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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). Harry Callahan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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210 lbs
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222 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
15 - 3 - 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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Callahan!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callahan throws a body punch but De Payens moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Callahan - just one landing.
De Payens throws a low kick but Callahan avoids it.
De Payens misses with a body shot.
Callahan lands a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Callahan.
Harry Callahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Payens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Callahan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Callahan.
Callahan cracks the inside of De Payens's front leg.
We've been told by De Payens's head coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Callahan scoring well with a low kick there.
Callahan throws a leg kick but De Payens moved away.
Callahan scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Callahan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Payens.
De Payens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Payens misses with a few strikes there.
Callahan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hugues De Payens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan misses with a leg kick.
Callahan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Payens's head backwards.
Callahan's corner calls for a 1-2. Callahan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Callahan lands a head kick. De Payens smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Callahan misses with a looping right.
Callahan moves away from the strike by De Payens.
Callahan scoring well with a low kick there.
De Payens needs to keep his hands up - Callahan had a free shot at his head there.
De Payens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good work by Callahan as he checks the leg kick.
Callahan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Callahan. De Payens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Callahan lands with a kick to the temple. De Payens shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
De Payens takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Callahan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Payens dips to his left and cracks Callahan with an uppercut!
Callahan swats away the attempt to clinch by De Payens.
Callahan throws a leg kick which misses De Payens's front leg but catches the back leg as De Payens tries to avoid it.
De Payens throws an overhand right that lands on Callahan's shoulder, as Callahan tries to avoid the shot.
Callahan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Payens connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Callahan scrambles back to his feet.
Callahan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Callahan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Callahan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Callahan jabs De Payens right on the nose. De Payens blinks but takes it well.
A lazy left from Callahan finds it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Payens.
Callahan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Callahan throws a body punch but De Payens moves out of range.
Callahan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Payens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Callahan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Callahan throwing strikes but missing.
Callahan wants to control from the top but De Payens keeps moving.
De Payens seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
De Payens looking for a sweep. Not yet De Payens, not yet.
De Payens has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hugues De Payens just wasn't active enough.
De Payens looks to land a left hand but Callahan moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callahan is looking to score with low kicks.
Callahan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from De Payens misses.
De Payens misses with a wild body shot.
Callahan tests De Payens's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Payens needs to keep his hands up - Callahan had a free shot at his head there.
Callahan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Callahan throws an overhand right that lands on De Payens's shoulder, as De Payens tries to avoid the shot.
De Payens takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Payens avoids the body shot from Callahan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Payens connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Callahan.
De Payens smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Payens takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Callahan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Callahan lands with a slapping head kick.
Callahan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harry Callahan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Payens avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Payens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Callahan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Callahan throws a hook but De Payens blocks it.
Callahan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Callahan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Payens.
Callahan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Payens scores with a one two! Callahan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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 misses with an uppercut. Callahan saw that one coming.
De Payens throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Callahan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Callahan misses with a head kick.
Callahan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens throws a low kick, looking for Callahan's leg but Callahan calmly moves out of range.
De Payens avoids a kick to the body.
Callahan throws a jab but it's blocked by De Payens.
De Payens throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Callahan on the side of the head.
De Payens checks a low kick from Callahan.
Callahan looks to score with a jab to the body but De Payens is just out of range.
De Payens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Callahan lands with a hook. De Payens tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Payens throws a looping overhand right but Callahan ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Callahan.
Callahan throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Payens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Callahan.
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 on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Callahan. Callahan obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Payens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Callahan.
Callahan digs a good body shot into De Payens's ribs.
Callahan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Payens bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Callahan's head.
De Payens misses with a body shot.
De Payens works Callahan's body with a nice hook.
De Payens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from De Payens misses.
Callahan tries to work over De Payens's front leg with a kick but De Payens checks it.
Callahan throws a head kick but De Payens moves out of range.
Callahan misses with a body kick.
Callahan moves out of range as De Payens throws a body kick.
De Payens just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callahan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
De Payens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Payens attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Payens moves away from the strike by Callahan.
De Payens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Callahan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
De Payens is trying to keep Callahan in close.
De Payens is pulling down on Callahan's head. It's preventing any offense from Callahan, at least for the moment.
Callahan looking to pass the guard.
De Payens working a defensive guard here.
De Payens pulls Callahan in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hugues De Payens just wasn't active enough.
Callahan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Payens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Callahan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Payens checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A clash of legs there as Callahan blocks the low kick.
A left lands for Callahan.
Callahan misses with a leg kick.
De Payens is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Callahan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Callahan.
Nice body kick from Callahan.
Callahan misses with a kick to the body
and De Payens counters with an outside leg kick.
De Payens sizes up Callahan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Callahan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Callahan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Callahan pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Payens is out of range and Callahan settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harry Callahan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Callahan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Payens momentarily.
Callahan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Callahan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Callahan misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shot by Callahan.
Callahan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Payens tries to clinch but Callahan is having none of it.
De Payens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Callahan throws out the jab.
Callahan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Payens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Payens throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Callahan counters with a single leg into guard. De Payens didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Callahan postures up.
Callahan stopping the sweep attempt from De Payens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens is working hard here to advance position.
Callahan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
De Payens is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
De Payens is thwarting Callahan's attempts to control the position.
De Payens trying to control the action but Callahan is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callahan is looking to control De Payens's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Callahan avoid being mounted?
Hugues De Payens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Payens takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Callahan scores with a nice strike.
De Payens moves out of range of the body kick.
Callahan looks to land a right hand but De Payens moved out of range.
De Payens misses with a head kick.
De Payens looks for the body kick but Callahan saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Callahan - just one landing.
De Payens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by Callahan. That's going to slow De Payens down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Payens thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens tries to move into range but Callahan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Payens feints and then cracks Callahan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Callahan down.
Callahan misses with an uppercut. De Payens saw that one coming.
Callahan just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for De Payens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Callahan.
Callahan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Callahan gets a double leg takedown into De Payens's guard.
De Payens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Callahan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Payens keeping full guard, as Callahan tries to pass.
De Payens is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Callahan won't allow De Payens to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Payens managing to control the position.
De Payens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Callahan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Payens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Payens can't keep his opponent in guard - Callahan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Callahan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
De Payens keeping control of the position.
Callahan is trying to control the action in half guard but De Payens is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Payens regains full guard. Nicely done.
Callahan sitting in guard here, content to control.
De Payens had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Callahan defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Callahan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Callahan 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Callahan!
Harry Callahan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Hugues De Payens spoke after the fight, saying 'Not only do you not understand my divine purpose, you judge me and cast stones. I will return, the time of judgement is upon your self, you are gods , wake up and realize you are the suffering you create, you are the love, we are one!'.
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