Welcome to FiveKnuckles.com live, blow-by-blow coverage of UFC 119: “Mir vs. Cro Cop” presented by Yahoo UFC PPV.


Tonight's card is coming to you live from the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana and features a heavyweight contest between former UFC champ Frank Mir and former Pride Grand Prix Champion Mirko Filipovic. The co-main event is the fast-rising light-heavyweight Ryan Bader taking on another Pride legend in Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.


As always, FiveKnuckles.com will provide free, live round-by-round coverage of the main card action starting at 10:00p ET. We'll also be providing quick updates of the under card fights which should begin around 7:30p ET.

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UFC 119 QUICK RESULTS:


Frank Mir vs. Mirko Filipovic- Mir wins by knockout at 4:02 of round 3.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Ryan Bader - Bader wins by unanimous decision.
Matt Serra vs. Chris Lytle - Lytle wins by unanimous decision.
Evan Dunham vs. Sean Sherk - Sherk wins by split decision.
Jeremy Stephens vs. Melvin Guillard - Guillard  wins by split decision.
C.B. Dollaway vs. Joe Doerksen - Dolloway wins by submission (choke) at 2:13 of round 1.
Matt Mitrione vs. Joey Beltran - Mitrione wins by unanimous decision.
Waylon Lowe vs. Steve Lopez - Lowe wins by split decision.
T.J. Grant vs. Julio Paulino - Grant wins by unanimous decision.
Mark Hunt vs. Sean McCorkle - McCorkle wins by submission (kimura) at 1:03 of round 1.
Thiago Tavares vs. Pat Audinwood- Tavares wins by submission (choke) at 3:47 of round 1.

UFC 119 Main Card Blow-By-Blow:

Jeremy Stephens vs. Melvin Guillard

Round one- Stephens ducks a Guillard right hand and drops Guillard with a right of his own. Guillard gets to his feet and recovers. Guillard lands a right to the temple but Stephens doesn't seem bothered. They're trading kicks but checking them well. Guillard lands a 1-2 but Stephens shrugs. Guillard's short combinations are becoming more consistent, he's in and out with his speed. Stephens lands a low kick and Guillard whiffs with a big right hand. Stephens lands a nice leg kick but Guillard stays on his toes. Stephens lands a decent right but FiveKnuckles is giving the round to Guillard, 10-9.


Round two- Stephens opens the round with a solid kick to the back of Guillard's thigh. Guillard attempts a front kick but Stephens almost catches it. Stephens blocks a Guillard body kick then Guillard lands a right hand. Guillard throws a wild overhand right but misses. Guillard hits Stephens with a groin kick, they take a break. Stephens catches Guillard with an inadvertent eye poke but it's not serious, Guillard says he's okay and they continue fighting. Stephens then catches Guillard with a groin kick and the fight is delayed yet again. They're dancing and throwing but nothing significant lands, a tough round to score. We'll go with a 10-9 for Guillard.


Round three- After a minute of punches thrown but not landed, Stephens attempts a half-hearted takedown but with no conviction and the crowd is starting to voice their displeasure in the lack of action. Stephens is landing some leg kicks but they don't seem to be slowing Guillard. Stephens lands a good right to the head then a strong...