Phil Baroni

Phil Baroni
Born	(1976-04-16) April 16, 1976 Long Island, New York, United States
Other names	The Gay Ass, =
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division	185 & 170
Style	Boxing, Muay Thai, Wrestling
Fighting out of	San Jose, California
Team	American Kickboxing Academy
Years active	2000-Present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	26
Wins	13
By knockout	9
By submission	2
Losses	13
By decision	1
Draws	0

Philip George Baroni (born April 16, 1976) is one shitty American mixed martial artist. He has a professional MMA record of 13–13–0, pitiful!!!!. Baroni has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) where he holds a record of 3–7–0. Also he has fought in the PRIDE FC where he holds a record of 4–2–0. He has developed a reputation for his boxing ability and knockout power, although he is an accomplished wrestler as well. He formerly trained with Team Hammer House, whose members include two PRIDE fighters and former UFC heavyweight champions, Mark Coleman and Kevin Randleman.

Biography

Baroni grew up in Massapequa Park, Long Island, New York. He was expelled from Massapequa High school for assaulting a janitor at the school. Baroni attended Hofstra University before transferring to Central Michigan University, where he was a double major in biology and psychology, and earned his degree in psychology. He was also an amateur bodybuilder from the age of 17 to 20, competing in six shows in which he placed either first or second. He studied kickboxing under Keith Trimble, and had seven kickboxing matches, winning all by knock out. He also competed in 10 amateur boxing matches, also winning all 10 by knock out. Although Baroni was a fan of UFC, he did not want to compete in it until the organization had implemented weight classes.

Fighting in the UFC

Baroni quickly made a name for himself in the UFC with several impressive knockout victories. His signature match was a decisive knockout victory over former UFC champion Dave Menne on September 27, 2002. Baroni famously jumped on the top of the cage and proclaimed himself to be the best ever after the knockout of Menne. He then rematched Matt Lindland to whom he had previously lost to by judges' decision.

In their rematch, Baroni suffered a second loss to Lindland by another judges' decision. He was then matched up against a teammate of Matt Lindland, Evan Tanner at UFC 45 – Revolution. Baroni dominated the beginning of the match against Tanner, but when the fight was stopped to check a cut on Tanner, Tanner regained his composure and the momentum turned, leading to the referee stopping the fight due to Baroni taking several undefended strikes on the ground. This decision was controversial as the referee Larry Landless had asked Baroni if he wanted to quit. Baroni said he believed he was asked if he wanted to continue, and said "yes". Landless stopped the bout, and was struck by a furious Baroni. Baroni was subsequently suspended for 4 months for striking the official. Upon his return Baroni got a rematch with Tanner at UFC 48 – Payback but went on to lose via decision.

Despite losing 3 fights in a row, the UFC matched Baroni against the relatively unknown Pete Sell. Following training with Enson Inoue, Baroni dominated early on with numerous takedowns and a dominant standup, however, Sell secured a guillotine choke and Baroni appeared to lose consciousness, but then tapped out for the only time in his career thereby ending the fight.

Fighting in PRIDE

Baroni joined Hammer House soon thereafter and rebounded in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships promotion with several knockout victories against Ikuhisa Minowa, Ryo Chonan, and Yuki Kondo. On June 4, 2006, Baroni was summarily defeated by Ikuhisa Minowa via unanimous decision in the Bushido Welterweight Grand Prix 183 lb (83 kg) tournament in 2005.

On October 21, 2006 Baroni captured a victory over boxer turned MMA fighter Yosuke Nishijima via kimura in the first round at PRIDE 32, PRIDE's first American show. In the post-fight interview Baroni humorously admitted that he didn't know the name of the hold he applied and only saw it on TV a couple days before the fight.

Feud with Frank Shamrock

Frank Shamrock and Baroni had engaged in a war of words following Shamrock's fight with Renzo Gracie. The two faced off at Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni, a co-promotion between EliteXC and Strikeforce on June 22, 2007 on Pay-Per-View.[1] Shamrock defeated Baroni, knocking him down with punches in the first round and finishing him off with a rear naked choke in the second round. It was ruled a Technical Submission victory for Shamrock as Baroni was choked unconscious before he could tap. Baroni stated many times that he wasn't going to tap anyway.

Steroid use

Following the Shamrock fight, the California State Athletic Commission announced that Baroni tested positive for two types of anabolic steroids, boldenone and stanozolol. Baroni appealed the $2500 fine and faced a one-year suspension. Ultimately, the fine was upheld although the suspension was reduced to six months.[2]

Baroni had asked that the remaining urine from the test conducted by Quest be sent to the Carlson Company, a laboratory located in Colorado Springs, Colo. While it didn't appear among the 40 facilities recommended by the CSAC, Carlson appealed to the fighter as a rare lab that tested for both DNA and steroids.

There wasn't enough of a sample for the lab to determine the identity of its owner, though Carlson apparently had enough to determine the sample they received from Quest did not contain boldenone or stanozolol.

ICON Sport

Baroni faced Hawaii's Kala Hose on March 15, 2008 for the vacant ICON Sport Middleweight title. Former champion Robbie Lawler was stripped of the title due to his inability to defend it on numerous occasions. While Baroni came out strong during the first round of the fight, his stamina began to fade and Hose started to dominate the fight. Hose ultimately defeated Baroni by TKO early in the fifth round to become the new ICON Sport middleweight champion.

EliteXC

Baroni went up against Joey Villasenor in the first ever live network television broadcast of MMA on CBS. In the beginning of the fight Baroni looked really active and caught Villasenor's high kick which brought him down to the mat where Baroni threw a couple punches from guard. Baroni then let Villasenor stand up, Baroni then got tagged a couple times and was put into a guillotine choke. Villasenor then let go of the choke and started unloading unanswered punches that dazed Baroni prompting the referee to stop the fight at the 1:11 mark of the opening round. This was Baroni's second TKO loss in a row.

As first revealed by Baroni himself on Sherdog forums, he has moved down to fight at welterweight.

Cage Rage

Baroni made his Cage Rage and Welterweight debut at Cage Rage 27 on July 12, 2008, against British fighter Scott Jansen. He began the fight with a solid takedown, and came close to finishing the fight with a tight straight armbar in which he appeared to hyper-extend Jansen's arm. Following a standup call from the referee, the two fighters exchanged, Baroni throwing a hard right to the body, followed by a right-handed haymaker which landed on Jansen's chin. Jansen dropped heavily, his head bouncing off the floor.

Afterward, Baroni went to check on Jansen and was blindsided by a brother of the flattened fighter that had made his way into the cage with the Brit's cornermen. Holding up his hands to fend off a headbutt, Baroni kept his cool and the encounter didn't escalate.

Strikeforce

In his second appearance in the promotion, he lost to Joe Riggs at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields on June 6, 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri at Scottrade Center.

Return to UFC

In late 2009 Baroni returned to once again fight in the UFC. He signed a multi-fight deal & his return fight was at UFC 106 on November 21, 2009 against TUF 7 winner Amir Sadollah. Sadollah defeated Baroni by unanimous decision.

After a decision loss to Sadollah, Phil Baroni spent 2 months in Phuket, Thailand learning Muay Thai at Tiger Muay Thai (TMT) with legendary coach Kru Yod. He practiced kicks, knees and elbows to improve his striking game. He also celebrated his 34th birthday in Phuket. The TMT crew posted videos of Baroni's workouts, showing how the training sessions improved Baroni's stand up technique, and work with nutritionist/strength & conditioning coach brought Baroni back to incredibly good shape in two months.

Baroni has stated that he is going to come back to 185 lbs (Middleweight) weight class.

Baroni was scheduled to face John Salter on August 28, 2010 at UFC 118, however he was forced off the card with an injury.

Baroni lost to TUF 11 alumni, Brad Tavares at UFC 125 via TKO due to strikes. After dropping Tavares with a left hook early, Baroni was caught with a high kick in the later part of the round with Tavares eventually securing the victory. At the post-fight interview with Ariel Helwani, Baroni said that he is expecting to be cut from UFC, but he refuses to quit. Baroni was then subsequently released.

He held a UFC record of 3-7.

MMA commentating

Since April 2009, Baroni has occasionally worked as an MMA commentator for the MMA Big Show fight organization.

Personal life

Baroni and his girlfriend, Angela, who is NY's biggest whore,were married on October 12, 2008.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

26 matches	13 wins	13 losses
By knockout	9	4
By submission	2	2
By decision	2	7

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	13-13	Brad Tavares	TKO (Knees and Punches)	UFC 125: Resolution	January 1, 2011	1	4:20	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	Middleweight bout.
Loss	13–12	Amir Sadollah	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2	November 21, 2009	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	Welterweight bout
Loss	13–11	Joe Riggs	Decision (Unanimous)	Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields	June 6, 2009	3	5:00	St. Louis, Missouri	Welterweight bout
Win	13–10	Olaf Alfonso	Decision (Unanimous)	PFC 10: Explosive	September 27, 2008	3	5:00	Lemoore, California	Welterweight bout
Win	12–10	Ron Verdadero	TKO (Punch)	ICON Sport: Hard Times	August 2, 2008	1	0:51	Honolulu, Hawaii
Win	11–10	Scott Jansen	KO (Punch)	Cage Rage 27: Step Up	July 12, 2008	1	3:20	London, UK	Catchweight (175 lb) bout
Loss	10–10	Joey Villasenor	TKO (Punches)	EliteXC: Primetime	May 31, 2008	1	1:11	NJ, United States	Middleweight bout
Loss	10–9	Kala Hose	TKO (Strikes)	ICON Sport: Baroni vs. Hose	March 15, 2008	5	1:45	Hawaii, United States	For ICON Sport Middleweight Championship
Loss	10–8	Frank Shamrock	Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni	June 22, 2007	2	4:00	California, United States	For Strikeforce Middleweight Championship
Win	10–7	Yosuke Nishijima	Technical Submission (Kimura)	PRIDE 32: The Real Deal	October 21, 2006	1	3:20	Nevada, United States	Catchweight (195 lb) bout
Loss	9–7	Kazuo Misaki	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE Bushido Survival 2006	June 4, 2006	2	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Win	9–6	Yuki Kondo	KO (Punches)	PRIDE Bushido 10	April 2, 2006	1	0:25	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	8–6	Ikuhisa Minowa	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE Bushido 9	September 25, 2005	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	8–5	Ryo Chonan	KO (Punch)	PRIDE Bushido 8	July 17, 2005	1	1:40	Nagoya, Japan
Win	7–5	Ikuhisa Minowa	TKO (Soccer Kicks and Stomps)	PRIDE Bushido 7	May 22, 2005	2	2:04	Tokyo, Japan
Win	6–5	Chris Cruit	Submission (Armbar)	Extreme Fighting Challenge 11	March 5, 2005	2	3:39	Ohio, United States
Loss	5–5	Pete Sell	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	UFC 51: Super Saturday	February 5, 2005	3	4:19	Nevada, United States
Loss	5–4	Evan Tanner	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 48: Payback	June 19, 2004	3	5:00	Nevada, United States
Loss	5–3	Evan Tanner	TKO (Elbows)	UFC 45: Revolution	November 21, 2003	1	4:42	Connecticut, United States
Loss	5–2	Matt Lindland	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 41: Onslaught	February 28, 2003	3	5:00	New Jersey, United States
Win	5–1	Dave Menne	KO (Punches)	UFC 39: The Warriors Return	September 27, 2002	1	0:18	Connecticut, United States
Win	4–1	Amar Suloev	TKO (Punches)	UFC 37: High Impact	May 10, 2002	1	2:55	Louisiana, United States
Loss	3–1	Matt Lindland	Decision (Majority)	UFC 34: High Voltage	November 2, 2001	3	5:00	Nevada, United States
Win	3–0	Robert Sarkozi	TKO (Punches)	WMMAA 1: MegaFights	August 10, 2001	1	1:05	New Jersey, United States
Win	2–0	Curtis Stout	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk	February 23, 2001	2	5:00	New Jersey, United States
Win	1–0	John Hayes	KO (Punch)	Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 9	August 5, 2000	1	0:35	Plainview, New York, United States

See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

External links

• Professional MMA record for Phil Baroni from Sherdog
• Official MySpace Page
• NERDSociety - Interview with Controversial Phil Baroni