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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landry comes to the cage accompanied by Midnight City. Darko has chosen The Black Keys - Breaks as his entrance music. Ace Darko acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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183 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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178 cm
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180 lbs
27 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ian Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ace Darko!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Landry is able to avoid easily.
Darko throws a solid leg kick but Landry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darko.
Darko tries a head kick but it misses.
Landry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darko moves away.
Darko moves out of range of the body kick.
Darko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darko throws a solid leg kick but Landry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darko.
Landry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Darko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Landry.
Landry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Landry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Landry. Darko shrugs it off though.
Darko misses with a series of wild punches.
Landry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Darko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry ducks under a wild hook from Darko.
Darko lands with a good body shot.
Landry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darko fails with the takedown.
Landry is looking to score with low kicks.
Landry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Darko.
Ian Landry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ace Darko.
Darko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Landry lunges at Darko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darko's hand.
Darko throws a head kick but Landry moves out of range.
Landry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Landry's corner calls for a 1-2. Landry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Landry checks the leg kick.
Ace Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darko looks to score with a jab to the body but Landry is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Landry moves away from the strike by Darko.
Landry gets caught flat footed, as Darko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Landry looking for a guillotine here but Darko defends easily.
Landry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Darko works his way to full guard. Good work.
Darko pulls Landry in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry looking to pass the guard.
Landry is working hard here to advance position.
Landry preventing the sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Darko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darko tests Landry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darko throws a hook to the side of Landry's head but Landry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Landry as he checks the leg kick.
Landry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Darko finds it's way through Landry's defenses.
Landry cracks the inside of Darko's front leg.
Landry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Darko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Landry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Landry slaps away a takedown attempt from Darko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Landry looks for the body kick but Darko saw that one coming.
Darko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Landry swings for the body but Darko moves out of range.
Darko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Darko 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.
Darko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ace Darko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Landry!
Darko prevents Landry from getting the reversal.
Darko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Darko landing strikes, looking to finish!
Landry really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Darko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Landry is looking to escape.
Darko avoids the attempt from Landry to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko landing strikes from the mount.
Landry wants to control but Darko is having none of it.
Darko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Landry hang on?
Darko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Landry can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Darko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darko landing strikes, looking to finish!
Landry bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Landry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Landry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Darko keeping full guard, as Landry tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry trying to control the position from guard on top but Darko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Landry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Darko is keeping the position for now.
Landry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Landry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Landry trying to control but Darko is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Landry's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darko throws a big elbow that misses.
Darko preventing the sweep.
Darko trying to control but Landry is working from the bottom.
Landry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Landry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Landry keeping moving, preventing Darko from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Darko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Landry has his hands clasped together around Darko's back. He's all about the action.
Darko trying to mount his opponent but Landry defends it.
Landry wants to control but Darko is keeping busy.
Darko is pressing down on Landry's thigh, looking to free his foot. Landry is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darko throws a strike but Landry avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Darko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Darko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Darko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darko throws a leg kick but Landry moved away.
Darko closes the distance and clinches up with Landry, looking for a takedown. Darko pushes Landry against the cage but Landry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Landry looks for the body kick but Darko saw that one coming.
Landry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Darko shoots in for a takedown but Landry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Landry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darko checks a leg kick.
Landry stuffs the takedown.
Ian Landry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ace Darko.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Landry.
Darko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Landry looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ace Darko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Darko is looking to take a break and control but Landry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry wants to control but Darko postures up.
Landry parries the strikes from Darko easily there. Darko is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Landry to escape.
Darko cracks Landry with a big right hand but Landry just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Landry tries to buck Darko off but Darko is having none of it.
Darko wants to control but Landry is keeping him busy.
Landry is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Darko's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Darko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Landry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Darko is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Darko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Darko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Darko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Landry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darko advances position into side control!
Darko lands some shots froms side control.
Landry tries to buck Darko off but Darko is having none of it.
Darko wants to control but Landry is keeping him busy.
Landry is working to avoid the ground and pound but Darko connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko landing a few strikes.
Darko tries to advance position but instead Landry slips a leg back in to half guard.
Darko throwing shots but Landry is blocking nicely.
Landry is in trouble now - Darko has advanced to mount!
Ian Landry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Landry is in all sorts of trouble here.
Landry regains half guard.
Darko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Landry knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Darko is looking to take a break and control but Landry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry moves into full guard.
Ace Darko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Landry looking for a guillotine here but Darko defends easily.
Landry is looking for a triangle but Darko pushes his legs off easily.
Landry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Landry is keeping the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darko is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Darko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Darko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ace Darko!
Ace Darko very nearly forgot to thank Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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hype
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