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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darius Badolato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Badolato comes to the cage accompanied by Nneka - Heartbeat. Stotch is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by boom baby. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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200 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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191 cm
27
202 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darius Badolato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leopold Stotch!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badolato stuns Stotch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Badolato avoids the head kick by Stotch.
Stotch checks the leg kick nicely there.
Badolato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stotch stuns Badolato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stotch avoids the body shot from Badolato.
Badolato swings for the body but Stotch moves out of range.
Badolato throws a right hand that Stotch ducks under and follows up with a left that Stotch also avoids with ease.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stotch - that will leave a mark!
Stotch misses with a low kick.
Badolato is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stotch lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Badolato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Badolato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Badolato tests Stotch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stotch misses with a kick to the body.
Badolato thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stotch doesn't manage to clinch there - Badolato circles away.
Badolato dips to his left and cracks Stotch with an uppercut!
Badolato blocks a head kick by Stotch.
Stotch misses with a series of wild punches.
Stotch scores with a head kick. Badolato tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Badolato.
Badolato thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Badolato misses.
Good shot there by Stotch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badolato sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Badolato slips under a jab from Stotch.
Badolato shoots in but Stotch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stotch tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Badolato counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stotch won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Badolato wants to control but Stotch is keeping him busy.
Badolato is really struggling to control Stotch but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Badolato throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Badolato has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Badolato trying to control the action but Stotch is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Badolato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stotch tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Badolato wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stotch dodges the ground and pound from Badolato.
Badolato wants to control for a moment but Stotch uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Stotch is looking to improve his position.
Stotch gets back to full guard.
Badolato trying to control the position from guard on top but Stotch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badolato throwing strikes from guard but Stotch blocks nicely.
Badolato postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Badolato accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Badolato loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Badolato throws a strike but Stotch rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Badolato working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Badolato dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Badolato shoots in looking for a takedown but Stotch manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Badolato's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Badolato slips a straight right by Stotch.
Stotch throws a leg kick but Badolato checks it.
Stotch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stotch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stotch gets caught napping as Badolato dives in and scores a takedown. Stotch manages to retain guard.
Stotch is trying to control the position but Badolato postures up.
Badolato throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stotch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Badolato trying to control but Stotch is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badolato landing with the ground and pound.
Badolato trying to control but Stotch is working from the bottom.
Stotch looking for a sweep. Not yet Stotch, not yet.
Stotch keeping moving, preventing Badolato from controlling successfully.
Badolato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stotch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Badolato.
Badolato throws a strike but Stotch rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Badolato wants to hit a switch here but Stotch passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Badolato there!
Badolato working to try and regain half guard.
Stotch avoids the attempt from Badolato to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badolato is looking to improve his position but Stotch isn't that keen on the idea.
Badolato might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stotch stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Badolato blocks a head kick by Stotch.
Badolato throws an off balance right hand
and Stotch counters by clinching up.
Badolato tries to pull guard but Stotch holds him up against the cage and eventually Badolato drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badolato tries to pull guard but Stotch holds him up against the cage and eventually Badolato drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Badolato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stotch misses with a punch to the body.
Badolato managing to block the knees to the body from Stotch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Badolato - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stotch misses with an elbow strike.
Stotch misses with some punches.
Stotch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Badolato tries to throw a body punch but Stotch avoids it by throwing Badolato back against the cage.
Stotch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Badolato jumps guard but Stotch turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stotch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badolato is trying to push Stotch away but Stotch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Badolato blocking some punches.
Badolato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Badolato dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Badolato loads up on a big right hand but Stotch slips the punch.
Badolato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big right from Stotch misses.
Stotch darts in trying to clinch
and Badolato counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stotch is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Badolato is controlling him.
Stotch keeping moving, preventing Badolato from controlling successfully.
Stotch wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Stotch trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Badolato's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Badolato wants to control from the top but Stotch keeps moving.
Badolato chips away with some ground and pound.
Badolato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Badolato wants to control from the top but Stotch keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badolato throws a strike but Stotch rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Badolato looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Badolato is trying to control the position but Stotch postures up.
Badolato keeping full guard, as Stotch tries to pass.
Stotch stopping the sweep attempt from Badolato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stotch postures up.
Badolato lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stotch!
Badolato is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stotch can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stotch is working to get back to half guard.
Badolato punching from mount but Stotch doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Leopold Stotch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Badolato there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Badolato there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Badolato trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Badolato in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Darius Badolato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Badolato sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badolato breaks from Stotch's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Badolato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Badolato, 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Badolato!
A victorious Darius Badolato thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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