You can also say the same thing about Guida that Huerta is his toughest opponent to date. Maybe Tyson?? But I would expect Huerta to walk through, sans Tyson, every opponent that Guida has fought.[/quote]

Tyson Griffin would beat Huerta I think at the moment. I’m saying that as a huge Huerta fan, along with Clay, he’s my fave LW.

I think Guida was up 2 rounds to zero. I think Huerta believed so as well. That’s actually the first time I have heard someone say that that fight was even going into the third. I thought Guida clearly won rounds one and two.

[quote comment="371330"]I’ve watched and watched and watched the Guida/Huerta fight.

Round One is likely Guida. Worst case scenario is that the judges would be split on Round One.

Round Two is DEFINITELY Guida. No doubt about it.

In Round Three, I think Guida looked gassed, although he doesn’t put it that way. Regardless, the head kick Huerta landed did the trick, and allowed Huerta time to take Guida’s back.

Don’t get me wrong, i think Huerta deserves credit for weathering the storm and timing a great head kick. But Guida deserves mad props for putting on an amazing display of wrestling skills. He was taking Huerta down at will.[/quote]

VM, I’m sorry but I think you were paying attention to Rogan to much in that fight. Rogan obviously has a man-crush on Guida and not without reason, he puts on exciting fights. But for instance there was one point Guida ate four big shots and connected one in the exchange and Joe screams, “Guida with a big right.” I am impartial and don’t mind him, but that fight was the first time I understood the Rogan haters and why.

As far as the first round going to Guida and the talk of his takedowns for dominance throughout the fight, he had three takedowns with one being the big slam. On the first, Huerta had the arm in reaching for a guillotine, allowing it. He knew he didn’t have it, let it go and was up within about 20 secs. On the third takedown, he allowed it again, this time isolating an arm and going for a kimura. Now, I don’t ever remember seeing a fight ended by a takedown, but finished by submissions, yes. Not talking slams, just basic takedowns. In that first round, Huerta was constantly going for submissions. Not counting the weak choke attempt, he went for an arm bar, knee bar, transitioned to a heel hook, kimura, and another arm bar. That made Guida look like a “lay and pray”er which we all know he’s not.

Huerta won the fight so why worry about it. Sorry, but I am going on a tangent because I hate the way rounds are scored and that is why we end up seeing so many lay’n'pray to a win by position-types of fighters looking to wait out their decision.

I think Guida was up 2 rounds to zero. I think Huerta believed so as well. That’s actually the first time I have heard someone say that that fight was even going into the third. I thought Guida clearly won rounds one and two.

[quote post="5354"]Compare him to Huerta. Huerta is down to Earth, exciting, personable, BUT he wins, so some/a lot, dont like him. They are identicle in many ways, but yet so many people dislike Huerta. [/quote]

There is one reason why Huerta has his UFC record and Guida has his – LEVEL OF COMPETITION. Clay Guida has been Roger Huerta’s toughest fight to date BY FAR. Up until then, he has only fought UFC newcomers brought in for the sole purpose of padding Huerta’s record. They can do a “Where are they now” for all of his previous opponents – Jason Dent, John Halverson, Doug Evans, Alberto Crane. And Leonard Garcia was a first timer in the UFC as well, but I am a big fan of the Bad Boy so I ain’t including him in the same group as those cans listed above.

Then on the other Clay Guida fought an unkown in his first UFC fight that was of course on the undercard, but at the time, Guida was unkown as well (unless you watched StrikeForce). After his first fight with Justin James, he has fought Din Thomas, Tyson Griffin, Marcus Aurelio and of course, Roger Huerta. Thomas and Griffin are undoubtedly Top 10 in the UFC LW Division, but Aurelio has not yet performed up to expectations. I still don’t know how one judge ruled that fight in favor of Marcus. Guida clearly won that fight 30-27, just as two of the judges saw it.[/quote]

-and yet huerta still BEAT him! even with the whole (he hasnt fought anyone excuse) but guida shoulda won the fight with griffin…

Compare him to Huerta. Huerta is down to Earth, exciting, personable, BUT he wins, so some/a lot, dont like him. They are identicle in many ways, but yet so many people dislike Huerta.[/quote]

-couldnt of said that any better about huerta!!
you brin a very good point, i think people just choose to hate some of these fighters because of who they are, or were they come from IMO! I mean why would anybody hate on huerta, i dont get it???

You can also say the same thing about Guida that Huerta is his toughest opponent to date. Maybe Tyson?? But I would expect Huerta to walk through, sans Tyson, every opponent that Guida has fought.

Round One is likely Guida. Worst case scenario is that the judges would be split on Round One.

Round Two is DEFINITELY Guida. No doubt about it.

In Round Three, I think Guida looked gassed, although he doesn’t put it that way. Regardless, the head kick Huerta landed did the trick, and allowed Huerta time to take Guida’s back.

Don’t get me wrong, i think Huerta deserves credit for weathering the storm and timing a great head kick. But Guida deserves mad props for putting on an amazing display of wrestling skills. He was taking Huerta down at will.

I think Guida was up 2 rounds to zero. I think Huerta believed so as well. That’s actually the first time I have heard someone say that that fight was even going into the third. I thought Guida clearly won rounds one and two.

[quote post="5354"]Compare him to Huerta. Huerta is down to Earth, exciting, personable, BUT he wins, so some/a lot, dont like him. They are identicle in many ways, but yet so many people dislike Huerta. [/quote]

There is one reason why Huerta has his UFC record and Guida has his – LEVEL OF COMPETITION. Clay Guida has been Roger Huerta’s toughest fight to date BY FAR. Up until then, he has only fought UFC newcomers brought in for the sole purpose of padding Huerta’s record. They can do a “Where are they now” for all of his previous opponents – Jason Dent, John Halverson, Doug Evans, Alberto Crane. And Leonard Garcia was a first timer in the UFC as well, but I am a big fan of the Bad Boy so I ain’t including him in the same group as those cans listed above.

Then on the other Clay Guida fought an unkown in his first UFC fight that was of course on the undercard, but at the time, Guida was unkown as well (unless you watched StrikeForce). After his first fight with Justin James, he has fought Din Thomas, Tyson Griffin, Marcus Aurelio and of course, Roger Huerta. Thomas and Griffin are undoubtedly Top 10 in the UFC LW Division, but Aurelio has not yet performed up to expectations. I still don’t know how one judge ruled that fight in favor of Marcus. Guida clearly won that fight 30-27, just as two of the judges saw it.