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i think it was a heavy shot, and bj deserved to win the fight, no question.
but it was an awkward situation at best.
sherk got rocked, survived till the bell. he didnt hear the bell so he figures yamasaki jumping in means the fight is over, so instead of getting up and going to his corner, he sits and looks sad.
yamasaki sees this and takes it as if sherk is done, and with the convincing from bj, calls that fight.
i can only imagine had sherk known mario was jumping in for the round and no to stop the fight, that he would've gotten up and went to his corner to recover, rather than sit there.
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i think it was a heavy shot, and bj deserved to win the fight, no question.
but it was an awkward situation at best.
sherk got rocked, survived till the bell. he didnt hear the bell so he figures yamasaki jumping in means the fight is over, so instead of getting up and going to his corner, he sits and looks sad.
yamasaki sees this and takes it as if sherk is done, and with the convincing from bj, calls that fight.
i can only imagine had sherk known mario was jumping in for the round and no to stop the fight, that he would've gotten up and went to his corner to recover, rather than sit there.
I agree it was awkward... but IMHO i would attribute the refs assessment based on Sherk sitting there, mistakenly thinking the fight is over.
I dont think he gives a crap about the stuff that comes outta of any fighters mouths.
He goes over to assess Sherk, Sherk thinks the fight is over and is stunned with grief...
The Ref looks at him and notices that he is unresponsive... draws the logical conclusion that Sherk is done.
I think it would have been a completely different story if Sherk got up and walked to his corner... but was he even capable? we'll never know ... the fact is, he was just sitting there.
Right after Sherk went down from that flying knee, the 2nd punch from BJ knocked him out, watch it in the slow mo replay, his facial expression just went numb and he was slumping down taking hammerfists from BJ until the ref stepped in. He was out for at least a full second.
I agree it was awkward... but IMHO i would attribute the refs assessment based on Sherk sitting there, mistakenly thinking the fight is over.
I dont think he gives a crap about the stuff that comes outta of any fighters mouths.
He goes over to assess Sherk, Sherk thinks the fight is over and is stunned with grief...
The Ref looks at him and notices that he is unresponsive... draws the logical conclusion that Sherk is done.
I think it would have been a completely different story if Sherk got up and walked to his corner... but was he even capable? we'll never know ... the fact is, he was just sitting there.
With or without the ref's decision, Sherk was losing both rounds.
I don't see how that would have changed at any point in time in the fight.
I thought Sherk was knocked out and had the ref not stopped the fight, like Jardine, Sherk would not have had the luxury to complain about the stoppage.
Right after Sherk went down from that flying knee, the 2nd punch from BJ knocked him out, watch it in the slow mo replay, his facial expression just went numb and he was slumping down taking hammerfists from BJ until the ref stepped in. He was out for at least a full second.
You could tell though that that Sherk was clearly knocked unconscious for a second or two before the ref stepped in.
The funny thing is that Mario didnt stop it immediately after BJ rocks him... Sherk goes limp, his arms fall to the side... BJ proceeds to hammer fist his face... which I think wakes Sherk up (?)... still Mario lets it go...
The horn blows
BJ turns to Mario and waves his hands... motioning that its over...
This is the weird part...
Mario shakes his head at BJ... as if to say, its NOT over...
ie. even Mario is expecting another round...
Its only after the corner assesses him that the bout is called.
With or without the ref's decision, Sherk was losing both rounds.
I don't see how that would have changed at any point in time in the fight.
I thought Sherk was knocked out and had the ref not stopped the fight, like Jardine, Sherk would not have had the luxury to complain about the stoppage.
Sherk owes the ref a bottle of Jack Daniels!
Hey, I picked BJ for the win... via sub though
It looked really weird because BJ had to play Ref and pretend to call it.
Had he just shut his mouth and walked to his corner, no one could complain.
If you minus the BJ 'hand-waving' and 'hes done' comments...
and just look at what happens at the end of the round, its not strange at all...
Sherk was so rocked so bad he couldnt hear deafening air horn sounding the end of the round.
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