Post by The Sandmen on Jun 19, 2012 11:29:11 GMT -5
Melvin Guillard is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Chad Mendes glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Chad Mendes is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Melvin Guillard and Chad Mendes touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
0:14 Round 1 and Guillard is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Melvin Guillard attempts to cut off Mendes with punches
Mendes reels from the strikes.
There is a small laceration on Chad Mendes's Mouth
Guillard looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chad Mendes's punches
Mendes is on the receiving end of a great combo by Guillard.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Melvin Guillard can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Melvin Guillard and Mendes engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chad Mendes is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Melvin Guillard circles around Mendes
Melvin Guillard shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chad Mendes is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Guillard into his guard.
Crushing shot to Mendes's body! He's holding his side
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Mendes
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 1:00 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Mendes
Guillard fires a barrage of punches at Mendes's head!
The punches go wide.
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Mendes
Chad Mendes launches a few punches to Guillard's cheek from the guard.
Melvin Guillard uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Mendes misses a step and Melvin Guillard sees an opportunity to counter him!
Guillard tries to stand up!
Mendes doesn't allow him!
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Mendes
Mendes tries to close his guard around Guillard
He is not able to do it
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Mendes
Guillard tries to jump to side mount.
Chad Mendes closed his guard around Melvin Guillard.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Mendes looks to be in very good shape.
Chad Mendes attempts to trap Melvin Guillard in his guard.
Melvin Guillard keeps control and remains in side mount.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Melvin Guillard looks to mount Chad Mendes...
Melvin Guillard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Melvin Guillard throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Mendes breaks the lock showing some skills...
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.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Crisp uppercut by Guillard followed by a hard jab
Chad Mendes stumbles back.
Mendes seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Mendes and Guillard circle around the center of the cage.
Melvin Guillard launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Mendes blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Chad Mendes's cheek! Mendes stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Guillard is standing while Mendes is on the ground on his back
Guillard moves backwards and gestures for Chad Mendes to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Chad Mendes is standing now.
Guillard looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chad Mendes's punches
Mendes is on the receiving end of a great combo by Guillard.
Chad Mendes shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Melvin Guillard is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Mendes into his guard.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Chad Mendes is in closed guard over Guillard
Mendes is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chad Mendes!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Melvin Guillard tries to better his position on the ground...
Guillard is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Chad Mendes can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Mendes is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Melvin Guillard pushes Chad Mendes down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Melvin Guillard throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Mendes breaks the lock showing some skills...
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Guillard catch Chad Mendes's right arm and tries a kimura
Chad Mendes holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Poorly executed technique. Chad Mendes looks to counter!
Chad Mendes tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
Melvin Guillard keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes tries to roll on the ground...
Guillard knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes 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 Chad Mendes
Melvin Guillard was tooling Chad Mendes for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Chad Mendes lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Chad Mendes tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Melvin Guillard rolls Chad Mendes to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Guillard is in rear mount over Mendes
Chad Mendes launches a few punches to Guillard's cheek from the guard.
Melvin Guillard uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Mendes tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Guillard moves backwards and circles around Chad Mendes.
Poorly executed technique. Melvin Guillard looks to counter!
Guillard tries to grapple
He puts Mendes in a double underhook!
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Guillard, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Crisp uppercut by Guillard followed by a hard jab
Chad Mendes stumbles back.
Mendes has a small cut in his Left eye
Mendes is holding Melvin Guillard's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Melvin Guillard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Chad Mendes is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Chad Mendes looks to mount Melvin Guillard...
Melvin Guillard sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to move on the ground and shows Chad Mendes a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Guillard's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Guillard's Forehead is beginning to swell
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard attempts to move to full guard
Melvin Guillard manages to switch to full guard.
Chad Mendes is in open guard over Guillard
Chad Mendes tries to pass to half guard...
Melvin Guillard's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Chad Mendes is in open guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard is cooling the fight on the ground
Chad Mendes is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard measures the resilience of Mendes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mendes's side.
Chad Mendes is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around Mendes
He succeeds!
Chad Mendes is in closed guard over Guillard
Mendes tries to escape from closed guard...
Guillard waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Chad Mendes! He is reversed and nor Melvin Guillard is on half guard!
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Mendes
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Melvin Guillard can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Guillard sits over his knees and pushes away Mendes's leg!
Melvin Guillard is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Melvin Guillard looks to mount Chad Mendes...
Melvin Guillard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Melvin Guillard rolls Chad Mendes to his stomach and takes his back!
Guillard is in rear mount over Mendes
Mendes 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 Mendes with one hook in
Guillard tries to launch a few punches to Chad Mendes
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Mendes's defense
Guillard is in rear mount over Mendes with one hook in
Melvin Guillard throws his leg over Chad Mendes's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Melvin Guillard's rear naked choke attempt!
Crippling lock!
That Rear Naked Choke from Melvin Guillard appears to be unbreakable
Chad Mendes frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Melvin Guillard and ends up on top!
Chad Mendes is in closed guard over Guillard
Mendes is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chad Mendes!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Melvin Guillard throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Mendes's eyes...
Mendes struggles to free himself
That Armbar from Melvin Guillard appears to be unbreakable
Mendes breaks the lock showing some skills...
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Melvin Guillard takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Chad Mendes shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Chad Mendes breaks that americana attempt!
Poorly executed technique. Chad Mendes looks to counter!
Mendes is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Melvin Guillard pushes Chad Mendes down and prevents his attempts to escape
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Guillard is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Guillard tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Melvin Guillard controls the situation despite Chad Mendes efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Melvin Guillard is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Melvin Guillard tries to better his position on the ground...
Guillard is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Melvin Guillard tries to better his position on the ground...
Guillard is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Melvin Guillard throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Mendes breaks the lock showing some skills...
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Guillard tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Melvin Guillard controls the situation despite Chad Mendes efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes tries to roll on the ground...
Guillard knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Guillard steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Chad Mendes tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
Melvin Guillard rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Guillard is in rear mount over Mendes
Mendes 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 Mendes with one hook in
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Melvin Guillard work his BJJ game.
Melvin Guillard isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Mendes locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Melvin Guillard unil he can pull his arm free! Guillard lost his dominant position.
Mendes is trying to counter now!
Mendes 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.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Brutal combination from Melvin Guillard!
Mendes is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Mendes's Chin is beginning to swell
Mendes has a small cut in his Chin
Chad Mendes continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
A wicked punch by Melvin Guillard
rocks Mendes!
Mendes crumples to the mat and Guillard moves in to finish him. The referee jumps in and stops the fight!
Mendes's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Chad Mendes's Left eye
Winner is Melvin Guillard by KO (Punch) at 5:00 Round 2
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 20/27 (74%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/10 (30%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 439 s
Statistics: Chad Mendes
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/9 (11%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 449 s
VERY impressed at how strong Melvin came out to start this fight. He took total control and dominated a very strong opponent for an entire round. He slowed down slightly to start the second, giving Mendes a small come back, but Melvin already did the damage he needed, and was able to capitalize and finish at the end of the round.
Chad Mendes glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Chad Mendes is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Melvin Guillard and Chad Mendes touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
0:14 Round 1 and Guillard is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Melvin Guillard attempts to cut off Mendes with punches
Mendes reels from the strikes.
There is a small laceration on Chad Mendes's Mouth
Guillard looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chad Mendes's punches
Mendes is on the receiving end of a great combo by Guillard.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Melvin Guillard can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Melvin Guillard and Mendes engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chad Mendes is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Melvin Guillard circles around Mendes
Melvin Guillard shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chad Mendes is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Guillard into his guard.
Crushing shot to Mendes's body! He's holding his side
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Mendes
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 1:00 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Mendes
Guillard fires a barrage of punches at Mendes's head!
The punches go wide.
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Mendes
Chad Mendes launches a few punches to Guillard's cheek from the guard.
Melvin Guillard uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Mendes misses a step and Melvin Guillard sees an opportunity to counter him!
Guillard tries to stand up!
Mendes doesn't allow him!
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Mendes
Mendes tries to close his guard around Guillard
He is not able to do it
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Mendes
Guillard tries to jump to side mount.
Chad Mendes closed his guard around Melvin Guillard.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Mendes looks to be in very good shape.
Chad Mendes attempts to trap Melvin Guillard in his guard.
Melvin Guillard keeps control and remains in side mount.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Melvin Guillard looks to mount Chad Mendes...
Melvin Guillard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Melvin Guillard throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Mendes breaks the lock showing some skills...
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.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Crisp uppercut by Guillard followed by a hard jab
Chad Mendes stumbles back.
Mendes seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Mendes and Guillard circle around the center of the cage.
Melvin Guillard launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Mendes blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Chad Mendes's cheek! Mendes stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Guillard is standing while Mendes is on the ground on his back
Guillard moves backwards and gestures for Chad Mendes to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Chad Mendes is standing now.
Guillard looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chad Mendes's punches
Mendes is on the receiving end of a great combo by Guillard.
Chad Mendes shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Melvin Guillard is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Mendes into his guard.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Chad Mendes is in closed guard over Guillard
Mendes is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chad Mendes!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Melvin Guillard tries to better his position on the ground...
Guillard is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Chad Mendes can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Mendes is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Melvin Guillard pushes Chad Mendes down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Melvin Guillard throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Mendes breaks the lock showing some skills...
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Guillard catch Chad Mendes's right arm and tries a kimura
Chad Mendes holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Poorly executed technique. Chad Mendes looks to counter!
Chad Mendes tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
Melvin Guillard keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes tries to roll on the ground...
Guillard knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes 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 Chad Mendes
Melvin Guillard was tooling Chad Mendes for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Chad Mendes lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Chad Mendes tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Melvin Guillard rolls Chad Mendes to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Guillard is in rear mount over Mendes
Chad Mendes launches a few punches to Guillard's cheek from the guard.
Melvin Guillard uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Mendes tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Guillard moves backwards and circles around Chad Mendes.
Poorly executed technique. Melvin Guillard looks to counter!
Guillard tries to grapple
He puts Mendes in a double underhook!
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Guillard, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Crisp uppercut by Guillard followed by a hard jab
Chad Mendes stumbles back.
Mendes has a small cut in his Left eye
Mendes is holding Melvin Guillard's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Melvin Guillard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Chad Mendes is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Chad Mendes looks to mount Melvin Guillard...
Melvin Guillard sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to move on the ground and shows Chad Mendes a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Guillard's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Guillard's Forehead is beginning to swell
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard attempts to move to full guard
Melvin Guillard manages to switch to full guard.
Chad Mendes is in open guard over Guillard
Chad Mendes tries to pass to half guard...
Melvin Guillard's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Chad Mendes is in open guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard is cooling the fight on the ground
Chad Mendes is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard measures the resilience of Mendes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mendes's side.
Chad Mendes is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around Mendes
He succeeds!
Chad Mendes is in closed guard over Guillard
Mendes tries to escape from closed guard...
Guillard waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Chad Mendes! He is reversed and nor Melvin Guillard is on half guard!
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Mendes
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Melvin Guillard can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Guillard sits over his knees and pushes away Mendes's leg!
Melvin Guillard is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Melvin Guillard looks to mount Chad Mendes...
Melvin Guillard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Melvin Guillard rolls Chad Mendes to his stomach and takes his back!
Guillard is in rear mount over Mendes
Mendes 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 Mendes with one hook in
Guillard tries to launch a few punches to Chad Mendes
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Mendes's defense
Guillard is in rear mount over Mendes with one hook in
Melvin Guillard throws his leg over Chad Mendes's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Melvin Guillard's rear naked choke attempt!
Crippling lock!
That Rear Naked Choke from Melvin Guillard appears to be unbreakable
Chad Mendes frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Melvin Guillard and ends up on top!
Chad Mendes is in closed guard over Guillard
Mendes is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chad Mendes!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Melvin Guillard throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Mendes's eyes...
Mendes struggles to free himself
That Armbar from Melvin Guillard appears to be unbreakable
Mendes breaks the lock showing some skills...
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Melvin Guillard takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Chad Mendes shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Chad Mendes breaks that americana attempt!
Poorly executed technique. Chad Mendes looks to counter!
Mendes is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Melvin Guillard pushes Chad Mendes down and prevents his attempts to escape
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Guillard is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Guillard tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Melvin Guillard controls the situation despite Chad Mendes efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Melvin Guillard is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Melvin Guillard tries to better his position on the ground...
Guillard is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Melvin Guillard tries to better his position on the ground...
Guillard is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Melvin Guillard throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Mendes breaks the lock showing some skills...
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Guillard tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Melvin Guillard controls the situation despite Chad Mendes efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes tries to roll on the ground...
Guillard knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Guillard steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Chad Mendes tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
Melvin Guillard rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Guillard is in rear mount over Mendes
Mendes 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 Mendes with one hook in
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Melvin Guillard work his BJJ game.
Melvin Guillard isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Mendes locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Melvin Guillard unil he can pull his arm free! Guillard lost his dominant position.
Mendes is trying to counter now!
Mendes 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.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Brutal combination from Melvin Guillard!
Mendes is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Mendes's Chin is beginning to swell
Mendes has a small cut in his Chin
Chad Mendes continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
A wicked punch by Melvin Guillard
rocks Mendes!
Mendes crumples to the mat and Guillard moves in to finish him. The referee jumps in and stops the fight!
Mendes's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Chad Mendes's Left eye
Winner is Melvin Guillard by KO (Punch) at 5:00 Round 2
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 20/27 (74%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/10 (30%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 439 s
Statistics: Chad Mendes
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/9 (11%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 449 s
VERY impressed at how strong Melvin came out to start this fight. He took total control and dominated a very strong opponent for an entire round. He slowed down slightly to start the second, giving Mendes a small come back, but Melvin already did the damage he needed, and was able to capitalize and finish at the end of the round.