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Event:
GFC 52: Bailey vs Hampton
Date: Nov 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Bugaev misses with a hook. Baroni ducked under it nicely.
Baroni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baroni misses with a kick to the body.
Baroni lands a high kick!
Bugaev throws an off balance right hand
and Baroni counters with a low kick, right behind Bugaev 's knee.
Bugaev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baroni throws a solid leg kick but Bugaev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baroni.
Bugaev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baroni.
Baroni is looking to slow Bugaev down with leg kicks.
Baroni throws a poor cross that misses
and Bugaev counters with a series of strikes. Baroni will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bugaev tries a low kick but Baroni avoids it.
Baroni misses with a right hand
letting Bugaev counter with a right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Tommaso Baroni has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baroni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bugaev misses with a body kick.
Baroni lands a front kick.
Baroni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baroni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T1#
Baroni throws a right hand that Bugaev ducks under and follows up with a left that Bugaev also avoids with ease.
Bugaev scoring well with a low kick there.
Bugaev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Baroni is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Baroni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baroni ducks right into an uppercut from Bugaev. #TD#
Bugaev shoots in and bounces Baroni off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bugaev trying to control but Baroni is working from the bottom.
Bugaev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baroni has his hands on Bugaev's head, controlling the position.
Baroni keeping moving, preventing Bugaev from controlling successfully. #T2#
Bugaev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bugaev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baroni's head.
Bugaev throws a strike but Baroni rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bugaev seems keen to control Baroni's posture.
Bugaev working a defensive guard here.
Baroni controlling from the top position. #T3#
Bugaev working a defensive guard here.
Baroni sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bugaev has his hands on Baroni's head, controlling the position.
Baroni trying to control but Bugaev is working from the bottom. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bugaev looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Baroni scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tommaso Baroni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bugaev is looking to slow Baroni down with leg kicks.
Baroni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bugaev attempts a counter takedown but Baroni avoids it well and moves away.
Bugaev fails with a takedown attempt.
Bugaev works Baroni's body with a nice hook.
Baroni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bugaev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A lazy left from Bugaev finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that David Bugaev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Bugaev looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Baroni!
Bugaev misses with the ground and pound.
Bugaev working the strikes but Baroni uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bugaev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bugaev is trying to control the action in half guard but Baroni is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bugaev 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.
Bugaev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Baroni regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bugaev.
Bugaev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bugaev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bugaev tries to free his leg and advance position but Baroni is retaining full guard. #T1#
Baroni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bugaev stays in close to Baroni's body and controls the position.
Bugaev postures up in Baroni's guard and throws a big left but Baroni blocks it.
Bugaev postures up in Baroni's guard and throws a big left but Baroni blocks it.
Bugaev won't allow Baroni to sweep him here.
Bugaev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Baroni is trying to keep Bugaev in close.
Bugaev postures up in Baroni's guard and throws a big left but Baroni blocks it. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Baroni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bugaev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bugaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Baroni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baroni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baroni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Baroni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bugaev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bugaev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baroni on the side of the head.
Bugaev is looking to chop away at Baroni's legs.
A slow jab from Bugaev misses its intended target.
Tommaso Baroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Bugaev misses.
Bugaev lands a body shot.
Bugaev throws a jab when Baroni was well out of range.
Baroni unleashes a big counter combination but Bugaev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T3#
Baroni tried to score with a low kick but Bugaev checks it.#TD#
Bugaev fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Baroni to the ground. Bugaev is now in Baroni's guard.
Bugaev scoring with some ground and pound.
Baroni pulls Bugaev in close to prevent any damage.
Baroni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bugaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baroni can do to turn this around?
Baroni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baroni looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bugaev wants to pass the guard but Baroni is keeping the position.
Bugaev pushes down on Baroni's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T4#
Bugaev looks to land a strike but Baroni avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bugaev throws a big elbow that misses.
Bugaev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bugaev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Baroni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bugaev.
Bugaev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bugaev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baroni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bugaev.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bugaev throws an elbow that misses. Baroni uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bugaev's guard. Nice move by Baroni!#REVB#
Bugaev is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Bugaev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Baroni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bugaev avoids the body shot from Baroni.
#TD#
Bugaev shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Baroni napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bugaev sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Baroni is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bugaev trying to control the position but Baroni is working away.
You can see the frustration on Baroni's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bugaev is looking to take a break and control but Baroni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni can't do much from the bottom here. #T1#
An elbow from Bugaev crashes against the mat.
Baroni is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bugaev connects with a decent elbow.
Baroni dodges the ground and pound from Bugaev.
Baroni is looking to regain half guard here but Bugaev keeps moving and retains side control.
An elbow from Bugaev crashes against the mat.
Baroni tries to buck Bugaev off but Bugaev is having none of it.
Bugaev trying to control the position but Baroni is working away.
Baroni prevents Bugaev from moving into mount. #T2#
Baroni dodges the ground and pound from Bugaev.
Bugaev is working Baroni over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bugaev controlling from side mount.
Bugaev sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Baroni is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Baroni is looking for a sweep.
Bugaev trying to control the action but Baroni is working from the bottom.
Bugaev is putting a hurting on Baroni here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bugaev misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #T3#
Baroni is letting Bugaev control him for a moment. #SUB#
Bugaev tries for a kimura but Baroni is defending well.
Bugaev 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.
Bugaev connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Baroni some visible discomfort.
#CUT#
That has opened up Tommaso Baroni's cut even more.
Bugaev creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tommaso Baroni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CUT#
The cut above Tommaso Baroni's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Baroni avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bugaev.
Bugaev working the strikes but Baroni uses the opportunity to regain half guard. #T4#
Bugaev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
David Bugaev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bugaev is keen to just control but Baroni is a slippery customer.
Bugaev takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Baroni is staying active underneath Bugaev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Baroni avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bugaev.
Bugaev looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bugaev is nestled in close to Baroni, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#CUT#
Tommaso Baroni's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommaso Baroni's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Bugaev!
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Event:
GFC 46: Wong vs Lockyer
Date: Oct 22, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Baroni closes the distance and clinches.
Musashi blocking some punches.
Musashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baroni throws an elbow but misses.
Baroni stalling.
#BC#
Baroni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baroni throws a quick inside leg kick.
Musashi misses with a straight right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Musashi.
Musashi misses with a looping right.
Baroni swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Baroni.
Musashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baroni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Musashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baroni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Musashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Musashi throws a hook to the side of Baroni's head but Baroni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A bone on bone clash there as Musashi blocks the leg kick.
Baroni takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T1#
Musashi defending well as Baroni loads up on a big left hand. #CL#
Baroni has closed the distance and engaged Musashi in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Baroni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Musashi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baroni backwards.
Baroni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Baroni.
Musashi blocks a body shot from Baroni.
Musashi is trying to drag Baroni to the mat but Baroni just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Baroni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baroni stalling the fight.
Musashi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Musashi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#TD2#
Musashi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Baroni can't fight it off and eventually Musashi manages to take the fight to the floor. Baroni looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Musashi looking to sit in guard and control but Baroni gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T2#
Baroni controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Baroni has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musashi keeping full guard, as Baroni tries to pass.
Musashi wants to sweep but no luck.
Baroni will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T3#
Musashi has his hands on Baroni's head, controlling the position.
Baroni won't allow Musashi to sweep him here.
Musashi has Baroni pulled in close to control his posture.
Baroni looking to pass the guard. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Baroni is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Baroni preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Musashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baroni.
Musashi misses with a body kick.
Baroni misses with a straight left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baroni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Musashi.
Baroni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baroni misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Musashi! But no joy.
The crowd cheers as Baroni lands an impressive looking overhand right. Musashi doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommaso Baroni dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Baroni slips a straight right by Musashi.
Baroni on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#CUT2#
It looks like Tommaso Baroni has been cut.
Baroni takes a swing at Musashi's ribcage but misses.
Tommaso Baroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Musashi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#ES#
Baroni pushes Musashi off and gets back to his feet.
Baroni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baroni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musashi throws a right hand that Baroni ducks under and follows up with a left that Baroni also avoids with ease.
Musashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baroni.
Baroni takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baroni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Musashi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Baroni slams his shin into Musashi's torso.
Baroni slips a straight right by Musashi.
Musashi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T1#
Baroni connects with a single shot there.
Baroni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Musashi can do to turn this around?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baroni.
Baroni wants to land a leg kick but Musashi is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Musashi misses.
Musashi moves forwards but Baroni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Musashi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baroni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Musashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Musashi tries to clinch but Baroni is having none of it.
Musashi throws a low kick but Baroni moves out of range easily.
Tommaso Baroni is winning the standup battle so far.
Baroni checks a low kick from Musashi.
Musashi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baroni walks into a jab.
Baroni pivots, looking for a leg kick but Musashi is out of range and Baroni settles back down. #CL#
Baroni moves into the clinch.
Baroni misses with the head strike.
Musashi is trying to force a seperation but Baroni has the dominant position.#T2#
Baroni is leaning against Musashi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Musashi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi tries to pull guard but Baroni won't allow it.
Musashi wants to take the fight to the mat but Baroni manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Baroni has a couple of punches blocked by Musashi.
Baroni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baroni pushes Musashi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Musashi breaks the clinch.
Baroni scores with a jab to the body.
Baroni shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Musashi eats them both and turns towards Baroni to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT#
It looks like Miyamoto Musashi has been cut.
Baroni lands with a nice body punch.
Musashi avoids the body shot from Baroni.
Baroni lands a nice hook to Musashi's body. Musashi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Musashi shoots in but no luck this time.
Tommaso Baroni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miyamoto Musashi.
Baroni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Baroni throws a head kick that misses.
Musashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baroni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Musashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baroni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Musashi slips a straight right by Baroni.
Musashi scores with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Musashi blocks the leg kick.
#CL#
Baroni clinches with his opponent.
Baroni pushes off an throws an elbow but Musashi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Baroni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Musashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baroni throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Baroni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baroni throws a body punch but Musashi moves out of range.
Baroni lands a nice shot to the body.
Tommaso Baroni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Musashi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T4#
Baroni walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baroni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Baroni connects with a crisp jab.
Musashi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baroni moves out of range of the body kick.
Baroni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Musashi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Baroni is able to avoid easily.
Musashi lands a jab.
Baroni lands a leg kick that knocks Musashi off balance momentarily.
Baroni misses with a few strikes there.
Musashi tries to land a front kick but Baroni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baroni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baroni swings widly with a right hand
and Musashi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baroni thinking.
Baroni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommaso Baroni dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Baroni swats away the attempt to clinch by Musashi.
Baroni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Musashi. Baroni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baroni lands with a straight right. Musashi didn't see that one coming.
Baroni lands with a thumping leg kick.
Musashi throws a jab but it's blocked by Baroni.
Baroni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Musashi's calf.
Baroni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baroni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Musashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Baroni.
Musashi throws a big shot that misses.
Baroni thumps Musashi with a low kick.
Musashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL#
Baroni closes the distance and pushes Musashi back into the cage.#T1#
Baroni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Musashi backwards.
Baroni lands an elbow that stopped Musashi in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baroni.
Musashi avoids the elbow strike from Baroni, against the cage.
Baroni tries to stall but Musashi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Baroni misses with an elbow strike.
Musashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baroni stalling in the clinch but Musashi improves position.
Baroni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Musashi's elbow.
Musashi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Musashi.#TD2#
Musashi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Musashi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tommaso Baroni overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Musashi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baroni's guard. #REVB#
Musashi throws a big right hand that misses.
Musashi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T2#
Baroni is looking to stand up but Musashi isn't so interested in that idea.
Baroni controlling the position.
Musashi trying to control but Baroni is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baroni is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Musashi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Baroni puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tommaso Baroni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baroni trying to control the pace.
Baroni prevents Musashi from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Musashi won't allow Baroni to pass to mount.
Baroni controlling the action here.
Musashi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Musashi trying to keep a closed guard but Baroni is proving a slippery customer.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Baroni's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Musashi trying to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Musashi keeping full guard, as Baroni tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommaso Baroni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baroni 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommaso Baroni!
Our winner, Tommaso Baroni, 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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Event:
GFC 43: Darrow vs Johnson
Date: Oct 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Lockyer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lockyer is looking to chop away at Baroni's legs.
Lockyer throws a lazy right hand but Baroni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Baroni there.
Lockyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baroni.
Lockyer throws out a loose jab but Baroni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baroni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lockyer. Baroni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lockyer misses with a jab to the body
and Baroni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lockyer's knee momentarily.
Lockyer misses with a hook. Baroni ducked under it nicely.
Lockyer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lockyer tries to work over Baroni's front leg with a kick but Baroni checks it.
Lockyer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baroni throws a push kick but Lockyer slaps the foot to one side.
Some bone on bone action there as Baroni checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Baroni is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lockyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Lockyer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lockyer. Baroni does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Baroni has managed to clinch.
Lockyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baroni has him pressed against the cage.
Lockyer prevents a body shot from Baroni.
Baroni stalling the fight.
Baroni misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Lockyer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lockyer avoids the elbow strike from Baroni, against the cage.
Baroni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baroni misses with a punch to the body.
Baroni cracks Lockyer with a nice body shot.
Baroni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lockyer backwards.
Lockyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baronis head. #BC#
Lockyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darren Lockyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lockyer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baroni throws a looping overhand right but Lockyer ducks down to avoid it.
Lockyer throws a body shot but no joy.
Baroni looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.#T2#
Baroni moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CUT#
It looks like Tommaso Baroni has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baroni walks into a stiff left hand from Lockyer.
Lockyer throws out a leg kick but Baroni moves out of range and Lockyer only half commits.
A low kick from Baroni is predictable there
and Lockyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lockyer throws a leg kick that is checked#CL2#
and Baroni counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Baroni lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lockyer looking to throw knees to the head but Baroni is blocking nicely.
Lockyer effectively controlling the action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baroni as Lockyer tries to tie him up.
Baroni will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lockyer up against the cage.
Baroni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC#
Lockyer breaks from the clinch.
Lockyer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baroni.#T3#
Baroni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lockyer misses with a leg kick
enabling Baroni to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Baroni has Lockyer up against the cage in a clinch.
Lockyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Baroni.
Lockyer can't find room to land a body shot as Baroni controls the action.
Lockyer tries a knee to the head but Baroni blocks it.
Baroni lands an uppercut.
Lockyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baroni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lockyer's elbow.
Lockyer is trying to maintain a safe position but Baroni gets an underhook and turns Lockyer into the cage.#BC#
Lockyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Lockyer tries to keep at a distance but Baroni has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lockyer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baroni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Baroni lands with a left to the head.
Baroni tries a body shot but Lockyer blocks it.
#T4##BC2#
Baroni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baroni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lockyer throws a chopping leg kick but Baroni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lockyer clobbers Baroni with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baroni throws a leg kick that misses.
Baroni throws a body shot but no joy.
Lockyer throws a lazy body kick
and Baroni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baroni takes one on the button.
Lockyer throws an overhand right that lands on Baroni's shoulder, as Baroni tries to avoid the shot.
Lockyer tries a low kick but Baroni avoids it.
Lockyer moves out of range of the body kick from Baroni.
A punch lands to the side of Baroni 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CUT#
That has opened up Tommaso Baroni's cut even more.
Lockyer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lockyer lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommaso Baroni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Lockyer checks a leg kick.
Baroni throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lockyer's head.
Lockyer throws a head kick but Baroni moves out of range.
Baroni connects with a leg kick. Lockyer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lockyer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baronis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lockyer throws a hook but Baroni avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Baroni.
Baroni looks to land a left hand but Lockyer moved out of range nicely.
Lockyer misses with a wild body shot.
Lockyer throws a body punch but Baroni moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Lockyer misses the target.
Baroni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Baroni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baroni slips under a jab from Lockyer.#T1#
Lockyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baroni was well out of range. Poor timing from Lockyer.
Lockyer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baroni momentarily.
Lockyer throws a body punch but Baroni moves out of range.
Lockyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Baroni.
A right-left combo lands from Lockyer.
Lockyer throws a predictable looking body shot
#CL2#
and Baroni counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Baroni is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Baroni lands an uppercut.
Lockyer stalls.
Lockyer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baroni gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #BC#
Lockyer breaks from the clinch.
#T2#
Lockyer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Lockyer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lockyer looks to land a right hand but Baroni moved out of range.
Baroni doesn't manage to clinch there - Lockyer circles away.
Lockyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lockyer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Baroni stuns Lockyer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lockyer takes a swing at Baroni's ribcage but misses.
Baroni takes one on the button.
Baroni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baroni tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Lockyer counter with a right hand. #CUT#
The cut above Tommaso Baroni's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lockyer throws a body punch but Baroni moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Baroni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baroni avoids the body shot from Lockyer.
A combination from Baroni does no damage. #T3#
Baroni throws a right hand that Lockyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Lockyer also avoids with ease.
Lockyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baroni tries a quick counter leg kick but Lockyer is wise to it.
Baroni finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lockyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Baroni only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A decent looking cross lands there for Baroni.
Baroni misses with a body shot.
Lockyer connects with a solid leg kick.
Darren Lockyer is winning the standup battle so far.
Lockyer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baroni doesn't seem bothered though.
Lockyer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baroni stuns Lockyer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lockyer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lockyer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lockyer misses with a hook to the body
letting Baroni counter with a right hand. #T4#
Lockyer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lockyer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lockyer duly obliges.
Lockyer throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lockyer. Baroni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lockyer looks to throw the jab but Baroni is out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Baroni crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lockyer - the referee stops the clock and Baroni gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lockyer. Baroni manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lockyer swings widly with a right hand
and Baroni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lockyer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baroni's head.
Baroni swings widly with a right hand
and Lockyer counters with a right hand to the body.
Baroni sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice combination there by Lockyer.
#CUT#
Tommaso Baroni's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baroni lands a slapping body shot.
Baroni moves out of range as Lockyer strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Lockyer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Good work by Baroni as he checks the leg kick.
Baroni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baroni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lockyer.
Lockyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baroni moves away.
Baroni was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Baroni blocks the body kick.
Lockyer takes a swing at Baroni's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lockyer checks a leg kick.
Baroni misses with a wild body shot.
Baroni wants to clinch
and Lockyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Lockyer as he connects with a hook.
Baroni just misses with a punch to the body.
Baroni misses with a low kick.
#T1#
Lockyer misses with a body shot.
Baroni throws an overhand right that lands on Lockyer's shoulder, as Lockyer tries to avoid the shot.
Lockyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Baroni is just out of range.
Baroni shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Baroni tries to clinch but Lockyer is having none of it.
Baroni avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baroni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lockyer misses the shot to the body.
Baroni tries to counter with a clinch but Lockyer shakes him off and moves away.
Lockyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lockyer lands an overhand right.
Lockyer walks into a stiff left hand from Baroni.
Baroni misses with a body kick.
Lockyer looks to throw the jab but Baroni is out of range.
A slow jab from Baroni misses its intended target. #T2#
Baroni throws a leg kick but Lockyer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Baroni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lockyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baroni tries to clinch but Lockyer is having none of it.
Baroni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lockyer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lockyer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Lockyer as he checks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baroni ducks under a wild hook from Lockyer.
Good leg kick by Lockyer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baroni throws a chopping leg kick but Lockyer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lockyer misses with a wild body shot.
Baroni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lockyer throws out the jab.
Lockyer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T3#
Lockyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Baroni.
Baroni tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lockyer tries to land a front kick but Baroni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A low kick from Lockyer misses
and Baroni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lockyer swings for the body but Baroni moves out of range.
Lockyer looks to land a body kick but Baroni moved away.
Lockyer misses with a leg kick
and Baroni counters with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Lockyer misses its intended target.
Baroni unleashes a big counter combination but Lockyer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lockyer tries to move into range but Baroni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lockyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baroni was well out of range. Poor timing from Lockyer.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lockyer!
Lockyer throws out a powerful jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommaso Baroni's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Darren Lockyer!
After the big win, Darren Lockyer made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
GFC 39: High Voltage
Date: Sep 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Bathory listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bathory gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bathory misses with a looping left.
Arzlan Bathory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Baroni.#CUT#
It looks like Arzlan Bathory has been cut.
Baroni is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Bathory. Those never looked like landing.
Baroni looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bathory fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bathory is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bathory cracks Baroni with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bathory lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Baroni backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baroni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bathory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bathory cracks Baroni with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Baroni throws a body punch but Bathory moves out of range.
Baroni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bathory to score with a decent uppercut.
Baroni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bathory doesn't manage to clinch there - Baroni circles away.
#T1#
Bathory closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT2#
It looks like Tommaso Baroni has been cut.
Baroni is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baroni defending well as Bathory loads up on a big left hand.
Baroni wants to land a leg kick but Bathory is out of range.
Baroni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baroni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bathory looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bathory connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baroni's hands.
Bathory throws a right hand that misses
and Baroni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baroni blocks a jab.
Baroni connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bathory momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bathory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bathory scores with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Baroni blocks the leg kick.
Bathory throws a sloppy head kick and Baroni moves out of range easily.
Bathory connects with a body shot.#T2#
Baroni ducks under a wild hook from Bathory.
Bathory throws the kick towards the body but Baroni avoids it.
Bathory throws a jab when Baroni was well out of range.
Baroni misses with a looping left.
Bathory is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Baroni had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bathory looks to throw the jab but Baroni is out of range.
Bathory lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bathory has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Baroni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baroni throws the left hand but Bathory avoids the punch easily.
Bathory lands a nice shot that snaps Baroni's head back.
Bathory tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Baroni.
Baroni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bathory moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab lands there for Bathory.#CL2#
Bathory rushes Baroni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baroni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T3#
Baroni lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bathory working aggressively here.
Baroni lands a shot to the body.
Bathory tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baroni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bathory will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Baroni up against the cage.
Bathory lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bathory's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice elbow from Bathory.
Bathory lands with a right to the head.
Bathory misses with an elbow strike.
Bathory wants to stall.
Bathory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bathory dodges an elbow strike from Baroni.
Bathory tries a knee to the head but Baroni blocks it.
Baroni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baroni lands a left hand.
#T4#
Baroni missing with knees to the body.
Baroni tries to land knees in the clinch but Bathory avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bathory blocking some punches.
Bathory with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baroni tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Baroni back against the cage.
Bathory looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baroni tries a body shot but Bathory blocks it.
Baroni looking to slow down the pace here.
Bathory's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baroni takes an elbow to the forehead.
Baroni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baroni leaning against his opponent.
Bathory controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baroni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bathory is trying to stall.
Baroni slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arzlan Bathory dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A jab from Bathory misses.
It looked like Baroni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bathory takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bathory tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Baroni counter with a right hand.
Bathory has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL#
Baroni clinches up against the cage.
Baroni pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baroni is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bathory is keeping busy.
Bathory misses with a punch on the inside.
Bathory digs a right hand underneath Baroni's ribcage. Baroni let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bathory comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bathory.
Bathory swings wildly with an uppercut but Baroni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baroni takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bathory misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baroni can't find room to land a body shot as Bathory controls the action.
Baroni wants to stall.
Baroni misses with some punches.
#T1#
Baroni throws an elbow that misses.
Bathory's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baroni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baroni lands a shoulder strike. #ROC#
Bathory is rocked!
A short right from Baroni on the inside.
Bathory is still on wobbly legs! Can Baroni finish him?
Baroni creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bathory with a big uppercut! Bathory tries to clinch up but Baroni pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bathory to the mat! Bathory covers up and Baroni unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tommaso Baroni!
After winning the bout, Tommaso Baroni thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
GFC 29: Baroni vs Wong
Date: Aug 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Nice defenses there by Baroni.
Baroni thinks about countering with a body kick.
Wong connects with a body shot that sends Baroni's belly button to the back.
Wong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A good leg kick by Wong.
A leg kick checked by Wong.
Wong throws a sloppy head kick
and Baroni counters with a one-two to the body.
Wong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baroni's hands.#CUT2#
It looks like Tommaso Baroni has been cut.
Wong throws a hook but Baroni avoids it easily.
Baroni just misses with a punch to the body.
Wong moves out of range of the leg kick from Baroni.
Wong throws a head kick but Baroni moves out of range.
Baroni wants to clinch up but Wong keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Wong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kaye Wong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Wong catches Baroni right on the button with a cross.
Baroni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wong counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T1#
Baroni walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wong cracks Baroni with an open hand slap.
Wong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #CL#
Baroni has managed to clinch.
Wong blocks a body shot from Baroni.
A short uppercut from Baroni. #BC2#
Wong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Wong misses the target.
Wong cracks Baroni with an open hand slap.
Wong lands a head shot.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Baroni. Wong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wong tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wong missing with a left hand there. Baroni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baroni wants to clinch but Wong slips to the side
and Wong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baroni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baroni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Baroni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed right hand from Wong misses the target.
Baroni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wong.
Wong misses with an uppercut
#CL#
and Baroni counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baroni.
Baroni lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Baroni fails to land. #T3#
Baroni struggles to land a body shot inside as Wong controls his hands.
Wong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wong blocks an uppercut.
Come on Baroni - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Baroni misses with the head strike.
Wong is trying to break the clinch but Baroni has him pressed against the cage.
Wong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baroni's efforts to push away.
Wong blocks an uppercut.
#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baroni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wong is trying to push Baroni away but Baroni has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wong tries to break the clinch but Baroni is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baroni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baroni lands with a right to the head.
Baroni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baroni misses with a knee strike.
Wong avoids a wild elbow strike from Baroni.
Baroni presses Wong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baroni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baroni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommaso Baroni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Wong moves out of range as Baroni throws a body kick.
Baroni tries to clinch up.
Baroni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baroni circles away quickly and effectively.
Baroni tries to clinch up.
Wong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baronis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wong throws a looping overhand right but Baroni ducks down to avoid it.
Baroni appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wong misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Wong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni tries to clinch up.
Wong blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Wong.
Baroni appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Baroni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wong.#T1#
Wong misses with a double jab.
Wong with a jab.
Wong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baroni throwing a counter right hand but Wong manages to avoid it.
Wong slips a straight right by Baroni.
Baroni scoring well with a low kick there.
Baroni has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wong lands a high kick!
Baroni throws an off balance right hand
and Wong counters with a left to the body.
Baroni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wong throws out the jab.
Wong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaye Wong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baroni takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wong tries to land a front kick but Baroni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#CL#
Baroni closes the distance and clinches.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baroni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baroni tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC2#
Wong breaks from the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Baroni.
Wong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baroni half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wong throws a body punch but Baroni moves out of range.
Baroni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baroni tries to clinch up.
Wong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baroni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3##CL#
Baroni moves into the clinch.
Wong is trying to push Baroni away but Baroni has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Baroni throws an elbow that misses.
Baroni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Baroni fails to land.
Baroni throws an elbow that misses.
#BC2#
Wong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Baroni misses
and Wong counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#
Tommaso Baroni's cut is getting worse.
Wong misses with an uppercut.
Wong misses with a wild body shot.
Wong just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Baroni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T4#
Wong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Baroni. Baroni circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baroni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wong manages to avoid it.
Baroni scores with a hook to the body. Wong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baroni misses with a looping left.
Wong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wong keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baroni. Wong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wong throws a lazy right hand but Baroni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baroni wants to slow Wong down by chopping away at his legs.
Wong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL#
Baroni clinches.
Baroni misses with a punch on the inside.
Baroni misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaye Wong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Wong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baroni appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wong misses with a straight right.
Baroni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baroni looks to land a right hand but Wong moved out of range.
Wong works the jab nicely.
Baroni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baroni misses with a body shot.
Wong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wong scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baroni counters with a straight right hand.
Wong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baroni tries to land a front kick but Wong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wong misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Baroni throws a front kick aimed at Wong's knee but Wong avoids it well.
Wong misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baroni.
Wong scores with a hook to the body. Baroni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baroni on the side of the head.
Wong throws a jab when Baroni was well out of range.
Wong lands with a straight right. Baroni didn't see that one coming.
Baroni tries to clinch there but Wong circles away.
Wong darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CUT2#
Tommaso Baroni's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baroni manages to avoid it.
Wong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T2#
Wong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wong. Baroni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baroni blocks a head kick by Wong.
Wong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baroni.
Baroni walks into a stiff left hand from Wong.
Wong drops his hands momentarily and Baroni takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wong misses with a kick to the body.
Wong throws a jab but it's blocked by Baroni.
Baroni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Baroni tries to clinch but Wong is having none of it. #T3#
Wong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wong looks to score with a jab to the body but Baroni is just out of range.
Baroni looks to land a body kick but Wong moved away.
Wong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wong takes a swing at Baroni's ribcage but misses.
Baroni seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baroni moves away.
Wong throws a head kick that misses.
Wong looks for the body kick but Baroni saw that one coming.
Baroni throwing a counter right hand but Wong manages to avoid it.
Baroni swings for the body but Wong moves out of range.
Wong missing with a left hand there. Baroni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wong jabs Baroni right on the nose. Baroni blinks but takes it well.
Jab by Baroni.#T4#
Wong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baroni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wong was well out of range. Poor timing from Baroni.
Baroni throws a leg kick
and Wong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baroni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good work by Wong as he checks the leg kick.
Baroni throws a body punch but Wong moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wong keeps Baroni at a distance using the push kick.
Baroni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baroni.
Wong lands an overhand right.#CUT2#
Jeez, Tommaso Baroni's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.#CL#
Baroni clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaye Wong really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
A combination from Baroni does no damage.
Baroni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wong to score with a decent uppercut.
Wong throws a sloppy body shot
#CL#
and Baroni counters by moving into the clinch.
Wong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Baroni takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Baroni pushes off an throws an elbow but Wong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Baroni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Baroni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baroni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baroni struggles to land a body shot inside as Wong controls his hands.
Wong can't break the clinch.
#T1#
Baroni pushes off an throws an elbow but Wong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baroni has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Baroni to work.
Baroni tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Baroni back against the cage.
Baroni working aggressively here.
Baroni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
Tommaso Baroni has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baroni misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Baroni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Wong.
Wong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baroni's hands.#T2#
Baroni's corner calls for a 1-2. Baroni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Baroni walks into a left hand.
Wong misses with a body shot.
Baroni looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wong throws a right hand that misses
and Baroni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Wong finds it's way through Baroni's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wong digs a good body shot into Baroni's ribs.
Wong looks to score with a jab to the body but Baroni is just out of range.
Wong throws a right hand that misses
and Baroni counters with a three punch combo that has Wong backing up. Wong nods at Baroni to acknowledge the strikes.
Baroni misses with a hook. Wong ducked under it nicely.
Baroni throws a low kick but Wong moves out of range easily.
Baroni throws out a loose jab but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baroni moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWong.#T3#
Baroni gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Baroni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baroni throws a nice head kick!
Wong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baroni.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommaso Baroni's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kaye Wong!
Kaye Wong is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Event:
GFC 23: Romanov vs Sobis
Date: Jul 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Baroni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bathory throws a counter combo.
Baroni swings for the body but Bathory moves out of range.
#CL#
Baroni closes the distance and clinches.
Baroni misses with a punch to the body.
Baroni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baroni misses with an elbow strike.
Baroni is trying to break the clinch but Bathory has him pressed against the cage.
Bathory struggles to land a body shot inside as Baroni controls his hands.
Baroni tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Baroni back against the cage. #BC2#
Bathory escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni thuds a left hand into Bathory's body.
Bathory slips a jab from Baroni.
Bathory looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Some bone on bone action there as Bathory checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T1#
Baroni misses with an uppercut
and Bathory counters with a left to the body.
Baroni defending well as Bathory loads up on a big left hand.
Baroni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baroni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bathory on the side of the head.
Bathory throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bathory throws a jab but it's blocked by Baroni.
A combination from Bathory does no damage.
Bathory tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baroni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bathory manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Bathory on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baroni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bathory! But no joy.#T2#
Baroni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bathory keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baroni.#CL#
Baroni closes the distance and clinches.
Bathory wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baroni stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Baroni misses with an elbow over the top.
Baroni stalling the fight.
Bathory avoids the elbow strike from Baroni, against the cage.
Baroni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bathory.
A nice left hand lands by Bathory.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baroni tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Baroni back against the cage.
Bathory misses with an elbow strike.
Baroni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T3#
Baroni throws a punch but it's blocked by Bathory.
Bathory blocking some punches.
Baroni throws a head punch that misses.
Baroni has Bathory pushed against the cage.
Baroni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baroni throws a punch but it's blocked by Bathory.
Baroni missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Baroni.
Baroni misses with some punches.
Baroni lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Baroni.
Bathory blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baroni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baroni content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#T4#
Bathory has a couple of punches blocked by Baroni.
Bathory blocks an elbow strike from Baroni.
Baroni misses with a punch to the body.
Baroni tries a body shot but Bathory blocks it.
Baroni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baroni lands with a light punch inside.
Bathory controlling the action here for a moment.
Bathory goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baroni throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bathory lands an elbow that stopped Baroni in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
It looks like Tommaso Baroni has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baroni blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommaso Baroni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Bathory has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baroni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baroni is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hand to the body from Baroni.
Baroni digs a right hand underneath Bathory's ribcage. Bathory let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bathory lands a nice uppercut.
Baroni lands a body punch.
Bathory wants to break free but Baroni has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bathory throws an elbow but misses.
Bathory missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Baroni.
Bathory avoids a wild elbow strike from Baroni.#T1#
Baroni lands an elbow inside that Bathory shrugs off. #CUT#
It looks like Arzlan Bathory has been cut.
Bathory blocks an uppercut.
Bathory tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bathory is looking to break free of the clinch but Baroni has double underhooks.
Baroni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baroni.
Baroni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bathory can do to turn this around?
A right hand to the body from Baroni.
Baroni misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Baroni fails to land.
Bathory blocks a body shot from Baroni.
Bathory prevents a body shot from Baroni.
A head punch on the inside from Baroni fails to land.
Bathory misses with the head strike.
Baroni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baroni misses with the head strike.
#T2#
Baroni lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baroni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bathory blocks a body shot from Baroni.
Baroni can't find room to land a body shot as Bathory controls the action.
Bathory creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bathory wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baroni throws a punch but it's blocked by Bathory. #BC2#
Bathory breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Baroni. #CL2#
Bathory rushes Baroni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tommaso Baroni has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bathory throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bathory blocks the elbow strike.
Baroni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baroni tries a body shot but Bathory blocks it.
#T3#
Bathory avoids the elbow strike from Baroni, against the cage.
Bathory throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#BC#
Baroni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baroni digs a good body shot into Bathory's ribs.
Bathory on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baroni. Baroni obviously looking to wear him down.
Baroni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baroni misses with a low kick.
Bathory replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Baroni blocks it well.#CL2#
Bathory clinches.
Baroni swings wildly with an uppercut but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baroni lands with a short shot to the head. #T4#
Bathory lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baroni backwards.
Baroni working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Bathory breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baroni is looking to chop away at Bathory's legs.
Bathory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baroni.
Baroni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bathory's hands.
Baroni moves out of range of the body kick from Bathory.
Bathory takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bathory uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baroni.
Bathory pushes Baroni away with a front kick.
Bathory throws a right and a left that Baroni avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommaso Baroni dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Bathory takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Baroni takes a swing at Bathory's ribcage but misses.
Bathory circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bathory counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Baroni throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bathory counter with a right hand.
Baroni looks to throw a body kick
and Bathory counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory misses with an uppercut. Baroni saw that one coming.
Bathory needs to keep his hands up - Baroni had a free shot at his head there.
Baroni closes the distance but Bathory moves to the side
and Bathory counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T1#
Bathory avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baroni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baroni throws a body punch but Bathory moves out of range. #CL2#
Bathory clinches.
Bathory lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Baroni working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bathory lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baroni backwards. #T2#
Bathory lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baroni backwards.
Baroni misses with a punch on the inside.
Baroni misses with a punch on the inside.
Baroni misses with a punch to the body.
Baroni leaning against his opponent.
Baroni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bathory takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right handed body shot lands from Bathory.
Bathory swings wildly with an uppercut but Baroni uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Baroni fails to land.
Bathory lands an elbow just above Baroni 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baroni is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Baroni stalling in the clinch but Bathory improves position.
Bathory blocking some punches.
#T3#
Baroni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baroni lands a damaging elbow.
Come on Bathory - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bathory misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Baroni.
Bathory misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baroni stalling the fight.
#BC2#
Bathory breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from Baroni misses
and Bathory cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Bathory misses #CL#
and Baroni counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Baroni misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Bathory breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T4#
Baroni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tommaso Baroni is winning the standup battle so far.
Baroni avoids the head kick by Bathory.
Baroni tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bathory counters with a nice body shot.
Bathory ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baroni ducks under a wild hook from Bathory.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bathory blocks a low kick nicely.
Baroni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baroni tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bathory counters with an inside leg kick.
Baroni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Arzlan Bathory just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R4#
Baroni with a jab.#CL#
Baroni drives through and clinches with Bathory against the cage.
Bathory misses with a punch to the body.
Bathory pushes off an throws an elbow but Baroni leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bathory lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bathory blocks a body shot from Baroni.
Bathory wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baroni can't find room to land a body shot as Bathory controls the action.
Bathory pushes Baroni back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni misses with a punch on the inside.
Baroni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bathory working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Baroni.
Bathory slows down the pace here.
#T1#
Baroni has a couple of punches blocked by Bathory.
Baroni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bathory misses with the head strike.
Bathory works on Baroni's body with a couple of short punches.
Bathory scores with a shot to the side of Baroni's head.
Bathory avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bathory.
Baroni blocks an elbow strike from Bathory.
Bathory throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Baroni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baroni blocks an elbow strike.#T2#
Baroni misses with an elbow strike.
Bathory lands a left hand.
Bathory avoids a wild elbow strike from Baroni.
Bathory pushes Baroni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bathory avoids the elbow strike from Baroni, against the cage.
Baroni lands an elbow just above Bathory 's eye.
Baroni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bathory.
Baroni misses with some punches.
Baroni can't find room to land a body shot as Bathory controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bathory misses with some punches.
Baroni lands an elbow just above Bathory 's eye.
Baroni misses with some punches.
Bathory is trying to break the clinch but Baroni is controlling him.#T3#
Baroni landing knees to the body.
Bathory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baroni prevents a body shot from Bathory.
Come on Baroni - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Baroni pushes off an throws an elbow but Bathory leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Baroni lands a right hand.
Baroni can't find room to land a body shot as Bathory controls the action.
Baroni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bathory tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bathory struggles to land a body shot inside as Baroni controls his hands.
Bathory pushes Baroni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baroni misses with a punch on the inside.
#T4#
Baroni misses with some punches.
Baroni tries a body shot but Bathory blocks it.
Baroni misses with a punch to the body.
Baroni lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bathory's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Baroni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Baroni.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bathory.
Baroni misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommaso Baroni had his way with Arzlan Bathory in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R5#
Bathory fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bathory throws a lazy head kick #CL#
and Baroni counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baroni.
Baroni misses with a body punch.
Baroni digs a right hand into Bathory's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bathory's gas tank.
Bathory blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bathory avoids the elbow strike from Baroni, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baroni throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Baroni.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baroni throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bathory wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baroni tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Baroni back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bathory. #T1#
Baroni misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Bathory breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bathory walks into a stiff left hand from Baroni.
A shot to the liver by Baroni. Beautiful body shot.
Tommaso Baroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Bathory clinches with his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bathory misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baroni can't find room to land a body shot as Bathory controls the action.
Baroni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bathory avoids it.
Baroni trying to land knees to the body.
Arzlan Bathory has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Bathory takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baroni.
Bathory is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bathory is stalling here.
Baroni scores with a hook to the body.
Bathory prevents a body shot from Baroni.
Bathory avoids a wild elbow strike from Baroni.
Baroni lands a knee to the body.
Baroni swings wildly with an uppercut but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tommaso Baroni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baroni lands a shot to the body.
Baroni misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Baroni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bathory is looking to break free of the clinch but Baroni has double underhooks.
Baroni prevents a body shot from Bathory. #BC2#
Bathory breaks the clinch.
Bathory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baroni moves away.
Bathory throws a head kick but Baroni moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Baroni tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bathory circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bathory is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Baroni with a body shot.
Baroni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bathory doesn't seem bothered though.
Baroni scores with a jab.#T4#
Bathory on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baroni throws a body shot but no joy.
Baroni swinging wildly here.
Jab by Bathory.
A head kick misses from Bathory.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL#
Baroni closes the distance and clinches.
Baroni lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bathory.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommaso Baroni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baroni 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommaso Baroni!
Tommaso Baroni retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Tommaso Baroni, 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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Event:
GFC 19: Trujillo vs Baroni
Date: Jul 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Trujillo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Baroni throws a jab but it's blocked by Trujillo.
Baroni connects with a right hand. Trujillo shakes it off.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baroni!
Baroni tries to land a front kick but Trujillo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Trujillo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Baroni.
Baroni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trujillo's calf.
Baroni misses with a leg kick
and Trujillo counters with an inside leg kick.
Baroni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Trujillo counters with a low kick, right behind Baroni 's knee. #T1#
Trujillo lands a head shot.#CL#
Trujillo has closed the distance and engaged Baroni in a clinch.
Baroni displaying some good clinch control by pressing Trujillo up against the cage.
Trujillo lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Tommaso Baroni has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Trujillo has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Trujillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baroni is leaning against Trujillo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Trujillo lands with a short shot to the head.
Trujillo lands a shoulder strike.
Trujillo blocking some punches.
#TD#
Trujillo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Baroni uses from the top position.
Trujillo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baroni is one step ahead there. #T2#
Baroni is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB#
Trujillo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Baroni is aware though and is defending well.
Baroni stays in close to Trujillo's body and controls the position. #SUB#
Trujillo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baroni defends it easily.
Trujillo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Baroni has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Trujillo is proving hard to escape from.
Trujillo looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Baroni stays in close to Trujillo's body and controls the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#SUB#
Trujillo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Baroni escapes and throws Trujillo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Trujillo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Baroni wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
Baroni working away.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Baroni trying to control the action but Trujillo is working from the bottom.
Baroni working away.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Trujillo digs a good hook to Baroni's body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baroni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trujillo.
Nice body kick there by Baroni.#CL2#
Baroni closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommaso Baroni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
A jab from Baroni misses.
Baroni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trujillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baroni bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL#
Trujillo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baroni working aggressively here.
Trujillo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Baroni.
Baroni misses with an elbow strike.
Baroni looking to stall.
Trujillo blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trujillo or not.
Baroni struggles to land a body shot inside as Trujillo controls his hands.
Baroni working aggressively here.
Baroni trying to stall but Trujillo improves his position.
#BC#
Trujillo breaks the clinch.
#T1#
Trujillo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Trujillo slips a jab and a cross from Baroni.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trujillo.
Baroni unleashes a big counter combination but Trujillo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Trujillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Baroni misses with a lunging right hand
and Trujillo counters with a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Baroni.
Baroni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T2#
Good work by Baroni as he checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trujillo.
A swing and a miss from Baroni.
Baroni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trujillo.#CL#
Trujillo forces Baroni back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trujillo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trujillo scores with a hook to the body.
Baroni misses with an elbow over the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trujillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baroni is looking to break free of the clinch but Trujillo has double underhooks. #TD#
Trujillo jumps guard and drags Baroni to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Trujillo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baroni manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Baroni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trujillo. #T3#
Trujillo trying to control but Baroni is working from the bottom.
Trujillo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Baroni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trujillo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baroni is keeping the position for now.
Baroni keeping moving, preventing Trujillo from controlling successfully.
Baroni is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Trujillo is controlling him. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Baroni is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Trujillo looking to pass the guard.
Trujillo is working hard here to advance position.
Baroni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trujillo is one step ahead there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trujillo lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agustin Trujillo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Trujillo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Baroni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trujillo.
Trujillo misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baroni. Trujillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trujillo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Trujillo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baroni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo throws a head kick that misses.
Trujillo misses with a wild body shot.
Baroni looks to land a left hand but Trujillo moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Trujillo tries a head kick but it misses.
Baroni misses with a lunging right hand
and Trujillo counters with a stiff right hand.
Baroni works over Trujillo's head and body with a nice combination.
Tommaso Baroni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baroni bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trujillo's head backwards.
Trujillo misses with a hook
and Baroni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Trujillo has Baroni up against the cage in a clinch.
Trujillo jumps guard but Baroni turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC2#
Baroni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trujillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baroni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T2#
Baroni scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trujillo checks a leg kick.
Trujillo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Trujillo slips under a jab from Baroni.
Trujillo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baroni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baroni avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tommaso Baroni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trujillo dives in and grabs Baroni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baroni pushes down on Trujillo's head and hops out.
Trujillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baroni manages to avoid it.
A jab from Trujillo finds it's way through Baroni's defenses.
Baroni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Trujillo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Trujillo misses the target.#T3#
Trujillo shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agustin Trujillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baroni tries to land a front kick but Trujillo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It appears Trujillo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Trujillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trujillo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Baroni defends well and Trujillo ends up having to push Baroni into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Baroni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL2#
Baroni closes the distance and clinches.
Trujillo takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#
It looks like Agustin Trujillo has been cut.
Trujillo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baroni has a couple of punches blocked by Trujillo.
Baroni works on Trujillo's body with a couple of short punches.
Trujillo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Agustin Trujillo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trujillo blocks a body shot from Baroni.
A shot in the inside from Baroni.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trujillo. #T4#
Trujillo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Trujillo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Trujillo.
Baroni lands with a short shot to the head.
Baroni is looking to break free of the clinch but Trujillo has double underhooks.
Trujillo blocks an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trujillo blocks the elbow strike.
Trujillo lands a damaging elbow.
Trujillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baroni's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trujillo.
Trujillo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baroni's efforts to push away.
Trujillo is leaning against Baroni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baroni stops a takedown attempt from Trujillo.
Trujillo blocks an elbow strike from Baroni.
Baroni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommaso Baroni really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R4#
Trujillo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Baroni responds with a good body kick, but Trujillo manages to step out the way in time.#CL#
Trujillo drives through and clinches with Baroni against the cage.
Baroni can't find room to land a body shot as Trujillo controls the action.
Baroni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trujillo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Baroni creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trujillo's defenses.
Baroni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baroni misses with an elbow over the top.
Trujillo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baroni lands an elbow that stopped Trujillo in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo pushes off an throws an elbow but Baroni leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Baroni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trujillo backwards.
Baroni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trujillo lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Trujillo.
#T1#
Baroni misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Trujillo.
A head punch on the inside from Trujillo fails to land.
Trujillo jumps guard but Baroni stands there with Trujillo around his waist. Trujillo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Trujillo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Baroni to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agustin Trujillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trujillo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Trujillo looking for a takedown.
Baroni can't find room to land a body shot as Trujillo controls the action.
Baroni is pushing Trujillo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Baroni throws an elbow that misses.
Trujillo tries to pull guard but Baroni won't allow it.
Trujillo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Baroni walks away with a smile on his face. Trujillo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trujillo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T2#
Baroni misses the shot to the body.
Trujillo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Baroni just manages to avoid it.
Trujillo ducks under a wild hook from Baroni.
Trujillo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL2#
Baroni gets a clinch.
Trujillo tries to work over Baroni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trujillo lands a body shot.
Trujillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Trujillo.
#BC2#
Baroni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baroni tries to clinch but Trujillo moves away
enabling Trujillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Trujillo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tommaso Baroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Trujillo misses with the combination.
The crowd cheers as Trujillo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Baroni doesn't seem phased though.
Trujillo is looking to chop away at Baroni's legs.
Trujillo throws a good cross that connects.
Baroni throws the left hand but Trujillo avoids the punch easily.
Baroni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baroni blocks a head kick by Trujillo.
#T4#
Baroni misses with a hook.
Baroni throws a leg kick that is checked
and Trujillo counters with a good low kick that Baroni was not able to check.
Baroni connects with a body shot.
Baroni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trujillo.
Trujillo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Baroni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Trujillo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trujillo drops his hands momentarily and Baroni takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Baroni swings away with a body shot that misses
and Trujillo counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Baroni checks a low kick from Trujillo.#CL#
Trujillo has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Tommaso Baroni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Baroni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Trujillo delivers a nice body kick.#CL#
Baroni gets tackled into the cage by Trujillo. Trujillo maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Baroni scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trujillo struggles to land a body shot inside as Baroni controls his hands.
Trujillo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Baroni prevents it.
Trujillo tries to throw a body punch but Baroni avoids it by throwing Trujillo back against the cage.
Baroni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Trujillo breaks the clinch.
Trujillo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baroni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trujillo scrambles back to his feet.
Trujillo feints and then cracks Baroni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baroni down.
Baroni looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#T1#
Baroni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baroni misses with a hook. Trujillo ducked under it nicely.
Baroni moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baroni misses with an uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trujillo.
Trujillo drops his hands momentarily and Baroni takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Baroni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big left from Baroni misses.
It looked like Trujillo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T2#
Trujillo checks the leg kick nicely there.
#CL#
Trujillo closes the distance and clinches.
Baroni stalling the fight.
Baroni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baroni throws a head punch that misses.
Baroni misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Trujillo - that landed with a thud.
Trujillo tries to pull guard but Baroni holds him up against the cage and eventually Trujillo drops back down to his feet.
Tommaso Baroni is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agustin Trujillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baroni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trujillo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Trujillo is trying to pull guard but Baroni turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T3#
Trujillo throws an elbow that misses.
#TD#
Trujillo manages to pull guard.
Trujillo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Baroni seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Baroni must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Agustin Trujillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trujillo looking to control.
Trujillo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
#SUB#
Trujillo has his foot on Baroni's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Baroni works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Baroni wanted to stand there but Trujillo had control of the position.
Baroni postures up.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Trujillo moves forwards but Baroni connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL2#
Baroni clinches up with Trujillo and pushes him back against the cage.
Baroni lands with a right to the head.
Trujillo throws a head punch that misses.
Trujillo blocks a body shot from Baroni.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trujillo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Baroni is defending well.
Trujillo lands a shoulder strike.
Baroni prevents a body shot from Trujillo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommaso Baroni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Baroni 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 47:49
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommaso Baroni!
Tommaso Baroni is the new light heavyweight champion!
Tommaso Baroni decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
ROV 72
Date: Jun 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Baroni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tu throws a hook to the side of Baroni's head but Baroni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Tu.
Baroni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baroni.
Tu throws a lazy right hand but Baroni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baroni unleashes a big counter combination but Tu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Baroni takes one on the button.
Tu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Baroni counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Baroni moves into the clinch.
Baroni stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tu is trying to pull guard but Baroni turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Baroni lands a hook that snaps the head of Tu backwards.
We've been hearing reports that Tu has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Baroni scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Baroni can't find room to land a body shot as Tu controls the action.
#T1#
Baroni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#TD#
Tu pulls guard successfully.
Tu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Baroni wants to control from the top but Tu keeps moving.
Baroni preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Tu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baroni doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baroni manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Baroni controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tu is looking to stand up but Baroni isn't so interested in that idea. #T2#
Tu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Baroni slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#SUB#
Baroni avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tu wants to improve his position but instead Baroni has moved into half guard.
Tu tries to get to full guard but Baroni has control of the leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB#
Tu looking for submissions off his back.#T3#
Tu is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tu is trying to stand back up but Baroni is controlling him
Baroni is trying to control. Tu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Baroni controlling the action here.
Tu wants to improve his position but Baroni is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tu manages to get to full guard.
Tu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baroni's guard. #REVR##T4#
Baroni wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tu throwing strikes but missing.
Baroni is trying to control the position but Tu postures up.
Tu works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Baroni trying to control from the bottom.
Baroni is holding on to half guard well.#SUB#
Tu is working for a submission of some sort.
Tu missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T5#
Tu is thwarting Baroni's attempts to control the position.
Baroni manages to get to full guard.
Tu scoring with some ground and pound.
Baroni is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Baroni passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tu can't escape the position.
Baroni controlling from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T6#
Baroni wants to control the pace but Tu is squirming around nicely.
Tu is trying desperately to improve position.
Baroni controlling his opponent.
Baroni wants to control the pace but Tu is squirming around nicely. #T7#
Tu is looking to get to half guard.
Baroni controlling from the full mount.
Tu tries to reverse the position but Baroni maintains control.
Baroni trying to control but Tu is having none of it.
Tu is working to get back to half guard.
#T8#
Baroni trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Baroni controlling from mount.
Tu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Baroni takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Baroni controlling the pace.
Baroni is pressing down on Tu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tu is holding on for now.
Tu is pressing down on Baroni's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T9##SUB#
Tu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Baroni can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Baroni won't allow Tu to pass to mount.
Tu working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Baroni's thigh. Baroni counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Tu is fighting to break Baroni's control of his arms but Baroni is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommaso Baroni will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Baroni thumps Tu with a low kick.
Tu fails with the takedown
and Baroni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Baroni gets a clinch.
Baroni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tu backwards.
Tu is trying to pull guard but Baroni turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Baroni lands a body punch in the clinch. #TD#
Tu jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tu is on top in guard.
#REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni pulls Tu in to control the position.
Baroni is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baroni swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
Baroni wants to sweep here but Tu controlling him for the moment.
Baroni pulls Tu in close to his closed guard and prevents Tu from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tu looking to pass the guard.
Baroni seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tu tries to free his leg and advance position but Baroni is retaining full guard.
Tu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Baroni wants to stand up but Tu is controlling him.
Baroni keeping full guard, as Tu tries to pass. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Baroni is controlling Tu's posture.
Baroni working a defensive guard here.
Baroni keeping full guard, as Tu tries to pass.
Baroni trying to keep a closed guard but Tu is proving a slippery customer.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Baroni moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Baroni fails to land.
Baroni scores with a hook to the body.
Tu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Baroni smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vit Tu. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Baroni scoring well with a low kick there.
Tu closes the distance and clinches up with Baroni, looking for a takedown. Tu pushes Baroni against the ropes but Baroni circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Baroni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Baroni counters with a two punch combo.
Baroni dips to his left and cracks Tu with an uppercut!
Tu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Baroni defends well and Tu ends up having to push Baroni into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.#CL2#
Baroni forces Tu back against the ropes and clinches.
Tu tries to pull guard but Baroni holds him up against the ropes and eventually Tu drops back down to his feet.
Baroni lands a nice uppercut.
Baroni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tus head.
Baroni lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baroni lands a shoulder strike. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tu tries to pull guard but Baroni won't allow it.
Baroni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baroni lands a hook that snaps the head of Tu backwards.
Tu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Baroni just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Baroni lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Baroni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
Baroni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tu shoots and misses
and Baroni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baroni throws a front kick that sends Tu stumbling back into the ropes.#CL2#
Baroni clinches.
Tu fails to pull guard.
Baroni lands an uppercut.
Baroni lands with a light punch inside.
Tu takes a shot to the head.
Baroni pushes Tu back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Baroni is leaning against Tu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baroni lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Tu is rocked!#T5#
Baroni lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Tu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baroni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baroni lands a big right hand that drops Tu! The killer instinct kicks in and Baroni finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Baroni!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommaso Baroni!
Tommaso Baroni is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Tommaso Baroni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Date: May 14, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Baroni moves into the clinch.
Baroni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baroni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baroni.
Baroni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ono fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ono lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ono leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Baroni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baroni struggles to land a body shot inside as Ono controls his hands.
Baroni lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ono creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baroni throws a head punch that misses.
Ono scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ono effectively controlling the action here.
Ono tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baroni lands an elbow just above Ono 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ono misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Baroni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ono throws a poor cross that misses
and Baroni counters with a body kick that stops Ono in his tracks momentarily. #T1#
Baroni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Baroni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baroni cracks Ono with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ono throws a push kick but Baroni slaps the foot to one side.
Ono keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ono moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baroni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baroni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Baroni misses with a low kick.
Baroni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ono lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baroni tries to clinch but Ono is having none of it.
Ono fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baroni is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ono feints and then cracks Baroni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baroni down. #T2#
Baroni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baroni there as he acknowledges the shot.
No joy there for Baroni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ono swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baroni. Ono does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Ono on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baroni scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ono in his tracks.
Ono ducks under a wild hook from Baroni.
Baroni sizes up Ono with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Baroni takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Baroni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT2#
It looks like Tommaso Baroni has been cut.
Baroni takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ono lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baroni at a distance.
Baroni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ono on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good leg kick by Ono there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ono fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baroni on the side of the head.#T3#
Baroni walks into a left hand. #CL#
Baroni instigates a clinch.
Ono tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ono digs a right hand into Baroni's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baroni's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Baroni scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baroni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ono trying to control the position but instead, Baroni has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ono into the ropes.
Baroni is trying to maintain a safe position but Ono gets an underhook and turns Baroni into the ropes.
Ono tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baroni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baroni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ono backwards.
Ono blocks an uppercut.
Baroni tries to stall but Ono uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Ono fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ono misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baroni misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T4#
Baroni lands a body punch.
Ono lands a hook that snaps the head of Baroni backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Baroni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ono's brow.
Baroni blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baroni.
Baroni tries to work over Ono's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baroni blocks an uppercut.
Baroni throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baroni blocks a body shot from Ono.
Ono lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baroni.
Ono lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baroni backwards.
Ono tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baroni's elbow.
Ono looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ono misses with some punches.
Ono tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Baroni.
Ono scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Its Ono will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Baroni wants to clinch.
Baroni throws a jab but it's blocked by Ono.
Ono swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baroni seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Baroni blocks a jab.
Ono steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baroni.
Some bone on bone action there as Baroni checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big left from Baroni misses.
Ono on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baroni walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Baroni avoids the head kick by Ono.
Baroni lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T1#
Baroni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ono counters with a stiff right hand.
Baroni is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ono throws a poor cross that misses
and Baroni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ono misses with a body shot.
Ono misses with a right hand
and Baroni counters with a straight right hand.
Its Ono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baroni throws a leg kick but Ono moved away.
Baroni checks the leg kick nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ono.
Ono's corner calls for a 1-2. Ono obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ono fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baroni manages to avoid it.
Ono thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Baroni if he has to take too many more of those.
Ono throws a poor cross that misses
and Ono takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Ono.
Baroni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ono throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baroni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ono throws a hook to the side of Baroni's head but Baroni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baroni jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Ono.
Ono lands with a shot to the body.
Ono misses with a lunging right hand
and Baroni counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Baroni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Baroni scores with a punch to the head.
Ono rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baroni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ono tried to score with a low kick but Baroni checks it.
Baroni walks into a stiff left hand from Ono.
Ono throws the left hand but Baroni avoids the punch easily.
Ono on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ono looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T3#
Ono throws a leg kick but Baroni checks it.
Ono jabs Baroni right on the nose. Baroni blinks but takes it well.
Baroni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ono gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Baroni counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #ROC#
Ono is rocked!
Baroni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Ono is predictable there
and Baroni counters with a leg kick.
Baroni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baroni checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tommaso Baroni is winning the standup battle so far.
Ono throws the kick towards the body but Baroni avoids it.
Ono looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baroni wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ono pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ono misses with a hook.
Baroni wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Ono checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T4#
Ono misses with a looping right.
Ono lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ono misses with a body kick.
Ono misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baroni.
Baroni misses with a body kick.
Ono bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baroni's head backwards.
A swing and a miss from Ono.
A quick step to the side and Baroni tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baroni. Ono does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ono lands a jab to Baroni's midsection.
Ono ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baroni moves away.
Baroni throws a leg kick
and Baroni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baroni jabs at Ono's body.
Ono fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baroni on the side of the head.
Ono bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Its Ono will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3#
Ono lands with a nice body kick.
Baroni is looking to clinch.
Ono throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baroni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ono takes one to the side of the head.
Ono throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Baroni's head.
A jab lands there for Ono.
Nice jab there from Baroni.
Baroni blocks a leg kick.
Baroni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ono throws a jab but it's blocked by Baroni.
Ono's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baroni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ono scrambles back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ono. That's going to slow Baroni down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Baroni.
Baroni tries to clinch up
and Ono counters with a leg kick. #T1#
Ono lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ono staying out of range there.
Ono loads up on a big right hand but Baroni slips the punch.
Baroni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baroni tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ono manages to circle out of the way.
Ono checks a leg kick.
Baroni misses with a hook. Ono ducked under it nicely.
Baroni throws a wild body kick that Ono sees coming a mile off.
Ono throws out a counter right but Baroni avoids it with no problem.
Baroni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Baroni looks to land a body kick but Ono moved away.#CL#
Baroni moves into the clinch.
Ono avoiding damage as Baroni throws knees to the body.
#T2#
Baroni lands an uppercut.
Baroni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ono avoids the elbow strike from Baroni, against the ropes.
Ono lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ono takes an elbow to the temple.
Ono fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baroni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ono misses with a punch on the inside.
Baroni stalling in the clinch but Ono improves position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Good body shot from Ono.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ono.
Tommaso Baroni has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ono has a couple of punches blocked by Baroni.
Ono lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baroni backwards.
Baroni blocks a body shot from Ono.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Baroni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baroni trying to land knees to the body.
#T3#
Baroni has had enough of the clinch but Ono keeps him there for the moment.
Ono doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baroni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Onos head.
Ono lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baroni backwards.
Baroni displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ono up against the ropes.
Ono takes an elbow to the temple.
Ono blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
Baroni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ono lands with an overhand left.
Ono swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baroni.
Ono misses with a body shot.
Ono throws a leg kick but Baroni sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ono circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Baroni as he connects with a hook.#T4#
A slow jab from Baroni misses its intended target.
Baroni lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ono backs up against the ropes.
Baroni looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baroni walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ono on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baroni. Baroni obviously looking to wear him down.
Ono jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ono throws a right and a left that Baroni avoids nicely.
Ono slips a jab from Baroni.#KD#
Baroni drops Ono with a beautiful combination! Ono stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Baroni is looking for the KO!
Ono is still on wobbly legs! Can Baroni finish him?
Baroni scores with a jab to the head.
Baroni listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ono circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ono takes a swing at Baroni's ribcage but misses.
Ono fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baroni manages to avoid it.
Ono avoids the body shot from Baroni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tommaso Baroni did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R4#
Baroni takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ono throws a nice looking combination but Baroni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ono seems to have recovered his senses.
Baroni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baroni scores with a jab. Ono acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baroni sizes up Ono with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Baroni takes one on the button.
Ono misses with a body punch
and Baroni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Ono.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baroni. Ono does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baroni on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ono throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baroni takes a swing at Ono's ribcage but misses.
Baroni connects with a jab.#T1#
Baroni checks the leg kick nicely there.
Baroni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baroni tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ono is able to avoid easily.
Baroni connects with a looping right hand.
#CL#
Baroni closes the distance and pushes Ono back into the ropes.
Baroni misses with an elbow strike.
Baroni blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ono.
Ono misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baroni misses with a punch to the body.
Ono misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baroni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ono backwards.
Ono tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baroni misses with some punches.
Ono is working Baroni over against the ropes.
Baroni tries to throw a body punch but Ono avoids it by throwing Baroni back against the ropes. #T2#
Baroni misses with a body punch.
Baroni lands with a left to the head.
Baroni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC#
Baroni breaks the clinch.
Ono tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baroni was well out of range. Poor timing from Ono.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ono throws a lazy uppercut
and Baroni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ono moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ono looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ono throws a head kick that Baroni semi-blocks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baroni.
Ono attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baroni scores with a leg kick.
Baroni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ono finds it's way round the side to connect with Baroni's head.
Baroni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T3#
Ono shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut there from Ono.
Baroni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ono wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Baroni scores with a kick to the body.
Baroni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Ono.
Ono swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baroni takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baroni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ono.
Ono is looking to slow Baroni down with leg kicks.
Baroni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ono was well out of range. Poor timing from Baroni.#T4#
Ono misses with a low kick.
Ono lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ono is looking to score with low kicks.
Ono will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ono swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Baroni instigates a clinch.
Ono blocks the elbow strike.
Ono misses with a punch to the body.
Ono looking to stall.
Baroni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baroni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baroni pushes Ono back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baroni gets through Ono's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baroni effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tommaso Baroni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Ono swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ono showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baroni.
Ono throws the kick towards the body but Baroni avoids it.#CL#
Baroni rushes Ono and presses him up against the ropes.
Baroni misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baroni.
Baroni tries a body shot but Ono blocks it.
Ono misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Ono.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ono misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baroni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ono misses with a punch on the inside.
Ono wants to stall.
Ono blocks a body shot from Baroni.
Baroni tries to land a knee to the head but Ono blocks with his arms.
#T1#
Baroni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ono swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ono creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baroni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ono lands an uppercut.
Ono goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baroni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ono blocking some punches.
Ono lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baroni backwards.
Baroni swings wildly with an uppercut but Ono uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baroni digs a right hand underneath Ono's ribcage. Ono let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ono tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baroni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ono backwards.
Ono swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ono tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Baroni.
Ono tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baroni's elbow. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baroni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ono's elbow.
Baroni looking to stall.
Baroni lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ono.
Baroni gets through Ono's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Ono.
Baroni throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ono is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Baroni lands with a light punch inside.
Baroni tries to work over Ono's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ono misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baroni scores with a shot to the side of Ono's head.
Ono misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baroni tries to break free but Ono pushes him back against the ropes.
Baroni blocking some punches.
Baroni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ono working aggressively here.
A short right from Baroni on the inside. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ono.
Ono misses with a punch on the inside.
Ono lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Baroni breaks the clinch.
Baroni misses with a wild body shot.
Baroni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ono staying out of range there.
Baroni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ono throws a hook but Baroni avoids it easily.
Ono misses the shot to the body.
Baroni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ono.
Baroni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baroni takes a swing at Ono's ribcage but misses.
Ono let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ono throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. #T4#
Baroni looks to score with a jab to the body but Ono is just out of range.
Ono fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baroni manages to avoid it.
Baroni on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baroni throws a leg kick but Ono checks it.
Ono feints and then cracks Baroni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baroni down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Baroni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ono will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Baroni cracks the inside of Ono's front leg.
Ono lands the left hand.
Ono tries to score with a low kick but Baroni moves his leg out of the way.
Ono throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baroni counters with a nice uppercut.
Baroni needs to keep his hands up - Ono had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tommaso Baroni.
I think Baroni has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 48:47
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommaso Baroni!
Tommaso Baroni decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
ROV 68
Date: Apr 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Baroni slips under a jab from Conteh.
Conteh misses with a hook
and Baroni counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Conteh has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Conteh throws a looping overhand right but Baroni ducks down to avoid it.
Baroni missing with a left hand there. Conteh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baroni misses with a leg kick.
Conteh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Conteh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baroni.
Conteh misses with an uppercut.
Conteh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni ducks under a wild hook from Conteh.
Baroni lands with an overhand left.
Conteh jabs at Baroni's body.
Conteh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Baroni catches Conteh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Conteh misses with an uppercut.
Baroni tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Conteh manages to circle out of the way.
Baroni closes the distance looking to clinch
and Conteh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baroni thinking.
Baroni stuns Conteh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Conteh throws a hook to the side of Baroni's head but Baroni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Baroni misses
and Conteh counters with a three punch combo that has Baroni backing up. Baroni nods at Conteh to acknowledge the strikes.
Baroni throws an overhand right that lands on Conteh's shoulder, as Conteh tries to avoid the shot.
Baroni has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Baroni needs to keep his hands up - Conteh had a free shot at his head there.#CUT2#
It looks like Tommaso Baroni has been cut.
Baroni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Conteh misses with a straight right. #T2#
Conteh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baroni.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conteh throws a looping overhand right but Baroni ducks down to avoid it.
Baroni throws a solid leg kick but Conteh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baroni.#CL2#
Conteh closes the distance and pushes Baroni back into the ropes.
Nice body punch from Conteh.
Baroni swings wildly with an uppercut but Conteh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conteh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Conteh is trying to maintain a safe position but Baroni gets an underhook and turns Conteh into the ropes.
Conteh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conteh dodges an elbow strike from Baroni.
Conteh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conteh swings wildly with an uppercut but Baroni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baroni lands a right hand.
Baroni throws a punch but it's blocked by Conteh. #T3#
Baroni taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Conteh blocks an uppercut.
Baroni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Conteh.
Conteh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Baroni manages to break the clinch.
Baroni lands an overhand right.
Baroni slips under a jab from Conteh.
Conteh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baroni.
Baroni wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Conteh throws a jab when Baroni was well out of range.
Baroni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Baroni bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Baroni falls off balance throwing a combination
and Conteh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baroni slips a jab from Conteh.
A little feinted left hand from Baroni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T4##CL2#
Conteh has managed to clinch.
Conteh tries to work over Baroni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conteh misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conteh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Conteh on the inside.
Conteh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Baroni lands a hook that snaps the head of Conteh backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baroni.
Stalling in the clinch from Conteh.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Baroni has a couple of punches blocked by Conteh.
Conteh is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A shot in the inside from Baroni.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Conteh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conteh pushes Baroni back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conteh scores with a shot to the side of Baroni's head.
Baroni has a couple of punches blocked by Conteh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Conteh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Conteh lands with a straight right. Baroni didn't see that one coming.
Conteh scores with a punch to the head.
Conteh throws a big shot that misses.
Conteh misses with a hook.
Baroni is looking for a counter combo.
Conteh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conteh misses with a body shot
and Conteh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John Conteh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baroni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conteh.
Baroni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conteh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conteh connects with a right hand. Baroni shakes it off.
Baroni throws out a loose jab but Conteh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conteh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Conteh misses with a series of wild punches.
#T1#
Nice body punch from Conteh.
Conteh throws a lazy uppercut
and Baroni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Conteh throws out a loose jab but Baroni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baroni scores with a leg kick.
Baroni avoids the body shot from Conteh.
Baroni thinks about countering with a head kick.
Baroni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Conteh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conteh throws a body punch but Baroni moves out of range.
A jab from Conteh misses.
As Conteh tries to get set, Baroni tries to push him back and clinch up but Conteh manages to avoid the attempt.#CL#
Baroni closes the distance and pushes Conteh back into the ropes.#T2#
Baroni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baroni lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conteh.
Conteh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baroni trying to land knees to the body.
Conteh lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conteh misses with some punches.
Conteh is looking to control Baroni's arms but Baroni gets an underhook and turns him. Now Conteh has his back to the ropes.
Baroni blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Conteh.
Baroni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conteh avoids it.
Baroni struggles to land a body shot inside as Conteh controls his hands.
#BC#
Baroni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conteh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baroni counters with a stiff right hand.
Conteh thuds a left hand into Baroni's body.
Baroni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T3#
Baroni on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CL2#
Conteh clinches with his opponent.
Conteh swings wildly with an uppercut but Baroni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conteh misses with some punches.
Baroni lands a nice elbow.
Conteh lands with a left to the head.
Conteh scores with a shot to the side of Baroni's head. #CUT2#
Tommaso Baroni's cut is getting worse.
Baroni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conteh's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baroni.
Conteh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baroni blocks a body shot from Conteh.
Baroni throws an elbow but it misses.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baroni lands an elbow that stopped Conteh in his tracks for a moment.
Conteh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Conteh throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Conteh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Conteh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conteh.
Baroni throws a head punch that misses.
Conteh dodges an elbow strike from Baroni.
Conteh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conteh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baroni.
Baroni missing with knees to the body.
Baroni holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Baroni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh tries to throw a body punch but Baroni avoids it by throwing Conteh back against the ropes.
Conteh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Baroni up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baroni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Conteh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3##CL2#
Conteh takes the fight into the clinch.
Baroni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conteh or not.
Conteh misses with a punch to the body.
Baroni stalling in the clinch but Conteh improves position.
Baroni is looking to break free of the clinch but Conteh has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Conteh.
Baroni swings wildly with an uppercut but Conteh uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baroni.
Baroni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conteh or not.
Baroni is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni blocks an uppercut.
Conteh throws a punch but it's blocked by Baroni.
Baroni looking to stall.
Baroni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1#
Baroni misses with some punches.
Conteh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baroni lands a shoulder strike.
John Conteh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Baroni misses with the head strike.
Conteh throws a punch but it's blocked by Baroni.
Baroni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baroni lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Conteh throws a head punch that misses.
Conteh lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conteh.
Conteh lands a hook that snaps the head of Baroni backwards.
A short right from Conteh on the inside.
Baroni is looking to control Conteh's arms but Conteh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baroni has his back to the ropes.
Baroni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baroni prevents a body shot from Conteh.
Baroni tries a body shot but Conteh blocks it.
Conteh trying to stall but Baroni improves his position.
#T2#
Baroni creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Conteh's defenses. #CUT#
It looks like John Conteh has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Conteh fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baroni scores a nice knee to the body.
Baroni pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Conteh prevents a body shot from Baroni.
Baroni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baroni letting Conteh take a breather here.
Baroni working aggressively here.
Baroni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conteh has a couple of punches blocked by Baroni.
Conteh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Baroni misses with an elbow strike.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
The referee calls for Conteh to work.
Conteh tries to work over Baroni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conteh working aggressively here.
Baroni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baroni lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baroni.
Baroni misses with a knee to the head.
Conteh works on Baroni's body with a couple of short punches.
Conteh lands a nice uppercut.
Baroni lands a hook that snaps the head of Conteh backwards.
Baroni blocks an uppercut.
Baroni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baroni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Conteh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baroni blocking some punches.
#BC#
Baroni breaks the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Conteh blocks the leg kick.
#T4#
Conteh throws a body punch but Baroni moves out of range.
Conteh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conteh scores with a hook.
Conteh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Conteh lands a slapping body shot.
Conteh misses with a body shot.
Baroni takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CUT2#
Tommaso Baroni's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice defenses there by Baroni.
Baroni throws a jab but it's blocked by Conteh.
Conteh misses with a body shot.
Baroni keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but John Conteh just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R4#
Baroni moves out of range as Conteh strikes.
A swing and a miss from Conteh.
Baroni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Conteh misses with a looping left.
Conteh jabs Baroni to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Conteh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baroni half committed to a counter leg kick.
Baroni shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Conteh eats them both and turns towards Baroni to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Conteh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Conteh.
Baroni on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Conteh throws a shot from downtown. Baroni moves away and avoids it.
Baroni tried to counter with a leg kick but Conteh avoided it.#T1##CL2#
Conteh closes the distance and clinches.
Baroni is trying to push Conteh away but Conteh has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Baroni is looking to control Conteh's arms but Conteh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baroni has his back to the ropes.
Conteh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baroni backwards.
Baroni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Conteh blocking some punches.
Conteh has a couple of punches blocked by Baroni.
Conteh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baroni backwards.
Baroni can't find room to land a body shot as Conteh controls the action.
Baroni lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Baroni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Conteh backwards.
Conteh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Baroni.
Baroni tries to throw a body punch but Conteh avoids it by throwing Baroni back against the ropes.
Baroni tries a body shot but Conteh blocks it.
#BC#
Baroni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Conteh swings for the body but Baroni moves out of range.
Baroni avoids the body shot from Conteh.
Baroni throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baroni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baroni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conteh circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Conteh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Conteh scores with a jab. Baroni acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baroni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conteh.
Baroni defending well as Conteh loads up on a big left hand.
Conteh throws a jab when Baroni was well out of range.
Conteh's corner calls for a 1-2. Conteh obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Conteh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baroni.#T3#
Baroni looks to score with a jab to the body but Conteh is just out of range.
Conteh throws out a counter right but Baroni avoids it with no problem.
Conteh throws a right hand that misses
and Baroni counters with a low kick, right behind Conteh 's knee.
Conteh throws a jab but it's blocked by Baroni.
Conteh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Conteh misses the target.
Baroni tries to clinch but Conteh is having none of it.
Baroni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conteh.
A little feinted left hand from Baroni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baroni avoids the body shot from Conteh.
Baroni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Conteh is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Baroni with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baroni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T4#
Conteh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baroni manages to avoid it.#CL#
Baroni clinches.
Baroni misses with some punches.
Conteh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baroni working aggressively here.
Baroni misses with a knee strike.
Conteh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baroni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Baroni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Conteh's brow.
Conteh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baroni looking to slow down the pace here.
Baroni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conteh misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Conteh dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Baroni cracks the inside of Conteh's front leg.
A decent looking cross lands there for Conteh.
Baroni takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Baroni slips a jab from Conteh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baroni. Conteh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baroni staying out of range there.
Baroni ducks under a wild hook from Conteh.#CL2#
Conteh has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Baroni.
Baroni misses with a punch on the inside.
Conteh presses Baroni against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conteh.
Conteh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T1#
Conteh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conteh.
Conteh pushes Baroni back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Baroni blocks an uppercut.
Baroni swings wildly with an uppercut but Conteh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baroni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Conteh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Conteh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conteh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Conteh blocks an uppercut.
Conteh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh pushes Baroni back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baroni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Conteh fails to land. #T2#
Baroni lands a shot to the body.
Baroni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baroni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Conteh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conteh tries a body shot but Baroni blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baroni.
Conteh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conteh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baroni trying to control the position but instead, Conteh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Baroni into the ropes.
Baroni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baroni looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Conteh.
Baroni digs a right hand into Conteh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Conteh's gas tank. #BC#
Baroni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baroni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conteh swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T3#
Baroni misses the jab.
Baroni slips under a jab from Conteh.
Conteh looks to score with a jab to the body but Baroni is just out of range.
Baroni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Conteh on the side of the head.
Baroni dips to his left and cracks Conteh with an uppercut!
Baroni swings away with a body shot that misses
and Conteh counters with a left to the body. #CL#
Baroni gets a clinch.
Tommaso Baroni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conteh.
Baroni tries a body shot but Conteh blocks it.
Baroni lands a shoulder strike.
Baroni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#T4#
Conteh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conteh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conteh working aggressively here.
Conteh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Conteh misses with a punch on the inside.
Baroni lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baroni.
Baroni throws a head punch that misses.
Baroni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conteh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baroni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conteh is defending well for now.
Conteh is leaning against Baroni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Conteh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Conteh blocking some punches.
John Conteh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conteh.
Baroni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#CUT2#
Jeez, Tommaso Baroni's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Baroni lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Conteh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Conteh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:50
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Conteh!
John Conteh is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, John Conteh thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
ROV 66
Date: Apr 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Baroni throws a hook to the side of Tu's head but Tu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vit Tu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baroni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baroni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tu throws out the jab.
Tu fails with a takedown attempt.
Baroni only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tu sets himself, and Baroni steps forward looking for the clinch! Tu avoids it this time.
Baroni scores with a nice right hand.
Tu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baroni stuffs the takedown attempt from Tu. Tu gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tu on the side of the head.
Baroni's coach down at Brutal Force Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Baroni's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Baroni under the eye.#CUT#
It looks like Tommaso Baroni has been cut.
Baroni moves in looking to clinch but Tu pushes him off.#T1#
Tu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Baroni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vit Tu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tu looks to land a left hand but Baroni moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tu.
Baroni lands a nice looking body shot.
Baroni closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tu swings for the body but Baroni moves out of range.
Baroni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baroni on the side of the head.
Baroni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tu scores with a nice strike.
Baroni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tu.#T2#
Tu looks to land a combination but Baroni avoids it well.
Tu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baroni as he avoids it easily.
Baroni keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Baroni connects with a solid leg kick.
Tu throws a jab when Baroni was well out of range.#CL2#
Baroni moves into range and clinches up with Tu.
Baroni lands a nice uppercut.
Tu is trying to pull guard but Baroni turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Tu jumps guard but Baroni turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Tu jumps guard but Baroni turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Baroni tries a body shot but Tu blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Baroni scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baroni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tu backwards.
Baroni digs a right hand underneath Tu's ribcage. Tu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baroni.
Baroni pressing his opponent against the ropes. #T3#
Baroni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tu backwards. #BC2#
Baroni breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Baroni moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baroni.
Baroni lands with a right to the head.
Baroni is trying to stall.
Baroni comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#
It looks like Vit Tu has been cut.
Baroni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Baroni walks away with a smile on his face. Tu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Baroni.
Baroni scores with the left hand. Tu knows he should have avoided that one. #CL2#
Baroni rushes Tu and presses him up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Baroni.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baroni lands a body punch in the clinch. #T4#
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Baroni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Baroni to keep the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baroni.
Tu is trying to pull guard but Baroni turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Tu takes a shot to the head.
Tu tries to pull guard but Baroni holds him up against the ropes and eventually Tu drops back down to his feet.
Baroni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baroni lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Baroni.
Tu tries to pull guard but Baroni holds him up against the ropes and eventually Tu drops back down to his feet.
Baroni creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tu's defenses.
Tu tries to pull guard but Baroni holds him up against the ropes and eventually Tu drops back down to his feet.
Tu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Baroni looking to slow down the pace here.
Baroni lands an elbow just above Tu 's eye.
Nice elbow from Baroni.
Tu tries to pull guard but Baroni forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.#T5#
Still in the clinch, Baroni scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Baroni walks away with a smile on his face. Tu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tu misses with an uppercut
and Baroni counters with a stiff right hand.
Tu fails with the takedown.
Baroni tries to counter with a clinch but Tu shakes him off and moves away.
Tu is breathing heavily.
Tu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baroni throws a jab when Tu was well out of range.
Tommaso Baroni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tu throws a lazy uppercut
and Baroni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Baroni instigates a clinch.
Tu is trying to pull guard but Baroni has him pressed against the ropes.
Baroni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baroni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baroni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tu tries to pull guard but Baroni won't allow it.
Baroni lands a shoulder strike. #T6#
Tu tries to pull guard but Baroni won't allow it.
Baroni lands an elbow inside that Tu shrugs off.
Baroni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tu backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tu takes a shot to the head.
Baroni lands an elbow inside.
Baroni lands with a short shot to the head. #ROC2#
Tu is rocked!
Tu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Tu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tu is trying to pull guard but Baroni has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Baroni.
Baroni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Baroni works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Baroni lands an elbow just above Tu 's eye.
Baroni lands a big right hand that drops Tu! The killer instinct kicks in and Baroni finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Baroni!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommaso Baroni!
Tommaso Baroni is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Tommaso Baroni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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