Post by The Sandmen on Feb 27, 2020 8:37:05 GMT -5
Jorge Masvidal doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Sean Sherk doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
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
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Jorge Masvidal can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Nice punch by Jorge Masvidal
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Sean Sherk seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Sean Sherk tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Masvidal is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Masvidal
Sherk tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Masvidal
Jorge Masvidal tries to close the guard.
Masvidal put Sean Sherk in closed guard.
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Masvidal
Sherk is in closed guard... Masvidal tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Sean Sherk!
Jorge Masvidal is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Sherk measures the resilience of Masvidal's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Masvidal's side.
Jorge Masvidal is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Jorge Masvidal hovers above Sherk
Sean Sherk stops him from throwing strikes.
Jorge Masvidal is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Sherk breaths deeply while on the ground
Jorge Masvidal is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Sherk tries to move on the ground and shows Jorge Masvidal 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!
Jorge Masvidal is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Masvidal works on the ground with his fingers over Sherk's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki has seen that!
Mario Yamasaki takes away one point from Jorge Masvidal for eye poke.
Mario Yamasaki allows Sherk time to recover... 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 Bizkaia Arena (Barakaldo, Spain) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Jorge Masvidal tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Sherk's face
Jorge Masvidal just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Sherk may be in trouble!
Sean Sherk goes with a looping right hand while Jorge Masvidal jumps back and jabs
Masvidal seems staggered and Sean Sherk runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Jorge Masvidal and Sherk engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Jorge Masvidal is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Sherk tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Sherk is clinching with Masvidal.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Jorge Masvidal grapple with Sean Sherk and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Jorge Masvidal is in side mount over Sean Sherk
Jorge Masvidal is in side mount over Sean Sherk
Jorge Masvidal looks to mount Sean Sherk...
Sean Sherk sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Jorge Masvidal is in half guard over Sherk
Sean Sherk tries to close the guard.
Sherk put Jorge Masvidal in closed guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Jorge Masvidal is in closed guard over Sherk
Sherk measures the resilience of Masvidal's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Masvidal's side.
Jorge Masvidal is in closed guard over Sherk
Sherk measures the resilience of Masvidal's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Masvidal's side.
Jorge Masvidal is in closed guard over Sherk
Masvidal is in closed guard... Sherk tries to roll on the ground!
Jorge Masvidal uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Sean Sherk gets sloppy and Jorge Masvidal tries to take advantage...
Masvidal throws a few hammer fists to the face of Sean Sherk
Solid shots!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Jorge Masvidal is in closed guard over Sherk
Masvidal is in closed guard... Sherk tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jorge Masvidal!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Jorge Masvidal
Sherk launches a barrage of elbows over Masvidal's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Masvidal doesn't fight back!
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Jorge Masvidal
Sean Sherk tries to better his position on the ground...
Sherk is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Jorge Masvidal
Sean Sherk tries to better his position on the ground...
Sherk is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Jorge Masvidal
Jorge Masvidal 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.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Jorge Masvidal
Masvidal tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Masvidal
Jorge Masvidal tries to close the guard.
Masvidal put Sean Sherk in closed guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Sean Sherk circles around Masvidal
Sean Sherk tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Masvidal is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Masvidal
Sean Sherk pushes Jorge Masvidal against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Sherk jumps and tries to free his leg! Masvidal doesn't allow this but Sean Sherk is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Masvidal
Sean Sherk storms over Masvidal with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Sherk doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Masvidal's face with his elbows!
Masvidal's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Jorge Masvidal's Right cheek
That punishment by Sean Sherk has left Masvidal staggered! Sean Sherk should try push forward now and finish this!
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Masvidal
Sherk knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Jorge Masvidal is having a nightmare! Mario Yamasaki watches for the moment he has to end this!
That punishment by Sean Sherk has left Masvidal staggered! Sean Sherk should try push forward now and finish this!
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Masvidal
0:53 Round 2 and Sherk is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Sherk sits over his knees and pushes away Masvidal's leg!
Sean Sherk is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Jorge Masvidal
Jorge Masvidal 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 side mount over Jorge Masvidal
Masvidal tries to stand up!
Sherk doesn't allow him!
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Jorge Masvidal
Sean Sherk storms over Masvidal with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Sherk doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Masvidal's face with his elbows!
Sean Sherk turns out the lights for Masvidal! What an astonishing KO by Sherk!
Winner is Sean Sherk by KO (Elbows) at 1:29 Round 2
Statistics: Jorge Masvidal
Punches 9/12 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 5/8 (62%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 287 s
Statistics: Sean Sherk
Punches 4/9 (44%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 21/29 (72%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 287 s
As soon as Sherk went wrestling, Jorge went dead.
Sean Sherk doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Jorge Masvidal can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Nice punch by Jorge Masvidal
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Sean Sherk seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Sean Sherk tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Masvidal is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Masvidal
Sherk tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Masvidal
Jorge Masvidal tries to close the guard.
Masvidal put Sean Sherk in closed guard.
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Masvidal
Sherk is in closed guard... Masvidal tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Sean Sherk!
Jorge Masvidal is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Sherk measures the resilience of Masvidal's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Masvidal's side.
Jorge Masvidal is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Jorge Masvidal hovers above Sherk
Sean Sherk stops him from throwing strikes.
Jorge Masvidal is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Sherk breaths deeply while on the ground
Jorge Masvidal is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Sherk tries to move on the ground and shows Jorge Masvidal 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!
Jorge Masvidal is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Masvidal works on the ground with his fingers over Sherk's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki has seen that!
Mario Yamasaki takes away one point from Jorge Masvidal for eye poke.
Mario Yamasaki allows Sherk time to recover... 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 Bizkaia Arena (Barakaldo, Spain) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Jorge Masvidal tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Sherk's face
Jorge Masvidal just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Sherk may be in trouble!
Sean Sherk goes with a looping right hand while Jorge Masvidal jumps back and jabs
Masvidal seems staggered and Sean Sherk runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Jorge Masvidal and Sherk engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Jorge Masvidal is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Sherk tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Sherk is clinching with Masvidal.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Jorge Masvidal grapple with Sean Sherk and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Jorge Masvidal is in side mount over Sean Sherk
Jorge Masvidal is in side mount over Sean Sherk
Jorge Masvidal looks to mount Sean Sherk...
Sean Sherk sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Jorge Masvidal is in half guard over Sherk
Sean Sherk tries to close the guard.
Sherk put Jorge Masvidal in closed guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Jorge Masvidal is in closed guard over Sherk
Sherk measures the resilience of Masvidal's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Masvidal's side.
Jorge Masvidal is in closed guard over Sherk
Sherk measures the resilience of Masvidal's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Masvidal's side.
Jorge Masvidal is in closed guard over Sherk
Masvidal is in closed guard... Sherk tries to roll on the ground!
Jorge Masvidal uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Sean Sherk gets sloppy and Jorge Masvidal tries to take advantage...
Masvidal throws a few hammer fists to the face of Sean Sherk
Solid shots!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Jorge Masvidal is in closed guard over Sherk
Masvidal is in closed guard... Sherk tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jorge Masvidal!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Jorge Masvidal
Sherk launches a barrage of elbows over Masvidal's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Masvidal doesn't fight back!
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Jorge Masvidal
Sean Sherk tries to better his position on the ground...
Sherk is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Jorge Masvidal
Sean Sherk tries to better his position on the ground...
Sherk is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Jorge Masvidal
Jorge Masvidal 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.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Jorge Masvidal
Masvidal tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Masvidal
Jorge Masvidal tries to close the guard.
Masvidal put Sean Sherk in closed guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Sean Sherk circles around Masvidal
Sean Sherk tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Masvidal is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Masvidal
Sean Sherk pushes Jorge Masvidal against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Sherk jumps and tries to free his leg! Masvidal doesn't allow this but Sean Sherk is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Masvidal
Sean Sherk storms over Masvidal with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Sherk doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Masvidal's face with his elbows!
Masvidal's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Jorge Masvidal's Right cheek
That punishment by Sean Sherk has left Masvidal staggered! Sean Sherk should try push forward now and finish this!
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Masvidal
Sherk knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Jorge Masvidal is having a nightmare! Mario Yamasaki watches for the moment he has to end this!
That punishment by Sean Sherk has left Masvidal staggered! Sean Sherk should try push forward now and finish this!
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Masvidal
0:53 Round 2 and Sherk is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Sherk sits over his knees and pushes away Masvidal's leg!
Sean Sherk is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Jorge Masvidal
Jorge Masvidal 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 side mount over Jorge Masvidal
Masvidal tries to stand up!
Sherk doesn't allow him!
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Jorge Masvidal
Sean Sherk storms over Masvidal with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Sherk doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Masvidal's face with his elbows!
Sean Sherk turns out the lights for Masvidal! What an astonishing KO by Sherk!
Winner is Sean Sherk by KO (Elbows) at 1:29 Round 2
Statistics: Jorge Masvidal
Punches 9/12 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 5/8 (62%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 287 s
Statistics: Sean Sherk
Punches 4/9 (44%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 21/29 (72%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 287 s
As soon as Sherk went wrestling, Jorge went dead.