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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stirling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugues De Payens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugues De Payens has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Stirling's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Stirling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugues De Payens!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Payens lands a body shot.
Nice body kick there by De Payens.
Hugues De Payens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from De Payens.
Stirling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Payens.
Stirling walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Payens scores with a body shot.
De Payens closes the distance and clinches.
De Payens tries to throw a body punch but Stirling avoids it by throwing De Payens back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from De Payens.
Stirling lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Payens landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Payens holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stirling lands a hook that snaps the head of De Payens backwards.
De Payens presses Stirling against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from De Payens.
Stirling is breathing heavily.
De Payens misses with a punch to the body.
De Payens tries to throw a body punch but Stirling avoids it by throwing De Payens back against the cage.
De Payens wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stirling misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Payens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stirling misses with some punches.
De Payens blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stirling.
De Payens scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stirling blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Payens takes an elbow to the forehead.
De Payens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Payens takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
De Payens lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stirling.
De Payens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that De Payens 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.
Stirling missing with a left hand there. De Payens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Payens connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stirling's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Payens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stirling. De Payens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stirling blocks a head kick by De Payens.
De Payens is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stirling is rocked!
De Payens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Stirling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Payens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stirling as he jumps to the side.
De Payens feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Stirling sprawling to the canvas! Stirling rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can De Payens finish him?!
De Payens misses with a low kick.
De Payens fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Payens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Payens connects with a body shot.
De Payens has managed to clinch.
Stirling seems to have got his legs back now.
De Payens is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stirling is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens blocks an uppercut.
De Payens scores with a shot to the side of Stirling's head.
Stirling misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Payens.
De Payens is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stirling misses with a body punch.
Stirling scores with a shoulder strike.
De Payens avoids a wild elbow strike from Stirling.
Stirling struggles to land a body shot inside as De Payens controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stirling.
A head punch on the inside from De Payens fails to land.
De Payens breaks from the clinch.
Stirling on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stirling scores with a hook.
Stirling throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Payens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stirling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Payens lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stirling at a distance.
Stirling walks forward, straight into a front kick from De Payens.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Payens lands a big uppercut and Stirling crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Stirling looks OK. De Payens waves Stirling back to his feet!
De Payens lands an uppercut, right on the button! Stirling tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hugues De Payens!
Post fight, an emotional Hugues De Payens said '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'.
The defeated Jack Stirling had this to say: 'I'm getting worse at this s**t!'.
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