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Roger "El Matador" Huerta beat Clay Guida in the Ultimate Fighter Finale. (MMAweekly.com Photo)

After losing the first two rounds to Clay Guida (22-6-0) in the main event of the Ultimate Fighter Finale on Saturday, Dec. 8 in Las Vegas, Nev., Roger "El Matador" Huerta (22-1-1) was in serious trouble. Unable to stop the takedowns or the brutal ground and pound attack of his opponent, Huerta seemed destined to lose a unanimous decision.

But Huerta had other plans. Catching his second-wind at the start of the third round, "El Matador" knew he had to do something dramatic to win – and that's exactly what he did. Slipping away from Guida's single-leg takedown attempt, Huerta spun immediately to the back of his opponent and sunk in a rear naked choke. Suddenly, all of the critics who said that Huerta had been "carried over" by the UFC and fed inexperienced opponents were silent. Coming off back-to-back wins over five fighters making their UFC debut, Huerta had beaten a tough octagon veteran.

Huerta's victory was the final fight in a night full of action, where Mac Danzig (18-4-1), who should be fighting at lightweight, took out the huge Tommy Speer (9-2-0) in a 170-pound welterweight match. Turning the tables on the bigger fighter, Danzig took Speer to the mat and finished him off with a choke.

Offical Results of Ultimate Fighter Finale
Dec. 8, Las Vegas, Nev.

• Roger Huerta def. Clay Guida by choke at 0:51 in R3
• Mac Danzing def. Tommy Speer by choke at 2:01 in R1
• John Koppenhaver def. Jared Rollins by TKO at 2:01 in R3
• George Sotiropoulos def. Billy Miles by choke at 1:36 in R1
• Ben Saunders def. Dan Barrera by Unanimous Decision
• Troy Mandaloniz def. Richie Hightower by TKO at 4:20 in R1
• Matt Arroyo def. John Kolosci by armlock at 4:42 in R1
• Roman Mitichyan def. Dorian Price by ankle lock at 0:23 in R1
• Jonathan Goulet def. Paul Georgieff by choke at 4:42 in R1

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