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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obelix De Gaul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Gaul's entrance music is Asterix and Obelix. A fine choice. Browne is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Knock You Out. Travis Browne will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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289 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Obelix De Gaul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Browne!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Gaul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Browne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've been told by De Gaul's head coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Gaul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Gaul 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 Gaul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Browne.
De Gaul half committed to a counter leg kick.
Browne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Browne moves out of range as De Gaul throws a body kick.
Browne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Gaul throws a predictable looking body shot
and Browne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Obelix De Gaul has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Gaul.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - De Gaul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Browne! But no joy.
De Gaul scores with a push kick.
De Gaul throws the left hand but Browne avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Browne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Browne scores with a jab. De Gaul acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Gaul has Browne up against the cage in a clinch.
De Gaul keeps control of Browne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Browne is trying to push De Gaul away but De Gaul has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from De Gaul.
De Gaul lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Travis Browne has been cut.
Browne is trying to break the clinch but De Gaul is controlling him.
De Gaul scores with a shot to the side of Browne's head.
De Gaul lands with a short shot to the head.
Browne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Gaul.
Browne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Obelix De Gaul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Gaul lands a leg kick that knocks Browne off balance momentarily.
De Gaul scoring well with a low kick there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Gaul - that will leave a mark!
De Gaul wants to land a leg kick but Browne is out of range.
Browne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Browne steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Gaul. That one must have hurt.
De Gaul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Gaul is looking to score with low kicks.
Browne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That kick from De Gaul tenderised Browne's leg. Browne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Browne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Gaul lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Gaul throws a low kick, looking for Browne's leg but Browne calmly moves out of range.
De Gaul misses with a left hand
and De Gaul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Gaul lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Browne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Browne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Gaul with a body shot.
De Gaul chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from De Gaul misses.
Browne throws out a counter right but De Gaul avoids it with no problem.
That kick from De Gaul tenderised Browne's leg. Browne is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Gaul connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Gaul scores with a decent looking hook.
De Gaul fakes the leg kick and cracks Browne in the body.
De Gaul misses with a looping right.
Browne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Browne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Gaul scores with a leg kick.
Browne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Gaul.
Some bone on bone action there as Browne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Gaul pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Gaul throws a leg kick
and Browne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Gaul scores with a jab to the head.
De Gaul fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Browne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
You can see that Browne has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Browne moves out of range of the body kick from De Gaul.
Browne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Gaul throws a wild body kick that Browne sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Browne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Gaul lands a jab to Browne's midsection.
De Gaul throws a sloppy head kick
letting Browne counter with a right hand.
De Gaul throws a leg kick
and Browne counters with a straight right hand.
Browne blocks a low kick nicely.
Browne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
De Gaul misses with a body kick.
Browne let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Browne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Gaul fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Browne on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obelix De Gaul dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Browne throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by De Gaul.
It appears De Gaul was looking to counter with a kick there.
De Gaul slips under a jab from Browne.
De Gaul half committed to a counter leg kick.
De Gaul connects with a body shot.
Browne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Browne misses with an uppercut. De Gaul saw that one coming.
De Gaul thows a leg kick but Browne checks it
enabling Browne to counter with a crisp jab.
De Gaul misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Browne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Browne might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Gaul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Gaul dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Browne. That did some damage!
De Gaul has taken the fight to the clinch.
Browne breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from De Gaul.
De Gaul throws a nice inside leg kick.
Browne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Gaul throws out the jab.
A big right from Browne misses.
Browne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Browne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Gaul misses with an uppercut.
Obelix De Gaul is winning the standup battle so far.
De Gaul throws a wild body kick that Browne sees coming a mile off.
Browne unleashes a big counter combination but De Gaul bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Browne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Gaul connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Browne scrambles back to his feet.
That has opened up Travis Browne's cut even more.
De Gaul gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Browne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Gaul connects with an inside leg kick.
De Gaul throws a leg kick that is checked
and Browne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from De Gaul misses.
Browne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Browne throws a hook but De Gaul avoids it easily.
De Gaul misses with a leg kick
and Browne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Gaul wants to land a leg kick but Browne is out of range.
It seemed like Browne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Gaul lands a leg kick that knocks Browne off balance momentarily.
De Gaul moves in looking to clinch but Browne pushes him off.
De Gaul misses with a body shot
and Browne counters with a nice uppercut.
De Gaul misses with a looping left.
Browne throws out a counter right but De Gaul avoids it with no problem.
Browne moves out of range as De Gaul throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Browne! But no joy.
Browne staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Browne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne takes a kick to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Browne blocks the leg kick.
Browne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Browne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Browne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Gaul.
Nice defenses there by Browne.
De Gaul gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Gaul keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Browne's efforts to push away.
De Gaul pressing his opponent against the cage.
Browne tries a body shot but De Gaul blocks it.
Browne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from De Gaul.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne is trying to force a seperation but De Gaul has the dominant position.
Browne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Browne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Gaul throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brownes head.
De Gaul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Browne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Gaul.
Browne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Gaul throws a leg kick which misses Browne's front leg but catches the back leg as Browne tries to avoid it.
De Gaul throws a head kick that misses
and Browne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Gaul scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Gaul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Browne! But no joy.
De Gaul buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Browne looks to land a right hand but De Gaul moved out of range.
De Gaul misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Browne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Gaul throws a leg kick which misses Browne's front leg but catches the back leg as Browne tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obelix De Gaul dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
De Gaul will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Gaul lands a lovely overhand right.
Browne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Browne there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Gaul throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Gaul tried to score with a low kick but Browne checks it.
De Gaul swings widly with a right hand
and Browne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, jab by De Gaul - just one landing.
De Gaul explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Gaul tries to clinch up
and Browne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne avoids the head kick by De Gaul.
De Gaul tries to score with a low kick but Browne moves his leg out of the way.
De Gaul misses with a body kick.
Browne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Browne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Gaul lands a big head kick that sends Browne tumbling to the mat! De Gaul takes a step backwards and waves Browne back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Browne is rocked!
Browne walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Browne limp body while De Gaul jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Obelix De Gaul!
During a confident post fight interview, Obelix De Gaul thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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