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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ross Kemp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Henrique Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ross Kemp! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Henrique Brandao! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kemp dodges the punch combination from Brandao.
Brandao tries to bum rush Kemp with a series of wild strikes but Kemp uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Kemp scores with a kick to the body.
Kemp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Kemp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brandao. Kemp throws a head kick that Brandao semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Kemp. Brandao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kemp can pounce on him.
Brandao throws a right and a left that both miss. Brandao is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kemp's half guard. Kemp tries to get to full guard but Brandao has control of the leg. Kemp really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Kemp trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brandao trying to advance position but Kemp counters by regaining guard. Kemp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brandao wants to control from the top but Kemp keeps moving. Brandao stopping the sweep attempt from Kemp.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Brandao is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Kemp keeping moving, preventing Brandao from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. A kick lands to the mid section there for Kemp. Brandao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kemp. Kemp obviously looking to wear him down.
Brandao looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brandao throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Ross Kemp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kemp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brandao. Kemp throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kemp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brandao. Kemp lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Kemp lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. A solid leg kick lands there for Kemp.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kemp scores with a kick to the midsection. Kemp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Kemp dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brandao. That did some damage! Brandao shoots in but Kemp avoids the takedown attempt easily. Kemp connects with a solid leg kick. Brandao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Crunch! Kemp slams his shin into Brandao's torso. Kemp scoring well with a low kick there.
Kemp lands with a thumping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kemp.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kemp lands with a kick to the temple. Brandao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Kemp lands a high kick!
Kemp lands a high kick!
Brandao is rocked! Kemp lands with a nice body kick. Brandao is still on wobbly legs! Can Kemp finish him? Kemp lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Kemp finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Kemp throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kemp, right into the meat.
Brandao seems to have recovered his senses. Kemp scores with a leg kick.
Kemp bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Kemp lands with a slapping head kick. Kemp plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Brandao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kemp feints and then cracks Brandao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brandao down. A slapping leg kick lands for Kemp.
Kemp scores with a slapping inside leg kick. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Kemp lands with a kick to the temple. Brandao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Kemp dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Kemp!
Brandao tries to clinch up. A kick lands to the mid section there for Kemp. Kemp lands a high kick!
Kemp lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Kemp plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kemp.
Brandao has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kemp. A slapping leg kick lands for Kemp.
Kemp stuffs the takedown attempt from Brandao. Brandao gets slowly back to his feet. Kemp lands with a kick to the temple. Brandao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Kemp goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Kemp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brandao's sensitive parts. A slapping leg kick lands for Kemp.
Kemp throws a front kick that sends Brandao stumbling back into the cage. Kemp scores with a kick to the midsection. A decent looking body kick lands there for Kemp.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head kick from Kemp lands but Brandao takes it in his stride. Kemp throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brandao. Kemp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brandao takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kemp lands with a slapping head kick. Kemp throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kemp scores with a push kick. Kemp throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brandao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kemp's waist but Kemp gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brandao off to one side. Kemp swats away the attempt to clinch by Brandao. Kemp with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brandao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kemp. Kemp lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Kemp scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brandao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kemp. An inside leg kick lands from Kemp. Kemp lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Brandao takes a kick to the side of the head. Eduardo Henrique Brandao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A slapping leg kick lands for Kemp.
Kemp throws a leg kick which misses Brandao's front leg but catches the back leg as Brandao tries to avoid it. Kemp connects with a high kick. Kemp misses with a head kick.
Kemp throws a sloppy head kick and Brandao moves out of range easily. Kemp is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brandao. Brandao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kemp connects with a high kick. Brandao is looking to clinch. Brandao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kemp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Kemp bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brandao takes a kick to the side of the head. Kemp scores with a head kick.
Kemp cracks the inside of Brandao's front leg. A good leg kick by Kemp. Kemp delivers a nice body kick. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kemp, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kemp. Kemp throws a nice inside leg kick. Kemp avoids the body shot from Brandao.
Kemp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Kemp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Kemp throws a quick inside leg kick. An inside leg kick lands from Kemp. Kemp explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Brandao has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kemp.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kemp throws a head kick that Brandao semi-blocks.
Kemp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brandao can do to turn this around? A head kick from Kemp lands but Brandao takes it in his stride. Kemp throws a nice inside leg kick. Kemp lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Ross Kemp is winning the standup battle so far. Kemp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Brandao tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kemp sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brandao somewhat. Ross Kemp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Henrique Brandao. Brandao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kemp.
Kemp scores with a head kick.
Kemp with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kemp throws a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Kemp avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kemp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Brandao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kemp. Kemp obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Kemp dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kemp.
Brandao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Kemp scores with a nice body kick.
Kemp throws a front kick that sends Brandao stumbling back into the cage. Kemp with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kemp scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Kemp throws a nice outside leg kick. Kemp throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brandao. Kemp moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brandao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kemp.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kemp. Kemp buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kemp delivers a nice body kick. Both fighters are breathing heavily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kemp looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kemp cracks the inside of Brandao's front leg. Brandao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kemp can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kemp lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kemp looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kemp lands with a slapping head kick. Kemp lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kemp keeps the fight on the outside. Brandao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ross Kemp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A head kick from Kemp lands but Brandao takes it in his stride. Kemp scores with a leg kick.
Brandao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Kemp lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. An inside leg kick lands from Kemp. Kemp lands a high kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kemp. Kemp throws a head kick that Brandao semi-blocks.
Kemp throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brandao's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brandao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kemp can pounce on him.
Kemp throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brandao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kemp - the referee stops the clock and Brandao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kemp. Brandao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. A nice inside leg kick there by Kemp. That's going to slow Brandao down. Brandao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Kemp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Kemp throws a nice inside leg kick. Kemp lands with a nice body kick. Kemp is looking to slow Brandao down with leg kicks. Kemp scores with a kick to the midsection. Brandao stalks Kemp and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kemp's face. Kemp staggers backwards, shaken. Kemp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kemp, right into the meat.
Kemp lands with a slapping head kick. Kemp feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brandao's calf. Kemp buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kemp lands with a nice body kick. A thudding body kick lands there by Kemp!
Brandao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brandao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kemp. Brandao steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kemp. That one must have hurt. Brandao steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kemp. That one must have hurt. An inside leg kick lands from Kemp. Brandao looks to land a left hand but Kemp moved out of range nicely. Kemp throws a head kick that half lands.
Brandao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A nice inside leg kick there by Kemp. That's going to slow Brandao down. Brandao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brandao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Kemp buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kemp is looking to slow Brandao down with leg kicks. Good leg kick by Kemp there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ross Kemp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kemp cracks the inside of Brandao's front leg. A good leg kick by Kemp. Kemp lands a high kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kemp.
Kemp lands with a nice body kick. Eduardo Henrique Brandao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Brandao on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kemp throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brandao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kemp moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Brandao shoots in for a double leg but Kemp sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Kemp throws a quick inside leg kick. Kemp throws a head kick that Brandao semi-blocks.
Kemp lands with a kick to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Kemp dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brandao. That did some damage! Kemp lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brandao takes a step back to recover. Kemp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brandao's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight! Ross Kemp showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kemp, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:24 Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24 Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Kemp!
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energy
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