Fight Nite, 3/5/07

[Tom O'Brien]

This Thurs. nite at 8pm EST on Spike TV
Here is the card:
Joe Stevenson vs. Melvin Guillard - Melvin
Justin McCully vs. Antoni Hardonk - Antoni
Dokonjonosuke Mishima vs. Kenny Florian - Kenny
Keita Nakamura vs. Drew Fickett - Drew
Kurt Pellegrino vs. TBD – Kurt
Forrest Petz vs. vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka - Forrest
Seth Petruzelli vs. Wilson Gouveia - Seth
Roan Carneiro vs. Rich Clementi - Rich
Naoyuki Kotani vs. Thiago Tavares - Thiago
Any picks?

Joe is a tough kid but Melvin has more muscle packed on that frame than anyone else I've seen. Melvin is just so athletic overall. I have to go with Melvin in what should be a great fight. Joe has a heart as big as this country.

Thanks,
Sensei Tom

[Apotheosis]

This Thurs. nite at 8pm EST on PPV
Here is the card:
Joe Stevenson vs. Melvin Guillard - Melvin
Justin McCully vs. Antoni Hardonk - Antoni
Dokonjonosuke Mishima vs. Kenny Florian - Kenny
Keita Nakamura vs. Drew Fickett - Drew
Kurt Pellegrino vs. TBD – Kurt
Forrest Petz vs. vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka - Forrest
Seth Petruzelli vs. Wilson Gouveia - Seth
Roan Carneiro vs. Rich Clementi - Rich
Naoyuki Kotani vs. Thiago Tavares - Thiago
Any picks?

Joe is a tough kid but Melvin has more muscle packed on that frame than anyone else I've seen. Melvin is just so athletic overall. I have to go with Melvin in what should be a great fight. Joe has a heart as big as this country.

Thanks,
Sensei Tom


Joe Stevenson vs. Melvin Guillard - Stevenson is gonna tool him
Justin McCully vs. Antoni Hardonk - Antoni by KO
Dokonjonosuke Mishima vs. Kenny Florian - Mishima
Keita Nakamura vs. Drew Fickett - Fickett 2nd round submission or TKO
Kurt Pellegrino vs. TBD – No idea, I cannot pick against someone I dont know
Forrest Petz vs. vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka - Hironaka
Seth Petruzelli vs. Wilson Gouveia - Wilson Gouveia
Roan Carneiro vs. Rich Clementi - Rich decision
Naoyuki Kotani vs. Thiago Tavares - Thiago

As to Melvin, being a great athlete and having a lot of muscle does not make a great fighter...I like to compare him to Randleman, both seem to rely on their freakish genetics and not on training, gameplans, etc...I recently saw an interview in which he said he doesn't gameplan, he just fights everyone the same....

Melvin is going to get taken down and pounded out in round 1

[callsignfuzzy]

That TBD guy sure is busy. How many weight classes has he fought in? :D

Looking forward to Stevenson-Guillard. Guillard's more athletic and explosive, but in his last few fights he really hasn't seemed to have a clue on the ground. On the other hand, Stevenson hasn't shown much in the way of standup, and seems lost when he can't get a takedown. I'd like to see Stevenson win, but this fight will either be determined by: a) who's made the most improvement in his non-specialty; or b) simply where this fight takes place.

[Tom O'Brien]

Sorry guys. I made a mistake, it is not PPV it is on Spike at 8p EST. And it is not 3/5 it is 4/5. We can all see it for free. Drew, Kenny, Joe & Melvin are all exciting fighters to watch. I can't wait.

Thanks,
Sensei Tom

[Apotheosis]

Yea it is on right before the new season of TUF...

I think this event may actually be as good as the PPV April 7th with Serra vs GSP headlining

[wazzabi]

excited about TUF 5. it looks like it might be one of the best TUF seasons, if not the best so far. and finally they have an asian guy fighting on the show :D .

[gornex]

plus the 6'4 155er and nick diaz's little brother.

[Apotheosis]

Joe Stevenson vs. Melvin Guillard - As predicted, Joe dominated- He showed the difference between a great athlete and a great fighter

Justin McCully vs. Antoni Hardonk - McCully via boring unanimous decision...Hardonk has very bad BJJ(cannot believe he did not get that armbar) , needs better cardio and when he had the chance to create space he just sat there and stayed in the clinch

Dokonjonosuke Mishima vs. Kenny Florian - Florian wins round 3 via RNC round 3...Mishima was dominated with the exception of his sweet leglock/kneebar/heel hook


Keita Nakamura vs. Drew Fickett - Fickett unanimous decision

Kurt Pellegrino vs. TBD –Pellegrino had a nice ankle lock in round 1

Forrest Petz vs. vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka - Hironaka 3rd round decision

Seth Petruzelli vs. Wilson Gouveia - Wilson Gouveia guillotine 2nd round

Roan Carneiro vs. Rich Clementi - Roan Unanimous decision

Naoyuki Kotani vs. Thiago Tavares - Thiago wins a very boring unanimous decision

All in all it was a lackluster event, anti-climatic main event...but it was free so...

[wazzabi]

kenny vs mishima was a pretty good fight though. other than that, i agree, it was a sleeper.

[Ular Sawa]

Gotta say I thoroughly enjoyed the Stevenson-Guillard fight, especially after all that talking that Melvin did. Good stuff.

[Tom O'Brien]

Joe Stevenson Wins by Submission at 0:27 in the 1st round by guillotine choke.

Justin McCully Wins by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round .

Kenny Florian Wins by Submission at 3:57 in the 3rd round by choke.

Drew Fickett Wins by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round .

Kurt Pellegrino Wins by Submission at 2:58 in the 1st round by ankle lock.

Kuniyoshi Hironaka Wins by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round

Wilson Gouveia Wins by Technical Knock Out at 0:39 in the 2nd round by guillotine choke.

Roan Carneiro Wins by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round .

Thiago Tavares Wins by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round .

I was surprised that Joe beat Melvin so decisively. He hit Melvin with a strong jab right away that took melvin out of his game plan and the rest is history. I should not have bet against Joe but I really didn't think he would beat him, nevermind dominate.
Thanks,
Sensei Tom

[spirez]

Wow, i thought Stevenson would take it but not so damn quickly!

I like Guillard but he talks himself up way too much, Stevenson knows he's good but he's coolw ith it.

I was surprised how quickly he tapped from a guillotine with the arm in. Is it hard to perfect that technique as i;ve never actually tried it with an arm in?

[wazzabi]

take into account that joe stevenson's got a massive upper body to go with his bjj skill. strength and skill make submissions inescapable.

[Gufbal1981]

take into account that joe stevenson's got a massive upper body to go with his bjj skill. strength and skill make submissions inescapable.


No kidding. joe had a really good grip with melvin. That was a sick way to do the choke.

[Tom O'Brien]

MELVIN GUILLARD TESTS POSITIVE FOR COCAINE
Friday, April 13, 2007 - by Ivan Trembow - MMAWeekly.com

Lightweight UFC fighter and former Ultimate Fighter contestant Melvin Guillard tested positive for a major metabolite of cocaine following his bout with Joe Stevenson at last week's UFC Fight Night 9, according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

The NSAC's drug testing results show that Guillard's urinalysis was found to contain cocaine metabolite Benzoylegonine in an amount equal to or greater than 150 ng/ml. When reached for comment by MMAWeekly's Damon Martin, Guillard's manager had no comment at this time.

Guillard is the first MMA fighter to test positive for cocaine in the state of Nevada. In neighboring California, only one fighter, Ricco Rodriguez, has tested positive for cocaine.

The six fighters on the card who were drug-tested were Guillard, Stevenson, Antoni Hardonk, Justin McCully, Nate Mohr, and Kurt Pellegrino. All of those fighters tested negative for all banned substances, except for Guillard.

The other twelve fighters on the card were not drug-tested. The NSAC spent a total of $1,670 on drug testing for UFC Fight Night 9, while the total cost of drug testing every single fighter on the card would have been $5,011.

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/...3776&zoneid=13
I can,t believe a guy of that caliber would ruin his career for that.
Thanks,
Sensei Tom

[Apotheosis]

What caliber?

He is and has always been about raw talent, it is not like he is GSP, Fedor, Chuck etc...

[Sever]

MELVIN GUILLARD TESTS POSITIVE FOR COCAINE
Friday, April 13, 2007 - by Ivan Trembow - MMAWeekly.com
*SNIP*
I can,t believe a guy of that caliber would ruin his career for that.
Thanks,
Sensei TomThread about that here (http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65631)

[Agutrot-]

I was surprised how quickly he tapped from a guillotine with the arm in. Is it hard to perfect that technique as i;ve never actually tried it with an arm in?

The choke he did with his arm in was an air choke. The hard part of your wrist goes in the throat instead of you wrapping up their corotoid. Guillard didn't tap because he was going out, he tapped because it hurt. He had at least 30 seconds before he went out.

[Gufbal1981]

The choke he did with his arm in was an air choke. The hard part of your wrist goes in the throat instead of you wrapping up their corotoid. Guillard didn't tap because he was going out, he tapped because it hurt. He had at least 30 seconds before he went out.


Is it a different grip than the traditional guillotine?

[Atharel]

The grip can be pretty much the same but you finish it differently. Instead of arcing the back and extending them with your legs, you crunch them in with your legs and drive the elbow that's not wrapped around the trapped arm to your hip. This can result in your forearm/wrist being driven into their throat, I think.

[Gufbal1981]

Sounds good to me!