Post by The Sandmen on Dec 15, 2012 2:25:20 GMT -5
Clay Guida! Clay Guida! This is what the people are chanting here.
Clay Guida looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Melvin Guillard glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
A left hook from Guida
grazes the chin of Guillard.
Clay Guida moves forward and launches a low kick.
Guillard blocks that.
Guillard is trying to counter now!
Guida launches a kick
but Melvin Guillard avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Clay Guida swings...
...no good.
Guida shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Good movement from Guida
who is bobbing and weaving.
Clay Guida gets sloppy and Melvin Guillard tries to take advantage...
Shovel hook by Melvin Guillard
tags Guida.
0:47 Round 1 and Guillard is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Guillard decides to launch some tentative punches
Melvin Guillard takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Guillard tries to grapple
He puts Guida in a double underhook!
Guida doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Melvin Guillard embrace and tries to move away...
Melvin Guillard pushes Guida forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Clay Guida 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.
Guillard is trying to counter now!
Melvin Guillard tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Guillard circles out and slips free of Clay Guida's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Brutal combination from Melvin Guillard!
Guida is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
There is a small laceration on Clay Guida's Chin
Clay Guida shoots for a double leg takedown!
Melvin Guillard sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Guida grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Guillard struggles... Clay Guida is unable to take him down
Guida clumsily fails here and it's time for Melvin Guillard to fight back!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Guida stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Melvin Guillard is coming in again!
Guida's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Clay Guida shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Melvin Guillard is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Guida into his guard.
Hard blow to Guillard's mid-section, he seems hurt
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Guillard
Guida is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Clay Guida!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Clay Guida
Guida tries to escape from the full mount...
Melvin Guillard is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Clay Guida
Guillard is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Clay Guida, who is barely covering up!
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Clay Guida
Clay Guida attempts to trap Melvin Guillard in his guard.
Clay Guida manages to switch to full guard.
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Guida
Guida tries to close his guard around Guillard
He succeeds!
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Guillard works on the ground with his fingers over Guida's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Melvin Guillard fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Guida's face!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Clay Guida doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Guillard's moves.
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Melvin Guillard looks to posture up and open Clay Guida's guard...
Melvin Guillard forces Clay Guida to open his guard.
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Guida
Guida tries to stand up!
Guillard doesn't allow him!
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Guida
Guillard breaths deeply while on the ground
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Guida
Melvin Guillard tries to open Guida's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Melvin Guillard. Guida is unable to cover himself now!
Guida's Forehead is beginning to swell
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Guida
Guillard tries to jump to side mount.
Clay Guida closed his guard around Melvin Guillard.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Clay Guida
Clay Guida is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Guida measures the resilience of Guillard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Guillard blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Clay Guida
Guillard fires a barrage of punches at Guida's head!
This is bad! Guillard is just pounding on Clay Guida's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Clay Guida
Guillard is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Clay Guida, who is barely covering up!
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Clay Guida
Melvin Guillard looks to mount Clay Guida...
Melvin Guillard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Clay Guida
Clay Guida tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
Melvin Guillard keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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0:11 Round 2 and Guillard is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Guillard tries to grapple
He puts Guida in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Melvin Guillard is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Guillard catches an ankle and Guida is tripped to the mat!
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Melvin Guillard tries to better his position on the ground...
Guillard breaks the closed guard of Clay Guida and moves to half guard
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Clay Guida
Melvin Guillard looks to mount Clay Guida...
Melvin Guillard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Clay Guida
Melvin Guillard throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Guida's face with those brutal elbows! Guida needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
That brutal impact left Guida laid out on the mat! Melvin Guillard's corner come in to congratulate him!
Guida has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Melvin Guillard by KO (GnP) at 1:08 Round 2
Statistics: Clay Guida
Punches 1/5 (20%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 221 s
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 9/10 (90%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 22/27 (81%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 221 s
And there's that. Guida has that issue people here have when they keep winning, but can;t win the big fights, like contender or title fights. Will he ever get there? Depends. His team neglects him, so he is on his own.
Clay Guida looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Melvin Guillard glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
A left hook from Guida
grazes the chin of Guillard.
Clay Guida moves forward and launches a low kick.
Guillard blocks that.
Guillard is trying to counter now!
Guida launches a kick
but Melvin Guillard avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Clay Guida swings...
...no good.
Guida shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Good movement from Guida
who is bobbing and weaving.
Clay Guida gets sloppy and Melvin Guillard tries to take advantage...
Shovel hook by Melvin Guillard
tags Guida.
0:47 Round 1 and Guillard is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Guillard decides to launch some tentative punches
Melvin Guillard takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Guillard tries to grapple
He puts Guida in a double underhook!
Guida doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Melvin Guillard embrace and tries to move away...
Melvin Guillard pushes Guida forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Clay Guida 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.
Guillard is trying to counter now!
Melvin Guillard tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Guillard circles out and slips free of Clay Guida's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Brutal combination from Melvin Guillard!
Guida is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
There is a small laceration on Clay Guida's Chin
Clay Guida shoots for a double leg takedown!
Melvin Guillard sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Guida grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Guillard struggles... Clay Guida is unable to take him down
Guida clumsily fails here and it's time for Melvin Guillard to fight back!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Guida stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Melvin Guillard is coming in again!
Guida's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Clay Guida shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Melvin Guillard is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Guida into his guard.
Hard blow to Guillard's mid-section, he seems hurt
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Guillard
Guida is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Clay Guida!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Clay Guida
Guida tries to escape from the full mount...
Melvin Guillard is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Clay Guida
Guillard is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Clay Guida, who is barely covering up!
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Clay Guida
Clay Guida attempts to trap Melvin Guillard in his guard.
Clay Guida manages to switch to full guard.
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Guida
Guida tries to close his guard around Guillard
He succeeds!
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Guillard works on the ground with his fingers over Guida's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Melvin Guillard fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Guida's face!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Clay Guida doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Guillard's moves.
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Melvin Guillard looks to posture up and open Clay Guida's guard...
Melvin Guillard forces Clay Guida to open his guard.
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Guida
Guida tries to stand up!
Guillard doesn't allow him!
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Guida
Guillard breaths deeply while on the ground
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Guida
Melvin Guillard tries to open Guida's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Melvin Guillard. Guida is unable to cover himself now!
Guida's Forehead is beginning to swell
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Guida
Guillard tries to jump to side mount.
Clay Guida closed his guard around Melvin Guillard.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Clay Guida
Clay Guida is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Guida measures the resilience of Guillard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Guillard blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Clay Guida
Guillard fires a barrage of punches at Guida's head!
This is bad! Guillard is just pounding on Clay Guida's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Clay Guida
Guillard is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Clay Guida, who is barely covering up!
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Clay Guida
Melvin Guillard looks to mount Clay Guida...
Melvin Guillard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Clay Guida
Clay Guida tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
Melvin Guillard keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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0:11 Round 2 and Guillard is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Guillard tries to grapple
He puts Guida in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Melvin Guillard is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Guillard catches an ankle and Guida is tripped to the mat!
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Melvin Guillard tries to better his position on the ground...
Guillard breaks the closed guard of Clay Guida and moves to half guard
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Clay Guida
Melvin Guillard looks to mount Clay Guida...
Melvin Guillard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Clay Guida
Melvin Guillard throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Guida's face with those brutal elbows! Guida needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
That brutal impact left Guida laid out on the mat! Melvin Guillard's corner come in to congratulate him!
Guida has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Melvin Guillard by KO (GnP) at 1:08 Round 2
Statistics: Clay Guida
Punches 1/5 (20%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 221 s
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 9/10 (90%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 22/27 (81%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 221 s
And there's that. Guida has that issue people here have when they keep winning, but can;t win the big fights, like contender or title fights. Will he ever get there? Depends. His team neglects him, so he is on his own.