UFC on FX 1 results: Give Melvin Guillard one year and he'll submit someone
by Geno Mrosko on Jan 21, 2012 2:30 AM EST
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In the main event of UFC on FX 1: "Guillard vs. Miller" last night (Fri., Jan. 20, 2012) at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, Melvin Guillard lost his fight against Jim Miller in the very first round by way of rear-naked choke submission.
Big surprise, right?
Naturally, social media sites lit up with calls from fans and pundits alike for "The Young Assassin" to finally get his stuff together and actually work on his ground game. After all, if he just shored that up, he would be one of the most dangerous fighters in the lightweight division.
Speaking at the post-fight press conference, Guillard tells the media to be patient. Give him about one year, in fact, and he'll be submitting folks:
"(My jiu-jitsu) wasn't a problem. I did everything right. I knew exactly how to shake him off my back, I just happened to... when he jumped on my back, I was actually going to go down so I can pull his arm away from my throat but when he reset and shook me, he collapsed my hip and I fell down. At that point, I had to try to roll over to the other side. I was sticking to the basics of what I learned. A lot of people criticize my ground game and I'm not going to sit here and think that I have the best ground game because obviously I don't, I've lost (a lot of) fights on submissions, but to lose to a guy like Jim, I wasn't emotional about this loss like I was in the (Joe) Lauzon fight because I really feel in my heart the Lauzon fight was a fluke. I had Jim hurt and my thing was, I wanted to be patient and I backed off when I could have probably swung. It could have been a different result. But I don't regret anything I did tonight. ... Now I have to go home, back to Florida, and grind it out with the Blackzillions, man. I have 'JZ' Cavalcante, I have Jorge Santiago, I have a lot of great jiu-jitsu partners now that I didn't have before. Give me about a year, man. Just be patient with me, I'll submit someone."
There you have it. He didn't screw up so much as Miller is an absolute beast of a grappler but the Blackzillions will whip him into shape soon enough.
What are the odds he ever submits an opponent inside the Octagon? Anyone?
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to do what you did and act like it wasnt a mistake
Means that you’re a fucking crazy drug user.
My daddy didn't come to my play in 2nd grade so now I do MMA.
by RandyCouture'sDivorceLawyer on Jan 21, 2012 2:35 AM EST via mobile reply actions
damn you failed bad
You are banned from Bloody Elbow.
You can browse the blog, but you can't participate.
Insulting staff and using the word "fag" are both completely inappropriate. So long.
by randallhumpfreeze on Jan 21, 2012 3:58 AM EST up reply actions
I would've bet would've laid odds that u would get banned from bloody anal.
u remind me a little of ABB… btw, anyone seen that fag around on another site?
"Did you know that if you mix equal parts
of gasoline and equal parts frozen orange juice
concentrate, you can make napalm?"
Sure he could submit somebody
Any knucklehead can pull off a rear naked choke
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by Greenbeard on Jan 21, 2012 10:16 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Fuck off Melvin
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+100
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jim miller vs gilbert melendez in strikforce book it!!!!
NICK DIAZ.... champ early 2012
by 209stk on Jan 21, 2012 2:42 AM EST via mobile reply actions
What is wrong with everyone..
lol you all just go crazy sometimes!
"..That man has to be eliminated." - Fedor Emelianenko
The issue is not his ground game...
It’s his style and his flashiness. That many flying knees against a vet like Jim will cost you. It’s time to mature and be patient Melvin.
by jfreezy on Jan 21, 2012 4:00 AM EST via mobile reply actions
If Melvin was my name ....
that would suck
You are banned from Bloody Elbow.
You can browse the blog, but you can't participate.
Insulting staff and using the word "fag" are both completely inappropriate. So long.
by randallhumpfreeze on Jan 21, 2012 4:02 AM EST up reply actions
The issue...
is that Melvin continues to suck, and will always suck.
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
rhf you're a little late.. Maniac's Unmasked was a week ago
"Did you know that if you mix equal parts
of gasoline and equal parts frozen orange juice
concentrate, you can make napalm?"
"Blackzillions"?
Wow, that’s a lot of black . . .
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by Mattyjudo on Jan 21, 2012 8:17 AM EST via Android app reply actions
Give him one more year and we won’t be seeing his dumbass in the ufc anymore. Blackzillians, what the fuck kind of shit is that
by zesotheclown on Jan 21, 2012 9:16 AM EST via mobile reply actions
This is just plain silly.
I’m not convinced his defense will be much better, let alone submitting people.
by otherdarkmeat on Jan 21, 2012 9:22 AM EST via mobile reply actions
I don't think he fought a bad fight, I just think he should have avoided over throwing the knee
kept the fight in boxing range and cruise to a decision that would have been better, but I don’t fault him for losing against perhaps the number 3 or 4 lightweight in the world (yes I believe Miller would be a huge test for Gil and possibly even beat him) and arguably one of the best grapplers in the UFC period…At least Melvin is entertaing to watch so I definitely want him around its not like we need more lay and prey dudes like Askren or T-Wood.
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"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
Guillard
good fighter, never will be a champ.
its too late, to face LWs with superior grappling skills, he will always lose if he doesnt club them down.
Those flying knees, just get rid of them and sprawl and TDD, Jim Miller has a pretty good chin.
I am willing to test myself against the toughest fighters in the world, in front of hundreds of thousands or even millions of fans, over and over again. Sometimes I win, sometimes I lose, but I always come to fight. I've been doing this for the past fourteen years, and I have at least a few more strong years left in me. What have you done in the past fourteen years other than act like a moron on this forum and hang on Anderson's nuts? - Dan Henderson.
Melvin Guillard is amazing
He’s like superman with wrestling as his kryptonite.. I can’t wait to see him fight again, he’s one of the most entertaining fighters in the world. Jim miller, whack submit the striker because your punches suck, it’s been done. And whoever called him a crackhead, look son he’s makes more money than you kid, crackhead or not, get out of your mothers basement and do something with your life racist nazi.
by Mma fiend on Jan 21, 2012 10:35 AM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
It's pathetic
That I have to shut down every Melvin thread. It really is.
It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
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