[attention]

Originally Posted by anton

they get a minute between rounds for a reason.

if i remember correctly, silva left franklin lying up against the cage at the end of round 1 of fight 2 and his corner was allowed to literally pick him up and bring him to the corner.

franklin recovered and answered the bell for rnd 2.

unless sherk said to mario 'thats it' then he should've been given the chance to recover.

He was given a chance to recover.

Mario said no to BJ when BJ called the match over.

Then Mario went to Sherks corner... and assessed that Sherk was still out...

Then the match was called.

[Aaronyman]

Originally Posted by attention

He was given a chance to recover.

Mario said no to BJ when BJ called the match over.

Then Mario went to Sherks corner... and assessed that Sherk was still out...

Then the match was called.

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.....

[anton]

Originally Posted by attention

He was given a chance to recover.

Mario said no to BJ when BJ called the match over.

Then Mario went to Sherks corner... and assessed that Sherk was still out...

Then the match was called.

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.

[Javelin]

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.....

I just watched it again, agree with Attention, Yamasaki initially didn't call it, then went to check on Sherk as if the fight was still gonna go on and decided he couldn't continue during the break. I mean Sherk took that knee HARD, then that punch knocked him out pretty bad. Not being able to the horn is a pretty good sign that you shouldn't continue the fight -_-

[Aaronyman]

Originally Posted by Javelin

I just watched it again, agree with Attention, Yamasaki initially didn't call it, then went to check on Sherk as if the fight was still gonna go on and decided he couldn't continue during the break. I mean Sherk took that knee HARD, then that punch knocked him out pretty bad. Not being able to the horn is a pretty good sign that you shouldn't continue the fight -_-

yeah...cuz with 10 000+ fans screaming it's easy to hear the horn.....

Yamasaki just isn't a decisive referee...

[Desert Fox]

Yamasaki just isn't a decisive referee...

Aaronyman just won this thread! Repped.

[Aaronyman]

Originally Posted by Desert Fox

Aaronyman just won this thread! Repped.

yves lavigne should be doing every main event...he's the best referee in the ufc

[Javelin]

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...

I'm not saying Sherk was still "out of it" but I'm pretty sure stars were popping in and out of his vision -_-

He must have been bad enough for Yamasaki to decide that he couldn't continue. Cause the round was over and there was no stoppage until after the Yamasaki had fully assessed him. He didn't even call it until at least 30 seconds after the round had ended.

[Aaronyman]

Originally Posted by Javelin

I'm not saying Sherk was still "out of it" but I'm pretty sure stars were popping in and out of his vision -_-

He must have been bad enough for Yamasaki to decide that he couldn't continue. Cause the round was over and there was no stoppage until after the Yamasaki had fully assessed him. He didn't even call it until at least 30 seconds after the round had ended.

or the cage gate had opened, everyone started celebrating, and he felt he'd avoid doing whats right and just stick with what bj had decided....

[Javelin]

Originally Posted by Aaronyman

or the cage gate had opened, everyone started celebrating, and he felt he'd avoid doing whats right and just stick with what bj had decided....

If I recall, Sherk said in the post-fight interview that he couldn't even remember what had happened from the flying knee up until the official call. Thats a pretty justified stoppage to me.