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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Romega Vartanein (ranked 529 p4p, 1447 weight class) and Skillz Kneeland (ranked 83 p4p, 190 weight class). Kneeland has chosen Kung Fu FIghting as his entrance music. Skillz Kneeland has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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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 13 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Romega Vartanein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Skillz Kneeland!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kneeland darts in and clinches Vartanein up against the cage.
Vartanein misses with an elbow over the top.
Kneeland being controlled against the cage.
Kneeland stalls.
Kneeland leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kneeland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeland lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vartanein avoiding damage.
Kneeland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeland is struggling to control the position.
Kneeland slows down the pace here.
Kneeland working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vartanein missing with knees to the body.
Kneeland is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A bit of stalling here from Kneeland.
Kneeland leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on Kneeland's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Skillz Kneeland.
Vartanein misses with a wild body shot.
Vartanein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kneeland! But no joy.
Vartanein misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kneeland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romega Vartanein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kneeland scoring well with a low kick there.
Kneeland feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vartaneins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Romega Vartanein has been cut.
Vartanein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kneeland moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kneeland misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kneeland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kneeland wants to clinch up but Vartanein keeps it at a distance.
Kneeland wants to clinch.
Kneeland pushes Vartanein up against the cage in a clinch.
Vartanein effectively controlling the action here.
Kneeland stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vartanein tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeland misses with some punches.
Come on Kneeland - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kneeland has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vartanein seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kneeland can turn it around.
Kneeland slowing the pace effectively.
Kneeland is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kneeland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vartanein tries to circle away but Kneeland has him pinned against the cage.
Kneeland creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vartanein's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Skillz Kneeland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Romega Vartanein's cut.
That's time! Vartanein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vartanein connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Vartanein.
Vartanein throws out a loose jab but Kneeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneeland connects with a body shot that sends Vartanein's belly button to the back.
Kneeland avoids the body shot from Vartanein.
Kneeland tries to clinch there but Vartanein circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Vartanein misses its target.
Kneeland instigates a clinch.
Kneeland slows down the pace here.
Kneeland will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vartanein up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeland effectively controlling the action here.
Kneeland receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vartanein wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeland lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vartanein backwards.
Kneeland misses with some punches.
Kneeland effectively controlling the action here.
Vartanein working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vartanein can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kneeland lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeland lands a body shot.
Vartanein being controlled against the cage.
Kneeland slowing the pace effectively.
Skillz Kneeland seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vartanein letting Kneeland take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Skillz Kneeland.
Vartanein lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kneeland throws an elbow but misses.
Kneeland lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vartanein really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kneeland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kneeland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vartanein blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kneeland misses with an elbow strike.
Vartanein is trying to break free.
Kneeland is struggling to control the position.
Kneeland lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeland manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kneeland slowing the pace effectively.
Kneeland will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vartanein up against the cage.
Kneeland continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kneeland looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Skillz Kneeland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Romega Vartanein'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kneeland moves in looking to clinch but Vartanein pushes him off.
Vartanein is looking to wear down Kneeland with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kneeland tries to clinch there but Vartanein circles away.
Vartanein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kneeland instigates a clinch.
Kneeland trying to stall but Vartanein improves his position.
Kneeland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeland taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vartanein is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeland trying to stall but Vartanein improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vartanein being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Skillz Kneeland.
Kneeland clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vartanein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kneeland takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kneeland throws a punch but it's blocked by Vartanein.
Vartanein is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kneeland lands a nice uppercut.
Kneeland effectively controlling the action here.
Kneeland misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vartanein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kneeland.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vartanein has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kneeland is looking to control Vartanein's arms but Vartanein gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kneeland has his back to the cage.
Vartanein looking to throw knees to the head but Kneeland is blocking nicely.
Vartanein trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kneeland.
Vartanein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kneeland effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vartanein up against the cage.
Kneeland leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vartanein looking to throw knees to the head but Kneeland is blocking nicely.
Kneeland throws a punch but it's blocked by Vartanein.
Kneeland slowing the pace effectively.
Skillz Kneeland is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kneeland leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Skillz Kneeland.
Vartanein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kneeland tries to clinch up.
Vartanein misses with an uppercut.
Kneeland is looking to clinch.
Vartanein lands with an overhand left.
Vartanein connects with a nice looking jab.
Romega Vartanein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vartanein scores with a body shot.
Vartanein with a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big right from Vartanein misses.
Vartanein swats away the attempt to clinch by Kneeland.
Kneeland avoids the body shot from Vartanein.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Romega Vartanein.
I think Kneeland has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skillz Kneeland!
Skillz Kneeland really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Waste of Money Nutrition lol logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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