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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ibasour Sershurrapal (ranked 5272 p4p, 3233 weight class) and Thomas Formby (ranked 424 p4p, 314 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ibasour Sershurrapal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Formby!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Formby misses.
Formby throws a head kick that misses.
Sershurrapal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Formby's coach down at Blanc Fitness Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Formby's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Formby darts in and clinches Sershurrapal up against the cage.
Sershurrapal misses with the head strike.
Sershurrapal misses with a punch to the body.
Sershurrapal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Formby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Formby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sershurrapal swings wildly with an uppercut but Formby uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Formby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sershurrapal can't find room to land a body shot as Formby controls the action.
Formby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sershurrapal throws a head punch that misses.
Formby can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sershurrapal.
Sershurrapal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Formby backwards.
Formby is trying to break the clinch but Sershurrapal is controlling him.
Sershurrapal throws a punch but it's blocked by Formby.
Sershurrapal throws a punch but it's blocked by Formby.
Formby tries to circle away but Sershurrapal has him pinned against the cage.
Sershurrapal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Formby blocking some punches.
Sershurrapal keeps control of Formby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sershurrapal throws a head punch that misses.
Sershurrapal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sershurrapal tries to throw a body punch but Formby avoids it by throwing Sershurrapal back against the cage.
Formby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sershurrapal lands a left hand.
Sershurrapal misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Formby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sershurrapal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sershurrapal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Formby backwards.
Formby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sershurrapal has Formby pressed against the cage, preventing Formby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sershurrapal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sershurrapal has a couple of punches blocked by Formby.
Sershurrapal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sershurrapal lands a nice uppercut.
Sershurrapal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Formby is trying to force a seperation but Sershurrapal has the dominant position.
Formby tries to break free but Sershurrapal pushes him back against the cage.
Formby tries to circle away but Sershurrapal has him pinned against the cage.
Sershurrapal misses with the head strike.
Sershurrapal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Formby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Formby blocks an uppercut.
Formby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Formby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sershurrapal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sershurrapal misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sershurrapal.
Sershurrapal can't find room to land a body shot as Formby controls the action.
Sershurrapal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sershurrapal swings wildly with an uppercut but Formby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Formby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Formby scores with a one two! Sershurrapal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Formby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sershurrapal lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Formby lands a nice looking body shot.
Formby throws a low kick, looking for Sershurrapal's leg but Sershurrapal calmly moves out of range.
Formby scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Formby lands a jab to Sershurrapal's midsection.
Formby wants to clinch up but Sershurrapal keeps it at a distance.
Sershurrapal needs to keep his hands up - Formby had a free shot at his head there.
Formby fails to land with a series of punches.
Formby misses with the body kick
and Sershurrapal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Formby moves in looking to clinch but Sershurrapal pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibasour Sershurrapal dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A right-left combo lands from Formby.
Sershurrapal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Formby connects with a looping right hand.
Formby gets tackled into the cage by Sershurrapal. Sershurrapal maintains the clinch.
Formby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sershurrapal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Formby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sershurrapal swings wildly with an uppercut but Formby uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sershurrapal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Formby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sershurrapal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Formby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Formby both land. Nice combination.
Sershurrapal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Formby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sershurrapal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sershurrapal closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sershurrapal.
Formby controlling the action here for a moment.
Sershurrapal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Formby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sershurrapal has a couple of punches blocked by Formby.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sershurrapal.
Sershurrapal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sershurrapal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sershurrapal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sershurrapal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sershurrapal throws a punch but it's blocked by Formby.
Sershurrapal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Formby can do to turn this around?
Sershurrapal keeps control of Formby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Sershurrapal fails to land.
Formby blocking some punches.
Formby misses with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Sershurrapal.
Formby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Sershurrapal's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Formby tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sershurrapal lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Formby can't break the clinch.
Sershurrapal misses with some punches.
Formby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sershurrapal lands a hook that snaps the head of Formby backwards.
Sershurrapal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sershurrapal swings wildly with an uppercut but Formby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibasour Sershurrapal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Formby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Formby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sershurrapal lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sershurrapal.
Sershurrapal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sershurrapal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Formby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Formby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sershurrapal misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sershurrapal.
Sershurrapal working aggressively here.
Formby lands a right hand.
Sershurrapal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sershurrapal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sershurrapal working aggressively here.
Formby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sershurrapal misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sershurrapal struggles to land a body shot inside as Formby controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Formby.
Formby blocking some punches.
Sershurrapal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sershurrapal cracks Formby with a nice body shot.
Formby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibasour Sershurrapal dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Formby throws a lazy head kick
and Sershurrapal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sershurrapal throws a poor cross that misses
and Formby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick from Formby misses.
It looked like Sershurrapal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Formby scores with a shot to the body.
Formby throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Sershurrapal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sershurrapal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Formby gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sershurrapal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sershurrapal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sershurrapal.
Formby blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sershurrapal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sershurrapal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Formby manages to break the clinch.
Formby throws a lazy head kick
letting Sershurrapal counter with a right hand.
Formby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Formby is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sershurrapal rather than just go for the knockout.
Some wild striking there from Formby.
Formby misses with a low kick.
Formby throws a series of punches but Sershurrapal moves out of range.
Sershurrapal avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Formby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sershurrapal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Formby swinging wildly here.
Formby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Formby avoids the body shot from Sershurrapal.
Formby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sershurrapal.
Sershurrapal throwing a counter right hand but Formby manages to avoid it.
Sershurrapal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sershurrapal tries a body shot but Formby blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sershurrapal has a couple of punches blocked by Formby.
Sershurrapal has a couple of punches blocked by Formby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sershurrapal.
Formby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sershurrapal has Formby pressed against the cage, preventing Formby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sershurrapal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Formbys head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sershurrapal.
Sershurrapal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Formbys head.
A frustrated look appears on Formby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sershurrapal has Formby pressed against the cage, preventing Formby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ibasour Sershurrapal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sershurrapal throws a head punch that misses.
Sershurrapal working aggressively here.
Formby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Sershurrapal.
Sershurrapal misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sershurrapal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sershurrapal.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Formby.
Sershurrapal throws a head punch that misses.
Sershurrapal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Sershurrapal fails to land.
Formby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sershurrapal lands with a light punch inside.
Sershurrapal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sershurrapal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas Formby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sershurrapal misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibasour Sershurrapal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sershurrapal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibasour Sershurrapal!
After winning the bout, Ibasour Sershurrapal thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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RATING
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