UFC 119 Results: The 10 Best Moments from the UFC's Debut in Indianapolis

UFC 119 is in the books, and now everybody's mouthing off.

Some are saying that this bout managed to exceed expectations for what it had, while others would not hesitate to tell you that every bit of the event absolutely sucked.

The reactions are mixed, but what could we say made the event a viewing pleasure for the people who did watch the fights?

Follow me down the UFC 119 Flashback Road, and I'll let you see what made UFC 119 a good night for UFC fans and MMA fans alike!

10. The Mir Resistance Proves Successful Against the Cro Cop Authority

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NEW YORK - MARCH 24: Frank Mir of Las Vegas, Nevada speaks at a press conference for UFC 111 at Radio City Music Hall on March 24, 2010 in New York City. Mir will face Shane Carwin of Denver, Colorado in the INterim heavyweight title bout. (Photo by Je

Considering how not-so-memorable the much-anticipated Mir vs. Cro Cop bout turned out to be, it kicks off the list.

After some trash talk, you'd think that both men would be slugging it out for the first round at least, but that was not meant to be.

The only thing of note that happened, before a Muay Thai clinch followed by a knee that KO'd Cro Cop, was an inadvertent knee to the groin of Mir that shaved five minutes away from the fight and made the first round go to 10-8 from where I was sitting.

I felt Mir was the more dominant fighter in Rounds 2 and 3, although Cro Cop never gave up for the second round and hung in all throughout.

Still, it's tough to ignore Mir KO'ing Cro Cop, whether the knee connected or not.

Not only did it cement a winner, but it also saved us from a rather boring Unanimous Decision and an even more forgettable fight.

9. Sean McCorkle Makes Mark Hunt Tap

Sean McCorkle used to be an Internet warrior, but now he's known as the guy who spoiled the much anticipated debut of Mark Hunt.

Hunt had a good start to the fight and was able to take it to the ground. But eventually McCorkle caught the arm, attempted a Kimura, and although he seemed to lose it at first, was able to crank the arm from off his back and secure the tap from Hunt.

The question is now whether or not Hunt will stay in the UFC, but one certainty stands:

Sean McCorkle has arrived.

8. Thiago Tavares Snaps Pat Audinwood's Perfect Record

Thiago Tavares chokes out Pat Audinwood at UFC 119 (Courtesy: Yahoo! Sports)

If Thiago Tavares gets no love by your standards, you officially need to change your standards.

Tavares proved to any doubters that cage rust was certainly not a factor in a matchup that some thought to be stylistically bad for the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist, who was going up against an undefeated wrestler.

Turns out it was a bad fight for Pat Audinwood: To his credit, he was making his UFC debut and gave an impressive showing at that, but he paid for sticking his head out and giving up his neck when Tavares sunk in a tight guillotine choke.

Ladies and gentlemen, Thiago Tavares is back.

7. Melvin Guillard "Splits" with Jeremy Stephens

If you're reading this, you don't need glasses... oh, and you might be looking at Takanori Gomi's next opponent.

I tweeted during this fight that, for a lightweight scrap, this fight was very methodical.

Dana White tweeted twice during this fight, saying at 9:26 p.m. CDT, "Boy was I wrong about this one!", and at 9:32 p.m. CDT, "I thought they would go for it in round 3. NOPE!"

To be honest, I was thinking both of those things myself during the fight. Hell, I actually thought Guillard would turn it up to where he would somehow lose control of the fight and get knocked out.

Maybe they both expected the other to have that mentality, and thus, they called this chess, not checkers.

Either way, those three rounds were interesting but didn't seem to live up to the hype, for all its intensity and all the "they both really want to fight each other" buzz.

After both men inadvertently threw illegal shots to the groin early on, I actually had them drawing, although Guillard showed his aggression and Stephens tried to finish the fight before it had even passed the five-second mark.

After the fifteen-minute duration, however, the judges rendered their decision, with Melvin Guillard going home with a split-decision win over Lil' Heathen.

Who will he face next?

MMA Junkie reports that it could be Takanori Gomi, but we'll wait and see how this plays out.

6. Sean Sherk Wins a Split Decision, but Dunham Remains a Prospect at 155

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CHICAGO - OCTOBER 25: Sean Sherk celebrates his win in the Lightweight bout at UFC's Ultimate Fight Night at Allstate Arena on October 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

I remember a few things about Sherk vs. Dunham at UFC 119:

1. I remember the elbow that busted Evan Dunham open, a buddy of mine sitting next to me thinking that the blood looked like an exploded packet of ketchup, and myself thinking that Sean Sherk was definitely winning on the judges' scorecards.
2. I remember Joe Rogan's words sometime before the fight, saying that nobody had ever submitted or gotten the back of Sherk in all the fights that Sherk had fought, and I also recall his commentary during the fight. Did he really think Dunham was winning the fight just because of a few deep submission attempts, or was it just because he was still going despite being bloodied by Sherk?
3. I vividly remember how many exciting exchanges there were in this fight. There were really only about four in the whole fifteen-minute fight, seeing as how most of the fight was against the cage, but it was still exciting to watch.

Above all these, I remember two other things:

The first is how partisan the crowd became when the fight wasn't stopped due to the cut above Dunham's right eye—conspicuous by the chorus of boos directed at the decision to declare Sherk the winner by split decision.

Obviously the crowd didn't like it, but I don't think the judges were wrong this time.

This, of course, brings me to the last of five things that stood out to me about the fight: I found myself admitting that I am finally sold on Evan Dunham, even though I said I wouldn't be unless Dunham beat Sherk.

Everyone knows what happens when a fight goes to a split decision: One man wins, but the other man doesn't lose. You'd think these "splits" would be more unanimous, but sometimes an argument can be made for the other man winning.

Hey, if someone thinks that Dunham beat Sherk, then let them say it out loud.

I mean, you're talking to a guy who still occasionally says Sam Stout beat Joe Lauzon, so if you feel Sherk lost, then call this another win for Dunham.

5. Beltran Vs. Mitrione Wins Fight of the Night

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MONTREAL- MAY 8: Matt Mitrione (L) knees Kimbo Slice in their heavyweight bout at UFC 113 at Bell Centre on May 8, 2010 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)

The fight that earned "Fight of The Night" was... Joey Beltran vs. Matt Mitrione?!

Yep, it happened.

Mitrione actually looked better than expected against Beltran, though he was unable to KO "The Mexicutioner" within the three rounds.

To his credit though, he was only taken down once and faced no real danger until the fight progressed past the second round.

All three judges scored the fight 29-28 for Meathead, who now moves up to 3-0, but the real winner here was the crowd at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

They paid to see one hell of a fight, and they got it.

4. The Most Electrifying Celeb Sighting in MMA History

With most of the card already covered thus far, I figured I'd show some love to the celebs that turned out at UFC 119, and give the No. 4 pick to the most electrifying man in sports entertainment history.

Besides the appearance, the cross-promotion of an upcoming movie, and the interview with Ariel Helwani, The Rock gets a spot on this list because... dude, he's THE ROCK!

He's not Chuck Norris or the guy from Dos Equis, but an appearance from The Great One is always a good moment in any sports event's night.

It just so happened that last night was that night to the UFC, but don't get too comfortable...

This is the closest you're going to get to seeing Dwayne Johnson inside The Octagon.

3. Ryan Bader Takes His "Minotouro" by the Horns for a Unanimous Decision

Little Nog vs. Darth Bader: Who really won this fight?

Now this was a step up for Bader.

While the fight was a bit of a drop from his third-round finish of Keith Jardine at UFC 110, Bader needed to face and beat competition like Rogerio Nogueira in order to prove to the world that the hype surrounding him is justified.

Some felt that, despite taking down and nearly finishing Nogueira, Bader had in fact lost the fight on the judges' scorecards, but the fight was a tough one to call.

Bader scored some takedowns and almost stopped Nogueira, but Nogueira held on and landed some effective punches on the feet.

In a way, the outcome could be seen as the rightful outcome of the Nogueira-Jason Brilz fight, while a split decision like Nogueira won in the Brilz fight would have been justified here.

Nonetheless, "Master" Bader moves up to 13-0 professionally and many feel that the appropriate next step is a Light Heavyweight superfight between Bader and the UFC's Most Valuable Prospect, Jon "Bones" Jones, for a potential shot at Mauricio "Shogun" Rua's UFC Light Heavyweight belt.

2. The Doberman Puts the Bite on Joe Doerksen and Gets Submission of the Night

When you're fighting Joe Doerksen and looking for a submission, it IS possible. All you have to do is get a guillotine in and roll around until Doerksen is too tired to work his way out of it. (Jeff Cain/MMA Weekly)

C.B. Dollaway just proved his worth as a fighter who could be a contender at 185 pounds.

Joe Doerksen, the Canadian known in MMA for a very high number of wins by submission, fell victim to a rolling guillotine choke at 2:13 of the very first round after the fight went to the ground.

If you didn't see the fight, check it out and note that Dollaway rolled a few times to get the choke in deep and secure the tap.

I initially wanted to believe that Dollaway was doing it purposefully to wear Doerksen down until he couldn't show any active defense to the submission, but perhaps it was the opposite.

Maybe when Dollaway first dropped to the ground, He didn't get the guillotine in as deep as he wanted it; as Doerksen rolled to escape it, he found himself allowing Dollaway to sink the choke in deeper.

Whatever the case, Dollaway beat a strong fighter at his own game and proved that he might one day deserve a shot at the upper echelon of the UFC Middleweight division.

1. Mr. "Fight Of The Night" Avenges His Loss to "The Terror" in His Homecoming

Chris Lytle lays in a sickening right hand to Matt Serra (Tracey Lee/Yahoo! Sports)

In my mind, this should have been "Fight of the Night", but this fight was the best moment of the night for more than the fact that Lytle was at home.

Any time two guys are evenly matched but still willing to test each other out on the feet, you know you're in for a hell of a fight; that's exactly what we got at UFC 119 when Serra and Lytle fought.

Though both men still remained cautious before they struck, they did have a number of strong exchanges, with Lytle getting the better of Serra early and almost knocking him out.

In the end, Lytle left no doubt about the winner of the fight, but give Serra his due: If he hadn't fought as hard as he did, there's no way this fight would have been as exciting as it turned out.