It had been nearly seven years since Clay Guida finished an opponent in the UFC. But in his 25th promotional appearance, and in what he would later claim was the last on his current UFC contract, “The Carpenter” notched a win worth remembering – right before he turned the Norfolk, Va., crowd into his own personal negotiating team. It started, as so few of Guida’s wins have, with some slick striking. After stunning Joe Lauzon with an early onslaught, Guida (34-17 MMA, 14-11 UFC) dropped him with a right hand uppercut in the bout’s opening moments, then poured on the punishment with punches and elbows on the mat as a bloodied and dazed Lauzon (27-14 MMA, 14-11 UFC) held on as best he could.
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