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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Valenta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Barbossa had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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162 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Barbossa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lorenzo Valenta!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Valenta there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Valenta lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barbossa takes a step back to recover.
Barbossa misses with the combination.
Barbossa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbossa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Valenta is fending him off so far but Barbossa persists. Nope, Valenta circles away and we're back to standing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Valenta.
Barbossa shoots in for a double leg but Valenta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barbossa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valenta. Valenta obviously looking to wear him down.
Valenta tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbossa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Valenta connects with a body shot that sends Barbossa's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa wants to clinch.
Barbossa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Valenta manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbossa moves nicely into side control.
Barbossa is looking to take a break and control but Valenta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Valenta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Valenta regains half guard, as Barbossa was trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa is looking to take a break and control but Valenta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Valenta keeping control of the position.
Valenta tries to get to full guard but Barbossa has control of the leg.
Valenta is not content to let Barbossa control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbossa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jake Barbossa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Valenta lands an overhand right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valenta, right into the meat.
Barbossa is looking to clinch.
Valenta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valenta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbossa.
Barbossa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Valenta takes a swing at Barbossa's ribcage but misses.
Lorenzo Valenta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbossa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Valenta circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Barbossa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valenta, right into the meat.
Barbossa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valenta counters with a right hand to the body.
Barbossa with a poor takedown
and Valenta counters with a good low kick that Barbossa was not able to check.
Valenta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barbossa's calf.
Barbossa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbossa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Barbossa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbossa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Valenta!
Valenta scores with a jab to the body.
Valenta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Valenta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbossa.
Valenta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valenta keeps the fight on the outside.
Valenta feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Valenta controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Valenta dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barbossa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valenta.
Valenta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbossa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbossa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Valenta throws a front kick that sends Barbossa stumbling back into the cage.
Valenta lands a head kick!
Valenta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Valenta stuffs the takedown.
Valenta scores with a decent looking hook.
Valenta moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barbossa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valenta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Valenta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Valenta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barbossa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Valenta cracks Barbossa with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Valenta.
Barbossa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Valenta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Barbossa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Valenta pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Barbossa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valenta pushes Barbossa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Valenta.
A left hand lands to the body for Valenta.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Valenta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barbossa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Valenta scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Valenta to keep the fight standing.
Barbossa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barbossa has Valenta pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Valenta manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Valenta on the inside.
Barbossa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Valenta lands a shoulder strike.
Barbossa can't get the takedown.
Valenta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Valenta lands a knee to the head.
Valenta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barbossa or not.
Valenta lands a takedown into guard.
Valenta slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Valenta sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barbossa's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Valenta working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Valenta scores with a couple of nice shots.
Valenta looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Let's hope that Valenta has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Valenta drops an elbow to the side of Barbossa's head.
Barbossa tries to get to full guard but Valenta has control of the leg.
Valenta wants to pass to mount but Barbossa is defending the position.
Valenta content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valenta winds up and cracks Barbossa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Valenta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barbossa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Valenta trying to control the action but Barbossa is working from the bottom.
Valenta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valenta is trying to control. Barbossa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barbossa is defending against the submission attempts here by Valenta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Valenta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Valenta misses with a body shot.
Valenta dodges the punch combination from Barbossa.
Barbossa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valenta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valenta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valenta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbossa.
Nice cross by Valenta.
Valenta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Valenta shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Valenta showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valenta is keen to just control but Barbossa is a slippery customer.
Lorenzo Valenta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Valenta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Valenta looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Valenta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barbossa has a hand on Valenta's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Valenta takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Barbossa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Valenta putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valenta connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barbossa is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Valenta! Barbossa is hurt baaadly! Valenta is firing away with more strikes - Barbossa is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lorenzo Valenta!
Lorenzo Valenta 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.
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