Roger Huerta comes out and meets Evans in the middle of the octagon. They exchange punches and Evans throws a leg kick. Huerta catches Evans legs and drives. They clinch and Evans almost ends up getting Huerta’s back. Huerta gets out of danger and they clinch again. They come out of clinch and start exchanging punches. Huerta does not look good throwing punches. He keeps looking down as he throws. Huerta goes for a take down but Evans defends. Evan reverses and gets the advantage on Huerta. Evans gets Huerta’s back and get a figure four on Huerta and starts to work his back. Huerta spins and Evan’s gets mount. Huerta escapes and gets to his feet. Huerta shoots and goes to slam Huerta but Evans tries for a guillotine to defend the slam. Evans takes control of the end of the round and gets on top of Huerta until the round ends.
Huerta is pissed about the first round and comes out on fire. Huerta has an intense look on his face and throws body kick after body kick. He lands a hard leg kick. Evans shoots and take Huerta down. He almost gives his back again but gets up. They throw some punches and and Evans takes Huerta down again. Huerta utilizes his wrestling and squirms to get on top of Huerta. Huerta throws some good punches and Evans goes for a triangle but it gives Huerta an opportunity to get side control. Huerta mounts and gets Evans’ back. Huerta goes for the choke to flatten out Evans. His strategy works and Evans lays flat and Huerta bombs punches. Mazagatti lets it go for a bit then calls the fight and Huerta wins by TKO.
Here is another video installment to get people excited for this Saturday when BJ Penn and Jens Pulver face off at the the Ultimate Fighter 5 finale. Theufcresults.com thinks BJ Penn is going to beat Jens Pulver decisively. This is a video of Jens Pulver fighting Duane Ludwig who is purely a striker, the outcome wasn’t good for Pulver. If you didn’t see the BJ Penn video we posted recently where BJ Penn destroys a Judo black belt, watch it, and then keep in mind that BJ Penn sent Georges St. Pierre to the hospital after their fight. St. Pierre is a world class striker, Jens Pulver not so much, but it is his strength. So if Pulver couldn’t handle a pure striker how is he going to deal with BJ Penn who can knock Pulver out just as easy as he can submit him?
Here is a little treat. This is a video of BJ Penn competing as a Judo white belt against a Judo black belt in competition. BJ Penn puts on a clinic and destroys his opponent. This video demonstrates how dangerous BJ Penn can be and he isn’t even striking. Jens Pulver has his hands full this coming Saturday, it’s going to be an awesome fight.
The first round starts and Gray is trying to take Nate down with his superior wrestling. Nate goes to the mat but almost catches Maynard in an arm lock. Gray narrowly escapes and then lands some major blows in transition opening up a cut on Diaz’s face. Both fighters are really active. Maynard keeps throwing huge bombs and Nate tries to use his excellent Jiu Jitsu to catch Maynard in a quick submission. The fight continues at a blazing pace with Maynard dropping bombs and Diaz almost catching Gray in submission after submission. The rounds comes to end and Diaz is bleeding badly.
Despite the heavy punches Nate took in the last round he came out looking the aggressor. Maynard returned with some heavy punches and locked up Diaz. Nate is dragged to the ground and Maynard almost slithers into a mount. Before he can sink in on top Diaz sneaks his knees up and rolls Maynard. Diaz gets on top and starts raining down punches. Gray covers a bit and attempts to get to his feet but Diaz capitalizes and gets Maynard into a guillotine to end the fight and take the win.
Who we want to win: Joe Lauzon Who we think we will win: Manny Gamburyan
Joe Lauzon has been the most impressive looking fighter during the show. His pace of fighting hasn’t slowed since his fight against Jens Pulver. Manny is a tough aggressive fighter, but is small. Matt Wiman didn’t take advantage of size in his fight against Gamburyan because he was too timid. Joe Lauzon will overpower Gamburyan and smother his fire.
Who we want to win: Undecided
Who we think we will win: Nate Diaz
I really like both of these fighters. I love Nick Diaz and think his brother is a smaller version. I love his fierce attitude and his confidence and his ability to back it all up. Gray is awesome but his last performance wasn’t very impressive. I think he can come back strong as long as he didn’t over train again. He has the ability to beat Diaz, it is just a matter of him coming into the fight with his strongest performance.
In the first round Manny came out on fire. Matt Wiman made attempt after attempt to take Manny down but was thwarted. Then surprisingly Manny started to take Wiman down and dominate. While in the mix Wiman got a cut near his eye. Luckily it was on the side and didn’t affect his vision. The round ended with Manny dominating Wiman and proving that his heart can overcome his size.
The second round started the same way the first ended. Manny got quick take down and burned half the round before Herb Dean made them stand up. Wiman landed a good punch and then made a weak attempt at a take down. In the process of being taken down Manny almost got Wiman in an arm lock, but Wiman came out of it on his back and almost got him in a rear naked choke, but Manny squirmed out of it and nearly landed in an arm bar. Wiman lost it and Manny finished the round pounding Wiman. After the round was over Manny won by a unanimous decision.
