renren40
06-24-2007, 10:16 AM
from UFC.Com
Then things got cloudy, as Maynard put Emerson down hard on the canvas, prompting Emerson to tap out due to an aggravation of his rib injury. But after referee Steve Mazzagatti waved the bout off, apparently due to the tap, the verdict came back as a no contest, with the reasoning being that Maynard was knocked out by his own slam, rendering both fighters unable to continue.
“I know I wasn’t out,” said Maynard. “He tapped and I thought it was over.”
It was clear the Emerson tapped.
Then things got cloudy, as Maynard put Emerson down hard on the canvas, prompting Emerson to tap out due to an aggravation of his rib injury. But after referee Steve Mazzagatti waved the bout off, apparently due to the tap, the verdict came back as a no contest, with the reasoning being that Maynard was knocked out by his own slam, rendering both fighters unable to continue.
“I know I wasn’t out,” said Maynard. “He tapped and I thought it was over.”
It was clear the Emerson tapped.