 5 LWs. OH wait he just took KenFlo who in #2 in the div to a decision. Nice work.
by IrishMike on Sep 17, 2009 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kenny isn’t #2 in the division. Diego would brutalize him like he did at 185, and Sherk and Maynard’s wrestling would be too much for him as well.
And the fact remains that Roger is sloppy, marginally skilled fighter. His looks are what will get him somewhere in Hollywood, and his shitty stand-up and inability to work from his back will jeopardize those looks. I didn’t say they would all knock him out, I’m saying that his style is conducive to getting cranked in thr face. I stand by my statement.
by Jeremyjackson on Sep 17, 2009 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
his “shitty standup” is better than Gay Maynard’s is.. All gay can do is throw 1-2s and that’s it, no kicks no circling no heart and no feeling for fighting whatsoever.. + the person that actually likes him must be living far out in the woods
by RoBerto on Sep 17, 2009 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes RoB, but Maynard is excellent at other facets of MMA (wrestling). Huerta is more exciting, but is excellent at nothing.
by Jeremyjackson on Sep 17, 2009 1:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
correct… He excels at the one part (wrestling) of MMA that is to stop guys that are fighters at heart, and neutralize them..
by RoBerto on Sep 17, 2009 2:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s an excellent brawler.
It might be sloppy swinging sure but 20 wins with his style????
I like grey, I met and trained with him once, he did what he had to to win but I wasn’t impressed.
by phenomenal angel on Sep 17, 2009 2:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Huerta is an excellent fighter… with excellent heart, chin, physique
by RoBerto on Sep 17, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Diego Sanchez would be the other guy that’s as much of a fighter as Huerta is in the lightweight div…
by RoBerto on Sep 17, 2009 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gray almost blew that fight with Huerta, standing up with Roger is not a smart idea and he almost did a Kos and Sherk by trying to be more exciting. I gave the first to Roger as he landed the better punches and Gray dropping Huerta won him the second, but I couldn’t believe that in those 2 rounds he only went for one takedown, awful strategising from Gray and he only won the fight when he finally went back to his wrestling in the third. Great heart shown by Huerta to not tap out to the tight kimura, though it wasn’t the smartest thing to do and he was lucky to avoid a serious injury. As for Gray he should stick to his wrestling until he can actually strike, otherwise he won’t beat the elite of the division.
by David W-S on Sep 17, 2009 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Regarding Condit: This was a dangerous fight for him from the start and I didn’t like it. I’m just glad he could pull of the win. No more no-name opponents for Condit please, Joe Silva!
by wAyNe on Sep 16, 2009 10:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I guess it depends on how you score it. I would have given him a 10-8 round in the first, but I think he may have been edged in the second, and lost the third. I would have had a draw, but they almost never give 10-8 rounds.
by naturalshadow on Sep 17, 2009 1:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that fight was so close it could have gone either way..
no one got robbed in that fight.
by stinky~fingers on Sep 17, 2009 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Condit was WAAAAAAYYYY busier in R2 & R3 and I would have been disgusted if he’d lost the decision. Ellenburger looked really good in R1 but gassed badly because of putting it all into finishing him in R1.
Once again Cecil Peoples gets it horribly wrong and had Ellenburger winning by UD!!! This guy needs to get sacked. What a totally shit judge.
by Ca$z on Sep 17, 2009 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree that Cecil Peoples is an awful judge, he’s always the split in split decisions.
As for Condit-Ellenberger, I had that fight as a draw. I’d been making fun of Jake for being a no-name but that first punch shut me up, he looked superb in that first round and Carlos did well to recover both times. I had that round 10-8 to Jake. However, I was surprised that Jake suddenly stopped using his superior striking and relied on his wrestling, as Condit’s BJJ was too good for him to maintain control and the dangerous positions that Carlos put him in ultimately cost him the win, poor strategising on Jake’s part. I had the fight as a draw because round 1 was so lopsided but both fighters put on a great show and neither came out as a loser, Carlos showed true heart to come back and win while Ellenberger is no joke so I won’t be making anymore about him.
by David W-S on Sep 17, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was an amazing event. Seriously no way UFC 103 lives up to that. Those were probably the best 4 back-to-back fights the UFC has put on in terms of excitement and competetiveness.
by frosnt on Sep 16, 2009 11:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It was a another good night of fights I don’t know about the four best fights back to back but it was good.
by Beaver on Sep 16, 2009 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My opinion is that Huerta won that fight. Condit looked impressive being able to come back from that first round. You have to give Ellenburger some credit, he certainly looked good and could be dangerous in the near future. Guillard pissed me off. he could have taken Diaz but got reckless as usual. I just don’t like Nate Diaz, he’s got nothing on his brother.
by Five Finger Death Punch on Sep 16, 2009 11:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
But his brother Nick ihas a world more of experience then he does. He is coming into his own ewith do time he will be just as exciting…
by Da Monkey on Sep 17, 2009 6:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good fights. Glad to see Maynard get the W, although I was shocked I didn’t see Huertas arm come of in Maynards hands. Shit, that looked horrible. Gotta give Roger props for not tappin. Not sure if Condit deserved the win but it was a brawl and glad he got the decision.
by MMAtt on Sep 16, 2009 11:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
All The Fights Were Action Packed But What Was The Deal With Condit He Had A Big Glob Of Vasoline In His Hair Coming Into The 2nd round And I Beleive That prevented His opponent From locking On That Guilatine
by Jon on Sep 17, 2009 12:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Buffer needs to find a better way to announce fighters who don’t have nicknames. I’m sure Jake “Ellen” Burger would agree.
by prokstar on Sep 17, 2009 12:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yea maynard got the win judges were paid it looks like. roger a tuf guy props to him he got robbed
by Maynard fan on Sep 17, 2009 12:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Maynard wouldnt have a fucking shot against bj or diego!!! Just what we want to see him lying on top of roger huerta. Roger has the heart of a champion no matter what! Good luck mr. huerta at whatever you chose to do in life.
by The Truth on Sep 17, 2009 2:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Its close but even if he pulled the 2nd rd like I thought he did, judges gave rd 1 to grey, I saw the fight again like 6 times and I don’t see grey winning the 1st. Roger was scorring with kicks throughout the fight.
Whatever its done
Roger is still 25 he can come back at 28 and still get better I for one hope he does return and wish luck on career of his
by phenomenal angel on Sep 17, 2009 2:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
all i gotta say is, once again… what the hell was cecil peoples lookin at all night???
by sanshouer on Sep 17, 2009 2:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
GRAY MAYNARD ALWAYS MAKES THE FIGHT AS BORING AS HE POSSIBLY CAN EVERY SINGLE FIGHT!! F#CK GRAY!!!
by d*locc on Sep 17, 2009 12:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Quarry/Creduer – Thought Nate would win, but didn’t expect Credeur to put up such a tough showing. Good for him. Quarry got saved thanks to having more power in his punches than Credeur, but Tim’s stand-up actually looked better with those combinations.
Condit/Ellenberger – “Is Condit now a contender or just a pretender at 170 pounds?” I wouldn’t call him a pr4etender, but he’s certainly not a contender yet. He was given a really tough guy to fight and still pulled off the win, but he’s got to start finishing fights again to become a contender.
Maynard/Huerta – I’m really surprised Gray stood up with Roger as much as he did. Especially as he was sacrificing aggression and octagon control points by trying to counter strike, although he hit Huerta with some good shots. Still, the plan worked, and Huerta leaves the UFC with two consecutive losses.
Diaz/Guillard – if only Melvin hadn’t gone for that takedown. Melvin really could have had that fight. For all Nate’s take about wanting someone that will fight him(as if Guida and Stevenson weren’t doing anything at all in the cage when he fought them), he knew his main shot at winning the fight was to tap him Guillard out. He wasn’t going to KO or outpoint him. And with no 7 out of 8 losses coming via submission, I’d say now’s as good a time as any for Melvin to really reevaluate what he’s doing in training.
by Jase on Sep 17, 2009 12:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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