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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommaso Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Steele might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cinderella Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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219 lbs
29 - 28 - 0 |
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191 cm
32
208 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommaso Baroni!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baroni lands a leg kick that knocks Steele off balance momentarily.
Steele fails with the takedown
and Baroni counters with a stiff right hand.
Baroni lands the left hand.
Baroni stuffs the takedown.
Steele shoots and misses
and Baroni moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baroni pushes Steele back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steele is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Baroni gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Steele is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Baroni gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Baroni lands an elbow that stopped Steele in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like George Steele has been cut.
Baroni lands an elbow just above Steele 's eye.
Baroni can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
Steele tries to pull guard but Baroni holds him up against the ropes and eventually Steele drops back down to his feet.
Baroni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baroni lands a hook that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Nice body punch from Baroni - that landed with a thud.
Baroni presses Steele against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baroni gets underhooks to prevent Steele's takedown attempt.
Baroni lands a damaging elbow.
Steele looking for a takedown.
Steele is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baroni.
Baroni pushes Steele back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baroni is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steele is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baroni.
Still in the clinch, Baroni scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steele is rocked!
Baroni lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oh Steele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baroni creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Steele! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Baroni.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommaso Baroni!
An out of breath Tommaso Baroni thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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