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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Bartoli (ranked 423 p4p, 59 weight class) and Henry Aron (ranked 806 p4p, 99 weight class). Bartoli comes to the cage accompanied by Modulate - Bass Alert. Aron has chosen USA! as his entrance music. The key to victory for Valerio Bartoli has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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9 - 0 - 0 |
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187 lbs
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valerio Bartoli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Aron!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartoli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bartoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bartoli is looking to counter punch.
Bartoli stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bartoli displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aron.
Aron misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bartoli throwing a counter right hand but Aron manages to avoid it.
Aron takes a swing at Bartoli's ribcage but misses.
Bartoli throws a counter high kick but Aron was just alert enough to avoid it.
Aron shoots in looking for a takedown. Bartoli tries to sprawl out of it but Aron keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bartoli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bartoli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Valerio Bartoli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Aron.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Bartoli.
Aron closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aron lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Aron trying to control but Bartoli is working from the bottom.
Bartoli wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bartoli looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Aron puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Aron is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aron missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bartoli is trying to maintain the position but Aron is very close to passing his half guard.
Aron tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bartoli knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bartoli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aron.
Aron seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bartoli taking some punishment here, with Aron in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bartoli won't allow Aron to pass to mount.
Aron not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aron is controlling the pace.
Aron prevents Bartoli from improving his position.
Bartoli definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aron is keen to just control but Bartoli is a slippery customer.
Aron missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Aron has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Aron looks for a takedown but Bartoli sprawls well.
Aron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bartoli.
Bartoli misses with a straight left.
Aron ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aron.
Bartoli looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bartoli throws out a loose jab but Aron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aron looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartoli is just out of range.
Bartoli slips a jab from Aron.
Bartoli is looking to counter punch.
Bartoli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bartoli thumps Aron with a low kick.
Aron throws a body shot but no joy.
Aron misses the body punch
and Bartoli counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slow jab from Aron misses its intended target.
Aron swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Bartoli counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aron is defended easily by Bartoli.
Bartoli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Valerio Bartoli will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aron misses the body punch
and Bartoli counters with a leg kick.
Aron throws a hook to the side of Bartoli's head but Bartoli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Bartoli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bartoli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aron.
Henry Aron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aron jabs Bartoli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bartoli stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aron shoots in but no luck this time.
An attempted straight right counter from Bartoli misses the target.
Aron tries for a takedown but Bartoli circles away easily
and Bartoli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aron lands with a straight right. Bartoli didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aron closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice defenses there by Bartoli.
Nice takedown defense from Bartoli. No joy for Aron on that attempt.
Valerio Bartoli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Aron.
The fighters circling - Bartoli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aron.
Bartoli fires out a quick counter leg kick but Aron just manages to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Bartoli as Aron shoots in.
Bartoli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aron throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aron takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bartoli slips a jab from Aron.
A little feinted left hand from Bartoli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aron connects with a right hand. Bartoli shakes it off.
Aron shoots and misses
and Bartoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bartoli connects with a right hand. Aron shakes it off.
Bartoli ducks under a wild hook from Aron.
Aron throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bartoli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bartoli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aron closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bartoli circles away.
Bartoli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aron misses with a left hand
and Bartoli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aron throws a jab but it's blocked by Bartoli.
Bartoli moves out of range as Aron strikes.
Aron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Aron.
Bartoli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aron. That did some damage!
Bartoli walks into a stiff left hand from Aron.
Aron darts in looking for a takedown but Bartoli gets double underhooks and turns Aron into the cage.
Aron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valerio Bartoli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aron throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bartoli's waist but Bartoli gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aron off to one side.
A quick step to the side and Bartoli tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Aron misses the target.
Bartoli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aron just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBartoli.
Bartoli throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aron swings widly with a right hand
and Bartoli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aron throws a lazy uppercut
and Bartoli counters with a low kick, right behind Aron 's knee.
Bartoli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aron to score with a decent uppercut.
Bartoli cracks Aron with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bartoli counters with a straight right hand.
Bartoli misses with an uppercut.
Aron tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Valerio Bartoli is winning the standup battle so far.
Aron drives through with a takedown into Bartoli's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bartoli wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bartoli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bartoli keeping moving, preventing Aron from controlling successfully.
Aron postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aron looking to pass the 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!
Aron showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Aron content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Aron scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bartoli looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bartoli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aron.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valerio Bartoli dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aron slips under a jab.
Aron swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bartoli counters with a stiff right hand.
Aron listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aron just misses with a punch to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Aron or perhaps it was just good defense by Bartoli, which made it look bad.
Bartoli stuffs the takedown.
Aron misses the body punch
and Bartoli counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Aron.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aron shoots in for a double leg but Bartoli sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Valerio Bartoli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Aron.
Bartoli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aron tries to move into range but Bartoli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aron misses the jab.
Aron tries for a takedown but Bartoli circles away easily
and Bartoli counters with a straight right hand.
Aron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartoli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bartoli counters with a leg kick.
Aron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Aron.
Aron loads up on a big right hand but Bartoli slips the punch.
Aron throws an off balance right hand
and Aron takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aron throws a big shot that misses.
Bartoli tried to counter with a leg kick but Aron avoided it.
Aron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bartoli appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bartoli misses with a hook. Aron ducked under it nicely.
Aron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartoli is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Aron or perhaps it was just good defense by Bartoli, which made it look bad.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aron is defended easily by Bartoli.
Aron looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bartoli lands a big head kick that sends Aron tumbling to the mat! Bartoli takes a step backwards and waves Aron back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Henry Aron has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aron looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Aron with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli is adopting a defensive guard.
Aron wants to control from the top but Bartoli keeps moving.
Bartoli looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Aron preventing the sweep.
Aron working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bartoli can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aron controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aron landing with the ground and pound.
Aron wants to control from the top but Bartoli keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aron shoots in but Bartoli avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bartoli fires out a quick counter leg kick but Aron just manages to avoid it.
Aron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aron changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Aron throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Bartoli counter with a right hand.
Aron has a takedown stuffed.
Aron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bartoli.
Aron takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valerio Bartoli clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Aron's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aron shoots for a double leg takedown but Bartoli sprawls well. He's pushed Aron's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bartoli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aron.
Bartoli avoids the body shot from Aron.
Bartoli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bartoli throws a shot from downtown. Aron moves away and avoids it.
Aron has his takedown stuffed
and Bartoli counters with a nice uppercut.
Bartoli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aron.
Bartoli stuffs the takedown attempt from Aron. Aron gets slowly back to his feet.
Bartoli is looking for a counter combo.
Valerio Bartoli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Aron.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aron misses with a hook.
Aron doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Bartoli counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aron takes one on the button.
Aron is rocked!
Aron is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bartoli moves out of range of the strikes.
Aron is still on wobbly legs! Can Bartoli finish him?
Aron shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bartoli defends it nicely.
It looked like Bartoli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aron seems to have recovered his senses.
Aron misses with a hook
and Bartoli counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aron's knee momentarily.
Aron misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aron has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aron fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aron shoots in for a double leg but Bartoli sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bartoli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aron can do to turn this around?
Aron misses the body punch
and Bartoli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bartoli is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Bartoli shuts the power down on Aron. Lights out, game over! Bartoli is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Valerio Bartoli!
Valerio Bartoli retains his welterweight title!
Valerio Bartoli was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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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