Jack Hermansson takes UD over Joe Pyfer.
Of all the middleweight fights we have gotten the past month, this was probably the best and most interesting.
Hermansson survives what is a brutal 7-8 minute opening where the younger, stronger, faster and more powerful Pyfer is landing at will. Pyfer came out looking like a true blue chip prospect. The left hook was dangerous and versatile. As a counter, as a combo ender, to set up his leg kicks, and as an exit. Pyfer was landing it at will. Looked like he really buzzed Hermansson a few times with it. But by the end of the second round, Pyfer was moving backwards. At first I thought it was him trying to draw out responses to counter after thoroughly dominating on the front foot. But the counters never came. He'd flurry forward and land but he was eating the jab and straight body kicks. Then the third round started and it was all downhill. Hermansson started snapping his head back with the jab and kicking out the lead leg from underneath Pyfer. The 1-2 started landing and Pyfer's burst forward were becoming less frequent. Pyfer tried to rally by coming forward in the 4th but he faded before the round was over and Hermansson got back on the front foot. Then Hermansson sealed a win with a takedown in the 5th and some GnP from inside Pyfer's guard.
Pyfer got Shahbazian-ed. Just did not have the experience, cardio, or depth necessary to deal with an opponent who would not crumble when up against his physical gifts.
