MMANIAK 40 Hay-Darrow PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramsay Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Dzhumagaliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Darrow
vs
Dzhumagaliev

178 cm
30
173 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

185 cm
36
168 lbs
34 - 22 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramsay Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikolai Dzhumagaliev!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dzhumagaliev lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Darrow sprawling to the canvas. Dzhumagaliev follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Darrow hang on?
Darrow is staying active underneath Dzhumagaliev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Darrow is looking for a sweep. Dzhumagaliev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dzhumagaliev throwing shots but Darrow is blocking nicely.
Darrow controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dzhumagaliev is trying to control the action in half guard but Darrow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Dzhumagaliev is looking for submissions but instead, Darrow has regained full guard.
Dzhumagaliev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dzhumagaliev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Darrow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dzhumagaliev stopping the sweep attempt from Darrow.
Dzhumagaliev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dzhumagaliev won't allow Darrow to sweep him here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Darrow throws a front kick aimed at Dzhumagaliev's knee but Dzhumagaliev avoids it well.
Dzhumagaliev has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Darrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Dzhumagaliev.
Darrow is looking to counter punch.
Dzhumagaliev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Darrow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dzhumagaliev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darrow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dzhumagaliev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Darrow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Darrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dzhumagaliev doesn't seem phased though.

Dzhumagaliev has Darrow up against the cage in a clinch.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dzhumagaliev blocks an uppercut.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Dzhumagaliev.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Dzhumagaliev prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Darrow gets through Dzhumagaliev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Dzhumagaliev wants to break free but Darrow has control.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Dzhumagaliev.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dzhumagaliev blocking some punches.
Dzhumagaliev lands an uppercut.
Dzhumagaliev throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darrow tries to land knees in the clinch but Dzhumagaliev avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Dzhumagaliev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darrow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dzhumagaliev is defending well for now.
Dzhumagaliev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Darrow has him pressed against the cage.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Dzhumagaliev.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Dzhumagaliev.
Darrow lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dzhumagaliev is trying to push Darrow away but Darrow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Dzhumagaliev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow pushes Dzhumagaliev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow tries a body shot but Dzhumagaliev blocks it.
Dzhumagaliev is trying to break the clinch but Darrow is controlling him.
A short right from Darrow.
Darrow tries to land a knee to the head but Dzhumagaliev blocks with his arms.
Darrow misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dzhumagaliev blocking some punches.
Dzhumagaliev wants a takedown.
Dzhumagaliev tries to land knees in the clinch but Darrow avoids the damage to the body.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dzhumagaliev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darrow.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Dzhumagaliev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Darrow.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Dzhumagaliev backwards.
Dzhumagaliev wants to break free but Darrow has control.
Darrow has Dzhumagaliev pressed against the cage, preventing Dzhumagaliev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow trying to land knees to the body.
Darrow avoiding damage as Dzhumagaliev throws knees to the body.
Darrow scores with a hook to the body.
Dzhumagaliev looks winded!
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dzhumagaliev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramsay Darrow 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.

Dzhumagaliev tries to clinch but Darrow moves out of range.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a leg kick.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darrow.
Dzhumagaliev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darrow.
Darrow feints and then cracks Dzhumagaliev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dzhumagaliev down.
Darrow scores with a jab to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Darrow.
Darrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid body kick from Dzhumagaliev.
Darrow throws a shot to the body.
Dzhumagaliev is looking to clinch but Darrow is avoiding it.
Dzhumagaliev tries to clinch up.
Dzhumagaliev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dzhumagaliev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow leaves Dzhumagaliev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick by Dzhumagaliev misses
and Darrow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Darrow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dzhumagaliev is breathing heavily.
Darrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dzhumagaliev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dzhumagaliev instigates a clinch.
Darrow scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.

Dzhumagaliev manages to break the clinch.
Darrow lands with a right hand.
Darrow lands with a shot to the body.
Ramsay Darrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darrow.
Dzhumagaliev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Dzhumagaliev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Darrow presses Dzhumagaliev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dzhumagaliev takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dzhumagaliev backwards.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darrow scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Darrow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands a body shot.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dzhumagaliev blocking some punches.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramsay Darrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Darrow - that landed with a thud.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dzhumagaliev takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.

Dzhumagaliev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Darrow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Dzhumagaliev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dzhumagaliev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dzhumagaliev can do to turn this around?
Dzhumagaliev blocks an uppercut.
Darrow works on Dzhumagaliev's body with a couple of short punches.
Dzhumagaliev blocks an uppercut.
Darrow scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dzhumagaliev's elbow.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
Darrow lands a right hand.
Dzhumagaliev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dzhumagaliev blocks an uppercut.
Dzhumagaliev is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev blocks an uppercut.
Dzhumagaliev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Darrow.
Darrow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dzhumagaliev is defending well for now.
Dzhumagaliev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dzhumagaliev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darrow's brow.
Dzhumagaliev tries to break the clinch but Darrow is controlling the position.
Dzhumagaliev prevents a body shot from Darrow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Darrow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Dzhumagaliev backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow scores a nice knee to the body.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dzhumagaliev's elbow.
Darrow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dzhumagaliev's elbow.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow gets through Dzhumagaliev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dzhumagaliev or not.
Darrow presses Dzhumagaliev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dzhumagaliev is trying to break the clinch but Darrow is controlling him.

Dzhumagaliev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dzhumagaliev wants to clinch but Darrow slips to the side
and Darrow counters with a good low kick that Dzhumagaliev was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramsay Darrow dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Darrow lands with a hook. Dzhumagaliev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dzhumagaliev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dzhumagaliev looks to land a body kick but Darrow moved away.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dzhumagaliev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dzhumagaliev has his takedown stuffed
and Darrow counters with a nice body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dzhumagaliev drops his hands momentarily and Darrow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Darrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Darrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Darrow clinches.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Darrow.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Dzhumagaliev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Dzhumagaliev.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
Dzhumagaliev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darrow missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Dzhumagaliev blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Dzhumagaliev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Dzhumagaliev.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Dzhumagaliev.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dzhumagalievs head.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Dzhumagaliev working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dzhumagaliev lands with a light punch inside.
Dzhumagaliev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dzhumagaliev tries a knee to the head but Darrow blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.

Dzhumagaliev manages to break the clinch.
Dzhumagaliev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dzhumagaliev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dzhumagaliev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dzhumagaliev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darrow feints and then cracks Dzhumagaliev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dzhumagaliev down.
Darrow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dzhumagaliev checks it well.
Dzhumagaliev tries for a takedown but Darrow circles away easily
and Darrow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darrow wants to clinch.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dzhumagaliev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darrow scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramsay Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Darrow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dzhumagaliev tries to close the distance and clinch but Darrow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darrow scoring well with a low kick there.

Dzhumagaliev gets a clinch.
Darrow is working Dzhumagaliev over against the cage.
Darrow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow trying to land knees to the body.
Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dzhumagaliev backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Darrow lands a body punch.
Ramsay Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Dzhumagaliev backwards.
Dzhumagaliev wants to break free but Darrow has control.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dzhumagaliev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dzhumagaliev tries for a takedown but Darrow manages to get underhooks.
Ramsay Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolai Dzhumagaliev.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dzhumagaliev is trying to break the clinch but Darrow has him pressed against the cage.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dzhumagaliev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Darrow.
Dzhumagaliev working hard to break the clinch.
Darrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dzhumagalievs head.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dzhumagaliev wants to get back to striking at distance but Darrow won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramsay Darrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darrow, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramsay Darrow!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Maul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwiwan Fogomayu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fogomayu has chosen Kyamadu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Maul
vs
Fogomayu

180 cm
31
182 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

180 cm
29
185 lbs
15 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Dauntless

MayheM sportswear

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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Maul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Kwiwan Fogomayu!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul throws a combination that misses
and Fogomayu counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Fogomayu. That snapped Maul's head back.
Maul throws a lazy uppercut
and Fogomayu counters with a body kick that stops Maul in his tracks momentarily.
Maul misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Fogomayu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maul throws a right hand that Fogomayu ducks under and follows up with a left that Fogomayu also avoids with ease.
Maul blocks the body kick.
Maul lands with a right hand.

Fogomayu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fogomayu lands an uppercut.
Maul is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fogomayu is keeping busy.
Fogomayu misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fogomayu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Maul.
Maul has a couple of punches blocked by Fogomayu.
Fogomayu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maul.
Maul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fogomayu can't find room to land a body shot as Maul controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul tries to break free but Fogomayu pushes him back against the cage.

Fogomayu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maul misses with an uppercut.
Fogomayu throws a lazy right hand but Maul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fogomayu moves away.
Maul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fogomayu.
Maul throws a shot from downtown. Fogomayu moves away and avoids it.
Maul swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fogomayu counters with a left and a right that stings Maul.
Fogomayu moves out of range of the strikes.
Maul swings widly with a right hand
and Fogomayu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maul moves forwards but Fogomayu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maul misses with a double jab
and Fogomayu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maul throws a hook to the side of Fogomayu's head but Fogomayu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fogomayu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul scores with a sloppy right hand. Fogomayu should have avoided that one.
Fogomayu looks to land a left hand but Maul moved out of range nicely.
Maul throws a sloppy head kick and Fogomayu moves out of range easily.
Maul throws a hook to the side of Fogomayu's head but Fogomayu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A cross from Maul lands.
Maul swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fogomayu counters with a solid body kick.
Maul misses with a combination
and Fogomayu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maul 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.
Fogomayu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maul manages to avoid it.
Maul lands the left hand.
Maul defending well as Fogomayu loads up on a big left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fogomayu, as that shot connected.
Maul is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fogomayu swings for the body but Maul moves out of range.
Fogomayu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Maul misses with a lunging right hand
and Fogomayu counters with a leg kick.
Maul throws a nice looking combination but Fogomayu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fogomayu throws a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maul.
Fogomayu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fogomayu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fogomayu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maul.
Maul scores with a nice head shot.
Fogomayu misses with a body kick.
Maul misses the jab.
Fogomayu scores with a hook.
Fogomayu moves out of range of the strikes.
Maul throws the left hand but Fogomayu avoids the punch easily.
Fogomayu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maul.
Fogomayu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maul misses with an uppercut
and Fogomayu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Fogomayu. That snapped Maul's head back.
Maul misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maul moves out of range of the strikes.
Fogomayu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maul had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Maul scores with a jab to the body.
Maul throws a head kick that misses
and Fogomayu counters with a left to the body.
Nice shot by Fogomayu.
Paul Maul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maul misses with a right hand
and Fogomayu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maul misses with a right hand
and Fogomayu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fogomayu misses with a kick to the body.
Fogomayu doesn't manage to clinch there - Maul circles away.
Fogomayu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fogomayu misses with a body shot.
Maul misses with an uppercut.
Fogomayu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Maul cracks Fogomayu with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kwiwan Fogomayu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Maul on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fogomayu throws a body shot but no joy.
Maul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maul checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maul misses with a straight left.
Fogomayu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Maul as he connects with a hook.
Maul misses with a hook.
Fogomayu replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Maul blocks it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maul darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maul lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fogomayu at a distance.
Fogomayu misses with a looping left.
Maul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fogomayu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fogomayu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maul.
Maul connects with a crisp jab.
Fogomayu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maul.
Maul slips under a jab.
Fogomayu lands a head kick. Maul smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul looks to throw the jab but Fogomayu is out of range.
Maul lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Maul does it's job there.
Fogomayu throws a body shot but no joy.
Maul lands a jab to the nose.
Fogomayu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maul.
Maul with a jab.
Fogomayu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fogomayu swings for the body but Maul moves out of range.
Maul with a jab.
Maul connects with the punch.
Fogomayu moves out of range of the strikes.
Fogomayu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maul missing with a left hand there. Fogomayu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maul swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fogomayu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maul throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Fogomayu counters with a shoot takedown. Maul fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maul is trying to keep Fogomayu in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fogomayu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fogomayu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maul is keeping the position for now.
Maul wants to stand but Fogomayu is controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul working a defensive guard here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Maul looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fogomayu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maul connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fogomayu tests Maul's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maul misses with a straight left.
Fogomayu throws a big counter head kick but Maul avoids it with no problem.
Maul gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fogomayu throws a shot from downtown. Maul moves away and avoids it.
Maul throws a series of punches but Fogomayu moves out of range.
Fogomayu misses with a hook
and Maul counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maul throws a combination. Fogomayu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fogomayu thuds his right hand into Maul's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maul connects with a jab.
Maul throws a hook but Fogomayu avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fogomayu. That's going to slow Maul down.
Maul swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Maul.
Fogomayu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Maul with a body shot.
Maul moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maul throws a looping overhand right but Fogomayu ducks down to avoid it.
Maul fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Paul Maul is winning the standup battle so far.
Fogomayu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fogomayu lands a jab to Maul's midsection.
Maul throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fogomayu counters with a nice body kick.
Maul misses with a straight left.
Fogomayu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fogomayu lands a really nice looking cross but Maul seems unphased.
Fogomayu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maul.
Fogomayu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Maul with a body shot.
Maul missing with a left hand there. Fogomayu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fogomayu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maul throws a lazy head kick
and Maul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Maul dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Maul throws a sloppy head kick and Fogomayu moves out of range easily.
Maul misses with a straight right.
Fogomayu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maul staying out of range there.
Maul throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fogomayu counters with a stiff right hand.
Fogomayu slips a straight right by Maul.
Maul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fogomayu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Maul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fogomayu moves away.
Maul lands a two punch combo.
Fogomayu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maul scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fogomayu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fogomayu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maul moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
Fogomayu thuds a left hand into Maul's body.
Maul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fogomayu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fogomayu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maul wants to clinch up but Fogomayu keeps it at a distance.
Maul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fogomayu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fogomayu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fogomayu moves out of range of the body kick from Maul.
Maul throws the left hand but Fogomayu avoids the punch easily.
Fogomayu replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Maul blocks it well.
Fogomayu defending well as Maul loads up on a big left hand.
Fogomayu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maul if he has to take too many more of those.
Maul takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fogomayu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fogomayu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fogomayu throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fogomayu closes the distance and pushes Maul back into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Fogomayu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maul looking to stall.
Come on Fogomayu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fogomayu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maul backwards.
Fogomayu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maul backwards.
Maul is trying to break the clinch but Fogomayu has him pressed against the cage.
Maul lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maul's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Fogomayu.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fogomayu.

Fogomayu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maul with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fogomayu to score with a decent uppercut.
Fogomayu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maul's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fogomayu.
Maul misses with a lunging right hand
and Fogomayu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fogomayu slips under a jab from Maul.
Fogomayu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Maul closes the distance and clinches.
Maul is pressed up against the cage. Fogomayu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maul down to the mat. Maul avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maul on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maul misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fogomayu counters with a head kick.

Maul is rocked!
Maul takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Maul is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maul throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fogomayu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maul seems to have got his legs back now.
Maul misses with a combination
and Fogomayu counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Maul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fogomayu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maul falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fogomayu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu looking to land some kicks to the body 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!
Maul throws a looping overhand right but Fogomayu ducks down to avoid it.
Maul takes a swing at Fogomayu's ribcage but misses.
Maul with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fogomayu to score with a decent uppercut.
Maul cracks Fogomayu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fogomayu lands a jab to the head.
Fogomayu cracks Maul with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maul misses with a right hand
and Fogomayu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fogomayu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fogomayu raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Maul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fogomayu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maul throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fogomayu counters with an outside leg kick.
Maul connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul misses with a looping left.
Fogomayu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maul's calf.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kwiwan Fogomayu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fogomayu 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwiwan Fogomayu!
A very excited looking Kwiwan Fogomayu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between De Janeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lang has chosen Granite Breaker as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Janeiro
vs
Lang

180 cm
31
151 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

175 cm
27
169 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, De Janeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lang!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang connects with a body shot.
Lang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Janeiro under the eye.
Lang lands a jab to Janeiro's midsection.
Lang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab, jab by Lang - just one landing.
Lang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lang fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Janeiro to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Janeiro looks to clinch but Lang throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Janeiro taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). David Lang!
David Lang thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Hay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hay
vs
Darrow

178 cm
30
155 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

170 cm
30
145 lbs
12 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Hay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Evan Darrow!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow slips a jab and a cross from Hay.
Darrow feints a counter leg kick.
Hay keeps Darrow at a distance using the push kick.
Darrow slips a jab and a cross from Hay.
Darrow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nick Hay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Darrow lands with a nice body punch.
Hay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hay throws a nice looking combination but Darrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch lands to the side of Hay 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Hay throws a right and a left that Darrow avoids nicely.
Darrow tries to clinch up.
Darrow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hay tries to bum rush Darrow with a series of wild strikes but Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darrow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hay misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Darrow feints and then cracks Hay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hay down.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. Hay looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darrow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darrow throws a head kick that half lands.
Darrow has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darrow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darrow connects with a jab.
Hay misses with a hook. Darrow ducked under it nicely.
Darrow let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Darrow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hay doesn't seem bothered though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darrow.
Darrow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hay on the side of the head.
Hay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hay.
Darrow feints a counter leg kick.

Hay closes the distance and clinches.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hay.

Hay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darrow defending well as Hay loads up on a big left hand.

Darrow closes the distance and pushes Hay back into the cage.
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!

Hay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darrow keeps the fight on the outside.
Darrow with a jab.
Darrow digs a good hook to Hay's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow dodges the punch combination from Hay.
Darrow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darrow scoring well with a low kick there.
Hay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hay throws a looping overhand right but Darrow ducks down to avoid it.
Hay misses with a kick to the body.
Hay swinging wildly here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darrow. That's going to slow Hay down.
Darrow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darrow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darrow feints and then cracks Hay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hay down.
Hay tries to clinch up.
Hay backing away here, and Darrow unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Darrow slips under a jab.
Hay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hay misses with a hook
and Darrow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Darrow connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hay. Hay circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Darrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hay takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hay connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Darrow's hands.
A jab from Hay finds it's way through Darrow's defenses.

It looks like Evan Darrow has been cut.

Hay forces Darrow back against the cage and clinches.
Darrow tries to work over Hay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow tries to work over Hay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow lands a body punch.
Darrow works on Hay's body with a couple of short punches.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Darrow.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Hay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hay.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Hay.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Hay controls the action.

Hay manages to break the clinch.
Hay walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Darrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Darrow's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Darrow throws a shot to the body.
Hay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hay throws a nice looking combination but Darrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hay throws a hook to the side of Darrow's head but Darrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darrow throws a sloppy head kick and Hay moves out of range easily.
Hay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hay throws a combination that misses
and Darrow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice inside leg kick there by Darrow. That's going to slow Hay down.
Darrow cracks the inside of Hay's front leg.
Hay scores with a punch to the head.
Darrow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
A big right from Hay misses.
Hay throws a series of punches but Darrow moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darrow.
Hay throws a hook but Darrow avoids it easily.
Darrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hay throws a nice looking combination but Darrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Hay does no damage.

Darrow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hay, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Darrow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
Hay takes a shot to the head.
Darrow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hay tries to break the clinch but Darrow is controlling the position.
Hay working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Evan Darrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Darrow has Hay pressed against the cage, preventing Hay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darrow throws an elbow that misses.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hay.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hay.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hay's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hay.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow is leaning against Hay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hay.
Hay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Hay controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Hay breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darrow.
Hay misses with a two punch combination.
Evan Darrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Darrow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
A head kick misses from Darrow.
Darrow lands a right hook to the body.
Darrow lands a lovely overhand right.
Hay misses with a hook. Darrow ducked under it nicely.
Darrow jabs Hay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Hay.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow moves forwards but Hay connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Darrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hay.
Darrow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hay takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Darrow thuds a left hand into Hay's body.
Darrow is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hay rather than just go for the knockout.
Hay misses with a few strikes there.
Darrow scores with a hook to the body. Hay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Darrow connects with a body shot.
Darrow throws a leg kick which misses Hay's front leg but catches the back leg as Hay tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow moves out of range as Hay strikes.
Hay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darrow appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Darrow.
Darrow works Hay's body with a nice hook.
Nick Hay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darrow manages to avoid it.
Darrow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Darrow connects with a right hand. Hay shakes it off.
Darrow lands with a hook. Hay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hay misses with an uppercut
and Darrow counters with a left to the body.
Darrow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hay takes one on the button.
Hay throws a hook to the side of Darrow's head but Darrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darrow.
A little jabbing left from Darrow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow defending well as Hay loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Hay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darrow doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Darrow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Darrow there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Darrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Evan Darrow's cut.
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.

Darrow connects with a leg kick. Hay looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Darrow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hay's sensitive parts.
Hay on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Darrow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darrow tests Hay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hay gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice cross by Darrow.
Darrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hay.
Hay keeps the fight on the outside.
Hay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hay looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hay 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hay looks to land a combination but Darrow avoids it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hay.
No joy there for Hay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darrow doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Darrow lands a leg kick that knocks Hay off balance momentarily.
Hay takes one to the side of the head.
Hay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darrow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darrow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darrow.
Darrow slips a jab and a cross from Hay.
Darrow scoring well with a low kick there.
Darrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Darrow.
Hay throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Darrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow needs to keep his hands up - Hay had a free shot at his head there.
Darrow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darrow feints a counter leg kick.
Hay misses with a two punch combination.
Darrow lands a jab.
Darrow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hay. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hay throws out a loose jab but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hay misses with a series of wild punches.
Darrow scoring well with a low kick there.
Darrow stuns Hay with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darrow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hay.
Hay misses with a straight left.
Darrow doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darrow counters with a low kick, right behind Hay 's knee.
Darrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Darrow lands with an uppercut that bounces Hay off the cage and back into range.
Darrow throws a shot to the body.
Hay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Darrow lands with a shot to the body.

Darrow takes the fight into the clinch.
Darrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hay or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hay or not.
Hay prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Darrow prevents Hay from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
Hay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hays head.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Darrow has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Darrow.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Hay.
Hay is trying to break the clinch but Darrow is controlling him.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow lands an elbow inside.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Hay is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Hay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow is leaning against Hay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Darrow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Darrow.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Darrow really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Darrow's cut.
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.

Hay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darrow.
Hay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
Darrow blocks the body kick.
Hay blocks a head kick by Darrow.
Darrow has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hay finds it's way round the side to connect with Darrow's head.
Darrow slips under a jab from Hay.
Darrow feints and then cracks Hay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hay down.
Hay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Darrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hay.
Darrow slips under a jab from Hay.
Darrow feints a counter leg kick.
Darrow lands with a good body shot.
Hay drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Darrow scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hay scores with the left hand. Darrow knows he should have avoided that one.
Darrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hay.
Hay swinging wildly here.
Hay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow connects with a body shot that sends Hay's belly button to the back.
Darrow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darrow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hay. That did some damage!
Darrow wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Hay misses.
Darrow cracks Hay with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hay throws a left and a right that both miss
and Darrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darrow.
Darrow scores with the left hand. Hay knows he should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Darrow. Beautiful body shot.
Darrow scores with a nice head shot.
Darrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hay.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Darrow.

Darrow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Hay backwards.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Hay's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow tries to work over Hay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Hay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darrow creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Hay! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Darrow.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evan Darrow!
Evan Darrow is the new featherweight champion!