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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Nick Hay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blair Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Hay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Blair Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Darrow.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Darrow has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
No joy there for Hay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darrow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hay.
Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nick Hay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darrow.
Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darrow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Darrow throws out a leg kick but Hay moves out of range and Darrow only half commits.
Darrow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hay.
Hay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darrow.
Hay misses with a hook
and Darrow counters with a body kick that stops Hay in his tracks momentarily.
Hay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darrow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darrow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hay lands an overhand right.
Hay misses with a series of wild punches.
Darrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hay.
Hay misses with a hook. Darrow ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot by Hay.
Darrow slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hay fails to land with a series of punches.
Darrow connects with a nice looking jab.
Hay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darrow.
Hay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch lands to the side of Hay 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Darrow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab from Darrow.
A cross from Hay lands.
Hay gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hay looks to throw the jab but Darrow is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hay moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDarrow.
No joy there for Hay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darrow scores with a hook.
Hay moves forwards but Darrow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hay misses with a few strikes there.
Darrow appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darrow misses with a head kick.
Darrow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darrow moves into the clinch successfully.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hay blocking some punches.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hay.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hay.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Hay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hay blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Darrow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Hay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Darrow has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Hay controls the action.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hay's elbow.
Darrow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Darrow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darrow is working Hay over against the ropes.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
Hay prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Hay blocking some punches.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hay blocking some punches.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Hay controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hay.
Hay blocks an uppercut.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hay.
Hay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Hay's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow looking to throw knees to the head but Hay is blocking nicely.
Hay blocking some punches.
Darrow lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Darrow misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
Darrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hay.
Darrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Darrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hay doesn't seem phased though.
Hay misses the jab.
Hay misses with a body kick.
Hay is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Darrow misses.
Darrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Darrow clinches up against the ropes.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Blair Darrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow tries to throw a body punch but Hay avoids it by throwing Darrow back against the ropes.
Hay has had enough of the clinch but Darrow keeps him there for the moment.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hay backwards.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Hay.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hay.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hay.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Hay controls his hands.
Darrow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hay avoids it.
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hay backwards.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hay wants to get back to striking at distance but Darrow won't allow it.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hay breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blair Darrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darrow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hay walks into a stiff left hand from Darrow.
Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hay.
Hay takes one on the button.
Hay throws a right hand that Darrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Darrow also avoids with ease.
Hay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hay.
Darrow defending well as Hay loads up on a big left hand.
Hay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
Hay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hay clinches up with Darrow and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hay breaks from the clinch.
Hay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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 body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A jab from Hay misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hay misses with a straight left.
Hay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darrow! But no joy.
Hay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Darrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hay's calf.
Nick Hay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
Hay throws a body kick that misses.
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hay gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hay misses with a wild combination.
Hay tries to bum rush Darrow with a series of wild strikes but Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Darrow.
Hay misses with an uppercut
and Darrow counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
A combination from Hay does no damage.
Darrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darrow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hay has time to react.
Hay tries to clinch there but Darrow circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hay throws a right hand that Darrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Darrow also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Darrow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Darrow.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
Darrow scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice uppercut there from Darrow.
Hay scores with a kick to the body.
Darrow scores with a body shot.
Hay drops his hands momentarily and Darrow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darrow connects with a right hand. Hay shakes it off.
Darrow connects with an inside leg kick.
Darrow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hay throws a series of punches but Darrow avoids them all with ease.
Hay misses with a straight right.
Darrow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hay.
Darrow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Darrow throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hay's corner calls for a 1-2. Hay obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Darrow lands a jab.
Hay misses with a combination
and Hay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hay tries to keep at a distance but Darrow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hay manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
Hay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hay lands with a cross.
Darrow moves into the clinch.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Hay.
Hay can't break the clinch.
Darrow tries a knee to the head but Hay blocks it.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Hay prevents a body shot from Darrow.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hay.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hay.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
A hook to the body from Darrow.
Darrow has Hay pressed against the ropes, preventing Hay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hay wants to get back to striking at distance but Darrow won't allow it.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hay.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hay.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Hay blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hay backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Hay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hay moves in looking to clinch but Darrow pushes him off.
Hay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darrow is looking to slow Hay down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Hay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darrow moves out of range as Hay strikes.
Darrow was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
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.
Hay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hay throws a lazy right hand but Darrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hay thows a leg kick but Darrow checks it
and Darrow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hay scores with a nice strike.
Hay misses with an uppercut
and Darrow counters with a nice uppercut.
Darrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Darrow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Darrow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darrow lands a body shot.
Darrow cracks Hay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Darrow lands a slapping body shot.
Hay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hay takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Darrow slips a straight right by Hay.
Darrow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darrow lands a nice looking body shot.
Darrow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Darrow throws a quick inside leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Darrow counters with a good low kick that Hay was not able to check.
Darrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Hay.
Darrow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hay drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Darrow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hay misses the jab.
Darrow lands a body shot.
Hay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darrow tries to clinch but Hay moves out of range.
Hay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hay swinging wildly here.
Darrow lands a lovely overhand right.
Hay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darrow. Darrow obviously looking to wear him down.
Darrow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darrow.
Hay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
Darrow scores with a jab to the head.
Darrow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darrow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hay tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hay throws a lazy right hand but Darrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darrow scores with a jab to the body.
Darrow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hay, pushing him back against the ropes.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Darrow has Hay pressed against the ropes, preventing Hay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Hay breaks the clinch.
Darrow punishes Hay's body with a nice straight punch.
Darrow darts in and clinches Hay up against the ropes.
Darrow tries to work over Hay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hay blocks an uppercut.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Hay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
That's four 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.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow has Hay pressed against the ropes, preventing Hay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hay.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Darrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Darrow tries to throw a body punch but Hay avoids it by throwing Darrow back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hay misses with a double jab.
Despite the aggression on Darrow's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Darrow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darrow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow pushes Hay back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hay can't break the clinch.
Darrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hay blocks an elbow strike from Darrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Hay uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Hay.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Hay blocking some punches.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Hay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow tries to throw a body punch but Hay avoids it by throwing Darrow back against the ropes.
Hay is trying to force a seperation but Darrow has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow cracks Hay with a nice body shot.
Darrow tries a knee to the head but Hay blocks it.
Hay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow crunches a lovely knee into Hay's ribcage.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Hay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Darrow has Hay pressed against the ropes, preventing Hay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hay blocks a body shot from Darrow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Hay.
Darrow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Darrow misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blair Darrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hay blocks an uppercut.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hay blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hay throws out a loose jab but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hay on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hay tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darrow is looking to clinch.
Hay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hay throws a right hand that Darrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Darrow also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Hay misses its intended target.
Nick Hay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hay tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darrow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Darrow misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blair Darrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Darrow 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blair Darrow!
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