Ronin5 Martial Arts Blog

Analysis
Baroni has long been known as the brash “New York Bad Ass,” but the speed of his fists clearly no longer matches the speed of his mouth. The underrated Villasenor nearly put Baroni away with a guillotine, then floored Baroni with a quick right-left combo that staggered Baroni to the canvas. The referees clearly are erring on the side of caution with a national television audience watching, as both of the past two fights were stopped as soon as they hit the ground. Baroni was a big crowd favorite coming in, but was booed when he attempted to head back to the dressing room before the verdict was announced.