Post by The Sandmen on Sept 20, 2017 22:16:14 GMT -5
Sean Sherk doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Urijah Faber raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber has found an opening in the defense of Sherk, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Sherk's ribs.
Sean Sherk tries to bring the fight to the ground
Faber goes down.
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Faber
Sean Sherk tries to pass to half guard...
Urijah Faber's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
Sherk is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Sean Sherk!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Sean Sherk tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Sean Sherk moves to half guard.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Sherk
Sherk measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Sherk
Sean Sherk tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Faber is trying to counter now!
Urijah Faber throws down elbows...
Sherk is not making himself an easy target.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Sherk
Faber tries to get a side mount...
Sherk wraps his leg around Urijah Faber leg and prevents him from moving.
Sherk tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sean Sherk attempts to move to full guard
Sean Sherk manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Sherk
Faber is in closed guard... Sherk tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Sean Sherk tries to better his position on the ground...
Urijah Faber tries to roll on the ground...
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Sherk
Faber is in closed guard... Sherk tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Sherk's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Sherk
Faber sits over his knees and pushes away Sherk's leg!
Urijah Faber is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Sean Sherk
Urijah Faber looks to pass to mount...
Faber slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Sean Sherk.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Faber launches a barrage of elbows over Sherk's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Sherk doesn't fight back!
Sherk's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Sherk tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Sean Sherk. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Faber grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Sherk struggles... Urijah Faber is unable to take him down
Sherk tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sean Sherk fakes a punch and launches himself over Urijah Faber
Great move by Sherk who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sherk takes a break to breathe while holding Urijah Faber.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Faber fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Sean Sherk didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Sherk
Urijah Faber storms over Sherk with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Faber doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Sherk's face with his elbows!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Sherk
Sherk tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Sherk
Urijah Faber storms over Sherk with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Sean Sherk blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Sherk
Faber tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Urijah Faber fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Sherk
Sean Sherk tries to close the guard.
Sherk put Urijah Faber in closed guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Sherk
Faber is in closed guard... Sherk tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Sean Sherk rolls Urijah Faber to his stomach and takes his back!
Sherk is in rear mount over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Sherk's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sherk's side.
Sherk is in rear mount over Faber
Faber has Sherk controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Sean Sherk attempts a sweep single...
Sean Sherk catches Urijah Faber's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Sherk.
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
Sherk is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Sean Sherk!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Urijah Faber tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Sherk is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Sean Sherk
0:39 Round 2 and Faber is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Urijah Faber tries to better his position on the ground...
Faber is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Not a desiderable position that Sherk is in now. Urijah Faber is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Faber launches a barrage of elbows over Sherk's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Sherk doesn't fight back!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Faber goes for an armbar!
Sean Sherk breaks the lock and pushes away Urijah Faber, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Urijah Faber. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Urijah Faber was tooling Sean Sherk for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Sean Sherk lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Urijah Faber has found an opening in the defense of Sherk, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Sherk is wobbling!
Faber decides to launch some tentative punches
Sherk launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Faber with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Faber looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Sean Sherk's punches
Sherk is on the receiving end of a great combo by Faber.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Sean Sherk attempts a sweep single...
Sean Sherk catches Urijah Faber's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Sherk.
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
Sherk tries to escape from the closed guard
Sherk succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to close his guard around Sherk
He succeeds!
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
Sherk has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Sean Sherk is cooling the fight on the ground
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
Sherk is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Sean Sherk!
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Sean Sherk tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Sean Sherk moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Sherk
Sean Sherk launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Sherk
Faber delivers a few accurate elbows!
Sean Sherk blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Poorly executed technique. Sean Sherk looks to counter!
Sean Sherk attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Sherk
Sherk cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Faber can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Urijah Faber pushes Sherk's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Faber who is in full mount! Sherk is in trouble now!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Sherk measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Sean Sherk launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Faber fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Sean Sherk's arm and tries an armbar!
Sherk holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Sherk's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Urijah Faber.
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Sherk's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sherk blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Sean Sherk tries to take advantage...
Sean Sherk looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Sean Sherk slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Sherk is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Urijah Faber, who is barely covering up!
Faber has a small cut in his Mouth
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Sherk launches a barrage of elbows over Faber's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Faber doesn't fight back!
Faber has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Sherk tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Sean Sherk controls the situation despite Urijah Faber efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Sherk delivers a few accurate elbows!
Faber is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Faber's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Sherk is in rear mount over Faber
Sean Sherk hovers above Faber
Good punches to Faber's body.
Crushing shot to Faber's body! He's holding his side
Sherk is in rear mount over Faber
Sean Sherk storms over Faber with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Sherk doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Faber's face with his elbows!
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Sherk is in rear mount over Faber
Sherk launches a barrage of elbows over Faber's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Faber doesn't fight back!
Sherk is in rear mount over Faber
Faber has Sherk controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Sherk is unable to move under Faber control.
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
Sean Sherk tries to better his position on the ground...
Sherk breaks the closed guard of Urijah Faber and moves to half guard
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Urijah Faber.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Urijah Faber.
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Round 3
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A shot seen throughout the arena!
Sherk stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Urijah Faber is coming in again!
Sean Sherk attempts a sweep single...
Sean Sherk catches Urijah Faber's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Sherk.
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
Sherk launches a barrage of elbows over Faber's face!
Urijah Faber blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Sherk misses a step and Urijah Faber sees an opportunity to counter him!
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Sherk's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sherk tries to cover his face,
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Sherk's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sherk's side.
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
Sherk is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Sean Sherk tries to pass Urijah Faber's guard...
Sean Sherk passes momentarily but Urijah Faber regains full guard.
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
As the fight continues it seems that Sean Sherk is taking the best of the fight.
Sean Sherk looks to posture up and open Urijah Faber's guard...
Sean Sherk forces Urijah Faber to open his guard.
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Faber
Sean Sherk pushes Urijah Faber against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Urijah Faber struggles not allowing Sean Sherk improve his position.
Faber is trying to counter now!
Faber measures the resilience of Sherk's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sherk blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Sherk's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sherk tries to cover his face,
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Faber
As the fight continues it seems that Sean Sherk is taking the best of the fight.
Sean Sherk storms over Faber with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Sherk doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Faber's face with his elbows!
Faber has a small cut in his Left cheek
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Faber
Faber doesn't stop bleeding.
Sherk tries to improve position.
Faber adjusts and closes his guard.
Faber is trying to counter now!
Faber measures the resilience of Sherk's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sherk's side.
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to close his guard around Sherk
He succeeds!
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
Urijah Faber doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sherk's moves.
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
Sherk tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Urijah Faber doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sherk's moves.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Sean Sherk. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Sherk steps backwards away from Urijah Faber. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Urijah Faber is a bloody mess!
Urijah Faber tries to bring the fight to the ground
Sherk goes down.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Sherk
Faber doesn't stop bleeding.
Sherk tries to close his guard around Faber
He is not able to do it
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Sherk
Sean Sherk launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
Faber's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Sherk
Sherk tries to close his guard around Faber
He is not able to do it
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Sherk
Urijah Faber storms over Sherk with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Faber doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Sherk's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Sean Sherk's Left cheek
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Sherk
Sean Sherk doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Faber's moves.
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Sherk
Faber doesn't stop bleeding.
Sherk tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Sherk's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Sherk
Faber tries to jump to side mount.
Sean Sherk closed his guard around Urijah Faber.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Sean Sherk
Sherk measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Faber blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Sherk misses a step and Urijah Faber sees an opportunity to counter him!
Faber is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Sean Sherk, who is barely covering up!
There is a small laceration on Sean Sherk's Forehead
That punishment by Urijah Faber has left Sherk staggered! Urijah Faber should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Sean Sherk
Faber doesn't stop bleeding.
Faber knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Sean Sherk is having a nightmare! Mario Yamasaki watches for the moment he has to end this!
That brutal impact left Sherk laid out on the mat! Urijah Faber's corner come in to congratulate him!
Sherk's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Sean Sherk's Nose
Winner is Urijah Faber by KO (GnP) at 4:53 Round 3
Statistics: Sean Sherk
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 35/56 (62%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 731 s
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 8/9 (89%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 33/67 (49%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 731 s
This was a war. Both guys in the deep red, and doing heavy damage. Both kept their stamina in good check, but both took a lot of damage – enough to finish someone in an average fight. This could hurt Faber in round 2.
Urijah Faber raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber has found an opening in the defense of Sherk, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Sherk's ribs.
Sean Sherk tries to bring the fight to the ground
Faber goes down.
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Faber
Sean Sherk tries to pass to half guard...
Urijah Faber's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
Sherk is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Sean Sherk!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Sean Sherk tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Sean Sherk moves to half guard.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Sherk
Sherk measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Sherk
Sean Sherk tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Faber is trying to counter now!
Urijah Faber throws down elbows...
Sherk is not making himself an easy target.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Sherk
Faber tries to get a side mount...
Sherk wraps his leg around Urijah Faber leg and prevents him from moving.
Sherk tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sean Sherk attempts to move to full guard
Sean Sherk manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Sherk
Faber is in closed guard... Sherk tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Sean Sherk tries to better his position on the ground...
Urijah Faber tries to roll on the ground...
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Sherk
Faber is in closed guard... Sherk tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Sherk's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Sherk
Faber sits over his knees and pushes away Sherk's leg!
Urijah Faber is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Sean Sherk
Urijah Faber looks to pass to mount...
Faber slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Sean Sherk.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Faber launches a barrage of elbows over Sherk's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Sherk doesn't fight back!
Sherk's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Sherk tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Sean Sherk. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Faber grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Sherk struggles... Urijah Faber is unable to take him down
Sherk tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sean Sherk fakes a punch and launches himself over Urijah Faber
Great move by Sherk who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sherk takes a break to breathe while holding Urijah Faber.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Faber fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Sean Sherk didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Sherk
Urijah Faber storms over Sherk with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Faber doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Sherk's face with his elbows!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Sherk
Sherk tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Sherk
Urijah Faber storms over Sherk with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Sean Sherk blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Sherk
Faber tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Urijah Faber fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Sherk
Sean Sherk tries to close the guard.
Sherk put Urijah Faber in closed guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Sherk
Faber is in closed guard... Sherk tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Sean Sherk rolls Urijah Faber to his stomach and takes his back!
Sherk is in rear mount over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Sherk's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sherk's side.
Sherk is in rear mount over Faber
Faber has Sherk controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Sean Sherk attempts a sweep single...
Sean Sherk catches Urijah Faber's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Sherk.
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
Sherk is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Sean Sherk!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Urijah Faber tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Sherk is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Sean Sherk
0:39 Round 2 and Faber is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Urijah Faber tries to better his position on the ground...
Faber is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Not a desiderable position that Sherk is in now. Urijah Faber is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Faber launches a barrage of elbows over Sherk's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Sherk doesn't fight back!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Faber goes for an armbar!
Sean Sherk breaks the lock and pushes away Urijah Faber, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Urijah Faber. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Urijah Faber was tooling Sean Sherk for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Sean Sherk lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Urijah Faber has found an opening in the defense of Sherk, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Sherk is wobbling!
Faber decides to launch some tentative punches
Sherk launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Faber with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Faber looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Sean Sherk's punches
Sherk is on the receiving end of a great combo by Faber.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Sean Sherk attempts a sweep single...
Sean Sherk catches Urijah Faber's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Sherk.
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
Sherk tries to escape from the closed guard
Sherk succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to close his guard around Sherk
He succeeds!
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
Sherk has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Sean Sherk is cooling the fight on the ground
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
Sherk is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Sean Sherk!
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Sean Sherk tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Sean Sherk moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Sherk
Sean Sherk launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Sherk
Faber delivers a few accurate elbows!
Sean Sherk blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Poorly executed technique. Sean Sherk looks to counter!
Sean Sherk attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Sherk
Sherk cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Faber can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Urijah Faber pushes Sherk's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Faber who is in full mount! Sherk is in trouble now!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Sherk measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Sean Sherk launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Faber fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Sean Sherk's arm and tries an armbar!
Sherk holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Sherk's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Urijah Faber.
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Sherk's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sherk blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Sean Sherk tries to take advantage...
Sean Sherk looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Sean Sherk slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Sherk is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Urijah Faber, who is barely covering up!
Faber has a small cut in his Mouth
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Sherk launches a barrage of elbows over Faber's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Faber doesn't fight back!
Faber has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Sherk tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Sean Sherk controls the situation despite Urijah Faber efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Sherk delivers a few accurate elbows!
Faber is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Faber's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Sherk is in rear mount over Faber
Sean Sherk hovers above Faber
Good punches to Faber's body.
Crushing shot to Faber's body! He's holding his side
Sherk is in rear mount over Faber
Sean Sherk storms over Faber with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Sherk doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Faber's face with his elbows!
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Sherk is in rear mount over Faber
Sherk launches a barrage of elbows over Faber's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Faber doesn't fight back!
Sherk is in rear mount over Faber
Faber has Sherk controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Sherk is unable to move under Faber control.
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
Sean Sherk tries to better his position on the ground...
Sherk breaks the closed guard of Urijah Faber and moves to half guard
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Urijah Faber.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Urijah Faber.
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Round 3
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A shot seen throughout the arena!
Sherk stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Urijah Faber is coming in again!
Sean Sherk attempts a sweep single...
Sean Sherk catches Urijah Faber's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Sherk.
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
Sherk launches a barrage of elbows over Faber's face!
Urijah Faber blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Sherk misses a step and Urijah Faber sees an opportunity to counter him!
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Sherk's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sherk tries to cover his face,
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Sherk's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sherk's side.
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
Sherk is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Sean Sherk tries to pass Urijah Faber's guard...
Sean Sherk passes momentarily but Urijah Faber regains full guard.
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
As the fight continues it seems that Sean Sherk is taking the best of the fight.
Sean Sherk looks to posture up and open Urijah Faber's guard...
Sean Sherk forces Urijah Faber to open his guard.
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Faber
Sean Sherk pushes Urijah Faber against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Urijah Faber struggles not allowing Sean Sherk improve his position.
Faber is trying to counter now!
Faber measures the resilience of Sherk's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sherk blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Sherk's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sherk tries to cover his face,
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Faber
As the fight continues it seems that Sean Sherk is taking the best of the fight.
Sean Sherk storms over Faber with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Sherk doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Faber's face with his elbows!
Faber has a small cut in his Left cheek
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Faber
Faber doesn't stop bleeding.
Sherk tries to improve position.
Faber adjusts and closes his guard.
Faber is trying to counter now!
Faber measures the resilience of Sherk's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sherk's side.
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to close his guard around Sherk
He succeeds!
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
Urijah Faber doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sherk's moves.
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Faber
Sherk tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Urijah Faber doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sherk's moves.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Sean Sherk. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Sherk steps backwards away from Urijah Faber. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Urijah Faber is a bloody mess!
Urijah Faber tries to bring the fight to the ground
Sherk goes down.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Sherk
Faber doesn't stop bleeding.
Sherk tries to close his guard around Faber
He is not able to do it
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Sherk
Sean Sherk launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
Faber's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Sherk
Sherk tries to close his guard around Faber
He is not able to do it
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Sherk
Urijah Faber storms over Sherk with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Faber doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Sherk's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Sean Sherk's Left cheek
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Sherk
Sean Sherk doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Faber's moves.
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Sherk
Faber doesn't stop bleeding.
Sherk tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Sherk's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Sherk
Faber tries to jump to side mount.
Sean Sherk closed his guard around Urijah Faber.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Sean Sherk
Sherk measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Faber blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Sherk misses a step and Urijah Faber sees an opportunity to counter him!
Faber is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Sean Sherk, who is barely covering up!
There is a small laceration on Sean Sherk's Forehead
That punishment by Urijah Faber has left Sherk staggered! Urijah Faber should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Sean Sherk
Faber doesn't stop bleeding.
Faber knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Sean Sherk is having a nightmare! Mario Yamasaki watches for the moment he has to end this!
That brutal impact left Sherk laid out on the mat! Urijah Faber's corner come in to congratulate him!
Sherk's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Sean Sherk's Nose
Winner is Urijah Faber by KO (GnP) at 4:53 Round 3
Statistics: Sean Sherk
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 35/56 (62%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 731 s
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 8/9 (89%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 33/67 (49%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 731 s
This was a war. Both guys in the deep red, and doing heavy damage. Both kept their stamina in good check, but both took a lot of damage – enough to finish someone in an average fight. This could hurt Faber in round 2.