Winner: No Contest
Gray Maynard comes out swinging and Emerson throws a big punch. Maynard advances again and Emerson throws a huge knee and pushes Maynard to the ground. Emerson tries to go for his back but doesn’t get it and almost catches Maynard in an arm bar. Maynard gets out of the arm bar and takes control. Emerson manages to get up but Maynard gets a hold of Emerson neck and drags him to the ground. Emerson stays on his knees. From there Maynard goes for a guillotine. Emerson flips over Maynard’s body and Maynard control from the top for a while then goes for a mount, but gets pushed back into Emerson’s guard. Maynard continues to work Emerson on the ground. Maynard then mounts Emerson’s back and Maynard starts to throw punches. Emerson spins to his back and Maynard has mount. Emerson pushes him to guard but Maynard manages to mount again shortly and then take his back. Maynard lands some very hard punches on Emerson’s head. The round ends and Emerson looks battered and Maynard looks fresh.
The second round starts and Maynard looks more reserved. Maynard throws a quick combo. Maynard throws a huge uppercut then shoots on Emerson. He lifts Emerson in the air and throws a vicious slam. Emerson is hurt extremely bad and taps out. After about thirty seconds it becomes apparent that Maynard has knocked himself out in the slam.
Bruce Buffer comes to announce the winner but the referees decide to call the fight a no contest.
Winer: Nate Diaz
The first round starts and Gray is trying to take Nate down with his superior wrestling. Nate goes to the mat but almost catches Maynard in an arm lock. Gray narrowly escapes and then lands some major blows in transition opening up a cut on Diaz’s face. Both fighters are really active. Maynard keeps throwing huge bombs and Nate tries to use his excellent Jiu Jitsu to catch Maynard in a quick submission. The fight continues at a blazing pace with Maynard dropping bombs and Diaz almost catching Gray in submission after submission. The rounds comes to end and Diaz is bleeding badly.
Despite the heavy punches Nate took in the last round he came out looking the aggressor. Maynard returned with some heavy punches and locked up Diaz. Nate is dragged to the ground and Maynard almost slithers into a mount. Before he can sink in on top Diaz sneaks his knees up and rolls Maynard. Diaz gets on top and starts raining down punches. Gray covers a bit and attempts to get to his feet but Diaz capitalizes and gets Maynard into a guillotine to end the fight and take the win.
Who we want to win: Joe Lauzon
Who we think we will win: Manny Gamburyan
Joe Lauzon has been the most impressive looking fighter during the show. His pace of fighting hasn’t slowed since his fight against Jens Pulver. Manny is a tough aggressive fighter, but is small. Matt Wiman didn’t take advantage of size in his fight against Gamburyan because he was too timid. Joe Lauzon will overpower Gamburyan and smother his fire.
Who we want to win: Undecided
Who we think we will win: Nate Diaz
I really like both of these fighters. I love Nick Diaz and think his brother is a smaller version. I love his fierce attitude and his confidence and his ability to back it all up. Gray is awesome but his last performance wasn’t very impressive. I think he can come back strong as long as he didn’t over train again. He has the ability to beat Diaz, it is just a matter of him coming into the fight with his strongest performance.
