UFC 109 Results: Melvin Guillard Athletically Explodes on Ronnys Torres
by Mike Fagan on Feb 6, 2010 9:36 PM EST
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Working with Greg Jackson does wonders. Kind of.
Melvin Guillard showed the same weaknesses that have plagued him throughout his career. UFC rookie Ronnys Torres was able to control the pace of the bout with a relentless takedown assault. Guillard played the bottom game patiently, using his athleticism and explosion to get the fight back on the feet.
Round one went to Torres and his top control game, but Guillard evened the slate in the last two rounds with effective striking. An even third round may have tipped Melvin's way when he swept the Brazilian following a takedown and rained down strikes from mount as the horn sounded.
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A classic Mongoose vs Cobra fight
And Melvin did a pretty good job of playing the Mongoose. Thanks for the pile of Cash Melvin!
Is it just me
or did anyone else score that two rounds to one for Torres cause of takedowns?
by BoneR on Feb 6, 2010 10:05 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Nope, just you. :)
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
I'm with you
on this one, not like the haters out there ;), I had it rds. 1 and 3 for Torres, but thats what happens when the judges have to pick a winner, this even could have been argued as a draw if the rules allowed for it.
Speak english anyone?????
This judging gets worse everyday ! Ronnys Torres was robbed ! Melvin looked better but after watching it 3 times theres no way he won. I thought he would tell Joe " I didn’t but why be honest . Come on Mike open your eyes.
So, because we disagree we're illiterate?
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
My friend...... Its not the judging that gets worse
Its fans like you that have too much alcohol while your watching it, talk during most of it so as to not pay enough attention to make a proper assessment, then get emotional and go home and write stupid comment like this.
Someone else already said it best. Melvin did great on his feet and Torres did jack shit on the ground.
by b2tharad on Feb 6, 2010 10:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I wouldn't
go as far as called Melvins standup great last night, Torres did more on the feet in the first round, and Melvin did very little from the ground with the exception of spending time on his ass.
sounds like i struck a chord Duck The english comment was meant they gave to Melvin because he could speak english
Oh yeah
The UFC has a real BAD history with giving out wins to non-english speaking fighters, oh wait no not at all. It could be that Melvin won because he did a considerable amount of more damage on the feet and when Torres was able to drag him down he wasn’t able to do jack.
"You never know, I don't know, you know?" - Nick Diaz
Melvin def took that fight
As a grappler I was impressed with torres’ ability to put melvin down and to do a decent job of keeping him down once it was there. Outside of that melvin took him on the feet with crisper, more accurate and damaging striking. Also the amount of damage done of the ground was minimal. Not to mention it wasn’t as if he had a plethora of submission attempts in lieu of GnP. The fight was scored as it should have been, at least imho.
Melvin did the job, hands down
He made an 18-1 fighter look more like a 13-6
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