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Originally Posted by Aaronyman
sherk wasn't out at all....he thought the fight was already stopped, and thus no need to get up.....fact was the fight wasn't stopped and we add yet another notch to mario yamasaki's sketchy-ass stoppage belt.....
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Mario didnt stop the bout at the knee, he let it continue.
Mario didnt stop it at the end of the round.
He checked out Sherk between rounds and found he was unfit to continue.
How is that sketchy?
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Originally Posted by anton
sorry but thats BS. sherk was definitly in no way 'out' while mario was 'assessing' him.
he thought mario already stopped the fight so he just sat there.
all it takes is mario to say 'fights not over, end of the round' and sherk gets up and goes to his corner.
im not saying sherk definitly could've answered the bell for round 4, he was definitly rocked and his hand is probably broken, but he needs to be given the opportunity especially in a title fight.
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He got the opportunity between rounds and he couldnt answer the bell.
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Originally Posted by Aaronyman
yeah...cuz with 10 000+ fans screaming it's easy to hear the horn..... 
Yamasaki just isn't a decisive referee... |
He lets the fight continue after the knee... so it aint a premature stoppage.
Yet its a bad stoppage after taking the time to assess him between rounds to make sure Sherk is fit to continue?
Sherk gets a chance to recover... so what if he didnt hear the AIR HORN. The fact is, he got a chance to sit on his stool, in his corner, and let his team prep him for another round.