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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Cifer Jr (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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264 lbs
15 - 17 - 0 |
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185 cm
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217 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lou Cifer Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherman throws a leg kick which misses Cifer Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Cifer Jr tries to avoid it.
Sherman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sherman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sherman misses with a looping right.
Cifer Jr throws a shot from downtown. Sherman moves away and avoids it.
Sherman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cifer Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Sherman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sherman throws a front kick aimed at Cifer Jr's knee but Cifer Jr avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sherman doesn't manage to clinch there - Cifer Jr circles away.
Sherman works the jab nicely.
Cifer Jr throws a body punch but Sherman moves out of range.
Sherman throws a leg kick but Cifer Jr moved away.
Sherman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sherman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cifer Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sherman lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cifer Jr manages to break the clinch.
Michael Sherman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cifer Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cifer Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Cifer Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Sherman throws a nice head kick!
Cifer Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sherman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cifer Jr looks to throw the jab but Sherman is out of range.
Sherman connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sherman scores with a three punch combo!
Cifer Jr is breathing heavily.
Sherman misses with a head kick.
Sherman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cifer Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Sherman misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cifer Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sherman wants to get back to his feet but Cifer Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cifer Jr throwing strikes from guard but Sherman blocks nicely.
Cifer Jr won't allow Sherman to get back to his feet.
Sherman wants to control the position but Cifer Jr says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Cifer Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherman is staying active underneath Cifer Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cifer Jr working over Sherman with some ground and pound. Sherman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sherman kicks Cifer Jr off and gets back to his feet.
Sherman throws a sloppy head kick and Cifer Jr moves out of range easily.
Cifer Jr throws out a loose jab but Sherman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sherman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cifer Jr. Cifer Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sherman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sherman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cifer Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice uppercut lands for Cifer Jr. That snapped Sherman's head back.
Cifer Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sherman swinging wildly here.
Sherman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cifer Jr.
Cifer Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Cifer Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sherman counters with a leg kick.
Cifer Jr throws a series of punches but Sherman moves out of range.
Sherman throws a sloppy head kick and Cifer Jr moves out of range easily.
Cifer Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Sherman leaves Cifer Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cifer Jr avoids the head kick by Sherman.
Sherman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cifer Jr looks to land a left hand but Sherman moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sherman misses with a head kick.
Cifer Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cifer Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cifer Jr throws a hook but Sherman blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Sherman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cifer Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sherman scores with a kick to the body.
Sherman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cifer Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cifer Jr scores with a jab.
Cifer Jr misses the jab.
Sherman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Michael Sherman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sherman thows a body kick. Cifer Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sherman has closed the distance and engaged Cifer Jr in a clinch.
Sherman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sherman has Cifer Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Cifer Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sherman lands an elbow inside that Cifer Jr shrugs off.
Sherman misses with a knee strike.
Sherman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cifer Jr up against the cage.
Sherman crunches a lovely knee into Cifer Jr's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman working aggressively here.
Cifer Jr tries to break free but Sherman pushes him back against the cage.
Cifer Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sherman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cifer Jr is trying to force a seperation but Sherman has the dominant position.
Cifer Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice elbow from Sherman.
Cifer Jr tries to circle away but Sherman has him pinned against the cage.
Sherman blocking some punches.
Cifer Jr is trying to break the clinch but Sherman is controlling him.
Sherman trying to land knees to the body.
Sherman lands a good knee to the midsection. Cifer Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Sherman missing with knees to the body.
Cifer Jr misses with some punches.
Sherman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cifer Jr avoids it.
Cifer Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cifer Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Sherman.
Michael Sherman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Sherman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sherman. Cifer Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cifer Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sherman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cifer Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cifer Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Sherman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cifer Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sherman jabs Cifer Jr right on the nose. Cifer Jr blinks but takes it well.
Sherman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cifer Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cifer Jr throws a hook to the side of Sherman's head but Sherman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sherman doesn't manage to clinch there - Cifer Jr circles away.
Sherman lands a glancing blow to the side of Cifer Jr's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sherman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sherman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cifer Jr.
An inside leg kick lands from Sherman.
Cifer Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Sherman's shoulder, as Sherman tries to avoid the shot.
Cifer Jr throws a right and a left that Sherman avoids nicely.
Sherman throws a low kick but Cifer Jr moves out of range easily.
Sherman tries to land a front kick but Cifer Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cifer Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Sherman throws a head kick that misses.
Sherman connects with a body shot.
Sherman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sherman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cifer Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherman tries to clinch but Cifer Jr moves out of range.
Sherman wants to clinch up but Cifer Jr keeps it at a distance.
Sherman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cifer Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sherman.
Cifer Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sherman tries to clinch but Cifer Jr moves out of range.
Cifer Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sherman counters with a good low kick that Cifer Jr was not able to check.
Cifer Jr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sherman connects with a solid leg kick.
Sherman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cifer Jr is trying to force a seperation but Sherman has the dominant position.
Sherman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Sherman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A big right from Cifer Jr misses.
Sherman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cifer Jr is out of range.
Cifer Jr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sherman!
Sherman is looking to get to half guard.
Cifer Jr with shots to the head and body - Sherman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cifer Jr lands with some strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cifer Jr cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sherman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cifer Jr landing strikes from the mount.
Sherman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman taking shots to the head.
Cifer Jr landing strikes from the mount.
Sherman is rocked!
Cifer Jr lands a big shot to the head and Sherman winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lou Cifer Jr!
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