Post by The Sandman on Aug 10, 2024 2:11:17 GMT -5
Patricio Freire is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Sean Sherk looks very relaxed.
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.
Patricio Freire comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Sean Sherk throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Pitbull feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
The Muscle Shark's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
The Muscle Shark studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Sean Sherk shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Patricio Freire is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Muscle Shark into his guard.
Pitbull ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Pitbull
Sean Sherk tries to pass Patricio Freire's guard...
Sean Sherk manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Pitbull
Sean Sherk tries to pass Patricio Freire's guard...
Patricio Freire's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Pitbull
Patricio Freire is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Pitbull
Patricio Freire tries to close the guard.
Pitbull put Sean Sherk in closed guard.
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Pitbull
The Muscle Shark is in closed guard... Pitbull tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Sean Sherk!
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Sean Sherk
1:51 Round 1 and The Muscle Shark is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
The Muscle Shark is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Pitbull's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Pitbull
Patricio Freire tries to close the guard.
Pitbull put Sean Sherk in closed guard.
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Pitbull
The Muscle Shark is in closed guard... Pitbull tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Sean Sherk!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Pitbull tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Patricio Freire controls the situation despite Sean Sherk efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Patricio Freire takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Sean Sherk shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Sean Sherk breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Sean Sherk
The Muscle Shark is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Pitbull's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Pitbull
The Muscle Shark launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Patricio Freire is not able to stop Pitbull ground skills and Sean Sherk moves to side mount!
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Sean Sherk looks to mount Patricio Freire...
Sean Sherk slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Patricio Freire
Pitbull tries to escape from the full mount...
Sean Sherk is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Patricio Freire attempts to trap Sean Sherk in his guard.
Patricio Freire manages to switch to half guard.
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Pitbull
The Muscle Shark tries to free his leg...
Pitbull doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Sean Sherk gets sloppy and Patricio Freire tries to take advantage...
Patricio Freire attempts to move to full guard
Patricio Freire manages to switch to full guard.
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Pitbull
Pitbull tries to close his guard around The Muscle Shark
He succeeds!
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Pitbull
The Muscle Shark use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Putra Indoor Stadium (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is cheering him!
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Sean Sherk looks to pass to mount...
The Muscle Shark slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Patricio Freire.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Patricio Freire
Pitbull 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 Pitbull
Patricio Freire attempts to move to full guard
Patricio Freire manages to switch to full guard.
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Pitbull
The Muscle Shark moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Pitbull
Patricio Freire attempts to move to full guard
Patricio Freire manages to switch to full guard.
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Pitbull
The Muscle Shark is in closed guard... Pitbull tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Sean Sherk!
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Sean Sherk
The Muscle Shark measures the resilience of Pitbull's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pitbull's side.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Patricio Freire.
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Round 2
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Patricio Freire fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Patricio Freire is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
As the fight continues it seems that Patricio Freire is taking the best of the fight.
The Muscle Shark leads with a punch
Patricio Freire avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Patricio Freire!
The Muscle Shark is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The Muscle Shark studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Solid shot from Sean Sherk to the body.
Pitbull blocks in time.
A high kick from Patricio Freire
glances off The Muscle Shark.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Patricio Freire can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Pitbull avoids a dangerous strike from The Muscle Shark
and counters with a solid straight!
Pitbull begins to launch a barrage of punches over The Muscle Shark
this is getting worse and worse for The Muscle Shark
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
A furious flurry of punches from Patricio Freire
puts The Muscle Shark in a world of hurt!
The Muscle Shark steps forward
Patricio Freire catches him with an uppercut to the face!
There is a small laceration on Sean Sherk's Nose
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Patricio Freire!
The Muscle Shark is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The Muscle Shark's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The Muscle Shark has a small cut in his Right cheek
Patricio Freire throws a looping left hand...
That lands on The Muscle Shark's chin! That stops The Muscle Shark in his tracks!
The ref pulls off Patricio Freire! The Muscle Shark seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Patricio Freire by TKO (Punch) at 2:26 Round 2
Statistics: Patricio Freire
Punches 17/20 (85%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 254 s
Statistics: Sean Sherk
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 254 s
Damnit, I looked away for about 10 seconds and when I got my eyes back to the screen, Friere had gone nutso on Sherk and got a finish. Wild! (Not a flash though, Sherk was down-beaten)
Sean Sherk looks very relaxed.
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.
Patricio Freire comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Sean Sherk throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Pitbull feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
The Muscle Shark's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
The Muscle Shark studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Sean Sherk shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Patricio Freire is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Muscle Shark into his guard.
Pitbull ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Pitbull
Sean Sherk tries to pass Patricio Freire's guard...
Sean Sherk manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Pitbull
Sean Sherk tries to pass Patricio Freire's guard...
Patricio Freire's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Pitbull
Patricio Freire is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Pitbull
Patricio Freire tries to close the guard.
Pitbull put Sean Sherk in closed guard.
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Pitbull
The Muscle Shark is in closed guard... Pitbull tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Sean Sherk!
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Sean Sherk
1:51 Round 1 and The Muscle Shark is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
The Muscle Shark is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Pitbull's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Pitbull
Patricio Freire tries to close the guard.
Pitbull put Sean Sherk in closed guard.
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Pitbull
The Muscle Shark is in closed guard... Pitbull tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Sean Sherk!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Pitbull tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Patricio Freire controls the situation despite Sean Sherk efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Sean Sherk
Patricio Freire takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Sean Sherk shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Sean Sherk breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Sean Sherk
The Muscle Shark is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Pitbull's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Pitbull
The Muscle Shark launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Patricio Freire is not able to stop Pitbull ground skills and Sean Sherk moves to side mount!
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Sean Sherk looks to mount Patricio Freire...
Sean Sherk slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Patricio Freire
Pitbull tries to escape from the full mount...
Sean Sherk is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Patricio Freire attempts to trap Sean Sherk in his guard.
Patricio Freire manages to switch to half guard.
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Pitbull
The Muscle Shark tries to free his leg...
Pitbull doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Sean Sherk gets sloppy and Patricio Freire tries to take advantage...
Patricio Freire attempts to move to full guard
Patricio Freire manages to switch to full guard.
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Pitbull
Pitbull tries to close his guard around The Muscle Shark
He succeeds!
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Pitbull
The Muscle Shark use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Putra Indoor Stadium (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is cheering him!
Sean Sherk is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Sean Sherk looks to pass to mount...
The Muscle Shark slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Patricio Freire.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Sean Sherk is in full mount over Patricio Freire
Pitbull 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 Pitbull
Patricio Freire attempts to move to full guard
Patricio Freire manages to switch to full guard.
Sean Sherk is in open guard over Pitbull
The Muscle Shark moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Sean Sherk is in half guard over Pitbull
Patricio Freire attempts to move to full guard
Patricio Freire manages to switch to full guard.
Sean Sherk is in closed guard over Pitbull
The Muscle Shark is in closed guard... Pitbull tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Sean Sherk!
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Sean Sherk
The Muscle Shark measures the resilience of Pitbull's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pitbull's side.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Patricio Freire.
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Round 2
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Patricio Freire fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Patricio Freire is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
As the fight continues it seems that Patricio Freire is taking the best of the fight.
The Muscle Shark leads with a punch
Patricio Freire avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Patricio Freire!
The Muscle Shark is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The Muscle Shark studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Solid shot from Sean Sherk to the body.
Pitbull blocks in time.
A high kick from Patricio Freire
glances off The Muscle Shark.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Patricio Freire can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Pitbull avoids a dangerous strike from The Muscle Shark
and counters with a solid straight!
Pitbull begins to launch a barrage of punches over The Muscle Shark
this is getting worse and worse for The Muscle Shark
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
A furious flurry of punches from Patricio Freire
puts The Muscle Shark in a world of hurt!
The Muscle Shark steps forward
Patricio Freire catches him with an uppercut to the face!
There is a small laceration on Sean Sherk's Nose
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Patricio Freire!
The Muscle Shark is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The Muscle Shark's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The Muscle Shark has a small cut in his Right cheek
Patricio Freire throws a looping left hand...
That lands on The Muscle Shark's chin! That stops The Muscle Shark in his tracks!
The ref pulls off Patricio Freire! The Muscle Shark seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Patricio Freire by TKO (Punch) at 2:26 Round 2
Statistics: Patricio Freire
Punches 17/20 (85%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 254 s
Statistics: Sean Sherk
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 254 s
Damnit, I looked away for about 10 seconds and when I got my eyes back to the screen, Friere had gone nutso on Sherk and got a finish. Wild! (Not a flash though, Sherk was down-beaten)
