Post by The Sandmen on Apr 14, 2017 16:48:26 GMT -5
Melvin Guillard vs. B.J. Penn
Melvin Guillard is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
B.J. Penn looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
B.J. Penn is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn has found an opening in the defense of Guillard, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Guillard's ribs.
B.J. Penn has found an opening in the defense of Guillard, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Guillard's ribs.
Shovel hook by B.J. Penn
tags Guillard.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Quick hook by Melvin Guillard
Good shot! B.J. has reasons to be worried.
B.J. has a small cut in his Chin
B.J. wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
B.J. grapple with Melvin Guillard and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Melvin Guillard falls hard on the mat with B.J. Penn on top of him
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Guillard
B.J. Penn 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 1:45 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard attempts to move to full guard
Melvin Guillard manages to switch to full guard.
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around B.J.
He succeeds!
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Guillard
B.J. positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Guillard's being punished here!
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Guillard
B.J. is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over B.J. Penn!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over B.J. Penn
Melvin Guillard throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
B.J. breaks the lock showing some skills...
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
Melvin Guillard keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
B.J. Penn moves to half guard.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over B.J.
Melvin Guillard tries to open B.J.'s guard...
B.J. breaks the lock and covers himself from Guillard's punches
Guillard misses a step and B.J. Penn sees an opportunity to counter him!
B.J. Penn overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Guillard pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over B.J.
Guillard gets a good position on the ground. ..
B.J. holds Melvin Guillard arms and counters his opponent punches.
Guillard clumsily fails here and it's time for B.J. Penn to fight back!
B.J. throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Melvin Guillard realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Melvin Guillard. 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.
Melvin Guillard fakes a punch and launches himself over B.J.!
B.J. Penn is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Guillard and pushes him away!
B.J. is trying to counter now!
B.J. grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Guillard
B.J. moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around B.J.
He succeeds!
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Guillard
B.J. is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over B.J. Penn!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
B.J. Penn gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. works on the ground with his fingers over Guillard's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn was tooling Melvin Guillard for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Melvin Guillard lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Guillard goes for an armbar!
B.J. Penn breaks the lock and pushes away Melvin Guillard, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Melvin Guillard. 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 swings...
hard impact to B.J.'s face!
Guillard leads with a punch
B.J. Penn avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Guillard grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Melvin Guillard
Hard blow to B.J.'s mid-section, he seems hurt
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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B.J. is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Guillard's jaw!
Guillard's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Guillard steps forward
B.J. Penn catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Guillard's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
0:35 Round 2 and B.J. is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
B.J. is holding Melvin Guillard's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Melvin Guillard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Guillard's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
B.J. Penn isolates Melvin Guillard's right arm looking for an armbar...
Melvin Guillard manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! B.J. Penn lost his dominant position.
B.J. misses a step and Melvin Guillard sees an opportunity to counter him!
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because B.J. tries to cover his face,
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
B.J. shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Guillard pushes B.J. Penn forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over B.J.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Guillard is in closed guard... B.J. tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Melvin Guillard!
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
1:13 Round 2 and B.J. is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
B.J. Penn throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Guillard breaks the lock showing some skills...
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Guillard is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
B.J. Penn pushes Melvin Guillard down and prevents his attempts to escape
B.J. is trying to counter now!
B.J. Penn takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Melvin Guillard shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Melvin Guillard breaks that americana attempt!
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
B.J. Penn tries to open Guillard's guard...
Great bombs from the top by B.J. Penn. Guillard is unable to cover himself now!
Guillard's Forehead is beginning to swell
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
B.J. Penn tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Guillard is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
B.J. Penn gets sloppy and Melvin Guillard tries to take advantage...
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because B.J. tries to cover his face,
B.J.'s Left cheek is beginning to swell
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
BJJ! That is what must be passing through B.J.'s mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Guillard
Guillard tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Guillard
B.J. Penn tries to free his leg
B.J. Penn uses some of his skill by jumping out of Guillard's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard attempts to trap B.J. Penn in his guard.
Melvin Guillard manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Guillard
B.J. positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Guillard's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Guillard
B.J. positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Guillard's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Guillard
B.J. shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
B.J. tries to escape from the closed guard
B.J. succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Guillard
B.J. moves on the ground
B.J. cannot take advantage in the ground
B.J. Penn gets sloppy and Melvin Guillard tries to take advantage...
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because B.J. tries to cover his face,
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because B.J. tries to cover his face,
B.J.'s Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Guillard
B.J. Penn tries to finish with a leg lock!
Guillard is able to break the lock.
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around B.J.
He succeeds!
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Guillard
B.J. is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over B.J. Penn!
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over B.J. Penn
Melvin Guillard tries to better his position on the ground...
Guillard is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over B.J. Penn
Melvin Guillard aggressively and repeatedly punches B.J..
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
This is over! That impact from Melvin Guillard has left B.J. laying flat on the mat!
Winner is Melvin Guillard by KO (GnP) at 4:09 Round 2
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 5/5 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/28 (43%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 362 s
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 8/9 (89%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/15 (47%)
Submissions 9/9 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 362 s
Wow, a shockingly poor performance from Penn when it mattered most - GP finals. So rare he chokes in the GP, but I guess after 18 seasons, it was bound to happen at some point. He was doing pretty well, taking the fight to the Melvin-esque underdog, but let things slip away and got flash KO'ed (after letting Melvin get a major flurry off to turn the fight around).
Melvin Guillard is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
B.J. Penn looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
B.J. Penn is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn has found an opening in the defense of Guillard, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Guillard's ribs.
B.J. Penn has found an opening in the defense of Guillard, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Guillard's ribs.
Shovel hook by B.J. Penn
tags Guillard.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Quick hook by Melvin Guillard
Good shot! B.J. has reasons to be worried.
B.J. has a small cut in his Chin
B.J. wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
B.J. grapple with Melvin Guillard and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Melvin Guillard falls hard on the mat with B.J. Penn on top of him
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Guillard
B.J. Penn 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 1:45 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard attempts to move to full guard
Melvin Guillard manages to switch to full guard.
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around B.J.
He succeeds!
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Guillard
B.J. positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Guillard's being punished here!
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Guillard
B.J. is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over B.J. Penn!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over B.J. Penn
Melvin Guillard throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
B.J. breaks the lock showing some skills...
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
Melvin Guillard keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
B.J. Penn moves to half guard.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over B.J.
Melvin Guillard tries to open B.J.'s guard...
B.J. breaks the lock and covers himself from Guillard's punches
Guillard misses a step and B.J. Penn sees an opportunity to counter him!
B.J. Penn overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Guillard pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over B.J.
Guillard gets a good position on the ground. ..
B.J. holds Melvin Guillard arms and counters his opponent punches.
Guillard clumsily fails here and it's time for B.J. Penn to fight back!
B.J. throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Melvin Guillard realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Melvin Guillard. 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.
Melvin Guillard fakes a punch and launches himself over B.J.!
B.J. Penn is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Guillard and pushes him away!
B.J. is trying to counter now!
B.J. grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Guillard
B.J. moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around B.J.
He succeeds!
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Guillard
B.J. is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over B.J. Penn!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
B.J. Penn gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. works on the ground with his fingers over Guillard's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn was tooling Melvin Guillard for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Melvin Guillard lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Guillard goes for an armbar!
B.J. Penn breaks the lock and pushes away Melvin Guillard, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Melvin Guillard. 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 swings...
hard impact to B.J.'s face!
Guillard leads with a punch
B.J. Penn avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Guillard grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Melvin Guillard
Hard blow to B.J.'s mid-section, he seems hurt
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
=========================================
B.J. is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Guillard's jaw!
Guillard's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Guillard steps forward
B.J. Penn catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Guillard's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
0:35 Round 2 and B.J. is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
B.J. is holding Melvin Guillard's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Melvin Guillard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Guillard's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
B.J. Penn isolates Melvin Guillard's right arm looking for an armbar...
Melvin Guillard manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! B.J. Penn lost his dominant position.
B.J. misses a step and Melvin Guillard sees an opportunity to counter him!
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because B.J. tries to cover his face,
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
B.J. shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Guillard pushes B.J. Penn forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over B.J.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Guillard is in closed guard... B.J. tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Melvin Guillard!
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
1:13 Round 2 and B.J. is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
B.J. Penn throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Guillard breaks the lock showing some skills...
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Guillard is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
B.J. Penn pushes Melvin Guillard down and prevents his attempts to escape
B.J. is trying to counter now!
B.J. Penn takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Melvin Guillard shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Melvin Guillard breaks that americana attempt!
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
B.J. Penn tries to open Guillard's guard...
Great bombs from the top by B.J. Penn. Guillard is unable to cover himself now!
Guillard's Forehead is beginning to swell
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
B.J. Penn tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Guillard is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
B.J. Penn gets sloppy and Melvin Guillard tries to take advantage...
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because B.J. tries to cover his face,
B.J.'s Left cheek is beginning to swell
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
BJJ! That is what must be passing through B.J.'s mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Guillard
Guillard tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Guillard
B.J. Penn tries to free his leg
B.J. Penn uses some of his skill by jumping out of Guillard's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard attempts to trap B.J. Penn in his guard.
Melvin Guillard manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Guillard
B.J. positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Guillard's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Guillard
B.J. positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Guillard's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Guillard
B.J. shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
B.J. tries to escape from the closed guard
B.J. succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Guillard
B.J. moves on the ground
B.J. cannot take advantage in the ground
B.J. Penn gets sloppy and Melvin Guillard tries to take advantage...
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because B.J. tries to cover his face,
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Guillard
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because B.J. tries to cover his face,
B.J.'s Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Guillard
B.J. Penn tries to finish with a leg lock!
Guillard is able to break the lock.
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around B.J.
He succeeds!
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Guillard
B.J. is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over B.J. Penn!
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over B.J. Penn
Melvin Guillard tries to better his position on the ground...
Guillard is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over B.J. Penn
Melvin Guillard aggressively and repeatedly punches B.J..
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
This is over! That impact from Melvin Guillard has left B.J. laying flat on the mat!
Winner is Melvin Guillard by KO (GnP) at 4:09 Round 2
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 5/5 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/28 (43%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 362 s
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 8/9 (89%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/15 (47%)
Submissions 9/9 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 362 s
Wow, a shockingly poor performance from Penn when it mattered most - GP finals. So rare he chokes in the GP, but I guess after 18 seasons, it was bound to happen at some point. He was doing pretty well, taking the fight to the Melvin-esque underdog, but let things slip away and got flash KO'ed (after letting Melvin get a major flurry off to turn the fight around).
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!