Post by The Sandmen on May 3, 2013 16:34:37 GMT -5
Dominick Cruz looks very relaxed.
Melvin Guillard looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Cruz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Guillard sprawls and remains on his feet.
Brutal combination from Dominick Cruz!
Guillard is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Guillard's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dominick Cruz fakes a punch and launches himself over Guillard!
Nice move by Cruz who clinches and pushes Guillard against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz launches a few hard punches to Melvin Guillard's ribs!
Melvin Guillard's ribs shows the damage! Dominick Cruz is working his opponent ribs!
Melvin Guillard pushes away Cruz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cruz doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Melvin Guillard
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Melvin Guillard's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Cruz's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Guillard struggles and launches a few punches to Cruz's head
Those punches are hitting! Cruz covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Dominick Cruz's Right eye
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz tries to take Melvin Guillard down... Guillard stumbles backwards and Dominick Cruz launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Guillard's jaw!
Guillard doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Dominick Cruz embrace and tries to move away...
Dominick Cruz pushes Guillard forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Guillard tries to take Dominick Cruz down... Cruz stumbles backwards and Melvin Guillard launches a few punches...
Dominick Cruz dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Cruz launches a furious hook!
That hits Guillard's chin like a wrecking ball! Guillard loses balance and goes to the mat.
Cruz is standing while Guillard is on the ground on his back
Dominick Cruz opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Guillard's guard.
Guillard didn't see that coming. Cruz is in open guard over Guillard now.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around Cruz
He succeeds!
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cruz tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Guillard
Deep breaths from Melvin Guillard who tries a hammer punch to Cruz's ribs.
Cruz blocks those punches
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Guillard
Cruz is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Dominick Cruz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Guillard
Cruz is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dominick Cruz!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Guillard catch Dominick Cruz's right arm and tries a kimura
Dominick Cruz holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Dominick Cruz tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
Dominick Cruz moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Cruz
Cruz 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 half guard over Cruz
Guillard launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Cruz is covering himself! Guillard tries to force the situation and Cruz clumsily gives his back!
Guillard is in rear mount over Cruz
Melvin Guillard hovers above Cruz
Dominick Cruz stops him from throwing strikes.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Guillard is in rear mount over Cruz
Cruz is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Cruz has Guillard controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Guillard is unable to move under Cruz control.
Guillard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Melvin Guillard throws down elbows...
Cruz is not making himself an easy target.
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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Dominick Cruz fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Melvin Guillard! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz fakes a punch and launches himself over Guillard!
Nice move by Cruz who clinches and pushes Guillard against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Melvin Guillard grapple with Dominick Cruz and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
Cruz manage to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
A punch from Melvin Guillard
grazes Cruz's left cheek.
Cruz's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Melvin Guillard swings...
hard impact to Cruz's face!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard throws a looping left hand...
Cruz moves aside and dodges.
Guillard clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Dominick Cruz tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Dominick Cruz who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Dominick Cruz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Guillard is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dominick Cruz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Guillard is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Melvin Guillard pushes away Cruz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cruz stumbles backwards and Melvin Guillard circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Dominick Cruz goes with a looping right hand while Melvin Guillard jumps back and jabs
Guillard seems staggered and Dominick Cruz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Melvin Guillard attempts to cut off Cruz with punches
Cruz avoids getting cornered.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Dominick Cruz has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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A punch from Dominick Cruz
gets blocked by Guillard.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Shovel hook by Dominick Cruz
goes nowhere.
Cruz clumsily fails here and it's time for Melvin Guillard to fight back!
Guillard grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz 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 clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Cruz
Guillard moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Guillard
He succeeds!
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz launches a few punches to Guillard's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guillard tries to cover his face,
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Cruz
Melvin Guillard tries to pass Dominick Cruz's guard...
Melvin Guillard passes momentarily but Dominick Cruz regains full guard.
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Cruz
Guillard use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Dominick Cruz holds Melvin Guillard and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Guillard clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Guillard is in closed guard... Cruz 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 Cruz
Guillard is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Melvin Guillard!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Melvin Guillard can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Guillard is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Dominick Cruz pushes Melvin Guillard down and prevents his attempts to escape
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dominick Cruz controls the situation despite Melvin Guillard efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Guillard tries to move on the ground and shows Dominick Cruz 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! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Guillard's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Dominick Cruz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Melvin Guillard gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Melvin Guillard tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Cruz is in rear mount over Guillard
Guillard tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
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.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz and Guillard engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Guillard's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Cruz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Guillard
Cruz moves on the ground
Dominick Cruz moves to side mount
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Dominick Cruz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Melvin Guillard...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Guillard tries to escape from the full mount...
Dominick Cruz is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Cruz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Dominick Cruz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Melvin Guillard gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Melvin Guillard tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Dominick Cruz rolls Melvin Guillard to his stomach and takes his back!
Cruz is in rear mount over Guillard
Guillard is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Guillard works on the ground with his fingers over Cruz's face
Cruz shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Cruz is in rear mount over Guillard
Guillard has given his back to Dominick Cruz who is trying to get one hook in!
Dominick Cruz has one hook in!
Cruz is in rear mount over Guillard with one hook in
Cruz has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Guillard.
Nicely done! Cruz now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Cruz is in rear mount over Guillard with two hooks in
Cruz tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Guillard!
Guillard adopts the turtle defense and Cruz is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Cruz is in rear mount over Guillard with two hooks in
Cruz gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Melvin Guillard! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Melvin Guillard doesn't defend himself!
There is a small laceration on Melvin Guillard's Nose
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Cruz is in rear mount over Guillard with two hooks in
Dominick Cruz hovers above Guillard
Good punches to Guillard's body.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Dominick Cruz has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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Melvin Guillard closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Melvin Guillard is opening up on Cruz and raining down combinations!
Cruz doesn't look worried as he defends.
Melvin Guillard moves forward looking for some grappling action
Cruz pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Guillard fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cruz sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Dominick Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Guillard is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Dominick Cruz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard 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 Cruz's moves.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Guillard
Cruz moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Guillard
Nice beating Melvin Guillard has received.
Melvin Guillard attempts to move to full guard
Dominick Cruz keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Guillard
Cruz tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Guillard from the side mount!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Dominick Cruz looks to pass to mount...
Cruz slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Melvin Guillard.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Guillard tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dominick Cruz controls the situation despite Melvin Guillard efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz rolls him over and takes his back!
Cruz is in rear mount over Guillard
Cruz tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Guillard! Cruz has one hook in and keeps working!
Cruz is in rear mount over Guillard with one hook in
Dominick Cruz storms over Guillard with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cruz doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Guillard's face with his elbows!
Guillard's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Cruz is in rear mount over Guillard with one hook in
Guillard cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Cruz can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Dominick Cruz slides his arm under Melvin Guillard's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
That Rear Naked Choke from Dominick Cruz appears to be unbreakable
Guillard's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That Rear Naked Choke from Dominick Cruz appears to be unbreakable
Melvin Guillard can't defend any longer and has to tap!
Winner is Dominick Cruz by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:08 Round 3
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 15/21 (71%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 17/23 (74%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 476 s
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 8/19 (42%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/7 (29%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/24 (8%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 488 s
For this whole fight, Cruz was always a bit better. Melvin tried hard to get back into the fight several times, doing decent damage, but Cruz just never let him get on enough of a role to turn the tables. Guillard could use a smidge of toughness.
Melvin Guillard looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Cruz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Guillard sprawls and remains on his feet.
Brutal combination from Dominick Cruz!
Guillard is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Guillard's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dominick Cruz fakes a punch and launches himself over Guillard!
Nice move by Cruz who clinches and pushes Guillard against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz launches a few hard punches to Melvin Guillard's ribs!
Melvin Guillard's ribs shows the damage! Dominick Cruz is working his opponent ribs!
Melvin Guillard pushes away Cruz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cruz doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Melvin Guillard
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Melvin Guillard's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Cruz's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Guillard struggles and launches a few punches to Cruz's head
Those punches are hitting! Cruz covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Dominick Cruz's Right eye
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz tries to take Melvin Guillard down... Guillard stumbles backwards and Dominick Cruz launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Guillard's jaw!
Guillard doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Dominick Cruz embrace and tries to move away...
Dominick Cruz pushes Guillard forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Guillard tries to take Dominick Cruz down... Cruz stumbles backwards and Melvin Guillard launches a few punches...
Dominick Cruz dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Cruz launches a furious hook!
That hits Guillard's chin like a wrecking ball! Guillard loses balance and goes to the mat.
Cruz is standing while Guillard is on the ground on his back
Dominick Cruz opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Guillard's guard.
Guillard didn't see that coming. Cruz is in open guard over Guillard now.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around Cruz
He succeeds!
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cruz tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Guillard
Deep breaths from Melvin Guillard who tries a hammer punch to Cruz's ribs.
Cruz blocks those punches
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Guillard
Cruz is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Dominick Cruz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Guillard
Cruz is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dominick Cruz!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Guillard catch Dominick Cruz's right arm and tries a kimura
Dominick Cruz holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Dominick Cruz tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
Dominick Cruz moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Cruz
Cruz 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 half guard over Cruz
Guillard launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Cruz is covering himself! Guillard tries to force the situation and Cruz clumsily gives his back!
Guillard is in rear mount over Cruz
Melvin Guillard hovers above Cruz
Dominick Cruz stops him from throwing strikes.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Guillard is in rear mount over Cruz
Cruz is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Cruz has Guillard controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Guillard is unable to move under Cruz control.
Guillard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Melvin Guillard throws down elbows...
Cruz is not making himself an easy target.
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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Dominick Cruz fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Melvin Guillard! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz fakes a punch and launches himself over Guillard!
Nice move by Cruz who clinches and pushes Guillard against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Melvin Guillard grapple with Dominick Cruz and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
Cruz manage to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
A punch from Melvin Guillard
grazes Cruz's left cheek.
Cruz's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Melvin Guillard swings...
hard impact to Cruz's face!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard throws a looping left hand...
Cruz moves aside and dodges.
Guillard clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Dominick Cruz tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Dominick Cruz who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Dominick Cruz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Guillard is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dominick Cruz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Guillard is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Melvin Guillard pushes away Cruz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cruz stumbles backwards and Melvin Guillard circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Dominick Cruz goes with a looping right hand while Melvin Guillard jumps back and jabs
Guillard seems staggered and Dominick Cruz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Melvin Guillard attempts to cut off Cruz with punches
Cruz avoids getting cornered.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Dominick Cruz has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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A punch from Dominick Cruz
gets blocked by Guillard.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Shovel hook by Dominick Cruz
goes nowhere.
Cruz clumsily fails here and it's time for Melvin Guillard to fight back!
Guillard grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz 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 clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Cruz
Guillard moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Guillard
He succeeds!
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz launches a few punches to Guillard's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guillard tries to cover his face,
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Cruz
Melvin Guillard tries to pass Dominick Cruz's guard...
Melvin Guillard passes momentarily but Dominick Cruz regains full guard.
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Cruz
Guillard use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Dominick Cruz holds Melvin Guillard and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Guillard clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Guillard is in closed guard... Cruz 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 Cruz
Guillard is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Melvin Guillard!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Melvin Guillard can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Guillard is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Dominick Cruz pushes Melvin Guillard down and prevents his attempts to escape
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dominick Cruz controls the situation despite Melvin Guillard efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Guillard tries to move on the ground and shows Dominick Cruz 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! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Guillard's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Dominick Cruz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Melvin Guillard gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Melvin Guillard tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Cruz is in rear mount over Guillard
Guillard tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
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.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz and Guillard engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Guillard's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Cruz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Guillard
Cruz moves on the ground
Dominick Cruz moves to side mount
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Dominick Cruz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Melvin Guillard...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Guillard tries to escape from the full mount...
Dominick Cruz is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Cruz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Dominick Cruz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Melvin Guillard gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Melvin Guillard tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Dominick Cruz rolls Melvin Guillard to his stomach and takes his back!
Cruz is in rear mount over Guillard
Guillard is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Guillard works on the ground with his fingers over Cruz's face
Cruz shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Cruz is in rear mount over Guillard
Guillard has given his back to Dominick Cruz who is trying to get one hook in!
Dominick Cruz has one hook in!
Cruz is in rear mount over Guillard with one hook in
Cruz has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Guillard.
Nicely done! Cruz now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Cruz is in rear mount over Guillard with two hooks in
Cruz tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Guillard!
Guillard adopts the turtle defense and Cruz is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Cruz is in rear mount over Guillard with two hooks in
Cruz gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Melvin Guillard! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Melvin Guillard doesn't defend himself!
There is a small laceration on Melvin Guillard's Nose
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Cruz is in rear mount over Guillard with two hooks in
Dominick Cruz hovers above Guillard
Good punches to Guillard's body.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Dominick Cruz has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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Melvin Guillard closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Melvin Guillard is opening up on Cruz and raining down combinations!
Cruz doesn't look worried as he defends.
Melvin Guillard moves forward looking for some grappling action
Cruz pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Guillard fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cruz sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Dominick Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Guillard is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Dominick Cruz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard 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 Cruz's moves.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Guillard
Cruz moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Guillard
Nice beating Melvin Guillard has received.
Melvin Guillard attempts to move to full guard
Dominick Cruz keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Guillard
Cruz tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Guillard from the side mount!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Dominick Cruz looks to pass to mount...
Cruz slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Melvin Guillard.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Guillard tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dominick Cruz controls the situation despite Melvin Guillard efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz rolls him over and takes his back!
Cruz is in rear mount over Guillard
Cruz tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Guillard! Cruz has one hook in and keeps working!
Cruz is in rear mount over Guillard with one hook in
Dominick Cruz storms over Guillard with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cruz doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Guillard's face with his elbows!
Guillard's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Cruz is in rear mount over Guillard with one hook in
Guillard cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Cruz can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Dominick Cruz slides his arm under Melvin Guillard's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
That Rear Naked Choke from Dominick Cruz appears to be unbreakable
Guillard's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That Rear Naked Choke from Dominick Cruz appears to be unbreakable
Melvin Guillard can't defend any longer and has to tap!
Winner is Dominick Cruz by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:08 Round 3
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 15/21 (71%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 17/23 (74%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 476 s
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 8/19 (42%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/7 (29%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/24 (8%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 488 s
For this whole fight, Cruz was always a bit better. Melvin tried hard to get back into the fight several times, doing decent damage, but Cruz just never let him get on enough of a role to turn the tables. Guillard could use a smidge of toughness.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!