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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugues De Payens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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222 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugues De Payens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Callahan!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Payens throws a jab when Callahan was well out of range.
Callahan lands a leg kick that knocks De Payens off balance momentarily.
We've been told by De Payens's head coaches at Elite MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Callahan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Payens circles away quickly and effectively.
Callahan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Callahan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Callahan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Payens momentarily.
De Payens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Payens throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Payens is looking to land body kicks.
Callahan misses with a low kick.
De Payens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Payens closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Callahan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Callahan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Payens chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Callahan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Payens looks to land a body kick but Callahan moved away.
Good leg kick by De Payens there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Callahan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan loads up on a big right hand but De Payens slips the punch.
De Payens scores with a shot to the body.
De Payens looks for the body kick but Callahan saw that one coming.
Callahan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Payens.
De Payens moves out of range as Callahan strikes.
De Payens is looking to slow Callahan down with leg kicks.
De Payens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Callahan 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.
De Payens scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A left lands for Callahan.
Callahan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Payens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Callahan moves away.
Callahan pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Payens is out of range and Callahan settles back down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Callahan goes for a double leg but De Payens avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as De Payens continues to drive forward.
Callahan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A body shot lands from De Payens.
Callahan looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Payens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Callahan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Payens lands a jab to the head.
Callahan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Payens misses with a right hand
and Callahan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Callahan.
De Payens has Callahan pulled in close to control his posture.
De Payens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Payens keeping moving, preventing Callahan from controlling successfully.
De Payens wants to sweep but no luck.
De Payens controlling Callahan's posture.
Callahan throws a big elbow that misses.
Callahan throwing strikes from guard but De Payens blocks nicely.
De Payens pulls Callahan in close to his closed guard and prevents Callahan from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We're going to have a standup here because Hugues De Payens wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
De Payens connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Callahan lands a nice shot to the body.
De Payens misses with a hook to the body
and Callahan counters with a takedown into side control.
De Payens can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Payens sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Payens tries to roll over but Callahan keeps him under control.
Callahan winds up and cracks De Payens with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Callahan prevents De Payens from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callahan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Callahan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are battling for position here. De Payens manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
De Payens looking for a sweep. Not yet De Payens, not yet.
De Payens is working hard here to advance position.
De Payens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Callahan.
De Payens is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
De Payens wants to get back to his feet but Callahan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Callahan wants to control from the top but De Payens keeps moving.
De Payens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Callahan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Payens's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Callahan stopping the sweep attempt from De Payens.
De Payens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Callahan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugues De Payens dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De Payens thows a body shot but no joy.
Callahan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Payens.
De Payens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Callahan. Callahan obviously looking to wear him down.
Callahan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Payens feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Callahan's calf.
De Payens lands an overhand right.
Callahan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Payens's calf.
Callahan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Payens.
De Payens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Payens misses with a hook
and Callahan counters with a nice double leg into side control. De Payens won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Payens tries to bench press Callahan off him but Callahan keeps the position.
Callahan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear De Payens down.
What's De Payens going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Callahan wants to control but De Payens is keeping him busy.
De Payens tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Callahan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
De Payens is trying to improve his position.
De Payens is not content to let Callahan control the position.
De Payens tries to bench press Callahan off him but Callahan keeps the position.
De Payens gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
De Payens keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De Payens is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Callahan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Callahan's back!
Callahan is really stuck here.
De Payens is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Callahan is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callahan is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by De Payens.
De Payens tries to keep control of the position but Callahan is staying busy.
We're going to have a standup here because Hugues De Payens wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Callahan connects with a crisp jab.
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!
De Payens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Callahan manages to avoid it.
De Payens lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Payens blocks a leg kick.
De Payens doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Callahan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Callahan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Callahan is breathing heavily.
De Payens misses with a body shot
and Callahan counters with a nice double leg into side control. De Payens won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens holds on to Callahan's head and controls the position momentarily.
Callahan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Callahan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harry Callahan has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Payens pushes Callahan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Callahan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
De Payens is trying to get back to half guard.
De Payens struggling a bit here.
De Payens is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Callahan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
De Payens is looking for a sweep.
Callahan wants to control but De Payens is keeping him busy.
Callahan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear De Payens down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Payens defending against the ground and pound.
De Payens tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Callahan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
De Payens has one of Callahan's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Callahan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Callahan tries to score with some ground and pound. De Payens controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
De Payens parries the strikes from Callahan easily there. Callahan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable De Payens to escape.
Callahan working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Callahan trying to control the action but De Payens is working from the bottom.
De Payens is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Callahan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
De Payens is trying is best to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Payens blocking the ground and pound attempt from Callahan.
Callahan is working for a submission of some sort.
De Payens might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Callahan prevents De Payens from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hugues De Payens will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Callahan connects with a looping right hand.
Callahan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice cross by De Payens.
De Payens connects with a leg kick. Callahan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Payens misses with an uppercut. Callahan saw that one coming.
A jab from De Payens does it's job there.
Callahan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Callahan misses.
Callahan walks into a jab.
De Payens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Callahan was well out of range. Poor timing from De Payens.
De Payens misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Callahan ducks under a wild hook from De Payens.
De Payens misses the shot to the body.
Callahan lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Callahan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Payens lands with a shot to the body.
Crunch! De Payens slams his shin into Callahan's torso.
Callahan walks into a stiff left hand from De Payens.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Payens. Callahan does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Payens avoids the body shot from Callahan.
De Payens wants to land a leg kick but Callahan is out of range.
Callahan dodges the punch combination from De Payens.
De Payens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Callahan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Payens.
Some wild striking there from De Payens.
No joy there for Callahan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harry Callahan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Payens slips a jab from Callahan.
Callahan lands a jab to De Payens's midsection.
Callahan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Payens avoids the body shot from Callahan.
Callahan walks into a straight right hand from De Payens.
De Payens throws a leg kick but Callahan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Callahan lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Payens's sensitive parts.
Callahan 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.
De Payens is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Callahan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Payens on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Callahan moves out of range as De Payens strikes.
De Payens lands a nice shot to the body.
De Payens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callahan scores with a decent looking hook.
Callahan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Payens misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut there from Callahan.
De Payens finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Callahan.
Callahan moves out of range as De Payens throws a body kick.
Callahan checks a leg kick.
De Payens scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Callahan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Callahan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Payens can pounce on him.
De Payens goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Callahan takes a swing at De Payens's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Callahan - just one landing.
De Payens fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Callahan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Callahan avoids the body shot from De Payens.
Callahan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Payens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Payens misses with a body shot
and Callahan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in De Payens's guard now.
De Payens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Payens wants to sweep but no luck.
De Payens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Callahan wants to control from the top but De Payens keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Payens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Callahan is one step ahead there.
De Payens is trying to keep Callahan in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugues De Payens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Payens, 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugues De Payens!
Hugues De Payens made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'To understand the nature of enlightenment requires infinite understanding, sometimes the evil we perceive in this reality, is merely our own human nature learning to cast free the shackles of illusion. Love to you all, never stop believing! Broken Halo! You are all God's awake and act as such wi'.
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