Post by The Sandmen on Jan 31, 2016 15:41:36 GMT -5
Clay Guida looks very relaxed.
Joe Lauzon is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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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Guida and Lauzon move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Nice punches from Clay Guida.
Even nicer blocks from Lauzon.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Guida follows Joe Lauzon
only to get counter punched in a big way! Guida needs to stop playing Joe Lauzon's game or he'll get knocked out!
Joe Lauzon tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Clay Guida jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Clay Guida is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Lauzon into his guard.
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Guida
Lauzon tries to escape from closed guard...
Lauzon struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Guida
Guida measures the resilience of Lauzon's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Lauzon's side.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Guida
Clay Guida launches a few punches to Lauzon's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lauzon tries to cover his face,
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Guida
Clay Guida attempts to move to full guard
Clay Guida manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Guida
Guida tries to close his guard around Lauzon
He succeeds!
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Guida
Joe Lauzon tries to pass Clay Guida's guard...
Joe Lauzon passes momentarily but Clay Guida regains full guard.
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Guida
Lauzon is in closed guard... Guida tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Joe Lauzon!
Clay Guida is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Clay Guida storms over Lauzon with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Guida doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Lauzon's face with his elbows!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Clay Guida is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Guida catch Joe Lauzon's left arm and tries a kimura
Joe Lauzon holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Poorly executed technique. Joe Lauzon looks to counter!
Joe Lauzon tries to roll to his side and trap Clay Guida in his guard...
Joe Lauzon gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Clay Guida is in open guard over Lauzon
Guida tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Clay Guida is in half guard over Lauzon
Not a desiderable position that Lauzon is in now. Clay Guida is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Clay Guida tries to pass Joe Lauzon's guard...
Clay Guida manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Clay Guida is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon 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
Clay Guida 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.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Guida grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Clay Guida
Clay Guida is in open guard over Lauzon
Lauzon tries to close his guard around Guida
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Lauzon
Joe Lauzon is cooling the fight on the ground
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Lauzon
Joe Lauzon throws up a triangle attempt!
Clay Guida postures up and breaks the triangle.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Lauzon
Guida tries to escape from the closed guard
Guida succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Clay Guida is in open guard over Lauzon
Guida tries to move to full mount
Guida succeeds
Clay Guida is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon tries to roll to his side and trap Clay Guida in his guard...
Clay Guida keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Clay Guida is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Clay Guida tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Lauzon is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Clay Guida is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Joe Lauzon tries to roll to his side and trap Clay Guida in his guard...
Clay Guida keeps good control and remains in full mount.
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.
Joe Lauzon tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Guida tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Guida showing excellent timing, blasts Joe Lauzon with a right hand.
Great hook by Clay Guida! Joe Lauzon is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Guida is standing while Lauzon is on the ground on his back
Joe Lauzon kicks his legs trying to keep Clay Guida away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Guida is standing while Lauzon is on the ground on his back
Clay Guida opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Lauzon's guard.
Lauzon didn't see that coming. Guida is in open guard over Lauzon now.
Clay Guida is in open guard over Lauzon
Guida moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Clay Guida has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Guida tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Guida is clinching with Lauzon.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
0:27 Round 2 and Guida is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Guida tries to take Joe Lauzon to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Lauzon is with is back on the ground now.
Clay Guida is in open guard over Lauzon
Joe Lauzon slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Clay Guida cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Poorly executed technique. Clay Guida looks to counter!
Guida is in open guard over Lauzon... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Lauzon rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Lauzon climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Lauzon is standing while Guida is on the ground on his back
Clay Guida was tooling Joe Lauzon for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Joe Lauzon lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Lauzon cartwheels towards Guida!
Guida fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
Joe Lauzon gets sloppy and Clay Guida tries to take advantage...
Guida tries to hit Joe Lauzon with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Lauzon steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Lauzon is standing while Guida is on the ground on his back
Clay Guida kicks his legs trying to keep Joe Lauzon away.
Joe Lauzon takes a kick to the body.
Crushing shot to Lauzon's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Lauzon is standing while Guida is on the ground on his back
Joe Lauzon creates space and allows Clay Guida to stand up.
Guida climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Clay Guida tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Lauzon is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Crushing shot to Lauzon's body! He's holding his side
Clay Guida is in open guard over Lauzon
Guida tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Clay Guida is in half guard over Lauzon
Joe Lauzon attempts to move to full guard
Clay Guida keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Clay Guida is in half guard over Lauzon
Clay Guida tries to pass Joe Lauzon's guard...
Clay Guida manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Clay Guida is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Clay Guida looks to mount Joe Lauzon...
Clay Guida slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Clay Guida is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Clay Guida takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Joe Lauzon shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Lauzon struggles to free himself
That Americana from Clay Guida appears to be unbreakable
Lauzon Hyper-extended his arm
Punishing hold!
That Americana from Clay Guida appears to be unbreakable
Lauzon struggles to free himself
Joe Lauzon breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Clay Guida is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Clay Guida moves to better his position on the ground...
Clay Guida viciously slams hammer blows to Lauzon's face!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Lauzon was not intelligently defending himself!
There is a small laceration on Joe Lauzon's Forehead
Winner is Clay Guida by TKO (GnP) at 2:34 Round 2
Statistics: Clay Guida
Punches 4/10 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/14 (79%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 316 s
Statistics: Joe Lauzon
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 299 s
LAuzon started well, but began to fade as the depth of Clay's development began to showcase itself.
Joe Lauzon is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Guida and Lauzon move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Nice punches from Clay Guida.
Even nicer blocks from Lauzon.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Guida follows Joe Lauzon
only to get counter punched in a big way! Guida needs to stop playing Joe Lauzon's game or he'll get knocked out!
Joe Lauzon tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Clay Guida jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Clay Guida is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Lauzon into his guard.
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Guida
Lauzon tries to escape from closed guard...
Lauzon struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Guida
Guida measures the resilience of Lauzon's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Lauzon's side.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Guida
Clay Guida launches a few punches to Lauzon's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lauzon tries to cover his face,
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Guida
Clay Guida attempts to move to full guard
Clay Guida manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Guida
Guida tries to close his guard around Lauzon
He succeeds!
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Guida
Joe Lauzon tries to pass Clay Guida's guard...
Joe Lauzon passes momentarily but Clay Guida regains full guard.
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Guida
Lauzon is in closed guard... Guida tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Joe Lauzon!
Clay Guida is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Clay Guida storms over Lauzon with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Guida doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Lauzon's face with his elbows!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Clay Guida is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Guida catch Joe Lauzon's left arm and tries a kimura
Joe Lauzon holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Poorly executed technique. Joe Lauzon looks to counter!
Joe Lauzon tries to roll to his side and trap Clay Guida in his guard...
Joe Lauzon gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Clay Guida is in open guard over Lauzon
Guida tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Clay Guida is in half guard over Lauzon
Not a desiderable position that Lauzon is in now. Clay Guida is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Clay Guida tries to pass Joe Lauzon's guard...
Clay Guida manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Clay Guida is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon 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
Clay Guida 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.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Guida grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Clay Guida
Clay Guida is in open guard over Lauzon
Lauzon tries to close his guard around Guida
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Lauzon
Joe Lauzon is cooling the fight on the ground
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Lauzon
Joe Lauzon throws up a triangle attempt!
Clay Guida postures up and breaks the triangle.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Lauzon
Guida tries to escape from the closed guard
Guida succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Clay Guida is in open guard over Lauzon
Guida tries to move to full mount
Guida succeeds
Clay Guida is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon tries to roll to his side and trap Clay Guida in his guard...
Clay Guida keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Clay Guida is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Clay Guida tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Lauzon is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Clay Guida is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Joe Lauzon tries to roll to his side and trap Clay Guida in his guard...
Clay Guida keeps good control and remains in full mount.
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.
Joe Lauzon tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Guida tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Guida showing excellent timing, blasts Joe Lauzon with a right hand.
Great hook by Clay Guida! Joe Lauzon is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Guida is standing while Lauzon is on the ground on his back
Joe Lauzon kicks his legs trying to keep Clay Guida away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Guida is standing while Lauzon is on the ground on his back
Clay Guida opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Lauzon's guard.
Lauzon didn't see that coming. Guida is in open guard over Lauzon now.
Clay Guida is in open guard over Lauzon
Guida moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Clay Guida has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Guida tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Guida is clinching with Lauzon.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
0:27 Round 2 and Guida is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Guida tries to take Joe Lauzon to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Lauzon is with is back on the ground now.
Clay Guida is in open guard over Lauzon
Joe Lauzon slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Clay Guida cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Poorly executed technique. Clay Guida looks to counter!
Guida is in open guard over Lauzon... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Lauzon rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Lauzon climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Lauzon is standing while Guida is on the ground on his back
Clay Guida was tooling Joe Lauzon for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Joe Lauzon lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Lauzon cartwheels towards Guida!
Guida fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
Joe Lauzon gets sloppy and Clay Guida tries to take advantage...
Guida tries to hit Joe Lauzon with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Lauzon steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Lauzon is standing while Guida is on the ground on his back
Clay Guida kicks his legs trying to keep Joe Lauzon away.
Joe Lauzon takes a kick to the body.
Crushing shot to Lauzon's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Lauzon is standing while Guida is on the ground on his back
Joe Lauzon creates space and allows Clay Guida to stand up.
Guida climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Clay Guida tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Lauzon is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Crushing shot to Lauzon's body! He's holding his side
Clay Guida is in open guard over Lauzon
Guida tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Clay Guida is in half guard over Lauzon
Joe Lauzon attempts to move to full guard
Clay Guida keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Clay Guida is in half guard over Lauzon
Clay Guida tries to pass Joe Lauzon's guard...
Clay Guida manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Clay Guida is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Clay Guida looks to mount Joe Lauzon...
Clay Guida slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Clay Guida is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Clay Guida takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Joe Lauzon shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Lauzon struggles to free himself
That Americana from Clay Guida appears to be unbreakable
Lauzon Hyper-extended his arm
Punishing hold!
That Americana from Clay Guida appears to be unbreakable
Lauzon struggles to free himself
Joe Lauzon breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Clay Guida is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Clay Guida moves to better his position on the ground...
Clay Guida viciously slams hammer blows to Lauzon's face!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Lauzon was not intelligently defending himself!
There is a small laceration on Joe Lauzon's Forehead
Winner is Clay Guida by TKO (GnP) at 2:34 Round 2
Statistics: Clay Guida
Punches 4/10 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/14 (79%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 316 s
Statistics: Joe Lauzon
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 299 s
LAuzon started well, but began to fade as the depth of Clay's development began to showcase itself.