Clay Guida vs. Takanori Gomi Set for UFC 125
by Nick Thomas on Oct 11, 2010 1:10 AM EDT
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According to Steven Marrocco on twitter:
Clay Guida confirms he's fighting Takanori Gomi at UFC 125 on ESPN Chicago's "MMA Tonight"
Clay "The Carpenter" Guida (27-11)
Win Rafael dos Anjos - Submission (Jaw Injury) UFC 117
Win Shannon Gugerty - Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) UFC Versus 1
Loss Kenny Florian - Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) UFC 107
Takanori "The Fireball Kid" Gomi (32-6)
Win Tyson Griffin - KO (Punch) UFC Versus 2
Loss Kenny Florian - Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) UFC FN 21
Win Tony Hervey - Decision (Unanimous) VTJ 2009
Jan 1st, live on Pay-per-view from Las Vegas, Nevada:
- Frankie Edgar +125 vs. Gray Maynard -155 [LW title]
- Shane Carwin vs. TBA
- Clay Guida vs Takanori Gomi
- Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann
- Thiago Silva vs. Brandon Vera
- Nate Diaz vs. Dong Hyun Kim
- Antonio McKee vs. Jacob Volkmann
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i can't believe
that griffin complained about that stoppage.
by Clifford J on Oct 11, 2010 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah...while not an official rule...
any time you fall and can’t even try to use your arms/hands to stop yourself, the fight should be over.
I like Fedor, it’s just his fans that are intolerable...and his management.
I can’t believe that punch landed.
Gomi started winding that thing up when he was still back home in Japan. That shot against Griffin and Jeremy Stephens uppercut against Dos Anjos have to be the two slowest punches in the history of punching. As fun as those two KO’s were, they are exhibits 1a and 1b on how amateurish MMA striking can be.
I disagree
You can’t time a haymaker better than Gomi did with that punch. It lands just as Griffin is getting his foot back down on the mat. Also because it’s a lead hook, it is already a million times better than the crappy looping rights favored by the likes of Josh Koscheck and Gray Maynard. It is much harder to defend a well timed counter hook, than a big slow-developing power punch.
Both fighters were a little sloppy in that fight, but Gomi knew what he was doing with that punch, and he knew those exchanges would favor him. With so many MMA fighters being so lousy with their lead hands, Gomi is well ahead of most guys, especially in that division.
Tatum: I think he's a good man. I like him. I got nothing against him, but I'm definitely gonna make orphans of his children.
by Dave Strummer on Oct 11, 2010 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Can’t be messing around with a southpaw that can punch like an anvil.
by SilverNBlackZach! on Oct 11, 2010 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
GSP talks about achieving a 'beautiful finish'
Look no further
CPG
by Chris Groves on Oct 11, 2010 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
this card is shaping up super well i have to say
say what you will about maynard v. edgar, i am quite excited for that fight, though i certainly do not expect a finish and it may not be exciting, i’m still very interested.
all the rest of the announced fights look great.
yep,
I’m pretty excited for all of those fights listed there… (not too much on the main event, but it’s not bad)
by Anton Tabuena on Oct 11, 2010 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m liking the card. I’m also going to go out on a limb and say Guida vs Gomi will be a #1 contenders match.
- the fight is on the undercard of a LW title fight making it easier to hype the next challenger.
- both fighters will be on either a 2 or 3 fight win streak if they win.
- they are probably the two most marketable fighters in line for a title match.
by John Nash on Oct 11, 2010 3:29 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
wouldn't be surprised if Gomi wins,
but if it’s Guida? Not so sure about that, unless he wins very impressively on this one.
by Anton Tabuena on Oct 11, 2010 3:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Guida will have won 3 in a row and 6 of his last 8 with only losses to KenFlo and Diego Sanchez. And more importantly who else could help sell a fight at lw?
by John Nash on Oct 11, 2010 3:40 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Sots won't sell,
but he’s more deserving, and if he wins impressively next, I think he gets that marketing push.
by Anton Tabuena on Oct 11, 2010 3:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I think Sot is a guy who can sell.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
yeah,
I meant, not as much as Guida, who’s pretty popular.
by Anton Tabuena on Oct 11, 2010 4:29 AM EDT up reply actions
for a fight in australia, yes.
a life: it's the shit that happens while you're waiting for moments that never come -Lester Freamon
by eastcoastatlas on Oct 11, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
The reason I like the Edgar v Maynard fight...
is it gives Edgar a chance early in his title reign to shut up his detractors, or lose the belt.
I like Fedor, it’s just his fans that are intolerable...and his management.
As one of Frankie's detractors
I don’t see how this fight shuts me up. If Frankie KOs Maynard, or takes him down and submits him, I will have to rethink my position on him, but I’d bet my house against either of those outcomes coming to pass.
If Frankie wins it will be by controlling distance, avoiding Maynard’s clinch and take-downs and peppering him with low-damage, high-volume strikes for 25 minutes.
Frankly, I think the guy who has the most potential to shut up his detractors in this fight is Maynard, who could impress folks if he can stop Edgar, but I think that’s a pretty low probability too.
I’ll bet folding money that it goes 25 minutes and that my opinion of both fighters doesn’t change at all.
Tatum: I think he's a good man. I like him. I got nothing against him, but I'm definitely gonna make orphans of his children.
by Dave Strummer on Oct 11, 2010 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Starting to think Silva reads this site.
Lots of the urging and chanting for certain fights seem to have been appeased lately.
Doubt it. haha... Guida was hinting about this more than a month ago.
by Anton Tabuena on Oct 11, 2010 1:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Great fight. Everyone wins.
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by BloodbathAndBeyond on Oct 11, 2010 1:32 AM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
id imagine that is the same face that Fedor has when M1 gives him 15% of what he deserves.
by DirtyML on Oct 11, 2010 1:33 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
id imagine that is the same face that Fedor has when M1 gives him15% of what he deservesice cream.
Fixed it for ya.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
by Sam Cupitt on Oct 11, 2010 2:50 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
just a rumor.
Roy said he’s willing to fight him, but he hasn’t been approached about it and is still rehabbing his knee.
Roy on twitter:
I always wonder way you guys get this information. I’m still in rehab next to Lindsey trying to get the knee better.
by Anton Tabuena on Oct 11, 2010 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Ah, makes sense.
I couldn’t see Roy winning that fight anyways tbh. Maybe if he weathered the 1st round storm, Lesnar-style, but thats a huge IF.
why?
he took all that Dos Santos could muster for 3 rounds. I’m pretty sure he’s a durable guy. Carwin hasn’t exactly shown that he can go hard for that long.
by Anton Tabuena on Oct 11, 2010 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions
True,
but I always saw Carwin as having way more power than Dos Santos does. Like I said, if he could weather the storm like he did in that Dos Santos fight, more power to him. But thats a hell of a hurricane to survive through.
Trust me,
few people on earth throw with way more power than Dos Santos. The guy is far and away the best pure puncher at heavyweight. Carwin probably gets a little more power, but not THAT much more.
I’d love to see JDS punch either of the Klitschkos straight in the chin, they would fall for sure. Their deceptive boring styles ruined heavyweight boxing, i blame PBF!
Yeah, but their nicknames are Dr. Steelhammer and Dr. Ironfist. I honestly don’t think I could ever root against someone with such a ridiculously over-the-top, badass nickname. Seriously, those are super villain aliases.
should be named Dr. Cautiousobserver and Dr. Reluctanttoengage
by DirtyML on Oct 11, 2010 1:40 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
This is fantastic.
Yo, I'm smokin herbals till it hurts you
I keep your daughter way out past her curfew
Actually, Wladimir is known to have a suspect chin.
Its why he makes all efforts to out-box his opponents rather than engage in slugfests. I think he got knocked down like three times by Samuel Peter in their first fight.
I've never seen a Klitschko boxing match,
but I heard one of them has a major glass chin. Is that true
Fuck yes
Gomi by whatever whenever.
Fireball kid is my hero.
"Don't be scared homie!" Mayhem Miller
by We All Hate Caleb on Oct 11, 2010 1:19 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Why is Leben fighting Stann?
That’s a major step backwards considering Leben just beat Aaron Simpson and Sexyama. Leben’s one fight away from a contender fight.
by HonorableJudgeIto on Oct 11, 2010 1:22 AM EDT reply actions
I agree that it's a step backwards,
but damn, that style matchup is guaranteed to bring the fireworks.
by Anton Tabuena on Oct 11, 2010 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I wouldn't.
why would a highlight reel KO piss you off? haha.
by Anton Tabuena on Oct 11, 2010 1:27 AM EDT up reply actions
It wouldnt,
but Leben is Leben. Seeing him work so hard to get back into the picture, just to get knocked silly by Brian freakin’ Stann, well…idk. :P
that would fuck up the rankings though. haha.
Leben shot up to #13 after his win over the sexy one, and I wonder what would happen if unranked Stann defeats him.
by Anton Tabuena on Oct 11, 2010 1:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Far from a guarantee.
Jackson trained fighter who mostly fights standing versus a brawler with proven KO power. Why does this seem so familiar…
When a ball goes into a net, it only means something because we decide it means something. When somebody punches somebody in the face it always means something.
by lowellthehammer on Oct 11, 2010 1:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Good point.
still pissed how the judges could give Guillard round 3 for just stepping backwards constantly.
by Anton Tabuena on Oct 11, 2010 1:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Regardless of how lackluster that fight was, Guillard still won. Pretty easily too.
When a ball goes into a net, it only means something because we decide it means something. When somebody punches somebody in the face it always means something.
by lowellthehammer on Oct 11, 2010 1:37 AM EDT up reply actions
I get it if you score the first 2 to guillard, but 2 judges gave him the decision because of the third round.
by Anton Tabuena on Oct 11, 2010 1:39 AM EDT up reply actions
At this point I’ve resigned myself to not being mad as long as the right guy ends up winning. Everyone knows judging is completely fucked up, so it’s usually easier to focus your anger on fights where the wrong guy won (Dunham/Sherk) than rounds scored improperly.
Speaking of being pissed about judging you must be mad about Thomson/JZ.
When a ball goes into a net, it only means something because we decide it means something. When somebody punches somebody in the face it always means something.
by lowellthehammer on Oct 11, 2010 1:44 AM EDT up reply actions
no, not really.
the 30-27 score was bogus and the guy should get slapped… but it was a pretty close fight that could’ve gone either way. 2 was definitely Josh’s, and 3 was definitely JZ’s…
First was very very close, and it really depends on how you score the sub attempts. Arm triangle was closer to being finished, and the arm in guillotine wasn’t really done properly (but JZ also had a knockdown)… I think it could go either way, or even a 10-10 round. Which makes me not pissed on a 29-28 for either fellow.
…on the Guillard fight, I actually think Stephens won the 1st (and the fight), but it just pisses me off to see that they gave him the third, which is the round that was surely Stephens’ cause melvin was just walking backwwards and doing nothing.
by Anton Tabuena on Oct 11, 2010 1:50 AM EDT up reply actions
It was a girl who scored it 30-27.
Don’t look now, but Roger Huerta is right behind you.
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-Randall Munroe
by pdl on Oct 11, 2010 2:03 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Sub attempts were a wash.
Thomson didn’t turn the corner at all on the arm triangle, so I fail to see how that was closer to being finished. JZ had the knockdown, he wins the round.
When a ball goes into a net, it only means something because we decide it means something. When somebody punches somebody in the face it always means something.
by lowellthehammer on Oct 11, 2010 2:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Thomson had that sub on long enough that...
if it was going to work at all, JZ would have been asleep when the bell rung. The way JZ vaulted up, I don’t think it was all that bad.
I like Fedor, it’s just his fans that are intolerable...and his management.
I get the feeling
that he’s trained the move before but not to the point that he’s comfortable with it, because it didn’t look like he had any idea how to finish it. He was just holding position and trying to convince the judges that he had JZ in trouble, which obviously worked.
When a ball goes into a net, it only means something because we decide it means something. When somebody punches somebody in the face it always means something.
by lowellthehammer on Oct 11, 2010 2:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Thomson didn’t turn the corner at all on the arm triangle, so I fail to see how that was closer to being finished.
Google the Ricky ‘Horror’ Story versus Brian Foster fight video. Arm triangle from inside the guard. Turning the corner is not always necessary, nor do guys always go out quickly. Sometimes sustained pressure and muscular endurance is all that is needed.
One extremely rare occurrence doesn't rule out the necessity of proper technique
There’s a reason that was such a jaw-dropping moment.
a life: it's the shit that happens while you're waiting for moments that never come -Lester Freamon
by eastcoastatlas on Oct 11, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
You must hate Machida then...
I like Fedor, it’s just his fans that are intolerable...and his management.
He is well known for his backward stepping ability.
I like Fedor, it’s just his fans that are intolerable...and his management.
Leben probably doesnt give a shit who he fights.
That being said, there is no way Stann wins this, because he doesnt have the technical boxing, wrestling, jiu jitsu, or cardio to make this a 3 round decision win which is basically one of the only ways to beat Leben other than knocking the shit out of him which is also out of Stann’s realm.
I see Leben winning this emphatically.
See his last fight with Cantwell.
That’s what I fear from this fight.
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe
I don’t think Guida will try to stand up against Gomi even for 1 second. I fear Guida via decision. Caveman via hugs and kisses.
I am. I think. I will. - Ayn Rand
But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
I think you're right,
but I’m still hoping he gets griffin’ed
by Anton Tabuena on Oct 11, 2010 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions
I think all of us do. My wish is a murder of LW wrestlers by Gomi, Sherk – Stevenson – Maynard. Then the LW belt from Edgar.
Pride never dies!
I am. I think. I will. - Ayn Rand
But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
As awesome as that would be,
I could see Edgar outstriking/outwrestling Gomi with ease. The other guys though, WAR GOMI! :)
Your avatar is creepy. Just sayin.
I am. I think. I will. - Ayn Rand
But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
Yeah, I could see Guida stand for maybe the first 30 seconds then going for caveman takedown to grinding him out.
We’ll get to see if Gomi’s TD Defense is up to snuff though.
Great match up though!
by squaresphere on Oct 11, 2010 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions
dang it, my two favorite lightweights
I’m hoping for a pro-wrestling finish, in which both come out looking untarnished.
I just fuckin want Leben v Wand
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by II SMASH II on Oct 11, 2010 1:48 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Patience brother. It will happen. Let the axe murderer rest.
I am. I think. I will. - Ayn Rand
But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
by vivero on Oct 11, 2010 1:50 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Good stylistic matchup for Gomi
The only thing “The Dude” has going for him is conditioning. That shouldn’t be much of a factor in a three round fight. Guida doesn’t have the takedowns to consistently put Gomi on his back. I think Gomi wins the decision.
yup, just like Tyson, hard to finish and great conditioning.
Gomi will be the first to KO Guida just like he was the first to KO Griffin.
OHHHHH SHIT CARD OF THE FOREVER
minus the main event that is
...
the Rooster! the Rider! a Man on the Rooster! the Rider of the Apocalypse!
by dancingChicken on Oct 11, 2010 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
THE MISSING LINK
is having rape for dinner, msg free.
"Clay "The Missing Link" Guida!!!"
by Adamantium007 on Oct 11, 2010 2:26 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
This is gonna be awesome…..except for the main event
by relaxe murderer on Oct 11, 2010 2:34 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
By the basis of their nicknames, it’s clear that we’re going to witness history replaying itself… A caveman discovering fire.
You need to respect the baby... 'cause life is precious... and God... and the Bible.
by timetraveltome on Oct 11, 2010 2:36 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Uhhh...
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Oct 11, 2010 4:31 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
its official
the title fight on this card is the fight i’m the least interested in.
by john_richmond_martin on Oct 11, 2010 2:37 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Taking Gomi. Which means he will lose.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
This is one of those cards, that will only do about 500-600K is PPV sells tops, but will have a lot of great fights.
Hey all
Can anyone tell me what kind of style of fighter Stann is and is he a danger to Lebens I haven’t really heard of him before
by relaxe murderer on Oct 11, 2010 6:54 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
He's in deep shit
Walking the line between intelligence and ignorance since 1985
@deowade
Unintelligent Defense oh yea, I'm blogging now too.
Hey Gomi, Enjoy
wearing your snug-fitting Guida suit for three rounds.
Guida has an iron jaw, he’ll wobble like a weeble but you can’t knock him out, so Gomi is going to have to submit him to win. Gomi doesn’t have the cardio to dance away from the Caveman for fifteen minutes.
I love the Fireball Kid, but he has the wrong tools for this job.
Guida has an iron jaw
And Florian put him down right before he submitted him. Obviously, Florian was a bit more technical in the way he engaged Guida but if Kenny had enough power to put him down there’s no reason to suspect that Gomi can’t.
If Derek Jeter clubbed a baby seal on earth day while wearing a mink coat and crocodile skin boots while burning tires on an iceberg, the reaction would be "Its OK Derek, you’re a Yankee." -First mammal to wear pants
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