Another one bites the dust, Baroni tested positive for steroids

This is getting so tiresome, these days it's uncommon that an event goes by and no one gets caught for anything. So the latest name to the wall of shame is Phil Baroni.

Baroni tested positive for Boldenone and Stanozolol Metabolites steroids, which Phil's agent Ken Pavia claims might've been ingested unknowingly. This of course reeks of bullshit, what athletes doesn't have all their intake heavily screened before they put it in their body?

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EliteXC Strikeforce - Baroni vs Shamrock, notes and commentary

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• "Yo yo yo and away we go", sorry Mauro but that phrase has to go ...
• Hasn't any of the higher ups at EliteXC comprehended yet that Bill Goldberg is really, really bad as a commentator?
• Did they say Edson Berto's nickname was "little thai girl"?! Oh "little tiger", yeah that makes more sense.

• Awesome heelhook by Berto. Joe Boxer tapped because he was a bitch according to Glazer.
• Man they got some really skanky dancing ring girls.
• Carter Williams looks like he's been training with Ricco Rodriguez and Frank Mir.
• Oh no they didn't, CSAC needs to institute a ban on DJs/MCs/rappers at MMA shows.
• ... and down goes Williams. Don't fear Buentello, fear the consequences.
• Impressive win by the Energizer bunny Ninja, plus he won some kind of Mickey Mouse belt. Villasenor fades really fast when things doesn't go his way.
• Josh Thompson submits an outmatched Nick Gonzales with a rear naked choke.
• "Special attraction"? If they call it that I want circus music.
• Tony Fryklund has a real shitty gameplan, he sure can take a punch though.
• Mauro claims Fryklund is a pioneer in the sport, sure so is Yatsu.
• Target practice dummy Fryklund goes down from a combination by Cung Le that started of with a liiiiver kick.
• It's time for the Strikeface-force main event, Shamrock vs Baroni. Amazing, they're actually standing in the same cage.
• Shamrock knocks down Baroni!
• Shamrock fouls Baroni and gets a point deducted.
• Shamrock is dominating Baroni in the stand-up, Mo Smith thought him good.
• Baroni takes down Shamrock pretty much at will, Shamrock needs to train more wrestling. He's trash-taling Baroni from the guard.
• It looks like Cyborg vs Manhoef at this point.
• Shamrock submits Baroni with a rear naked choke in the second round. Baroni looks completely out.
• Nice, Shamrock had a excuse prepared in case he lost.
• And now for some dark matches, Paul Daley vs Duane Ludwig is up.
• Daley TKO in the second round.
• Post fight interview with Baroni, he looks sad. Apparently he blew his groin out in the beginning of the fight, sounds painful. Baroni shows Goldberg his package. Goldberg gives Baroni a pep talk.
  

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