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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Javier Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valerio Bertoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Valerio Bertoto!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bertoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bertoto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Perez!
Bertoto misses with some ground and pound and Perez recovers position to half guard.
Perez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Perez is trying to stand.
Bertoto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bertoto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bertoto thows a huge punch but Perez dodges it nicely.
Bertoto is looking to take a break and control but Perez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bertoto looks to land a strike but Perez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Perez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Perez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bertoto throws an elbow that misses. Perez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bertoto's guard. Nice move by Perez!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez wants to get up but he can't break Bertoto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bertoto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perez is aware though and is defending well.
Bertoto keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.
Bertoto throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Perez escapes and throws Bertoto's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bertoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Perez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bertoto is not content to let Perez control the position.
Perez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bertoto is looking to clinch but Perez is avoiding it.
Bertoto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perez but Perez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertoto closes the distance and clinches up with Perez, looking for a takedown. Bertoto pushes Perez against the cage but Perez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bertoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perez is fending him off so far but Bertoto persists. Nope, Perez circles away and we're back to standing.
Javier Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valerio Bertoto.
Bertoto forces Perez back against the cage and clinches.
Perez lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez pulls guard effortlessly.
Bertoto throws an elbow that misses. Perez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bertoto's guard. Nice move by Perez!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertoto has his foot on Perez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perez works his way back into a safe position though.
Perez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bertoto.
Bertoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bertoto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bertoto throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bertoto throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Perez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Perez trying desperately to get to his feet.
Perez is breathing heavily.
BOOM! Bertoto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bertoto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bertoto jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Perez is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Perez and Bertoto has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bertoto is looking to take a break and control but Perez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bertoto lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valerio Bertoto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice sprawl there from Perez as Bertoto shoots in.
Javier Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bertoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perez moves in looking to clinch but Bertoto pushes him off.
Perez tries to clinch
and Bertoto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bertoto wants to take a breather but Perez is having none of it.
Bertoto drops an elbow to the side of Perez's head.
Bertoto is looking to take a break and control but Perez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bertoto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bertoto is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Perez as he works his way to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertoto throws an elbow that misses. Perez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bertoto's guard. Nice move by Perez!
Perez forces his way into half guard.
Perez decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Bertoto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Perez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertoto looking to score a takedown here. Perez is defending well but Bertoto drives through and ends up in Perez's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bertoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bertoto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bertoto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Perez trying to hold on to Bertoto's head to control him but Bertoto postures up.
Bertoto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bertoto misses with a head shot. Perez uses the momentum to regain guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Bertoto from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bertoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertoto trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Bertoto throws a big right hand that misses.
Perez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bertoto is in close to Perez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Perez wants to stand up but Bertoto is controlling him.
Bertoto throws a big right hand that misses.
Bertoto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bertoto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bertoto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Perez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bertoto.
Bertoto throws an elbow that misses. Perez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bertoto's guard. Nice move by Perez!
Perez stopping the sweep attempt from Bertoto.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bertoto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perez is aware though and is defending well.
Bertoto looking for a guillotine here but Perez defends easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bertoto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Perez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bertoto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Perez has managed to get both his arms back between Bertoto's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bertoto working a defensive guard here.
Bertoto thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valerio Bertoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bertoto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bertoto wants to work for an arm triangle but Perez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bertoto is working for a submission of some sort.
Bertoto with the ground and pound but Perez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Perez is trying to keep Bertoto in close.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Bertoto from controlling successfully.
Bertoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Perez is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertoto throws an elbow that misses. Perez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bertoto's guard. Nice move by Perez!
Bertoto looking for a guillotine here but Perez defends easily.
Valerio Bertoto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bertoto looking to control.
Bertoto working for a triangle but Perez defends it easily.
Bertoto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bertoto wants to control but Perez passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertoto trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Perez manages to pass to mount!
Bertoto can't escape the position.
Perez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bertoto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bertoto trying desperately to get to his feet.
Perez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bertoto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Perez has control of Bertoto's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bertoto regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bertoto can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertoto tries to hold on but Perez pushes him away.
Bertoto throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bertoto defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Perez.
Bertoto tries to hold on but Perez postures up.
Bertoto is looking to get to half guard.
Javier Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertoto is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bertoto wants to hold on but Perez pushes him away.
Perez misses with a head shot.
Perez get's back to his feet.
Bertoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perez as he avoids it easily.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Perez fails to land with a series of punches.
Bertoto fails with the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bertoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perez avoids it really well and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valerio Bertoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bertoto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valerio Bertoto!
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energy
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RATING
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