Bart Vale

Bart Vale Biography

Bart Vale (born June 4, 1957) is an American former kickboxer, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He is known for his "old school" American martial arts look, consisting of a mustache, mullet and American flag trunks.

Career

Bart Vale began his martial arts training in 1970 with Kenp? Karate, in which he holds a 7th degree black belt. He later travelled to Japan where he was a professional wrestler and the Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi (a shoot-style professional wrestling organization) champion for close to three years. In Japan, he also studied a number of other styles and coined the term "shootfighting", a martial art that combines striking and grappling. He co-founded the International Shootfighting Association and in 1992, began the Shootfighting World Championships.

Vale made his debut in mixed martial arts in April 1993 in RINGS Fighting Network. After fought 5 matches for the Japan based organization he participated in October 1995 in the WCC World Combat Championships. In the first round of the tournament he defeated Mike Bitonio via first-round submission. Fighting at 260 lbs, Vale outweighed Bitonio by 45 lbs. Bart Vale was to face Renzo Gracie in the semi finals but Vale wasn't able to continue due to head lacerations. He had two further MMA bouts, in which he lost to Kazunari Murakami and Dan Severn. In addition to this, he also competed in the K-1 kickboxing promotion twice. In 1996, he was invited into the K-1 World Grand Prix and was defeated by Andy Hug. His next bout, against Nobuaki Kakuda in 1998, also ended in defeat. In the early days of MMA, back when it was still called NHB, Vale was introduced as the man who beat Ken Shamrock.

Kickboxing record

0 wins, 2 losses

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	0-2	Nobuaki Kakuda	TKO (doctor stoppage)	K-1 Japan '98 Kamikaze		1	2:09	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	0-1	Andy Hug	TKO (3 knockdowns)	K-1 Grand Prix '96 Opening Battle		1	2:24	Yokohama, Japan

Legend:

Mixed martial arts record

4 win (4 submission), 5 losses

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Round	Time	Location
Loss	4-5	Dan Severn	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Continental Freefighting Alliance 1: Collision at the Crossroads	2	0:36	Corinth, Mississippi, USA
Loss	4-4	Kazunari Murakami	TKO (punches)	Extreme Fighting 3	1	4:37	Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Loss	4-3	Andrei Kopylov	Submission	RINGS - Maelstrom III: Russian Battle Mission	1	4:41	Ekaterinburg, Russia
Win	4-2	Mike Bitonio	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	World Combat Championship 1: First Strike	1	7:10	Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Loss	3-2	Bitsadze Tariel	KO	RINGS - Rising Series: Yayoi	1	2:28	Tokyo, Japan
Win	3-1	Masayuki Naruse	Submission	RINGS - Mega Battle Tournament 1994: Second Round	1	7:04	Fukuoka, Japan
Loss	2-1	Dick Vrij	KO	RINGS - Rings 1994 in Yokohama	3	1:32	Yokohama, Japan
Win	2-0	Peter Smit	Submission	RINGS - Mega Battle Tournament 1993: Grand Final	1	5:12	Tokyo, Japan
Win	1-0	Hans Nijman	Submission	RINGS - Battle Dimension: Tokyo Bay Area Circuit	1	8:35	Yokohama, Japan

Legend:

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