Post by The Sandmen on Oct 25, 2016 9:33:20 GMT -5
Tatsuya Kawajiri glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Sean Sherk is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 fight gets underway.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Sean Sherk can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Nice punch by Sean Sherk
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Quick hook by Tatsuya Kawajiri
glances off Sherk's arms.
Poorly executed technique. Sean Sherk looks to counter!
Sean Sherk tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Kawajiri's face
Kawajiri has a small cut in his Mouth
Tatsuya Kawajiri attempts a sweep single...
Sean Sherk was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Sean Sherk fakes a punch and launches himself over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Great move by Sherk who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Tatsuya Kawajiri's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Sherk's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Tatsuya Kawajiri slightly pushes Sherk into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Sean Sherk tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Tatsuya Kawajiri jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Sherk grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Sean Sherk
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to close his guard around Sherk
He succeeds!
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Sean Sherk tries to pass Tatsuya Kawajiri's guard...
Sean Sherk manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Kawajiri
Sherk launches a barrage of elbows over Kawajiri's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Kawajiri doesn't fight back!
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Kawajiri
Sherk sits over his knees and pushes away Kawajiri's leg!
Sean Sherk is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Sherk tries to open up Tatsuya Kawajiri's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Kawajiri in the side of the head
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Sean Sherk looks to pass to mount...
Sherk slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Tatsuya Kawajiri.
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Sherk's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri tries to roll to his side and trap Sean Sherk in his guard...
Sean Sherk keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri 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 Kawajiri
Sean Sherk tries to pass Tatsuya Kawajiri's guard...
Sean Sherk manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to move on the ground and shows Sean Sherk a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Kawajiri's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to stand up!
Sherk doesn't allow him!
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Sherk is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Tatsuya Kawajiri, who is barely covering up!
Kawajiri's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Sean Sherk looks to pass to mount...
Sherk slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Tatsuya Kawajiri.
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Sherk tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Sean Sherk controls the situation despite Tatsuya Kawajiri efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri tries to roll to his side and trap Sean Sherk in his guard...
Sean Sherk rolls him over and takes his back!
Sherk is in rear mount over Kawajiri
Sherk tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Kawajiri! Sherk has one hook in and keeps working!
Sherk is in rear mount over Kawajiri with one hook in
Sherk has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Kawajiri.
Nicely done! Sherk now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Sherk is in rear mount over Kawajiri with two hooks in
Sherk tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Kawajiri!
Kawajiri adopts the turtle defense and Sherk is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Sherk is in rear mount over Kawajiri with two hooks in
Terrible one sided match... Kawajiri was not ready to fight a fighter of Sean Sherk caliber.
Kawajiri has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Kawajiri is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Sherk is trying to counter now!
Sean Sherk moves to better his position on the ground...
Sean Sherk viciously slams hammer blows to Kawajiri's face!
That brutal impact left Kawajiri laid out on the mat! Sean Sherk's corner come in to congratulate him!
Kawajiri has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Sean Sherk by KO (GnP) at 4:40 Round 1
Statistics: Tatsuya Kawajiri
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 195 s
Statistics: Sean Sherk
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 15/18 (83%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 195 s
Sherk dominates. Kawajiri had a good run leading up to here though.
Sean Sherk is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 fight gets underway.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Sean Sherk can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Nice punch by Sean Sherk
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Quick hook by Tatsuya Kawajiri
glances off Sherk's arms.
Poorly executed technique. Sean Sherk looks to counter!
Sean Sherk tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Kawajiri's face
Kawajiri has a small cut in his Mouth
Tatsuya Kawajiri attempts a sweep single...
Sean Sherk was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Sean Sherk fakes a punch and launches himself over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Great move by Sherk who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Tatsuya Kawajiri's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Sherk's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Tatsuya Kawajiri slightly pushes Sherk into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Sean Sherk tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Tatsuya Kawajiri jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Sherk grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Sean Sherk
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to close his guard around Sherk
He succeeds!
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Sean Sherk tries to pass Tatsuya Kawajiri's guard...
Sean Sherk manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Kawajiri
Sherk launches a barrage of elbows over Kawajiri's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Kawajiri doesn't fight back!
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Kawajiri
Sherk sits over his knees and pushes away Kawajiri's leg!
Sean Sherk is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Sherk tries to open up Tatsuya Kawajiri's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Kawajiri in the side of the head
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Sean Sherk looks to pass to mount...
Sherk slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Tatsuya Kawajiri.
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Sherk's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri tries to roll to his side and trap Sean Sherk in his guard...
Sean Sherk keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri 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 Kawajiri
Sean Sherk tries to pass Tatsuya Kawajiri's guard...
Sean Sherk manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to move on the ground and shows Sean Sherk a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Kawajiri's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to stand up!
Sherk doesn't allow him!
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Sherk is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Tatsuya Kawajiri, who is barely covering up!
Kawajiri's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Sean Sherk looks to pass to mount...
Sherk slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Tatsuya Kawajiri.
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Sherk tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Sean Sherk controls the situation despite Tatsuya Kawajiri efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri tries to roll to his side and trap Sean Sherk in his guard...
Sean Sherk rolls him over and takes his back!
Sherk is in rear mount over Kawajiri
Sherk tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Kawajiri! Sherk has one hook in and keeps working!
Sherk is in rear mount over Kawajiri with one hook in
Sherk has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Kawajiri.
Nicely done! Sherk now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Sherk is in rear mount over Kawajiri with two hooks in
Sherk tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Kawajiri!
Kawajiri adopts the turtle defense and Sherk is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Sherk is in rear mount over Kawajiri with two hooks in
Terrible one sided match... Kawajiri was not ready to fight a fighter of Sean Sherk caliber.
Kawajiri has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Kawajiri is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Sherk is trying to counter now!
Sean Sherk moves to better his position on the ground...
Sean Sherk viciously slams hammer blows to Kawajiri's face!
That brutal impact left Kawajiri laid out on the mat! Sean Sherk's corner come in to congratulate him!
Kawajiri has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Sean Sherk by KO (GnP) at 4:40 Round 1
Statistics: Tatsuya Kawajiri
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 195 s
Statistics: Sean Sherk
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 15/18 (83%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 195 s
Sherk dominates. Kawajiri had a good run leading up to here though.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!