Fightin' Words

Joe Fernandez

For a second there, I thought I mistakenly put on the Discovery channel last night.

Did I just see a colonic?

Yep...we all did.

In an attempt to drop a few extra pounds, The Ultimate Fighter: Season 5 contestant Gabe Ruediger asked Coach BJ Penn and UFC President Dana White's permission to go get a colonic.

Wow.

"He should've taken care of that weight loss problem before he got on the show," TUF Season 5 contestant Rob Emerson said. "He should've prepared way better than he did."

On last night's episode, Emerson lost a tough fight to Nate Diaz, who won by rear naked choke in the second round. Emerson defended the take down well in an even first round against Diaz, whose older brother Nick used to compete in the UFC. Emerson's standup was solid and he was able to connect on some punches and inside leg kicks, but showed a limited ground game. Even though Emerson got tired in the second, he managed to take Diaz's best shots till the end and put out a tremendous effort.

"I thought it was a good fight," Emerson said. "I was happy with the performance, but I was a little dissappointed. I was gassed, I was tired. I didn't have the energy coming into the second round that I had in the first, and Nate did. He came out strong and stayed strong thoughout the whole second round, and I was like 'I don't have the cardio for this'."

With the win, Jens Pulver's team takes a 3-0 lead against Team BJ Penn. Now Allen Berube, Noah Thomas and Emerson have been eliminated.

Now after being tapped out, Emerson realizes the need for a solid ground game.

"I'm walking away from this fight knowing that at least I learned some [stuff]," he said. "Nate was the first guy that finished me submission wise. He was the first guy that was able to use his jiu-jitsu on me in the fight to where it affected the fight. He definitely made me respect jiu-jitsu for MMA. So I'm back in the gym now training full time."