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According to Emerson, he bypassed the tryouts as he was invited to participate directly to The Ultimate Fighter 5. [3] On episode three of the season, Emerson faced eventual winner of the show, Nate Diaz. In the second round of an exciting, back-and-forth fight, Diaz managed to secure a rear naked choke for the win.
The Ultimate Fighter 5 was the fifth season of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter.As with the show's usual format, sixteen prospective mixed martial arts fighters were secluded in a house near Las Vegas, Nevada and trained together while participating in a single-elimination tournament, with the winner being awarded a six-figure UFC contract.
In the preliminary round, Diaz defeated Rob Emerson by submission; in the quarterfinals he defeated fellow Team Pulver teammate Corey Hill via triangle choke submission in the first round. In the semifinals, Diaz defeated Team Penn member Gray Maynard by submission, advancing to the finals, in which he faced teammate Manvel Gamburyan .
He lost his semifinal matchup in the second round against Nate Diaz due to guillotine choke. As part of The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale preliminary Card on June 23, 2007, Maynard fought Rob Emerson in a controversial Lightweight fight. Maynard seemed to be in control of the fight in round one.
Instead, Hill's match was against Rob Emerson and he won by a very controversial unanimous decision after three rounds. After defeating Emerson by decision in the preliminaries of TUF 5, Hill went on to lose in the quarterfinals by a triangle choke in the first round to fellow Team Pulver teammate, and future TUF 5 champion, Nate Diaz. [1]
UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard [10] (also known as UFC Fight Night 9) was an event held on April 5, 2007, at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. Results [ edit ]
UFC Bonus Awards are three separate cash bonuses usually awarded to four fighters after each UFC event, based on internal decisions by UFC management. More/fewer bonuses have been awarded at some events, especially when no knockouts or submissions occurred.
Rob Emerson: Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens: February 7, 2009: 2 3:14 Tampa, Florida, United States Win 13–4 Thiago Tavares: Decision (unanimous) UFC 88: September 6, 2008: 3 5:00 Atlanta, Georgia, United States Fight of the Night: Loss 12–4 Nate Diaz: Submission (triangle choke) UFC Fight Night: Florian ...