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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Bracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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36
180 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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180 cm
32
181 lbs
24 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eli Bracha!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris with a jab.
Bracha's coach down at Soul Supremacy Fight Club - ELITE TRAINERS----$580 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bracha's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bracha scores with a nice right hand.
Norris takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bracha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bracha throws a chopping leg kick but Norris manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bracha misses with a body kick.
Norris scoring well with a low kick there.
Norris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bracha.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris looks for the body kick but Bracha saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Bracha.
Nice defenses there by Bracha.
Chuck Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Norris. Those never looked like landing.
Norris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bracha.
Bracha throws a shot from downtown. Norris moves away and avoids it.
Norris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Norris scores with the left hand. Bracha knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bracha counters with an inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Bracha blocks the low kick.
The fighters circling - Norris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norris looks to land a left hand but Bracha moved out of range nicely.
Norris looks to clinch
and Bracha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norris moves into the clinch successfully.
Bracha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Norris tries to land knees in the clinch but Bracha avoids the damage to the body.
Bracha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris missing with knees to the body.
Bracha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Bracha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Norris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bracha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bracha.
Norris blocking some punches.
Norris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norris blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris 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 tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norris looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norris avoids it.
Bracha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bracha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Bracha as the two fighters clinch.
Norris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norris tries to land a knee to the head but Bracha blocks with his arms.
Bracha lands a left hand.
Bracha works on Norris's body with a couple of short punches.
Bracha struggles to land a body shot inside as Norris controls his hands.
Bracha gets through Norris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bracha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bracha is working Norris over against the cage.
Norris is breathing heavily.
Bracha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norris is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Bracha.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bracha.
Bracha lands a left hand.
Norris lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bracha.
Bracha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norris tries a knee to the head but Bracha blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Bracha fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Norris fails to land.
Bracha lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Norris on the inside.
Norris looking to stall.
Bracha tries to work over Norris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bracha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris's elbow.
Norris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bracha working aggressively here.
Bracha can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
Bracha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norris is defending well for now.
Norris scores a nice knee to the body.
Bracha lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bracha lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bracha lands a right hand.
A short right from Bracha.
Norris missing with knees to the body.
Norris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bracha slows down the pace here.
Bracha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bracha avoiding damage as Norris throws knees to the body.
Norris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bracha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris 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.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bracha prevents Norris from breaking the clinch.
Bracha scores with a shoulder strike.
Bracha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bracha is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Bracha dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bracha tries to land a front kick but Norris steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bracha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Norris's hands.
A punch lands to the side of Bracha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bracha misses with a body kick.
Bracha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norris misses with a kick to the body.
Chuck Norris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bracha.
Bracha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Norris thumps Bracha with a low kick.
Norris fails with a takedown attempt.
Bracha lands with a good body shot.
Norris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bracha.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha avoids the body shot from Norris.
Norris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Norris misses with a body shot.
Bracha avoids the head kick by Norris.
Norris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bracha misses with the combination.
Norris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bracha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Norris.
Bracha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bracha clinches.
Bracha misses with a body punch.
Norris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bracha avoids it.
Norris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bracha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris working Bracha over with knees to the body.
Bracha lands with a light punch inside.
Bracha pushes off an throws an elbow but Norris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bracha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Norris connects with a knee to the head.
Norris pushes off an throws an elbow but Bracha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Bracha on the inside.
Norris trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bracha.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norris avoids it.
Norris scores a nice knee to the body.
Norris trying to land knees to the body.
Norris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bracha avoids it.
Norris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bracha.
Bracha cracks Norris with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Norris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bracha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norris lands a nice shot to the body.
Bracha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Norris 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 avoiding damage as Norris throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Bracha.
Bracha tries to throw a body punch but Norris avoids it by throwing Bracha back against the cage.
Bracha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Norris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Norris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bracha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Norris's brow.
Bracha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bracha connects with a knee to the head.
Norris is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bracha cracks Norris with a nice body shot.
Bracha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Norris pushes off an throws an elbow but Bracha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bracha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bracha scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Norris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bracha takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bracha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bracha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norris blocks it with crossed arms.
Norris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bracha avoiding damage as Norris throws knees to the body.
Norris seems to have got his legs back now.
Bracha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bracha can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
Norris blocks a body shot from Bracha.
Bracha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Norris.
A short body shot lands from Bracha as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bracha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bracha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norris connects with a knee to the head.
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.
That's time! Norris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Bracha.
Norris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bracha's head.
Bracha takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bracha clinches with his opponent.
Bracha missing with knees to the body.
Norris tries to land knees in the clinch but Bracha avoids the damage to the body.
Norris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bracha avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Norris is trying to pull guard but Bracha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bracha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bracha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bracha lands with a light punch inside.
Bracha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norris lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris is trying to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bracha lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Norris throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bracha pushes Norris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bracha lands a body punch.
Bracha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bracha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bracha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bracha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bracha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Norris or not.
Norris takes a shot to the head.
Bracha lands a body shot.
Bracha lands with a short shot to the head.
Bracha dodges an elbow strike from Norris.
Norris struggles to land a body shot inside as Bracha controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Bracha.
Bracha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bracha cracks Norris with a nice body shot.
Bracha lands a body shot.
Bracha lands with a left to the head.
Eli Bracha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracha lands a shot to the body.
Bracha misses with a punch to the body.
Bracha lands a nice uppercut.
Norris ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Norris no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bracha is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bracha's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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.
Bracha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha misses with a head kick.
Bracha moves out of range as Norris throws a body kick.
Norris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Norris throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bracha makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Norris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Norris misses with a lunging right hand
and Bracha counters with a straight right hand.
Bracha feints and then cracks Norris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Norris down.
A head kick misses from Bracha.
Bracha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bracha throws a right hand that misses
and Norris counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Norris.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Bracha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris wants to pass the guard but Bracha is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bracha wants to stand and escape but Norris is having none of it.
Norris throwing strikes but missing.
Chuck Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bracha is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bracha manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris throws the kick towards the body but Bracha avoids it.
Eli Bracha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Norris misses with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Bracha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bracha winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Bracha!
A relieved looking Eli Bracha thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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