Ill admit, that was a high pressure fight for Joe. Considering he wanted to impress Matt S. and he was the first pick of Matt S. AND ON TO OF IT ALL, he was the first fight. I believe it. But the triangle choke you could see coming from a mile away. It even took him a couple of tries before he locked it in. As a fighter myself, nerves are a big part of your performance. Especially in your first competitive fights.

true! but, you gotta explode out of that when you feel the leg move up high! that was pathetic! i hope no one payed to be a Serra “blackbelt”. team Hughes is going to run the table on these fools! Joe shouldn’t have been as nervous as he was, didn’t he corner Serra when he won the belt? i mean, he’s been around the octogon in very high stakes situations, i mean i know it’s not the same, but that was horrible bjj, period!

even his “coach” said he was just looking for a way out. and if i’m not mistaken i think he called him a pussy too when he tapped. lol that was funny.

He he was that nervous fighting in the first round of the ultimate fighter show, I bet he’d be actually shitting his pants in a real televised UFC event.

When I saw this, I said.. whatever, this guy does not deserve to be in the UFC, nerves or not. IF you cant handle nerves, infront of 35 people, how are you going to be able to do it infront of a crowd of 15,000? This guy is a black belt in BJJ and he cant even tell when a traingle is coming.. Either bad teaching by Matt Serra or Joe is just a crappy fighter.

Joe..was so nervous going into this fight..I was baffled. I mean Dude your a Matt Serra Blk Belt. ( his first Blk Belt )..and he gets caught in a Triangle choke from the guard??

that has to be the worst way for Team Serra to get things started. It would of looked better Joe geting KO’d TKO’d..anything then tapping like that. If those teo would of fought anywhere else..other then TUF show..it would of been a different..the pressure Joe put on himself..made him give up..he put himself in tha triangle choke.

I’m glad to see there is another Gabe Ruediger on this season. There is no reason why this guy should be on the show, did he even throw a punch?

Pressure is a natural part of fighting and it will always be there. TUF is probaly the easiest environment to fight in considering the amount of people in attendance (even if you compare it to local non-televised MMA tournaments) much less the grand stage of the UFC.

Can anyone remember Corey Hill, the first fight he ever had in MMA was in that TUF octagon and he was visibly nervous but he managed to survive and this is with little or no MMA tranning unlike this apparent black belt. The guy I train under would kick my ass if I gave anything less than 100%, Serra must feel down as a result of this.

Matt Hughes won both physically and mentally with this win!!!

Where is Corey Hill anyway?

Mac Danzig made Joe Scarola look like a novice grappler…Mac passed Joe’s guard..Joe couldn’t pass Mac’s guard..

John, the only time I saw Joe’s hands was when he was tapping..via basic BJJ 101..Triangle Choke from the guard.

it sounded like serra knew he was gona loose ….serra sucks at modivation!!!….all serra was saying was ,,,,you can do it,,,just wait… dont pressur him… go on your back!!.. relax ,,,…SORRY BUT SERRA SHOULD OF BEEN LIKE GO IN THEYR AND RIP HIS FU#$ING HEAD OFF……AND WHO IN THE RIGHT MIND WHANTS TO BE ON THEYR BACK!!!!BAD COACHING ALREADY FROM SERRA TEAM

[quote post="3389"]it sounded like serra knew he was gona loose ….serra sucks at modivation!!!….all serra was saying was ,,,,you can do it,,,just wait… dont pressur him… go on your back!!.. relax ,,,…SORRY BUT SERRA SHOULD OF BEEN LIKE GO IN THEYR AND RIP HIS FU#$ING HEAD OFF……AND WHO IN THE RIGHT MIND WHANTS TO BE ON THEYR BACK!!!!BAD COACHING ALREADY FROM SERRA TEAM [/quote]

SORRY FOR THE SPELLING

[quote comment="153504"]even his “coach” said he was just looking for a way out. and if i’m not mistaken i think he called him a pussy too when he tapped. lol that was funny.[/quote]

Serra couldn’t of been more right!! That submission took all day and was finally landed after a few attempts.

Dana asked-”do you wanna be a fucking fighter?”

I guess Scarola answered the question NO

I see a simialar result in the Hughes/Serra Title fight. Hughes will take serra down (like he did Gracie) stretch him out and beat the piss out of him.

The first fight is always rough. i remember clearly my first ever wrestling match and i got owned hardcore. its amazing how man years later i can still remember exactly what mistake i made and how it went down, so i’ll cut joe a little slack.

I think it was a great pick for Hughes to take out Serra’s homey.

[quote comment="153556"]I’m glad to see there is another Gabe Ruediger on this season. There is no reason why this guy should be on the show, did he even throw a punch?[/quote]

It must have been a contract stipulation with Serra, to bring his buddy with him. It’s Gay. I am glad he is gone in the first episode so we dont have to hear them talk about their childhood together!

I think he did lay doo doo in his pants….Didn’t you guys see the brown smear on the canvas?? Atta boy Serra….Keep yapping all tough guy…

Serra could have picked that chump with his 4th or 5th pick and gotten better guys on his team. Hughes definitely played Serra into wasting his first pick on him. I suppose there’s something to be said for loyalty. I’m just not sure what.

[quote comment="153586"][quote comment="153504"]even his “coach” said he was just looking for a way out. and if i’m not mistaken i think he called him a pussy too when he tapped. lol that was funny.[/quote]

Yes he did.

You gotta give it to Hughes. The guy is great at mind games.

[quote post="3389"]You gotta give it to Hughes. The guy is great at mind games. [/quote]
yes he is ….and is doing a better job with his team already…serra still has yet to impress me…even in tuff 4 not impressed… im just not a serra or hughes fan… these two are a good fight…but not good enough for me to wanna watch it every wed. matt hughes will make serra look like a joke the hole time..again with the mind games.. i will wait for the all day marathon to watch the tuf 6…

i wasn’t a Hughes fan at all until i saw that one episode of “Tapout” when they went to visit him on his farm and i got to see that Hughes is just a good old boy that loves to have fun. he seemed like the kind of guy that would be a blast to hang out with. Watching him and Punkass get into it at the clothing store was hilarious.

[quote comment="153691"]i wasn’t a Hughes fan at all until i saw that one episode of “Tapout” when they went to visit him on his farm and i got to see that Hughes is just a good old boy that loves to have fun. he seemed like the kind of guy that would be a blast to hang out with. Watching him and Punkass get into it at the clothing store was hilarious.[/quote]

That j=kick to the body was f***king hilarious! Puck ass was all rolling on the floor like a lil girl.. I got a great laugh out of that.

Joey just gave up. I thought that it really showed Serra’s loyalty to his camp but not much to say for him strategically. It was embarrassing for his first blackbelt to give up like that. As the old saying goes, you can teach a technique but you cant teach the fight. I’m just surprised how awkward and unprepared Joey was for the fight. I mean, he knew what he was getting into right? How did he be so mentally unprepared to fight? Bad showing there. Even Serra was like, “Don’t you dare tap!”

i think Serra knew his fighter would make a big mistake if he went balls out. This guy just doesnt have any heart. He’s got a wife and kid and if they cant motivate him to be a killer, nothing Serra can say will make him. From the preview of the next episode, this guy wants to go home. Joe should open a pizza shop and drop the MMA game, maybe he could go into business with Monsta Lobsta.

Serra lost some sleep that night.

[quote comment="153691"]i wasn’t a Hughes fan at all until i saw that one episode of “Tapout” when they went to visit him on his farm and i got to see that Hughes is just a good old boy that loves to have fun. he seemed like the kind of guy that would be a blast to hang out with. Watching him and Punkass get into it at the clothing store was hilarious.[/quote]

..Did you the episode where Mask gets a call from Serra before UFC 69..and Serra tells him that he won’t be sporting Tapout..but Sprawn..( maybe casue of more $$$ )..that bugged me out cause I remember Serra wearing the Sprawls and not Tapout..at UFC 69..Mask made some good points about the situ..I like tapout more because if their show

If he loses sleep from losing, Serra must be exhausted after this show! lol. BTW, how do the results of these shows not get leaked somehow?

probably very strict NDA agreements.

Im calling his bluff. Dude looked intimidated before he stepped in to the octagon. What sucks is that he embarassed Serra

[quote comment="153732"]probably very strict NDA agreements.[/quote]
Plus I’m sure Dana and the Fertittas (casino owners) have enough connections to make people disappear if necessary.

why wasn’t mac danzig picked first?

because he’s vegan and you can’t trust a man that doesn’t eat meat! lol.

[quote comment="153700"]i think Serra knew his fighter would make a big mistake if he went balls out. This guy just doesnt have any heart. He’s got a wife and kid and if they cant motivate him to be a killer, nothing Serra can say will make him. From the preview of the next episode, this guy wants to go home. Joe should open a pizza shop and drop the MMA game, maybe he could go into business with Monsta Lobsta.[/quote]

lmao monsta lobsta

[quote comment="153721"][quote comment="153691"]i wasn’t a Hughes fan at all until i saw that one episode of “Tapout” when they went to visit him on his farm and i got to see that Hughes is just a good old boy that loves to have fun. he seemed like the kind of guy that would be a blast to hang out with. Watching him and Punkass get into it at the clothing store was hilarious.[/quote]

..Did you the episode where Mask gets a call from Serra before UFC 69..and Serra tells him that he won’t be sporting Tapout..but Sprawn..( maybe casue of more $$$ )..that bugged me out cause I remember Serra wearing the Sprawls and not Tapout..at UFC 69..Mask made some good points about the situ..I like tapout more because if their show[/quote]

I did see that. That was the first time I had heard of Matt S since his KO loss to Din. Pretty wild. TapOut 4 ever .

Vegans have loose stool.

thanks for the spoiler

Plus I’m sure Dana and the Fertittas (casino owners) have enough connections to make people disappear if necessary.

Good call, I’ll buy that ~ there are alot of holes in that Vegas desert!

Vegans have loose stool

VERY INSIGHTFUL LOL!!!

[quote comment="153799"]why wasn’t mac danzig picked first?[/quote]

Cause Hughes is slick! He acted like he was gonna pick Serra’s boy when he obviously had no intention to! Apparently Serra sees something in Joe that we are all missing to pick him 1st (i know he is his student) but shit, the guy looked horrible

[quote post="3389"]Apparently Serra sees something in Joe that we are all missing to pick him 1st (i know he is his student) but shit, the guy looked horrible [/quote]
..if you havvent noticed yet serra school sucks…Quary won the fight against sell… this guy student lost… serra was lucky against st pierre… serra is just making money of his camp and teaching anything to anybody…. dont get me wrong i want to see him beat hughes .. but i dont think serra is in the wright training facilitys… he need to train with better fighters.. instead of thinking he knows it all

Joe Scarola is not even worth typing about…

Serra is a piece of crap, he was telling this guy not to tap for 15 more seconds when the triangle was sunk DEEP! Then when he did tap out, he called him a pussy. What a piece of sh*t coach.

[quote comment="153504"]even his “coach” said he was just looking for a way out. and if i’m not mistaken i think he called him a pussy too when he tapped. lol that was funny.[/quote]Yeah, but yet Serra is the nice guy. Great way to teach.

[quote comment="153799"]why wasn’t mac danzig picked first?[/quote]

It might be because he is the smallest guy on the show. I think I heard he walks around at 170. he could probably fight at 155 a make a big tear in that division.

That fight as weak. I couldn’t believe he just sat there seconds to go, and then tapped. Like “I give up, I completely suck”

But, you know maybe this guy isn’t meant to be a fighter. He is a BJJ black belt, maybe he just needs to help train. Some people have the skills, and are better off teaching them.

i thought it hughes was alittle hypocritical when he said he was going to put his #1 against serra’s #1, meaning his best against serra’s best. danzig was hughes 2nd pick and serra only picked joe out of loyalty, wich i actually respect. hughes himself said he wasn’t going to pick joe because he wasn’t that impressive. imo hughes just pulled a jens pulver, trying to put his best against serra’s weakest, to make himself look good. too bad for hughes cause this year is different. serra gets to pick who fights who next. i guarantee if hughes were to pick the next fight he would put one of his best against serra’s weakest. such an ego! i do admit though that i think hughes did pick better and probably has the better team.

Yeh, I think Hughes did make some good decisions.

I do wish however that the coaches were different.
I mean we have seen Hughes on the show before, and Serra was basically a coach the season before last.

I would have liked to see what Anderson Silva could have done coaching.

[quote comment="154163"]Yeh, I think Hughes did make some good decisions.

I do wish however that the coaches were different.
I mean we have seen Hughes on the show before, and Serra was basically a coach the season before last.

I would have liked to see what Anderson Silva could have done coaching.[/quote]
i think silva would make a great coach as well, except not being able to speak fluent english. they could have an interpeter, but i dont think it would work during a fight.

Matt Hughes chose Joe for one reason, he smelled pussy. Turns out he was right..

You see what Mac was eating? Broccoli and mushrooms. How you supposed to work out all day and keep up muscle on that stuff? He looked pretty good out there tho. I guess not all vegans are pasty wimps.

[quote comment="154002"]That fight as weak. I couldn’t believe he just sat there seconds to go, and then tapped. Like “I give up, I completely suck”

But, you know maybe this guy isn’t meant to be a fighter. He is a BJJ black belt, maybe he just needs to help train. Some people have the skills, and are better off teaching them.[/quote]

HA obviously this guy came into the octagon with a “scared S**tless” look on his face. And now (in the next episode) he’s talking about pussying out and goign home bc he’s not meant for fighting. IF it’s the second episode and he wants to go home, let him go — who needs him.
He has skills but not enough for UFC – he couldn’t even hold in for 6 more seconds.
THis season looks great so far — im excited to see who comes out on top — Serra has the better team!

THis season looks great so far — im excited to see who comes out on top — Serra has the better team!
—- I meant Hughes has the better team —-

Scarola pretty much crippled team Serra. Out of Loyalty, Serra chose Scarola with his 1st pick . Serra could of either had Mac or Baratta 1st and then took the greek dude 3rd ne way. Instead he was stuck being loyal to a pussy who shit his pants long before the fight ever started. Scarola should of been his like 5th pick instead of his first, and Scarola repaid serra for his loyalty by quitting. He found his way out. That was the crappiest triangle that ever finished a fighter. It took about 10 seconds to lock the triangle in properly and BJ black belt Joe did nothing to stop it. He gave up on Serra. He disgraced himself.

Loyalty can get u in trouble sometimes. Way to pay Serra back Joe. U r a disgrace!!!!! He possibly could have ruined this whole season for Serra. It is easy to say Serra shouldnt have picked him 1st, but Joe is his one of his top students, and a best man at his wedding. What a chump, I feel bad for Serra.

What the hell is wrong with Dana white? He is the head of the UFC and he curses on national TV once out of every 5 words. Hughes says his kids cant watch the show cuz of Serra’s mouth. Serra is a fighter, Dana is the president. Dana wants nothing more than too go mainstream but he acts like an idiot on TV. I think its entertaining to hear Dana talk like that, but that wont win over any new fans who have been against the sport thus far.

Props to Roman, he showed the mentality of a true fighter. I feel bad for the dude and I hope Dana gives him a shot on some prelim at a UFC event when his elbow heals. The guy as a great attitude for a fighter and I have to admit, seeing him spaz out on the Dr. was entertaining. Dana give ROMAN a shot!!!

I can understand Serra being disapointed, but man to talk down so much to someone you call your friend. No wonder the guy is a mess in next episode.

I can’t believe he is a black belt.

Having a black belt in something i thought it was being world class but now im confused…. Fedor don`t have a black belt, he is very good at submissions and defending it as well…

He is not a MMA fighter..he’s a grappler..end of story.

Sorry. This guy “Joey” is a whiner. I can’t wait until he’s gone. He said, verbatim, “I want to go home”, then he answers the knock at the door and lies right to Serra’s face and says he doesn’t want to go home. This kid is a Pu$$y all the way. A real girlie man. Yeah, you go home and have your girlfriend lick your wounds, you little girl. You are a HORRIBLE representation of Italians and New Yorkers!

Scarola is such a girl! He needs to go home and let his girlfriend lick his wounds. This kid is such a pu$$y I want to puke. “Joey” needs to grow some big ones before he gets in the octagon again. I’ve never heard so much crying and whining in my life! Disgusting.

[quote comment="153588"]The first fight is always rough. i remember clearly my first ever wrestling match and i got owned hardcore. its amazing how man years later i can still remember exactly what mistake i made and how it went down, so i’ll cut joe a little slack.[/quote]

Finally someone with some logic. The kid got caught with a nasty uppercut knee. I don’t think he really had a clear head the rest of the fight. Matt Serra should not have made the Humpty Dumpty comment in the locker room. It sent the message to his fighter that he believed Joe was going to get hurt and seriously. You don’t say that to a guy who’s looks are so important to him. Matt gets a little too involved emotionally. Isn’t that the opposite of what a master should do.

Joe scarola is probably the biggest bitch i’ve ever seen on tv…your a disgrace to men all over the world…you bitch and complain because you can’t see your girl?? you have a son and you don’t even say shit about him….i know for a fact your bitch is probably cheating on you cause i can’t see any girl staying with such a bitch…nice to know that your son has a chump to look up too…i feel the worse for him cause if he has the heart you do…he’s never gonna succeed anywhere….

i hope we never see “joey” the little bitch ever again. I’ve never seen anyone whine and complain as much as he does. The guy gives up his job and friendship with Matt Serra just so he can go home. What a joke this kid is. He needs a beating. And i agree with what John said above, u have to feel sorry for his son. Poor kid will grow up hearing about how big a bitch his dad is lol

Walked off the show!…. Dana will never give Joe S, another opportunity ‘ever’ everyone and their mother’s told him what would happen, he’s seen previous shows, goofed on guys that quit. Promised Matt Sera he would not quit, asking Dana for 3 yrs to go on ultimate fighter, now he knows he’s going to lose his job at Sera’s gym, seriously, what a head case. Go see a psychiatrist, get on some anti-D’s, and find another career, this one is wasted, no one in a combatant sport will ever give him respect and he’s not the type of guy to go back and earn it somewhere else.

Joey didn’t have to fight anymore, all he had to do was stay in the house for a few more weeks, help Sera coach and then when the show was over, quit MMA and respectably go back to teaching jujitsu, how hard would that have been? What a immature child (29yrs old). At this point it’s not about being an MMA fighter it’s about being a man and living up to your obligation and backing your friend and team.

I feel mostly bad for Matt Sera, he practically beg Joe to stay. I think he’s lost his good friend over this because Joe let him down. Sera’s a good and caring guy, but Joe didn’t return all that Sera gave to him in the end, Joe wasn’t a friend that would back him up when he needed or asked for his help. It wasn’t like Sera was asking for a lot.

Joe told someone in a interview that he is used to attention because he is good looking. This kid is a joke. I think if Serra could take back the Black Belt for not having heart he would. Danzig is no great fighter he is really a 155pd fighter who is very small compared to other guys on the show. Joe could have made a good showing if he just worked his BJJ and stayed away from the big punch. Gettting caught in that triangle was a joke and Danzig really thinks he did something. He has said he thinks Serra is taking away from his victory by saying Joe did not try. Danzig thinks he locked it in tight and Joe could not get out. The truth is any first year fighter could have got away from that.