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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Bracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by Dr Dre - The Next Episode . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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181 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eli Bracha!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bracha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black.
Black looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bracha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bracha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Black's head backwards.
Bracha lands with a slapping head kick.
Bracha throws out a loose jab but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Bracha.
Bracha looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black avoids the head kick by Bracha.
Bracha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Bracha lands with a cross.
Bracha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bracha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Bracha thows a body shot but no joy.
Bracha swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Black throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Black feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bracha's calf.
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
Black throws the kick towards the body but Bracha avoids it.
Bracha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bracha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black clinches.
Bracha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Bracha is blocking nicely.
Bracha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bracha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Black lands an elbow inside that Bracha shrugs off.
Bracha has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Bracha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bracha is trying to stall.
Black managing to block the knees to the body from Bracha.
Bracha managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Black slowing the pace effectively.
Bracha lands a nice knee to the body.
Bracha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Black in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bracha can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bracha.
Bracha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bracha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.
Black gets through Bracha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Black landing knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Black looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha has Black pressed against the cage.
Bracha avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Bracha can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Bracha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Bracha avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Bracha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Black obliges.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Bracha is blocking nicely.
Black blocks a body shot from Bracha.
Black slows down the pace here.
Black gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bracha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bracha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Bracha misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bracha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bracha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bracha lands with a right to the head.
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!
Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Bracha controls his hands.
Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bracha scores a nice knee to the body.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Bracha.
Bracha misses with an elbow strike.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Bracha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bracha avoiding damage.
Bracha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bracha works on Black's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Bracha dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black looks to land a body kick but Bracha moved away.
Bracha misses with a combination
and Black counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Black landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bracha throws an elbow but it misses.
Bracha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bracha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Black.
Knees to the body from Bracha.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Bracha controls the action.
Black scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Bracha.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bracha avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Bracha is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha misses with a punch to the body.
Bracha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Black is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Still in the clinch, Black scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bracha blocks an elbow strike.
Bracha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Black lands a knee to the body.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bracha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bracha blocks the elbow strike.
Black tries a body shot but Bracha blocks it.
Bracha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Black tries a knee to the head but Bracha blocks it.
Bracha leaning against his opponent.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Bracha avoids the damage to the body.
Bracha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bracha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bracha landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bracha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Black tries a body shot but Bracha blocks it.
Knees to the body from Bracha.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Bracha to work.
Black lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Black working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bracha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Black working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Bracha to work.
Black lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with some punches.
Come on Black - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bracha lands with a left to the head.
Black unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bracha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bracha lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Bracha fails to land.
Bracha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bracha avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bracha.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bracha lands a shoulder strike.
Bracha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Bracha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.
Black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bracha is keeping busy.
Bracha is trying to maintain a safe position but Black gets an underhook and turns Bracha into the cage.
Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bracha or not.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bracha's elbow.
Bracha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bracha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bracha's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Bracha avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bracha throws an elbow but misses.
Bracha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Bracha managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eli Bracha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bracha gets tackled into the cage by Black. Black maintains the clinch.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Bracha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bracha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black takes an elbow to the temple.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bracha is defending well for now.
Bracha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Bracha.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.
Bracha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bracha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bracha throws an elbow that misses.
Bracha blocks an uppercut.
Black lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Bracha is blocking nicely.
Bracha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with an elbow over the top.
Black lands an elbow just above Bracha 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Black.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black lands a body shot.
The referee calls for Black to work.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bracha blocks it with crossed arms.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bracha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bracha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bracha tries to land knees in the clinch but Black avoids the damage to the body.
Black working Bracha over with knees to the body.
Bracha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Black misses with a body punch.
Bracha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henry Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black blocks a body shot from Bracha.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bracha avoids it.
Bracha avoids the elbow strike from Black, against the cage.
Black unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bracha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Black lands a nice knee to the body.
Bracha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bracha blocks a body shot from Black.
Black missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Black creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bracha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bracha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bracha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bracha.
Bracha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bracha pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Bracha lands a nice uppercut.
Black lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bracha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Black blocks an elbow strike from Bracha.
Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black avoiding damage as Bracha throws knees to the body.
Bracha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bracha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bracha misses with a body punch.
Bracha is trying to maintain a safe position but Black gets an underhook and turns Bracha into the cage.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Bracha is blocking nicely.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Bracha avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bracha throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bracha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bracha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bracha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Bracha.
Bracha lands with a light punch inside.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Bracha avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.
Bracha tries to stall but Black uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bracha trying to land knees to the body.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bracha's elbow.
Black trying to stall but Bracha improves his position.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bracha avoids it.
Bracha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bracha digs a right hand into Black's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Black's gas tank.
Eli Bracha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Eli Bracha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bracha avoids the elbow strike from Black, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henry Black.
Well Bracha 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Bracha!
After the big win, Eli Bracha made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Valhalla Q160 Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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