Post by The Sandmen on Jan 5, 2015 17:14:53 GMT -5
Urijah Faber looks very relaxed.
Ferocious staredown by Guillard while John McCarthy recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Urijah Faber and Melvin Guillard touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
An overhand right from Urijah Faber that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Guillard moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Melvin Guillard tries to take advantage...
Guillard showing excellent timing, blasts Urijah Faber with a right hand.
Great hook by Melvin Guillard! Urijah Faber is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Guillard is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber launches an up-kick intended for Melvin Guillard's head...
Guillard leans out of the way.
Guillard is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Faber tries to hit Melvin Guillard with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Guillard dodges that
Poorly executed technique. Melvin Guillard looks to counter!
Guillard launches a kick to Faber's thigh
Faber checks that kick!
Guillard is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber launches an up-kick intended for Melvin Guillard's head...
It lands flush with Melvin Guillard's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Guillard's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Urijah Faber. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Urijah Faber is on his feet again.
Urijah Faber shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Melvin Guillard is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Faber into his guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Guillard
Faber is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Melvin Guillard rolls Urijah Faber to his stomach and takes his back!
Guillard is in rear mount over Faber
Faber has Guillard controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Guillard is unable to move under Faber control.
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Faber
Guillard tries to escape from the closed guard
Guillard succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Faber
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Urijah Faber work his BJJ game.
Faber tries to close his guard around Guillard
He succeeds!
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Faber
Guillard leans back...
Faber eyes him warily.
Melvin Guillard gets sloppy and Urijah Faber tries to take advantage...
Faber throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Melvin Guillard realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Melvin Guillard. 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 circles around Faber
Guillard is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Faber's jaw!
Faber launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
There is a small laceration on Melvin Guillard's Mouth
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber swings...
...no good.
Guillard feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Urijah Faber is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Guillard into his guard.
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Faber
Faber 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.
Poorly executed technique. Melvin Guillard looks to counter!
Good looking punches from Melvin Guillard on the ground
deflected by Faber.
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Faber
Guillard tries to open up Urijah Faber's defense faking a few punches.
Urijah Faber wraps his arms around Guillard's arms and counters the punches.
Faber tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Faber reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Guillard blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Faber
Guillard tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Melvin Guillard looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Melvin Guillard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Good looking punches from Melvin Guillard on the ground
They could take their toll on Faber.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Guillard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Guillard's side.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Guillard tries to open up Urijah Faber's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Faber in the side of the head
Faber's Forehead is beginning to swell
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Melvin Guillard wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Guillard drills Urijah Faber's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Guillard tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Melvin Guillard controls the situation despite Urijah Faber efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Melvin Guillard throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Faber breaks the lock showing some skills...
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Guillard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Guillard's side.
Crushing shot to Guillard's body! He's holding his side
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Guillard tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Melvin Guillard controls the situation despite Urijah Faber efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Guillard is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Urijah Faber, who is barely covering up!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Mouth
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Not a desiderable position that Faber is in now. Melvin Guillard is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Faber tries to escape from the full mount...
Melvin Guillard is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Melvin Guillard, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Surprise roundhouse punch by Guillard.
It looks like Faber was hit by a bus!
Faber's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
0:23 Round 2 and Faber is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Faber grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Urijah Faber
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard is taking this opportunity to rest.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Guillard
Urijah Faber tries to better his position on the ground...
Faber breaks the closed guard of Melvin Guillard and moves to half guard
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Urijah Faber doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Melvin Guillard doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Faber leads with a punch
Melvin Guillard avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard leans forwards and tries to grapple with Faber
Guillard shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Melvin Guillard fakes a punch to Urijah Faber ribs and the tries to trip him
Urijah Faber loses balance and goes to the ground
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Faber
Melvin Guillard tries to pass Urijah Faber's guard...
Melvin Guillard manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Guillard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Guillard's side.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber tries to close the guard.
Faber put Melvin Guillard in closed guard.
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Faber
Melvin Guillard looks to posture up and open Urijah Faber's guard...
Melvin Guillard forces Urijah Faber to open his guard.
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Faber
Guillard tries to jump to side mount.
Urijah Faber closed his guard around Melvin Guillard.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to trap Melvin Guillard in his guard.
Melvin Guillard keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Guillard tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Melvin Guillard wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Guillard drills Urijah Faber's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Faber has a small cut in his Nose
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Melvin Guillard rolls Urijah Faber to his stomach and takes his back!
Guillard is in rear mount over Faber
Terrible one sided match... Faber was not ready to fight a fighter of Melvin Guillard caliber.
Guillard throws a few hammer fists to the face of Urijah Faber
Solid shots!
Guillard is in rear mount over Faber
Melvin Guillard tries to get his arm under Urijah Faber's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Urijah Faber's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Urijah Faber easily defends the attempt.
Guillard is in rear mount over Faber
Guillard sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Faber has given his back to Melvin Guillard who is trying to get one hook in!
Melvin Guillard has one hook in!
Guillard is in rear mount over Faber with one hook in
Guillard has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Faber.
Nicely done! Guillard now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Guillard is in rear mount over Faber with two hooks in
Guillard is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Urijah Faber, who is barely covering up!
Guillard is in rear mount over Faber with two hooks in
Faber is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Faber is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Faber holds Melvin Guillard's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Left cheek
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Melvin Guillard manages to switch to half guard.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Guillard
Urijah Faber's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Urijah Faber tries to pass Melvin Guillard's guard...
Urijah Faber passes momentarily but Melvin Guillard sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Guillard
Urijah Faber continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Urijah Faber 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.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Urijah Faber tries to bring the fight to the ground
Guillard goes down.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Guillard
Urijah Faber continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Faber tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Back to the beginning! Urijah Faber is standing now.
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Faber is standing while Guillard is on the ground on his back
Guillard tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Melvin Guillard is on his feet again.
Melvin Guillard throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Faber's chin! That stops Faber in his tracks!
Faber doesn't stop bleeding.
Guillard looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Urijah Faber's punches
Guillard measures the resilience of Faber's chin with an uppercut while Faber lands some great crosses.
Melvin Guillard moves forward looking for some grappling action
Guillard has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Faber doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Melvin Guillard embrace and tries to move away...
Melvin Guillard pushes Faber forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Faber goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Melvin Guillard is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Urijah Faber gets the advantage
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard is cooling the fight on the ground
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Guillard
Guillard is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Faber is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Guillard tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Melvin Guillard controls the situation despite Urijah Faber efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Guillard cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Faber can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Faber is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Guillard's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Guillard
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Faber's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Guillard
Melvin Guillard attempts to move to full guard
Melvin Guillard manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Guillard
Faber is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
Urijah Faber gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to close his guard around Guillard
He succeeds!
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Faber
Guillard tries to escape from closed guard...
Faber waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Melvin Guillard! He is reversed and nor Urijah Faber is on half guard!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard attempts to move to full guard
Melvin Guillard manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Guillard
Faber use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Carrier Dome (Syracuse, New York) is cheering him!
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Urijah Faber looks to mount Melvin Guillard...
Melvin Guillard takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Melvin Guillard is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Urijah Faber throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Melvin Guillard throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Nose
Faber is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
You can see Faber's blood making stains in the mat.
Faber launches a hook to the body
Bang! Guillard stops that one with his ribs!
Crushing shot to Guillard's body! He's holding his side
Guillard is holding Urijah Faber's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Urijah Faber loses balance and goes to the ground.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Urijah Faber
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Melvin Guillard can end the fight with his ground and pound.
You can see Faber's blood making stains in the mat.
Melvin Guillard looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Melvin Guillard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Melvin Guillard throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Faber breaks the lock showing some skills...
Faber is trying to counter now!
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
Melvin Guillard keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber 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.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Melvin Guillard to fight back!
Melvin Guillard aggressively and repeatedly punches Faber.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Melvin Guillard tries to better his position on the ground...
Guillard is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 4
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You can see Faber's blood making stains in the mat.
Faber is holding Melvin Guillard's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Melvin Guillard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Urijah Faber continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Urijah Faber's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Faber tries to stand up!
Guillard doesn't allow him!
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Melvin Guillard manages to switch to half guard.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Guillard
Urijah Faber continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Melvin Guillard attempts to move to full guard
Melvin Guillard manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Guillard
Faber is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Nice beating Urijah Faber has received.
Urijah Faber doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Urijah Faber. 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.
Urijah Faber continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Crisp uppercut by Faber followed by a hard jab
Guillard deflects the blows.
Urijah Faber is a bloody mess!
Guillard moves forward looking for some action
Melvin Guillard shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Urijah Faber fakes a few punches and advance towards Guillard trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Melvin Guillard lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
The clock says 2:00 in the 4 round
Faber is standing while Guillard is on the ground on his back
Melvin Guillard doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Back to the beginning! Melvin Guillard is standing now.
Guillard dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Faber from the ground!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Right cheek
Guillard steps backwards away from Urijah Faber. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Urijah Faber is a bloody mess!
Melvin Guillard goes with a looping right hand while Urijah Faber jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Faber seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Melvin Guillard can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Faber doesn't stop bleeding.
Guillard pushes Urijah Faber and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 2:45 in the 4 round
Urijah Faber's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Melvin Guillard has found an opening in the defense of Faber, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Faber is wobbling!
Faber's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Chin
You can see Faber's blood making stains in the mat.
Urijah Faber throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Faber misses a step and Melvin Guillard sees an opportunity to counter him!
Melvin Guillard charges at Faber throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Faber is rocked!
Melvin Guillard landed the knock out blow that he wanted! Faber is down! Faber has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Melvin Guillard!
Faber's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Melvin Guillard by KO (Punches) at 3:06 Round 4
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 8/17 (47%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/10 (60%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 726 s
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 14/17 (82%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 33/47 (70%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 718 s
Guillard was not happy being out-ranked by Faber, so he went to Faber-Town on Urijah and made his point.
Ferocious staredown by Guillard while John McCarthy recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Urijah Faber and Melvin Guillard touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
An overhand right from Urijah Faber that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Guillard moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Melvin Guillard tries to take advantage...
Guillard showing excellent timing, blasts Urijah Faber with a right hand.
Great hook by Melvin Guillard! Urijah Faber is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Guillard is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber launches an up-kick intended for Melvin Guillard's head...
Guillard leans out of the way.
Guillard is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Faber tries to hit Melvin Guillard with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Guillard dodges that
Poorly executed technique. Melvin Guillard looks to counter!
Guillard launches a kick to Faber's thigh
Faber checks that kick!
Guillard is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber launches an up-kick intended for Melvin Guillard's head...
It lands flush with Melvin Guillard's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Guillard's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Urijah Faber. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Urijah Faber is on his feet again.
Urijah Faber shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Melvin Guillard is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Faber into his guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Guillard
Faber is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Melvin Guillard rolls Urijah Faber to his stomach and takes his back!
Guillard is in rear mount over Faber
Faber has Guillard controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Guillard is unable to move under Faber control.
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Faber
Guillard tries to escape from the closed guard
Guillard succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Faber
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Urijah Faber work his BJJ game.
Faber tries to close his guard around Guillard
He succeeds!
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Faber
Guillard leans back...
Faber eyes him warily.
Melvin Guillard gets sloppy and Urijah Faber tries to take advantage...
Faber throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Melvin Guillard realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Melvin Guillard. 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 circles around Faber
Guillard is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Faber's jaw!
Faber launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
There is a small laceration on Melvin Guillard's Mouth
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber swings...
...no good.
Guillard feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Urijah Faber is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Guillard into his guard.
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Faber
Faber 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.
Poorly executed technique. Melvin Guillard looks to counter!
Good looking punches from Melvin Guillard on the ground
deflected by Faber.
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Faber
Guillard tries to open up Urijah Faber's defense faking a few punches.
Urijah Faber wraps his arms around Guillard's arms and counters the punches.
Faber tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Faber reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Guillard blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Faber
Guillard tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Melvin Guillard looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Melvin Guillard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Good looking punches from Melvin Guillard on the ground
They could take their toll on Faber.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Guillard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Guillard's side.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Guillard tries to open up Urijah Faber's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Faber in the side of the head
Faber's Forehead is beginning to swell
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Melvin Guillard wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Guillard drills Urijah Faber's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Guillard tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Melvin Guillard controls the situation despite Urijah Faber efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Melvin Guillard throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Faber breaks the lock showing some skills...
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Guillard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Guillard's side.
Crushing shot to Guillard's body! He's holding his side
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Guillard tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Melvin Guillard controls the situation despite Urijah Faber efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Guillard is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Urijah Faber, who is barely covering up!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Mouth
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Not a desiderable position that Faber is in now. Melvin Guillard is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Faber tries to escape from the full mount...
Melvin Guillard is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Melvin Guillard, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Surprise roundhouse punch by Guillard.
It looks like Faber was hit by a bus!
Faber's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
0:23 Round 2 and Faber is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Faber grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Urijah Faber
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard is taking this opportunity to rest.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Guillard
Urijah Faber tries to better his position on the ground...
Faber breaks the closed guard of Melvin Guillard and moves to half guard
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Urijah Faber doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Melvin Guillard doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Faber leads with a punch
Melvin Guillard avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard leans forwards and tries to grapple with Faber
Guillard shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Melvin Guillard fakes a punch to Urijah Faber ribs and the tries to trip him
Urijah Faber loses balance and goes to the ground
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Faber
Melvin Guillard tries to pass Urijah Faber's guard...
Melvin Guillard manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Guillard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Guillard's side.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber tries to close the guard.
Faber put Melvin Guillard in closed guard.
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Faber
Melvin Guillard looks to posture up and open Urijah Faber's guard...
Melvin Guillard forces Urijah Faber to open his guard.
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Faber
Guillard tries to jump to side mount.
Urijah Faber closed his guard around Melvin Guillard.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to trap Melvin Guillard in his guard.
Melvin Guillard keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Guillard tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Melvin Guillard wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Guillard drills Urijah Faber's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Faber has a small cut in his Nose
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Melvin Guillard rolls Urijah Faber to his stomach and takes his back!
Guillard is in rear mount over Faber
Terrible one sided match... Faber was not ready to fight a fighter of Melvin Guillard caliber.
Guillard throws a few hammer fists to the face of Urijah Faber
Solid shots!
Guillard is in rear mount over Faber
Melvin Guillard tries to get his arm under Urijah Faber's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Urijah Faber's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Urijah Faber easily defends the attempt.
Guillard is in rear mount over Faber
Guillard sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Faber has given his back to Melvin Guillard who is trying to get one hook in!
Melvin Guillard has one hook in!
Guillard is in rear mount over Faber with one hook in
Guillard has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Faber.
Nicely done! Guillard now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Guillard is in rear mount over Faber with two hooks in
Guillard is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Urijah Faber, who is barely covering up!
Guillard is in rear mount over Faber with two hooks in
Faber is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Faber is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Faber holds Melvin Guillard's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Left cheek
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Melvin Guillard manages to switch to half guard.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Guillard
Urijah Faber's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Urijah Faber tries to pass Melvin Guillard's guard...
Urijah Faber passes momentarily but Melvin Guillard sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Guillard
Urijah Faber continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Urijah Faber 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.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Urijah Faber tries to bring the fight to the ground
Guillard goes down.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Guillard
Urijah Faber continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Faber tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Back to the beginning! Urijah Faber is standing now.
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Faber is standing while Guillard is on the ground on his back
Guillard tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Melvin Guillard is on his feet again.
Melvin Guillard throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Faber's chin! That stops Faber in his tracks!
Faber doesn't stop bleeding.
Guillard looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Urijah Faber's punches
Guillard measures the resilience of Faber's chin with an uppercut while Faber lands some great crosses.
Melvin Guillard moves forward looking for some grappling action
Guillard has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Faber doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Melvin Guillard embrace and tries to move away...
Melvin Guillard pushes Faber forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Faber goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Melvin Guillard is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Urijah Faber gets the advantage
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard is cooling the fight on the ground
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Guillard
Guillard is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Faber is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Guillard tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Melvin Guillard controls the situation despite Urijah Faber efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Guillard cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Faber can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Faber is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Guillard's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Guillard
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Faber's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Guillard
Melvin Guillard attempts to move to full guard
Melvin Guillard manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Guillard
Faber is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
Urijah Faber gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to close his guard around Guillard
He succeeds!
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Faber
Guillard tries to escape from closed guard...
Faber waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Melvin Guillard! He is reversed and nor Urijah Faber is on half guard!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard attempts to move to full guard
Melvin Guillard manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Guillard
Faber use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Carrier Dome (Syracuse, New York) is cheering him!
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Urijah Faber looks to mount Melvin Guillard...
Melvin Guillard takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Melvin Guillard is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Urijah Faber throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Melvin Guillard throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Nose
Faber is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
You can see Faber's blood making stains in the mat.
Faber launches a hook to the body
Bang! Guillard stops that one with his ribs!
Crushing shot to Guillard's body! He's holding his side
Guillard is holding Urijah Faber's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Urijah Faber loses balance and goes to the ground.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Urijah Faber
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Melvin Guillard can end the fight with his ground and pound.
You can see Faber's blood making stains in the mat.
Melvin Guillard looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Melvin Guillard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Melvin Guillard throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Faber breaks the lock showing some skills...
Faber is trying to counter now!
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
Melvin Guillard keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber 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.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Melvin Guillard to fight back!
Melvin Guillard aggressively and repeatedly punches Faber.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Melvin Guillard tries to better his position on the ground...
Guillard is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 4
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You can see Faber's blood making stains in the mat.
Faber is holding Melvin Guillard's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Melvin Guillard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Urijah Faber continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Urijah Faber's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Faber tries to stand up!
Guillard doesn't allow him!
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Melvin Guillard manages to switch to half guard.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Guillard
Urijah Faber continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Melvin Guillard attempts to move to full guard
Melvin Guillard manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Guillard
Faber is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Nice beating Urijah Faber has received.
Urijah Faber doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Urijah Faber. 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.
Urijah Faber continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Crisp uppercut by Faber followed by a hard jab
Guillard deflects the blows.
Urijah Faber is a bloody mess!
Guillard moves forward looking for some action
Melvin Guillard shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Urijah Faber fakes a few punches and advance towards Guillard trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Melvin Guillard lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
The clock says 2:00 in the 4 round
Faber is standing while Guillard is on the ground on his back
Melvin Guillard doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Back to the beginning! Melvin Guillard is standing now.
Guillard dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Faber from the ground!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Right cheek
Guillard steps backwards away from Urijah Faber. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Urijah Faber is a bloody mess!
Melvin Guillard goes with a looping right hand while Urijah Faber jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Faber seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Melvin Guillard can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Faber doesn't stop bleeding.
Guillard pushes Urijah Faber and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 2:45 in the 4 round
Urijah Faber's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Melvin Guillard has found an opening in the defense of Faber, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Faber is wobbling!
Faber's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Chin
You can see Faber's blood making stains in the mat.
Urijah Faber throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Faber misses a step and Melvin Guillard sees an opportunity to counter him!
Melvin Guillard charges at Faber throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Faber is rocked!
Melvin Guillard landed the knock out blow that he wanted! Faber is down! Faber has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Melvin Guillard!
Faber's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Melvin Guillard by KO (Punches) at 3:06 Round 4
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 8/17 (47%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/10 (60%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 726 s
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 14/17 (82%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 33/47 (70%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 718 s
Guillard was not happy being out-ranked by Faber, so he went to Faber-Town on Urijah and made his point.