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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nova Experiencia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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26
217 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nova Experiencia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherman tries to clinch there but Experiencia circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sherman. That's going to slow Experiencia down.
Experiencia connects with a body shot that sends Sherman's belly button to the back.
Sherman moves into the clinch.
Experiencia jumps guard but Sherman stands there with Experiencia around his waist. Experiencia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sherman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Experiencia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sherman tries to throw a body punch but Experiencia avoids it by throwing Sherman back against the cage.
Experiencia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Sherman on the inside.
Experiencia has a couple of punches blocked by Sherman.
Experiencia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Experiencia pulls guard.
Sherman wants to control from the top but Experiencia keeps moving.
Sherman wants to stand but Experiencia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Experiencia has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sherman is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Experiencia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman wants to stand but Experiencia is controlling his arm.
Sherman has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Experiencia tries to keep at a distance but Sherman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Experiencia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Experiencia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Experiencia trying to stall but Sherman improves his position.
Sherman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Experiencia is trying to pull guard but Sherman has him pressed against the cage.
Experiencia misses with a body punch.
Experiencia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sherman tries to close the distance and clinch but Experiencia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Experiencia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sherman looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiencia scores with a shot to the side of Sherman's head.
Sherman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Experiencia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nova Experiencia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Experiencia blocks the elbow strike.
Sherman connects with a knee to the head.
Sherman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sherman throws a head punch that misses.
Sherman misses with a knee to the head.
Sherman misses with an elbow strike.
Experiencia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sherman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Experiencia tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sherman lands a head kick. Experiencia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Experiencia slips under a jab.
Sherman slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sherman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sherman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sherman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sherman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sherman's corner calls for a 1-2. Sherman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Experiencia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sherman tries to clinch there but Experiencia circles away.
Experiencia with a jab.
Experiencia misses with an uppercut. Sherman saw that one coming.
Experiencia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sherman can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sherman darts in and clinches Experiencia up against the cage.
Experiencia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Experiencia pulls guard successfully.
Sherman gets to his feet. Experiencia looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiencia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sherman moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sherman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Experiencia's brow.
Experiencia breaks from the clinch.
Sherman doesn't manage to clinch there - Experiencia circles away.
Sherman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Experiencia misses with a two punch combination.
Experiencia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sherman.
Experiencia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sherman can pounce on him.
Michael Sherman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Sherman. Those never looked like landing.
Sherman throws a head kick but Experiencia moves out of range.
Sherman connects with a solid leg kick.
Experiencia rushes Sherman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sherman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sherman lands a nice knee to the body.
Experiencia is breathing heavily.
A bit of stalling here from Sherman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Experiencia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Sherman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sherman slips under a jab.
Michael Sherman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Experiencia misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Sherman.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sherman. That's going to slow Experiencia down.
Sherman clinches up with Experiencia and pushes him back against the cage.
Experiencia is trying to pull guard but Sherman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Experiencia avoids a wild elbow strike from Sherman.
Sherman misses with an elbow strike.
Experiencia can't find room to land a body shot as Sherman controls the action.
Experiencia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sherman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Experiencia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sherman walks away with a smile on his face. Experiencia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Sherman misses the target.
Oooooh!!! Sherman has knocked Experiencia down with a huge combo! Sherman steps away and waves a wobbly Experiencia back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Experiencia is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiencia takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oh Experiencia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sherman misses with a head kick.
Sherman throws a monster overhand right that drops Experiencia! Sherman follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Sherman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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