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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommaso Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaye Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommaso Baroni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaye Wong!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Baroni has managed to clinch.
Wong blocks a body shot from Baroni.
A short uppercut from Baroni.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Baroni closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Jeez, Tommaso Baroni's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
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!
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
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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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