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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darius Badolato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kublai Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Badolato comes into the arena with Nneka - Heartbeat blaring out of the sound system. Congo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lil' Jamal - Genetic For Terror. Darius Badolato could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kublai Congo's chin.
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200 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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179 cm
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199 lbs
31 - 18 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Badolato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kublai Congo!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badolato throws a solid leg kick but Congo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Badolato.
Badolato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Congo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Badolato. Badolato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Darius Badolato has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Congo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Congo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Badolato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Badolato throws a low kick, looking for Congo's leg but Congo calmly moves out of range.
Badolato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Congo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Badolato slips under a jab from Congo.
Congo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badolato does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Badolato throws a leg kick that is checked
and Congo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badolato feints and then cracks Congo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Congo down.
Congo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Badolato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Congo's hands.
Congo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Badolato.
Badolato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Congo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Badolato looks to land a combination. Congo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Congo checks a low kick from Badolato.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badolato lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badolato was well out of range. Poor timing from Congo.
Badolato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Badolato takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Congo lands an overhand right.
Badolato throws a leg kick which misses Congo's front leg but catches the back leg as Congo tries to avoid it.
Badolato looks to score with a jab to the body but Congo is just out of range.
Badolato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Congo.
Badolato blocks a leg kick.
Congo punishes Badolato's body with a nice straight punch.
Congo misses with an uppercut
and Badolato decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Congo's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Badolato.
Congo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Badolato throws a big elbow that misses.
Congo is trying to control the position but Badolato postures up.
Badolato looking to sit in guard and control but Congo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Congo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Congo stopping the sweep attempt from Badolato.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Badolato trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Badolato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darius Badolato's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Badolato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Congo slips under a jab.
Congo avoids the body shot from Badolato.
Badolato lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Darius Badolato is winning the standup battle so far.
Badolato connects with a right hand. Congo shakes it off.
Badolato has a takedown stuffed.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Badolato.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Congo throws out a loose jab but Badolato uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badolato scores with a spinning back kick!
Badolato scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badolato. Congo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badolato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darius Badolato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badolato misses with a few strikes there.
Badolato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Congo moves away.
Congo throws a big shot that misses.
Congo misses with a hook. Badolato ducked under it nicely.
Congo tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badolato shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Badolato wants to pass the guard but Congo is defending well.
Congo is looking to control Badolato's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Congo avoid being mounted?
Badolato wants to free his trapped foot but Congo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Badolato missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badolato seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Congo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Badolato missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Badolato is pressing down on Congo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Congo is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Badolato in particular looking to stall.
Badolato missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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.
Badolato is looking to take a break and control but Congo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo is trying to get back to full guard.
Badolato trying to control from half guard but Congo is working away.
Darius Badolato has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Congo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Badolato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Congo moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badolato prevents a body shot from Congo.
Badolato taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Badolato.
Congo misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Badolato dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darius Badolato's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Badolato gets a takedown into half guard.
Badolato wants to free his trapped foot but Congo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Badolato keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Badolato throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Badolato.
Badolato thows a huge punch but Congo dodges it nicely.
Badolato is taking a breather. Congo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Badolato is looking for a kimura but Congo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Badolato to get the leverage.
Badolato is looking to take a break and control but Congo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Darius Badolato just wasn't active enough.
Badolato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Congo at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Badolato.
Congo misses with a right hand
and Badolato counters with a two punch combo.
Kublai Congo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Badolato cracks Congo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Kublai Congo has been cut.
Congo has closed the distance and engaged Badolato in a clinch.
Congo has a couple of punches blocked by Badolato.
Badolato throws a punch but it's blocked by Congo.
Congo tries a body shot but Badolato blocks it.
Badolato dodges an elbow strike from Congo.
Badolato looking to stall.
Badolato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Congo can do to turn this around?
Congo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badolato prevents a body shot from Congo.
Badolato is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Congo is keeping busy.
Congo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Congo tries to throw a body punch but Badolato avoids it by throwing Congo back against the cage.
Congo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Badolato - that landed with a thud.
Congo lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Badolato fails to land.
Badolato trying to control the position but instead, Congo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Badolato into the cage.
Congo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Congo misses with a punch on the inside.
Badolato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Congo lands a left hand.
Badolato has a couple of punches blocked by Congo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Congo.
Badolato lands a right hand.
Badolato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Congo misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badolato lands an uppercut.
Congo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Congo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darius Badolato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Congo prevents a body shot from Badolato.
Congo avoiding damage as Badolato throws knees to the body.
Congo misses with some punches.
Badolato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Badolato blocks a body shot from Congo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Badolato breaks the clinch.
Badolato darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kublai Congo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badolato is looking to slow Congo down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Badolato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Badolato 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Badolato!
Our winner, Darius Badolato, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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