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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and phil baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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194 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, phil baroni!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
baroni misses with a few strikes there.
Stark gets a clinch.
baroni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stark drags the fight down to the ground.
Stark is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
baroni must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
baroni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stark is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark 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.
Stark is looking for a triangle but baroni pushes his legs off easily.
baroni wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stark had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. baroni is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Stark Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take baroni's back instead.
baroni tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
baroni tries to reverse the position but Stark maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stark jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but baroni manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Stark goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, baroni has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Stark but great work by baroni.
Stark is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
baroni is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Stark's shoulder. That is not cool.
baroni tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no baroni has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stark is looking to regain half guard here but baroni keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark wants to control but baroni postures up.
Stark manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Stark trying to control from the bottom.
Stark looking for submissions off his back.
baroni wants to pass to mount but Stark is defending the position.
Stark looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stark wants to improve his position but baroni is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stark closes the distance and clinches up with baroni, looking for a takedown. Stark pushes baroni against the cage but baroni circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stark circles away from the clinch attempt.
baroni throws a lazy right hand but Stark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stark looks for a takedown but baroni sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
baroni misses with a two punch combination.
Stark fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark dominated that round.
That's time! Stark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
baroni misses with a few strikes there.
Stark circles away from the clinch attempt.
baroni misses with the combination.
Stark shoots for a double leg takedown but baroni sprawls well. He's pushed Stark's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck for Stark with that takedown attempt.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but baroni shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark shoots for a takedown but baroni saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No joy there for baroni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
baroni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stark.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
baroni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by baroni!
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for baroni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
baroni with a hook.
baroni stuffs the takedown attempt from Stark. Stark gets slowly back to his feet.
baroni lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stark shoots for a double leg takedown but baroni sprawls well. He's pushed Stark's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A jab from baroni finds it's way through Stark's defenses.
baroni misses with the combination.
A punch combination from baroni misses.
baroni tries to bum rush Stark with a series of wild strikes but Stark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stark tries for a takedown but baroni sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? baroni is fending him off so far but Stark persists. Nope, baroni circles away and we're back to standing.
Tony Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
baroni misses with a double jab.
phil baroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
baroni swinging wilding here.
baroni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
baroni misses with a double jab.
baroni tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stark counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for baroni!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but baroni manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Stark tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stark has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to stand but baroni controls the position and pulls Stark into his guard.
Stark passes into half guard.
Stark tries to pass the half guard into mount. baroni knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stark is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so baroni is just riding it out for now. Stark eventually gives up the hold.
Stark is working for a kimura but baroni is defending it quite comfortably.
baroni wants to improve his position but Stark is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
phil baroni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Stark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Stark throws a series of strikes that have baroni backpedaling.
Stark shoots in but baroni avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stark throws a right hand that baroni ducks under and follows up with a left that baroni also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from baroni. No joy for Stark on that attempt.
baroni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stark counters with a two punch combo.
Stark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? baroni is fending him off so far but Stark persists. Nope, baroni circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark swats away the attempt to clinch by baroni.
Stark dodges the punch combination from baroni.
Stark fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
baroni scores with a one two! Stark had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
baroni swinging wilding here.
No joy there for baroni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
baroni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stark counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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.
Stark looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
baroni has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by baroni.
Stark tries to hold on but baroni pushes him away.
Stark slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Stark looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark is looking to control baroni's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stark avoid being mounted?
baroni working Stark over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
baroni prevents Stark from improving his position.
baroni is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stark is pressing down on baroni's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stark keeping moving, preventing baroni from controlling successfully.
Stark looking for a guillotine here but baroni defends easily.
baroni avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
baroni forces his way into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stark looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stark 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Stark!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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