Ballet of Violence

Melvin Guillard ↘↖

By Dave Mandel (via Sherdog) Consequences. Thou shalt not shoot from the outside without a setup.  Happy are those who mix strikes with takedowns, for theirs are the faces that have not met knees.

By Dave Mandel (via Sherdog)

Consequences.

Thou shalt not shoot from the outside without a setup.  Happy are those who mix strikes with takedowns, for theirs are the faces that have not met knees.

9 February 2010 • Melvin Guillard Ronnys Torres UFC Dave Mandel

By Dave Mandel (via Sherdog) Prelude to a Slam. To be clear, this is not celebratory.  I’m still not sure how their bodies ended up in this configuration through the course of a fight.

By Dave Mandel (via Sherdog)

Prelude to a Slam.

To be clear, this is not celebratory.  I’m still not sure how their bodies ended up in this configuration through the course of a fight.

9 February 2010 • Melvin Guillard Ronnys Torres UFC Dave Mandel

by Dave Mandel And the Big Finish:  Guillotine Choke, 2:13 of Round 2

by Dave Mandel

And the Big Finish:  Guillotine Choke, 2:13 of Round 2

24 September 2009 • Nate Diaz Melvin Guillard Dave Mandel UFC Guillotine Choke

by Dave Mandel Good grappling shots are harder to come by than striking shots, but I prefer them.  I am biased, though.  Lovely roll…

by Dave Mandel

Good grappling shots are harder to come by than striking shots, but I prefer them.  I am biased, though.  Lovely roll…

24 September 2009 • Nate Diaz Melvin Guillard Dave Mandel UFC

by Dave Mandel The story of Diaz boxing, part II:  eyebrow lacerations.

by Dave Mandel

The story of Diaz boxing, part II:  eyebrow lacerations.

24 September 2009 • Nate Diaz Melvin Guillard Dave Mandel UFC

by Dave Mandel The story of Diaz boxing:  reach, reach, reach.

by Dave Mandel

The story of Diaz boxing:  reach, reach, reach.

24 September 2009 • Nate Diaz Melvin Guillard Dave Mandel UFC

by Dave Mandel Snaking the leg

by Dave Mandel

Snaking the leg

24 September 2009 • Nate Diaz Melvin Guillard Dave Mandel UFC

by Dave Mandel I had just finished telling my friend “But Guillard has some of the most powerful hands at 155, he always has a punchers chance…” when he got this knockdown.

by Dave Mandel

I had just finished telling my friend “But Guillard has some of the most powerful hands at 155, he always has a punchers chance…” when he got this knockdown.

24 September 2009 • Nate Diaz Melvin Guillard UFC Dave Mandel