"I've watched it maybe 100 times and I know for myself that I never tapped"
Over at MMA Nation, Team Bisping's Akira Corassani blogs about his highly controversial fight from last night's episode of The Ultimate Fighter. (Screengrab via MMAMania)
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A shame he can't be a man and admit he tapped.
Lame.
It's like saying you dislike Don Frye's mustache, which itself is the equivalent of spitting on the Constitution. - Anthony Pace
So be ambiguous. Straight up denial is retarded and poor.
It's like saying you dislike Don Frye's mustache, which itself is the equivalent of spitting on the Constitution. - Anthony Pace
by Jonathan. on Oct 20, 2011 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Hmmm… his hand went up and down in a tapping motion…
That is usually what constitutes as a TAP.
Sheeeeeeeee-it
by Clay Davis on Oct 20, 2011 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Well, yeah. I'm saying he can be ambiguous in his answer.
It's like saying you dislike Don Frye's mustache, which itself is the equivalent of spitting on the Constitution. - Anthony Pace
"I've watched it maybe 3 times and I know for myself that you tapped"
by RECE ROCK on Oct 20, 2011 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
Okay
" I raised my hand and tapped one time on his thigh but it wasn’t one of those dramatic taps like a metal drummer."
by burien top team on Oct 20, 2011 9:35 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
No
He was rocking out.
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by burien top team on Oct 20, 2011 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Me too
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he brings shame to Sweden...
…and for that i loathe him.
no, the average Swede does not. however, a lot of swedish fighters/self-proclaimed bad asses are originally from other countries
by kaptenstofil on Oct 20, 2011 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Ya, I was being a smart ass. My mom is from Sweden and I lived there when I was very young. When you think Swede, you don’t think of a guy who looks like Akira.
Well, Sweden is changing. More and more Swedes once again have a background that gives them a bit of a different look from the traditional stereotype (even if the “tall, blond, blue eyes” stereotype was never that dominant). Nothing new really, Sweden have had waves of imigration multiple times in history. People jut forget about it in a few generations…
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clear cut case of PUNKBITCHERY.
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by the-gentle-way on Oct 20, 2011 9:52 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
BITCHASSPUNKERY??
Douchebaggery….
All apply….
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by Danthemmaman on Oct 20, 2011 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
PUNKBITCHASSLET'SMUTHERFUKEROCITY?!!
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Yeah he tapped.
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Is he a Team Quest guy?
by The so-called Beautiful on Oct 20, 2011 10:01 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 9 recs
Rec thistle
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by Discman2 on Oct 20, 2011 11:56 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I know, seriously.
You wouldn’t think a Renzo guy would do that shit… because Renzo doesn’t tap ever. But I guess when life gives you lemons you make lemonade. I feel bad for Neace because he did win that fight, but Herb missed it and instead of cranking the heel hook like a dick, he let go when Akira tapped.
They weren’t kidding when they said life wasn’t fair.
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by ElliotMatheny on Oct 21, 2011 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't know....
but has anyone mentioned the fact that he tapped?
Guys who pull this,
cause ripped ligaments in others. Herb is usually pretty good, but it looks to me like he blew it this time.
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by Kwisatz Haderach on Oct 20, 2011 10:06 AM EDT reply actions
Screw it.
Come to think of it, he admits he tapped once, but Herb didn’t stop it, so BAD HERB, and if Neace released a little, that’s a hard way to learn the lesson. Can’t really blame Akira for going on and dominating the rest of the fight.
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by Kwisatz Haderach on Oct 20, 2011 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Sorry guys, but I don't think he tapped
He kind of had his hand there, and inadvertently moved it a little, but it wasn’t a clear-cut tapping out motion, far from it. Herb Dean who is often called the best referee didn’t think so either, and he was right on top of the action. And it wasn’t like Niece let go of the submission thinking the fight was over, Akira slipped out of it on his own force, not by any kind of confusion.
I’m with Akira, I don’t think he tapped. And even if he did, it’s on the referee to stop the fight, so that’s who you should be complaining about here.
by Horselover Fat on Oct 20, 2011 10:11 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Nice...
Love the troll job… Your gonna have people back flipping… Chael’s influence knows no bounds…
Winter is coming...
by Danthemmaman on Oct 20, 2011 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
And Chael Sonnen didn’t tap and is the actual middleweight champion.
Oh wait, he isn’t.
by discoandherpes on Oct 20, 2011 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
There is a pretty significant difference between those two fights. The referee stopped it in one, in the other he didn’t. So it doesn’t really matter what anyone wants to think after the fact.
by Horselover Fat on Oct 20, 2011 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Akira said it himself
If you watch the video again you see my knee pop out because he slipped. He lost his grip. I was thinking “holy shit he’s got it!” I changed my mind the moment he slipped. I’ve watched it maybe 100 times and I know for myself that I never tapped. Herb Dean has refereed thousands of fights and he didn’t see a clear tap. Usually it’s a horror scene when somebody taps from a heel hook. People start screaming and crying. I raised my hand and tapped one time on his thigh but it wasn’t one of those dramatic taps like a metal drummer. It slipped out and I just went up on him. I would be honest and say I tapped if I did. I know the feeling that went through my body saying “this is going to hurt, I’m going to tap.” But then I got out. One hit and then I’m out.
The problem is that “one hit” or “one time” came immediately after 2 taps literally a second before that.
You can plainly see him tap twice, everyone starts yelling “he tapped” then he tapped one more time (maybe a second after the first two taps) and Neace clearly relaxed and started moving his legs to get up. At that point Akira popped out and Neace turned his head toward Herb Dean, lifted his arms and started to protest before then defending himself as he realized Dean was the only person there who seemingly missed the tap.
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by The American Ronin on Oct 20, 2011 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know if he tapped or not
I kept watching it but I am not sure he tapped either.
yea......
no
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by Cory Braiterman on Oct 20, 2011 10:15 AM EDT reply actions
Tapped.
Tappy tap tap tippy tap tippiddy TAP! and if you look at his face, it’s also doin the tap dance!
by supermanpunch7 on Oct 20, 2011 10:25 AM EDT reply actions
Teh GIF don't lie
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by Damon O. on Oct 20, 2011 10:26 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
The Count
I count 1, one tap
I count 2, two taps
Ahahahahaha.
by discoandherpes on Oct 20, 2011 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Me too
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by DayGeaux on Oct 20, 2011 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
They put a pimp on sesame street
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by aaronb on Oct 20, 2011 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
And a junkie.
If you can't wow them with brilliance, then baffle them with bullshit.
LSU! LSU! LSU! LSU! LSU! LSU!
least we not forget the rubber ducky boys
not that there’s anything wrong with that
I am forced by honor
to automatically rec this.
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by Cory Braiterman on Oct 20, 2011 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
You can see Herb move forward as he almost taps. Doesn’t stop the fight because I can’t be sure it is a tap or the arm flails a bit.
Ref doesn’t stop it so I say no top. Herb was right on top of it watching, its not like he was out of position and can’t see it. He is standing right over it and doesn’t call the tap.
Nothing more to see here folks, move along, move along.
by DonkeyOatey on Oct 20, 2011 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed
but then you have a percentage of people pissing and moaning about when a guy holds on to a submission. My opinion is you hold on until it is clearly stopped. It isn’t your job to protect the other guy, that is his job. And no, I’m not saying you should try to hurt someone or hold on after the ref has ended it.
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The team Mayhem guy wasn’t much better. The other guy should have put his knee on backwards like Imanari did to Mike Brown.
by discoandherpes on Oct 20, 2011 10:30 AM EDT reply actions
He lacked the skill to do so
Imanari attacks leglocks like a poultry worker debones a chicken. Fast, messy, and efficient.
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by Damon O. on Oct 20, 2011 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
This is true. Dustin Neace is not a very good fighter.
by discoandherpes on Oct 20, 2011 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions
True,
but it’s hard to blame a guy for releasing a hold as destructive as a heel hook when the opponent taps. Think about how much shit Aoki, Imanari, Kitaoka, and Palhares get for cranking leg locks & holding them until the ref stops it. If you let go, this kind of shit happens, and if you hold it, you’re a raging dick… you can’t win.
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by ElliotMatheny on Oct 21, 2011 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
And Imanari is a beast with submissions in general, not just leg locks.
by discoandherpes on Oct 20, 2011 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions
He's a beast with submissions
He latches onto leglocks and goes to that special place that crocodiles go when they enter the death roll. Watch his fight with Gurgel again.
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Imanari is why Gurgel is a Stand- and- Wang'er
he basically shredded his knee. You need your knees to shoot.
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by ElliotMatheny on Oct 21, 2011 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
I will never forget Gurgel yelling at the top of his lungs when Imanari put on that leg lock. Sick submission.
by discoandherpes on Oct 21, 2011 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions
according to slow mo gif.....
I count 3 taps…..two quick ones then a third……the dude tapped and Akira tapped…..the next person that faces him hopefully learned from watching and pulls a palharres on his ass!
by Martin Arredondo on Oct 20, 2011 10:56 AM EDT reply actions
I can't tell
Did he tap? I can’t stop looking at his knee being fubar’ed to tell if he tapped.
by HuskerHammer on Oct 20, 2011 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
fuck fuck fuck
that hurts just looking at it.
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he admits to tapping once.
Kinda funny, considering when Werdum tapped Fedor all Fedor had to do was tap once.
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by Discman2 on Oct 20, 2011 11:59 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Akira talks about the whole thing in this video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppuJxMhj558&feature=channel_video_title
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Akira is exactly correct
as long as you don’t count that time he tapped…
"Okay, Lindsay, are you forgetting that I was a professional twice over - an analyst and a therapist. The world's first analrapist."
IN THE END
it doesn’t really matter. This was a horrible fight with a ton of build up and animosity. Neither guy has a chance. And Dustin showed very little, bad striking and bad grappling. I love when these guys say they are the best at something, then do next to nothing.
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IN THE END it doesn’t really matter.
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by andrew861 on Oct 20, 2011 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
LP FAN here
and it’s “In the end it doesn’t even matter.”
It was weird
That Neace said he was the ‘cream of the crop’ at grappling… then proceeded to get held down for a whole round by Akira who visibly has no ground game at all
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by Our Bovine Public on Oct 20, 2011 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly
At least Akira makes no bones about it, his intent is to hit the guy and KO him. Despite a terrible hesitancy to pull the trigger last night, he did show he has some power. As I watched, I really didn’t understand what Dustin’s skill set was. His striking was terrible and he didn’t use it to set up take down attempts. he got put on his back much of the fight and did very little except break posture.
With all the heat leading up to the fight, it left me very disappointed.
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Neaces gameplan was strange for sure. D
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by Our Bovine Public on Oct 21, 2011 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions
The only takedown he got was before the fight.
by discoandherpes on Oct 21, 2011 1:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Is Akira from Team Quest???
"Okay, Lindsay, are you forgetting that I was a professional twice over - an analyst and a therapist. The world's first analrapist."
Sadly
someone else already said this.
by Johnnynumber5 on Oct 20, 2011 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
damn
I was feeling really good about myself for a minute there, lol.
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by The One Who Wears The Crown on Oct 21, 2011 1:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Mr. Corassani. Aren't you tapping? In fact, aren't you A TAPPER?!?
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If you guys are going to post stories about TUF can you at least put somewhere in the heading that it's a TUF story?
I understand it’s your responsibility to report on these things but some people don’t get to watch the show on it’s first run, and would rather not have the episode spoiled in the first line of an article when the heading isn’t clear what it’s about.
by Detective Squirts on Oct 20, 2011 5:47 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
No respect for this dude.
What ever happened to just telling the truth. Even Shamrock admitted to tapping . Is this dude a bigger douche then…dare I say Ken Shamrock?
by fightersvizion on Oct 20, 2011 5:47 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
If there's an injury
Neace should automatically be first in line for the quarterfinals.
As he writes "[Fighter's] job is to fight and the ref's job is to ref."
I fail to see how it’s Akira’s fault that the ref didn’t stop the fight, even if he did tap. At the end of the day they kept fighting and he won.
If anyone is to blame it’s the ref.
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