UFC 164 Live: Clay Guida vs Chad Mendes

by Dr. Octagon, J.D.

Clay Guida cracks me up. Even when he’s walking to the cage, he’s moving around and dancing and yelling. He walks in to Warpigs. Stiff Jab-approved for sure.

Guida could fight for 20 rounds if he needed to. I’m interested to see how he fares against Chad Mendes, who is the heaviest betting favorite on the card. Chad Mendes is coming in to some crappy country slow jam. Of course, Mendes is monstrous, so he can listen to whatever music he wants. Live updates after the jump:[[MORE]]

Round 1: As expected, Guida is moving all over the place. Mendes throws an uppercut. Leg kick by Mendes lands. Right to the head by Mendes. Right by Mendes just misses. Guida comes forward, but misses with two punches. Guida comes in and eats a right. Guida shoots. Mendes locks in a guillotine, but Guida scrambles out of it. Guida is cut under his eye.

Guida lands a high kick. Mendes is throwing bombs; if one of them lands, Guida’s going to be in trouble. Guida whiffs on a pair of punches.  Mendes lands another right. Mendes lands a left hand. Mendes gets a takedown with a minute left to work. It looks like he was sick of looking at Clay bobbing and weaving on the feet.

Guida is stifling Mendes pretty well by just holding onto him. Guida is landing some elbows from the bottom. Mendes looking for a choke, but the round ends before he can get it.

Round 2: Left lands for Mendes. Leg kick by Mendes. Guida is swinging wildly, but doesn’t ever seem to be close in enough when he uncorks his punches. Just as I type that, Guida lands a punch. Leg kick lands for Mendes. Left lands for Guida.

Guida lands a jumping front kick to the nuts, then keeps coming forward as Mendes backs up, seemingly waiting for Referee Lavigne to end the fight. Leg kick by Mendes. Guida shoots but Mendes stuffs it and takes his back. Chad with a big knee.

Chad waits for Guida to get up and lands a knee. Right lands for Chad. Chad shoots, Guida sprawls. Guida shoots again, but Mendes stuffs it again. Guida lands a knee to the body. Mendes lands an uppercut.

Mendes shoots a single and is on Clay’s back. Mendes has an arm and is punching Guida’s body, then a knee to the body. Chad lets him go as Guida stands. Now, Guida is on the attack. Guida whiffs on a front kick. Mendes shoots and Guida tries to get out of the way, but Chad gets a hold of him and lands some shots before Guida pops back up again. Mendes lands another left.

10-9 Mendes.  

Round 3: Guida comes out on the attack. Mendes lands a right that puts Guida on the ground. Guida is kneeling up against the fence and Mendes is landing a ton of punches. Referee Yves Lavigne ends it.

To my recollection, that’s the first time Clay Guida has been TKOed.