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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicodemo Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalashoka Shishunaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero comes to the cage accompanied by Lords Of Salem . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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158 lbs
41 - 21 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Nicodemo Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalashoka Shishunaga!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shishunaga throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romero on the side of the head.
Shishunaga throws a front kick aimed at Romero's knee but Romero avoids it well.
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Shishunaga.
Kalashoka Shishunaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shishunaga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romero.
Shishunaga swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Romero counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Romero.
Romero digs a right hand into Shishunaga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shishunaga's gas tank.
Romero gets through Shishunaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Shishunaga - that landed with a thud.
Romero lands with a light punch inside.
Shishunaga has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Shishunaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Romero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shishunaga tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Shishunaga back against the cage.
Romero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shishunaga is working Romero over against the cage.
Shishunaga has had enough of the clinch but Romero keeps him there for the moment.
Shishunaga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Shishunaga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shishunaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shishunaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shishunaga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Shishunaga controls his hands.
Shishunaga stalling in the clinch.
Romero lands a nice uppercut.
Shishunaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shishunaga breaks the clinch.
Shishunaga tries a head kick but it misses.
Shishunaga looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Romero is looking to counter punch.
Romero swinging wildly here.
As Romero backs off Shishunaga throws a huge counter combo but Romero manages to avoid it all.
Romero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shishunaga at a distance.
Romero looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romero misses with a straight left.
Romero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shishunaga bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Romero blocking some punches.
Shishunaga pushes Romero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shishunaga crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Shishunaga holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shishunaga manages to break the clinch.
Shishunaga attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shishunaga needs to keep his hands up - Romero had a free shot at his head there.
Romero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shishunaga manages to avoid it.
Shishunaga lands a slapping body shot.
Romero clinches with his opponent.
Romero misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shishunaga scores with a shot to the side of Romero's head.
Shishunaga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Shishunaga.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Shishunaga controls the action.
Shishunaga can't break the clinch.
Romero misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shishunaga.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Shishunaga controls his hands.
Shishunaga tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Shishunaga back against the cage.
Shishunaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shishunaga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Shishunaga blocks a body shot from Romero.
Romero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shishunaga backwards.
Romero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Romero takes a shot to the head.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Shishunaga avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Romero.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shishunaga lands with a light punch inside.
Shishunaga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shishunaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shishunaga lands with a left to the head.
Romero prevents a body shot from Shishunaga.
Shishunaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shishunaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shishunaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Shishunaga digs a right hand underneath Romero's ribcage. Romero let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero lands an elbow inside.
Romero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shishunagas head.
Romero tries a body shot but Shishunaga blocks it.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kalashoka Shishunaga will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shishunaga throws a head kick that misses.
Romero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shishunaga throws an overhand right that lands on Romero's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
Romero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romero scores with a nice strike.
Shishunaga pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shishunaga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero.
Shishunaga missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romero was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shishunaga looks for the body kick but Romero saw that one coming.
Shishunaga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nicodemo Romero is winning the standup battle so far.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shishunaga throws a counter combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Romero.
A jab from Romero misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shishunaga misses with a combination
and Romero makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Romero tries to clinch up but Shishunaga circles away and keeps his distance.
Shishunaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shishunaga needs to keep his hands up - Romero had a free shot at his head there.
Shishunaga misses with a hook.
Romero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shishunaga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Romero throws a right hand that Shishunaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Shishunaga also avoids with ease.
Romero scores with a decent looking hook.
Shishunaga looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
Shishunaga slips under a jab from Romero.
Romero gets a clinch.
Shishunaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kalashoka Shishunaga seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shishunaga prevents a body shot from Romero.
Romero lands an elbow just above Shishunaga 's eye.
It looks like Kalashoka Shishunaga has been cut.
Shishunaga blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shishunaga.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero blocking some punches.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Shishunaga.
Shishunaga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shishunaga breaks the clinch.
Romero thuds a left hand into Shishunaga's body.
Shishunaga lands a really nice looking cross but Romero seems unphased.
Shishunaga swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Shishunaga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shishunaga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero.
Shishunaga lands a nice hook to Romero's body. Romero takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a jab-cross combination.
Shishunaga with a nice cross.
Shishunaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shishunaga misses with a looping right.
Romero moves into the clinch.
Shishunaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shishunaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero lands a body punch in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Shishunaga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shishunaga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good body shot from Shishunaga.
Shishunaga blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Shishunaga.
Shishunaga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shishunaga avoids the elbow strike from Romero, against the cage.
Shishunaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Shishunaga on the inside.
Shishunaga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Shishunaga is just out of range.
Romero misses with a hook.
Romero jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shishunaga missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shishunaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shishunaga tries to work over Romero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shishunaga.
Shishunaga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shishunaga looking to slow down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Shishunaga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nicodemo Romero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kalashoka Shishunaga's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shishunaga.
Romero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Romero staying out of range there.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Shishunaga's head but Shishunaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shishunaga doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shishunaga throws a front kick aimed at Romero's knee but Romero avoids it well.
Romero on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shishunaga defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
Shishunaga takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Romero clinches up against the cage.
Shishunaga avoids a wild elbow strike from Romero.
Romero pushes off an throws an elbow but Shishunaga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shishunaga can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Romero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Shishunaga.
Romero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shishunaga blocking some punches.
Shishunaga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shishunaga tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Shishunaga back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Shishunaga fails to land.
Romero lands an elbow inside that Shishunaga shrugs off.
Shishunaga lands with a right to the head.
Shishunaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shishunaga throws a head punch that misses.
Shishunaga lands a hook that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romero throws an elbow but it misses.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shishunaga.
Romero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shishunagas head.
Shishunaga can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Romero misses with an elbow strike.
Shishunaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shishunaga prevents a body shot from Romero.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shishunaga scores with a shot to the side of Romero's head.
A head punch on the inside from Shishunaga fails to land.
Romero digs a right hand underneath Shishunaga's ribcage. Shishunaga let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shishunaga is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
Romero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shishunaga lands with a light punch inside.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shishunaga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shishunaga can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Shishunaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shishunaga trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shishunaga into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shishunaga looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Romero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shishunaga's brow.
Shishunaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shishunaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shishunaga backwards.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
That has opened up Kalashoka Shishunaga's cut even more.
Romero throws an elbow but it misses.
Romero throws an elbow that misses.
Romero lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shishunaga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shishunaga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shishunaga throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Romero misses.
Nice defenses there by Romero.
An attempted straight right counter from Romero misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shishunaga lands with a right hand.
A punch combination from Shishunaga misses.
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!
Romero tries to clinch but Shishunaga is having none of it.
Shishunaga let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Romero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shishunaga misses with a hook to the body
and Shishunaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Shishunaga misses
and Romero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shishunaga misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Romero. Beautiful body shot.
Shishunaga dodges the punch combination from Romero.
Shishunaga misses with a straight left.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shishunaga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicodemo Romero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Romero has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicodemo Romero!
Nicodemo Romero gave a mention to Fury Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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hype
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