Shane Kalani del Rosario (September 23, 1983 – December 9, 2013) was an American professional

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and kickboxer. He competed in the

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's Heavyweight division, Strikeforce,

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, and

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. He held the distinction of being the first American to become the WBC Muay Thai World Heavyweight Champion.

Early life

Del Rosario was born and raised in

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, and was half-

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. He started training as a fighter at the age of 17 with

Marco Ruas Marco Antônio de Lima Ruas (; born 23 January 1961) is a Brazilian former mixed martial arts fighter, Submission Wrestler, Kickboxer and instructor. Ruas was the UFC 7 Tournament Champion, and also competed for the World Vale Tudo Championsh ...

. Del Rosario then attended and graduated from college with a

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psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between ...

out of

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Kickboxing career

Del Rosario competed as a Heavyweight in Muay Thai on the World Championship Kickboxing series of kickboxing events and In Sync Productions Inc. On November 9, 2006, Shane Del Rosario fought Tyler Grear. After surviving a spinning backfist that stunned him in round one, Del Rosario dropped Grear with a power punch early in round two. Grear could not beat the referee's 10-count as Del Rosario was declared the winner by knockout at 16 seconds of the second round. After defeating Justin Carver by first-round knockout on January 11, 2007, Shane then fought reigning

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International Heavyweight Champion

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for the vacant WBC Muay Thai World Heavyweight Championship. Del Rosario dominated van den Bos throughout the majority of the bout. After dropping van den Bos twice in round number two, Del Rosario landed a knee that finished Ricardo van den Bos at the last second of the round. He was then declared the winner by knockout at 3:00 of round two and the new WBC Muay Thai World Heavyweight Champion. He would also become the first American to have won the WBC Muay Thai World Heavyweight title. Del Rosario's first career loss came in his first title defense against

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kickboxer

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. Going into the bout as the fan favorite, he appeared to hurt Vrede in the opening round. Vrede came back with a powerful hook that stunned del Rosario and forced a standing eight-count by referee Steve Mazzagatti. After beating the count, del Rosario was dropped by an immediate high kick. The referee stopped the fight at 2:24 of the first round and declared Vrede the new WBC Muay Thai World Heavyweight Champion. Following Vrede's death, the WBC World Heavyweight Championship was vacated. Del Rosario then knocked out Mexican kickboxer Ricardo Romero at 1:20 in the second round on July 26, 2008 to win the title for a second time.

Mixed martial arts career

Shane del Rosario transitioned into mixed martial arts in 2006 when he made his debut for mixed martial arts promotion

. He then competed for notable promotions including

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and Strikeforce.

Strikeforce

Shane del Rosario defeated Brandon Cash in his Strikeforce debut. He was expected to face

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at Strikeforce: Miami, but the bout never materialized. He was then expected to meet Ron Sparks at Strikeforce: Los Angeles on June 16, but that bout also never happened. Shane won against

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by way of TKO on July 23, 2010 at Strikeforce Challengers: del Rosario vs. Mahe. After the bout, Shane expressed his desire to fight former

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heavyweight champion

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. On February 12, 2011, Del Rosario competed in an alternate bout for Strikeforce's World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament. He faced

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and won the bout with an

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submission in the closing minute of the first round to earn the first reserve spot in the tournament. He was to face

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at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, but was involved in a car accident in which a drunk woman hit his car from the back. As a result, from the accident, he suffered a

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which kept him from training as well as forcing him to withdraw from the bout.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Del Rosario's manager Jason House announced that he had signed to the

to compete in the Heavyweight division, starting in 2012. Del Rosario was expected to face

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on May 26, 2012 at

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. Due to

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testing positive for high levels of testosterone,

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replaced him for the title shot which promoted Antônio Silva to fight for the co-main event against

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. The move left Roy Nelson with no opponent, which prompted the UFC to let him face former title contender Gonzaga while del Rosario faced Stipe Miocic. del Rosario was defeated in the second round by TKO, giving him his first professional MMA career loss. Del Rosario faced Pat Barry at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale. He lost the fight by knockout at 0:26 of the second round. Afterwards, Del Rosario was expected to face Dave Herman on July 6, 2013 at

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, but was forced to withdraw from the bout due to an injury and was replaced by

. Del Rosario was expected to face

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on December 28, 2013 at

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. Del Rosario pulled out of the bout in October citing a rib injury.

Cardiac arrest and death

On November 26, 2013, del Rosario was hospitalized at

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in Newport Beach, California after suffering full

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following two heart attacks. According to Del Rosario's manager, Jason House, in a statement to Sherdog.com, del Rosario suffered a catastrophic cardiovascular collapse at home and was rushed to the hospital, where he was resuscitated in the emergency room back to a stable heart rhythm and blood pressure. According to

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, a training partner who had known del Rosario since they were in high school, del Rosario's liver and kidneys were not functioning and he had been put on dialysis.

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reported del Rosario had died on November 28, and this was repeated in various outlets. The credited author denied having written the story, and later reported del Rosario alive, though without brain activity. On November 30, del Rosario was taken off life support and breathing on his own. He also registered brain activity and squeezed his mother's hand. Despite the improvements in his condition, del Rosario died on December 9, 2013. A drug toxicology screen performed at the time of del Rosario's death indicated that he had recently used cocaine and opiates. However, the immediate causes of death listed on his death certificate are anoxic encephalopathy,

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and Long QT Syndrome, and additionally that "other significant conditions contributing to death but not resulting in the underlying cause" were cocaine and opiates.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

* Strikeforce ** Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament Reserve

Kickboxing

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**2008

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World Heavyweight Championship **2007

World Heavyweight Championship

Mixed martial arts record

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Kickboxing record (Incomplete)

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References

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