"New York Bad Ass" Phil Baroni (13-10) extended his "W" streak to three with a one-sided UD over Mexican welterweight Olaf Alfonso (7-9) Friday night in Lemoore, southeast of San Francisco. Baroni got cut early, but tagged Alfonso with punches and floored him with takedowns the majority of the fight. Bryan Travers (11-1) picked up the Palace Fighting Championship welterweight title with a close UD over Jeremiah Metcalf (9-6) by scores of 48-47 on all three judges' score cards. Shawn Klarcyk (9-2) defended his PFC Bantamweight Championship from Brandon Miller (3-3) by armbar at 2:19 of round two. PFC Lightweight Champion Brian Cobb (13-4) also fought off David Gardner's (14-10) advances on his gold in a UD by scores of 50-45 from all three judges. ...

The Palace Fighting Championship has announced that “New York Bad Ass” Phil Baroni (12-10) will face WEC veteran Olaf Alfonso (7-8) in a welterweight match at PFC 10, reported Five Ounces of Pain Monday. The event will take place 26 September in Lemoore, CA, located in the San Joaquin Valley between San Francisco and Los Angeles. After moving down to welterweight, Baroni won his two recent fights, a first-round knockout of Scott Jansen (3-3) in July, and a 51-second TKO of Ron Verdadero (3-6) less than a month later. Alfonso won his last two fights after dropping six in a row, most recently knocking out Chris Solomon (1-5) in 28 seconds in May. ...