Joe Lauzon spends a lot of time playing video games. With the technological advancements in UFC Undisputed 3, an actual fight with Melvin Guillard was completely unnecessary because the game’s AI had already declared him the winner before the second round in any probable scenario. If Melvin threw a kick, Lauzon would catch it and get the fight to the ground. If Melvin would punch, he would duck and take the fight to the ground. Or, If Melvin decided to bounce in and out of the pocket with a hit-and-go strategy; Lauzon was prepared to counter with the appropriate combination to shift Melvin’s equilibrium just long enough to get the fight to the ground. You see, you’d be irresponsible to act like odds-makers and assume that videogames aren’t sophisticated enough to determine a more probable outcome. Most gamers would agree.

At this point, all that Joe Lauzon vs. Melvin Guillard banter seems irrelevant considering the fight is over and the outcome is sealed in Wikipedia’s library of record keeping until someone gets bored and screws it all up. However, J-Lau has had enough of Melvin Guillard telling the world that he didn’t get ‘beat’, but rather, that he beat himself. In an interview with MMAFighting, he had this to say about the situation:

“Whenever I see Melvin he is always super nice you know, before the fight and after the fight he is always ‘Hey how you doing?’ always really friendly. But then in interviews I see [him say] ‘Well Joe didn’t beat me, I beat myself.’

It’s like no, I slapped you in the face with my fist and then you went down and I choked you. I’m pretty sure I am taking credit for that.

I kind of feel we set the gameplan for beating Melvin. You come forward you don’t act scared of him and let him get off and he kind of falls apart a little bit. That’s exactly how Miller went. Our fights were almost identical… It’s like, how do you lose two fights in the exact same way? What kind of progress or improvement did Melvin show since when I fought him?”

Melvin Guillard has vowed to drastically improve his iiu-iitsu game over the next year at the Blackzillians’ camp. We certainly hope he does because we’re huge fans of anyone who walks into the octagon looking like a miniature Simon Phoenix. We also hope that someone educates him on the MMA omen that overshadows his past two losses when he weighed in and/or walked out to the cage wearing sunglasses indoors.

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+6 # synthsis 2012-02-21 09:18

Thank you for not saying "explosive" or "mini Kevin Randleman" in this article. I know the UFC broadcast team could not do the same.

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+19 # Guest 2012-02-21 09:19

anything that doesn't end with his opponent laying unconscious is a fluke in Guillard's book.

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+31 # minotauro 2012-02-21 10:26

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+4 # OneManGOONsquad 2012-02-21 10:27

It's such a dumb thing to say. One can say "I beat myself"; possibly implying that "yes, I lost, however I do not feel I performed to my full potential," as opposed to "I did my best and still lost." But most douches just say it in a passive-aggress ive way of shit talking after the fight.

"Oh, I didn't knock him out? I BEAT MYSELF"

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+8 # tommywong 2012-02-21 10:32

makes sense, melvin is always one loss away from title contendership

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-9 # Guest 2012-02-21 11:12

Melvin has 0 ground skills. Everyone knows this already. He's kind of like a LW Rampage Jacklson.

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+19 # TheFuckingBest 2012-02-21 13:24

Have you ever seen Rampage on the ground? Anyone who could scramble out of a jon jones mount, sweep dan henderson, and only be submitted twice with the best fighters available in your bracket on you record has got a pretty fucken solid ground game. Remember offense is only half the battle my friend.

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+2 # BigEyeGuy 2012-02-21 11:37

At this point I believe Melvins's only chance of realizing how stupid his words and actions are, is a rude mental awakening in the form of psychedelic mushrooms.

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+1 # Guest 2012-02-21 12:27

j lau has a point to some degree. in the jim miller fight i think most would agree there was a point were melvin was winning the fight whereas against j lau the fight was only like 40 seconds or so and melvin got wrecked that fight. i do think we saw some improvements in his takedown defense, remember it was melvin's reckless flying knee that cost him the takedown not miller just rushing in for the takedown, and his stand up. but the one constant in every fighter is that they can get caught. so i have to agree that saying melvin beat himself in his loss to j lau is inaccurate. j lau is gonna shock the world again on saturday BTW

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+5 # Kevin Anderson 2012-02-21 13:01

How does one learn this, iiu-iitsu?

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0 # Guest 2012-02-21 15:24

LOL

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+5 # Guest 2012-02-21 13:30

J-Lau is easily one the most sensible dudes in all of sports, if he's saying it, then that's what it is. If he's saying it about you, nut up and own it bitch. That's the first step.

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+3 # Guest 2012-02-21 13:52

This is fucking MMA anything can happen on any given night. No need for pansy shit, both guys are great fighters. One bested the other, so what. Melvin has a fuck load of experience, he should be smarter then that.

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+2 # Guest 2012-02-21 15:00

"Melvin...shoul d be smarter than that."

lies

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+2 # Guest 2012-02-21 14:07

Huge fan of both fighters, but I have to give credit to Joe for saying what I've been thinking even through all the Guillard hype. They'd constantly be hyping up his tutelage under Jackson but even still it's not like he fought any different. He was still reckless and had just as many holes in his game.

That said melvin is an exciting fighter. His last match vs Miller was insane imo. He's a threat to finish everywhere. . . Well, except for off his back

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+3 # Guest 2012-02-22 05:31

In regards to the banner pic: I get the feeling hanging out with BJ Penn and getting fat is something worth doing. It looks like theyre eating pizza, a bowl of chili, and drinking whole milk. Give me a shout BJ.

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