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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valerio Bertoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valerio Bertoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valerio Bertoto!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bertoto shoots in and gets a takedown into St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Bertoto from controlling successfully.
Bertoto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bertoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Pierre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
St Pierre looking for a guillotine here but Bertoto defends easily.
Bertoto wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
St Pierre looking for a guillotine here but Bertoto defends easily.
Bertoto scoring with punches to the head and body.
St Pierre is looking for a triangle but Bertoto pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertoto drops back looking for a leg! St Pierre is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and St Pierre manages to kick Bertoto off! Bertoto jumps back into St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Bertoto from controlling successfully.
St Pierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bertoto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bertoto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bertoto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bertoto wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Bertoto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
St Pierre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bertoto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertoto working the ground and pound from side control.
Bertoto lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
St Pierre tries to improve position but can't.
St Pierre is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bertoto tries for a kimura but St Pierre is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bertoto has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for St Pierre!
Bertoto is working for a guillotine from mount but St Pierre frees his head quite easily.
St Pierre bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bertoto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bertoto has his foot on St Pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Pierre works his way back into a safe position though.
Bertoto seems keen to control St Pierre's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bertoto is looking for a triangle but St Pierre pushes his legs off easily.
St Pierre distracts Bertoto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
St Pierre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bertoto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, St Pierre has managed to get both his arms back between Bertoto's legs - danger averted.
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.
Bertoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
St Pierre is working Bertoto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Bertoto has wrist control.
St Pierre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bertoto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bertoto working a defensive guard here.
St Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bertoto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertoto has his foot on St Pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Pierre works his way back into a safe position though.
Bertoto has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bertoto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bertoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells St Pierre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bertoto working for a triangle but St Pierre defends it easily.
St Pierre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bertoto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valerio Bertoto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
St Pierre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bertoto.
Bertoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but St Pierre circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bertoto.
Bertoto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, St Pierre has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bertoto trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertoto controlling from side mount.
St Pierre manages to get back to half guard.
St Pierre is not content to let Bertoto control the position.
St Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Pierre actively working from the bottom here.
St Pierre is staying active underneath Bertoto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bertoto is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, St Pierre has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bertoto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bertoto pulls his head out easily.
Valerio Bertoto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bertoto works his way into side control.
Bertoto controls the position.
Bertoto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by St Pierre, who protects the arm well.
St Pierre is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bertoto off and has taken his back!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bertoto wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Bertoto wants to control his opponent's hands but St Pierre gets his hands free.
St Pierre is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bertoto knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bertoto for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre avoiding Bertoto 's attempts to control his hands.
St Pierre connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Bertoto to escape the position.
St Pierre struggling to land strikes to the head as Bertoto covers up.
Bertoto turns into St Pierre and is now in his guard.
Bertoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Pierre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bertoto wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Bertoto forces his way into half guard.
Bertoto sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bertoto trying to control from half guard but St Pierre is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertoto perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bertoto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bertoto tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
St Pierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bertoto pulls his head out easily.
Bertoto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bertoto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and St Pierre defends it well.
St Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as Bertoto sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bertoto is looking for a kimura but St Pierre is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bertoto to get the leverage.
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 feints and as St Pierre raises his hands in defense, Bertoto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bertoto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bertoto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bertoto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
St Pierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bertoto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bertoto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bertoto trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Pierre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bertoto is aware though and is defending well.
St Pierre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bertoto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of St Pierre's head.
Bertoto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bertoto is keen to just control but St Pierre is a slippery customer.
St Pierre looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bertoto decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown by Bertoto or perhaps it was just good defense by St Pierre which made him look bad.
Bertoto slaps away a takedown attempt from St Pierre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
St Pierre stuffs the takedown.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valerio Bertoto.
Bertoto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre has hold of Bertoto's hands but Bertoto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
St Pierre wants to get back to full guard.
St Pierre is not content to let Bertoto control the position.
Bertoto is trying to work for a kimura but St Pierre is defending well.
Bertoto is trying to control the action in half guard but St Pierre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
St Pierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bertoto pulls his head out easily.
Bertoto prevents St Pierre from improving his position.
Bertoto is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bertoto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of St Pierre's face.
Bertoto raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying desperately to improve position.
Bertoto wants to control the pace but St Pierre is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bertoto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bertoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bertoto looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Pierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bertoto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bertoto breaks from St Pierre's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bertoto punishing his opponent with strikes.
Georges St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valerio Bertoto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Bertoto's attempts to control the action.
St Pierre has given up his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valerio Bertoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bertoto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valerio Bertoto!
Valerio Bertoto 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.
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energy
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hype
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