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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Epinephrine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stig Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Swanson's choice of entrance music: Chael Sonnen lowlights. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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238 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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182 cm
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278 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Epinephrine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stig Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson throws a jab when Epinephrine was well out of range.
Swanson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Epinephrine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swanson moves into the clinch successfully.
Epinephrine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Stig Swanson has been cut.
Epinephrine is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Swanson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Swanson throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Epinephrine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Swanson has eaten all the pies!
Epinephrine working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swanson.
Swanson trying to control but Epinephrine is working from the bottom.
Epinephrine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Swanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Epinephrine manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Swanson manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Epinephrine postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Epinephrine is one step ahead there.
Epinephrine trying to control the position from guard on top but Swanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Epinephrine stays in close to Swanson's body and controls the position.
Swanson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Epinephrine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Epinephrine instigates a clinch.
Epinephrine has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Swanson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Epinephrine working for the choke.
Epinephrine is hanging on to Swanson's back as he tries to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Epinephrine tries to get the hooks in deep but Swanson pushed the leg off.
Swanson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Epinephrine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Swanson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Epinephrine's guard. Nice work there by Swanson.
Epinephrine pulls Swanson in close to prevent any damage.
Swanson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Swanson won't allow Epinephrine to sweep him here.
Swanson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Swanson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Swanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Epinephrine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson preventing the sweep.
Swanson wants to pass the guard but Epinephrine is keeping the position.
Swanson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Epinephrine has momentary wrist control but Swanson slips an elbow through the middle.
Epinephrine controls Swanson momentarily but Swanson frees himself.
Swanson throwing strikes but missing.
Swanson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Epinephrine is trying to keep Swanson in close.
Epinephrine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Swanson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swanson postures up in Epinephrine's guard and throws a big left but Epinephrine blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epinephrine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Epinephrine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Swanson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Epinephrine is trying to keep Swanson in close.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Epinephrine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Epinephrine controls Swanson momentarily but Swanson frees himself.
We're going to have a standup here because Henry Epinephrine wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Epinephrine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swanson thows a body shot but no joy.
Swanson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Epinephrine scores with a takedown into Swanson's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Epinephrine trying to control but Swanson is working from the bottom.
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 Henry Epinephrine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stig Swanson's cut.
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 swing and a miss from Epinephrine.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Epinephrine here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Epinephrine avoids the body shot from Swanson.
Epinephrine shoots in and gets a takedown into Swanson's guard.
Epinephrine trying to control but Swanson is working from the bottom.
Swanson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Swanson keeping moving, preventing Epinephrine from controlling successfully.
Swanson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Epinephrine!
Swanson lands a big shot there that rocks Epinephrine but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Epinephrine is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epinephrine wants to control but Swanson is having none of it.
Epinephrine is desperately trying to improve his position but Swanson has a good base and remains in mount.
Epinephrine wants to hold on but Swanson pushes him away.
Epinephrine is looking to improve his position but Swanson isn't that keen on the idea.
Epinephrine is bucking up trying to escape but Swanson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like Henry Epinephrine has been cut.
Epinephrine taking shots to the head.
Swanson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Henry Epinephrine's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson lands with some strikes.
Jeez, Henry Epinephrine's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Henry Epinephrine's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stig Swanson!
A very excited looking Stig Swanson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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