Post by The Sandmen on Feb 12, 2014 21:17:30 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Guillard while Herb Dean recites the rules.
Clay Guida raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Guillard and Guida move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Guillard is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Melvin Guillard and Guida engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Guillard looks to be in very good shape.
Several good body shots
land on Guida.
Melvin Guillard fakes a punch and launches himself over Guida!
Nice move by Guillard who clinches and pushes Guida against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Guida grab one of Melvin Guillard's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Melvin Guillard landed hard on his back
Guida is standing while Guillard is on the ground on his back
Clay Guida steps back and allows Guillard to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Melvin Guillard is standing now.
Clay Guida fakes a punch and launches himself over Guillard!
Melvin Guillard is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Guida and pushes him away!
Poorly executed technique. Melvin Guillard looks to counter!
Melvin Guillard tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Guida is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Guida
Guida tries to close his guard around Guillard
He succeeds!
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Clay Guida 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 Guida
Guillard tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Melvin Guillard fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Guida
Clay Guida attempts to move to full guard
Clay Guida manages to switch to full guard.
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Guida
Melvin Guillard pushes Clay Guida against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Guillard jumps and tries to free his leg! Guida doesn't allow this but Melvin Guillard is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Guida
Pitty-pat punches from Guillard
They're bothering Guida even though they aren't hurting him.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Guida
Clay Guida tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Guida
Guillard tries to open up Clay Guida's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Guida in the side of the head
Guida's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Guida
Clay Guida attempts to move to full guard
Melvin Guillard keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Guida
Melvin Guillard fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Guida's face!
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Guida
Guillard tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Clay Guida
Guida tries to show some ground skills
Clay Guida put Guillard in half guard.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Guida
Guida 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 Guida
Clay Guida tries to close the guard.
Guida put Melvin Guillard in closed guard.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Guida measures the resilience of Guillard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Guillard blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Guillard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Melvin Guillard throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Guillard is in closed guard... Guida 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 Guida
Guillard is in closed guard... Guida tries to roll on the ground!
Melvin Guillard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Clay Guida gets sloppy and Melvin Guillard tries to take advantage...
Guillard gets a good position on the ground. ..
Guida holds Melvin Guillard arms and counters his opponent punches.
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Melvin Guillard tries to pass Clay Guida's guard...
Melvin Guillard passes momentarily but Clay Guida regains full guard.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Melvin Guillard aggressively and repeatedly punches Guida.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Guillard and Guida are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Guida tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Guillard tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Inside leg kick from Guida
that goes awry.
Clay Guida gets sloppy and Melvin Guillard tries to take advantage...
Guillard avoids a dangerous strike from Guida
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Guida tries to grapple
He puts Guillard in a double underhook!
Melvin Guillard tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Guillard circles out and slips free of Clay Guida's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Melvin Guillard goes with a looping right hand while Clay Guida jumps back and jabs
Guida seems staggered and Melvin Guillard runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Guillard, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Pulverizing punch to Guillard's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Clay Guida shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Melvin Guillard is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Guida into his guard.
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Guillard
Guida is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Clay Guida!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Clay Guida
Clay Guida launches a few punches to Guillard's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guillard tries to cover his face,
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Clay Guida
Guillard tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Guida struggles and frees his leg!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Guida
Melvin Guillard pushes Guida's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Guillard who is in full mount! Guida is in trouble now!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Clay Guida
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Clay Guida tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
Clay Guida gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Guida
Guillard moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Guillard clumsily fails here and it's time for Clay Guida to fight back!
Guida tries to close his guard around Guillard
He succeeds!
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Guillard is in closed guard... Guida tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Melvin Guillard!
Clay Guida is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Guillard tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Clay Guida is in half guard over Guillard
Guillard is taking this opportunity to rest.
Clay Guida is in half guard over Guillard
Guillard cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Guida can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Clay Guida tries to pass Melvin Guillard's guard...
Clay Guida manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Clay Guida is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Clay Guida looks to mount Melvin Guillard...
Melvin Guillard takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Guillard
Clay Guida tries to better his position on the ground...
Guillard holds Clay Guida's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Herb Dean 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.
Tremendous strikes from Guida!
Some big punches are landing!
Guillard throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Clay Guida goes with a looping right hand while Melvin Guillard jumps back and jabs
Guillard seems staggered and Clay Guida runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
There is a small laceration on Melvin Guillard's Chin
Guillard avoids a dangerous strike from Guida
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Poorly executed technique. Clay Guida looks to counter!
Guida feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Guillard moves aside and dodges.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard paws at Guida.
Guida answers with solid punches!
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Clay Guida goes with a looping right hand while Melvin Guillard jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Guillard seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Clay Guida has found an opening in the defense of Guillard, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Guillard's ribs.
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Guida pushes Melvin Guillard and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Clay Guida 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
Clay Guida is in open guard over Guillard
Clay Guida aggressively and repeatedly punches Guillard.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Clay Guida is in open guard over Guillard
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Clay Guida work his BJJ game.
Guida moves on the ground
Clay Guida moves to side mount
Clay Guida is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Clay Guida looks to mount Melvin Guillard...
Melvin Guillard takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Clay Guida is in open guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Guida's cheek from the guard.
Clay Guida uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Guillard fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Clay Guida didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Guida
Guillard moves on the ground
Guillard cannot take advantage in the ground
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Guida
Guida tries to close his guard around Guillard
He is not able to do it
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Guida
Guillard tries to jump to side mount.
Clay Guida jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Guillard
Guida is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Melvin Guillard, who is barely covering up!
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Guillard
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Melvin Guillard work his BJJ game.
Guillard tries to stand up!
Guida doesn't allow him!
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Guillard
Guida use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Clay Guida is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Guida leans back...
He clobbers Melvin Guillard's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Clay Guida is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Clay Guida looks to pass to mount...
Guida slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Melvin Guillard.
Clay Guida is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Guida goes for an armbar!
Guillard struggles to free himself
Guida is locking that Armbar...
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Melvin Guillard breaks the lock and pushes away Clay Guida, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Clay Guida. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Guida is holding Melvin Guillard's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Melvin Guillard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Clay Guida is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Guida tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Clay Guida is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Guida's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guida tries to cover his face,
Clay Guida is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Clay Guida takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Melvin Guillard shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Guida is locking that Americana...
Guillard struggles to free himself
Melvin Guillard breaks that americana attempt!
Clay Guida is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Clay Guida throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Guillard's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Guillard's eyes...
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Guillard's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Guida is locking that Armbar...
That's more than Guillard can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Clay Guida by Submission (Armbar) at 2:44 Round 3
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 17/25 (68%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/27 (52%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 496 s
Statistics: Clay Guida
Punches 18/25 (72%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/21 (71%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 484 s
Things are getting interesting now in the Ferocity-Cannon bracket! Guida is consistently about a 7.5, but Guillard's shortcoming is he is inconsistent, raging from a 5.5 to an 8.5. He probably CAN beat Guida, he just didn't feel up to it tonight apparently.
Clay Guida raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Guillard and Guida move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Guillard is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Melvin Guillard and Guida engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Guillard looks to be in very good shape.
Several good body shots
land on Guida.
Melvin Guillard fakes a punch and launches himself over Guida!
Nice move by Guillard who clinches and pushes Guida against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Guida grab one of Melvin Guillard's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Melvin Guillard landed hard on his back
Guida is standing while Guillard is on the ground on his back
Clay Guida steps back and allows Guillard to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Melvin Guillard is standing now.
Clay Guida fakes a punch and launches himself over Guillard!
Melvin Guillard is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Guida and pushes him away!
Poorly executed technique. Melvin Guillard looks to counter!
Melvin Guillard tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Guida is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Guida
Guida tries to close his guard around Guillard
He succeeds!
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Clay Guida 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 Guida
Guillard tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Melvin Guillard fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Guida
Clay Guida attempts to move to full guard
Clay Guida manages to switch to full guard.
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Guida
Melvin Guillard pushes Clay Guida against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Guillard jumps and tries to free his leg! Guida doesn't allow this but Melvin Guillard is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Guida
Pitty-pat punches from Guillard
They're bothering Guida even though they aren't hurting him.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Guida
Clay Guida tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Guida
Guillard tries to open up Clay Guida's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Guida in the side of the head
Guida's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Guida
Clay Guida attempts to move to full guard
Melvin Guillard keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Guida
Melvin Guillard fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Guida's face!
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Guida
Guillard tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Clay Guida
Guida tries to show some ground skills
Clay Guida put Guillard in half guard.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Guida
Guida 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 Guida
Clay Guida tries to close the guard.
Guida put Melvin Guillard in closed guard.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Guida measures the resilience of Guillard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Guillard blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Guillard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Melvin Guillard throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Guillard is in closed guard... Guida 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 Guida
Guillard is in closed guard... Guida tries to roll on the ground!
Melvin Guillard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Clay Guida gets sloppy and Melvin Guillard tries to take advantage...
Guillard gets a good position on the ground. ..
Guida holds Melvin Guillard arms and counters his opponent punches.
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Melvin Guillard tries to pass Clay Guida's guard...
Melvin Guillard passes momentarily but Clay Guida regains full guard.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Melvin Guillard aggressively and repeatedly punches Guida.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Guillard and Guida are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Guida tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Guillard tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Inside leg kick from Guida
that goes awry.
Clay Guida gets sloppy and Melvin Guillard tries to take advantage...
Guillard avoids a dangerous strike from Guida
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Guida tries to grapple
He puts Guillard in a double underhook!
Melvin Guillard tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Guillard circles out and slips free of Clay Guida's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Melvin Guillard goes with a looping right hand while Clay Guida jumps back and jabs
Guida seems staggered and Melvin Guillard runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Guillard, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Pulverizing punch to Guillard's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Clay Guida shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Melvin Guillard is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Guida into his guard.
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Guillard
Guida is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Clay Guida!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Clay Guida
Clay Guida launches a few punches to Guillard's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guillard tries to cover his face,
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Clay Guida
Guillard tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Guida struggles and frees his leg!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Guida
Melvin Guillard pushes Guida's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Guillard who is in full mount! Guida is in trouble now!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Clay Guida
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Clay Guida tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
Clay Guida gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Guida
Guillard moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Guillard clumsily fails here and it's time for Clay Guida to fight back!
Guida tries to close his guard around Guillard
He succeeds!
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Guida
Guillard is in closed guard... Guida tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Melvin Guillard!
Clay Guida is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Guillard tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Clay Guida is in half guard over Guillard
Guillard is taking this opportunity to rest.
Clay Guida is in half guard over Guillard
Guillard cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Guida can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Clay Guida tries to pass Melvin Guillard's guard...
Clay Guida manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Clay Guida is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Clay Guida looks to mount Melvin Guillard...
Melvin Guillard takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Guillard
Clay Guida tries to better his position on the ground...
Guillard holds Clay Guida's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Herb Dean 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.
Tremendous strikes from Guida!
Some big punches are landing!
Guillard throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Clay Guida goes with a looping right hand while Melvin Guillard jumps back and jabs
Guillard seems staggered and Clay Guida runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
There is a small laceration on Melvin Guillard's Chin
Guillard avoids a dangerous strike from Guida
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Poorly executed technique. Clay Guida looks to counter!
Guida feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Guillard moves aside and dodges.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard paws at Guida.
Guida answers with solid punches!
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Clay Guida goes with a looping right hand while Melvin Guillard jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Guillard seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Clay Guida has found an opening in the defense of Guillard, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Guillard's ribs.
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Guida pushes Melvin Guillard and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Clay Guida 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
Clay Guida is in open guard over Guillard
Clay Guida aggressively and repeatedly punches Guillard.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Clay Guida is in open guard over Guillard
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Clay Guida work his BJJ game.
Guida moves on the ground
Clay Guida moves to side mount
Clay Guida is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Clay Guida looks to mount Melvin Guillard...
Melvin Guillard takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Clay Guida is in open guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Guida's cheek from the guard.
Clay Guida uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Guillard fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Clay Guida didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Guida
Guillard moves on the ground
Guillard cannot take advantage in the ground
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Guida
Guida tries to close his guard around Guillard
He is not able to do it
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Guida
Guillard tries to jump to side mount.
Clay Guida jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Guillard
Guida is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Melvin Guillard, who is barely covering up!
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Guillard
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Melvin Guillard work his BJJ game.
Guillard tries to stand up!
Guida doesn't allow him!
Clay Guida is in closed guard over Guillard
Guida use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Clay Guida is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Guida leans back...
He clobbers Melvin Guillard's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Clay Guida is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Clay Guida looks to pass to mount...
Guida slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Melvin Guillard.
Clay Guida is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Guida goes for an armbar!
Guillard struggles to free himself
Guida is locking that Armbar...
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Melvin Guillard breaks the lock and pushes away Clay Guida, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Clay Guida. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Guida is holding Melvin Guillard's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Melvin Guillard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Clay Guida is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Guida tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Clay Guida is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Guida's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guida tries to cover his face,
Clay Guida is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Clay Guida takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Melvin Guillard shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Guida is locking that Americana...
Guillard struggles to free himself
Melvin Guillard breaks that americana attempt!
Clay Guida is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Clay Guida throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Guillard's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Guillard's eyes...
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Guillard's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Guida is locking that Armbar...
That's more than Guillard can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Clay Guida by Submission (Armbar) at 2:44 Round 3
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 17/25 (68%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/27 (52%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 496 s
Statistics: Clay Guida
Punches 18/25 (72%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/21 (71%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 484 s
Things are getting interesting now in the Ferocity-Cannon bracket! Guida is consistently about a 7.5, but Guillard's shortcoming is he is inconsistent, raging from a 5.5 to an 8.5. He probably CAN beat Guida, he just didn't feel up to it tonight apparently.