Post by The Sandmen on Feb 8, 2014 4:27:10 GMT -5
Melvin Guillard looks very relaxed.
Shinya Aoki looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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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
Nice punches from Melvin Guillard.
Aoki staggers backwards. Guillard wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Aoki's Chin is beginning to swell
Nice punches from Shinya Aoki.
Even nicer blocks from Guillard.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki swings...
hard impact to Guillard's face!
Guillard launches a stiff jab!
Aoki ducks that one.
Guillard misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nice punch by Shinya Aoki
that nearly tags Guillard.
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Melvin Guillard didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Guillard
Shinya Aoki is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Shinya Aoki is looking to pass Melvin Guillard's guard...
Shinya Aoki gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Guillard misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki pushes Guillard's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Aoki who is in full mount! Guillard is in trouble now!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Aoki goes for an armbar!
Guillard Hyper-extended his arm
That Armbar from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Melvin Guillard breaks the lock and pushes away Shinya Aoki, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
As the fight continues it seems that Shinya Aoki is taking the best of the fight.
Aoki is holding Melvin Guillard's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Melvin Guillard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Guillard breaths deeply while on the ground
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Shinya Aoki isolates Melvin Guillard's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Melvin Guillard is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Shinya Aoki isolates Melvin Guillard's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Melvin Guillard is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Melvin Guillard...
Melvin Guillard takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Guillard
Aoki moves on the ground
Shinya Aoki moves to side mount
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Shinya Aoki goes for an americana!
Guillard breaks free.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Shinya Aoki and Guillard engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Melvin Guillard didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Guillard
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Guillard is able to break the lock.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Guillard tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard is cooling the fight on the ground
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Guillard
Guillard breaths deeply while on the ground
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Guillard
Aoki use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Melvin Guillard holds Shinya Aoki and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Guillard is trying to counter now!
Guillard switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Aoki struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
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.
Melvin Guillard takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard and Aoki engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Melvin Guillard is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Superb haymaker by Guillard
that lands on Aoki's face like a cannon ball!
Aoki's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shinya Aoki and Guillard engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Melvin Guillard is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Aoki is holding Melvin Guillard's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Melvin Guillard shows great balance while pushing away Shinya Aoki
Guillard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nice punches from Melvin Guillard.
Aoki staggers backwards. Guillard wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Aoki wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Guillard wants nothing of that and pushes Aoki.
Shinya Aoki moves forward looking for some grappling action
Aoki has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Melvin Guillard pushes away Aoki trying to keep the fight at striking range
Aoki doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Melvin Guillard
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Not a desiderable position that Aoki is in now. Melvin Guillard is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Guillard looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shinya Aoki's punches
Guillard measures the resilience of Aoki's chin with an uppercut while Aoki lands some great crosses.
Shinya Aoki leans forwards and tries to grapple with Guillard
Aoki shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Guillard pummels back into position.
Guillard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Melvin Guillard locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Punishing hold!
Shinya Aoki slips his head out and ends up in Melvin Guillard's guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Guillard
Aoki tries to escape from closed guard...
Guillard waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Shinya Aoki! He is reversed and nor Melvin Guillard is on half guard!
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Aoki
Melvin Guillard moves to better his position on the ground...
Melvin Guillard viciously slams hammer blows to Aoki's face!
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Aoki
Aoki moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Melvin Guillard breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Poorly executed technique. Melvin Guillard looks to counter!
Melvin Guillard fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Aoki's face!
Aoki's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Aoki
Aoki is moving on the ground...
Guillard tries to counter Aoki's moves on the ground.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Melvin Guillard tries to take advantage...
Good looking punches from Melvin Guillard on the ground
They could take their toll on Aoki.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Melvin Guillard looks to counter!
Good looking punches from Melvin Guillard on the ground
They could take their toll on Aoki.
Aoki has a small cut in his Left eye
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Aoki
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Aoki
Aoki holds Melvin Guillard's arms and blocks the punches!
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.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Melvin Guillard didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Guillard
Aoki moves on the ground
Aoki cannot take advantage in the ground
Poorly executed technique. Melvin Guillard looks to counter!
Deep breaths from Melvin Guillard who tries a hammer punch to Aoki's ribs.
That hit Aoki who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aoki tries to cover his face,
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Guillard
Aoki is in open guard over Guillard... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Guillard rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. 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.
Shinya Aoki and Guillard engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Melvin Guillard jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Guillard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Guillard moves forward looking for some action
Melvin Guillard shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Guillard tries to breaks Shinya Aoki's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Guillard doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Melvin Guillard slightly pushes Aoki into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Aoki decides to launch some tentative punches
Melvin Guillard takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Aoki's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Melvin Guillard leans forwards and tries to grapple with Aoki
Guillard shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Guillard struggles and launches a few punches to Aoki's head
Those punches are hitting! Aoki covers his head!
Aoki's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Guillard struggles and launches a few punches to Aoki's head
Those punches are hitting! Aoki covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki tries to take Melvin Guillard to the ground from the clinch...
Guillard shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Aoki misses a step and Melvin Guillard sees an opportunity to counter him!
Melvin Guillard grapple with Shinya Aoki and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
Aoki manage to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Melvin Guillard tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Guillard circles out and slips free of Shinya Aoki's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Brutal combination from Melvin Guillard!
Aoki is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Aoki launches a kick
but Melvin Guillard avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Quick hook by Melvin Guillard
Good shot! Aoki has reasons to be worried.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Aoki is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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A punch from Melvin Guillard
grazes Aoki's left cheek.
Nice punch by Melvin Guillard
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Guillard fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Shinya Aoki didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Guillard spins out, but Shinya Aoki was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Guillard is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. 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.
Melvin Guillard fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
Guillard looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shinya Aoki's punches
Aoki is on the receiving end of a great combo by Guillard.
Aoki's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Melvin Guillard was tooling Shinya Aoki for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Shinya Aoki lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Guillard tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Guillard is clinching with Aoki.
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Melvin Guillard embrace and tries to move away...
Melvin Guillard pushes Aoki forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Melvin Guillard to fight back!
Guillard doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shinya Aoki embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Guillard who put distance between them
Aoki goes to the body...
his punches graze Guillard's arm.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Melvin Guillard fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Aoki's chin
Aoki has a small cut in his Chin
A left hook from Guillard
grazes the chin of Aoki.
Aoki's Chin is beginning to swell
Shinya Aoki seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Melvin Guillard!
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
Shovel hook by Melvin Guillard
tags Aoki.
Aoki's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shovel hook by Melvin Guillard
tags Aoki.
Guillard grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Melvin Guillard
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Aoki
Melvin Guillard throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Aoki's face with those brutal elbows! Aoki needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Mario Yamasaki is asking Aoki to defend himself! Mario Yamasaki jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Aoki.
Aoki has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Melvin Guillard by TKO (GnP) at 2:40 Round 3
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 41/47 (87%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/9 (44%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 18/23 (78%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 267 s
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 3/19 (16%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 4/8 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 267 s
I think AOki needs better takedown and control. Every second this was standing, he was losing. Every second it was on the ground, he was chipping his way through some submission damage. Aoki's team neglects him.
Shinya Aoki looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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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
Nice punches from Melvin Guillard.
Aoki staggers backwards. Guillard wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Aoki's Chin is beginning to swell
Nice punches from Shinya Aoki.
Even nicer blocks from Guillard.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki swings...
hard impact to Guillard's face!
Guillard launches a stiff jab!
Aoki ducks that one.
Guillard misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nice punch by Shinya Aoki
that nearly tags Guillard.
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Melvin Guillard didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Guillard
Shinya Aoki is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Shinya Aoki is looking to pass Melvin Guillard's guard...
Shinya Aoki gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Guillard misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki pushes Guillard's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Aoki who is in full mount! Guillard is in trouble now!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Aoki goes for an armbar!
Guillard Hyper-extended his arm
That Armbar from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Melvin Guillard breaks the lock and pushes away Shinya Aoki, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
As the fight continues it seems that Shinya Aoki is taking the best of the fight.
Aoki is holding Melvin Guillard's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Melvin Guillard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Guillard breaths deeply while on the ground
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Shinya Aoki isolates Melvin Guillard's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Melvin Guillard is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Shinya Aoki isolates Melvin Guillard's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Melvin Guillard is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Melvin Guillard...
Melvin Guillard takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Guillard
Aoki moves on the ground
Shinya Aoki moves to side mount
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Shinya Aoki goes for an americana!
Guillard breaks free.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Shinya Aoki and Guillard engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Melvin Guillard didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Guillard
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Guillard is able to break the lock.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Guillard tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard is cooling the fight on the ground
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Guillard
Guillard breaths deeply while on the ground
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Guillard
Aoki use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Melvin Guillard holds Shinya Aoki and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Guillard is trying to counter now!
Guillard switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Aoki struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
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.
Melvin Guillard takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard and Aoki engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Melvin Guillard is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Superb haymaker by Guillard
that lands on Aoki's face like a cannon ball!
Aoki's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shinya Aoki and Guillard engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Melvin Guillard is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Aoki is holding Melvin Guillard's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Melvin Guillard shows great balance while pushing away Shinya Aoki
Guillard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nice punches from Melvin Guillard.
Aoki staggers backwards. Guillard wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Aoki wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Guillard wants nothing of that and pushes Aoki.
Shinya Aoki moves forward looking for some grappling action
Aoki has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Melvin Guillard pushes away Aoki trying to keep the fight at striking range
Aoki doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Melvin Guillard
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Not a desiderable position that Aoki is in now. Melvin Guillard is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Guillard looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shinya Aoki's punches
Guillard measures the resilience of Aoki's chin with an uppercut while Aoki lands some great crosses.
Shinya Aoki leans forwards and tries to grapple with Guillard
Aoki shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Guillard pummels back into position.
Guillard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Melvin Guillard locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Punishing hold!
Shinya Aoki slips his head out and ends up in Melvin Guillard's guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Guillard
Aoki tries to escape from closed guard...
Guillard waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Shinya Aoki! He is reversed and nor Melvin Guillard is on half guard!
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Aoki
Melvin Guillard moves to better his position on the ground...
Melvin Guillard viciously slams hammer blows to Aoki's face!
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Aoki
Aoki moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Melvin Guillard breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Poorly executed technique. Melvin Guillard looks to counter!
Melvin Guillard fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Aoki's face!
Aoki's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Aoki
Aoki is moving on the ground...
Guillard tries to counter Aoki's moves on the ground.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Melvin Guillard tries to take advantage...
Good looking punches from Melvin Guillard on the ground
They could take their toll on Aoki.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Melvin Guillard looks to counter!
Good looking punches from Melvin Guillard on the ground
They could take their toll on Aoki.
Aoki has a small cut in his Left eye
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Aoki
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Aoki
Aoki holds Melvin Guillard's arms and blocks the punches!
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.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Melvin Guillard didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Guillard
Aoki moves on the ground
Aoki cannot take advantage in the ground
Poorly executed technique. Melvin Guillard looks to counter!
Deep breaths from Melvin Guillard who tries a hammer punch to Aoki's ribs.
That hit Aoki who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aoki tries to cover his face,
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Guillard
Aoki is in open guard over Guillard... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Guillard rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. 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.
Shinya Aoki and Guillard engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Melvin Guillard jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Guillard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Guillard moves forward looking for some action
Melvin Guillard shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Guillard tries to breaks Shinya Aoki's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Guillard doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Melvin Guillard slightly pushes Aoki into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Aoki decides to launch some tentative punches
Melvin Guillard takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Aoki's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Melvin Guillard leans forwards and tries to grapple with Aoki
Guillard shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Guillard struggles and launches a few punches to Aoki's head
Those punches are hitting! Aoki covers his head!
Aoki's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Guillard struggles and launches a few punches to Aoki's head
Those punches are hitting! Aoki covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki tries to take Melvin Guillard to the ground from the clinch...
Guillard shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Aoki misses a step and Melvin Guillard sees an opportunity to counter him!
Melvin Guillard grapple with Shinya Aoki and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
Aoki manage to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Melvin Guillard tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Guillard circles out and slips free of Shinya Aoki's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Brutal combination from Melvin Guillard!
Aoki is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Aoki launches a kick
but Melvin Guillard avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Quick hook by Melvin Guillard
Good shot! Aoki has reasons to be worried.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Aoki is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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A punch from Melvin Guillard
grazes Aoki's left cheek.
Nice punch by Melvin Guillard
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Guillard fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Shinya Aoki didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Guillard spins out, but Shinya Aoki was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Guillard is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. 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.
Melvin Guillard fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
Guillard looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shinya Aoki's punches
Aoki is on the receiving end of a great combo by Guillard.
Aoki's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Melvin Guillard was tooling Shinya Aoki for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Shinya Aoki lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Guillard tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Guillard is clinching with Aoki.
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Melvin Guillard embrace and tries to move away...
Melvin Guillard pushes Aoki forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Melvin Guillard to fight back!
Guillard doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shinya Aoki embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Guillard who put distance between them
Aoki goes to the body...
his punches graze Guillard's arm.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Melvin Guillard fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Aoki's chin
Aoki has a small cut in his Chin
A left hook from Guillard
grazes the chin of Aoki.
Aoki's Chin is beginning to swell
Shinya Aoki seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Melvin Guillard!
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
Shovel hook by Melvin Guillard
tags Aoki.
Aoki's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shovel hook by Melvin Guillard
tags Aoki.
Guillard grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Melvin Guillard
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Aoki
Melvin Guillard throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Aoki's face with those brutal elbows! Aoki needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Mario Yamasaki is asking Aoki to defend himself! Mario Yamasaki jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Aoki.
Aoki has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Melvin Guillard by TKO (GnP) at 2:40 Round 3
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 41/47 (87%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/9 (44%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 18/23 (78%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 267 s
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 3/19 (16%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 4/8 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 267 s
I think AOki needs better takedown and control. Every second this was standing, he was losing. Every second it was on the ground, he was chipping his way through some submission damage. Aoki's team neglects him.
