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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agustin Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommaso Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Trujillo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Infectious Grooves - Violent & Funky. Tommaso Baroni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
11 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Agustin Trujillo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommaso Baroni!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo lands a head shot.
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.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroni is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Trujillo breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
Baroni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trujillo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Baroni closes the distance and clinches.
Trujillo takes an elbow to the temple.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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!
Baroni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Trujillo delivers a nice body kick.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo checks the leg kick nicely there.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo throws an elbow that misses.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroni wanted to stand there but Trujillo had control of the position.
Baroni postures up.
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.
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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