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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caeas Liege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Bracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liege comes to the cage accompanied by Will T. Bear: For a Few Dollars . Caeas Liege is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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187 lbs
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181 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caeas Liege!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eli Bracha!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bracha misses with an uppercut.
Bracha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liege is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bracha.
Liege drives through with a takedown into Bracha's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Liege preventing the sweep.
Liege throwing strikes from guard but Bracha blocks nicely.
Bracha has his hands on Liege's head, controlling the position.
Bracha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Liege postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bracha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Liege postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bracha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bracha working a defensive guard here.
Liege lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liege with a flurry of punches that miss.
Liege being controlled here momentarily.
Bracha 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.
Liege prevents Bracha from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bracha managing to control the position.
Liege throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Liege looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eli Bracha was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Liege shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bracha's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracha looking for a sweep. Not yet Bracha, not yet.
Liege trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bracha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bracha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bracha looking to control.
Liege trying to control the position from guard on top but Bracha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Liege trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bracha wants to stand up but Liege is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Liege fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bracha throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bracha finds it's way through Liege's defenses.
Bracha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bracha goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Liege tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bracha has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bracha lands a leg kick that knocks Liege off balance momentarily.
Bracha lands a nice looking kick to the body. Liege takes a step back to recover.
Liege lands a body shot.
Eli Bracha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liege steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bracha. That one must have hurt.
Bracha moves out of range as Liege strikes.
Liege shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liege fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bracha avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caeas Liege. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bracha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bracha keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Caeas Liege will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Liege takes a swing at Bracha's ribcage but misses.
Bracha misses with a right hand
and Bracha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liege shoots in but no luck this time.
Bracha moves into range and clinches up with Liege.
Bracha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bracha pushes off an throws an elbow but Liege leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Bracha.
Bracha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Liege takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bracha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liege's elbow.
Bracha prevents the takedown attempt.
Liege tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caeas Liege. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liege blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Liege is trying to pull guard but Bracha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bracha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bracha lands an elbow just above Liege 's eye.
Liege jumps guard but Bracha stands there with Liege around his waist. Liege gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bracha.
Liege jumps guard but Bracha stands there with Liege around his waist. Liege gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Bracha.
Bracha dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bracha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracha lands with a light punch inside.
Bracha lands an elbow just above Liege 's eye.
Bracha stops a takedown attempt from Liege.
Liege is working for takedown but Bracha is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice elbow from Bracha.
Bracha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liege.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Liege avoids it.
Liege can't break the clinch.
Bracha lands with a right to the head.
Liege misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liege breaks the clinch.
Liege has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bracha.
Bracha leaves Liege with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bracha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Liege to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Liege tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bracha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Liege somewhat.
Liege dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Bracha.
Liege fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bracha misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liege tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bracha connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Liege momentarily.
Bracha scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bracha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bracha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Liege.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bracha lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Liege has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Liege and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bracha takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Liege closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Bracha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Liege closes the distance and clinches up with Bracha, looking for a takedown. Liege pushes Bracha against the cage but Bracha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eli Bracha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liege shoots in but no luck this time.
Liege shoots in looking for a takedown but Bracha manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Liege's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caeas Liege. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bracha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liege throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bracha's waist but Bracha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Liege off to one side.
Bracha throws a hook but Liege avoids it easily.
Bracha misses with a low kick.
Bracha throws a hook but Liege avoids it easily.
Bracha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liege closes the distance and clinches up with Bracha, looking for a takedown. Liege pushes Bracha against the cage but Bracha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Liege gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bracha.
Liege throws a looping overhand right but Bracha ducks down to avoid it.
Bracha gets a clinch.
Bracha misses with an elbow over the top.
Bracha lands a nice elbow.
Liege on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Liege blocks an elbow strike.
Bracha misses with the head strike.
Liege is trying to push Bracha away but Bracha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bracha stops a takedown attempt from Liege.
Bracha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liege wants a takedown but no success here.
Liege has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bracha avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bracha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Liege.
Bracha misses with an elbow strike.
Bracha lands a good knee to the midsection. Liege won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Bracha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bracha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bracha lands an elbow that stopped Liege in his tracks for a moment.
Bracha swings wildly with an uppercut but Liege uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bracha lands an elbow just above Liege 's eye.
Liege is working for takedown but Bracha is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bracha is pressed up against the cage. Liege has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bracha down to the mat. Bracha avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liege throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bracha tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Liege is in Bracha's guard.
Liege has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Liege stops Bracha from standing up.
Bracha looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bracha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Liege postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Liege won't allow Bracha to sweep him here.
Bracha has control of Liege's left arm, preventing Liege from doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Eli Bracha hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Liege takes the fight into the clinch.
Bracha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liege managing to block the knees to the body from Bracha.
Bracha misses with an elbow over the top.
Liege tries to pull guard but Bracha holds him up against the cage and eventually Liege drops back down to his feet.
Liege has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bracha is trying to keep an underhook but Liege manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Caeas Liege overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bracha preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Liege looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Liege tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bracha knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bracha manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Bracha really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bracha.
Liege wants to clinch but Bracha slips to the side
and Bracha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Liege.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bracha.
Liege connects with a body shot that sends Bracha's belly button to the back.
Bracha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Liege fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bracha sprawls well initially but Liege persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha tries to kick Liege off but Liege keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bracha is pressing down on Liege's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Liege is in close to Bracha's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bracha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Liege in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bracha controlling Liege's posture.
Liege missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Liege preventing the sweep.
Liege throwing strikes but missing.
Liege gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liege checks a leg kick nicely.
Liege defending well as Bracha loads up on a big left hand.
Bracha throws a combination that misses
and Liege counters with a shoot takedown. Bracha fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liege postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Liege wants to get up but he can't break Bracha's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bracha looking for a sweep. Not yet Bracha, not yet.
Liege with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bracha looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bracha looking for a sweep. Not yet Bracha, not yet.
Bracha is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liege loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Liege postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bracha has momentary wrist control but Liege slips an elbow through the middle.
Liege loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bracha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liege is one step ahead there.
Liege postures up in Bracha's guard and throws a big left but Bracha blocks it.
Bracha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liege is one step ahead there.
Bracha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bracha is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Liege is controlling him.
Liege works over Bracha with some ground and pound from guard.
Liege loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bracha wants to stand but Liege is controlling the position.
Bracha is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Liege lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liege trying to control the position from guard on top but Bracha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bracha 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.
Liege trying to control the position from guard on top but Bracha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liege is fighting to break Bracha's control of his arms but Bracha is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Liege has gone for a leg lock! Bracha slips out almost immediately though and dives into Liege's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bracha sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caeas Liege had his way with Eli Bracha in 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. This is the final round!
Liege fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bracha slips under a jab.
Bracha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bracha throws the kick towards the body but Liege avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Bracha.
Bracha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liege looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bracha is fending him off so far but Liege persists. Nope, Bracha circles away and we're back to standing.
Eli Bracha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liege moves out of range as Bracha throws a body kick.
Bracha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liege is looking to clinch.
Bracha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liege.
Bracha digs a good hook to Liege's body.
Liege fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caeas Liege. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracha throws out a loose jab but Liege uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liege misses with a takedown attempt - Bracha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bracha.
Liege tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bracha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Liege somewhat.
Liege keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liege checks a leg kick.
Liege moves out of range of the body kick from Bracha.
Bracha throws a lazy uppercut
and Liege counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liege shoots in and gets a takedown into Bracha's guard.
Bracha is pulling down on Liege's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bracha trying to control the position.
Liege postures up in Bracha's guard and throws a big left but Bracha blocks it.
Bracha is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eli Bracha.
Liege shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bracha as he avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Liege darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Liege looks for a takedown but Bracha sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Bracha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bracha has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 47:48
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Bracha!
Eli Bracha is the new middleweight champion!
Eli Bracha tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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