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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Barbados (ranked 1488 p4p, 72 weight class) and Paul Hewitt (ranked 1685 p4p, 89 weight class). Barbados comes into the arena with What's It All For blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Aldo Barbados!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Hewitt!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hewitt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbados.
Barbados uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Paul Hewitt has been cut.
Aldo Barbados seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbados smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barbados uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hewitt.
Hewitt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barbados missing with a left hand there. Hewitt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbados cracks Hewitt with a good jab.
Barbados moves out of range as Hewitt strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hewitt misses with a straight right.
Hewitt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hewitt scores with the left hand. Barbados knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbados moves out of range as Hewitt strikes.
Barbados lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hewitt takes a step back to recover.
Barbados throws a body shot but no joy.
Hewitt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbados with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Barbados.
A jab lands there for Hewitt.
Hewitt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Hewitt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbados missing with a left hand there. Hewitt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hewitt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbados lands the left hand.
Hewitt avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbados avoids the body shot from Hewitt.
Barbados slips a straight right by Hewitt.
Barbados gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hewitt.
Barbados closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbados scores with a body shot.
Barbados misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hewitt.
Barbados throws a lazy right hand but Hewitt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbados looks to score with a jab to the body but Hewitt is just out of range.
Hewitt throws a counter combo.
Barbados lands a body shot.
Barbados misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hewitt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbados ducks under a wild hook from Hewitt.
Barbados moves away from the strike by Hewitt.
Barbados went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Barbados swinging wildly here.
Hewitt misses with a body shot.
Hewitt blocks a jab.
Hewitt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Barbados does it's job there.
Barbados swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hewitt loads up on a big right hand but Barbados slips the punch.
We've been told by Barbados's head coaches at Jacks Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Barbados. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Barbados.
A head kick misses from Barbados.
Hewitt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbados scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barbados walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbados keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbados misses its target.
Barbados feints a jab promting Hewitt to slip. Barbados then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hewitt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hewitt is rocked!
Barbados fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hewitt is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbados finish him?
Barbados throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hewitt counters with a straight right hand.
Hewitt seems to have recovered his senses.
Hewitt swings widly with a right hand
and Barbados counters with a stiff right hand.
Hewitt takes a swing at Barbados's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Barbados dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Hewitt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hewitt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hewitt throws an overhand right that lands on Barbados's shoulder, as Barbados tries to avoid the shot.
Barbados displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hewitt throws out the jab.
Barbados throws a body shot but no joy.
Hewitt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barbados thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hewitt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbados displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hewitt throws out the jab.
Barbados swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barbados misses with a few strikes there.
Hewitt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbados lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A head kick from Barbados lands but Hewitt takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Paul Hewitt's cut even more.
Barbados connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Barbados.
Hewitt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aldo Barbados is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hewitt slips a straight right by Barbados.
Hewitt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbados with a body shot.
Barbados just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbados misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hewitt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbados with a body shot.
Hewitt lands a really nice looking cross but Barbados seems unphased.
Barbados throws a series of punches but Hewitt moves out of range.
Hewitt throws out a counter right but Barbados avoids it with no problem.
Hewitt takes a swing at Barbados's ribcage but misses.
Barbados ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbados cracks Hewitt with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbados swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hewitt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hewitt lands with a good body shot.
No joy there for Barbados, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hewitt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbados staying out of range there.
Hewitt lands a head shot.
Barbados is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hewitt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hewitt, as that shot connected.
Hewitt connects with a nice looking jab.
Hewitt misses with a body punch
and Barbados counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbados cracks Hewitt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barbados throws a right hand that Hewitt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hewitt also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Hewitt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hewitt takes a swing at Barbados's ribcage but misses.
Hewitt throws an off balance right hand
and Barbados connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbados scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barbados pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hewitt back to the cage. Barbados follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Barbados throws a poor cross that misses
and Hewitt counters with a nice body shot.
Barbados swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbados loads up on a big right hand but Hewitt slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Barbados throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hewitt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbados slips under a jab from Hewitt.
Barbados scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barbados is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hewitt can do to turn this around?
Hewitt misses with a body shot.
Barbados takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barbados lands a nice looking body kick.
Barbados throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hewitt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbados connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hewitt. Hewitt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barbados scores with a nice strike.
Barbados works Hewitt's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Barbados dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Hewitt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barbados misses with a combination
and Hewitt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barbados scores with a three punch combo!
Barbados throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbados looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barbados throws a push kick but Hewitt slaps the foot to one side.
Hewitt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hewitt slips a jab and a cross from Barbados.
A nice side step and Hewitt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hewitt throws a series of punches but Barbados avoids them all with ease.
Barbados swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hewitt! But no joy.
Barbados is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Barbados is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hewitt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbados takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barbados throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hewitt.
Hewitt misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbados counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Hewitt misses its intended target.
Hewitt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Barbados does no damage.
Hewitt throws a hook to the side of Barbados's head but Barbados sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Hewitt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hewitt misses with a hook. Barbados ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbados swings widly with a right hand
and Hewitt counters with a nice body shot.
Barbados scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hewitt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbados throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbados fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hewitt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aldo Barbados is winning the standup battle so far.
Hewitt ducks under a wild hook from Barbados.
Barbados lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hewitt misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbados is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbados lands a head kick!
Hewitt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barbados fails to land with a series of punches.
Hewitt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barbados to score with a decent uppercut.
Barbados pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hewitt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbados ducks under a wild hook from Hewitt.
Hewitt throws a shot from downtown. Barbados moves away and avoids it.
Hewitt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbados.
Barbados ducks under a wild hook from Hewitt.
Barbados jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbados throws a leg kick but Hewitt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barbados lands a slapping body shot.
Barbados scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hewitt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The cut above Paul Hewitt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hewitt misses with an uppercut. Barbados saw that one coming.
Barbados rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hewitt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Hewitt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hewitt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbados in his tracks.
Barbados swings for the body but Hewitt moves out of range.
Paul Hewitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbados lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Barbados showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbados has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Barbados!
Aldo Barbados 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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