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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darius Badolato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Van Gundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Badolato comes to the cage accompanied by Nneka - Heartbeat. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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200 lbs
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186 lbs
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Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Badolato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stan Van Gundy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badolato checks a low kick from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy misses with a lunging right hand
and Badolato counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Van Gundy!
Badolato sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Van Gundy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
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.
Van Gundy is looking for a sweep.
Badolato tries for a kimura but Van Gundy is defending well.
We've been hearing that Badolato has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Badolato tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Badolato has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Badolato trying to control the action but Van Gundy is working from the bottom.
Badolato working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Van Gundy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Van Gundy holds on to Badolato's head and controls the position momentarily.
Badolato throws an elbow but Van Gundy slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Badolato throwing strikes but Van Gundy manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Badolato regains half guard.
Badolato controlling the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badolato tries to get to full guard but Van Gundy has control of the leg.
Badolato wants to control but Van Gundy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Badolato is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Van Gundy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Van Gundy's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy tries to escape but Badolato has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Van Gundy wants to control his opponent's hands but Badolato gets his hands free.
Badolato trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Badolato looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Van Gundy is controlling Badolato 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Van Gundy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Badolato is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Van Gundy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Badolato.
Van Gundy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Badolato scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badolato throws a strike but Van Gundy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Badolato looking for a sweep. Not yet Badolato, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Badolato dominated that round.
That's time! Badolato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Van Gundy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Gundy throws the kick towards the body but Badolato avoids it.
Van Gundy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Gundy clinches up with Badolato and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Gundy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Badolato throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Gundy.
Badolato can't find room to land a body shot as Van Gundy controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Badolato as Van Gundy tries to tie him up.
Van Gundy misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Gundy misses with some punches.
Badolato is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Gundy.
Badolato can't break the clinch.
Van Gundy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Badolato managing to block the knees to the body from Van Gundy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy landing knees to the head.
It looks like Darius Badolato has been cut.
Knees to the body from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Badolato blocking some punches.
Badolato ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Badolato no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Badolato trying to keep a closed guard but Van Gundy is proving a slippery customer.
Van Gundy won't allow Badolato to sweep him here.
Badolato is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badolato wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Van Gundy is now in half guard.
Badolato slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Van Gundy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Van Gundy wants to control from the top but Badolato keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badolato trying to keep a closed guard but Van Gundy is proving a slippery customer.
Van Gundy is pushing down on Badolato's leg trying to pass to half guard. Badolato is fighting to maintain full guard but Van Gundy has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badolato looking for submissions off his back.
Van Gundy controlling the pace.
Van Gundy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Badolato is looking to improve his position.
Van Gundy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badolato is controlling Van Gundy's trapped leg to prevent Van Gundy from advancing to side control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Stan Van Gundy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Van Gundy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Badolato tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Van Gundy defends well and Badolato ends up having to push Van Gundy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Van Gundy - that landed with a thud.
Van Gundy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Badolato.
Van Gundy can't find room to land a body shot as Badolato controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Van Gundy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darius Badolato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Gundy is looking to land body kicks.
Van Gundy is looking to clinch but Badolato is avoiding it.
Badolato throws an off balance right hand
and Van Gundy counters with a straight right hand.
Van Gundy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good exchange - Van Gundy coming out on top.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy throws a chopping leg kick but Badolato manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Badolato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Gundy misses with a body kick.
Badolato connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Badolato. That snapped Van Gundy's head back.
Van Gundy throws a leg kick but Badolato sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Gundy throws a head kick that misses.
Badolato pivots, looking for a leg kick but Van Gundy is out of range and Badolato settles back down.
Badolato scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badolato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Gundy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Badolato connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Badolato avoids a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Badolato.
Van Gundy looks to land a body kick but Badolato moved away.
Van Gundy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good leg kick by Badolato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Gundy moves out of range of the body kick from Badolato.
Van Gundy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Badolato checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Badolato swings for the body but Van Gundy moves out of range.
A big right from Van Gundy misses.
Van Gundy's coach down at The Cooker was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Van Gundy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Van Gundy throws out a leg kick but Badolato moves out of range and Van Gundy only half commits.
Badolato looking to score a takedown here. Van Gundy is defending well but Badolato drives through and ends up in Van Gundy's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy keeping moving, preventing Badolato from controlling successfully.
Van Gundy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Badolato with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badolato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Badolato wants to control from the top but Van Gundy keeps moving.
Van Gundy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Badolato can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Darius Badolato overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Badolato slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Badolato controlling Van Gundy's posture.
Badolato is trying to keep Van Gundy in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badolato pulls Van Gundy in to control the position.
Badolato is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Badolato is looking to take a break and control but Van Gundy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Badolato throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Van Gundy to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Badolato clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Darius Badolato's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Badolato throws a low kick but Van Gundy avoids it.
Badolato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Gundy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Gundy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Badolato has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Gundy.
Badolato thows a body shot but no joy.
Badolato wants to slow Van Gundy down by chopping away at his legs.
Badolato moves out of range of the body kick.
Van Gundy throws a wild body kick that Badolato sees coming a mile off.
Van Gundy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A punch lands to the side of Van Gundy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Gundy throws a big shot that misses.
Badolato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Badolato misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy scores with a kick to the body.
Badolato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Badolato has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Gundy finds it's way round the side to connect with Badolato's head.
Van Gundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Gundy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Badolato takes a swing at Van Gundy's ribcage but misses.
Badolato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Gundy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Badolato's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Gundy. That's going to slow Badolato down.
Badolato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Badolato closes the distance and clinches up with Van Gundy, looking for a takedown. Badolato pushes Van Gundy against the cage but Van Gundy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Van Gundy connects with a right hand. Badolato shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badolato misses with a kick to the body.
Stan Van Gundy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Gundy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badolato misses with a body shot.
Badolato throws a sloppy head kick and Van Gundy moves out of range easily.
Van Gundy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Badolato's calf.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nice takedown defense from Van Gundy. No joy for Badolato on that attempt.
Badolato uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Badolato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Badolato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Badolato walks into a left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Badolato 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Gundy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Gundy tries a low kick but Badolato avoids it.
Van Gundy thows a body shot but no joy.
Badolato throws a leg kick but Van Gundy checks it.
Stan Van Gundy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badolato with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Gundy to score with a decent uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Badolato.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Badolato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Gundy throws a leg kick but Badolato moved away.
Badolato throws a big shot that misses.
Badolato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Gundy tries to land a front kick but Badolato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Gundy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Badolato throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Van Gundy to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Gundy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Gundy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Badolato in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Gundy throws a combination that misses
and Badolato counters with a single leg into guard. Van Gundy didn't expect that.
Badolato looking to sit in guard and control but Van Gundy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badolato manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Gundy manages to get himself to full guard.
Badolato looking to sit in guard and control but Van Gundy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Badolato 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Badolato trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Van Gundy dominated that fourth 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!
Van Gundy throws a one two combo.
Van Gundy throws a leg kick that misses.
Badolato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Gundy moves away.
Van Gundy misses with a head kick.
Van Gundy scoring well with a low kick there.
Badolato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Badolato misses with a head kick.
Badolato drives through with a takedown into Van Gundy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Van Gundy looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Gundy, not yet.
Van Gundy is still trying to improve position.
Badolato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Badolato scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy keeping moving, preventing Badolato from controlling successfully.
Badolato loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Badolato looking to pass the guard.
Badolato postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Van Gundy being controlled here, momentarily.
Van Gundy is trying to keep Badolato in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badolato wants to pass the guard but Van Gundy is keeping the position.
Badolato trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Gundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badolato throwing strikes from guard but Van Gundy blocks nicely.
Van Gundy pulls Badolato in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Stan Van Gundy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Badolato walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Gundy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A good leg kick by Badolato.
Jab, jab by Badolato - just one landing.
Van Gundy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Van Gundy takes a swing at Badolato's ribcage but misses.
Van Gundy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Badolato throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Gundy counters by moving into the clinch.
Badolato can't find room to land a body shot as Van Gundy controls the action.
Van Gundy blocks the elbow strike.
Van Gundy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Gundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Badolato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badolato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Gundy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Gundy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Badolato moves out of range of the body kick from Van Gundy.
Badolato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Gundy moves away.
Badolato closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Van Gundy did well to prevent Badolato getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badolato trying to control from Van Gundy's half guard. Van Gundy has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Badolato throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Gundy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Badolato trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Van Gundy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Badolato showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Badolato has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Badolato!
Darius Badolato thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Stan Van Gundy spoke after the fight, saying 'That was my last MMA fight. I'm going to try and be the #1 KT MW before I hang it up.'.
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