UFC 117 Results: Clay Guida Submits an Injured Rafael Dos Anjos

by Jonathan Snowden on Aug 7, 2010 11:23 PM EDT in MMA Events

Photo by Scott Petersen via www.mmaweekly.com

It was looking like a fight heading to a close decision when Rafael Dos Anjos suddenly tapped out to Clay Guida in the third round. Guida pressed his shoulder into his opponent's jaw, causing the Brazilian to give up. Dos Anjos told his corner between rounds that his jaw was broken.

It was a sudden end to a grinding fight that saw the two exchange wildly on the feet as well as exchanging takedowns and submission attempts on the mat. The fight also included a trademark Guida belch.

This lightweight battle was a study in contrasts. Clay Guida, one of the UFC's most popular fighters stepped into the cage with a virtual unknown, the tough Brazilian Rafael dos Anjos. Guida looked to employ his stellar wrestling game and to be a whirling dervish of destruction on his feet. Dos Anjos wanted to counter with hard leg kicks and a dangerous submission attack.

Post fight Guida was as hyper as ever, thanking everyone from Jaco Clothing to Duke basketball standout Jon Scheyer. Training with Greg Jackson in New Mexico, Guida will look to take a step forward from his current "gate keeper" position and challenge some of the division's better fighters.

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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 7, 2010 11:24 PM EDT reply actions

Lol anybody else hear the quote from James “Lights Out” Toney…Don’t forget to pay your oil bill or your lights will go out…hahaha

by Dangles-McDonnybrook on Aug 7, 2010 11:30 PM EDT reply actions

wow i fucked that quote up haha

by Dangles-McDonnybrook on Aug 7, 2010 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions

You know whats funny

It’s actually something that would come out of Toney’s mouth

by av1o3 on Aug 7, 2010 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Only far less understandable.

I like Fedor, it’s just his fans that are intolerable...and his management.

by Razreshat on Aug 7, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m very happy for Guida now that’s 2 in a row for the Carpenter, the funniest thing to me about this fight. Was that I was in an argument with a poster on here about how many people Clay made quit in their fights and just like that the answer became Dos Anjos. But props to him too he brought it to Guida so he has nothing to be ashamed of here.

"they mad at me, I keep going hard reppin/
cause what's your Rampage to Rashad Evans/"
-Joe Budden (Something To Ride To)
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by Nightwhistler on Aug 8, 2010 1:28 AM EDT reply actions

Seeing that Dos Anjos has lost to Tyson Griffin, Jeremy Stephens, and now Clay Guida, it is obvious to me that Dos Anjos just cannot get past a certain level of competition. Dos Anjos is still young though, and he is improving, and he could become a top ten Lightweight in the future. However, he just isn’t quite there yet.

by chrisbboy82 on Aug 8, 2010 5:25 AM EDT reply actions

Wow

I guess I saw a different fight. I thought RDA won the 1st easily, the 2nd could have gone either way and the fight was left unfinished. I like Guida, but he may be very overrated. I feel like his bouncing around, hair flying may make him look busier than he actually is. And QUIT? the guy had a broken jaw and fought for another 1 1/2 rounds before getting his head pinned against the fence where Guida then was grinding directly on it trying to drop his shoulder in for neck pressure. We should be complimenting his toughness, not calling him a quitter.

And his losses? He was beating Stephens before a KO of the night uppercut, he fought Griffin close and was closer to finishing with a calf cutter than Tyson ever was in that fight. Now a broken jaw sidelines another likely victory. I think he is far closer to being a top lightweight than most people think.

by BJJDenver on Aug 8, 2010 12:16 PM EDT reply actions