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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sexton Furnival (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Sheehan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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267 lbs
27 - 11 - 1 |
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275 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sexton Furnival!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Sheehan!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furnival misses with a straight left.
Furnival doesn't manage to clinch there - Sheehan circles away.
Furnival moves in looking to clinch but Sheehan pushes him off.
Sheehan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Furnival looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Furnival is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sheehan is controlling him well.
Sheehan trying to control the position but Furnival is working away.
Furnival defending against the ground and pound.
Sheehan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Furnival is looking to reverse the position.
Furnival struggling a bit here.
Sheehan prevents Furnival from escaping the position.
Furnival tries to bench press Sheehan off him but Sheehan keeps the position.
Furnival is trying to get back to his feet.
Sheehan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Furnival is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Furnival controls the position for a moment.
Furnival is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Furnival, who protects the arm well.
Sheehan misses with the ground and pound.
Furnival regains half guard.
Furnival has his hands clasped together around Sheehan's back. He's all about the action.
Sheehan is looking for a kimura here.
Furnival pushes Sheehan off looking to stand but Sheehan dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sheehan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sheehan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sheehan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Furnival defending well though.
Furnival is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Furnival trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furnival tries to roll over but Sheehan keeps him under control.
Sheehan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Furnival has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sheehan wants to free his trapped foot but Furnival is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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!
Sheehan prevents Furnival from standing back up.
Sheehan is trying to work for a kimura but Furnival is defending well.
Furnival manages to get to full guard.
Sheehan prevents Furnival from getting back to his feet.
Furnival seems keen to control Sheehan's posture.
Sheehan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Furnival works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sheehan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sheehan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Furnival is keeping the position for now.
Sheehan drops back looking for a leg! Furnival is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Furnival manages to kick Sheehan off! Sheehan jumps back into Furnival's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan tries to free his leg and advance position but Furnival is retaining full guard.
Furnival keeping moving, preventing Sheehan from controlling successfully.
Furnival lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sheehan!
Sheehan tries to reverse the position but Furnival maintains control.
Furnival controlling from the full mount.
Furnival wants to stand but Sheehan is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Sheehan tries to control Furnival's body but Furnival pushes him off. Sheehan squirms to his side and now Furnival has his back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan manages to reverse the position and now he's in Furnival's guard. Nice work there by Sheehan.
Sheehan looking to pass the guard.
Sheehan won't allow Furnival to get back to his feet.
Furnival kicks Sheehan off and gets to his feet.
Furnival tries to clinch up but Sheehan circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Sheehan misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheehan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Furnival. Furnival obviously looking to wear him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sheehan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Furnival circles away.
Furnival wants to clinch but Sheehan slips to the side
letting Sheehan counter with a right hand.
Sheehan fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sexton Furnival will probably get the nod.
That's time! Furnival's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sheehan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Furnival tries to clinch
and Sheehan counters with a single leg into guard. Furnival didn't expect that.
Furnival has his feet on Sheehan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sheehan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Furnival moves in looking to clinch but Sheehan pushes him off.
Furnival fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sheehan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sheehan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Furnival counters with an outside leg kick.
Sexton Furnival seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furnival fails with an attempt to clinch.
Furnival plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Teddy Sheehan has been cut.
Sexton Furnival is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danga de danga de dang - Sheehan scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan misses with a series of wild punches.
Sheehan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Furnival quickly recovers to half guard.
Sheehan is looking to advance position but Furnival won't allow it.
Furnival is controlling Sheehan's trapped leg to prevent Sheehan from advancing to side control.
Teddy Sheehan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Furnival gets full guard.
Sheehan wants to control from the top but Furnival keeps moving.
Furnival wants to get back to his feet but Sheehan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Furnival pushes Sheehan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Furnival tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sheehan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sexton Furnival has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy Sheehan.
Sheehan has a takedown stuffed.
Sheehan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Furnival is trying to control Sheehan's posture but Sheehan avoids it.
Sheehan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Furnival manages to get back to half guard.
Furnival is trying to stand back up but Sheehan is controlling him
Sheehan prevents Furnival from improving his position.
Sheehan seems to be working for a kimura but Furnival defends the submission attempt.
Furnival holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furnival is looking to improve his position.
Sheehan seems to be looking for submissions.
Sheehan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Furnival does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Furnival trying to control but Sheehan postures up.
Furnival looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sheehan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Furnival knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sheehan is thwarting Furnival's attempts to control the position.
Sheehan trying to mount his opponent but Furnival defends it.
Furnival is trying to stand up here but Sheehan is controlling him well.
Furnival is staying active underneath Sheehan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sheehan trying to mount his opponent but Furnival defends it.
Furnival is not content to let Sheehan control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Furnival looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Furnival wants to clinch.
Furnival looks to clinch
and Sheehan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sheehan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furnival is looking to stand up but Sheehan isn't so interested in that idea.
Sheehan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sheehan trying to control but Furnival is working from the bottom.
Furnival pulls Sheehan in close to his closed guard and prevents Sheehan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sheehan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sheehan closes the distance and clinches up with Furnival, looking for a takedown. Sheehan pushes Furnival against the cage but Furnival circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Furnival fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sheehan avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Teddy Sheehan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Teddy Sheehan's cut.
That's time! Furnival's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Furnival fails in his attempt to clinch.
Furnival wants to clinch
and Sheehan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Furnival won't be happy with that.
Sheehan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Furnival, who protects the arm well.
Sheehan tries to move to mount but Furnival blocks the move with his legs.
Furnival is looking to regain half guard here but Sheehan keeps moving and retains side control.
Furnival can't do much from the bottom here.
Furnival is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sheehan is controlling him well.
Sheehan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
What's Furnival going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Furnival has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Furnival's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Furnival tries to buck Sheehan off but Sheehan is having none of it.
Furnival is pushing Sheehan's head away, looking to escape. Sheehan manages to hold on to the position though.
Sheehan is looking to take a break and control but Furnival is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Furnival is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Furnival manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sheehan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sheehan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Furnival looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sheehan is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furnival keeping moving, preventing Sheehan from controlling successfully.
Furnival scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sexton Furnival is winning the standup battle so far.
Furnival doesn't manage to clinch there - Sheehan circles away.
Sexton Furnival is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sheehan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Furnival as he jumps to the side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furnival tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sheehan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Sheehan scores with a four punch combination!
Furnival tries to clinch up.
Furnival darts in trying to clinch
and Sheehan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan has a takedown stuffed.
Sheehan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Furnival but Furnival pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sexton Furnival has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy Sheehan.
Sheehan fails with a takedown attempt.
Sheehan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Furnival throws a head kick but Sheehan moves out of range.
Furnival tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sheehan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Furnival tries to clinch up
letting Sheehan counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furnival pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Furnival fails with an attempt to clinch.
Furnival closes the distance and pushes Sheehan back into the cage.
Furnival scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sheehan managing to block the knees to the body from Furnival.
Furnival misses with a knee to the head.
Furnival working Sheehan over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Furnival lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Furnival.
Furnival gets through Sheehan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Furnival digs a right hand underneath Sheehan's ribcage. Sheehan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Furnival misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furnival lands a knee to the body.
Furnival is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Furnival landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Furnival creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sheehan's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sexton Furnival showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Furnival has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sexton Furnival!
Sexton Furnival decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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