(Photo courtesy of Strikeforce.)
As first reported by f4wonline.com and confirmed by FiveOuncesofPain, members of Mitsuhiro Ishida‘s camp have issued a verbal complaint to the California State Athletic Commission that Gilbert Melendez was illegally greased up during their fight at Saturday’s Strikeforce event. Melendez defeated Ishida by third-round TKO in a one-sided match marked by Melendez’s flawless counter-punching and takedown defense. During their first meeting in 2007, Ishida was able to control Melendez with his takedowns and grappling, which could explain why Ishida thought something didn’t feel right in San Jose. Melendez, of course, dismissed the charges as ludicrous, telling Sherdog:
Ishida has until the end of the week to file a formal complaint in writing if he wants to further pursue the charge. As we’ve seen in the past, greasing accusations can be effective if you’re Japanese, and the guy who beat you is Korean, and the fight took place in Japan. It’s a lot harder to find sympathy in the U.S., even when you have an entire music video’s worth of evidence.
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Comments
Tue, 08/18/09 - 07:35
This is pretty much bull shit, there wasn't a lot of grappling and Melendez had an amazing sprawl because of speed and timing not greasing, what a whiny little bitch.
Tue, 08/18/09 - 07:39
Thanks alot BJ. Is this what we have to look forward to now.
Tue, 08/18/09 - 07:41
Yeah right Melendez just beat the shit out of him. Ishida probably had left over soy sauce on his hands from a Cowafornia Vwoll! Height!
Tue, 08/18/09 - 07:46
I'm reserving judgement on this matter until I hear what Ishida's mother has to say.
Tue, 08/18/09 - 07:51
Jay these accusations are usually more common in Japan, so for the first time in a long time its not BJ's fault.
Tue, 08/18/09 - 08:07
I don't think I've ever heard Ishida or T-BLOOD complain before. So there may be some merit to this.
Tue, 08/18/09 - 08:13
LOL @ agentsmith. That was good dude!
Tue, 08/18/09 - 08:35
Ishida is one-dimensional in his fighting skills and his complaints.
Tue, 08/18/09 - 09:36
Melendez beat his AZZ!!! plain and simple...
Tue, 08/18/09 - 10:18
Its not bullshit its the truth..There is a vid up right now on TMZ where Melendez's corner is in the dressing room rubbing GSP all over his neck and back
Tue, 08/18/09 - 12:48
The grease on Melendez's legs was leftover AFTER he raped Ishida.
Tue, 08/18/09 - 01:55
Is he related to B.J Penn? Greasy is just a cop out. Gilbert looked phenomenal in this fight and handily whipped him clean. Great fight.
Tue, 08/18/09 - 05:56
Here we go again...
Wed, 08/19/09 - 12:27
Very odd.. I never thought of Ishida as petty or a complainer.
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