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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Heynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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187 cm
25
255 lbs
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190 cm
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225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anton Heynes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Swanson! The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Heynes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swanson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Heynes tries a head kick but it misses.
Heynes doesn't manage to clinch there - Swanson circles away.
Swanson looks winded! Heynes is looking to clinch. Heynes is looking to clinch but Swanson is avoiding it.
Heynes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heynes loads up on a big right hand but Swanson slips the punch. Swanson staying out of range there.
Heynes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Swanson can't break the clinch.
Heynes leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Heynes for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Heynes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Heynes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Heynes lands an elbow just above Swanson 's eye. Heynes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Swanson's face.
Nice elbow from Heynes.
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It looks like John Swanson has been cut. Heynes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Heynes with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Heynes slowing the pace effectively. Swanson is trying to push Heynes away but Heynes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Heynes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Heynes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Swanson up against the cage. Heynes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Heynes has Swanson pressed against the cage.
Heynes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Heynes controlling the action here for a moment.
Heynes seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anton Heynes.
Heynes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Heynes is struggling to control the position. Heynes lands a damaging elbow. Heynes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Swanson is looking for a takedown. Heynes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Heynes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Heynes stalling in the clinch.
Heynes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Heynes controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anton Heynes. Heynes misses with an uppercut. Swanson saw that one coming. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Swanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heynes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Heynes dominated that round. The cut man is working on John Swanson's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heynes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Swanson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Heynes throws an overhand right that lands on Swanson's shoulder, as Swanson tries to avoid the shot.
Heynes closes the distance and pushes Swanson back into the cage. Heynes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Heynes avoiding damage.
Heynes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Heynes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee calls for Heynes to work.
Swanson is breathing heavily.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Heynes scores with a knee to the head.
Swanson takes an elbow to the forehead. Heynes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Swanson's face.
Heynes is stalling here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heynes obliges. Heynes landing knees to the body.
Heynes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Swanson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Heynes lands a good knee to the midsection. Swanson won't want to take too many of those. Heynes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. This has been an exciting period of action! The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anton Heynes. Swanson slips under a jab.
Heynes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heynes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Swanson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Heynes just stands there and leans against the cage.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Heynes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Knees in the clinch landing for Heynes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Heynes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Heynes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Swanson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Heynes effectively controlling the action here.
Heynes drops Swanson with a big knee straight up the middle! Swanson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
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Swanson is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heynes clinches up against the cage. Swanson is still on wobbly legs! Can Heynes finish him? Heynes jerks Swanson's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Swanson drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Heynes goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Heynes because Swanson was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Anton Heynes!
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energy
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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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