Post by The Sandman on Jan 20, 2022 22:03:38 GMT -5
The Carpenter enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! He may be sure the fans are with him today.
Alexander Volkanovski looks very relaxed.
Clay Guida looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Clay Guida today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Crisp uppercut by The Vulcan followed by a hard jab
The Carpenter deflects the blows.
The Carpenter tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Clay Guida tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Clay Guida who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Clay Guida pushes away The Vulcan trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Vulcan doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Clay Guida
The fighters are clinching.
Alexander Volkanovski tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Vulcan circles out and slips free of Clay Guida's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
0:43 Round 1 and The Vulcan is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Nice punch by Alexander Volkanovski
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The Carpenter's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Some nice shots from Alexander Volkanovski
that stun The Carpenter.
Brilliant combination from Clay Guida
that forces The Vulcan to try and defend better.
The Carpenter grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Clay Guida
Clay Guida is in open guard over The Vulcan
The Carpenter tries to move to full mount
The Carpenter succeeds
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Alexander Volkanovski tries to roll to his side and trap Clay Guida in his guard...
Alexander Volkanovski moves to half guard.
Clay Guida is in half guard over The Vulcan
Clay Guida pushes The Vulcan's leg and tries to move to full mount.
The Vulcan rolls and he's now on half guard over Clay Guida. Nice reversal.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Alexander Volkanovski is in half guard over The Carpenter
The Carpenter has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Clay Guida attempts to move to full guard
Alexander Volkanovski keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Alexander Volkanovski is in half guard over The Carpenter
Clay Guida attempts to move to full guard
Clay Guida manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Alexander Volkanovski is in closed guard over The Carpenter
2:25 Round 1 and The Carpenter is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
The Carpenter launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting The Vulcan's ribs.
Alexander Volkanovski is in closed guard over The Carpenter
Alexander Volkanovski is looking to pass Clay Guida's guard...
Alexander Volkanovski gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Alexander Volkanovski is in half guard over The Carpenter
Alexander Volkanovski tries to pass Clay Guida's guard...
Alexander Volkanovski passes momentarily but Clay Guida sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Alexander Volkanovski is in closed guard over The Carpenter
The Carpenter launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting The Vulcan's ribs.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Alexander Volkanovski is in closed guard over The Carpenter
The Vulcan is in closed guard... The Carpenter tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski!
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Clay Guida positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Clay Guida is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard The Vulcan's ribs
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
The Carpenter is taking this opportunity to rest.
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Alexander Volkanovski tries to roll to his side and trap Clay Guida in his guard...
Alexander Volkanovski moves to half guard.
Clay Guida is in half guard over The Vulcan
The Carpenter launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
The Vulcan is covering himself! The Carpenter tries to force the situation and The Vulcan clumsily gives his back!
The Carpenter is in rear mount over The Vulcan
The Carpenter tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for The Vulcan! The Carpenter has one hook in and keeps working!
The Carpenter is in rear mount over The Vulcan with one hook in
The Carpenter has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for The Vulcan.
Nicely done! The Carpenter now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The Carpenter is in rear mount over The Vulcan with two hooks in
Clay Guida slides his arm under Alexander Volkanovski's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Alexander Volkanovski pushes up and slides Clay Guida's arm over his chin.
The Carpenter is in rear mount over The Vulcan with two hooks in
The Carpenter is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate The Vulcan, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
The Vulcan is holding his opponent arms defending well.
The Carpenter is in rear mount over The Vulcan with two hooks in
Clay Guida is cooling the fight on the ground
Josh Rosenthal 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.
The Carpenter tries to grapple
He puts The Vulcan in a double underhook!
The Vulcan doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Clay Guida embrace and tries to move away...
Clay Guida pushes The Vulcan forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alexander Volkanovski slightly pushes The Carpenter into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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The Carpenter shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Tremendous strikes from The Carpenter!
The Vulcan blocks with confidence
The Carpenter misses a step and Alexander Volkanovski sees an opportunity to counter him!
Clay Guida paws at The Vulcan.
The Vulcan answers with solid punches!
The Carpenter's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Clay Guida is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Alexander Volkanovski and The Carpenter engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Alexander Volkanovski is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The Carpenter's Mouth is beginning to swell
Clay Guida throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Clay Guida!
The Vulcan ducks under...
Solid jabs from Clay Guida.
The Vulcan defends.
The Carpenter clumsily fails here and it's time for Alexander Volkanovski to fight back!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Alexander Volkanovski!
The Carpenter is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The Carpenter has a small cut in his Left cheek
The Vulcan moves forward looking for some action
He surprises The Carpenter with a double overhooks!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
A punch from Clay Guida
grazes The Vulcan's left cheek.
A punch from Alexander Volkanovski
grazes The Carpenter's right cheek.
The Vulcan steps backwards away from Clay Guida. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
The Vulcan studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
A punch from Clay Guida
grazes The Vulcan's left cheek.
A punch from Clay Guida
gets blocked by The Vulcan.
Alexander Volkanovski tries a hook to the body
but The Carpenter manages to dodge it
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Tremendous strikes from The Vulcan!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Alexander Volkanovski goes with a looping right hand while Clay Guida jumps back and jabs
The Vulcan seems staggered and Clay Guida runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Clay Guida paws at The Vulcan.
The Vulcan answers with solid punches!
Clay Guida fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Alexander Volkanovski fakes a punch and launches himself over Clay Guida
Great move by The Vulcan who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Clay Guida pushes away The Vulcan trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Vulcan doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Clay Guida
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Carpenter tries to breaks Alexander Volkanovski's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
The Carpenter launches a couple of punches that leave marks in The Vulcan's ribs.
The fighters are clinching.
Clay Guida tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Vulcan is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The Vulcan doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Clay Guida embrace and tries to move away...
Clay Guida pushes The Vulcan forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Clay Guida pushes away The Vulcan trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Vulcan doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Clay Guida
Poorly executed technique. Alexander Volkanovski looks to counter!
Alexander Volkanovski tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Carpenter is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Carpenter doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Alexander Volkanovski embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from The Carpenter who put distance between them
The Vulcan steps backwards away from Clay Guida. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Carpenter studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Alexander Volkanovski.
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Round 3
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Bone shattering straight left hand from Alexander Volkanovski!
The Carpenter is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The Carpenter's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alexander Volkanovski circles around The Carpenter
The Vulcan throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The Carpenter's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Clay Guida fires an unorthodox punch to The Vulcan's torso
that hits its mark.
Alexander Volkanovski throws an uppercut
The Carpenter slips it.
The Carpenter tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Carpenter fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Alexander Volkanovski didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Clay Guida is in open guard over The Vulcan
The Carpenter tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Clay Guida is in half guard over The Vulcan
Clay Guida pushes The Vulcan's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by The Carpenter who is in full mount! The Vulcan is in trouble now!
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Alexander Volkanovski launches a few punches to The Carpenter's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Carpenter tries to cover his face,
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Clay Guida tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
The Vulcan is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
The Vulcan tries to escape from the full mount...
Clay Guida is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Clay Guida is in side mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Clay Guida looks to mount Alexander Volkanovski...
Clay Guida slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
The Vulcan 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 The Vulcan
Alexander Volkanovski attempts to move to full guard
Alexander Volkanovski manages to switch to full guard.
Clay Guida is in open guard over The Vulcan
The Carpenter moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Clay Guida is in half guard over The Vulcan
Pitty-pat punches from The Carpenter
Alexander Volkanovski doesn't flinch.
The Vulcan is trying to counter now!
Alexander Volkanovski tries to close the guard.
The Vulcan put Clay Guida in closed guard.
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Clay Guida is in closed guard over The Vulcan
The Carpenter is in closed guard... The Vulcan tries to roll on the ground!
Clay Guida uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Clay Guida is in closed guard over The Vulcan
The Carpenter tries to escape from closed guard...
The Vulcan waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Clay Guida! He is reversed and nor Alexander Volkanovski is on half guard!
Alexander Volkanovski is in half guard over The Carpenter
The Vulcan tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Alexander Volkanovski is in side mount over Clay Guida
Alexander Volkanovski looks to mount Clay Guida...
Clay Guida takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Alexander Volkanovski is in closed guard over The Carpenter
The Vulcan is in closed guard... The Carpenter tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski!
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
The Carpenter is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal has seen that!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Clay Guida for headbutt.
Josh Rosenthal allows The Vulcan time to recover... 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 Wembley Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
The Carpenter studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The Carpenter launches a hook to the body
Alexander Volkanovski moves aside looking for a counter...
The Carpenter misses a step and Alexander Volkanovski sees an opportunity to counter him!
Alexander Volkanovski attempts to cut off The Carpenter with punches
The Carpenter reels from the strikes.
Alexander Volkanovski fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
The Carpenter blocks that. He made it look easy!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The Vulcan showing excellent timing, blasts Clay Guida with a right hand.
The Carpenter steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
The Vulcan steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Alexander Volkanovski takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Clay Guida throws a punch
that gets deflected.
The Vulcan tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Clay Guida paws at The Vulcan.
The Vulcan swings ineffectively.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for The Vulcan, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 4
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Quick hook by Alexander Volkanovski
Good shot! The Carpenter has reasons to be worried.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Alexander Volkanovski!
The Carpenter ducks under...
Alexander Volkanovski gets sloppy and Clay Guida tries to take advantage...
The Carpenter fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
The Vulcan sprawls and remains on his feet.
The Vulcan showing excellent timing, blasts Clay Guida with a right hand.
The Carpenter steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Alexander Volkanovski gets sloppy and Clay Guida tries to take advantage...
Bone shattering straight left hand from Clay Guida!
The Vulcan ducks under...
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Alexander Volkanovski is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The Vulcan seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Alexander Volkanovski fakes a punch and launches himself over The Carpenter!
Nice move by The Vulcan who clinches and pushes The Carpenter against the cage
Clay Guida pushes away The Vulcan trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Vulcan doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Clay Guida
The fighters are clinching.
Alexander Volkanovski fakes a few punches and advance towards The Carpenter trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
The Carpenter pushes Alexander Volkanovski and circle away keeping himself within striking range
The Vulcan grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
The Carpenter struggles... Alexander Volkanovski is unable to take him down
Poorly executed technique. Clay Guida looks to counter!
Clay Guida throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of The Vulcan.
The Vulcan throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Clay Guida fires an unorthodox punch to The Vulcan's torso
that hits its mark.
The Carpenter pushes Alexander Volkanovski and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The Vulcan decides to launch some tentative punches
The Carpenter launches a couple of jabs that are answered by The Vulcan with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The Carpenter studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 2:10 in the 4 round
The Vulcan pushes Clay Guida and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Clay Guida fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The Vulcan is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
The Vulcan steps backwards away from Clay Guida. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
The Vulcan avoids a dangerous strike from The Carpenter
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
The Vulcan jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Alexander Volkanovski pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The Carpenter doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Alexander Volkanovski embrace and tries to move away...
Alexander Volkanovski pushes The Carpenter forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Vulcan launches a few hard punches to Clay Guida's ribs!
Clay Guida's ribs shows the damage! Alexander Volkanovski is working his opponent ribs!
Clay Guida pushes away The Vulcan trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Vulcan doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Clay Guida
The fighters are clinching.
Alexander Volkanovski tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Carpenter is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The Carpenter doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Alexander Volkanovski embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from The Carpenter who put distance between them
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Clay Guida is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The Vulcan steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
The Vulcan throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The Carpenter's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alexander Volkanovski tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Clay Guida jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The Carpenter is holding Alexander Volkanovski's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Alexander Volkanovski loses balance and goes to the ground.
Clay Guida is in side mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Clay Guida looks to mount Alexander Volkanovski...
Clay Guida slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
The Carpenter tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
The Vulcan struggles and frees his leg!
Clay Guida is in half guard over The Vulcan
Clay Guida pushes The Vulcan's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by The Carpenter who is in full mount! The Vulcan is in trouble now!
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Alexander Volkanovski tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Clay Guida rolls Alexander Volkanovski to his stomach and takes his back!
The Carpenter is in rear mount over The Vulcan
The Carpenter is taking this opportunity to rest.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Alexander Volkanovski has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 5
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Alexander Volkanovski tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Shovel hook by Alexander Volkanovski
tags The Carpenter.
The Carpenter and The Vulcan circle around the center of the cage.
The Carpenter is holding Alexander Volkanovski's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Alexander Volkanovski loses balance and goes to the ground.
The Vulcan's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Clay Guida is in side mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Alexander Volkanovski is cooling the fight on the ground
Clay Guida is in side mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Clay Guida looks to mount Alexander Volkanovski...
Clay Guida slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:15 in the 5 round
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
The Vulcan breaths deeply while on the ground
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Alexander Volkanovski tries to roll to his side and trap Clay Guida in his guard...
Alexander Volkanovski gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Clay Guida is in open guard over The Vulcan
The Vulcan measures the resilience of The Carpenter's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Carpenter's side.
Clay Guida is in open guard over The Vulcan
The Carpenter is taking this opportunity to rest.
Clay Guida is in open guard over The Vulcan
Clay Guida tries to pass to half guard...
Alexander Volkanovski's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Clay Guida is in open guard over The Vulcan
The Carpenter tries to jump to side mount.
Alexander Volkanovski jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Alexander Volkanovski is in closed guard over The Carpenter
The Carpenter launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting The Vulcan's ribs.
Alexander Volkanovski is in closed guard over The Carpenter
The Vulcan is in closed guard... The Carpenter tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski!
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
The Vulcan measures the resilience of The Carpenter's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Carpenter's side.
The clock says 2:50 in the 5 round
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
The Carpenter tries to launch a few punches to Alexander Volkanovski
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting The Vulcan's defense
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
The Vulcan 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 The Vulcan
Alexander Volkanovski tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The Vulcan misses a step and Clay Guida sees an opportunity to counter him!
Clay Guida throws a flurry of punches at The Vulcan...
The Vulcan is defending himself well. None of them connect.
The clock says 3:20 in the 5 round
Clay Guida is in half guard over The Vulcan
The Carpenter tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling The Vulcan from the side mount!
Clay Guida is in side mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Nice beating Clay Guida has received.
Clay Guida looks to mount Alexander Volkanovski...
Alexander Volkanovski sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Clay Guida is in half guard over The Vulcan
The Carpenter launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
The Carpenter is countered by Alexander Volkanovski.
Poorly executed technique. Alexander Volkanovski looks to counter!
Alexander Volkanovski opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside The Carpenter's guard.
The Carpenter fights back with his feet, forcing The Vulcan to try something else.
Clay Guida is in half guard over The Vulcan
Clay Guida tries to pass Alexander Volkanovski's guard...
Clay Guida manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Clay Guida is in side mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Clay Guida looks to mount Alexander Volkanovski...
Alexander Volkanovski sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Clay Guida is in half guard over The Vulcan
Alexander Volkanovski attempts to move to full guard
Clay Guida keeps good control and remains in half guard.
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.
Alexander Volkanovski fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:30 in the 5 round
The Carpenter wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Vulcan takes a break to breathe while holding Clay Guida.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Clay Guida leans forwards and tries to grapple with The Vulcan
The Carpenter shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Alexander Volkanovski pushes away The Carpenter trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Carpenter doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Alexander Volkanovski
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Carpenter doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Alexander Volkanovski embrace and tries to move away...
Alexander Volkanovski pushes The Carpenter forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The Vulcan doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Clay Guida embrace and tries to move away...
Clay Guida pushes The Vulcan forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
Winner is Alexander Volkanovski by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Alexander Volkanovski
Punches 31/53 (58%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/7 (86%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 621 s
Statistics: Clay Guida
Punches 13/30 (43%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 9/24 (38%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 621 s
So one man IS the Volkan, but the other looks more like a Vulcan, so WHO'S THE REAL VULCAN? Maybe one is a Volkan the other is a Vulcan. I donno. In other news, I'm like, 4 episodes away from finally finishing all of Star Trek: TNG.
Alexander Volkanovski looks very relaxed.
Clay Guida looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Clay Guida today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Crisp uppercut by The Vulcan followed by a hard jab
The Carpenter deflects the blows.
The Carpenter tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Clay Guida tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Clay Guida who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Clay Guida pushes away The Vulcan trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Vulcan doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Clay Guida
The fighters are clinching.
Alexander Volkanovski tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Vulcan circles out and slips free of Clay Guida's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
0:43 Round 1 and The Vulcan is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Nice punch by Alexander Volkanovski
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The Carpenter's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Some nice shots from Alexander Volkanovski
that stun The Carpenter.
Brilliant combination from Clay Guida
that forces The Vulcan to try and defend better.
The Carpenter grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Clay Guida
Clay Guida is in open guard over The Vulcan
The Carpenter tries to move to full mount
The Carpenter succeeds
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Alexander Volkanovski tries to roll to his side and trap Clay Guida in his guard...
Alexander Volkanovski moves to half guard.
Clay Guida is in half guard over The Vulcan
Clay Guida pushes The Vulcan's leg and tries to move to full mount.
The Vulcan rolls and he's now on half guard over Clay Guida. Nice reversal.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Alexander Volkanovski is in half guard over The Carpenter
The Carpenter has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Clay Guida attempts to move to full guard
Alexander Volkanovski keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Alexander Volkanovski is in half guard over The Carpenter
Clay Guida attempts to move to full guard
Clay Guida manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Alexander Volkanovski is in closed guard over The Carpenter
2:25 Round 1 and The Carpenter is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
The Carpenter launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting The Vulcan's ribs.
Alexander Volkanovski is in closed guard over The Carpenter
Alexander Volkanovski is looking to pass Clay Guida's guard...
Alexander Volkanovski gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Alexander Volkanovski is in half guard over The Carpenter
Alexander Volkanovski tries to pass Clay Guida's guard...
Alexander Volkanovski passes momentarily but Clay Guida sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Alexander Volkanovski is in closed guard over The Carpenter
The Carpenter launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting The Vulcan's ribs.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Alexander Volkanovski is in closed guard over The Carpenter
The Vulcan is in closed guard... The Carpenter tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski!
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Clay Guida positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Clay Guida is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard The Vulcan's ribs
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
The Carpenter is taking this opportunity to rest.
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Alexander Volkanovski tries to roll to his side and trap Clay Guida in his guard...
Alexander Volkanovski moves to half guard.
Clay Guida is in half guard over The Vulcan
The Carpenter launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
The Vulcan is covering himself! The Carpenter tries to force the situation and The Vulcan clumsily gives his back!
The Carpenter is in rear mount over The Vulcan
The Carpenter tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for The Vulcan! The Carpenter has one hook in and keeps working!
The Carpenter is in rear mount over The Vulcan with one hook in
The Carpenter has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for The Vulcan.
Nicely done! The Carpenter now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The Carpenter is in rear mount over The Vulcan with two hooks in
Clay Guida slides his arm under Alexander Volkanovski's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Alexander Volkanovski pushes up and slides Clay Guida's arm over his chin.
The Carpenter is in rear mount over The Vulcan with two hooks in
The Carpenter is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate The Vulcan, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
The Vulcan is holding his opponent arms defending well.
The Carpenter is in rear mount over The Vulcan with two hooks in
Clay Guida is cooling the fight on the ground
Josh Rosenthal 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.
The Carpenter tries to grapple
He puts The Vulcan in a double underhook!
The Vulcan doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Clay Guida embrace and tries to move away...
Clay Guida pushes The Vulcan forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alexander Volkanovski slightly pushes The Carpenter into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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The Carpenter shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Tremendous strikes from The Carpenter!
The Vulcan blocks with confidence
The Carpenter misses a step and Alexander Volkanovski sees an opportunity to counter him!
Clay Guida paws at The Vulcan.
The Vulcan answers with solid punches!
The Carpenter's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Clay Guida is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Alexander Volkanovski and The Carpenter engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Alexander Volkanovski is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The Carpenter's Mouth is beginning to swell
Clay Guida throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Clay Guida!
The Vulcan ducks under...
Solid jabs from Clay Guida.
The Vulcan defends.
The Carpenter clumsily fails here and it's time for Alexander Volkanovski to fight back!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Alexander Volkanovski!
The Carpenter is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The Carpenter has a small cut in his Left cheek
The Vulcan moves forward looking for some action
He surprises The Carpenter with a double overhooks!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
A punch from Clay Guida
grazes The Vulcan's left cheek.
A punch from Alexander Volkanovski
grazes The Carpenter's right cheek.
The Vulcan steps backwards away from Clay Guida. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
The Vulcan studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
A punch from Clay Guida
grazes The Vulcan's left cheek.
A punch from Clay Guida
gets blocked by The Vulcan.
Alexander Volkanovski tries a hook to the body
but The Carpenter manages to dodge it
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Tremendous strikes from The Vulcan!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Alexander Volkanovski goes with a looping right hand while Clay Guida jumps back and jabs
The Vulcan seems staggered and Clay Guida runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Clay Guida paws at The Vulcan.
The Vulcan answers with solid punches!
Clay Guida fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Alexander Volkanovski fakes a punch and launches himself over Clay Guida
Great move by The Vulcan who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Clay Guida pushes away The Vulcan trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Vulcan doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Clay Guida
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Carpenter tries to breaks Alexander Volkanovski's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
The Carpenter launches a couple of punches that leave marks in The Vulcan's ribs.
The fighters are clinching.
Clay Guida tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Vulcan is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The Vulcan doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Clay Guida embrace and tries to move away...
Clay Guida pushes The Vulcan forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Clay Guida pushes away The Vulcan trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Vulcan doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Clay Guida
Poorly executed technique. Alexander Volkanovski looks to counter!
Alexander Volkanovski tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Carpenter is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Carpenter doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Alexander Volkanovski embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from The Carpenter who put distance between them
The Vulcan steps backwards away from Clay Guida. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Carpenter studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Alexander Volkanovski.
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Round 3
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Bone shattering straight left hand from Alexander Volkanovski!
The Carpenter is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The Carpenter's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alexander Volkanovski circles around The Carpenter
The Vulcan throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The Carpenter's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Clay Guida fires an unorthodox punch to The Vulcan's torso
that hits its mark.
Alexander Volkanovski throws an uppercut
The Carpenter slips it.
The Carpenter tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Carpenter fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Alexander Volkanovski didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Clay Guida is in open guard over The Vulcan
The Carpenter tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Clay Guida is in half guard over The Vulcan
Clay Guida pushes The Vulcan's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by The Carpenter who is in full mount! The Vulcan is in trouble now!
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Alexander Volkanovski launches a few punches to The Carpenter's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Carpenter tries to cover his face,
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Clay Guida tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
The Vulcan is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
The Vulcan tries to escape from the full mount...
Clay Guida is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Clay Guida is in side mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Clay Guida looks to mount Alexander Volkanovski...
Clay Guida slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
The Vulcan 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 The Vulcan
Alexander Volkanovski attempts to move to full guard
Alexander Volkanovski manages to switch to full guard.
Clay Guida is in open guard over The Vulcan
The Carpenter moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Clay Guida is in half guard over The Vulcan
Pitty-pat punches from The Carpenter
Alexander Volkanovski doesn't flinch.
The Vulcan is trying to counter now!
Alexander Volkanovski tries to close the guard.
The Vulcan put Clay Guida in closed guard.
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Clay Guida is in closed guard over The Vulcan
The Carpenter is in closed guard... The Vulcan tries to roll on the ground!
Clay Guida uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Clay Guida is in closed guard over The Vulcan
The Carpenter tries to escape from closed guard...
The Vulcan waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Clay Guida! He is reversed and nor Alexander Volkanovski is on half guard!
Alexander Volkanovski is in half guard over The Carpenter
The Vulcan tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Alexander Volkanovski is in side mount over Clay Guida
Alexander Volkanovski looks to mount Clay Guida...
Clay Guida takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Alexander Volkanovski is in closed guard over The Carpenter
The Vulcan is in closed guard... The Carpenter tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski!
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
The Carpenter is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal has seen that!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Clay Guida for headbutt.
Josh Rosenthal allows The Vulcan time to recover... 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 Wembley Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
The Carpenter studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The Carpenter launches a hook to the body
Alexander Volkanovski moves aside looking for a counter...
The Carpenter misses a step and Alexander Volkanovski sees an opportunity to counter him!
Alexander Volkanovski attempts to cut off The Carpenter with punches
The Carpenter reels from the strikes.
Alexander Volkanovski fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
The Carpenter blocks that. He made it look easy!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The Vulcan showing excellent timing, blasts Clay Guida with a right hand.
The Carpenter steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
The Vulcan steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Alexander Volkanovski takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Clay Guida throws a punch
that gets deflected.
The Vulcan tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Clay Guida paws at The Vulcan.
The Vulcan swings ineffectively.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for The Vulcan, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 4
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Quick hook by Alexander Volkanovski
Good shot! The Carpenter has reasons to be worried.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Alexander Volkanovski!
The Carpenter ducks under...
Alexander Volkanovski gets sloppy and Clay Guida tries to take advantage...
The Carpenter fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
The Vulcan sprawls and remains on his feet.
The Vulcan showing excellent timing, blasts Clay Guida with a right hand.
The Carpenter steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Alexander Volkanovski gets sloppy and Clay Guida tries to take advantage...
Bone shattering straight left hand from Clay Guida!
The Vulcan ducks under...
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Alexander Volkanovski is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The Vulcan seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Alexander Volkanovski fakes a punch and launches himself over The Carpenter!
Nice move by The Vulcan who clinches and pushes The Carpenter against the cage
Clay Guida pushes away The Vulcan trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Vulcan doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Clay Guida
The fighters are clinching.
Alexander Volkanovski fakes a few punches and advance towards The Carpenter trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
The Carpenter pushes Alexander Volkanovski and circle away keeping himself within striking range
The Vulcan grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
The Carpenter struggles... Alexander Volkanovski is unable to take him down
Poorly executed technique. Clay Guida looks to counter!
Clay Guida throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of The Vulcan.
The Vulcan throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Clay Guida fires an unorthodox punch to The Vulcan's torso
that hits its mark.
The Carpenter pushes Alexander Volkanovski and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The Vulcan decides to launch some tentative punches
The Carpenter launches a couple of jabs that are answered by The Vulcan with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The Carpenter studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 2:10 in the 4 round
The Vulcan pushes Clay Guida and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Clay Guida fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The Vulcan is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
The Vulcan steps backwards away from Clay Guida. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
The Vulcan avoids a dangerous strike from The Carpenter
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
The Vulcan jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Alexander Volkanovski pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The Carpenter doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Alexander Volkanovski embrace and tries to move away...
Alexander Volkanovski pushes The Carpenter forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Vulcan launches a few hard punches to Clay Guida's ribs!
Clay Guida's ribs shows the damage! Alexander Volkanovski is working his opponent ribs!
Clay Guida pushes away The Vulcan trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Vulcan doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Clay Guida
The fighters are clinching.
Alexander Volkanovski tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Carpenter is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The Carpenter doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Alexander Volkanovski embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from The Carpenter who put distance between them
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Clay Guida is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The Vulcan steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
The Vulcan throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The Carpenter's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alexander Volkanovski tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Clay Guida jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The Carpenter is holding Alexander Volkanovski's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Alexander Volkanovski loses balance and goes to the ground.
Clay Guida is in side mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Clay Guida looks to mount Alexander Volkanovski...
Clay Guida slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
The Carpenter tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
The Vulcan struggles and frees his leg!
Clay Guida is in half guard over The Vulcan
Clay Guida pushes The Vulcan's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by The Carpenter who is in full mount! The Vulcan is in trouble now!
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Alexander Volkanovski tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Clay Guida rolls Alexander Volkanovski to his stomach and takes his back!
The Carpenter is in rear mount over The Vulcan
The Carpenter is taking this opportunity to rest.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Alexander Volkanovski has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 5
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Alexander Volkanovski tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Shovel hook by Alexander Volkanovski
tags The Carpenter.
The Carpenter and The Vulcan circle around the center of the cage.
The Carpenter is holding Alexander Volkanovski's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Alexander Volkanovski loses balance and goes to the ground.
The Vulcan's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Clay Guida is in side mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Alexander Volkanovski is cooling the fight on the ground
Clay Guida is in side mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Clay Guida looks to mount Alexander Volkanovski...
Clay Guida slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:15 in the 5 round
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
The Vulcan breaths deeply while on the ground
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Alexander Volkanovski tries to roll to his side and trap Clay Guida in his guard...
Alexander Volkanovski gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Clay Guida is in open guard over The Vulcan
The Vulcan measures the resilience of The Carpenter's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Carpenter's side.
Clay Guida is in open guard over The Vulcan
The Carpenter is taking this opportunity to rest.
Clay Guida is in open guard over The Vulcan
Clay Guida tries to pass to half guard...
Alexander Volkanovski's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Clay Guida is in open guard over The Vulcan
The Carpenter tries to jump to side mount.
Alexander Volkanovski jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Alexander Volkanovski is in closed guard over The Carpenter
The Carpenter launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting The Vulcan's ribs.
Alexander Volkanovski is in closed guard over The Carpenter
The Vulcan is in closed guard... The Carpenter tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski!
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
The Vulcan measures the resilience of The Carpenter's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Carpenter's side.
The clock says 2:50 in the 5 round
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
The Carpenter tries to launch a few punches to Alexander Volkanovski
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting The Vulcan's defense
Clay Guida is in full mount over Alexander Volkanovski
The Vulcan 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 The Vulcan
Alexander Volkanovski tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The Vulcan misses a step and Clay Guida sees an opportunity to counter him!
Clay Guida throws a flurry of punches at The Vulcan...
The Vulcan is defending himself well. None of them connect.
The clock says 3:20 in the 5 round
Clay Guida is in half guard over The Vulcan
The Carpenter tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling The Vulcan from the side mount!
Clay Guida is in side mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Nice beating Clay Guida has received.
Clay Guida looks to mount Alexander Volkanovski...
Alexander Volkanovski sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Clay Guida is in half guard over The Vulcan
The Carpenter launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
The Carpenter is countered by Alexander Volkanovski.
Poorly executed technique. Alexander Volkanovski looks to counter!
Alexander Volkanovski opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside The Carpenter's guard.
The Carpenter fights back with his feet, forcing The Vulcan to try something else.
Clay Guida is in half guard over The Vulcan
Clay Guida tries to pass Alexander Volkanovski's guard...
Clay Guida manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Clay Guida is in side mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Clay Guida looks to mount Alexander Volkanovski...
Alexander Volkanovski sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Clay Guida is in half guard over The Vulcan
Alexander Volkanovski attempts to move to full guard
Clay Guida keeps good control and remains in half guard.
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.
Alexander Volkanovski fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:30 in the 5 round
The Carpenter wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Vulcan takes a break to breathe while holding Clay Guida.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Clay Guida leans forwards and tries to grapple with The Vulcan
The Carpenter shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Alexander Volkanovski pushes away The Carpenter trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Carpenter doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Alexander Volkanovski
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Carpenter doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Alexander Volkanovski embrace and tries to move away...
Alexander Volkanovski pushes The Carpenter forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The Vulcan doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Clay Guida embrace and tries to move away...
Clay Guida pushes The Vulcan forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
Winner is Alexander Volkanovski by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Alexander Volkanovski
Punches 31/53 (58%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/7 (86%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 621 s
Statistics: Clay Guida
Punches 13/30 (43%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 9/24 (38%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 621 s
So one man IS the Volkan, but the other looks more like a Vulcan, so WHO'S THE REAL VULCAN? Maybe one is a Volkan the other is a Vulcan. I donno. In other news, I'm like, 4 episodes away from finally finishing all of Star Trek: TNG.
