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. Background. Baron was born on in Hamburg, Germany. Her birth name is Alexandra Sanchez, and her earlier fights were all under that name. Later she fought as Buch-Sanchez or just Buch. Martial arts training. Buch started training in martial arts in 1999, training in Muay Thai. She moved to Berlin in search for a new gym (MMA Berlin) and it was there that she started training in grappling and MMA. Mixed martial  arts career. Baron debuted on at MMA Berlin's event "Turnier #15 "The Rematch"", defeating fellow countrywoman Tanja Hoffmann by rear naked choke submission. Baron 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 . In her next bout, Baron was defeated via submission (heel hook) by Sheila Gaff at "MMA Berlin Turnier #16" on . Rebounding from her loss, Baron defeated Katharina Schlosser by TKO  (punches) at "MMA Berlin Turnier #17" on . 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. After returning to Wuppertal and joining Alligator Rodeo Team, Baron competed on at "Respect 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. At 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. Alexandra 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.