Baroni, Lashley pick up much needed wins at Titan FC 17
You can be certain that no one will ever question the heart of John Ott (8-8). Bobby Lashley’s (6-1) cardio…
You can be certain that no one will ever question the heart of John Ott (8-8).
Bobby Lashley’s (6-1) cardio may be an entirely different situation.
Lashley used his world-class wrestling skills to earn a unanimous-decision win over an undersized Ott in the main event of Friday’s HDNet-broadcast Titan Fighting Championships 17 event, which took place at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan. But after looking tired in the second round and absolutely exhausted in the third, Ott nearly pulled off one of the most miraculous comebacks in recent memory.
Leading up to Saturday night, UFC and PRIDE veteran Phil Baroni (14-13) admitted his back was against the wall in his main-card fight with Nick Nolte (3-3). “The New York Bad Ass” claimed a much-needed victory via decision, but he didn’t make many new fans in the process.
Nolte opened the fight with a flurry of strikes from the clinch, and Baroni appeared to be affected from the shots. But Baroni returned to his wrestling roots and took the fight to the floor each time he felt in danger on the feet.
As the fight wore on both fighters tired badly. Broni walked forward with his hands down, but Nolte could only attack in short spurts. And when Baroni could muster enough energy to work the action to the ground, Nolte couldn’t escape from underneath. Baroni didn’t land significant damage from the top, but his dominant positioning was enough to earn a unanimous-decision nod, 29-28, 30-27 and 29-28.
-Bobby Lashley def. John Ott via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-27, 29-27)
-Aaron Rosa def. Abe Wagner via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 0:35
-Phil Baroni def. Nick Nolte via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
-Eric Marriott def. Willian de Souza via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
-Alonzo Martinez def. Aaron Derrow via majority decision (28-28, 29-28, 29-28)
-James Krause def. Nathan Schut via TKO (high kick and punches) – Round 1, 0:41
-Anthony Gutierrez def. Jon Hollis via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 4:20
