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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fergus Darrow (ranked 2026 p4p, 270 weight class) and Ryan Ethan (ranked 2750 p4p, 348 weight class). Fergus Darrow had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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200 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fergus Darrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Ethan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ethan moves out of range of the leg kick from Darrow.
Ethan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darrow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hazzard County Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ethan 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 circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ethan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ethan closes the distance and clinches.
Ethan misses with a body punch.
A short right from Ethan on the inside.
Darrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darrow throws a body punch but Ethan moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Darrow as Ethan shoots in.
Darrow leaves Ethan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ethan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ethan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darrow keeps working.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ethan cracks Darrow with a big right hand but Darrow just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ethan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ethan working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Darrow is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ethan wants to control but Darrow is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Ethan.
Darrow dodges the ground and pound from Ethan.
Darrow parries the strikes from Ethan easily there. Ethan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Darrow to escape.
Ethan is trying to get an arm triangle but Darrow is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ethan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ethan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Darrow to see if he's OK.
Darrow is looking for a sweep.
Darrow regains half guard, as Ethan was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ethan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Darrow defending well though.
Ethan with the ground and pound but Darrow uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ethan throws a strike but Darrow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ethan pulls Darrow in to control the position.
Let's hope that Ethan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ethan working a defensive guard here.
Ethan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Darrow defends well.
Ethan has his foot on Darrow's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Darrow works his way back into a safe position though.
Darrow sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ethan keeping full guard, as Darrow tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ethan wants to improve his position but instead Darrow has moved into half guard.
Ethan tries to roll over but Darrow keeps him under control.
Ethan moves into full guard.
Ethan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Darrow passes into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ethan struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Ethan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow throws a big shot that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ethan.
Ethan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Darrow sprawls well. Darrow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ethan gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ethan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darrow throws a body punch but Ethan moves out of range.
Fergus Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darrow throws a low kick, looking for Ethan's leg but Ethan calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ethan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ethan instigates a clinch.
Ethan blocking some punches.
Darrow stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ethan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ethan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ethan is trying to stall.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darrow takes a shot to the head.
Darrow tries a body shot but Ethan blocks it.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ethan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ethan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Darrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ethan looks for a takedown but Darrow sprawls well.
Darrow throwing a counter right hand but Ethan manages to avoid it.
Fergus Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Ethan.
Ethan 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.
Ethan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darrow lunges at Ethan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ethan's hand.
Fergus Darrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Darrow misses with an uppercut. Ethan saw that one coming.
Darrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darrow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darrow does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ethan darts in looking for a takedown but Darrow gets double underhooks and turns Ethan into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow throws a looping overhand right but Ethan ducks down to avoid it.
Darrow misses the shot to the body.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
Darrow rushes Ethan and presses him up against the cage.
Darrow is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ethan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ethan has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ethan's elbow.
Ethan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ethan blocks an uppercut.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ethan misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ethan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ethan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Ethan.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ethan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow.
Ethan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ethan or not.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ethan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ethan backwards.
Ethan struggles to land a body shot inside as Darrow controls his hands.
Ethan is looking to control Darrow's arms but Darrow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ethan has his back to the cage.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Darrow.
Darrow breaks from the clinch.
Good exchange - Darrow coming out on top.
Ethan misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan Ethan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darrow closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow tries to land knees in the clinch but Ethan avoids the damage to the body.
Darrow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A left hand lands to the body for Darrow.
Ethan tries to throw a body punch but Darrow avoids it by throwing Ethan back against the cage.
Fergus Darrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Darrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darrow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Darrow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ethan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ethan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow manages to break the clinch.
Ethan walks into a straight right hand from Darrow.
Ethan avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Darrow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Darrow lands a right hook to the body.
Darrow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darrow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fergus Darrow dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Darrow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice takedown defense from Darrow. No joy for Ethan on that attempt.
Ethan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Darrow rushes Ethan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ethan misses with a body punch.
Ethan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ethan blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Ethan lands with a light punch inside.
Darrow manages to break the clinch.
Fergus Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Ethan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ethan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Darrow has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ethan is working away from the top position though.
Ethan with the ground and pound but Darrow uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ethan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Darrow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ethan passes into half guard.
Darrow desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ethan is trying to work for a kimura but Darrow is defending well.
Darrow gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ethan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ethan throws an elbow that misses. Darrow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ethan's guard. Nice move by Darrow!
Ethan looking for subs off his back but Darrow has passed one foot through into half guard.
Darrow prevents Ethan from improving his position.
Ethan is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ethan tries to get to full guard but Darrow has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ethan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Darrow pulls his head out easily.
Darrow with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ethan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ethan trying to hold on to Darrow's head to control him but Darrow postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ethan wants to get back to full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ethan wants to clinch but Darrow slips to the side
and Darrow counters with a nice body shot.
Darrow gets a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Darrow.
Ethan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ethan throws a head punch that misses.
Ethan lands a shoulder strike.
Darrow breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darrow takes the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Darrow as Ethan tries to tie him up.
Darrow trying to control the position but instead, Ethan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Darrow into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fergus Darrow clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Darrow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ethans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Darrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ethan avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Ethan is just out of range.
Darrow is looking to wear down Ethan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ethan clinches up against the cage.
Ethan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Darrow lands with a left to the head.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ethan can do to turn this around?
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Ethan controls the action.
Darrow lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Ethan controls his hands.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Ethan controls his hands.
Darrow lands a right hand.
Ethan trying to stall but Darrow improves his position.
A short right from Ethan on the inside.
The referee calls for Darrow to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Ethan as the two fighters clinch.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Ethan misses with the head strike.
Darrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Darrow as the two fighters clinch.
Ethan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A short uppercut from Ethan.
Ethan misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Ethan fails to land.
Ethan lands a body punch.
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
Ethan keeps control of Darrow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Darrow tries to work over Ethan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ethan working aggressively here.
Ethan throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
Ethan with the counter takedown but Darrow avoids it easily.
Ethan tries to clinch up but Darrow circles away and keeps his distance.
Darrow cracks Ethan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ethan checks a leg kick.
Ethan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Darrow has closed the distance and engaged Ethan in a clinch.
Ethan looking to stall.
Darrow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ethan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Darrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Ethan.
Darrow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ethan.
Ethan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ethan tries for a takedown but Darrow circles away easily
and Darrow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ethan thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darrow moves into the clinch successfully.
Ethan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Ethan misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Ethan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ethan misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Ethan stalling in the clinch.
Ethan lands a nice uppercut.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darrow connects with a nice looking jab.
Darrow tries to work over Ethan's front leg with a kick but Ethan checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ethan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darrow.
Ethan shoots for a double leg takedown but Darrow sprawls well. He's pushed Ethan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ethan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ethan checks a leg kick nicely.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Ethan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darrow moves into the clinch.
Ethan swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ethan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darrow lands with an overhand left.
Darrow misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fergus Darrow had his way with Ryan Ethan in 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ethan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. Ethan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ethan tries to clinch up but Darrow circles away and keeps his distance.
Darrow quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Darrow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ethan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Darrow defends well and Ethan ends up having to push Darrow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Darrow tried to counter with a leg kick but Ethan avoided it.
Ethan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
Darrow swings widly with a right hand
and Ethan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ethan blocks an uppercut.
Ethan has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ethan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ethan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ethan is trying to stall.
Ethan looking to stall.
Ethan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Come on Ethan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ethan lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
Darrow tries to work over Ethan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ethan is struggling to control the position.
Ethan can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
Ethan swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow prevents a body shot from Ethan.
A short uppercut from Ethan.
Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ethan throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Ethan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow.
Darrow lands a body punch.
Ethan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A short body shot lands from Ethan as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ethan misses with the head strike.
Ethan stalling in the clinch but Darrow improves position.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ethan struggles to land a body shot inside as Darrow controls his hands.
A short left from Darrow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ethan has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Ethan tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darrow manages to break the clinch.
Ethan darts in and clinches Darrow up against the cage.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ethan misses with some punches.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ethan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Darrow.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ethans head.
Ethan has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ethan working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ethan.
Ethan trying to stall but Darrow improves his position.
Darrow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ethan swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Darrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ethans head.
Fergus Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ethan.
Ethan misses with the head strike.
Ethan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ethan as Darrow tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ethan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Darrow up against the cage.
Ethan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ethan misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ethan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ethan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Darrow thuds a left hand into Ethan's body.
Darrow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ethan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow scores with a leg kick.
Ryan Ethan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darrow moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fergus Darrow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Darrow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 49:46
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fergus Darrow!
Fergus Darrow retains his middleweight title!
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