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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Baroni (ranked 4726 p4p, 523 weight class) and Bobby Baccalieri (ranked 3717 p4p, 435 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bobby Baccalieri enters the cage!
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199 lbs
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196 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Baroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Baccalieri!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Summer Carpenter and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baroni misses with a series of wild punches.
Baccalieri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Baccalieri works over Baroni's head and body with a nice combination.
Baccalieri moves out of range of the strikes.
Baccalieri takes a swing at Baroni's ribcage but misses.
Baccalieri takes one to the chin there.
Baroni tries to bum rush Baccalieri with a series of wild strikes but Baccalieri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Baroni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baccalieri throws an overhand right that lands on Baroni's shoulder, as Baroni tries to avoid the shot.
Baroni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baroni on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baroni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baccalieri on the side of the head.
Baccalieri slips a jab from Baroni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baccalieri misses with a right hand
and Baroni counters with a straight right hand.
Baroni looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baroni connects with a body shot that sends Baccalieri's belly button to the back.
Baccalieri lands a slapping body shot.
Baroni walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Baccalieri's jab looks to have found its range, popping Baroni under the eye.
Baccalieri misses with a looping left.
Baccalieri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baroni.
Baccalieri misses with a hook
and Baroni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baroni defending well as Baccalieri loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Baroni.
Baccalieri throws a hook but Baroni avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baccalieri.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baroni looks to land a combination. Baccalieri sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Baroni throws out a loose jab but Baccalieri uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Baccalieri misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Baroni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baccalieri throws a hook to the side of Baroni's head but Baroni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baccalieri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baroni went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Baroni throws a nice looking combination but Baccalieri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baccalieri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baroni in his tracks.
A jab lands there for Baroni.
Baroni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baroni misses with a right hand
and Baccalieri holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Baroni is pushing Baccalieri up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Baccalieri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baroni backwards.
Baccalieri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baroni blocks an uppercut.
Baroni blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baroni wants to get back to striking at distance but Baccalieri won't allow it.
A short right from Baroni on the inside.
Baccalieri working aggressively here.
Baroni blocks an uppercut.
Baroni breaks from the clinch.
Baroni bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baccalieri's head backwards.
Nice straight punches there by Baccalieri. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baccalieri.
Baccalieri lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Baccalieri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baccalieri misses with a hook
and Baroni counters with a left to the body.
Baroni misses with a hook. Baccalieri ducked under it nicely.
Baccalieri wants to counter with a clinch but Baroni pushes him away.
A punch combination from Baroni misses.
Baccalieri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baccalieri looks to land a right hand but Baroni moved out of range.
Baccalieri blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baccalieri misses with a lunging right hand
and Baroni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baccalieri moves out of range of the strikes.
Baccalieri missing with a left hand there. Baroni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baroni is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big left from Baroni misses.
Baccalieri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baroni.
Baccalieri lands a lovely overhand right.
Baroni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baccalieri slips under a jab.
Baccalieri connects with a looping right hand.
Baccalieri slips under a jab from Baroni.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baroni takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Baroni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baccalieri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Baccalieri will probably get the nod.
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.
Baroni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baccalieri.
Baroni tries to move into range but Baccalieri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Phillip Baroni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baccalieri listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Baroni moves out of range as Baccalieri strikes.
Baccalieri misses with a straight left.
A big left from Baroni misses.
Baccalieri misses with a looping right.
Baccalieri looks to land a left hand but Baroni moved out of range nicely.
Baccalieri closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baccalieri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baccalieri slips a jab and a cross from Baroni.
Baroni is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baccalieri works Baroni's body with a nice hook.
Baroni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baccalieri circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni throws a jab when Baccalieri was well out of range.
Baccalieri moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Baroni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baccalieri.
Baroni connects with a jab.
Baccalieri jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Phillip Baroni has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Baroni.
Baccalieri throws a shot from downtown. Baroni moves away and avoids it.
Baccalieri throws out a loose jab but Baroni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baroni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baccalieri to score with a decent uppercut.
Baroni is rocked!
Baccalieri ducks under a wild hook from Baroni.
Bobby Baccalieri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baccalieri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baccalieri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Baroni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Baroni misses.
Baccalieri throws a predictable looking body shot
and Baroni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baroni has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oh Baroni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baroni throws a lazy uppercut
and Baccalieri holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Baroni seems to have got his legs back now.
Baccalieri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baccalieri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baroni manages to break the clinch.
Baccalieri lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big right from Baccalieri misses.
Baroni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baccalieri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Baccalieri.
Nice defenses there by Baroni.
Baroni walks into a stiff left hand from Baccalieri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baccalieri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baroni.
Baccalieri throws a hook to the side of Baroni's head but Baroni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baccalieri loads up on a big right hand but Baroni slips the punch.
Baroni takes a swing at Baccalieri's ribcage but misses.
Baccalieri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baroni counters with a stiff right hand.
Baccalieri misses with a looping right.
Baroni throws a combination. Baccalieri tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Baccalieri is rocked!
Baroni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baroni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baccalieri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baroni scrambles back to his feet.
Baccalieri throws a looping overhand right but Baroni ducks down to avoid it.
Baccalieri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baroni.
Baccalieri is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Baroni throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baccalieri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Baroni. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baroni throws a combination that misses
and Baccalieri counters by moving into the clinch.
Baroni gets through Baccalieri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baccalieri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baroni is trying to break the clinch but Baccalieri has him pressed against the cage.
Baccalieri misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baccalieri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baccalieri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baccalieri.
Baroni blocking some punches.
Baccalieri lands with a left to the head.
Baroni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baccalieri gets through Baroni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baccalieri.
Baroni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baroni works on Baccalieri's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Baccalieri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Phillip 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. This is the final round!
Baccalieri lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baccalieri. Baroni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baroni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Baroni misses.
Baroni moves out of range as Baccalieri strikes.
Baccalieri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baroni moves away.
Baroni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baccalieri.
Baccalieri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baroni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baroni fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baccalieri on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baccalieri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baroni.
Baroni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baccalieri.
Nice defenses there by Baccalieri.
Baccalieri moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baccalieri throws a sloppy body shot
and Baroni counters with a left to the body.
Baccalieri slips under a jab from Baroni.
Baroni ducks under a wild hook from Baccalieri.
Baroni is looking to counter punch.
Baroni throws a lazy right hand but Baccalieri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baccalieri blocks a jab.
Baroni misses with a body shot.
Baccalieri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baccalieri uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baroni misses with an uppercut. Baccalieri saw that one coming.
Baccalieri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baroni on the side of the head.
Baroni moves out of range as Baccalieri strikes.
A big left from Baroni misses.
Baroni lands a nice shot that snaps Baccalieri's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baccalieri gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Baccalieri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baroni was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Baroni throws a series of punches but Baccalieri avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baccalieri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baroni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baroni slips under a jab from Baccalieri.
Baroni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baccalieri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baroni scrambles back to his feet.
Baccalieri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baroni seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Baroni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baroni scores with a jab to the body.
Baroni missing with a left hand there. Baccalieri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baccalieri is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Baccalieri missing with a left hand there. Baroni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baroni misses with a looping left.
Bobby Baccalieri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baccalieri lands with a cross.
Baroni misses with a straight right.
Baccalieri misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Baroni.
Baccalieri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baroni.
Baroni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baccalieri throws out a loose jab but Baroni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baroni ducks right into an uppercut from Baccalieri.
Baroni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baccalieri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baroni avoids the body shot from Baccalieri.
Baroni went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A slow jab from Baroni misses its intended target.
Baccalieri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baccalieri throws out the jab.
Baccalieri misses with a straight right.
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.
Baccalieri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baroni moves away.
Baccalieri moves away from the strike by Baroni.
Baroni moves out of range of the strikes.
Baccalieri blocks a jab.
Baccalieri misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baroni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baccalieri's jab looks to have found its range, popping Baroni under the eye.
Baccalieri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baroni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baroni throwing a counter right hand but Baccalieri manages to avoid it.
Phillip Baroni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baroni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baccalieri counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baccalieri.
Baroni blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bobby Baccalieri.
Well Baccalieri 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Baccalieri!
A very excited looking Bobby Baccalieri 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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