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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sexton Furnival (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Ivanovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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267 lbs
22 - 9 - 1 |
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263 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sexton Furnival!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Ivanovich!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovich connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Sexton Furnival has been cut.
Ivanovich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ivanovich gets through Furnival's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Furnival tries a knee to the head but Ivanovich blocks it.
Ivanovich is looking to control Furnival's arms but Furnival gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ivanovich has his back to the cage.
Furnival with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ivanovich blocks an uppercut.
Furnival blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ivanovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Igor Ivanovich has been cut.
Furnival crunches a lovely knee into Ivanovich's ribcage.
Furnival connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ivanovich's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanovich lands with a light punch inside.
Ivanovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Furnival misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furnival tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Furnival with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanovich.
Furnival looking to throw knees to the head but Ivanovich is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for Ivanovich to work.
Furnival putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ivanovich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furnival fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Furnival misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Furnival as Ivanovich tries to tie him up.
Ivanovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Furnival.
Ivanovich looks gassed!
Ivanovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Furnival unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ivanovich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A hook to the body from Furnival.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furnival lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Furnival softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ivanovich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Furnival misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ivanovich blocks an elbow strike.
Ivanovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Furnival lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Furnival lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furnival throws a head punch that misses.
Furnival lands a shoulder strike.
Furnival using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ivanovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Furnival throws a head punch that misses.
Ivanovich blocks a body shot from Furnival.
Furnival misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furnival swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivanovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furnival lands an elbow that stopped Ivanovich in his tracks for a moment.
Ivanovich tries to throw a body punch but Furnival avoids it by throwing Ivanovich back against the cage.
Furnival misses with some punches.
Furnival lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Furnival.
Furnival lands a hook to the side of the head.
Furnival doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ivanovich digs a right hand into Furnival's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Furnival's gas tank.
Furnival softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ivanovich on the inside.
Furnival scores with a shot to the side of Ivanovich's head.
Ivanovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ivanovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Furnival using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Furnival fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Furnival lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ivanovich backwards.
Ivanovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Furnival lands with a left to the head.
Ivanovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Furnival is leaning against Ivanovich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Furnival.
That has opened up Igor Ivanovich's cut even more.
Ivanovich avoids a wild elbow strike from Furnival.
Ivanovich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Furnival looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ivanovich wants to stall.
Ivanovich tries to throw a body punch but Furnival avoids it by throwing Ivanovich back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Furnival working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ivanovich stalling in the clinch.
Furnival is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanovich is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Furnival fails to land.
Furnival lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ivanovich backwards.
Furnival comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Furnival misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanovich can't find room to land a body shot as Furnival controls the action.
Ivanovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furnival lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Furnival misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Furnival.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furnival lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Furnival blocks a body shot from Ivanovich.
Furnival prevents a body shot from Ivanovich.
Furnival using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sexton Furnival dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Furnival's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Furnival tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ivanovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Furnival tries to clinch up but Ivanovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Furnival is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ivanovich can do to turn this around?
Ivanovich connects with a body shot.
Ivanovich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The cut above Igor Ivanovich's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Furnival tries to clinch up but Ivanovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivanovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Furnival fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Ivanovich misses.
Furnival tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Furnival tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ivanovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ivanovich swings away with a body shot that misses
and Furnival counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furnival avoids the head kick by Ivanovich.
Ivanovich gets tackled into the cage by Furnival. Furnival maintains the clinch.
Ivanovich tries a body shot but Furnival blocks it.
Furnival lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ivanovich backwards.
Igor Ivanovich's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A hook to the body from Ivanovich.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furnival blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Furnival putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ivanovich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Furnival with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Furnival.
Ivanovich is rocked!
Ivanovich is breathing heavily.
Furnival tries to land a knee to the head but Ivanovich blocks with his arms.
A short left from Furnival.
Ivanovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Furnival finish him?
Furnival struggles to land a body shot inside as Ivanovich controls his hands.
Ivanovich seems to have recovered his senses.
Furnival lands a hook that snaps the head of Ivanovich backwards.
Ivanovich takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Igor Ivanovich's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sexton Furnival!
A victorious Sexton Furnival thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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