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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Bantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristian Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bantrell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2pac-Tupac Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find. Cristian Romero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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247 lbs
29 - 15 - 0 |
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180 lbs
25 - 25 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sebastian Bantrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cristian Romero!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero fails with the takedown.
Romero looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bantrell scores with a punch to the head.
Romero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bantrell is looking to counter punch.
Sebastian Bantrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cristian Romero.
Romero dodges the punch combination from Bantrell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero shoots in looking for a takedown but Bantrell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Romero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bantrell tests Romero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romero fails with the takedown
and Bantrell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bantrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romero.
Romero moves out of range of the leg kick from Bantrell.
Romero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bantrell as he jumps to the side.
Bantrell moves away from the strike by Romero.
It looked like Bantrell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Romero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bantrell but Bantrell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little feinted left hand from Bantrell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bantrell connects with a right hand. Romero shakes it off.
Bantrell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Romero momentarily.
Bantrell throws a lazy right hand but Romero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bantrell at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bantrell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bantrell misses with an uppercut.
Cristian Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bantrell throws an off balance right hand
and Romero counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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 wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bantrell keeps working.
Romero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bantrell defending well though.
Romero is trying to control the action in half guard but Bantrell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Romero there.
Romero is looking to advance position but Bantrell won't allow it.
Romero trying to advance position but Bantrell counters by regaining guard.
Romero postures up in Bantrell's guard and throws a big left but Bantrell blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero wants to pass the guard but Bantrell is keeping the position.
Romero wants to control from the top but Bantrell keeps moving.
Romero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bantrell is keeping the position for now.
Bantrell controls Romero momentarily but Romero frees himself.
Romero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bantrell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bantrell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romero.
Bantrell keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bantrell slaps away a takedown attempt from Romero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Romero fails with a takedown attempt.
Romero misses with a takedown attempt
letting Bantrell counter with a right hand.
Romero shoots for a takedown but Bantrell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Romero just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBantrell.
Bantrell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Romero gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bantrell.
Sloppy strikes from Bantrell. Those never looked like landing.
Romero shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bantrell pinned against the cage. Bantrell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Bantrell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bantrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romero steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bantrell.
Bantrell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Romero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bantrell misses the target.
Romero lands a nice shot that snaps Bantrell's head back.
Romero lands a front kick.
Bantrell moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Bantrell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sebastian Bantrell is winning the standup battle so far.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Bantrell moves out of range easily.
Bantrell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Romero fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bantrell is trying to get back to half guard.
Romero working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bantrell tries to improve position but can't.
Bantrell managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Romero.
Romero thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bantrell is looking for a sweep.
Romero throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Romero controls the position.
Bantrell takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero trying to control the action but Bantrell is working from the bottom.
Romero is trying to get an arm triangle but Bantrell is defending well.
Romero working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Romero throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from Romero crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero wants to control for a moment but Bantrell uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Romero thows a huge punch but Bantrell dodges it nicely.
Romero working Bantrell over with strikes.
Romero is trying to work for a kimura but Bantrell is defending well.
Bantrell wants to control but Romero is keeping busy.
Bantrell won't allow Romero to pass to mount.
Romero passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bantrell!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Romero working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero looking to ground and pound but Bantrell is blocking nicely.
Bantrell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romero on the ground.
Bantrell working to try and regain half guard.
Romero throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bantrell can't escape the position.
Romero scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bantrell?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero unloads with some shots from mount but Bantrell bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romero goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bantrell turns into him and now he's in Romero's guard.
Romero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristian Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Romero shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A punch combination from Romero misses.
Romero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bantrell stuffs the takedown attempt from Romero. Romero gets slowly back to his feet.
Romero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bantrell counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Bantrell as Romero shoots in.
Sebastian Bantrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cristian Romero.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bantrell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Romero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bantrell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bantrell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Romero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bantrell's waist but Bantrell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Romero off to one side.
Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bantrell throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Romero keeps the fight on the outside.
Romero looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Romero is trying to control the action in half guard but Bantrell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Romero tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bantrell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Romero is still trying to improve position.
Romero is trying to control. Bantrell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero passes to side control.
Bantrell struggling a bit here.
Bantrell is not content to let Romero control the position.
Romero scoring with punches from side control.
Romero wants to control but Bantrell is keeping him busy.
Bantrell is trying to control Romero's posture but Romero avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Romero are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bantrell dodges the ground and pound from Romero.
Romero wants to control but Bantrell is keeping him busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Romero tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Romero working the ground and pound.
Cristian Romero has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Romero tries to advance to mount but Bantrell denies him.
Romero misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Romero lands a nice forearm strike.
Romero is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bantrell will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Romero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bantrell keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cristian Romero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Romero 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cristian Romero!
Cristian Romero took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, xXx Fight Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Sebastian Bantrell had this to say: 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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