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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Bartoli (ranked 1030 p4p, 1347 weight class) and J Gay G (ranked 112 p4p, 151 weight class). Bartoli comes to the cage accompanied by Modulate - Bass Alert. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gay G's choice of entrance music: Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm 38 156 32 - 16 - 2 |
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169 cm 34 151 20 - 21 - 1 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Granite chin |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Fast |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 32 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Valerio Bartoli! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 20 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, J Gay G! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bartoli lands with a hook. Gay G tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Bartoli misses with a low kick as Gay G jumps back. Gay G lands with a nice body punch. Bartoli lands with a good body shot. Bartoli scores with a shot to the body.
Bartoli tries a low kick but Gay G avoids it. Gay G drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bartoli defends it well. Bartoli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Gay G cracks Bartoli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Gay G swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bartoli throws a body shot but no joy. Gay G dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Bartoli punishes Gay G's body with a nice straight punch. Gay G throws a sloppy head kick and Bartoli moves out of range easily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gay G misses with a wild body shot. Gay G dips down and scores with a jab to the body. J Gay G seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bartoli slips under a jab. Gay G just misses with a punch to the body.
Bartoli was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Bartoli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Gay G fails to land the takedown. Bartoli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bartoli pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Gay G changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. A head kick by Gay G misses and Bartoli counters with a right hand to the body. Valerio Bartoli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Bartoli connects with a right hand. Gay G shakes it off. Bartoli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Jab by Gay G. Bartoli moves out of range of the strikes. Bartoli throws a lazy right hand but Gay G sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Gay G tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Gay G. Bartoli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gay G. That did some damage! Bartoli misses with a wild body shot. Bartoli lands with a shot to the body. Gay G cracks Bartoli with a good jab. Gay G lands a really nice looking cross but Bartoli seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action! Gay G on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Gay G tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Bartoli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Gay G has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gay G cracks Bartoli with an open hand slap. A nice inside leg kick there by Bartoli. That's going to slow Gay G down. Gay G on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Gay G fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Gay G misses with a straight left. Bartoli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Gay G throws a sloppy body shot
and Bartoli counters with an inside leg kick. Good exchange - Bartoli coming out on top.
Gay G is rocked! Bartoli throws a shot to the body.
Bartoli misses with a body kick. Bartoli lands with a cross. Gay G is still on wobbly legs! Can Bartoli finish him? Bartoli lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Gay G falls backwards - clearly groggy! Bartoli dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valerio Bartoli! In his post fight interview, Valerio Bartoli started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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72% |
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