Bart Vale

Bart Vale
Born	(1957-06-04) June 4, 1957 Miami, Florida, United States
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	251 lb (114 kg; 17.9 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Kenpō Karate, Shootfighting
Fighting out of	Miami, Florida, United States
Team	Tigers & Dragon Karate Gym
Rank	10th degree black belt in Kenpō Karate
Years active	1993–2000
Kickboxing record
Total	2
Wins	0
Losses	2
By knockout	2
Draws	0
Mixed martial arts record
Total	9
Wins	4
By submission	4
Losses	5
By knockout	4
By submission	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

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 Kenpo Karate, in which he holds a 10th degree black belt. He later traveled 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 began participating in events for Fighting Network Rings in March 1993. He appeared in 5 matches for Rings, 4 of which took place during the organization's pro wrestling period. Rings began promoting mixed martial arts bouts rather than shoot-style works in 1995.

In October 1995, Vale competed in the 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 in reference to a pro wrestling bout that occurred in Pro Wrestling Fukiwara Gumi on May 15, 1992.

Kickboxing record

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 October 28, 1998 1 2:09 Tokyo, Japan Loss 0-1 Andy Hug TKO (3 knockdowns) K-1 Grand Prix '96 Opening Battle March 10, 1996 1 2:24 Yokohama, Japan Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest

Mixed martial arts record

Mixed martial arts record

4 win (4 submission), 5 losses Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 4-5 Dan Severn TKO (doctor stoppage) Continental Freefighting Alliance 1: Collision at the Crossroads March 25, 2000 2 0:36 Corinth, Mississippi, USA Loss 4-4 Kazunari Murakami TKO (punches) Extreme Fighting 3 October 18, 1996 1 4:37 Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Loss 4-3 Andrei Kopylov Submission RINGS - Maelstrom III: Russian Battle Mission May 25, 1996 1 4:41 Ekaterinburg, Russia Win 4-2 Mike Bitonio Submission (arm-triangle choke) World Combat Championship 1: First Strike October 17, 1995 1 7:10 Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Loss 3-2 Bitsadze Tariel KO RINGS - Rising Series: Yayoi March 18, 1995 1 2:28 Tokyo, Japan Win 3-1 Masayuki Naruse Submission RINGS - Mega Battle Tournament 1994: Second Round October 22, 1994 1 7:04 Fukuoka, Japan Loss 2-1 Dick Vrij KO RINGS - Rings 1994 in Yokohama March 19, 1994 3 1:32 Yokohama, Japan Win 2-0 Peter Smit Submission RINGS - Mega Battle Tournament 1993: Grand Final January 21, 1994 1 5:12 Tokyo, Japan Win 1-0 Hans Nijman Submission RINGS - Battle Dimension: Tokyo Bay Area Circuit April 24, 1993 1 8:35 Yokohama, Japan Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest

External links

• Boxing record for Bart Vale from BoxRec (registration required)
• Professional MMA record for Bart Vale from Sherdog
• Official K-1 profile
• Full video of the infamous Vale/Shamrock bout on YouTube