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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Aron (ranked 460 p4p, 66 weight class) and Valerio Bartoli (ranked 1120 p4p, 136 weight class). Aron comes to the cage accompanied by USA!. Bartoli has chosen Modulate - Bass Alert as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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187 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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170 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Aron!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valerio Bartoli!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aron looks to clinch
and Bartoli counters with a straight right hand.
Aron tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Bartoli to counter with a crisp jab.
Aron misses with a takedown
and Bartoli counters with a nice uppercut.
Aron doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bartoli counters with a left and a right that stings Aron.
Aron lands a jab to Bartoli's midsection.
Aron with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bartoli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Aron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartoli scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aron gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli throws out a powerful jab.
Aron misses with a shot to the body
and Bartoli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aron is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aron moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBartoli.
Valerio Bartoli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Aron misses.
Aron closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aron lands in his opponent's guard.
Aron in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aron is looking to work some ground and pound but Bartoli has wrist control.
Bartoli is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bartoli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aron throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bartoli avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bartoli holds on and takes a little breather.
Aron throws a big elbow that misses.
Bartoli trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aron wants to control from the top but Bartoli keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Aron tries to clinch
and Bartoli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aron shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bartoli manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bartoli has Aron pulled in close to control his posture.
Aron trying to control the position from guard on top but Bartoli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bartoli managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aron landing some decent shots from guard.
Aron throws a big right hand that misses.
Bartoli looking for a sweep. Not yet Bartoli, not yet.
Aron wants to control from the top but Bartoli keeps moving.
Bartoli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aron.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valerio Bartoli dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aron shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bartoli counters with a stiff right hand.
Aron moves in looking to clinch but Bartoli pushes him off.
Bartoli now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Aron shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bartoli counters with a nice leg kick.
Aron misses with a hook to the body
and Bartoli counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aron wants to clinch
and Bartoli counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aron misses with a lunging right hand
and Bartoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aron tries for a takedown but Bartoli circles away easily
and Bartoli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Henry Aron has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Aron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aron tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Bartoli counter with a right hand.
Aron misses with a jab to the body
and Bartoli counters with a stiff right hand.
Aron misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aron takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aron has his takedown stuffed
letting Bartoli counter with a right hand.
Bartoli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aron has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aron looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli lands a slapping body shot.
Aron with a poor takedown
and Aron takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aron misses with a takedown
and Bartoli counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aron.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aron is defended easily by Bartoli.
Bartoli is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aron with a body shot.
Aron with a poor takedown
enabling Bartoli to counter with a crisp jab.
Aron is looking to wear down Bartoli with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aron tries for a takedown but Bartoli circles away easily
enabling Bartoli to counter with a crisp jab.
Aron tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bartoli counters with a nice right hand that sends Aron toppling to the canvas! Aron scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bartoli finish him?!
Aron is rocked!
Aron looks to clinch
and Bartoli counters with a nice right hand that sends Aron toppling to the canvas! Aron scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bartoli finish him?!
Oh Aron is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aron tries to clinch up
and Bartoli counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bartoli drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Aron's head, knocking him out cold! Bartoli is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Valerio Bartoli!
Valerio Bartoli is the new welterweight champion!
Valerio Bartoli decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Henry Aron spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to thank me mum, Rise for giving me this chance, and I love to kick ass.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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