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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cristian Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shain has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. 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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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Cristian Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, M J Shain!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
M J Shain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero shoots in for a double leg but Shain sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Romero with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shain counters with a stiff right hand.
Shain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero has been working on his boxing with his coaches at TAP ROOT -/- 10 Coaches / Great Sparring / Value in the buildup to the fight.
Shain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shain lands a head kick!
Shain scores with a leg kick.
Romero wants to clinch but Shain slips to the side
and Shain counters with a three punch combo that has Romero backing up. Romero nods at Shain to acknowledge the strikes.
Romero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shain swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristian Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by Shain - just one landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shain, as that shot connected.
Romero fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shain to the ground. Romero is now in Shain's guard.
Romero throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shain wants to sweep but no luck.
Shain thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Romero misses with the ground and pound.
Romero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shain keeps working.
Romero misses with the ground and pound.
Shain manages to work his way to half guard, despite Romero's best efforts.
Romero wants to control but Shain is keeping him busy.
Romero is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Romero thows a huge punch but Shain dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain wants to improve his position but Romero is controlling well.
Shain is not content to let Romero control the position.
Shain moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Romero wants to pass the guard but Shain is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shain keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Romero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Romero scoring with punches to the head and body.
Romero is looking to work some ground and pound but Shain has wrist control.
Shain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Romero defends it easily.
Romero postures up and lands a big shot to Shain's brow.
Romero wants to control from the top but Shain keeps moving.
Shain lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Romero!
Romero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shain lands with some strikes.
Romero is looking to improve his position but Shain isn't that keen on the idea.
Shain is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Romero has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Romero tries to hold on but Shain postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain scoring with strikes but Romero is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero tries to hold on but Shain postures up.
Shain scoring with strikes but Romero is staying in there.
Romero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Romero tries to hold on but Shain pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Shain cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Shain dominating with strikes here.
Shain raining down shots from the mount!
Romero tries to hold on but Shain pushes him away.
Shain in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Romero is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romero in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Romero is rocked!
Shain looking to finish Romero with some ground and pound. This is bad for Romero!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
M J Shain dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shain cracks a nice hook into Romero's ribs.
Romero tries for a takedown but Shain sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shain closes this distance looking for a takedown but Romero circles away.
Romero walks into a straight right hand from Shain.
Romero shoots in looking for a takedown but Shain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Romero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shain connects with a leg kick. Romero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Romero shoots in looking for a takedown but Shain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Romero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristian Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero slips a straight right by Shain.
Shain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romero circles away quickly and effectively.
Shain wants to slow Romero down by chopping away at his legs.
Cristian Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romero fails with the takedown
and Shain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romero misses with a takedown attempt - Shain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Romero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero shoots in and bounces Shain off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Shain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Romero is looking to control Shain's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Romero avoid being mounted?
Shain is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shain landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shain is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Romero looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to roll over but Shain keeps him under control.
Romero gets back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shain lands a couple of elbows.
Shain chips away with some ground and pound.
Shain wants to pass the guard but Romero is keeping the position.
Romero wants to sweep but no luck.
Romero wants to stand and escape but Shain is having none of it.
Shain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shain wants to pass the guard but Romero is keeping the position.
Shain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Romero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shain postures up.
Romero tries to strike from the bottom.
Shain is looking to work some ground and pound but Romero has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shain scoring with some ground and pound.
Romero has momentary wrist control but Shain slips an elbow through the middle.
Shain keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Romero's head.
Romero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shain is fighting to break Romero's control of his arms but Romero is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shain makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shain postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Romero is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shain's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Romero doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Shain arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Romero's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). M J Shain!
Our winner, M J Shain, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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