Baroni recently competed in the Toughman World Championships, losing a controversial decision in the semi-finals after reportedly knocking his opponent down three times in the first round–with the "three knockdown rule" in effect, the fight should have been stopped and given to Baroni at that point. The loss of the potential $50,000 in the Toughman had Baroni bristling…"I got so pissed off and irritated that I got jerked out of 50 large that I wanted to beat some guys up and tap them out, so that’s exactly what I did. 4 up, 4 down. Not to mention the 2 guys that I beat up in my weight division on the way to the absolute."

Here are the results from the event (thanks to promoter Armando Basulto):

Tri-State Ground Control Classic III
SUNDAY APRIL 8^th, NORTH BERGEN NJ

RESULTS:

ABSOLUTE DIVISION (OPEN)
ABSOLUTE CHAMPION – Phil Baroni – Kioto
2^nd – Tim Woods – Royler Gracie Team Performance
3^rd – Anthony Argyros – Team Advanced Fighting Systems

Women’s Beginner
1^st – Rebecca Faber – Tai Kai Machado
2^nd – Shannon Walker – Livingston Martial Arts

Children’s Lightweight
1^st Stephanie Pineda – Shin Budo
2^nd Gabriel Ferraro – Livingston Martial Arts

Children’s Middleweight
1^st – Joey Iavarone – Joslin’s
2^nd – Michelle Soriano – Shin Budo

Beginner Lightweight
1^st Dave Mauer – Team Renzo
2^nd Chris Santos – Team Renzo
3^rd Yuichi Tamano – Team Renzo

Beginner Lt Middleweight
1^st – Themi Papadimitriou – Team Marcelo Mello
2^nd – Michael Saracimo – Team Panza
3^rd – Nardu Debrah – Universal Defense Systems

Beginner Middleweight
1^st – Andreas Carlstein – Marcos Santos Machado
2^nd – Alexi Lebedeb – Marcos Santos Machado
3^rd – John Beneduce – Universal Defense Systems

Beginner Lt Heavyweight
1^st – Mark Papadimitriou – Team Marcelo Mello
2^nd – Bob Ganster – Tai Kai Machado
3^rd – George Gossett – Team Alliance

Beginner Heavyweight
1^st – Lance de Ratafia – Marcos Santos Machado
2^nd – Eric Zarahn – Miyazaki

Intermediate Lightweight
1^st – Cathal Walsh – Royler Gracie Team Performance
2^nd – Eric Ruiz – Progressive Martial Arts

Intermediate Lt Middleweight
1^st – Peter Lavalle – Maywood Academy
2^nd – Brian Filipowicz – MMA (CT)
3^rd – Angel Negron – Royler Gracie Team Performance

Intermediate Middleweight
1^st – Mike Sager – Salstiano
2^nd – George Yonitch – Livingston Martial Arts
3^rd – Brett Hoover – Royler Gracie Team Modern Combat

Intermediate Lt Heavyweight
1^st – Tim Woods – Royler Gracie Team Performance
2^nd – Carmine Zocchi – Team Marcelo Mello
3^rd – Craig Harding – Tai Kai Machado

Intermediate Heavyweight
1^st – Walter Jones – Royler Gracie
2^nd – Eric Zippo – Tai Kai Machado
3^rd – Norman Schack – Renzo Team Martin’s

Advanced Lt Middleweight
1^st Donny Fromel – Tai Kai Machado
2^nd Rene Dreifuss – Miyazaki Team

Advanced Middleweight
1^st Chris Savarese – Royler Gracie Team Performance

2^nd Matt Stern – Royler Gracie Team Performance

Advanced Lt Heavyweight
1^st Phil Baroni – Kioto
2^nd Bob Slawinski – Royler Gracie
3^rd Anthony Argyros – Team Advanced Fighting Systems