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South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities ''(see below)'', also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east. Topographically, it is dominated by the Indian Plate, which rises above sea level as the Indian subcontinent south of the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush. South Asia is surrounded (clockwise, from west) by Western Asia, Central Asia, Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia and the Indian Ocean.

According to the United Nations geographical region classification, Southern Asia comprises the countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Afghanistan, Iran and Sri Lanka. By other definitions and interpretations ''(see below)'', Burma and Tibet are also sometimes included in the region of South Asia.

South Asia is home to well over one fifth of the world's population, making it both the most populous and most densely populated geographical region in the world. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is an economic cooperation organization in the region.

Definitions

Along with a number of core countries, South Asia differs in inclusion by different clubbing of countries, though essentially it mostly encompasses countries that were part of the former British Empire in the region, including the current territories of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh at the core, but also including Sri Lanka, Burma and Sikkim (now a state of India). The Aden Colony, British Somaliland and Singapore, though administered at various times under the Raj have not been proposed as any part of South Asia.

The Raj also encompassed the 562 protected princely states that were not directly ruled by the Raj, some of which joined the Union of India (including Hyderabad State, Kingdom of Mysore, Baroda, Gwalior and a part of the State of Jammu and Kashmir), while some joined the Dominion of Pakistan (including Bahawalpur, Kalat, Khayrpur, Swat and parts of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir ). Sikkim joined India in 1975. One part of Jammu and Kashmir became a part of China.

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), a contiguous block of countries, started in with seven countries — Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka — when it was established in 1985, but was extended to include Afghanistan as an eighth member in 2006. The World Bank grouping includes only the original seven members of SAARC, and leaves Afghanistan out. This bloc of countries include three independent countries that were not under the British rule - Nepal, Bhutan and Afghanistan. The South Asia Free Trade Agreement endorsed by SAARC has been signed by the seven original members of the organization, though it has a special provision for the Maldives.

The United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN) includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka as part of South Asia, while Maldives, in view of its characteristics, was admitted as a member country of the Pacific POPIN subregional network in principle. The British Indian Ocean Territory is connected to the region by a publication of Jane's for security considerations. The United Nations scheme of sub-regions include all eight members of the SAARC as part of Southern Asia, along with Iran, while the Hirschmann-Herfindahl Index of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific for the region includes only the original seven signatories of SAARC.

A lack of coherent definition for South Asia has resulted in not only a lack of academic studies, but also in a lack interest for such studies. Identification with a South Asian identity was also found to be significantly low among respondents in a two-year survey across Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

Indian subcontinent

The term "Indian subcontinent" refers to a large, self-contained landmass which is geographically separated from the rest of the Asian continent. Due to similar scope, the terms "South Asia" and "Indian subcontinent" are used by some academics interchangeably. Due to political sensitivities, some prefer to use the terms "South Asian Subcontinent", the "Indo-Pak Subcontinent", or simply "South Asia" or "the Subcontinent" over the term "Indian subcontinent". According to some academics, the term "South Asia" is in more common use in Europe and North America, rather than the terms "Subcontinent" or the "Indian Subcontinent". Indologist Ronald B. Inden argues that the usage of the term "South Asia" is getting more widespread since it clearly distinguishes the region from East Asia. However, this opinion is not shared by all.

By dictionary entries, the term subcontinent signifies "having a certain geographical or political independence" from the rest of the continent, or "a vast and more or less self-contained subdivision of a continent." It may be noted that geophysically the Yarlung Zangbo River river in Tibet is situated at the outside of the border of the Subcontinental structure, while the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan are situated inside that border.

According to one clubbing of countries, it includes most parts of South Asia, including those on the continental crust (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan), an island country on the continental shelf (Sri Lanka), and an island country rising above the oceanic crust (the Maldives). Another clubbing includes only Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, the mainstay of the British Raj, as the Subcontinent.

This version also includes the disputed territory of Aksai Chin, which, according to India, was part of British Indian princely state Jammu and Kashmir, but is currently administered as a part of Chinese autonomous region of Xinjiang. A booklet published by the United States Department of State in 1959 includes Afghanistan, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), India, Nepal, and Pakistan as part of the "Subcontinent of South Asia". When the term Indian Subcontinent is used to mean South Asia, the islands countries of Sri Lanka and the Maldives are sometimes not included, while Tibet and Nepal are included and excluded intermittently, depending on the context.

Definition by South Asian Studies programs

When the Centre of South Asian Studies at the University of Cambridge established in 1964, it was primarily responsible for promoting within the University the study of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the Himalayan Kingdoms (Nepal, Bhutan, and Sikkim), and Burma (now officially Myanmar). But, over the years it has also extended its activities to include Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, the Philippines and Hong Kong. The Centers for South Asian Studies at both University of Michigan and University of Virginia include Tibet along with seven members of SAARC in their research programs, but leave the Maldives out. The South Asian Studies Program of Rutgers University and the University of California, Berkeley Center for South Asia Studies do the same without leaving out the Maldives, while the South Asian Studies Program of Brandeis University defines the region as comprising "India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and in certain contexts Afghanistan, Burma, Maldives and Tibet". The similar program of Columbia University also includes Tibet, but leaves out both Afghanistan and the Maldives.

Geography

[[Image:Location-Asia-UNsubregions.png|thumb|left|225px|United Nations geoscheme for Asia: ]]

While South Asia had never been a coherent geopolitical region, it has a distinct geographical identity. The boundaries of South Asia vary based on how the region is defined. South Asia's northern, eastern, and western boundaries vary based on definitions used, while the Indian Ocean is the southern periphery. Much of the region comprises a peninsula in south-central Asia, rather resembling a diamond which is delineated by the Himalayas on the north, the Hindu Kush in the west, and the Arakanese in the east, and which extends southward into the Indian Ocean with the Arabian Sea to the southwest and the Bay of Bengal to the southeast. Per the UN, the wider subregion's northern frontier is the Himalayas and southerly post-Soviet states of Central Asia (Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, bordering northern Afghanistan and Iran), its western boundary is the westerly border of Iran (with Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, and Iraq), and its eastern boundary is the westerly border of Burma (with India and Bangladesh).

Most of this region is a subcontinent resting on the Indian Plate (the northerly portion of the Indo-Australian Plate) separated from the rest of the Eurasian Plate. It was once a small continent before colliding with the Eurasian Plate about 50-55 million years ago and giving birth to the Himalayan range and the Tibetan plateau. It is the peninsular region south of the Himalayas and Kuen Lun mountain ranges and east of the Indus River and the Iranian Plateau, extending southward into the Indian Ocean between the Arabian Sea (to the southwest) and the Bay of Bengal (to the southeast).

The region is home to an astounding variety of geographical features, such as glaciers, rainforests, valleys, deserts, and grasslands that are typical of much larger continents. It is surrounded by three water bodies — the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea. The climate of this vast region varies considerably from area to area from tropical monsoon in the south to temperate in the north. The variety is influenced by not only the altitude, but also by factors such as proximity to the sea coast and the seasonal impact of the monsoons.

Southern parts are mostly hot in summers and receive rain during monsoon period(s). The northern belt of Indo-Gangetic plains also is hot in summer, but cooler in winter. The mountainous north is colder and receives snowfall at higher altitudes of Himalyan ranges. As the Himalayas block the north-Asian bitter cold winds, the temperatures are considerably moderate in the plains down below. For most part, the climate of the region is called the Monsoon climate, which keeps the region humid during summer and dry during winter, and favors the cultivation of jute, tea, rice, and various vegetables in this region.

History

The remote pre-history of South Asia culminates in the Indus Valley Civilization, which is followed by the legends of ancient Vedic period and the sketchy references to the rise and fall of Mahajanapadas - the precursors of regional kingdoms and later ancient empires - ending in the historical accounts of medieval empires and the arrival of European traders who later became the rulers.

Almost all South Asian countries were under direct or indirect European Colonial subjugation at some point. Much of modern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Burma were gradually occupied by Great Britain - starting from 1757, reaching their zenith in 1857 and ruling till 1947. Nepal and Bhutan were to some extent protectorates of Great Britain until after World War II. In the millennia long history of South Asia, this European occupation period is rather short, but its proximity to the present and its lasting impact on the region make it prominent.

The network of means of transportation and communication as well as banking and training of requisite workforce, and also the existing rail, post, telegraph, and education facilities have evolved out of the base established in the colonial era, often called the British Raj. As an aftermath of World War II, most of the region gained independence from Europe by the late 1940s.

Since 1947, most South Asian countries have achieved tremendous progress in all spheres. Most notable achievements are in the fields of education; industry; health care; information technology and other services based on its applications; research in the fields of cutting edge sciences and technologies; defence related self-reliance projects; international/global trade and business enterprises and outsourcing of human resources. Areas of difficulty remain, however, including religious extremism, high levels of corruption, disagreements on political boundaries, and inequitable distribution of wealth.

Territory and region data

2009 referenced population figures except where noted.

Core countries

With the core seven countries, the area covers about 4.4 million km² (1.7 million mi²), which is 10% of the Asian continent or 2.4% of the world's land surface area. They accounts for about 34% of Asia's population (or over 16.5% of the world's population) and is home to a vast array of peoples.

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						Dhaka	Taka	Parliamentary democracy
						Thimphu	Ngultrum, Indian rupee	Constitutional monarchy
						New Delhi	Indian rupee	Federal republic, Parliamentary democracy
						Malé	Rufiyaa	Republic
						Kathmandu	Nepalese rupee	Democratic Republic
						Islamabad	Pakistani rupee	Islamic Republic
						Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte	Sri Lankan rupee	Democratic Socialist Republic
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Countries and territories from extended definitions

Afghanistan is included in the list of countries of South Asia more often than others in this group.

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						Kabul	Afghan afghani	Islamic republic
						Diego Garcia	US Dollar	British Overseas Territory
						Yangon	Myanma kyat	Military Junta	Burmese; Jingpho, Shan, Karen, Mon, (Spoken in Burma's Autonomous States.)
						Tehran	Iranian rial	Islamic republic
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Regional groups of countries

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SAARC				Kathmandu	N/A	Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka	None

Demographics

Ethnic groups

South Asia, which consists of the nations of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, is ethnically diverse, with more than 2,000 ethnic entities with populations ranging from hundreds of millions to small tribal groups. South Asia has been invaded and settled by many ethnic groups over the centuries - including various Dravidian, Indo-Aryan and Iranian groups - and amalgamation of Dravidian, Indo-Aryan and native societies has produced composite cultures with many common traditions and beliefs. But, the traditions of different ethnic groups in South Asia have diverged throughout earlier times, sometimes giving rise to strong local traditions such as the distinct South Indian culture.

Other ethnic groups, successively streaming in later mainly from Central Asia and Iran, e.g. Sakas, Kushans, Huns etc. influenced pre-existing South Asian cultures. Among the last of these new arrivals were the Arabs followed by the Turks, the Pashtuns and the Moghuls. However, Arab influence remained relatively limited in comparison to that of the Turks, Pashtuns and Moghuls, who brought in much cultural influence and contributed to the birth of Urdu, a syncretic language of combined Indo-Persian heritage, which is widely spoken today. Ethnic Englishmen and other Britons are now practically absent after their two centuries long colonial presence, although they have left an imprint of western culture in the elite society.

Languages

The largest spoken language in this region is now Hindustānī, its speakers numbering almost 422 million; the second largest spoken language is Bengali, with about 210 million speakers. Urdu is also a major language spoken in the subcontinent, especially in Pakistan and India, and is similar linguistically to Hindi; Hindi and Urdu together make up Hindustānī. Hindi is spoken is some states of India, and is similar linguistically to Urdu. Many people are not aware of the fact that most of the Indians speak local languages and are not familiar with Hindi. Other languages of this region fall into a few major linguistic groups: the Dravidian languages and the Indo-Aryan languages, a sub-branch of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages.

The other great sub-branch of Indo-Iranian, the Iranian languages, also have significant minority representation in South Asia, with Pashtu and Baluchi being widely spoken along the northwestern fringes of the region, in modern-day Pakistan. Many Tibeto-Burman ethnic groups, who are speakers of their language-group, are found in northeast India, Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan. Other small groups, speaking Austro-Asiatic languages, are also present in South Asia. English is another language which dominates South Asia, especially as a medium of advanced education and government administration.

Most of South Asia writes using various abugidas of Brāhmī origin while languages such as Urdu, Pashto, and Sindhi use derivatives of the Perso-Arabic script. Not all languages in South Asia follow this strict dichotomy though. For example, Kashmiri is written in both the Perso-Arabic script and in the Devanagari script. The same can be said for Punjabi, which is written in both Shahmukhi and Gurmukhī. Dhivehi is written in a script called Tāna that shows characteristics of both the Arabic alphabet and of an abugida.

Religions

In South Asia Hinduism and Islam and in some of its countries Buddhism are the dominant religions. Other Indian religions and Christianity are practiced by significant number of people.

Historically, fusion of Indo-Aryan Vedic religion with native South Asian non-Vedic Shramana traditions and other Dravidian and local tribal beliefs gave rise to the ancient religions of Hinduism and Jainism. As a consequence, these two religions share many similar cultural practices, festivals and traditions.

Arabs brought the Abrahamic religion of Islam to South Asia, first in the present day Kerala and the Maldive Islands and later in Sindh, Balochistan and much of Punjab. Subsequently, Muslim Turks/Pashtuns/Moghuls furthered it not only among the Punjabi and Kashmiri people but also throughout the Indo-Gangetic plains and farther east, and deep south up to the Deccan.

	Muslim (99%), other (1%)
	Muslim (90%), Hindu (9%), Christian (.5%), Buddhist (.5%), Believers in tribal faiths (0.1%)
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	Theravada Buddhist (89%), Muslim (4%), Christian (4%) (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Animist (1%), others (including Hinduism) (2%)
	Hindu (80.5%), Muslim (13.4%), Christian (2.3%), Sikh (1.9%), Buddhist (0.8%), Jain (0.4%), Others (0.6%)
	Shi'a Muslim (89%), Sunni Muslim (9%), Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i (2%)
	Sunni Muslim (100%) (One must be a Sunni Muslim to be a citizen on the Maldives)
	Muslim (96.28%), Hindu (1.85%), Christian (1.59%), Ahmadi (0.22%)
	Theravada Buddhist (70.42%), Hindu (10.89%), Muslim (8.78%), Catholic (7.77%), Other Christian (1.96%), Other (0.13%)

Genetics

Economy

thumb|alt=The Mumbai Skyline|The Skyline in Mumbai. Mumbai is the city with the highest GDP of any city in South or Central Asia.South Asia is the poorest region on the earth after Sub-Saharan Africa, and it has the lowest GDP per capita with the exception of Sri Lanka . Poverty is commonly spread within this region. According to the poverty data of World Bank, more than 40% of the population in the region lived on less than the International Poverty Line of $1.25 per day in 2005, compared to 50% of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Sri Lanka has the highest GDP per capita in the region, while Nepal has the lowest. India is the largest economy in the region (US$ 1.54 trillion) and makes up almost 82% of the South Asian Economy; it is the world's 10th largest in nominal terms and 4th largest by purchasing power adjusted exchange rates. Pakistan has the next largest economy and the 5th highest GDP per capita in the region, followed by Bangladesh. If Iran is counted, it will become the second largest in terms of region and the economy . According to a World Bank report in 2007, South Asia is the least integrated region in the world; trade between South Asian states is only 2% of the region's combined GDP, compared to 20% in East Asia.

Politics

India is the dominant political power in the region. It is contributed by the fact that it is by far the largest country in the covering around three-fourths the land area of the subcontinent. It also has the largest population of around three times the combined population of the 6 other countries in the subcontinent. India is also the most populous democracy in the world and is a nuclear power.

The second largest country in the subcontinent area-wise and population-wise is Pakistan and has traditionally maintained the balance of power in the region due to its strategic relationships with nearby Arab states and neighboring China. Pakistan is the 6th most populous country in the world and is also a nuclear power. Bangladesh is the third largest populous country in the region and identified, along with Pakistan, as Next Eleven. As of 31 March 2011, the largest contributor to UN peacekeeping operations is Bangladesh. Pakistan & India catch 2nd & 3rd place respectively, according to the number of troops.

Diplomacy among the countries of South Asia has been mainly driven by populist politics, with the center stage taken by India-Pakistan conflict ever since their independence in 1947, and then the creation of Bangladesh under tense circumstances in 1971. While the elite rulers of Pakistan chose the USA led bloc during the cold war era, India formed the Non-Aligned Movement. Over the years, while a chaotic Indian Democracy crystallized into a stable government, Pakistan degenerated into a puppet state, with no democratically elected government completing it's full term, and repeated coups by the military. On the other hand, Sri Lanka political situation was dominated by a increasingly assertive Sinhalese nationalism, and the emergence of a Tamil separatist movement under LTTE, which was suppressed recently. Burma's politics is dominated by a military Junta, which has sidelined the democratic forces led by Aung San Suu Kyi.

Health and nutrition

According to the World Bank, 70% of the South Asian population and about 75% of South Asia's poor live in rural areas and most rely on agriculture for their livelihood. According to the Global Hunger Index, South Asia has one of the highest child malnutrition rates in the world. In a latest report published by UNICEF in 2008 on global hunger shows that the actual number of child deaths was around 2.1 million. As of 2008 India is ranked 66th on the global hunger index. The 2006 report stated that "the low status of women in South Asian countries and their lack of nutritional knowledge are important determinants of high prevalence of underweight children in the region". Corruption and the lack of initiative on the part of the government has been one of the major problems associated with nutrition in India. Illiteracy in villages has been found to be one of the major issues that need more government attention. The report mentioned that, although there has been a reduction in malnutrition due to the Green Revolution in South Asia, there is concern that South Asia has "inadequate feeding and caring practices for young children".

See also

Greater India

Indian subcontinent

Indology

''South Asia Disaster Report'' (book)

South Asian cuisine

Notes and references

External links

World Bank, South Asia Region

BBC News South Asia

Birding in South Asia

South Asian Awareness Network Conference Website

Digital South Asia Library

South Asia Environment Portal

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Coordinates	34°03′″N118°15′″N
background	solo_singer
birth name	Percy Romeo Miller, Jr.
alias	Lil' Romeo, Rome, Romeo
born	August 19, 1989
origin	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
genre	Hip hop
occupation	RapperModelBasketball playerEntrepreneurActor
college	USC
years active	2001–present
label	No Limit (2001–2002) Priority (2001–2002) The New No Limit (2002–2004) Universal (2002–2003) E1 (2004–2005) Guttar Music (2005–2006) Take A Stand (2007–present) The Next Generation (CEO) (2010–present) No Limit Forever (CEO) (2010–present)
website	http://romeoforever.com }}

Percy Romeo Miller, Jr. (born August 19, 1989), better known by his stage name Romeo (previously Lil' Romeo), is an American rapper, actor, basketball player, entrepreneur, and model. As a rap musician, Miller has released three studio albums and two compilation albums.

Early life

Romeo Miller was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the son of rapper and entrepreneur Master P and former rapper Sonya C. He is the nephew of rappers C-Murder and Silkk the Shocker and the brother of singer Cymphonique. Romeo was signed to No Limit at the age of 5 after he wrote a rap to his dad.

Music career

''Lil' Romeo'' (2001)

He then released his debut album 7 years later titled after his original alias ''Lil' Romeo''. This offering contained the hit single "My Baby" that charted No. 1 on the Hot R&B;/Hip-hop Singles. The album peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 and No. 5 on the Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums,selling more then 500,000 copies the first week out making it certified Gold. The album is now certified certified Platinum by the RIAA for the sales of 1,300,000. Also in 2001 he was featured on his uncle Silkk the Shocker's remix single of "That's Kool", which was also featured on his own album.

''Game Time'' (2002–2003)

In 2002, a year later after his debut album, Miller put out his second studio album, ''Game Time''. It peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard 200 and No. 10 on the Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums selling close to a 110,000 copies the first week . It spawned the billboard charting single "2-Way" that charted to No. 66 Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs. It also spawned the album second single "True Love" which charted at No. 16 under the Hot 100 Singles. Though not as successful on the charts as Miller's debut album It still was successful in sales certified 2x Platinum, selling 2,430,785 copies making this Miller's highest selling album.

''Romeoland'' (2004–2007)

In 2004, miller released his third studio album ''Romeoland,'' which was not as successful as his last two albums selling 50,000 the first week , but still managed to be certified Gold selling over 459,000 copies in the United States. It was also the last studio album to feature Miller billed as Lil' Romeo. In 2005 Romeo along with his brother Valentino Miller who was known as Young V at that time and their three cousins C-Los, Lil' D & Willie J formed the group Rich Boyz & released their debut album ''Young Ballers: The Hood Been Good to Us''. In 2006 Miller released a compilation album entitled ''Greatest Hits'' the album featured all of his hit songs when Miller was billed as Lil' Romeo. In 2006 Romeo released the two albums ''Lottery'' & ''God's Gift'' on the new label owned by himself and his father Master P, entitled Guttar Music. ''Lottery'' served as Millers first independent release while ''God's Gift'' served as a soundtrack to a movie with the same name. ''God's Gift'' was also Miller's first album to use the name Romeo and to have explicit language. The two albums were also known for containing Miller's single "U Can't Shine Like Me" which was a direct response to Bow Wow, who fans thought dissed Miller in his song "Fresh Azimiz". In 2007 Miller released a collaboration album with his father Master P titled ''Hip Hop History'' it sold 32,000 records worldwide.

''Intelligent Hoodlum'' (2008–present)

In 2008 Miller stated he was working on his fourth studio album entitled ''Gumbo Station''. On June 17, 2008 Miller released the first single from the album which was "Get Low wit It" which featured Akon & his brother Valentino Miller it failed to gain success on the Billboard charts. On March 3, 2009 Romeo released a compilation entitled ''Get Low LP'' that contained songs that were supposed to be on ''Gumbo Station''. It debuted at No. 149 on the Billboard 200 and as of May 5, 2009 it has sold over 20,000 copies. In 2010 Romeo confirmed that he was still working on his fourth studio album but he changed the name of the album to ''The College Boy''. Romeo then announced that the title of the album was going to be ''I Am No Limit''. On January 19, 2010 Romeo released the first promotional single for the album entitled "Tell Me A Million Times" that featured Tempo. Then on January 26, 2010 Romeo released the second promotional single for the album entitled "Ice Cream Man Jr." which was a tribute to his dad Master P. On February 16, 2010 Miller released his debut mixtape ''Patience Is A Virtue'' to promote the album. Then on March 2, 2010 Romeo released two EPs to promote the album which were the ''Famous Girl'' & ''Monster/Practice''. Also In 2010 Miller debuted his newly founded record label The Next Generation Entertainment with his new group the College Boyys. They released a collaboration album on May 25, 2010 entitled ''Spring Break'' which sold over 200,000 copies worldwide. Miller also on this day released three singles which were "You" that featured D'Anna & Lil Twist, "She Bad" that featured Millers cousins Lil' D & Black Don & "They Dont Know" but all of the singles failed to reach the charts. Romeo also performed at the 2010 Hip Hop Honors along with his brother Valentino Miller, his cousins Lil' D & Black Don, & his uncle Silkk The Shocker, along with Trina, Gucci Mane & Mystikal to honor his dad Master P & No Limit Records. In late 2010 Romeo relaunched No Limit as No Limit Forever Romeo also confirmed that he has changed the name of the album from ''I Am No Limit'' to ''Intelligent Hoodlum''. In 2011 It Is confirmed that Romeo is going on a new tour with his dad Master P & his uncle Silkk the Shocker the tour is entitled ”No Limit Forever International". On January 11, 2011 Romeo released his EP ''Dont Push Me''. On May 3, 2011 Romeo released the first official single from ''Intelligent Hoodlum'' which is "Famous Girl (Remix)" which is really the mastered version of the original it still features appearances from Sean Kingston & Miller's cousin Black Don. On August 19, 2011 Romeo released his ''I Am No Limit'' mixtape which was originally supposed to be his fourth studio album before it got changed but Miller just decided it would be best to just release it as a mixtape for his fans.

Other ventures

Acting career

Miller started his acting career with a cameo appearance in the 2001 film ''Max Keeble's Big Move'', as himself. He later co-starred with Jessica Alba, Mekhi Phifer and Zachary Isaiah Williams in the film ''Honey'' (2003). In ''Honey'', his character was Benny, a young boy looking for a break. Also in 2003, he voiced himself on an episode of the animated series, ''Static Shock'', to which he had performed the theme song. He co-starred with his dad in a movie called ''Uncle P'' in 2005. He also starred in another movie with Zachary Isaiah Williams, ''God's Gift'', which came out in 2006. Recently, he made a cameo appearance, as himself, in ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide'' as a rapping coach for the teachers. Then in 2007 he starred in film ''ASL'' as himself, Rome, alongside Forrest Lipton and Zachary Isaiah Williams who played the young Romeo; Lil Romey and had also previously starred with Romeo in ''Honey'' and Nickelodeon's ''Romeo!''. He guest-starred as a rapper accused of murder in the 2010 CBS series, ''The Defenders'' and acted in the highly successful film, ''Jumping the Broom'', released in May 2011. In 2011, he also starred in TV commercials for McDonald's & ICDC Colleges.

Fashion designer

On July 24, 2010 Romeo launched his own clothing line titled "College Boyys", which has also been promoted by Miller & his new group the College Boyys. It has also been promoted by artists such as Justin Bieber, Big Time Rush & Jaden Smith. Romeo stated

Basketball career

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Romeo was invited, in the summer of 2006, to the Reebok-sponsored ABCD Camp, which is considered the premier basketball camp in the United States. The Teaneck, New Jersey-based ABCD Camp is an invitation-only basketball showcase previously attended by high-profile players including Kobe Bryant, Stephon Marbury, Tracy McGrady, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony. Surrounded by future NBA players such as O. J. Mayo, Derrick Rose, and Kevin Love, Miller looked out of place and averaged less than 2 points a game throughout the camp. ''The Wall Street Journal'' made an article on March 8, entitled "A Hot Prospect," cites Sonny Vaccaro, the longtime director of the ABCD Camp, as explaining, "he invited Romeo Miller to the 2006 camp, primarily as a favor to Percy Miller, whom he knew from the club basketball circuit." In the article, Vaccaro indicated, "If you're looking for the profile of an athlete who plays basketball at USC, he's not it."

On April 13, 2007, Miller verbally committed to the University of Southern California (USC) and signed a letter of intent on November 19, 2007.

Miller, a 5'11" point guard, was a four year starter at Beverly Hills High School. As a junior during the 2005–2006 high school season he averaged 13.9 points and 5.6 assists per game. As a senior during the 2006–2007 high school season he averaged 8.6 points and 9.0 assists per game.

According to ''The Wall Street Journal'', it appears the decision to grant Miller a full scholarship at USC was largely driven by his relationship with friend and teammate Demar DeRozan, the 6-foot-6 All-American forward who was rated as the number five prospect in the country on Scout.com. ''The Wall Street Journal'' reported Coach Tim Floyd as saying, "Last April...Percy Miller called while driving both players from a tournament in Fayetteville, Ark...Percy Miller said 'Demar and Romeo are ready to make their decision, and would you like to have them both on scholarship?'...'I said absolutely.'" Miller and DeRozan began playing in the 2008–2009 season.

Miller had a disappointing career at USC. In his two seasons as a Trojan, he played a total of 19 minutes in 9 games and scored a total of 5 points.

Modeling career

On December 27 Romeo modeled for a new 2011 calender. On April 10, 2011 Miller modeled for the April issue of ''TROIX'' magazine. On April 12, 2011 Miller modeled again for some new pictures. He also modeled with the singer-songwriter Chynna Terrell.

Dancing with the Stars

After originally withdrawing from season two of ''Dancing with the Stars'' due to an injury, Romeo competed in season 12. He was partnered with professional dancer, Chelsie Hightower. They were eliminated from the show on May 10, 2011 and finished in the Top 5, one week before the semi-final.

rowspan="2"	Week #
	style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"|Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Romeo"
	2		Quickstep/ "You're the One That I Want"		7		8		8		Safe
	style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
	style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
	style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
	6		Waltz/ "My Heart Will Go On"		10		9		9
	style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f"|Cha-Cha-Cha/ ""Born This Way""Samba/ "Say Hey (I Love You)"
	style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f"|Tango/"Hold It Against Me"Salsa/"Tequila"

In week 7, Donnie Burns was the guest judge and scored the dances.

Personal life

Miller attended Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California. Romeo sponsors "Loco Tonic", an energy drink he mentions in his newer songs. In 2008, Romeo was ranked No. 18 in the most fit men in the world.

Discography

;Studio albums

''Lil' Romeo'' (2001)

''Game Time'' (2002)

''Romeoland'' (2004)

''Intelligent Hoodlum'' (2012)

;Independent albums

''Lottery'' (2006)

;Soundtrack albums

''God's Gift Soundtrack'' (2006)

;Collaboration albums

''Young Ballers: The Hood Been Good to Us'' (2005) (with Rich Boyz)

''Hip Hop History'' (2007) (with Master P)

''Spring Break'' (2010) (with College Boyys)

''TBA'' (2012) (with College Boyys)

''TBA'' (2012) (with Resq3)

;Mixtapes

''Patience Is A Virtue'' (2009)

''I Am No Limit'' (2011)

Filmography

;Films

''Honey (2003 film) ''Still 'Bout It'' ''God's Gift (film) ''Uncle P'' ''The Pig People'' ''Down and Distance'' ''Jumping the Broom (film) ''Madea's Witness Protection''

Year
2001	''Max Keeble's Big Move''	Himself
2003	Honey'' ||	Benny	Main Role
rowspan="2">2004	|	M.J.	Main Role
''Decisions''	Jamal
rowspan="2"	2006	God's Gift'' ||	Romeo	Main Role
''Don't Be Scared''	Stevie
rowspan="2"	2007	|	Corey Miller	Main Role
''Crush On U''	Rome
2009	|	TJ	Main Role
2010	|	Darren Sheehan	Main Role
rowspan="2"	2011	Jumping the Broom'' ||	Sebastian	Support Role
''Wolf Boy''	''2120''
2012	|	Jake	Main Role

;Television

''Oh Drama!'' ''The Hughleys'' ''Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration'' ''Raising Dad'' ''American Music Awards of 2002 ''Proud Family'' ''One on One (TV series) ''Static Shock'' ''All Grown Up!'' ''Romeo!'' ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide ''Out of Jimmy's Head ''The Defenders (2010 TV series) ''The Bad Girls Club (season 6) ''Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 12) ''The Cape ''Reed Between the Lines'' ''Charlie's Angels (2011 TV series)

Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
2001	''The Brothers García''	Ty
2001	|	Musical Guest	Television special
2001	|	Himself
2001	|	Himself
2002	|	Marvin
2002	The 29th Annual American Music Awards'' ||	Himself
2002	|	Himself	"A Hero For Halloween" (episode 24, season 1)
2003	One on One'' ||	Eric	"Spy Games"
2003	|	Himself	Recorded the final theme song for the series.
2003	|	Lil Q	"It's Cupid, Stupid" (episode 8, season 1)
2003–2006	|	Romeo "Ro" Miller	Main Role/Starring as ''Romeo''.
2005	|	Rapping teacher	"Guide to: Emergency Drills and Late Bus" (episode 21, season 2)
2008	|	Himself	"Lunch Tables" (episode 13, season 1)
2010	The Defenders ||	Killa Diz	"The Defenders – Nevada v. Killa Diz"
2011	The Bad Girls Club: Season 6'' ||	Himself	Guest appearance on the reality show (episode 10)
2011	Dancing With the Stars: Season 12 '' ||	Contestant	Romeo was originally supposed to be competing in season 2 but due to a injury he was unable & his dad Master P filled in for him
2011	|	Gangster	Season 1, Episode 9 – "Razer".
2011	|	Darius	Season 1, Episode 5 – "Let's Talk About Competition"
2011	Charlie's Angels'' ||	Royal's son	Season 1, EpisRode 7 – "Royal Angels"

Felipe Solis is schedule to appear in Romeo's new reality show Romeo & Juliet

Awards and nominations

Billboard Music Awards

*2001, Rap Artist of the Year (Winner)

*2001, Music Videos: ''My Baby'' (Winner)

*2002, R&B;/Hip-Hop: ''My Baby'' (Winner)

Kids Choice Awards

*2004, Favorite Television Actor – Male for: ''Romeo!'' (Nominated)

*2005, Favorite Television Actor – Male for: ''Romeo!'' (Winner)

*2006, Favorite Television Actor – Male for: ''Romeo!'' (Nominated)

Teen Choice Awards

*2004, Choice Breakout Movie Star – Male for: ''Honey'' (Nominated)

Black Reel Awards

*2004, Choice Breakout Movie Star – Male for: ''Honey'' (Nominated)

Young Artist Awards

*2005, Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actor: Romeo! (Nominated)

NAMIC Vision Awards

*2005, Best Comedic Performance: ''Romeo!'' (Nominated)

Image Awards

*2005, Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program – Series or Special: ''Romeo!'' (Nominated)

References

External links

Official website

USC Athletics Player Biography: No. 15 Percy Miller

Photos from Shrink-A-Bulls

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Roger Huerta (born May 20, 1983), is an American mixed martial artist. He initially gained exposure by competing in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He now fights for Bellator Fighting Championships.

Early life

Huerta is of Mexican and Salvadorian descent. He has had a long and difficult early childhood right up to his teen years, overcoming many challenges and has been described as having the "life that Hollywood producers make movies about". Born to Lydia and Rogelio Huerta in Los Angeles, California, he spent the first 6 years of his life in Texas. His father became heavily involved in drugs and alcohol and began an affair with another woman that led to a separation with Lydia.

Huerta's mother became physically abusive, and when Huerta came to school with bruises covering his body, Child Protective Services intervened, placing him in a foster home for a short time. In 1990, Lydia lost the custody battle for Huerta and fled the United States with Huerta, age 7, to her parent's home in El Salvador. Shortly upon arriving, Lydia abandoned Huerta leaving him in the care of his grandparents at the time of the El Salvadoran Civil War. She returned a year later to only leave him on his father's doorstep in Texas. That was the last time he saw his mother. Huerta openly talks about his mental and physical abuse endured by his father and stepmother in that year. The next year he was relocated to Mexico and left with his father's parents living in poverty. They would often send him out into the streets selling picture frames to tourists to make money. For a brief time, his father and stepmother came back into his life where they moved to the Rio Grande Valley and enrolled him half way through the year into 3rd grade. At 12 his father left home and soon after was kicked out by his stepmother. He lived on the streets for many years and survived by joining a youth gang. He often slept in alleys and on rooftops, but was encouraged by his friends to remain in school where he could eat a provided breakfast and lunch.

He occasionally stayed with friends and just before his freshman year, his life began to turn around for the better. Maria King, his friend's mother, obtained legal custody of him and the three moved to Austin, Texas where he attended Crockett High School. For one of the first times in his life he found himself in a stable environment and became quite popular in school and joined many of the school's sports teams including football and wrestling. It was there he met Jo Ramirez, his English teacher, where she learned about his troubled childhood in a conversation discussing his future ambitions. Furthermore, Bryan Ashford, the school's wrestling coach, took a special interest in Huerta and continued to supported him in division wrestling. Ramirez, already a mother of seven, adopted Huerta in 2002 at the age of 19.

Ashford coached Huerta and with the help of Ramirez, aided him in applying for a collegiate wrestling scholarship. Huerta attends Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota with one year remaining in a Business Management bachelors degree and resided in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Huerta worked for a time as a bouncer and construction worker.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

In Huerta's pre-UFC career, his first loss came as a result of a dislocated jaw early in the finals of the SuperBrawl 36 tournament against Ryan Schultz on June 18, 2004, his third match of the day.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Huerta was originally slated to make his UFC debut against Hermes Franca at ''UFC 61'', but was forced to withdraw from the fight as the result of an elbow injury. He won his first six fights in the UFC, the first at ''UFC 63'' against Jason Dent, which was declared "Fight of the Night".

His next fight was against UFC newcomer John Halverson at ''UFC 67''. The fight ended by TKO after 19 seconds of round one after Huerta landed a knee to the shoulder/head area of a grounded Halverson, knocking him down and finishing him with punches. The end of the bout was controversial as knees to the head of grounded opponents are illegal under UFC rules. It was later shown in a replay that Huerta's knee was actually to the shoulder rather than to the head.

Next he fought in a three round war with Leonard Garcia at ''UFC 69''. winning via unanimous decision. After the fight, in May 2007, Huerta became the first mixed martial artist to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated Magazine, for a story on the rising popularity of mixed martial arts.

Huerta won his next two fights against Doug Evans and Alberto Crane. He then faced Clay Guida in the 2007's ''The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale''. Huerta was visibly frustrated at losing in the grappling exchanges from Guida's wrestling offensive, spending a large part of the bout on his back fending off "ground and pound" from his opponent. Late in the second round, Huerta was stunned by a punch to the face while trying to get to his feet, but managed to survive until the end of the round. Early in the third round, Huerta looked to engage Guida on his feet, connecting with a knee to the face while attempting a kick Guida. After a brief flurry, Huerta took his back and submitted Guida by rear naked choke very late in the fight for an impressive come-from-behind win.

Huerta then lost his next fight by unanimous decision (all judges scored the bout 30–27) at ''UFC 87'' against Kenny Florian.

On January 9, 2009, Huerta announced an indefinite hiatus from MMA to further pursue opportunities in acting.

In order to complete his UFC contract, Huerta returned on September 16, 2009, but lost to Gray Maynard at ''UFC Fight Night 19''. After a back-and-forth fight, he would end up losing a split decision in his bout against Maynard, with the bout scored 28–29, 30–27, 30–27.

Bellator Fighting Championships

Despite having previously announced on his personal Twitter account that he was in talks with Strikeforce, Huerta eventually signed with Bellator Fighting Championships. He was one of eight men to compete in the second season lightweight tournament, with the winner receiving a title shot against Eddie Alvarez.

His first fight in the tournament took place at Bellator 13. Huerta defeated opponent Chad Hinton via submission (kneebar) at 0:56 of the third round.

His second fight in the tournament took place at Bellator 17. Huerta lost the semi-final to Pat Curran by a controversial unanimous decision (29-28 from all three judges). However, on August 12 it was announced that Huerta would be fighting Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez, after Curran had to pull out of the fight due to a slap tear in his right shoulder. The Lightweight belt was not on the line when the two met on October 21, 2010 at Bellator 33 in Philadelphia. He lost the fight via doctor stoppage between the 2nd and 3rd rounds.

Training

Huerta trained for his UFC fight with Kenny Florian with Greg Jackson's Submission Fighting. For his Bellator debut, he spent time in Thailand and put together a training camp with MMA fighters such as Yves Edwards (UFC), Shad Lierley (Bellator), Jared Hess (Bellator), Dave Menne, and Jeff Clark out of the Phil Cardella / Relson Gracie Academy in Austin, Texas.

Film

Huerta made his acting debut as Miguel Caballero Rojo in the live action motion picture ''Tekken''.

Personal life

On August 10, 2010, Huerta engaged in a street fight outside a bar around 2 AM in Austin, Texas as reported on TMZ.com. In the video, a man alleged to be Huerta is seen exchanging words with and defending himself against a man, Rashad Bobino, a former linebacker of the University of Texas Football Team, who had just violently assaulted a woman. Bobino did not press charges.

Mixed martial arts record

|- |Loss |21–5–1(1) | Eddie Alvarez |TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | Bellator 33 | 2010-10-21 |2 |5:00 |Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |Non-title fight |- |Loss |21–4–1(1) | Pat Curran |Decision (Unanimous) | Bellator 17 | 2010-05-06 |3 |5:00 |Boston, Massachusetts, United States |Lightweight Tournament Semi-Final bout |- |Win |21–3–1(1) | Chad Hinton |Submission (Kneebar) | Bellator 13 | 2010-04-08 |3 |0:56 |Hollywood, Florida, United States |Lightweight Tournament Opening Round |- |Loss |20–3–1(1) | Gray Maynard |Decision (Split) | UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard | 2009-09-16 |3 |5:00 |Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | |- |Loss | 20–2–1(1) | Kenny Florian | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 87 | 2008-08-09 | 3 | 5:00 |Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |- |Win | 20–1–1(1) | Clay Guida | Submission (Rear naked choke) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs Team Serra Finale | 2007-12-08 | 3 | 0:51 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win | 19–1–1(1) | Alberto Crane | TKO (Strikes) | UFC 74 | 2007-08-25 | 3 | 1:50 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win | 18–1–1(1) | Doug Evans | TKO (Strikes) | The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale | 2007-06-23 | 2 | 3:30 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win | 17–1–1(1) | Leonard Garcia | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 69 | 2007-04-07 | 3 | 5:00 |Houston, Texas, United States | |- |Win | 16–1–1(1) | John Halverson | TKO (Strikes) | UFC 67 | 2007-02-03 | 1 | 0:19 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win | 15–1–1(1) | Jason Dent | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 63 | 2006-09-23 | 3 | 5:00 | Anaheim, California, United States | |- |Win | 14–1–1(1) | Joe Camacho | TKO (Punches) | Raze MMA" Fight Night | 2006-04-29 | 2 | 2:43 | San Diego, California, United States | |- |Win | 13–1–1(1) | Dan Swift | TKO (Punches) | Extreme Challenge 66 | 2006-02-17 | 2 | 0:51 | Medina, Minnesota, United States |- |Win | 12–1–1(1) | Lee King | Submission (Rear naked choke) | IFC: Rumble on the Rio 2 | 2005-10-15 | 1 | 0:50 | Texas, United States |- |Win | 11–1–1(1) | Matt Wiman | Decision (Unanimous) | FFC 15: Fiesta Las Vegas | 2005-09-14 | 3 | 5:00 | Medina, Minnesota, United States | |- |Win | 10–1–1(1) | Brad Blackburn | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | IFC: Rock N' Rumble | 2005-07-30 | 3 | 2:19 | Texas, United States | |- | NC | 9–1–1(1) | Melvin Guillard | NC (Overturned by Commission) | Freestyle Fighting Championship 14 | 2005-03-05 | 3 | 5:00 |Biloxi, Mississippi, United States |Guillard greased in between rounds. |- |Win | 9–1–1 | Kenny Jerrell | TKO (Punches) | Freestyle Fighting Championship 14 | 2005-03-05 | 1 | 2:15 | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States |- |Win | 8–1–1 | Steve Kinnison | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Freestyle Fighting Championship 14 | 2005-03-05 | 2 | 2:57 | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |- |Win | 7–1–1 | Naoyuki Kotani | TKO (Punches) | Xtreme Fighting Organization 4 | 2004-12-03 | 1 | 1:29 | Lakemoor, Illinois, United States | |- |Win | 6–1–1 | Jake Short | Submission (Rear naked choke) | Extreme Challenge 60 | 2004-11-12 | 3 | 0:37 | Medina, Minnesota, United States | |- |Win | 5–1–1 | Matt Brady | TKO | Extreme Challenge 59 | 2004-09-24 | 1 | 3:12 | Medina, Minnesota, United States | |- |Loss | 4–1–1 | Ryan Schultz | Submission (Verbal) | SuperBrawl 36 | 2004-06-18 | 1 | 1:47 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |Huerta suffered a broken jaw and verbally gave up |- |Win | 4–0–1 | Mike Aina | Decision (Unanimous) | SuperBrawl 36 | 2004-06-18 | 3 | 3:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- |Win | 3–0–1 | Harris Sarmiento | TKO (Strikes) | SuperBrawl 36 | 2004-06-18 | 3 | 2:12 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- | Draw | 2–0–1 | Joe Jordan | Draw | Extreme Challenge 56 | 2004-03-26 | 3 | 3:00 | Medina, Minnesota, United States | |- |Win | 2–0 | Jeff Carlson | DQ | EC – Best of the Best 2 – Day Event | 2003-08-02 | N/A | N/A | Anoka, Minnesota, United States | |- |Win | 1–0 | Shane Lavafor | TKO | EC – Best of the Best 2 – Day Event | 2003-08-02 | N/A | N/A | Anoka, Minnesota, United States |

References

External links

Official MySpace of Roger Huerta

Roger Huerta Training Muay Thai

Roger Huerta on UFC.com

Sports Illustrated article on Roger Huerta

Category:1983 births Category:Augsburg College alumni Category:Living people Category:American mixed martial artists Category:Mixed martial artists from Texas Category:Lightweight mixed martial artists Category:American mixed martial artists of Mexican descent Category:American people of Salvadoran descent

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Coordinates	34°03′″N118°15′″N
name	Phil Baroni
other names	The New York Bad Ass,
birth date	April 16, 1976
birth place	Long Island, New York, United States
nationality	American
height
weight lb	185
weight class	Middleweight (185 lb) Welterweight (170 lb)
reach in	72
style	Boxing, Muay Thai, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
fighting out of	San Jose, California
team	American Kickboxing Academy Team Hammer House
years active	2000 - present
kickbox win	7
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updated	}}

Philip George Baroni (born April 16, 1976) is an American mixed martial artist. He has a professional MMA record of 14–13–0. Baroni has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) where he holds a record of 3–7–0. Also he has fought in the PRIDE FC where he holds a record of 4–2–0. He has developed a reputation for his boxing ability and knockout power, although he is an accomplished wrestler as well. He formerly trained with Team Hammer House, whose members include two PRIDE fighters and former UFC heavyweight champions, Mark Coleman and Kevin Randleman.

Biography

Baroni grew up in Massapequa Park, Long Island, New York. He was expelled from Massapequa High school for assaulting a janitor at the school. Baroni attended Hofstra University before transferring to Central Michigan University, where he was a double major in biology and psychology, and earned his degree in psychology. He was also an amateur bodybuilder from the age of 17 to 20, competing in six shows in which he placed either first or second. He studied kickboxing under Keith Trimble, and had seven kickboxing matches, winning all by knock out. He also competed in 10 amateur boxing matches, also winning all 10 by knock out. Although Baroni was a fan of UFC, he did not want to compete in it until the organization had implemented weight classes.

Fighting in the UFC

Baroni quickly made a name for himself in the UFC with several impressive knockout victories. His signature match was a decisive knockout victory over former UFC champion Dave Menne on September 27, 2002. Baroni famously jumped on the top of the cage and proclaimed himself to be the best ever after the knockout of Menne. He then rematched Matt Lindland to whom he had previously lost to by judges' decision.

In their rematch, Baroni suffered a second loss to Lindland by another judges' decision. He was then matched up against a teammate of Matt Lindland, Evan Tanner at UFC 45 – Revolution. Baroni dominated the beginning of the match against Tanner, but when the fight was stopped to check a cut on Tanner, Tanner regained his composure and the momentum turned, leading to the referee stopping the fight due to Baroni taking several undefended strikes on the ground. This decision was controversial as the referee Larry Landless had asked Baroni if he wanted to quit. Baroni said he believed he was asked if he wanted to continue, and said "yes". Landless stopped the bout, and was struck by a furious Baroni. Baroni was subsequently suspended for 4 months for striking the official. Upon his return Baroni got a rematch with Tanner at UFC 48 – Payback but went on to lose via decision.

Despite losing 3 fights in a row, the UFC matched Baroni against the relatively unknown Pete Sell. Following training with Enson Inoue, Baroni dominated early on with numerous takedowns and a dominant standup, however, Sell secured a guillotine choke and Baroni appeared to lose consciousness, but then tapped out for the only time in his career thereby ending the fight.

Fighting in PRIDE

Baroni joined Hammer House soon thereafter and rebounded in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships promotion with several knockout victories against Ikuhisa Minowa, Ryo Chonan, and Yuki Kondo. On June 4, 2006, Baroni was summarily defeated by Ikuhisa Minowa via unanimous decision in the Bushido Welterweight Grand Prix tournament in 2005.

On October 21, 2006 Baroni captured a victory over boxer turned MMA fighter Yosuke Nishijima via kimura in the first round at PRIDE 32, PRIDE's first American show. In the post-fight interview Baroni humorously admitted that he did not know the name of the hold he applied and only saw it on TV a couple days before the fight.

Feud with Frank Shamrock

Frank Shamrock and Baroni had engaged in a war of words following Shamrock's fight with Renzo Gracie. The two faced off at Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni, a co-promotion between EliteXC and Strikeforce on June 22, 2007 on Pay-Per-View. Shamrock defeated Baroni, knocking him down with punches in the first round and finishing him off with a rear naked choke in the second round. It was ruled a technical submission victory for Shamrock as Baroni was choked unconscious before he could tap. Baroni stated many times that he was not going to tap anyway.

Steroid use

Following the Shamrock fight, the California State Athletic Commission announced that Baroni tested positive for two types of anabolic steroids, boldenone and stanozolol. Baroni appealed the $2500 fine and faced a one-year suspension. Ultimately, the fine was upheld although the suspension was reduced to six months.

Baroni had asked that the remaining urine from the test conducted by Quest be sent to the Carlson Company, a laboratory located in Colorado Springs, Colo. While it did not appear among the 40 facilities recommended by the CSAC, Carlson appealed to the fighter as a rare lab that tested for both DNA and steroids.

There was not enough of a sample for the lab to determine the identity of its owner, though Carlson apparently had enough to determine the sample they received from Quest did not contain boldenone or stanozolol.

ICON Sport

Baroni faced Hawaii's Kala Hose on March 15, 2008 for the vacant ICON Sport Middleweight title. Former champion Robbie Lawler was stripped of the title due to his inability to defend it on numerous occasions. While Baroni came out strong during the first round of the fight, his stamina began to fade and Hose started to dominate the fight. Hose ultimately defeated Baroni by TKO early in the fifth round to become the new ICON Sport middleweight champion.

EliteXC

Baroni went up against Joey Villasenor in the first ever live network television broadcast of MMA on CBS. In the beginning of the fight Baroni looked really active and caught Villasenor's high kick which brought him down to the mat where Baroni threw a couple punches from guard. Baroni then let Villasenor stand up, Baroni then got tagged a couple times and was put into a guillotine choke. Villasenor then let go of the choke and started unloading unanswered punches that dazed Baroni prompting the referee to stop the fight at the 1:11 mark of the opening round. This was Baroni's second TKO loss in a row.

As first revealed by Baroni himself on Sherdog forums, he has moved down to fight at welterweight.

Cage Rage

Baroni made his Cage Rage and Welterweight debut at Cage Rage 27 on July 12, 2008, against British fighter Scott Jansen. He began the fight with a solid takedown, and came close to finishing the fight with a tight straight armbar in which he appeared to hyper-extend Jansen's arm. Following a standup call from the referee, the two fighters exchanged, Baroni throwing a hard right to the body, followed by a right-handed haymaker which landed on Jansen's chin. Jansen dropped heavily, his head bouncing off the floor.

Afterward, Baroni went to check on Jansen and was blindsided by a brother of the flattened fighter that had made his way into the cage with the Brit's cornermen. Holding up his hands to fend off a headbutt, Baroni kept his cool and the encounter did not escalate.

Strikeforce

In his second appearance in the promotion, he lost to Joe Riggs at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields on June 6, 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri at Scottrade Center.

Return to UFC

In late 2009 Baroni returned to once again fight in the UFC. He signed a multi-fight deal & his return fight was at UFC 106 on November 21, 2009 against TUF 7 winner Amir Sadollah. Sadollah defeated Baroni by unanimous decision. After a decision loss to Sadollah, Phil Baroni spent 2 months in Phuket, Thailand learning Muay Thai at Tiger Muay Thai (TMT) with legendary coach Kru Yod. He practiced kicks, knees and elbows to improve his striking game. He also celebrated his 34th birthday in Phuket. The TMT crew posted videos of Baroni's workouts, showing how the training sessions improved Baroni's stand up technique, and work with nutritionist/strength & conditioning coach brought Baroni back to incredibly good shape in two months.

Baroni has stated that he is going to come back to 185 lbs (Middleweight) weight class.

Baroni was scheduled to face John Salter on August 28, 2010 at UFC 118, however he was forced off the card with an injury.

Baroni lost to TUF 11 alumni, Brad Tavares at UFC 125 via TKO due to strikes. After dropping Tavares with a left hook early, Baroni was caught with a high kick in the later part of the round with Tavares eventually securing the victory. At the post-fight interview with Ariel Helwani, Baroni said that he is expecting to be cut from UFC, but he refuses to quit. Baroni was then subsequently released.

He held a UFC record of 3-7.

Post UFC

After his UFC release, less than two weeks later, Baroni signed a new multi-fight contract with Titan Fighting Championships. He fought at Titan Fighting Championships 17 against Nick Nolte. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

ONE Fighting Championship

On July 18th it was announced that Baroni would be facing Yoshiyuki Yoshida at ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on September 3rd.

MMA commentating

Since April 2009, Baroni has occasionally worked as an MMA commentator for the MMA Big Show fight organization.

Personal life

Baroni and his girlfriend, Angela, were married on October 12, 2008.

Mixed martial arts record

|- | |align=center| | Yoshiyuki Yoshida | |ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion | |align=center| |align=center| |Kallang, Singapore | |- |Win |align=center|14-13 | Nick Nolte |Decision (unanimous) |Titan FC 17: Lashley vs. Ott | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Kansas City, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|13-13 | Brad Tavares |KO (knee and punches) |UFC 125 | |align=center|1 |align=center|4:20 |Las Vegas, Nevada, US |Return to Middleweight. |- |Loss |align=center|13–12 | Amir Sadollah |Decision (unanimous) |UFC 106 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |- |Loss |align=center|13–11 | Joe Riggs |Decision (unanimous) |Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |St. Louis, Missouri, United States | |- |Win |align=center|13–10 | Olaf Alfonso |Decision (unanimous) |PFC 10: Explosive | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Lemoore, California, United States | |- |Win |align=center|12–10 | Ron Verdadero |TKO (punch) |ICON Sport: Hard Times | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:51 |Honolulu, Hawaii |Catchweight (175 lb) bout |- |Win |align=center|11–10 | Scott Jansen |KO (punch) |Cage Rage 27 | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:20 | London, UK |Drops to Welterweight. |- |Loss |align=center|10–10 | Joey Villasenor |TKO (punches) |EliteXC: Primetime | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:11 |NJ, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|10–9 | Kala Hose |TKO (punches) |Icon Sport | |align=center|5 |align=center|1:45 | Hawaii, United States |For ICON Sport Middleweight Championship |- |Loss |align=center|10–8 | Frank Shamrock |Technical Submission (rear naked choke) |Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni | |align=center|2 |align=center|4:00 |California, United States |For Strikeforce Middleweight Championship |- |Win |align=center|10–7 | Yosuke Nishijima |Technical Submission (kimura) |PRIDE 32 | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:20 |Nevada, United States |Catchweight (195 lb) bout |- |Loss |align=center|9–7 | Kazuo Misaki |Decision (unanimous) |PRIDE Bushido Survival 2006 | |align=center|2 |align=center|5:00 |Saitama, Japan | |- |Win |align=center|9–6 | Yuki Kondo |KO (punches) |PRIDE Bushido 10 | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:25 | Tokyo, Japan | |- |Loss |align=center|8–6 | Ikuhisa Minowa |Decision (unanimous) |PRIDE Bushido 9 | |align=center|2 |align=center|5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- |Win |align=center|8–5 | Ryo Chonan |KO (punch) |PRIDE Bushido 8 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:40 |Nagoya, Japan | |- |Win |align=center|7–5 | Ikuhisa Minowa |TKO (soccer kicks and stomps) |PRIDE Bushido 7 | |align=center|2 |align=center|2:04 | Tokyo, Japan | |- |Win |align=center|6–5 | Chris Cruit |Submission (armbar) |Extreme Fighting Challenge 11 | |align=center|2 |align=center|3:39 |Ohio, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|5–5 | Pete Sell |Submission (guillotine choke) |UFC 51 | |align=center|3 |align=center|4:19 |Nevada, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|5–4 | Evan Tanner |Decision (unanimous) |UFC 48 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Nevada, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|5–3 | Evan Tanner |TKO (elbows) |UFC 45 | |align=center|1 |align=center|4:42 |Connecticut, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|5–2 | Matt Lindland |Decision (unanimous) |UFC 41 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |New Jersey, United States | |- |Win |align=center|5–1 | Dave Menne |KO (punches) |UFC 39 | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:18 |Connecticut, United States | |- |Win |align=center|4–1 | Amar Suloev |TKO (punches) |UFC 37 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:55 |Louisiana, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|3–1 | Matt Lindland |Decision (majority) |UFC 34 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Nevada, United States | |- |Win |align=center|3–0 | Robert Sarkozi |TKO (punches) |WMMAA 1: MegaFights | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:05 |New Jersey, United States | |- |Win |align=center|2–0 | Curtis Stout |Decision (unanimous) |UFC 30 | |align=center|2 |align=center|5:00 |New Jersey, United States | |- |Win |align=center|1–0 | John Hayes |KO (punch) |Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 9 | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:35 | Plainview, New York, United States |

References

External links

Official MySpace Page

NERDSociety - Interview with Controversial Phil Baroni

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Mike Swick (born June 19, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship as a welterweight.

Swick, who trains at American Kickboxing Academy alongside fellow welterweight standouts Jon Fitch and Josh Koscheck, entered the UFC after appearing on the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter. He defeated his first four UFC opponents within the first round, living up to his nickname "Quick" in the process. He holds notable victories over former UFC middleweight title challenger David Loiseau, Marcus Davis, Ben Saunders, and Joe Riggs.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Swick began his professional career in smaller shows, including early events of World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). He amassed a record of 5–0 before challenging Chris Leben for the WEC Middleweight Championship. He lost the fight by knockout in 45 seconds in the second round.

''The Ultimate Fighter''

After his first professional loss, Swick entered the first season of ''The Ultimate Fighter'', a reality television series produced by the UFC. Swick participated as a light heavyweight on Randy Couture's team. Chris Leben also participated as Swick's teammate. Leben insisted on talking about his victory over Swick, which irritated him. Swick's first fight in the show came during the semi-finals. He faced Stephan Bonnar, but was defeated by triangle armbar at 4:55 of the first round, eliminating him from the show.

At ''The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale'', Swick defeated Alex Schoenauer by knockout just 20 seconds into the first round, earning the nickname "Quick" from UFC announcer Mike Goldberg. Though he had lost the show, Swick signed a contract with the UFC.

In the UFC

Swick lived up to his nickname with several quick stoppages in his subsequent fights. At ''UFC Ultimate Fight Night'' Swick stopped Gideon Ray by technical knockout in just 22 seconds. He followed up with two first-round guillotine choke submissions over Steve Vigneault and Joe Riggs at ''UFC 58'' and ''UFC 60'' respectively. Swick jokingly called the move his "Swick-otine". At ''UFC 63'' Swick faced former title challenger David Loiseau and earned a unanimous decision victory. He suffered ligament damage to his hand during the fight.

Swick's first UFC defeat came at ''UFC 69'', losing by unanimous decision to Japanese middleweight Yushin Okami. He had Okami noticeably rattled toward the end of the second round with a flurry of punches, but ultimately succumbed to Okami's superior wrestling and physical presence, as he was taken down comfortably and suffered an onslaught of ground and pound for the majority of the fight. Chris Leben was then asked to fight a rematch with Swick at ''UFC Fight Night 11'', but Leben turned down the fight, later claiming that his management turned down the fight without his knowledge. Swick was then scheduled to fight Jonathan Goulet, but withdrew from the fight due to a rib injury.

Drop to Welterweight

Swick dropped down to welterweight and headlined ''UFC Fight Night 12'' against Josh Burkman, winning by majority decision. Swick next appeared at ''UFC 85'' against Marcus Davis, who was riding a six-fight win streak in the UFC coming into the bout. Swick controlled the fight with disciplined striking skills en route to a unanimous decision victory. He next faced Jonathan Goulet at ''UFC: Fight for the Troops''. Swick opened up with a characteristically aggressive flurry of punches, knocking Goulet out on his feet. Swick rushed in with ground strikes before the referee stopped the fight.

Swick next faced Ben Saunders at ''UFC 99''. After he reversed Saunders' takedown attempt with a quick sprawl and takedown of his own, Saunders held Swick in his guard for several minutes, stifling any offense and prompting Swick to taunt him for stalling. In the second round Swick's hands loosened up and he dropped Saunders with a clean straight right after landing a few punches, following up with a quick flurry to round off an impressive performance. In the post fight interview, Swick pointed out his record of 9–1 in the UFC and announced his interest in a title shot.

Swick was scheduled to fight Martin Kampmann on September 19, 2009 at ''UFC 103''. The winner was set to receive a title shot against Georges St. Pierre. However, this changed when it was announced on September 4 that Swick had suffered an injury while training and would be unable to fight Kampmann at ''UFC 103''. Paul Daley, who made his UFC debut on the undercard, stepped up as Swick's replacement and defeated Kampmann via TKO.

Swick replaced an injured Kim Dong-hyun and faced Dan Hardy on November 14, 2009 at UFC 105. The winner was to get the next shot at Georges St-Pierre's welterweight championship. In an interview prior to UFC 105, Swick revealed he was pleased to have dropped back to Welterweight but admitted he could not focus on Georges St-Pierre until after UFC 105. Swick was rocked by a straight right hand from Hardy early in the first round and was rocked again in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. He went on to lose the fight by unanimous decision.

At UFC 109, Swick lost to Paulo Thiago by a d'arce choke after taking a counter left in an exchange in the second round. Swick refused to tap to the choke forcing him to lose the fight via technical submission.

In early September, Swick stated that he had been mis-diagnosed with a stomach disease. The disease which he was incorrectly told he had, forced him onto a very bland and restrictive diet, which made it virtually impossible for Swick to put and keep on any muscle mass. Swick is currently undergoing treatment and, barring surgery, will be able to return to action in early 2011, as a middleweight.

Swick was expected to return to action against David Mitchell on January 22, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 23. Although it was thought he might return to action at middleweight, Swick and David Mitchell verbally agreed to a January 22 fight in the welterweight division. However, Mitchell was forced out of the fight with a back injury and Swick felt as if his stomach condition was not completely healed, so the bout was scrapped from the card altogether.

Swick was expected to face promotional newcomer Erick Silva on August 27, 2011 at UFC 134. However, on August 4, 2011, it was announced that Swick had to withdraw from the bout due to a knee injury.

Personal life

Swick got married in September 2008.

Mixed martial arts record

|- |Loss |align='center'|14-4 | Paulo Thiago |Technical Submission (d'arce choke) |UFC 109 | |align='center'|2 |align='center'|1:54 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Loss |align='center'|14–3 | Dan Hardy | Decision (unanimous) |UFC 105 | |align='center'|3 |align='center'|5:00 |Manchester, England, UK |UFC Welterweight title eliminator. |- |Win |align='center'|14–2 | Ben Saunders |TKO (punches) |UFC 99 | |align='center'|2 |align='center'|3:47 |Cologne, Germany |Knockout of the Night |- |Win |align='center'|13–2 | Jonathan Goulet |KO (punches) |UFC: Fight For The Troops | |align='center'|1 |align='center'|0:33 |Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States | |- |Win |align='center'|12–2 | Marcus Davis |Decision (unanimous) |UFC 85 | |align='center'|3 |align='center'|5:00 |London, England, UK | |- |Win |align='center'|11–2 | Josh Burkman |Decision (majority) |UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman | |align='center'|3 |align='center'|5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |Welterweight debut |- |Loss |align='center'|10–2 | Yushin Okami |Decision (unanimous) |UFC 69 | |align='center'|3 |align='center'|5:00 |Houston, Texas, United States | |- |Win |align='center'|10–1 | David Loiseau |Decision (unanimous) |UFC 63 | |align='center'|3 |align='center'|5:00 |Anaheim, California, United States | |- |Win |align='center'|9–1 | Joe Riggs |Submission (guillotine choke) |UFC 60 | |align='center'|1 |align='center'|2:19 |Los Angeles, California, United States | |- |Win |align='center'|8–1 | Steve Vigneault |Submission (guillotine choke) |UFC 58 | |align='center'|1 |align='center'|2:09 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win |align='center'|7–1 | Gideon Ray |TKO (punches) |UFC Ultimate Fight Night | |align='center'|1 |align='center'|0:22 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win |align='center'|6–1 | Alex Schoenauer |KO (punch) |The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale | |align='center'|1 |align='center'|0:20 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Loss |align='center'|5–1 | Chris Leben |KO (punch) |WEC 9 | |align='center'|2 |align='center'|0:45 |Lemoore, California, United States |WEC Middleweight Championship |- |Win |align='center'|5–0 | Butch Bacon |KO |SB 1 – Shootbox 1 | |align='center'|1 |align='center'|0:26 |Florida, United States | |- |Win |align='center'|4–0 | Kengo Ura |KO (knee) |WEC 6 | |align='center'|3 |align='center'|0:31 |California, United States | |- |Win |align='center'|3–0 | James Gabert |Decision (unanimous) |WEC 4 | |align='center'|3 |align='center'|5:00 |Connecticut, United States | |- |Win |align='center'|2–0 | James Whitifield |TKO |NSFC – NW Submission Fighting 1 | |align='center'|1 |align='center'|1:15 |Idaho, United States | |- |Win |align='center'|1–0 | Victor Bell |Submission (rear naked choke) |PRW – Power Ring Warriors | |align='center'|1 |align='center'|2:10 |Texas, United States | |-

References

External links

Official site

Official UFC Profile

Mike Swick Interview

Mike's Myspace

MMA Punk Interview with Mike "Quick" Swick

Category:1979 births Category:American mixed martial artists Category:Mixed martial artists from Texas Category:Living people Category:Lightweight mixed martial artists Category:Welterweight mixed martial artists Category:Middleweight mixed martial artists Category:American practitioners of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

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