Post by The Sandmen on Sept 12, 2012 18:21:32 GMT -5
Melvin Guillard is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Nate Diaz 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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Diaz leads with a punch
Melvin Guillard avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Diaz's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Nate Diaz's Right eye
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz attempts a sweep single...
Melvin Guillard was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Guillard moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Diaz's thigh!
Diaz hyper-extended his leg
Diaz tries to grapple
He puts Guillard in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Melvin Guillard pushes away Diaz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Diaz stumbles backwards and Melvin Guillard circles to get the center of the cage
Diaz shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Guillard launches a kick
Diaz checks it and keeps distance.
Diaz misses a step and Melvin Guillard sees an opportunity to counter him!
A right hand from Melvin Guillard
makes Diaz stumble back!
Diaz has a small cut in his Mouth
Diaz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Guillard sprawls and remains on his feet.
Nate Diaz tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Melvin Guillard's knows what to do here and blocks them
Guillard is trying to counter now!
Melvin Guillard throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Diaz has a small cut in his Right eye
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Brutal combination from Nate Diaz!
Guillard moves aside and dodges.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Diaz doesn't stop bleeding.
Nate Diaz attempts a sweep single...
Melvin Guillard was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Melvin Guillard to fight back!
Melvin Guillard moves forward looking for some grappling action
Guillard has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Diaz continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Guillard launches a few hard punches to Nate Diaz's ribs!
Nate Diaz's ribs shows the damage! Melvin Guillard is working his opponent ribs!
Nate Diaz pushes away Guillard trying to keep the fight at striking range
Guillard doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Nate Diaz
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz launches a few hard punches to Melvin Guillard's ribs!
Guillard struggles and protects himself.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Melvin Guillard to fight back!
Guillard doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Nate Diaz embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Guillard who put distance between them
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Guillard launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Diaz's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Herb Dean saw it!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Melvin Guillard for eye poke.
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Diaz time to recover. Nate Diaz seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Good front kick from Diaz!
Melvin Guillard blocks
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Guillard and Diaz circle around the center of the cage.
Nate Diaz's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Diaz steps backwards away from Melvin Guillard. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is a bloody mess!
Melvin Guillard tries a hook to the body
and hits Diaz ribs hard
Guillard dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Diaz from the ground!
Diaz's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Nate Diaz's Left cheek
Nate Diaz seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Melvin Guillard!
Nate Diaz looks rattled! Melvin Guillard sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Nate Diaz is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
This is over! That impact from Melvin Guillard has left Diaz laying flat on the mat!
Diaz's Nose is beginning to swell
Diaz has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Melvin Guillard by KO (Punches) at 3:31 Round 1
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 0/7 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/3 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Wow, Melvin continues his domination. Maybe a Benson-Guillard rematch for #1 contendership? Time will tell how that pans out.
Nate Diaz 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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Diaz leads with a punch
Melvin Guillard avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Diaz's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Nate Diaz's Right eye
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz attempts a sweep single...
Melvin Guillard was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Guillard moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Diaz's thigh!
Diaz hyper-extended his leg
Diaz tries to grapple
He puts Guillard in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Melvin Guillard pushes away Diaz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Diaz stumbles backwards and Melvin Guillard circles to get the center of the cage
Diaz shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Guillard launches a kick
Diaz checks it and keeps distance.
Diaz misses a step and Melvin Guillard sees an opportunity to counter him!
A right hand from Melvin Guillard
makes Diaz stumble back!
Diaz has a small cut in his Mouth
Diaz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Guillard sprawls and remains on his feet.
Nate Diaz tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Melvin Guillard's knows what to do here and blocks them
Guillard is trying to counter now!
Melvin Guillard throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Diaz has a small cut in his Right eye
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Brutal combination from Nate Diaz!
Guillard moves aside and dodges.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Diaz doesn't stop bleeding.
Nate Diaz attempts a sweep single...
Melvin Guillard was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Melvin Guillard to fight back!
Melvin Guillard moves forward looking for some grappling action
Guillard has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Diaz continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Guillard launches a few hard punches to Nate Diaz's ribs!
Nate Diaz's ribs shows the damage! Melvin Guillard is working his opponent ribs!
Nate Diaz pushes away Guillard trying to keep the fight at striking range
Guillard doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Nate Diaz
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz launches a few hard punches to Melvin Guillard's ribs!
Guillard struggles and protects himself.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Melvin Guillard to fight back!
Guillard doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Nate Diaz embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Guillard who put distance between them
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Guillard launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Diaz's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Herb Dean saw it!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Melvin Guillard for eye poke.
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Diaz time to recover. Nate Diaz seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Good front kick from Diaz!
Melvin Guillard blocks
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Guillard and Diaz circle around the center of the cage.
Nate Diaz's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Diaz steps backwards away from Melvin Guillard. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is a bloody mess!
Melvin Guillard tries a hook to the body
and hits Diaz ribs hard
Guillard dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Diaz from the ground!
Diaz's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Nate Diaz's Left cheek
Nate Diaz seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Melvin Guillard!
Nate Diaz looks rattled! Melvin Guillard sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Nate Diaz is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
This is over! That impact from Melvin Guillard has left Diaz laying flat on the mat!
Diaz's Nose is beginning to swell
Diaz has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Melvin Guillard by KO (Punches) at 3:31 Round 1
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 0/7 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/3 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Wow, Melvin continues his domination. Maybe a Benson-Guillard rematch for #1 contendership? Time will tell how that pans out.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!