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Gilbert Melendez Vs Josh Thomson Fight Video Strikeforce

Posted By: Bruno Published in Fight Videos

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Strikeforce fight video of Gilbert Melendez Vs Josh Thomson for Gilbert’s championship belt.

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Shawn Kemp Jr. #104

Says, in 6-28-2008 at 13:29:35 from 75.80.203.163

Gilbert is on of the best pound for pound fighters in the world but he got OWNED!

Shawn Kemp Jr. #104

Says, in 6-28-2008 at 13:30:44 from 75.80.203.163

MMATKO is one of the best pound for pound website on the entire internet too.

TouPha

Says, in 6-28-2008 at 13:32:07 from 71.193.25.54

yea josh is finally the champ….. i actually met josh and san jose strikeforce le vs shamrock

captaingunner

Says, in 6-28-2008 at 13:34:27 from 99.234.109.154

garbageeeeeee

Actrazor

Says, in 6-28-2008 at 13:51:18 from 71.185.221.8

excellent display of the most under utilized kick in MMA. Thompson used his front kick like a jab, kept a dangerous striker at bay, and set up a perfect distance for that spinning back kick.

carter

Says, in 6-28-2008 at 14:03:09 from 71.202.101.87

wow, what a fight

TABASCOsauce

Says, in 6-28-2008 at 14:06:20 from 66.235.49.111

If you aren’t a UFC champion, you’re not a world champion.

Josh Thompson was very game in this fight though. Against any top 5 UFC lightweight, he’d get smoked.

And Bas, man, he’s comedy on the mic.

420_submity

Says, in 6-28-2008 at 15:44:35 from 76.25.101.198

Great fight! milindez got out worked big time.

Rich S.

Says, in 6-28-2008 at 16:16:35 from 68.52.105.49

TABASCOsauce,
i don’t know if you know this or not.. but, a few years ago.. Josh Thomson WAS A TOP 5 LW.

and i’d say that with the exception of BJ Penn, he’d do just fine in the UFC’s LW division.

j_satan_666

Says, in 6-28-2008 at 16:24:59 from 75.62.110.2

TABASCOsauce Says,in 6-28-2008 at 14:06:20 from 66.235.49.111
man, gilbert beat clay guida and he and he climbed the ranks of the ufc. gilbert and josh both were great in pride. i love ufc as well but it’s not the only organization out there with top fighters.

MMAGiantSilva

Says, in 6-28-2008 at 16:38:39 from 71.76.239.218

Wow what a fight.

Thompson surprised me with great kicks i scored it 49-46 but Melendez got owned.

I picked thompson to win as a joke so i guess i was right lol.

thanks for posting great fight.

LOL

Says, in 6-28-2008 at 17:01:18 from 98.168.219.64

^^^

Kid is an idiot.

Jacob

Says, in 6-28-2008 at 19:47:15 from 71.86.114.205

any fight that goes to decision sucks. boring.

MMApunk

Says, in 6-28-2008 at 20:13:16 from 71.173.170.83

Well, the first comment that comes to my mind is “now people will finally stop calling Gilbert a top-ten lightweight”, but obviously, that’s not true considering that the first damn post (by “Shawn Kemp Jr. #104″) calls him top-ten and not at 155, but rather a pound for pound top-ten fighter (even after two back to back losses to two opponents that I don’t consider top-ten either). Anyone else see what’s wrong with this picture?

Look, Gilbert has great cardio/pace, really good (not quite great) wrestling, and decent striking, but it’s a delusional thought to consider him a top-ten fighter of anything except for Strikeforce. Do people consider guys like Guida, Griffen, Edgar, Maynard, Diaz, etc. to be top-ten at 155 or pound for pound? Absolutely not and that’s because they (like Gilbert) aren’t quite there. I actually think that the above five fighters (except Guida) are more deserving of that status than Gilbert. Either way, I hope the talk of Gilbert being a legitimate top-ten fighter ends, as it’s just unwarranted.

jujiman

Says, in 6-28-2008 at 21:43:40 from 70.232.52.185

Great fight.

Outside of Penn, Sherk, and perhaps Florian both Gilbert and Josh would do quite well against all the other UFC 155lb fighters.

palito_lippi

Says, in 6-29-2008 at 01:35:59 from 121.93.104.159

are you kidding me? that kind of fighter defeated clay guida? melendez is not MMA fighter, no kicks, no takedowns, he only box…. congratulations to the real champion, i want you to see in the UFC..

TABASCOsauce

Says, in 6-29-2008 at 03:59:14 from 66.235.49.111

I’ve watched my share of Pride, UFC, Strikeforce, CageRage, IFL, and the rest - If I were training in MMA, I wouldn’t consider myself a world champ unless I was a UFC champ. Period. I’m not a UFC n*thugger or newbie to MMA. But I’d say maybe 90% of MMA fighters dream to become UFC champions.

Thomson and Melendez are middle road UFC caliber fighters. I didn’t say they weren’t good, but, Penn would rape them. They would be underdogs to Sherk, Florian, Huerta, and Joe Stevenson. I see both losing to Nick Diaz as well. Its like a minor league baseball team beating a major league team. Could it happen? Sure. Could it be entertaining? Sure. Would you bet your house on it? Nope.

I know there’s talent all over the world outside the UFC. I’d love to see my favorite fighter Kid Yamamoto in the UFC/WEC too. But, it ain’t gonna happen.

TABASCOsauce

Says, in 6-29-2008 at 04:03:15 from 66.235.49.111

^^^ correction to my post above. I meant Nate Diaz.

dave

Says, in 6-29-2008 at 07:25:04 from 81.79.119.217

cmon the fight was average at best. nothing happened! dissapointd gilbert didnt go all out at the end to try and pull it outa the bag!

Tommy

Says, in 6-29-2008 at 08:23:30 from 88.81.141.221

Watch Roger Huerta take Florian out in their up-coming fight
BJ PENN is the best 55er at the moment. Sherk will have to show that he can get back to his pre-ban level. Was’nt impressed with his tactics against BJ. Thompson is a pretty good fighter, I get the feeling he’d be pushing the top 5 lightweights if he went back in to UFC, but I don’t see him beating Huerta or Penn

gummo-815

Says, in 6-29-2008 at 08:49:06 from 75.21.109.199

don’t forget stevenson, jujiman

jujiman

Says, in 6-29-2008 at 14:31:13 from 70.232.52.185

^^^Stevenson would have to have his act together to get past Thompson or Gilbert. I dont know if he could maintain the pace that those two guys set.

Huerta would have a 50/50 shot against either of them. Look at how Guida was tooling him until he gassed.

Guys Gilbert of Thompson beat in the UFC are

Maynard, Edgar, Pelligrino, and Diaz.

50/50 shot are Stevenson, Huerta, Lauzon, and Griffin.

100% lose to Penn, Florian, and Sherk IMHO.

rawr

Says, in 6-29-2008 at 18:11:35 from 76.254.114.179

I think the only weight class dominated by other organizations is the 155lb division. All the rest I have to admit that the UFC dominates.

Niv

Says, in 6-29-2008 at 21:45:34 from 75.155.166.62

TOBASCO, sorry dude but I don’t agree with you at all. There are other great fighters fighting elsewhere, and Pride in its heyday was better than the UFC.

Look at your UFC Champs today, Noguiera ex-Pride Heavyweight Champ and also current heavyweight Champ. Quinton Jackson Light heavyweight Champ (ex Pride fighter), Anderson Silva Middleweight Champ (ex Pride fighter).

Top guy in the world today that everyone wants to beat, Fedor Emelianenko doesn’t fight for UFC. Randy Couture is trying desperately to get a chance at him, ask yourself why if he isn’t considered the best?

darkmetal

Says, in 7-2-2008 at 11:36:01 from 74.61.152.70

Was Thomson training with Lyoto Machida? If not, he certainly took some tips from the fighter. He unleashed an arsenal of kicks, punches, and ground skills in this match. It seemed as if he was 100% on while Gilbert was unable to even get footing.

Pretty impressive…

verynicehowmuch

Says, in 7-24-2008 at 21:07:27 from 68.225.150.125

to Niv, yeah… back when pride was around, the UFC did have some pretty stiff competition, but now pride is gone and most of the good ones are now in the UFC… UFC has the best fighter in 155, 170, and 185 pound weight classes. The probably also have the best fighter in the 205 pd weight class, but it’s anyones guess as to who it actually is. UFC has only show difficulty in obtaining and retaining the best HW fighters. It seams that Affliction and the UFC will have to share that weight class.