Two thoughts about Topuria/Emmett

The only thing I can really criticize Topuria for is he gets a little over excited and stands in the pocket just a little too long which was especially dangerous against a power puncher like Emmett. It got him caught a few times and it just wasn’t necessary.
 
His corner knew he was losing so essentially they just tried to fire him up to maybe find a lucky knock out.

Stopping the fight would have caused a shit storm. Maybe by Emmet himself too.
 
You say Topuria switched to wrestling in the 5th when the gastank got low? Not sure I follow, wrestling is much more taxing
 
NicholasJBasile said:
I agree with a lot of what you said, but as far as corner work goes, I'm not quite there with you. Different fighters need different approaches. You can only give so much advice before it goes beyond their bandwidth mid fight. I'm not saying Danny Castillo looked like a mastermind last night, but I also don't feel he was just saying mindless gibberish. Actually, an example of bad cornering in my opinion would be Trevor Whitman with Kamaru Usman in his last fight -- it almost seemed like he was giving advice just to give advice, but he gave Usman the wrong intel.

With that said, I agree with you somewhat at the same time. Emmett was getting beaten quite severely. I did hear the corner ask a couple times if Emmett was okay though, and ultimately Emmett proved to at least have enough of his wits about him to make a valiant effort in the 5th. I can also appreciate a fan such as yourself showing care for the fighters over entertainment. I feel that a lot of folks forget that these guys are human just like the rest of us and that they have lives, friends, and families outside of MMA. They don't owe bloodthirsty fans shit.
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What advice did Whitman give? He's usually excellent in corners
 
It's just Josh's inability to deal with the jab and low kick. His camp is pretty limited. They aren't known for their great gameplans. They have a basic one and if it works then it works. I never seen Alpha Male fighters make adjustments.
 
CPH said:
1. Obviously, like everyone else, I am thoroughly impressed with Topuria's all-around game. The boxing is very high level - the footwork, the timing, blocking, rolls, angling off, the the smart shot selection... The way he used the jab to catch Emmett lunging in, again and again, was impressive. And when he finally ran low on gas in the 5th, his wrestling and grappling were there, also very high level. His boxing reminds me of a young Masvidal except that he is much less risk averse. The one knock I have on him is that I think that he takes unnecessary risks in these early exchanges. I hope that he takes a more disciplined approach now that he is in the top 5. There is no need to impress or prove himself. Now is the time to win at all costs.

2. The utter stupidity of MMA corners was once again on full display. Emmett was getting outclassed badly, dropped right and left, and used as a heavy bag. His dumbass coaches simply didn't give a fuck. On top of that, they stopped giving him any technical advice mid way through the fight, sending him off with bum lines like "swing hard, bite down on your mouthpiece, fuck it". If this were boxing, the fight would have been stopped by either the ref or the corner. But in MMA, the legacy of the early days freak shows is still very much present. There is a lot of talk about the promotion not taking care of the fighters, but no one talks about how way too many teams are shit-for-brains amateurs who don't look out for their guy. The result is careers being shortened and fighters left with permanent damage. It ain't just Diego - there are a lot more like him.
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I was thinking Topuria's striking consisted of pure haymakers, but no, I was extremely impressed.
 
Team Alpha Male severely handicapped Emmett’s career. Danny Castillo has no business being a head coach of a top 5 men’s UFC fighter. He started off well working the jab and setting up that overhand, even using some kicks. Then Castillo and Rodriguez told him to start throwing that overhand with no set up to counter Topurias jab, which landed all night. Less than useless.
 
Emmett's almost forty, the only thing left for him is to put on good fights so he can rack a few more paydays.

He did that IMO.
 
I disagree about the corner being stupid. I bet Emmett told them beforehand that in the worst case scenario, he would rather be put out then to quit. Same with the ref that was watching him get annihiliated. His corner and the ref gave him the chance he wanted and agreed on prior to the fight.
 
BluntForceTrama said:
Have you EVER seen Emmett on the ground on his own? I sure havent

Its becsuse Emmett is a one trick pony....theres only so much you can blame his corner for. The advice was to stay in the pocket.
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That's fair enough. I was just throwing out suggestions. Staying in the pocket wasn't working though. Topuria has some tight inside boxing too. The kicks were the money for emmett. Low kicks were landing consistently. I'm sure he could have snuck in some head kicks after be kept him thinking about the low kicks.
Who knows the writing was probably on the wall, he was out classed but surely his corner could recognise what was working and what clearly wasn't. It was desperation time , he was down bad but just repeating what was already not working was stupid
 
CPH said:
1. Obviously, like everyone else, I am thoroughly impressed with Topuria's all-around game. The boxing is very high level - the footwork, the timing, blocking, rolls, angling off, the the smart shot selection... The way he used the jab to catch Emmett lunging in, again and again, was impressive. And when he finally ran low on gas in the 5th, his wrestling and grappling were there, also very high level. His boxing reminds me of a young Masvidal except that he is much less risk averse. The one knock I have on him is that I think that he takes unnecessary risks in these early exchanges. I hope that he takes a more disciplined approach now that he is in the top 5. There is no need to impress or prove himself. Now is the time to win at all costs.

2. The utter stupidity of MMA corners was once again on full display. Emmett was getting outclassed badly, dropped right and left, and used as a heavy bag. His dumbass coaches simply didn't give a fuck. On top of that, they stopped giving him any technical advice mid way through the fight, sending him off with bum lines like "swing hard, bite down on your mouthpiece, fuck it". If this were boxing, the fight would have been stopped by either the ref or the corner. But in MMA, the legacy of the early days freak shows is still very much present. There is a lot of talk about the promotion not taking care of the fighters, but no one talks about how way too many teams are shit-for-brains amateurs who don't look out for their guy. The result is careers being shortened and fighters left with permanent damage. It ain't just Diego - there are a lot more like him.
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Thing is, the skill gap was insurmountable.
I have a bad feeling Topuria will get Kattared by Max Holloway.
Which does nothing for the division
 
Emmett was too 1 dimensional, so we didn't see much from Topuria.

I saw some susceptibility to kicks though.
 
You want a bad corner look at Pat Barry in the last Rose staring competition.

Castillo knows his fighter, he knows what’s happening in the fight. Sometimes you’re just overmatched and outclassed in all aspects and the end of the fight is closing in. Considering Emmit had some gas in the tank left and pop left on his overhand going into the 5th yea it’s time to bite down on the mouthpiece and try to catch Topuria slipping. I’m not saying it was great cornering by any stretch of the imagination but it doesn’t even scratch the worst corners I’ve seen.
 
CPH said:
1. Obviously, like everyone else, I am thoroughly impressed with Topuria's all-around game. The boxing is very high level - the footwork, the timing, blocking, rolls, angling off, the the smart shot selection... The way he used the jab to catch Emmett lunging in, again and again, was impressive. And when he finally ran low on gas in the 5th, his wrestling and grappling were there, also very high level. His boxing reminds me of a young Masvidal except that he is much less risk averse. The one knock I have on him is that I think that he takes unnecessary risks in these early exchanges. I hope that he takes a more disciplined approach now that he is in the top 5. There is no need to impress or prove himself. Now is the time to win at all costs.

2. The utter stupidity of MMA corners was once again on full display. Emmett was getting outclassed badly, dropped right and left, and used as a heavy bag. His dumbass coaches simply didn't give a fuck. On top of that, they stopped giving him any technical advice mid way through the fight, sending him off with bum lines like "swing hard, bite down on your mouthpiece, fuck it". If this were boxing, the fight would have been stopped by either the ref or the corner. But in MMA, the legacy of the early days freak shows is still very much present. There is a lot of talk about the promotion not taking care of the fighters, but no one talks about how way too many teams are shit-for-brains amateurs who don't look out for their guy. The result is careers being shortened and fighters left with permanent damage. It ain't just Diego - there are a lot more like him.
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You should become a coach
 
TempleoftheDog said:
Good point. Who knows what corners talk about in the gym. Maybe some of them have been told not to stop the fight.
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From my experience every fighter says to their corner I’m willing to die in there I want every opportunity to find the finish. I’ve literally never heard a guy in any camp I’ve trained at tell the corner anything resembling what to do if I’m in there getting my ass ran through the mud. This isn’t to say that a corner shouldn’t do for you what you are unable or unwilling to do for yourself. Es normal.
 
checktheknuckles said:
Anyone else thinks Yair lights him up? Top looked good no doubt, but his lack of a kicking game will be his downfall against Yair. Sure he has the chance to catch Yair, but if it is an at range fight, which yair could make it that, I don't see Top winning that battle. But I definitely see Top beating Volk.
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Yair is horribly overrated and stands no chance against Topuria
 
Brit_Brawler said:
How about some takedown attempts ?
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That was the part I found really odd.
You're from Team Alpha Male. You certainly know how to wrestle and grapple. Plan A was CLEARLY not working. You're not interested in trying anything else??
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