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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darius Badolato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brenden Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Badolato's entrance music is Nneka - Heartbeat. A fine choice. Darius Badolato could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brenden Abbott's chin.
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200 lbs
32 - 10 - 0 |
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179 cm
30
186 lbs
27 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Badolato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brenden Abbott!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badolato misses with an uppercut
and Abbott counters with a stiff right hand.
Badolato avoids the head kick by Abbott.
Abbott clinches up against the cage.
Abbott working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Badolato.
A right hook to the body lands for Abbott.
Badolato working aggressively here.
Badolato throws a head punch that misses.
Abbott stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Badolato misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Abbott.
Badolato is trying to push Abbott away but Abbott has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
I was talking to Badolato's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Badolato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abbott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abbott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Darius Badolato has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Badolato.
Badolato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abbott blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbott blocks a body shot from Badolato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abbott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Badolato misses with some punches.
Badolato gets through Abbott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Badolato misses with a punch to the body.
Abbott swings wildly with an uppercut but Badolato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badolato looking for a takedown.
Abbott pushes Badolato back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Abbott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Badolato drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Badolato has a couple of punches blocked by Abbott.
Badolato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abbott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Badolato blocks an uppercut.
Badolato blocks a body shot from Abbott.
Badolato can't find room to land a body shot as Abbott controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott leaning his opponent against the cage.
Abbott controlling the action here for a moment.
Badolato blocks an uppercut.
Abbott misses with a punch on the inside.
Badolato breaks from the clinch.
Badolato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abbott moves out of range as Badolato throws a body kick.
Abbott clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Badolato is looking to control Abbott's arms but Abbott gets an underhook and turns him. Now Badolato has his back to the cage.
A short right from Abbott on the inside.
Abbott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abbott lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Badolato.
Abbott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Abbott takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Abbott blocks an elbow strike.
Badolato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abbott has a couple of punches blocked by Badolato.
Abbott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Badolato wants to take the fight to the mat but Abbott manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Badolato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abbott can't find room to land a body shot as Badolato controls the action.
Badolato throws a head punch that misses.
Abbott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abbott blocking some punches.
Abbott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Badolato has a couple of punches blocked by Abbott.
Badolato tries to work over Abbott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Badolato is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Abbott pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Abbott lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Badolato throws an elbow but misses.
Abbott is pressed up against the cage. Badolato has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abbott down to the mat. Abbott avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott slips under a jab.
Abbott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abbott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Badolato.
Abbott connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Badolato momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badolato avoids the head kick by Abbott.
Badolato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Badolato misses with a hook.
Abbott thumps Badolato with a low kick.
Badolato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Badolato misses with a body shot.
Abbott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Badolato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abbott has Badolato up against the cage in a clinch.
Badolato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Badolato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brenden Abbott dominated that 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!
Badolato connects with a good right hand that stumbles Abbott. Abbott circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Badolato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abbott wants to counter with a clinch but Badolato pushes him away.
Badolato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Abbott takes a step back to recover.
Badolato throws a hook to the side of Abbott's head but Abbott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Badolato tries to score with a low kick but Abbott moves his leg out of the way.
Badolato sets himself, and Abbott steps forward looking for the clinch! Badolato avoids it this time.
Badolato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abbott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Badolato shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Abbott wants to improve his position but Badolato is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badolato wants to control but Abbott is keeping him busy.
Abbott tries to get to full guard but Badolato has control of the leg.
Badolato passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Abbott's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Badolato content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Abbott gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Badolato not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Abbott is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Badolato connects with a nice short shot to Abbott's temple.
Badolato moves nicely into side control.
Abbott is trying to improve his position.
Abbott is trying to work for a sweep but Badolato has mounted him!
Badolato wants to control the pace but Abbott is squirming around nicely.
Abbott bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badolato is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Abbott is aware though and is defending well.
Badolato keeping full guard, as Abbott tries to pass.
Abbott is in close to Badolato's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Abbott trying to control the position from guard on top but Badolato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badolato is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Badolato looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Abbott tries to free his leg and advance position but Badolato is retaining full guard.
Abbott throws a strike but Badolato rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Badolato looking to pass the guard.
Abbott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Badolato lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abbott is trying to hold Badolato in close to prevent damage but Badolato has managed to pass into half guard.
Abbott is trying to control but can't.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Abbott looks for the body kick but Badolato saw that one coming.
Badolato tries to counter with a takedown but Abbott is quick to defend against it.
Brenden Abbott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abbott catches Badolato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Badolato jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Badolato throws a leg kick but Abbott sees it coming and moves out of range.
Badolato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abbott circles away quickly and effectively.
Badolato blocks a leg kick.
Badolato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abbott throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Badolato defending well as Abbott loads up on a big left hand.
Badolato shoots in for a takedown but Abbott shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Abbott misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott doesn't manage to clinch there - Badolato circles away.
Abbott connects with a looping right hand.
Badolato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbott moves away.
Abbott is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A big right from Abbott misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott fails to land with a series of punches.
Badolato drops down looking for a counter takedown but Abbott sprawls and moves away.
Abbott blocks the body kick.
Abbott appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Abbott - just one landing.
Badolato scores with a jab to the head.
Badolato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Badolato looks to score with a jab to the body but Abbott is just out of range.
Badolato is looking to land body kicks.
Badolato lands with an uppercut that bounces Abbott off the cage and back into range.
Abbott defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Badolato.
Badolato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Badolato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abbott was well out of range. Poor timing from Badolato.
Badolato looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Badolato looks to land a combination but Abbott avoids it well.
Badolato takes a swing at Abbott's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott throws a leg kick that misses.
Abbott misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Badolato.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badolato throws a wild body kick that Abbott sees coming a mile off.
Abbott throws a body punch but Badolato moves out of range.
Badolato feinted with a counter takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Badolato. Those never looked like landing.
Brenden Abbott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Badolato misses.
Abbott throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Badolato throws a nice looking combination but Abbott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Badolato misses with an uppercut
and Badolato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abbott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Badolato doesn't seem bothered though.
Badolato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Badolato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abbott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abbott.
Nice sprawl there from Abbott as Badolato shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Badolato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Badolato throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Abbott counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abbott lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Badolato.
Abbott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Abbott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Badolato swats away the attempt to clinch by Abbott.
Badolato misses with a body shot.
Abbott fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Badolato is out of range.
Badolato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Badolato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badolato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Abbott.
Badolato is looking to chop away at Abbott's legs.
Abbott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Badolato missing with a left hand there. Abbott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Badolato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Abbott jabs Badolato right on the nose. Badolato blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abbott avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Abbott scores with a head kick.
Abbott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Badolato misses its intended target.
Abbott now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abbott, right into the meat.
Abbott uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Badolato has time to react.
Badolato throws the left hand but Abbott avoids the punch easily.
Badolato catches Abbott with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Abbott throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brenden Abbott really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darius Badolato's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Abbott misses with an uppercut. Badolato saw that one coming.
Abbott connects with an inside leg kick.
Abbott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Badolato tries to counter with a takedown but Abbott is quick to defend against it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abbott.
Badolato staying out of range there.
Badolato drops down looking for a counter takedown but Abbott sprawls and moves away.
A big right from Abbott misses.
Badolato swings for the body but Abbott moves out of range.
Abbott steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Badolato.
Abbott tries to land a front kick but Badolato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abbott, right into the meat.
Badolato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abbott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badolato misses with a hook
and Abbott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Badolato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abbott fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Badolato is out of range.
A good leg kick by Badolato.
Abbott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Badolato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott thuds a left hand into Badolato's body.
Abbott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badolato. Abbott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abbott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Badolato.
Abbott just misses with a punch to the body.
Abbott walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Badolato scores with a decent looking hook.
Abbott misses the jab.
Abbott 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.
Abbott bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Abbott tries to land a front kick but Badolato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Badolato misses with a two punch combination.
Abbott tries to counter by closing the distance.
Abbott wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badolato tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abbott! But no joy.
Badolato with a nice cross.
Abbott misses with a leg kick.
Badolato avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbott throws a leg kick which misses Badolato's front leg but catches the back leg as Badolato tries to avoid it.
Badolato closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Abbott's guard.
Badolato is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Badolato trying to control but Abbott is working from the bottom.
Abbott preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abbott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badolato working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Abbott being controlled here, momentarily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Badolato trying to control but Abbott is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abbott connects with a body shot.
Abbott 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.
Abbott bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Badolato checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Badolato takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badolato connects with a right hand. Abbott shakes it off.
Badolato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Abbott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abbott sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Abbott lands with a shot to the body.
Badolato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abbott counters with a leg kick.
Abbott lands a nice leg kick that just misses Badolato's sensitive parts.
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 scores with a nice strike.
Abbott misses with a hook
and Badolato counters with a nice double leg into side control. Abbott won't be happy with that.
Badolato working the ground and pound from side control.
Abbott 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Darius Badolato will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Badolato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abbott can pounce on him.
Badolato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Badolato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Badolato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Badolato throws a head kick that misses.
Badolato backing away here, and Abbott unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Abbott instigates a clinch.
Abbott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brenden Abbott seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Badolato misses with the head strike.
Badolato throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Badolato lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abbott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abbott lands a left hand.
Abbott taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Abbott as Badolato tries to tie him up.
Abbott blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott working aggressively here.
Badolato blocks a body shot from Abbott.
Abbott misses with a punch on the inside.
Abbott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Badolato misses with an elbow strike.
Abbott misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Abbott.
Badolato lands a shoulder strike.
Abbott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Badolato backwards.
Abbott lands with a light punch inside.
Abbott lands a shoulder strike.
Abbott misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Badolato's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Badolato wants to get back to striking at distance but Abbott won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Badolato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abbott's elbow.
Badolato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Badolato has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Abbott avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Abbott lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badolato working hard to break the clinch.
Abbott stops a takedown attempt from Badolato.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Abbott pushes Badolato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badolato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abbott has a couple of punches blocked by Badolato.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abbott.
Badolato scores with a nice hook to the head.
Badolato is trying to drag Abbott to the mat but Abbott just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Badolato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abbott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Badolato backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Badolato misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Abbott.
Abbott is leaning against Badolato and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abbott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Badolato blocking some punches.
Abbott lands a nice uppercut.
Badolato takes a shot to the head.
Badolato is rocked!
Abbott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Badolato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abbott throws a big uppercut that drops Badolato! More strikes from Abbott and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Badolato lies dazed against the cage as Abbott celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brenden Abbott!
Brenden Abbott is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Brenden Abbott thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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