Post by The Sandmen on Aug 14, 2018 11:13:31 GMT -5
Eddie Alvarez looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Ferocious staredown by Guida while Steve Mazzagatti 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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Clay Guida tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alvarez is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Crushing shot to Alvarez's body! He's holding his side
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Guida's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Guida's side.
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Guida tries to move to full mount
Guida's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Poorly executed technique. Eddie Alvarez looks to counter!
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Guida's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guida tries to cover his face,
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Guida's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guida tries to cover his face,
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Guida's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Guida's side.
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Guida moves on the ground
Guida cannot take advantage in the ground
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez tries to close his guard around Guida
He succeeds!
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Alvarez
Guida tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Clay Guida. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Guida launches a stiff jab!
Alvarez ducks that one.
Clay Guida tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alvarez is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Guida's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guida tries to cover his face,
Guida's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Guida's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guida tries to cover his face,
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Guida's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guida tries to cover his face,
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Guida tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Eddie Alvarez 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.
Guida is holding Eddie Alvarez's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eddie Alvarez shows great balance while pushing away Clay Guida
Guida steps backwards away from Eddie Alvarez. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Guida fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Eddie Alvarez didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Guida's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Guida's side.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Guida is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Eddie Alvarez, who is barely covering up!
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Guida moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Clay Guida is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Guida's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guida tries to cover his face,
Clay Guida is in half guard over Alvarez
Clay Guida tries to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Clay Guida manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Clay Guida is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Guida tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Clay Guida is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Guida goes for an armbar!
Eddie Alvarez breaks the lock and pushes away Clay Guida, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Clay Guida. 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.
Guida pushes Eddie Alvarez and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Clay Guida tries to bring the fight to the ground
Alvarez goes down.
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Guida's cheek from the guard.
Clay Guida uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Clay Guida tries to take advantage...
Guida moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Clay Guida is in half guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Guida's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Guida's side.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Eddie Alvarez.
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Round 2
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Eddie Alvarez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Guida goes down.
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Guida
Guida tries to close his guard around Alvarez
He is not able to do it
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Guida
Alvarez launches a barrage of elbows over Guida's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Guida doesn't fight back!
Guida's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Eddie Alvarez has left Guida staggered! Eddie Alvarez should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Guida
Eddie Alvarez Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Clay Guida!
Clay Guida is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Guida's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Clay Guida's Right eye
Clay Guida seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Eddie Alvarez!
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Guida
Clay Guida doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Alvarez's moves.
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Guida
Guida tries to stand up!
Alvarez doesn't allow him!
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Guida
Guida tries to close his guard around Alvarez
He is not able to do it
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Guida
Guida tries to move on the ground and shows Eddie Alvarez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Guida's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Guida
Guida tries to stand up!
Alvarez doesn't allow him!
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Guida
Eddie Alvarez was tooling Clay Guida for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Clay Guida lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Eddie Alvarez throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Guida's face with those brutal elbows! Guida needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
That brutal impact left Guida laid out on the mat! Eddie Alvarez's corner come in to congratulate him!
Guida's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Guida has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Eddie Alvarez by KO (GnP) at 1:55 Round 2
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 31/45 (69%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 314 s
Statistics: Clay Guida
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 314 s
Alvarez beat Guida with wrestling....da...fuck?
Ferocious staredown by Guida while Steve Mazzagatti 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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Clay Guida tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alvarez is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Crushing shot to Alvarez's body! He's holding his side
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Guida's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Guida's side.
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Guida tries to move to full mount
Guida's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Poorly executed technique. Eddie Alvarez looks to counter!
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Guida's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guida tries to cover his face,
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Guida's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guida tries to cover his face,
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Guida's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Guida's side.
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Guida moves on the ground
Guida cannot take advantage in the ground
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez tries to close his guard around Guida
He succeeds!
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Alvarez
Guida tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Clay Guida. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Guida launches a stiff jab!
Alvarez ducks that one.
Clay Guida tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alvarez is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Guida's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guida tries to cover his face,
Guida's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Guida's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guida tries to cover his face,
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Guida's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guida tries to cover his face,
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Guida tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Eddie Alvarez 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.
Guida is holding Eddie Alvarez's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eddie Alvarez shows great balance while pushing away Clay Guida
Guida steps backwards away from Eddie Alvarez. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Guida fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Eddie Alvarez didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Guida's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Guida's side.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Guida is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Eddie Alvarez, who is barely covering up!
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Guida moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Clay Guida is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Guida's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guida tries to cover his face,
Clay Guida is in half guard over Alvarez
Clay Guida tries to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Clay Guida manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Clay Guida is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Guida tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Clay Guida is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Guida goes for an armbar!
Eddie Alvarez breaks the lock and pushes away Clay Guida, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Clay Guida. 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.
Guida pushes Eddie Alvarez and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Clay Guida tries to bring the fight to the ground
Alvarez goes down.
Clay Guida is in open guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez launches a few punches to Guida's cheek from the guard.
Clay Guida uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Clay Guida tries to take advantage...
Guida moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Clay Guida is in half guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Guida's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Guida's side.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Eddie Alvarez.
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Round 2
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Eddie Alvarez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Guida goes down.
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Guida
Guida tries to close his guard around Alvarez
He is not able to do it
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Guida
Alvarez launches a barrage of elbows over Guida's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Guida doesn't fight back!
Guida's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Eddie Alvarez has left Guida staggered! Eddie Alvarez should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Guida
Eddie Alvarez Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Clay Guida!
Clay Guida is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Guida's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Clay Guida's Right eye
Clay Guida seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Eddie Alvarez!
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Guida
Clay Guida doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Alvarez's moves.
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Guida
Guida tries to stand up!
Alvarez doesn't allow him!
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Guida
Guida tries to close his guard around Alvarez
He is not able to do it
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Guida
Guida tries to move on the ground and shows Eddie Alvarez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Guida's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Guida
Guida tries to stand up!
Alvarez doesn't allow him!
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Guida
Eddie Alvarez was tooling Clay Guida for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Clay Guida lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Eddie Alvarez throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Guida's face with those brutal elbows! Guida needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
That brutal impact left Guida laid out on the mat! Eddie Alvarez's corner come in to congratulate him!
Guida's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Guida has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Eddie Alvarez by KO (GnP) at 1:55 Round 2
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 31/45 (69%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 314 s
Statistics: Clay Guida
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 314 s
Alvarez beat Guida with wrestling....da...fuck?
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!