Post by The Sandmen on Oct 21, 2013 17:29:10 GMT -5
Melvin Guillard raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Dominick Cruz looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Melvin Guillard and Dominick Cruz touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Melvin Guillard tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Dominick Cruz jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Melvin Guillard gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Dominick Cruz leans forwards and tries to grapple with Guillard
Cruz shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Guillard doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Dominick Cruz embrace and tries to move away...
Dominick Cruz pushes Guillard forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dominick Cruz slightly pushes Guillard into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Herb Dean separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Guillard launches a kick
Cruz checks it and keeps distance.
Cruz clumsily fails here and it's time for Melvin Guillard to fight back!
Melvin Guillard swings...
hard impact to Cruz's face!
Guillard grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Cruz struggles... Melvin Guillard is unable to take him down
The two exchange wildly
Guillard is connecting with a few punches
Melvin Guillard fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Cruz's chin
Cruz's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cruz moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Guillard with a double overhooks!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard goes with a looping right hand while Dominick Cruz jumps back and jabs
Cruz seems staggered and Melvin Guillard runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Cruz crumples to the mat and Guillard moves in to finish him. The referee jumps in and stops the fight!
Winner is Melvin Guillard by KO (Punches) at 1:42 Round 1
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 9/13 (69%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Wow. Okay, so I would not call this an upset per se, but i definitely did not think Cruz would get flash KO'ed from Guillard in the first round. He did though. Making this I think the second big flash KO of this card. Man...you just never know.
Dominick Cruz looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
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Melvin Guillard and Dominick Cruz touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Melvin Guillard tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Dominick Cruz jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Melvin Guillard gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Dominick Cruz leans forwards and tries to grapple with Guillard
Cruz shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Guillard doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Dominick Cruz embrace and tries to move away...
Dominick Cruz pushes Guillard forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dominick Cruz slightly pushes Guillard into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Herb Dean separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Guillard launches a kick
Cruz checks it and keeps distance.
Cruz clumsily fails here and it's time for Melvin Guillard to fight back!
Melvin Guillard swings...
hard impact to Cruz's face!
Guillard grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Cruz struggles... Melvin Guillard is unable to take him down
The two exchange wildly
Guillard is connecting with a few punches
Melvin Guillard fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Cruz's chin
Cruz's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cruz moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Guillard with a double overhooks!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard goes with a looping right hand while Dominick Cruz jumps back and jabs
Cruz seems staggered and Melvin Guillard runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Cruz crumples to the mat and Guillard moves in to finish him. The referee jumps in and stops the fight!
Winner is Melvin Guillard by KO (Punches) at 1:42 Round 1
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 9/13 (69%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Wow. Okay, so I would not call this an upset per se, but i definitely did not think Cruz would get flash KO'ed from Guillard in the first round. He did though. Making this I think the second big flash KO of this card. Man...you just never know.