Post by The Sandmen on Oct 24, 2019 1:45:42 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Guillard while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Kazushi Sakuraba 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Kazushi Sakuraba today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Sakuraba is holding Melvin Guillard's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Melvin Guillard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard attempts to trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard.
Melvin Guillard manages to switch to full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Guillard
Sakuraba fires a barrage of punches at Guillard's head!
The punches go wide.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Guillard
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Guillard shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Melvin Guillard wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Guillard drills Kazushi Sakuraba's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba moves to half guard.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Sakuraba attempts a triangle from bottom! Melvin Guillard slips out. Sakuraba quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Melvin Guillard slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. 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 Lanxess Arena (Cologne, Germany) are cheering for the fighters.
Solid kick to the leg from Kazushi Sakuraba
Guillard checks it.
Kazushi Sakuraba leans forwards and tries to grapple with Guillard
Sakuraba shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Melvin Guillard tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Sakuraba is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Guillard clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Kazushi Sakuraba locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Melvin Guillard slips his head out and ends up in Kazushi Sakuraba's guard.
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Guillard can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Guillard struggles on the ground and tries to break Kazushi Sakuraba's guard...
Sakuraba doesn't want to free his opponent and Guillard continues in closed guard
Melvin Guillard gets sloppy and Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take advantage...
Kazushi Sakuraba gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Guillard spins out, but Kazushi Sakuraba was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Guillard is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Guillard climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Guillard is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Kazushi Sakuraba 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 is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Guillard launches a kick to Sakuraba's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Guillard is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Sakuraba tries to hit Melvin Guillard with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Guillard steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Guillard is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Melvin Guillard creates space and allows Kazushi Sakuraba to stand up.
Sakuraba climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Brilliant combination from Melvin Guillard
that forces Sakuraba to try and defend better.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Sakuraba grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Kazushi Sakuraba
Crushing shot to Guillard's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Guillard
Sakuraba moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Sakuraba tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sakuraba tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Guillard leans and gets Kazushi Sakuraba's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Guillard
Kazushi Sakuraba throws down elbows...
Guillard is not making himself an easy target.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Melvin Guillard tries to take advantage...
Guillard measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sakuraba's side.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Guillard
Sakuraba works on the ground with his fingers over Guillard's face
Guillard shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Guillard
Sakuraba works on the ground with his fingers over Guillard's face
Guillard shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Guillard
Sakuraba fires a barrage of punches at Guillard's head!
The punches go wide.
Poorly executed technique. Melvin Guillard looks to counter!
Melvin Guillard sits up and gets an arm around Sakuraba's neck!
Sakuraba pushes Melvin Guillard back to the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Guillard
Guillard measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sakuraba blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal 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 4:30 in the 1 round
Sakuraba cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Guillard can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Guillard throws a body kick.
Solid shot!
Pulverizing punch to Sakuraba's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Chin
Guillard throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Sakuraba seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Tremendous strikes from Guillard!
Some big punches are landing!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Chin
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Melvin Guillard.
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Round 2
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Melvin Guillard tries a hook to the body
and hits Sakuraba ribs hard
Sakuraba ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Kazushi Sakuraba moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Sakuraba is holding Melvin Guillard's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Melvin Guillard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Kazushi Sakuraba hovers above Guillard
Melvin Guillard stops him from throwing strikes.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Guillard tries to show some ground skills
Melvin Guillard put Sakuraba in half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Guillard
Kazushi Sakuraba wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Sakuraba drills Melvin Guillard's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Guillard's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Guillard
Kazushi Sakuraba hooks Guillard's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Melvin Guillard manages to kick Sakuraba away and scrambles on top!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to close his guard around Guillard
He is not able to do it
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Sakuraba
Guillard moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Sakuraba
Melvin Guillard tries to pass Kazushi Sakuraba's guard...
Melvin Guillard manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Melvin Guillard aggressively and repeatedly punches Sakuraba.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Sakuraba 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 side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Melvin Guillard looks to pass to mount...
Guillard slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Kazushi Sakuraba.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Melvin Guillard throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Sakuraba breaks the lock showing some skills...
Guillard misses a step and Kazushi Sakuraba sees an opportunity to counter him!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground...
Guillard knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba creates enough space to control Melvin Guillard's leg.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Sakuraba
Melvin Guillard tries to pass Kazushi Sakuraba's guard...
Melvin Guillard manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Melvin Guillard in his guard.
Melvin Guillard keeps control and remains in side mount.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba works on the ground with his fingers over Guillard's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Melvin Guillard in his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Guillard is in closed guard... Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground!
Melvin Guillard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Guillard is in closed guard... Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground!
Melvin Guillard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Sakuraba misses a step and Melvin Guillard sees an opportunity to counter him!
Pitty-pat punches from Guillard
They're bothering Sakuraba even though they aren't hurting him.
That brutal impact left Sakuraba laid out on the mat! Melvin Guillard's corner come in to congratulate him!
Winner is Melvin Guillard by KO (GnP) at 3:34 Round 2
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 11/12 (92%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 9/16 (56%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 336 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/21 (14%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 380 s
Guillard would have none of Sakuraba doing Sakuraba things, so he did Melvin things first, getting some wins. That's it; that's the write-up.
Kazushi Sakuraba 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Kazushi Sakuraba today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Sakuraba is holding Melvin Guillard's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Melvin Guillard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard attempts to trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard.
Melvin Guillard manages to switch to full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Guillard
Sakuraba fires a barrage of punches at Guillard's head!
The punches go wide.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Guillard
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Guillard shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Melvin Guillard wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Guillard drills Kazushi Sakuraba's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba moves to half guard.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Sakuraba attempts a triangle from bottom! Melvin Guillard slips out. Sakuraba quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Melvin Guillard slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. 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 Lanxess Arena (Cologne, Germany) are cheering for the fighters.
Solid kick to the leg from Kazushi Sakuraba
Guillard checks it.
Kazushi Sakuraba leans forwards and tries to grapple with Guillard
Sakuraba shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Melvin Guillard tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Sakuraba is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Guillard clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Kazushi Sakuraba locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Melvin Guillard slips his head out and ends up in Kazushi Sakuraba's guard.
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Guillard can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Guillard struggles on the ground and tries to break Kazushi Sakuraba's guard...
Sakuraba doesn't want to free his opponent and Guillard continues in closed guard
Melvin Guillard gets sloppy and Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take advantage...
Kazushi Sakuraba gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Guillard spins out, but Kazushi Sakuraba was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Guillard is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Guillard climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Guillard is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Kazushi Sakuraba 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 is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Guillard launches a kick to Sakuraba's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Guillard is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Sakuraba tries to hit Melvin Guillard with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Guillard steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Guillard is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Melvin Guillard creates space and allows Kazushi Sakuraba to stand up.
Sakuraba climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Brilliant combination from Melvin Guillard
that forces Sakuraba to try and defend better.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Sakuraba grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Kazushi Sakuraba
Crushing shot to Guillard's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Guillard
Sakuraba moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Sakuraba tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sakuraba tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Guillard leans and gets Kazushi Sakuraba's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Guillard
Kazushi Sakuraba throws down elbows...
Guillard is not making himself an easy target.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Melvin Guillard tries to take advantage...
Guillard measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sakuraba's side.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Guillard
Sakuraba works on the ground with his fingers over Guillard's face
Guillard shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Guillard
Sakuraba works on the ground with his fingers over Guillard's face
Guillard shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Guillard
Sakuraba fires a barrage of punches at Guillard's head!
The punches go wide.
Poorly executed technique. Melvin Guillard looks to counter!
Melvin Guillard sits up and gets an arm around Sakuraba's neck!
Sakuraba pushes Melvin Guillard back to the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Guillard
Guillard measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sakuraba blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal 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 4:30 in the 1 round
Sakuraba cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Guillard can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Guillard throws a body kick.
Solid shot!
Pulverizing punch to Sakuraba's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Chin
Guillard throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Sakuraba seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Tremendous strikes from Guillard!
Some big punches are landing!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Chin
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Melvin Guillard.
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Round 2
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Melvin Guillard tries a hook to the body
and hits Sakuraba ribs hard
Sakuraba ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Kazushi Sakuraba moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Sakuraba is holding Melvin Guillard's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Melvin Guillard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Kazushi Sakuraba hovers above Guillard
Melvin Guillard stops him from throwing strikes.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Guillard tries to show some ground skills
Melvin Guillard put Sakuraba in half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Guillard
Kazushi Sakuraba wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Sakuraba drills Melvin Guillard's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Guillard's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Guillard
Kazushi Sakuraba hooks Guillard's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Melvin Guillard manages to kick Sakuraba away and scrambles on top!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to close his guard around Guillard
He is not able to do it
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Sakuraba
Guillard moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Sakuraba
Melvin Guillard tries to pass Kazushi Sakuraba's guard...
Melvin Guillard manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Melvin Guillard aggressively and repeatedly punches Sakuraba.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Sakuraba 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 side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Melvin Guillard looks to pass to mount...
Guillard slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Kazushi Sakuraba.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Melvin Guillard throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Sakuraba breaks the lock showing some skills...
Guillard misses a step and Kazushi Sakuraba sees an opportunity to counter him!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground...
Guillard knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba creates enough space to control Melvin Guillard's leg.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Sakuraba
Melvin Guillard tries to pass Kazushi Sakuraba's guard...
Melvin Guillard manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Melvin Guillard in his guard.
Melvin Guillard keeps control and remains in side mount.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba works on the ground with his fingers over Guillard's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Melvin Guillard in his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Guillard is in closed guard... Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground!
Melvin Guillard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Guillard is in closed guard... Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground!
Melvin Guillard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Sakuraba misses a step and Melvin Guillard sees an opportunity to counter him!
Pitty-pat punches from Guillard
They're bothering Sakuraba even though they aren't hurting him.
That brutal impact left Sakuraba laid out on the mat! Melvin Guillard's corner come in to congratulate him!
Winner is Melvin Guillard by KO (GnP) at 3:34 Round 2
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 11/12 (92%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 9/16 (56%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 336 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/21 (14%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 380 s
Guillard would have none of Sakuraba doing Sakuraba things, so he did Melvin things first, getting some wins. That's it; that's the write-up.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!