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Lion Fight Promotions sophomore event did not fail to help bring Full Muay Thai further into the U.S. limelight. An absolutely stacked pro fight card featuring some of the best U.S Muay Thai talent from both the East and West coast was preceded by a solid showing from some very skilled up and coming amateur fighters. Save for what was, in my opinion, two controversial decisions (Anythony Castrejon over Ognjen Topic and Shawn Yarborough over Chris Romulo), the entire show was exciting top to bottom. The Shawn Yarborough vs. Chris Romulo fight was an exciting technical battle between two of the countries top fighters at 165 lbs. Chris Romulo came in to represent the East Coast against Shawn Yarborough in what has become an East Coast vs. West Coast Muay Thai rivalry. Both fighters had their moments during the fight with Romulo looking a bit more crisp than his West Coast counterpart. In the final round Romulo landed a wicked right hand that stunned the Nevada based Yarborough. In the end, Yarborough took home the Split Decision that many thought should have gone to the East Coast’s Chris Romulo. Another one of the evenings highlights was the battle between Chaz Mulkey and Ken Tran. Both fighters exchanged hard kicks throughout the fight, engaging well in the clinch and dropping each other with textbook Muay Thai throws. Chaz Mulkey pulled away during the final rounds, bloodying up his Canadian opponent who still never backed down. Mulkey wins by Unanimous Decision to … Continue reading →