Friday, September 18, 2009

UFC Fight Night 19 Results: Diaz & Quarry Impress?

Prelims
Middleweight bout:
Ryan Jensen defeats Steve Steinbeiss with a guillotine choke in Rd.1
Welterweight bout:
Mike Pierce upsets Brock Larson with a dominating unanimous decision. Mikey now rides a 6 fight win streak while Larson loses for only the 3rd time in his career.
Lightweight bout: Jeremy Stephens cuts Justin Buchholz getting the TKO in Rd.1
Middleweight bout: C.B. Dollaway slurps another victory over Jay Silva by decision.
Welterweight bout: Mike Pyle uses those submission skills I was so impressed by to tap Chris Wilson in the final round.
Light Heavyweight bout: I'm pretty shocked Brian Stann gets the unanimous nod over Steve Cantwell in a fight I will have to see.

Main Card
Middleweight bout: Nate Quarry seemed to fight in slow motion, gas after 1 round, got a huge mouse over his right eye, and was all kinds of bloodied up, yet still got the decision win by using his power striking to constantly drop a technically better stand up fighter in Tim Credeur who should have been finished many times but was not. Odd, odd fight.
Welterweight bout: Carlos Condit struggled early and almost got put away by Jake Ellenberger ( a
Marcus Davis clone) in the 1st round by power strikes, but fought through and eeked his way to his 1st UFC win by Split-Decision.
Lightweight bout: Gray Maynard had more trouble than expected against the always tough Roger Huerta who now disembarks for a lackluster career in Hollywood. Gray may get the winner of
BJ Penn vs Diego Sanchez though it has yet to be announced.
Lightweight bout: Nathan Diaz got dropped by a nasty Melvin Guillard punch and was getting whipped when he got a lazy takedown and Mel showed just how inadequate on the ground, and quick to tap he is. Nice much needed win for Nate and Guillard should probably go to the unemployment line.

If'n you noticed the Sam Stout Phillipe Nover fight did not happen because Nover suffered a seizure backstage before the fight. He is said to be fine but of course the fight had to be cancelled. 7-3 on the picks and I'm still wondering what happened to Brock Larson. UFC 103 is next with 2 fights for free on Spike TV!

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