By Jesse Holland
Episode 6 starts with the ubiquitous Ruediger flashback and I was thanking a higher power for both the ability to mute the television and for dumping that clown from the show once and for all.
I was excited about this week’s episode and I’m not sure if it was the rum and coke I pounded during the opening credits or the tease of having two fights but either way things were starting to look up.
We begin with a brief look at the standings and move right into fight prep. The first contest is Joe versus Brian and BJ remarks that Joe looks a little like a psychopath. Maybe life in Hawaii has made him soft but until you’ve seen Marcelo Rodrigues fight you don’t know what a psychopath looks like.
Joe admits he can be out working on computers and not getting hit but that fighting is a lot more fun. We get another look at his upset win over Coach Pulver and Jens mans up and admits it had nothing to do with luck, rather he forgot to bring his fight.
Brian’s strategy is to keep the fight going and hope that Joe wears himself out. He even advises Joe to bring clean underwear to the fight, kind of like the old gag where Mom tells you to wear clean underpants in case you get into a car wreck and the police find you.
I find it ironic that Brian would use that reference considering the only way he can win this fight is if Joe’s van has an accident on the way to the gym.
In any event the fight starts and round one sees Joe start off with a devastating slam. Somewhere Rampage is smiling. Joe starts reigning down vicious blows from the top and a bewildered Brian can barely defend himself from the onslaught.
Joe goes for a fight-ending elbow and Brian rolls out of the way but as he stands up Joe clings to him like one of those face-hugging parasites from the Alien movies. Within seconds Brian is tapping out to the rear naked choke and it’s cemented that Joe is indeed for real.
Team Pulver may have their first loss but Jens was all smiles as he explained: “I’m glad I didn’t get knocked out by a bitch”. A suddenly humble Brian sums up the fight quite eloquently: “I got cremated.”
Don’t worry Brian, at least you’re in good company.
Team Penn is riding high as they get back to the gym and prepare Emerson for his fight against Corey. It seems Emerson is now being trained by Scotty 2 Hotty as he does the worm from one side of the mat to the other.
The boys in yellow get some fresh air and Corey has a heart-to-heart with Jens telling him that he’s been padding his record since day one in an effort to get on (and stay on) the show. Part of me wonders if Corey were a foot shorter, would he have even made it past the first round of auditions?
The tale of the tape has Corey’s win/loss record at 0-0 and I found myself unusually apathetic. I don’t mind if they want to have a reality show, I just wish they didn’t do it under the guise of combat sports.
Round one begins and Corey steps into the cage looking eerily reminiscent of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Game of Death. That is of course until he starts doing some weird fusion of capoeira and drunken kung-fu. Maybe that was his homage to Shun Di?
The first exchange is all Corey. A confused Emerson continually backpedals as he tries to figure out a way to overcome Corey’s reach. They continue with brief exchanges but most of the round is spent listening to BJ scream directly into the microphone.
Round one ends and I had it going to Corey by the slimmest of margins. The leg kick did not make an appearance and my biggest gripe was the pacing. The feeling-out process should not last an entire round.
Round two starts off with Corey grabbing Emerson’s gristle missile in a bizarre takedown attempt that did nothing but make a lot of male viewers wince in agony. Emerson stays on his feet and starts to push the action, finally utilizing the leg kick.
Corey on the other hand, is content to throw a few sporadic jabs and fails to capitalize when Emerson stumbles during a bumrush. Instead, Corey finishes the round caught in a heel hook.
I had round two of a spiritless contest going to Emerson. The judges had the fight too close to call and ordered a third round. I know this recap isn’t exactly bleeding enthusiasm but you can blame Joe Lauzon for that.
The first fight was an absolute mugging. The second fight was more like West Side Story without the singing. And now we get another round of it.
Round three features two exhausted fighters trying hard not to lose. Corey throws a few jabs just to let us know he’s still in it and Emerson answers with some hard leg kicks. Not much else happens and the round ends with both fighters on their feet.
The fight was all stand-up but still had very little action and I was disappointed in the lack of jiu-jitsu from both sides. Some people praise striking and complain about the lay ‘n pray but what about the bob and weave?
The post-fight interviews all have Emerson in front, as did I, so naturally the judges unanimously give it to Corey. Emerson was disappointed but he fought a little too tepidly to have a genuine argument.
This morning on the Turnpike I saw a bumper sticker that read “A bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at work”. I think that same logic can be applied to my feelings for this week’s episode: “A mediocre day of fighting is still better than a good day of reality TV”.
Stay tuned next week as an irate BJ kicks a fighter off his team and we get treated to another two-fight episode. See you then!
May 11th, 2007
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yeah. kickass two fights again next week. if they did this every week the ratings would probably go up. a better time slot wouldn’t hurt either. good call on the fights jesse. lauzon is my fav now to win it all
I’ve had a couple of Emails asking about my psychopath comment…specifically who Marcelo Rodrigues is. Here are two links if you must know but let me say in advance they’re a little unsettling…you’ve been warned!
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/Mrpasty/Marcelo01.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/Mrpasty/Marcelo02.jpg
Why Emerson didn’t listen to Penn I have no idea.
Dana White made a good point that he was fighting now to lose vs. win.
Joe, on the otherhand, is the real deal. This guy was a monster. Talk about understated.
Anyone else think that Emerson got robbed by the decision?
I cannot believe they gave the fight to Emerson, that is completely stupid. As for the Luzon fight, I had some good feeling that he would dominate, and quickly. I cannot wait to see what he does in a real test of skills.
Better this week, but the Emerson fight was disappointing. Don’t get me wrong, for Corie’s first fight, he has talent, and I believe he will be a contender.
Later
Chris Valentine
[quote comment=”53117″]Anyone else think that Emerson got robbed by the decision?[/quote]
i agree. not total robbery, but the wrong guy got the decision.[quote comment=”53124″]I cannot believe they gave the fight to Emerson, that is completely stupid. As for the Luzon fight, I had some good feeling that he would dominate, and quickly. I cannot wait to see what he does in a real test of skills.
Better this week, but the Emerson fight was disappointing. Don’t get me wrong, for Corie’s first fight, he has talent, and I believe he will be a contender.
Later
Chris Valentine[/quote]
they gave the fight to hill. i’m sure this was a typo.
Joe is a killer, that guy has crazy energy. It’s always funny to me to that the guys (Brain) who talk the most shit, tend to lose. Let’s look back to Josh Haynes, that guy always talked big and lost big too. “One man rendition of the boston tea party” then Bisping whoops him.
These guys should catch on that this big talking ends up with losses or in the case of Corey and Robert, a boring fight.
Well, in Josh Haynes’ defense, he’s not a loser he’s just too powerful for one guy. In ufc 69 he took down the ref, it was a good thing Luke Cummo was there to stop him from being set loose on the crowd.
[quote comment=”53129″]Joe is a killer, that guy has crazy energy. It’s always funny to me to that the guys (Brain) who talk the most shit, tend to lose. Let’s look back to Josh Haynes, that guy always talked big and lost big too. “One man rendition of the boston tea party” then Bisping whoops him.
These guys should catch on that this big talking ends up with losses or in the case of Corey and Robert, a boring fight.
Well, in Josh Haynes’ defense, he’s not a loser he’s just too powerful for one guy. In ufc 69 he took down the ref, it was a good thing Luke Cummo was there to stop him from being set loose on the crowd.[/quote]
yeah i couldnt stand the way haynes would talk about fighting for his kids life and how whoever he was fighting was trying to take food out of his kids mouth. he can always go back to his day job.
[quote comment=”53105″]I’ve had a couple of Emails asking about my psychopath comment…specifically who Marcelo Rodrigues is. Here are two links if you must know but let me say in advance they’re a little unsettling…you’ve been warned!
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/Mrpasty/Marcelo01.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/Mrpasty/Marcelo02.jpg/quote haha these photos are hilarious. and a little disturbing.
[quote comment=”53129″]Joe is a killer, that guy has crazy energy. It’s always funny to me to that the guys (Brain) who talk the most shit, tend to lose. Let’s look back to Josh Haynes, that guy always talked big and lost big too. “One man rendition of the boston tea party” then Bisping whoops him.
These guys should catch on that this big talking ends up with losses or in the case of Corey and Robert, a boring fight.
Well, in Josh Haynes’ defense, he’s not a loser he’s just too powerful for one guy. In ufc 69 he took down the ref, it was a good thing Luke Cummo was there to stop him from being set loose on the crowd.[/quote]
HEy man, that guy is a great heated man, who does so much for his family and friends. While I struggled with my weight, I messaged Evan Shoman, that I really like Josh, not because of his skills, but because of his heart, and complete dedication to his family. Well they guy visited my page, checked out my blog and messaged me, giving me dieting advice, and just chatting. Most of his talking is the same pre-fight talk everyone else shows.
“If you claim you are going to win without a shadow of a doubt will then you better do it,” allot of people go by this, I say if you do not believe you can when, then why fig, but losses happenht. Also when a guy gets stunned the fight should continue, especially when its a guy like Josh, who seems to take punishment well, and when he was stunned, he did the same thing they all do shove there face into the fighter, and grab a leg in hopes for a long enough time to regroup, well he tried but the Retard referee jumped in between them. Hate is Skills I may, but the guy deserves respect.
My opinion, no disrespect at all. I try to be fair in my opinions, but some feel it prudent to call me derogatory names(not you squishy dolphin).
again, if I disrespected you please tell me.
Later
Chris Valentine
[quote comment=”53128″][quote comment=”53117″]Anyone else think that Emerson got robbed by the decision?[/quote]
i agree. not total robbery, but the wrong guy got the decision.[quote comment=”53124″]I cannot believe they gave the fight to Emerson, that is completely stupid. As for the Luzon fight, I had some good feeling that he would dominate, and quickly. I cannot wait to see what he does in a real test of skills.
Better this week, but the Emerson fight was disappointing. Don’t get me wrong, for Corie’s first fight, he has talent, and I believe he will be a contender.
Later
Chris Valentine[/quote]
they gave the fight to hill. i’m sure this was a typo.[/quote]
Yep Typo, Thanks BW
Later
Chris Valentine
[quote comment=”53142″][quote comment=”53128″][quote comment=”53117″]Anyone else think that Emerson got robbed by the decision?[/quote]
i agree. not total robbery, but the wrong guy got the decision.[quote comment=”53124″]I cannot believe they gave the fight to Emerson, that is completely stupid. As for the Luzon fight, I had some good feeling that he would dominate, and quickly. I cannot wait to see what he does in a real test of skills.
Better this week, but the Emerson fight was disappointing. Don’t get me wrong, for Corie’s first fight, he has talent, and I believe he will be a contender.
Later
Chris Valentine[/quote]
they gave the fight to hill. i’m sure this was a typo.[/quote]
Yep Typo, Thanks BW
Later
Chris Valentine[/quote]
no problem. i like your attitude and usually dont correct people,but i thought i would before all the retards got a chance to get ugly. plus im pretty desperate to blog right now. i think everyone else has went to bed.
i don’t know how the judges are scoring these fights. But it’s the risk they take by letting it go the 2 (well 3 this time) rounds and not giving it there all. On another note, i’m starting to like Joe more and more
[quote post=”2077″]well he tried but the Retard referee jumped in between them. Hate is Skills I may, but the guy deserves respect[/quote] No Way they should have let the Cumo Haynes fight keep going when your trying to take down the ref I think that can official deem you as unable to intelegently defend yourself.
Well Joe performance speak for itself. On the other hand, Emerson VS Corie is a fight that really pissed me off. For one, I hate Corie and his lying ass. This fight reminded me of the last Arlovski fight except that Corie has no Jiu-Jitsu whatsoever and Emerson had a win win situation if he had just taken it to the ground. Emerson comes from “NO LIMITS” MMA school in Irvine, which makes thier fighters pretty well rounded. I don’t think Emerson has the heart of a fighter. There is no doubt he won the fight because he had the better skills but his desire to be a serious contender just came short.
Mania sorry about the link, I usaully shorten then when they are that long, I just did not notice.
[quote comment=”53117″]Anyone else think that Emerson got robbed by the decision?[/quote]
Yes. But he should have been kicked off for the banana hammock any way.
Kudos to him for being the first loser in three weeks that didn’t cry like a bitch. They should have given him a medal.
Emerson did get robbed. The downfall to boxing is the poor judging. Dana White himself said “I had Emerson winning that fight”. Some fighters fight better on their heels, some fighters are counter punchers. Who cares that this was Hill’s first MMA fight, that doesn’t justify robbing Emerson from a win that was his. If a fighter wins a fight…A fighter wins a fight!!! Bad judging makes me SICK, that shit will ruin the sport if it goes unchecked!
[quote comment=”53105″]I’ve had a couple of Emails asking about my psychopath comment…specifically who Marcelo Rodrigues is. Here are two links if you must know but let me say in advance they’re a little unsettling…you’ve been warned!
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/Mrpasty/Marcelo01.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/Mrpasty/Marcelo02.jpg/quote
Is that dude from “The Hills Have Eyes” ?
This is the first time all season I actually planned on watching an episode. I wanted to see J-Lau and Corey.
Lauzon didnt disappoint as expectdd. I’ll repost that that BJJ tourney for the newer memeber here at UFCMania.
The second fight… I did give it to Corey. Corey at least attempetted to press action in the third round. Judges are more educated than you guys think. They also know a fighters tendencies and weaknesses. Why Em didnt either take him down or pound on that toothpick Corey calls a leg is beyond me. The fight was his to win. No heart or will I guess. When he just stands there tossing out one punch at a time, he’s not going to win.
10 min J-Lau highlight. Take the time to watch. He’s 16 yrs old beating 20 year old BJJ black belts.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7278283080544814131&q=joe lauzon
I don’t see anyone commenting on this so far: between the fight and the decision DW first solemnly says “I had that going to Emerson”; after decision angrily “Emerson just did not f#ckin get it done!” or something to that effect. I thought that was interesting. Not “well, I don’t necessarily agree with the judges decision on that one but it was very close” you know or something like that. It sounded to me like he switched sides there.
Corey Hill is the guy with the most the potential and he is probably going to get the nod in any close fight. What? I’m I saying the judging isn’t fair and impartial… uuuhhh…
Jesse, dude, you didnt comment on the Dana-White-Make-the-Fight $5000 challenge? What’s up with that. He said KO him or Sub him and you get $5k.
I’m glad J-Lau subbed him, now he has enough cash to have an otoplasty performed.
http://www.plasticsurgery.org/patients_consumers/procedures/Otoplasty.cfm?CFID=78108940&CFTOKEN=68043781
[quote comment=”53164″]For one, I hate Corie and his lying ass.[/quote]
I’m not surprised he would lie about never having fought before and for a first time in the Octagon actually getting hit, I thought he (Corey/Corie?) did pretty well. I’m eager to see how aggressive he is in his next fight against the tougher opponent, whoever it might be.
I couldn’t believe that Emerson didn’t listen to Penn. If he would have kept stepping in close to bait Corie into throwing the Jab and then counter it with the leg kick he would have chopped Corie down ala Marco Ruas vs Paul Varlens.
I think Emerson did enough to justify the draw but in the overtime round he didn’t do enough to win. If Corie teams up with a good Mauy Thai coach he would be a monster. I think that Corie would have made Emerson even more confused if he had a legit leg kick to throw back at Emerson.
My pick for the final is Joe Luzon and Nick Diaz and that will be one hell of a fight.
[quote comment=”53242″]Jesse, dude, you didnt comment on the Dana-White-Make-the-Fight $5000 challenge? What’s up with that. He said KO him or Sub him and you get $5k.
I’m glad J-Lau subbed him, now he has enough cash to have an otoplasty performed.
[/quote]
Those ears will get cabbaged up and pieces broken and bitten off until he ends up with Couture nubs.
On the 5K offer, I assume DW reminds all the fighters there is a little something extra in it if they finish the fight decisively. That makes for better TV than a 3 round slow dance.
I dont care that Corey has never fought. At 6′4″ and 155 ( ick ) he shoulda made the show. He did do a tryout for the producers, as Dana alluded to, and showed he had naturally sick ability. A man everyone must respect, Jeremy Horn, became a fan and probably is gonna train him at MFS. How a guy that big can be 155lbs is beyond me. His liver must be black by now from cutting all that weight.
[quote post=”2077″]If Corie teams up with a good Mauy Thai coach he would be a monster.[/quote]
Great point. He wouldnt even need to hop to knee strike the head in a MT clinch.
[quote comment=”53145″][quote comment=”53142″][quote comment=”53128″][quote comment=”53117″]Anyone else think that Emerson got robbed by the decision?[/quote]
i agree. not total robbery, but the wrong guy got the decision.[quote comment=”53124″]I cannot believe they gave the fight to Emerson, that is completely stupid. As for the Luzon fight, I had some good feeling that he would dominate, and quickly. I cannot wait to see what he does in a real test of skills.
Better this week, but the Emerson fight was disappointing. Don’t get me wrong, for Corie’s first fight, he has talent, and I believe he will be a contender.
Later
Chris Valentine[/quote]
they gave the fight to hill. i’m sure this was a typo.[/quote]
Yep Typo, Thanks BW
Later
Chris Valentine[/quote]
no problem. i like your attitude and usually dont correct people,but i thought i would before all the retards got a chance to get ugly. plus im pretty desperate to blog right now. i think everyone else has went to bed.[/quote]
Aye Emerson was robbed in my opinion, but he should of pushed harder in the 3rd round. To me it looked like he just stalled it out thinking he had Corey beat (in my opinion he did) but the judges scored otherwise. Corey going to get eaten alive especially how he leaves his leg out and head forward. I am looking forward to seeing him get PWNED.
Make no mistake, this is not the last we will EVER hear of Robert Emerson. Emerson obviously has the talent and he has the drive and the heart to be very good fighter. If Emerson performed and had the mentality the way he did in the 2nd round, then there would be no question that he would’ve owned the 3rd round and thereby earning the victory. But mark my words, this is not the last the world will ever hear of Robert Emerson. HE DESERVES A UFC CONTRACT and we will see him fight in the UFC 2 or 3 years from now. Make no mistake about that. Peace.
[quote comment=”53276″]Make no mistake, this is not the last we will EVER hear of Robert Emerson. Emerson obviously has the talent and he has the drive and the heart to be very good fighter. If Emerson performed and had the mentality the way he did in the 2nd round, then there would be no question that he would’ve owned the 3rd round and thereby earning the victory. But mark my words, this is not the last the world will ever hear of Robert Emerson. HE DESERVES A UFC CONTRACT and we will see him fight in the UFC 2 or 3 years from now. Make no mistake about that. Peace.[/quote]
Dana hates guys who dont come to fight. I doubt this guy will make it out of the WEC.
My card…
Cory won first round
Emerson won second round
Emerson won third round.
I dont get it, I see cory pushing the fight but Emerson is doing well backpedeling and throwning kicks…
Cory did well for a first fight but I cant see him beating any of the other guys.
Joes fight was ok, I think if him and manny squared off now thats a battle. Forget Diaz.
I dont know what the 4 guys left are like but I would say that each team has a killer left.
So its gonna be 6-2 Pulver.
Top 4 fighters are Joe, Manny, Diaz and who ever is the better fighter on Pens team.
Emerson shoulda just bull rushed cory, Emerson is better built for the inclose pounding and I think he has a better chance of tossing Cory to the floor.
Cory just looked like he was holding back. Next round he will find out that none of the guys will be holding back and he will be flat on his back wishing he woulda lost that match.
Someones gotta get seriously smashed, I really dont wanna see someone like cory make it to the Semi’s it would kill my hype.
I dont know why each team isnt allowed to only keep one reserve or Eliminated fighter in the house. Get rid of the dead weight.
[quote comment=”53105″]I’ve had a couple of Emails asking about my psychopath comment…specifically who Marcelo Rodrigues is. Here are two links if you must know but let me say in advance they’re a little unsettling…you’ve been warned!
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/Mrpasty/Marcelo01.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/Mrpasty/Marcelo02.jpg/quote
He looks like one of the dudes in Blue Man Group but without blue paint.
Joe is a beast, forget wearing him down in a two round fight. Brian’s game plan and everyone elses game plan better be to get off first. These fights are two rounds at 155 not heavyweight. These guys better not be gassed that quick. And for the record. Corey made have won, but he ain’t going to the finals fighting like that!!!!
mtu…haha my best friend got that ear surgery done, becasue people used to give him shit because his ears stuck out….and now his ears are pinned against his head, hes out a couple grand, and he looks dumber than ever
Looks like Dana White has a new man crush it’s Joe Lauzon!!! did you see his face light up when he talked about the guy?….wow. Joe dominated that guy who’s name i already forgot……….And “freak show” Corey Hill?? not the biggest fan. Doesn’t anyone else wonder how long this guys going to survive in the UFC? Emerson had that fight won he totally blew it. Was anyone else yelling as loud as BJ Penn for this guy to do something? he had corey with the leg kicks and i’m sure he would have won if he had corey on the mat. Well can’t wait to see joe’s & corey’s next match……..make me a believer Corey!!
[quote comment=”53295″]mtu…haha my best friend got that ear surgery done, becasue people used to give him shit because his ears stuck out….and now his ears are pinned against his head, hes out a couple grand, and he looks dumber than ever[/quote]
Lol, just kidding Dude.
People who talk about a “friend” are usually refering to themselves…..
That pic in the caption is just so frigging funny looking. Wonder if he sees TV in his head….bet his DirectTV bill is low…..he gets cell phone reception on his boat….I’ll stop now.
I WILL NOT POST THIS, but does anyone else already know the semi final matchups because that dumbass posted them on his myspace blog or whereever ( cant remember which one of these idiots did)? It’s kinda ruined this season for me, not that I watched much past the first one anyway.
Emerson got robbed to me, first decision I ever saw where I clearly thought the other guy won. To me Emerson won the first 2 rounds and the last was kinda of a draw, corey maybe squeaking out ahead. Bj has morons on his team, not talking about joe, the f**kers don’t listen to him, Emerson could have won if he only pressed the action and was more aggressive. The only way I think the judges scored corey higher was he was the one pressing the action more. When it went to sudden victory I was like…Huh I thought Emerson won, even dana said he thought emerson won, kind of f**ked up if you asked me. Joe’s fight was crazy, I thought he would be good but he surprised me, he is a psycho, holy shit that man was relentless. Over all great show, the best so far, I was thinking man this show is great until the bogus decision, oh well.
Who lasted longer with Lauzon, Jens or the spare he choked out last night?
[quote comment=”53277″][quote comment=”53276″]Make no mistake, this is not the last we will EVER hear of Robert Emerson. Emerson obviously has the talent and he has the drive and the heart to be very good fighter. If Emerson performed and had the mentality the way he did in the 2nd round, then there would be no question that he would’ve owned the 3rd round and thereby earning the victory. But mark my words, this is not the last the world will ever hear of Robert Emerson. HE DESERVES A UFC CONTRACT and we will see him fight in the UFC 2 or 3 years from now. Make no mistake about that. Peace.[/quote]
Dana hates guys who dont come to fight. I doubt this guy will make it out of the WEC.[/quote]
Emerson didn’t come out to fight?! Seriously, were you on acid when you watched that fight? Do me a favor, ask Corey Hill if Emerson came prepared to fight and then ask Nate Diaz the same question as well.
emersom is basically a kick boxer. if he learns some wrestling and gnp he will do alot better.he said in the 3rd that he fought safety first because he didn’t want to get taken down and let hill steal the round. he should have went for takedowns himself, cory was wide open for them. he didn’t have to stay on the ground once he got him there, he could have stood right back up. takedowns score points also.
Joe Lauzon is a beast. Great intensity!
I thought Corie showed nothing. Emerson should have listened to BJ and thrown overhand rights everytime Corie shifted his weight and changed levels. One takedown would have been enuf to pull out the 3rd.
[quote comment=”53105″]I’ve had a couple of Emails asking about my psychopath comment…specifically who Marcelo Rodrigues is. Here are two links if you must know but let me say in advance they’re a little unsettling…you’ve been warned!
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/Mrpasty/Marcelo01.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/Mrpasty/Marcelo02.jpg/quote
ROFL!!!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA!!!
Im really glad I didnt go out of my way to watch this show lastnight. Gears of War was much more seductive…
Ok, so…. Rudiger was a fat cry baby, Andy Wang didnt want to listen, talked about warrior spirit and ancient asian proverbs.. along with crying, Melendez was made out to be a lazy ass but still won, and now Cory lied about his record (which Im guessing the staffing company knew all about.) What makes this the ‘greatest show to date?’ Im not even gonna bother watching anything but the wrap up, and read Jesse’s reveiw of it… save me some time and catch up on some Xbox!
Seeing as the only damaging blows in the 3rd was the leg kicks I feel Emerson was the winner of that matchup. However like Dana said he was fighting not to lose and didn’t do what it takes to take the fight. So his arguement is whatever, after all it was his second chance and was stupid for not leaving it all in the cage. I’m surely not impressed with either one anyway, Hill looking thin and frail to me. If Emerson would have thrown 15-20 more leg kicks he might have broke that leg as far as Hill was putting it forward and as much weight he kept putting on it. Now Joe Lauzon seems to be game as hell and so far he’s the only one to trully impress me. While Diaz’s JJ is to be respected his hands lack. So far Joe-lo to win it all.
Next fights are going to be exciting as hell… Diaz, Lauzon, Maynard, Miller!!! HMMM =]
i didnt watch the show….from Jesses article, it sounds like corey was saying he was 4-0, but really he hasnt been in a fight before…is that right?? Shouldnt somebody at the ufc have caught on to this??
Emerson got robbed, Corey did nothing in that last round.
[quote comment=”53333″][quote comment=”53277″][quote comment=”53276″]Make no mistake, this is not the last we will EVER hear of Robert Emerson. Emerson obviously has the talent and he has the drive and the heart to be very good fighter. If Emerson performed and had the mentality the way he did in the 2nd round, then there would be no question that he would’ve owned the 3rd round and thereby earning the victory. But mark my words, this is not the last the world will ever hear of Robert Emerson. HE DESERVES A UFC CONTRACT and we will see him fight in the UFC 2 or 3 years from now. Make no mistake about that. Peace.[/quote]
Dana hates guys who dont come to fight. I doubt this guy will make it out of the WEC.[/quote]
Emerson didn’t come out to fight?! Seriously, were you on acid when you watched that fight? Do me a favor, ask Corey Hill if Emerson came prepared to fight and then ask Nate Diaz the same question as well.[/quote]
I agree that Emerson didn’t come out to fight. On both occasions, he was the guy getting backed up the whole fight, and he was the one who didn’t press the action when needed. I thought Hill won the fight, personally. Think about it…it was his first professional fight, people! 6′4” or not, Emerson should’ve been pushing that whole fight w/ leg kicks and trying to get inside. The guy was trying to simply squeek by in points, and I’m glad the judges didn’t let him.
[quote comment=”53117″]Anyone else think that Emerson got robbed by the decision?[/quote]
Nope, cant win a fight when no fighter is seriously hurt and you get oustriked almost 2 to 1.
Corey did nothing to win he landed some jabs with nothing on them, all he did was walk forward he really never engged. The show and corey hyped up his skill/talents.
[quote comment=”53386″]i didnt watch the show….from Jesses article, it sounds like corey was saying he was 4-0, but really he hasnt been in a fight before…is that right?? Shouldnt somebody at the ufc have caught on to this??[/quote]
If you can catch the show on a rerun, Dude, watch it. Dana said when they researched his background, they found out he had never fought before, but gave him a tryout. with his size and raw talent, they let he be on the show.
I worked Thursday night, so I missed it. Actually I miss it every Thursday night, and just have to read about it. Jab..punch..kick..takedown..winner………….sigh….
[quote comment=”53333″][quote comment=”53277″][quote comment=”53276″]Make no mistake, this is not the last we will EVER hear of Robert Emerson. Emerson obviously has the talent and he has the drive and the heart to be very good fighter. If Emerson performed and had the mentality the way he did in the 2nd round, then there would be no question that he would’ve owned the 3rd round and thereby earning the victory. But mark my words, this is not the last the world will ever hear of Robert Emerson. HE DESERVES A UFC CONTRACT and we will see him fight in the UFC 2 or 3 years from now. Make no mistake about that. Peace.[/quote]
Dana hates guys who dont come to fight. I doubt this guy will make it out of the WEC.[/quote]
Emerson didn’t come out to fight?! Seriously, were you on acid when you watched that fight? Do me a favor, ask Corey Hill if Emerson came prepared to fight and then ask Nate Diaz the same question as well.[/quote]
Ah, no, no acid for me. Emerson didnt listen to his corner, didnt exploit his opponents weaknesses, didnt press the action, and most of all, at best fought an even fight with a guy who was 0-0 upon entering. Emerson was a pro kickboxer before turning MMA fighter. On that note alone this should have been a complete annihilation, and instead was a bob and weave fest. The hesitancy on Corey’s face was to be expected, but on a guy’s who’s spent half his life in a ring or cage? Can you imagine what Nate, Manny, or Joe woulda done to this guy? And who’s the one on acid?
[quote comment=”53117″]Anyone else think that Emerson got robbed by the decision?[/quote]
yes… but it was close i still think he won though
[quote comment=”53483″][quote comment=”53333″][quote comment=”53277″][quote comment=”53276″]Make no mistake, this is not the last we will EVER hear of Robert Emerson. Emerson obviously has the talent and he has the drive and the heart to be very good fighter. If Emerson performed and had the mentality the way he did in the 2nd round, then there would be no question that he would’ve owned the 3rd round and thereby earning the victory. But mark my words, this is not the last the world will ever hear of Robert Emerson. HE DESERVES A UFC CONTRACT and we will see him fight in the UFC 2 or 3 years from now. Make no mistake about that. Peace.[/quote]
Dana hates guys who dont come to fight. I doubt this guy will make it out of the WEC.[/quote]
Emerson didn’t come out to fight?! Seriously, were you on acid when you watched that fight? Do me a favor, ask Corey Hill if Emerson came prepared to fight and then ask Nate Diaz the same question as well.[/quote]
Ah, no, no acid for me. Emerson didnt listen to his corner, didnt exploit his opponents weaknesses, didnt press the action, and most of all, at best fought an even fight with a guy who was 0-0 upon entering. Emerson was a pro kickboxer before turning MMA fighter. On that note alone this should have been a complete annihilation, and instead was a bob and weave fest. The hesitancy on Corey’s face was to be expected, but on a guy’s who’s spent half his life in a ring or cage? Can you imagine what Nate, Manny, or Joe woulda done to this guy? And who’s the one on acid?[/quote]
After watchin thiat bjj vid with joe Lauzon i think joe woulda broke one of those tooth pick legs off
Joe Lauzon versus any of the others in the finals. Joe standing alone at the end. That is my prediction. The only drama being will any of them survive the first round. Joe is only on this show because of his desire to be a household name and possibly the opportunity to learn something from BJ. He should have been fighting for the title after Pulverizing Jens. This show is just a formality. Anyone not convinced about Joe stay tuned this kid is a giant killer.
Corey’s days in the UFC are numbered. His vulnerabity is his long spindly legs. A real fighter would have taken his legs out ASAP.
But Emerson is uncoachable. He deserved to lose.
I will probably get flamed for this, but here goes.
It would have been really interesting if Gabezilla would have made weight last week. I think he would have demolished Hill.
[quote comment=”53553″]I will probably get flamed for this, but here goes.
It would have been really interesting if Gabezilla would have made weight last week. I think he would have demolished Hill.[/quote]
Man, I can really really agree with you on that one. I think that Gabe would have taken it right to Corey if Gabe was being a fighter more then a crying fat bitch.
this fight remined me of the del la hoya mayweather fight one guy was throwing wild punches ( sucky ass emerson) and the other guy picking him a part. I f corey would of listen to jen and kept jabbing he would of won desively all in all this fight sucked i think coery was aggresive and i think they should kick emerson out of the house for losing 2 times and never be able to fight in ufc again he sucks he should no skill what so ever.
[quote comment=”53639″]this fight remined me of the del la hoya mayweather fight one guy was throwing wild punches ( sucky ass emerson) and the other guy picking him a part. I f corey would of listen to jen and kept jabbing he would of won desively all in all this fight sucked i think coery was aggresive and i think they should kick emerson out of the house for losing 2 times and never be able to fight in ufc again he sucks he should no skill what so ever.[/quote]
huh.
[quote comment=”53276″]Make no mistake, this is not the last we will EVER hear of Robert Emerson. Emerson obviously has the talent and he has the drive and the heart to be very good fighter. If Emerson performed and had the mentality the way he did in the 2nd round, then there would be no question that he would’ve owned the 3rd round and thereby earning the victory. But mark my words, this is not the last the world will ever hear of Robert Emerson. HE DESERVES A UFC CONTRACT and we will see him fight in the UFC 2 or 3 years from now. Make no mistake about that. Peace.[/quote]
Dude, when TUF 5 ends, we will have seen Emerson for that last time. He looked weak lastnight. He was afraid to get hit, why else did he never follow up any of his counter punches? It was a boring fight, and that’s largely because Emerson wouldn’t listen to his coach. Penn was giving solid advice. Emerson will not fight in the UFC, and does NOT deserve a UFC contract. Geez, he lost to a guy who had never had a mma fight before. Honestly, I was howling at Corey Hill and his unorthodox manner in the ring. Nate, Joe, Gray, etc would have eaten Hill alive, no doubt!!
I think even Gabe woulda kicked Corey’s behind.
Based on what I’ve seen, Manny and Lauzon have impressed me the most, and are definite favorites to go far in this competition.
gabe beat corey i dont know man thats pushing it have you seen gabe fight he really does suck
Joe to win the whole of it.
[quote comment=”53539″]Joe Lauzon versus any of the others in the finals. Joe standing alone at the end. That is my prediction. The only drama being will any of them survive the first round. Joe is only on this show because of his desire to be a household name and possibly the opportunity to learn something from BJ. He should have been fighting for the title after Pulverizing Jens. This show is just a formality. Anyone not convinced about Joe stay tuned this kid is a giant killer.[/quote]
I dont know if he should of been fighting for a title after that fight but the guy is good and shouldnt be on the show he should of got a contract after his win over jens
Jimmy…while I think Gabe is a total goof for screwing his chances with the ufc (not to mention how he acted on the show), he wasn’t a half-bad fighter. He was holding his own with the cokehead (Melvin) before the gutt shot…
[quote comment=”53671″]Joe to win the whole of it.[/quote]
Or Nate!