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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Zwirn (ranked 1539 p4p, 2055 weight class) and Romega Vartanein (ranked 203 p4p, 254 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frederick Zwirn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Romega Vartanein!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Vartanein.
Nice uppercut lands for Zwirn. That snapped Vartanein's head back.
Vartanein is rocked!
It looks like Romega Vartanein has been cut.
Vartanein tries to keep at a distance but Zwirn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vartanein is still on wobbly legs! Can Zwirn finish him?
Vartanein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zwirn backwards.
Vartanein avoids a wild elbow strike from Zwirn.
Vartanein seems to have recovered his senses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zwirn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vartanein's brow.
Vartanein blocks an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it misses.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it misses.
Zwirn lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zwirn.
Vartanein is trying to maintain a safe position but Zwirn gets an underhook and turns Vartanein into the cage.
Vartanein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vartanein jabs at Zwirn's body.
Vartanein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zwirn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vartanein lands with a straight right. Zwirn didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwirn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vartanein.
Vartanein is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice straight punches there by Vartanein. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vartanein.
Vartanein lands a right hook to the body.
Vartanein misses with an uppercut.
Zwirn clinches with his opponent.
Vartanein is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vartanein avoids the elbow strike from Zwirn, against the cage.
Zwirn pushes off an throws an elbow but Vartanein leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zwirn throws an elbow but misses.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vartanein blocks an elbow strike from Zwirn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vartanein misses with the head strike.
Zwirn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zwirn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zwirn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it misses.
Vartanein taking a breather.
Zwirn throws an elbow that misses.
Zwirn lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vartanein blocks the elbow strike.
Vartanein effectively controlling the action here.
Zwirn takes an elbow to the temple.
Zwirn lands an elbow inside that Vartanein shrugs off.
That has opened up Romega Vartanein's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn pushes off an throws an elbow but Vartanein leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it misses.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it misses.
Vartanein avoids a wild elbow strike from Zwirn.
Vartanein tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zwirn avoids it.
Zwirn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vartanein blocks an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Vartanein manages to break the clinch.
Zwirn lands a nice looking body shot.
Zwirn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vartanein at a distance.
Vartanein throws a shot to the body.
Vartanein looks to score with a jab to the body but Zwirn is just out of range.
Zwirn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vartanein lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zwirn at a distance.
Zwirn lands a head shot.
Vartanein is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zwirn rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zwirn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vartanein.
Zwirn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vartanein.
Vartanein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zwirn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zwirn with a jab.
Vartanein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zwirn moves away.
Vartanein looks to land a left hand but Zwirn moved out of range nicely.
Vartanein loads up on a big right hand but Zwirn slips the punch.
Vartanein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zwirn moves away.
Vartanein walks straight into a right hand from Zwirn - that's dropped him! Zwirn jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Vartanein from any more punishment! Vartanein complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frederick Zwirn!
Frederick Zwirn took some time post fight to say the following; 'Thanks for Nfld signing me and giving this fight quickly, I don't care who I fight next but I just want to get back in the octagon as soon as I can! '.
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hype
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