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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sum Ting Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Barbados (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbados comes into a darkened arena with his song building. What's It All For kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 cm
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159 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
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177 cm
32
156 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sum Ting Wong! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aldo Barbados! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Barbados misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Barbados does no damage. Barbados throws a big shot that misses. Wong closes the distance and clinches. Wong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Barbados tries to circle away but Wong has him pinned against the cage. Barbados prevents a body shot from Wong. Barbados can't break the clinch.
Barbados blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Barbados looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Wong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wong content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wong scores a nice knee to the body.
Barbados wants to break free but Wong has control.
Wong taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wong has Barbados pressed against the cage, preventing Barbados from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Wong lands with a short shot to the head. Wong lands a shot to the body. Barbados escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wong tries to clinch but Barbados is having none of it. Barbados looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. We've been told by Wong's head coaches at Cylon Training Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Wong instigates a clinch. Barbados wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong lands on the inside with an uppercut. A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbados. Barbados on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wong struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbados controls his hands.
Barbados blocks a body shot from Wong.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wong struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbados controls his hands.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barbados lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Wong missing with knees to the body.
Wong misses with an elbow strike.
Wong lands with a short head shot on the inside. Wong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbados avoids it. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbados avoids it. Barbados manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Barbados. Those never looked like landing. Wong tries to clinch enabling Barbados to counter with a crisp jab. Sum Ting Wong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wong misses with a body shot
enabling Barbados to counter with a crisp jab. Wong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbados.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Wong. Wong walks into a left hand. Wong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Barbados avoiding damage as Wong throws knees to the body.
Barbados wants to break free but Wong has control.
Barbados wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wong throws a head punch that misses. Barbados wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wong has him pressed against the cage. Barbados wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wong misses with a body punch.
Wong misses with a body punch.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wong misses with a body punch.
Wong struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbados controls his hands.
Wong lands a hook to the side of the head. Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barbados is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Wong struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbados controls his hands.
Wong with a knee to the head.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbados is defending well for now. Wong keeps control of Barbados as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Barbados blocks an uppercut.
Barbados manages to break the clinch.
Wong moves into the clinch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Barbados pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sum Ting Wong dominated that round. 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.
Wong darts in and clinches Barbados up against the cage. Barbados breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Wong forces Barbados back against the cage and clinches. Wong lands an uppercut. Wong effectively controlling the action here. Barbados blocks an uppercut.
Wong connects with a knee to the head.
Barbados avoids a wild elbow strike from Wong. Barbados is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wong working aggressively here.
Sum Ting Wong has scored more points in the clinch so far. Wong avoiding damage.
Barbados is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage. Wong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbados.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong presses Barbados against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Barbados working hard to break the clinch. Barbados avoiding damage as Wong throws knees to the body.
Wong leaning against his opponent.
Wong scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wong throws an elbow but misses. Barbados wants to get back to striking at distance but Wong won't allow it.
Wong misses with an elbow over the top. Barbados on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wong effectively controlling the action here. Barbados's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Barbados missing with a left hand there. Wong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Barbados is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wong tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Barbados counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Wong fails in his attempt to clinch. Aldo Barbados is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Barbados looks to land a combination but Wong avoids it well. Barbados checks the leg kick. Wong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Wong is looking to clinch but Barbados is avoiding it.
Wong wants to clinch. Wong closes the distance but Barbados moves to the side and Barbados counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barbados keeps the fight on the outside. Aldo Barbados seems to be getting the better of the standup. Wong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Barbados lands a jab to Wong's midsection. Barbados circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick from Wong misses. Barbados circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbados avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbados is looking for the big counter here. Wong clinches with his opponent.
Wong throws a head punch that misses. Barbados is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage. Wong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wong lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barbados wants to get back to striking at distance but Wong won't allow it.
Wong prevents Barbados from breaking the clinch. Wong swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbados uses good head movement to avoid it. Barbados is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Barbados has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Wong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barbados's defenses. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbados's brow. Wong has Barbados pressed against the cage, preventing Barbados from circling away and getting back to striking at range. A short left from Wong. Barbados being controlled against the cage. Barbados is trying to break free. Barbados tries to circle away but Wong has him pinned against the cage. Wong lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbados backwards. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sum Ting Wong dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Barbados misses with a straight left. Wong moves into range and clinches up with Barbados. Barbados manages to break the clinch.
Barbados throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wong. Wong rushes Barbados and presses him up against the cage. Wong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barbados breaks from the clinch.
Barbados will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wong tries to clinch there but Barbados circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wong looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Wong fails in his attempt to clinch. Barbados swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wong moves into the clinch. Nice body punch from Wong - that landed with a thud.
Barbados is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage. Wong crunches a lovely knee into Barbados's ribcage. Barbados wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wong has a couple of punches blocked by Barbados.
A short body shot lands from Wong as the two fighters clinch.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barbados has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barbados takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Barbados blocks an uppercut.
Barbados wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Wong misses with a hook from the clinch. Wong lands with a left to the head. Wong lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbados backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barbados blocks an uppercut.
Wong digs a right hand into Barbados's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barbados's gas tank. Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Barbados is blocking nicely.
Wong digs a right hand underneath Barbados's ribcage. Barbados let out a lung full of air as it connected. Wong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! Barbados is looking to break free of the clinch but Wong has double underhooks. Wong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbados can do to turn this around? Wong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbados wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wong. Wong crunches a lovely knee into Barbados's ribcage. Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barbados managing to block the knees to the body from Wong.
Barbados managing to block the knees to the body from Wong.
Wong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wong misses with a punch to the body.
Wong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Barbados can't break the clinch.
Wong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barbados in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Wong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barbados managing to block the knees to the body from Wong.
Still in the clinch, Wong scores with a nice short uppercut. Barbados is trying to break free. Wong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barbados or not. Wong tries to work over Barbados's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Wong trying to land knees to the body.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Barbados's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barbados has had enough of the clinch but Wong keeps him there for the moment. Wong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Wong lands with a short head shot on the inside. Wong prevents Barbados from breaking the clinch. Wong missing with knees to the body.
Wong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barbados in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Wong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Barbados is looking to break free of the clinch but Wong has double underhooks. Barbados's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The referee calls for Wong to work.
Aldo Barbados has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Wong pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight! Sum Ting Wong showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27 Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sum Ting Wong! Sum Ting Wong bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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