Alexandra Buch
Alexandra Baron is a German female mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. She won Jewels' tournament Rough Stone Grand Prix 2009 at the -60 kg category. BackgroundBaron was born on Hamburg, Germany.[1][2] Her birth name is Alexandra Sanchez, and her earlier fights were all under that name. Later she fought as Buch-Sanchez or just Buch. November 26, 1979 inMartial arts trainingBuch started training in martial arts in 1999, training in Muay Thai.[3] She moved to Berlin in search for a new gym (MMA Berlin) and it was there that she started training in grappling and MMA.[3] Mixed martial arts careerBaron debuted on June 27, 2009rear naked choke submission.[4] at MMA Berlin's event Turnier #15 "The Rematch", defeating fellow countrywoman Tanja Hoffmann byBaron next participated in the first round of Jewels Rough Stone GP 2009 –60 kg, facing the favorite and more experienced Japanese star Shizuka Sugiyama, whom Baron controlled during the bout using her reach advantage to defeat her by unanimous decision at Jewels 5th Ring on September 13, 2009 .[5] In her next bout, Baron was defeated via submission (heel hook) by Sheila Gaff at MMA Berlin Turnier #16 on September 26, 2009 .[4][6] Rebounding from her loss, Baron defeated Katharina Schlosser by TKO (punches) at MMA Berlin Turnier #17 on October 31, 2009[7] .In the Rough Stone GP 2009 –60 kg final, Baron submitted Japanese fighter Tomoko Morii with an armbar in the first round, winning the tournament.[8] After returning to Wuppertal and joining Alligator Rodeo Team, Baron competed on September 11, 2010Respect Fighting Championship 4, where she faced Dutch fighter Melissa Lan, defeating Lan by majority decision after dominating the first two rounds and enduring a triangle choke in the third round.[9][10] atFebruary 2, 2013Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany to compete against Dutch Jorina Baars. She lost the fight in Round one by Submission (Guillotine Choke). Alexandra Baron returned to MMA at MMAB - MMA Bundesliga inAt Respect.FC 9 in Dormagen, Germany on April 13 Alexandra Buch faced Dutch Megan van Houtum. She won the fight by TKO (Doctor stoppage) due to a cut at the nose of van Houtum. May 25, 2013Hamburg, Germany Buch fought within a 4-women tournament. In the semi-final she defeated Jessy Schwarz by Unanimous decision. She won the final fight vs Anne Merkt via heelhook. at No Compromises 2 inAlexandra Baron lost her next fight on November 7, 2013 against Danish Maria Hougaard-Djursaa at European MMA 7 in Aarhus, Denmark. At Superior Challenge 12 in Malmö, Sweden on May 16, 2015 she was defeated by Swede Lina Akhtar Länsberg by TKO due to ground and pound. The fight was for the Bantamweight title of the promotion. Mixed martial arts record
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