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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clay Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clay Guida had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Clay Guida has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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169 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Guida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Miller!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws a leg kick but Guida moved away.
Miller rushes Guida and presses him up against the cage.
Miller gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Miller tries to pass the half guard into mount. Guida knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Guida trying to control here.
Guida wants to control but Miller passes into side.
Miller wants to control but Guida is keeping him busy.
Guida tries to bench press Miller off him but Miller keeps the position.
Miller taking a breather here.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Guida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida tries to improve position but can't.
Guida can't do much from the bottom here.
Guida gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Miller tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller stands up from mount. Strange move.
Guida fails with the takedown.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller shoots for a double leg takedown but Guida sprawls well. He's pushed Miller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Guida is looking to clinch.
Guida sizes up Miller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Guida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Guida clinches up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Miller gets control of Guida's arms and successfully pulls guard. Miller will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Guida throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller kicks Guida off and gets to his feet.
Guida tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Guida tries to clinch up.
Miller has Guida up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Guida fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Guida drives through and clinches with Miller against the cage.
Miller looking to stall.
Guida tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miller just stands there and leans against the cage.
Guida tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Guida jumps guard but Miller turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Guida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida pushes off an throws an elbow but Miller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Miller manages to pull guard.
Guida trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guida distracts Miller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Guida has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Miller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guida's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Guida, up you get!
Miller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Guida drives through and clinches with Miller against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guida jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miller walks away with a smile on his face. Guida gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Miller drives through and clinches with Guida against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Miller dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Guida rushes Miller and presses him up against the cage.
Miller is trying to pull guard but Guida has him pressed against the cage.
Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Guida to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Guida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guida lands a couple of digs.
Miller has his foot on Guida's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Guida works his way back into a safe position though.
Miller working a defensive guard here.
Guida controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida looking to sit in guard and control but Miller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Guida is looking to stand up but Miller isn't so interested in that idea.
Guida wants to sweep but no luck.
Guida is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Miller dives into side control.
Miller stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Guida's guard.
Miller wants to control from the top but Guida keeps moving.
Miller connects with a couple of short punches.
Miller trying to stand up but can't free himself from Guida's guard.
Miller preventing the sweep.
Miller showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guida keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jim Miller has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Guida tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Guida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Miller is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Guida is looking to improve his position.
Miller keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Miller has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jim Miller was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Miller is looking to clinch but Guida is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Miller as Guida shoots in.
Sloppy strikes from Miller. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Miller is defended easily by Guida.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller closes the distance looking to clinch
and Guida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller shoots in but no luck this time.
Clay Guida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Miller.
Guida on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Guida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Miller gets tackled into the cage by Guida. Guida maintains the clinch.
Guida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guida's efforts to push away.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt - Guida sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Miller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miller is trying to drag Guida to the mat but Guida just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Guida landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller has Guida pushed against the cage.
Guida lands a shot to the body.
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guida shoots in for a takedown but Miller shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Guida swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Guida sprawls well. Guida wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Clay Guida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Miller.
Guida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller shoots in but Guida avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller has Guida up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller working hard to break the clinch.
Miller can't break the clinch.
Miller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Guida taking a breather.
Guida pulls guard.
Miller not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Guida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller passes into half guard.
Guida trying to control but Miller postures up.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Guida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miller trying to mount his opponent but Guida defends it.
Guida is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Guida does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jim Miller has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Miller shoots in and drives through. Guida sprawls well.
Guida throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guida stuffs the takedown.
Clay Guida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guida is trying desperately to improve position.
Clay Guida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jim Miller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Guida knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miller on the ground.
Miller trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Miller winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Miller!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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