Post by The Sandmen on Aug 13, 2012 13:59:46 GMT -5
ManMMA Lightweight Championship
Frankie Edgar is the favourite fighter of the crowd at Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario).
Ferocious staredown by Guillard while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Ferocious staredown by Edgar while John McCarthy recites the rules.
And here we go with the title fight!
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Melvin Guillard and Frankie Edgar touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Frankie Edgar tries to bring the fight to the ground
Guillard won't budge, forcing Edgar to pull guard.
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Edgar
Edgar breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar launches a few punches to Guillard's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guillard tries to cover his face,
Guillard's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Edgar
Guillard is in closed guard... Edgar tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Melvin Guillard!
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Frankie Edgar fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Guillard's face!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Frankie Edgar throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Guillard breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Guillard tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Edgar tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Guillard showing excellent timing, blasts Frankie Edgar with a right hand.
Edgar steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Edgar is trying to counter now!
Frankie Edgar tries a hook to the body
and hits Guillard ribs hard
A bad move from Frankie Edgar
almost puts his head in the path of Guillard's kick.
Frankie Edgar goes with a looping right hand while Melvin Guillard jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Guillard seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Here comes Melvin Guillard with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Edgar's ribs!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Frankie Edgar who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Guillard grapple with Frankie Edgar and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Frankie Edgar managed to maintain his balances and move away from Guillard
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar goes with a looping right hand while Melvin Guillard jumps back and jabs
Edgar only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Melvin Guillard seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Guillard launches a hook to the body
Bang! Edgar stops that one with his ribs!
Edgar ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Melvin Guillard is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Guillard looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Frankie Edgar's punches
Guillard measures the resilience of Edgar's chin with an uppercut while Edgar lands some great crosses.
Pulverizing punch to Guillard's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Guillard's Right eye is beginning to swell
Guillard has a small cut in his Right eye
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Edgar pushes Melvin Guillard and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Frankie Edgar charges at Guillard throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Guillard is rocked!
Guillard has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Guillard moves forward looking for some action
Melvin Guillard shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Frankie Edgar tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Guillard is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Melvin Guillard's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Edgar is throwing a flurry of punches!
Melvin Guillard just can't get away!
Guillard's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Edgar takes a break to breathe while holding Melvin Guillard.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Guillard throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Edgar tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nice punch by Frankie Edgar
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Edgar follows Melvin Guillard
Guillard fakes a move.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Edgar blocks and pushes his opponent.
Guillard misses a step and Frankie Edgar sees an opportunity to counter him!
A left hook from Edgar
grazes the chin of Guillard.
There is a small laceration on Melvin Guillard's Chin
Melvin Guillard continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Edgar launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Guillard's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Melvin Guillard moves forward looking for some grappling action
Edgar pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is a bloody mess!
Edgar grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard doesn't stop bleeding.
Good looking punches from Frankie Edgar on the ground
They could take their toll on Guillard.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Guillard
Frankie Edgar was tooling Melvin Guillard for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Melvin Guillard lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Edgar is taking this opportunity to rest.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Edgar tries to move to full mount
Edgar succeeds
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Edgar gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Melvin Guillard! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Melvin Guillard doesn't defend himself!
Guillard's Nose is beginning to swell
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Edgar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edgar tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard is a bloody mess!
Edgar goes for an armbar!
Edgar is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar from Frankie Edgar appears to be unbreakable
Melvin Guillard breaks the lock and pushes away Frankie Edgar, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Frankie Edgar. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Melvin Guillard is a bloody mess!
An overhand right from Melvin Guillard that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Edgar moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Melvin Guillard gets sloppy and Frankie Edgar tries to take advantage...
Melvin Guillard paws at Edgar.
Edgar answers with solid punches!
Frankie Edgar takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Melvin Guillard is a bloody mess!
Melvin Guillard throws a combo
Frankie Edgar ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Guillard swings again, only to get countered once more! Guillard is looking bad here!
Guillard launches a furious hook!
Edgar ducks under and pushes Melvin Guillard creating some space.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Frankie Edgar is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Guillard feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Edgar moves aside and dodges.
Guillard clumsily fails here and it's time for Frankie Edgar to fight back!
Edgar begins to launch a barrage of punches over Guillard
this is getting worse and worse for Guillard
Guillard throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Edgar's defense muffles the blows.
Melvin Guillard's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Edgar moves backwards and Melvin Guillard is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Melvin Guillard paws at Edgar.
Edgar answers with solid punches!
Nice punches from Frankie Edgar.
Guillard staggers backwards. Edgar wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Guillard has a small cut in his Left eye
Frankie Edgar tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Guillard is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Guillard
Edgar is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Melvin Guillard's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Frankie Edgar pushes Melvin Guillard against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Edgar jumps and tries to free his leg! Guillard doesn't allow this but Frankie Edgar is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Guillard
Frankie Edgar tries to free his leg...
Frankie Edgar uses some of his skill by jumping out of Guillard's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Edgar breaths deeply while on the ground
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Terrible one sided match... Guillard was not ready to fight a fighter of Frankie Edgar caliber.
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Melvin Guillard...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Edgar tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Frankie Edgar controls the situation despite Melvin Guillard efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Guillard tries to escape from the full mount...
Frankie Edgar is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard is a bloody mess!
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Melvin Guillard...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Guillard tries to escape from the full mount...
Frankie Edgar is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Edgar is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Edgar throws a few hammer fists to the face of Melvin Guillard
Solid shots!
The ref pulls off Frankie Edgar! Guillard seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Guillard's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Melvin Guillard's Right cheek
Winner is Frankie Edgar by TKO (GnP) at 5:00 Round 2
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 7/18 (39%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 212 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 31/43 (72%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 15/16 (94%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 212 s
Frankie Edgar wins the Lightweight title!
This sucks.