It might be just me, but the fight tonight that was suppose to be the best fight of all 5 seasons was not what I expected. The standup was boring and when it went to the ground it was one sided. I was expecting an all out brawl with lots of blood, like Griffen/Bonner. Not saying blood makes a fight good or anything, but from the way they were talking I expected someone to get hurt bad. I wasn't really impressed with either fighter standing or on the ground. What did you guys think of the fight.
It might be just me, but the fight tonight that was suppose to be the best fight of all 5 seasons was not what I expected. The standup was boring and when it went to the ground it was one sided. I was expecting an all out brawl with lots of blood, like Griffen/Bonner. Not saying blood makes a fight good or anything, but from the way they were talking I expected someone to get hurt bad. I wasn't really impressed with either fighter standing or on the ground. What did you guys think of the fight.
Yea that fight was a let down. I cant believe Dana really thinks that was good. I'm pretty sure they will be better fights than that this season. Emerson didn't even land one good punch the whole fight. He had one decent elbow. Props to Diaz. I thought he had that arm bar for a split second
It was a decent fight, how the **** was it boring? It was a none stop pace and by all means not BORING, but it wasn't great, nor technically good, but it was decent.
The hype got to it and that's what killed this fight.
The best TUF fight will always be Diego Sanchez vs. Josh Rafferty.
I didn't hear any hype....I fast forward through all the commercials and shit so I didn't realize there was any hype as it being a good fight, but I dropped my jaw when Dana said it was the best fight out of all 5 seasons.
A) That just goes to show you how weak the TUF fights have been throughout the 5 seasons.
B)Considering Emerson is supposed to be such a great kickboxer and has great sub defense, why didn't he throw more kicks?
Emerson got beat by a bigger, more ground savvy and aggressive opponent.
TUF is not an outlet to find unsigned talent who can compete against the best in the world. It's a draft to find fighters to fill up the UFC's thin divisions. There are only a couple of guys that are even memorable on this season and half of them are memorable because of stupid s*** they do on camera.
I was yelling at the TV as well, wondering why the hell Nate Diaz couldn't finish him on the ground. He HAD that armbar, and he just transitioned out of it. He could've ended it right there. What the hell was with all the hype behind Emerson? He had good takedown defense, but other than that, it was completely one-sided.
I was yelling at the TV as well, wondering why the hell Nate Diaz couldn't finish him on the ground. He HAD that armbar, and he just transitioned out of it. He could've ended it right there. What the hell was with all the hype behind Emerson? He had good takedown defense, but other than that, it was completely one-sided.
That arm bar wasn't tight enough so he HAD to transition to a choke. If you watch closely, you can see that Emerson's thumb is not pointing up so the arm wasn't comletelty locked. That's why Emerson was able to roll for the scramble. He got lucky. That armbar looked like he sunk it in deep until Emerson squirmed out of it.
Not the most impressive fight but Diaz was stlking him for both rounds. Emerson barely mounted a real offense. He was lucky in Round 1 that Diaz's stand up wasn't very good in the beginning. That's the only way he could have won round 1.
Neither fighter looked experienced or skilled. Diaz has some pretty good ground game but he won on determination and consistency. Emerson played a defensive fight which is why he lost.
I’m surprised that these are supposedly the better fighters on the show.
Please tell me this isn’t the best talent they could find.
I knew Diaz would be skilled on the ground, but his stand-up left me wondering if he's ever actually trained with his brother. Given the fact that he was majorly hyped as a skilled fighter with a similar style to his brothers, I'd say he was a disappointment. Still, that doesn't mean that he can't turn it around in the semi-finals. I hope he and Lauzon hook up for the finals.
If I was fighting Diaz and he stuck his arm out like that to me I would grab it and break it. It's really not that hard to do, but I don't know if it's legal in the UFC to manipulate the other guys wrist or elbow. But, if it was me I would have grabbed it and twisted it, pulled him forward and punched him in the throat.
If I was fighting Diaz and he stuck his arm out like that to me I would grab it and break it. It's really not that hard to do, but I don't know if it's legal in the UFC to manipulate the other guys wrist or elbow. But, if it was me I would have grabbed it and twisted it, pulled him forward and punched him in the throat.
lol, I got negative rep for stating my opinion on a disscussion board, which most people agree on. Cool guy who ever you are.
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