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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Bracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage comes into the arena with Bon Jovi - It's my life blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
33 - 29 - 0 |
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180 cm
34
181 lbs
27 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
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
33 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eli Bracha!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Savage preventing the sweep.
Bracha keeping full guard, as Savage tries to pass.
Savage is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Savage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bracha wants to sweep here but Savage controlling him for the moment.
Bracha told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bracha seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage looking to sit in guard and control but Bracha gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Savage looking for a guillotine here but Bracha defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Savage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Savage trying to keep a closed guard but Bracha is proving a slippery customer.
Savage is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bracha won't allow Savage to sweep him here.
Bracha is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bracha's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Savage shoots in but no luck this time.
Savage 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 Savage off to one side.
Savage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bracha avoids the head kick by Savage.
Bracha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage 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 Jackson Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bracha scores with a head kick.
It looks like Jackson Savage has been cut.
Savage looks for a takedown but Bracha sprawls well.
Savage darts in looking for a takedown but Bracha gets double underhooks and turns Savage into the cage.
Savage pulls guard effortlessly.
Savage keeping moving, preventing Bracha from controlling successfully.
Savage seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Savage looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bracha sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage is working an open guard so Bracha takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bracha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Savage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Savage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Savage looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Bracha.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bracha scores with the left hand. Savage knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bracha gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Savage to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bracha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Bracha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Savage's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bracha throws an overhand right that lands on Savage's shoulder, as Savage tries to avoid the shot.
Savage tries a head kick but it misses.
Bracha throws a sloppy head kick and Savage moves out of range easily.
Savage doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bracha counters with a thumping low kick.
Bracha cracks the inside of Savage's front leg.
Savage shoots in for a double leg but Bracha sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bracha lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bracha cracks the inside of Savage's front leg.
Bracha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Savage shoots in for a takedown but Bracha shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bracha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha lunges at Savage with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Savage's hand.
Savage clinches up with Bracha and pushes him back against the cage.
Bracha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Savage pulls guard effortlessly.
Bracha slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bracha stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bracha connects with a leg kick. Savage looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bracha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Savage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bracha can pounce on him.
Savage drives through with a takedown into Bracha's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracha wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bracha keeping moving, preventing Savage from controlling successfully.
Bracha trying to keep a closed guard but Savage is proving a slippery customer.
Bracha has his hands on Savage's head, controlling the position.
Savage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savage throws an elbow that misses. Bracha uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Savage's guard. Nice move by Bracha!
Bracha looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha is continuing to stall.
Bracha wants to control from the top but Savage keeps moving.
Savage looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Savage controls Bracha momentarily but Bracha frees himself.
Savage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bracha can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Savage looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bracha is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bracha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bracha throws the kick towards the body but Savage avoids it.
Savage dives in and grabs Bracha's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bracha pushes down on Savage's head and hops out.
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.
The cut man is working on Jackson Savage's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Savage is defended easily by Bracha.
Bracha throws a leg kick which misses Savage's front leg but catches the back leg as Savage tries to avoid it.
Savage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick by Savage misses
and Bracha counters with a slapping leg kick.
Savage misses with a takedown attempt - Bracha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A leg kick checked by Savage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bracha throws a front kick aimed at Savage's knee but Savage avoids it well.
Savage shoots for a takedown but Bracha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Bracha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha misses with a low kick.
Bracha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bracha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Savage tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bracha defends well and Savage ends up having to push Bracha into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bracha is fighting off a takedown attempt but Savage is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bracha to the mat. Bracha regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bracha kicks Savage off and gets to his feet.
Bracha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Savage.
Savage checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Bracha as Savage shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bracha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Savage. That did some damage!
Bracha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Savage drives through with a takedown into Bracha's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage trying to control but Bracha is working from the bottom.
Bracha wants to get back to his feet but Savage is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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.
Savage trying to control but Bracha is working from the bottom.
Savage postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bracha is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Savage, into his guard.
Bracha trying to control but Savage is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Savage is trying to keep Bracha in close.
Jackson Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bracha wants to control from the top but Savage keeps moving.
Savage is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bracha defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bracha wants to control from the top but Savage keeps moving.
Bracha preventing the sweep.
Savage has his foot on Bracha's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bracha works his way back into a safe position though.
Savage wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Savage escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bracha gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Savage on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Bracha!
A very excited looking Eli Bracha made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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RATING
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