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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ross Kemp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tota Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kemp kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cockney Thug. Liddel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ektomorf - Show your fist. Tota Liddel told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ross Kemp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tota Liddel!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kemp swings widly with a right hand
and Liddel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kemp throws a right hand that misses
and Liddel counters with a stiff right hand.
Liddel misses with a body shot
enabling Kemp to counter with a crisp jab.
Kemp throws a body punch but Liddel moves out of range.
Liddel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kemp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Kemp is predictable there
and Liddel counters with a body kick.
Liddel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kemp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Liddel's knee momentarily.
Kemp throws the left hand but Liddel avoids the punch easily.
Liddel misses with the body kick
and Kemp counters with a thumping low kick.
Liddel misses with a looping left.
Kemp staying out of range there.
Liddel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kemp throws a body kick the misses
and Liddel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kemp really felt that one!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kemp, right into the meat.
Kemp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Liddel connects with the punch.
Ross Kemp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kemp feints and then cracks Liddel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liddel down.
Kemp ducks under a wild hook from Liddel.
Kemp misses with a leg kick
letting Liddel counter with a right hand.
Liddel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kemp throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Liddel counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel tried to score with a low kick but Kemp checks it.
Kemp darts in and clinches Liddel up against the cage.
Kemp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
Liddel throws a punch but it's blocked by Kemp.
Kemp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Liddel tries to work over Kemp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liddel.
A frustrated look appears on Liddel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Liddel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kemp lands a body shot.
Kemp blocking some punches.
Kemp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Liddel breaks from the clinch.
Kemp tries to clinch but Liddel moves out of range.
Kemp tests Liddel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemp throws a leg kick
and Liddel counters with a nice body kick.
Kemp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liddel throws a nice looking combination but Kemp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liddel connects with a body shot.
Jab by Kemp.
Kemp thows a body shot but no joy.
Kemp misses with a looping right.
Kemp misses with a leg kick
and Liddel counters with a low kick, right behind Kemp 's knee.
Kemp slips under a jab from Liddel.
Kemp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liddel.
Liddel misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kemp counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Liddel keeps the fight on the outside.
Kemp avoids a kick to the body.
Kemp wants to clinch up but Liddel keeps it at a distance.
Kemp connects with an inside leg kick.
Liddel misses with an uppercut
and Kemp counters with a body kick.
Liddel looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddel blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kemp throws out a leg kick but Liddel moves out of range and Kemp only half commits.
Kemp throws a looping overhand right but Liddel ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kemp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Kemp dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kemp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kemp blocks the body kick.
Liddel scores with a spinning back kick!
Liddel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kemp stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kemp walks into a straight right hand from Liddel.
A jab from Liddel misses.
Kemp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemp throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Liddel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Liddel.
Kemp darts in trying to clinch
and Liddel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kemp throws a lazy head kick
and Liddel counters with an outside leg kick.
Kemp staying out of range there.
A low kick from Kemp is predictable there
and Liddel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Liddel lands with a nice combination. Kemp backs away looking to recover.
Kemp misses with a kick to the body
and Liddel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kemp thinking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kemp.
Liddel avoids the head kick by Kemp.
Kemp misses with a right hand
and Liddel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemp throws a leg kick
and Liddel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kemp throws a predictable looking body shot
and Liddel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liddel misses with a left hand
and Kemp counters with a thumping low kick.
Liddel looks to land a right hand but Kemp moved out of range.
Liddel lunges at Kemp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kemp's hand.
Liddel lands a right hook to the body.
Liddel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Liddel throws a body kick that misses.
Kemp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Liddel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel misses with a hook. Kemp ducked under it nicely.
Kemp scores with a spinning back kick!
Liddel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Liddel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liddel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Liddel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liddel throws a series of punches but Kemp moves out of range.
Kemp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kemp misses with a leg kick
and Liddel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemp misses with a straight right.
Kemp misses with an uppercut
and Liddel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liddel misses with a wild body shot.
Liddel misses with a lunging right hand
and Kemp counters with a body kick that stops Liddel in his tracks momentarily.
Liddel lands a jab to Kemp's midsection.
Kemp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liddel.
Liddel connects with a right hand. Kemp shakes it off.
Liddel thumps Kemp with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kemp. Liddel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kemp throws a poor cross that misses
and Kemp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tota Liddel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kemp cracks Liddel with an open hand slap.
Liddel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kemp swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddel counters with a straight right hand.
Kemp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liddel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liddel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kemp has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Liddel just misses with a punch to the body.
Kemp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liddel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddel throws a nice looking combination but Kemp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kemp thows a leg kick but Liddel checks it
and Liddel counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kemp misses the body punch
and Liddel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kemp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kemp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liddel.
Liddel misses with a wild body shot.
Liddel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kemp counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kemp misses with a low kick.
Kemp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Liddel's sensitive parts.
Kemp swings widly with a right hand
and Liddel counters with a nice body kick.
Liddel loads up on a big right hand but Kemp slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemp tries to clinch up but Liddel circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick from Kemp misses.
Kemp slips a straight right by Liddel.
Liddel thows a body kick. Kemp tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kemp throws a sloppy body shot
and Liddel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kemp.
Kemp will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kemp takes a swing at Liddel's ribcage but misses.
Kemp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kemp misses with the body kick
and Liddel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel misses with an uppercut. Kemp saw that one coming.
Kemp thows a body shot but no joy.
Kemp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kemp throws a low kick, looking for Liddel's leg but Liddel calmly moves out of range.
Liddel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kemp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Liddel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kemp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddel counters with a stiff right hand.
Kemp looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kemp scores with a head kick.
Kemp takes one on the button.
Kemp throws a head kick that misses
enabling Liddel to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel lands a two punch combo.
Kemp misses with a left hand
and Liddel counters with a good low kick that Kemp was not able to check.
Kemp throws a poor cross that misses
and Liddel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ross Kemp is winning the standup battle so far.
Kemp looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kemp throws a head kick that misses
and Liddel counters with a nice body kick.
Liddel misses with a hook
and Kemp counters with a body kick that stops Liddel in his tracks momentarily.
Kemp thows a leg kick but Liddel checks it
and Liddel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kemp's knee momentarily.
Liddel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kemp manages to avoid it.
Kemp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liddel.
Kemp chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Liddel can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Tota Liddel just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Kemp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kemp throws a leg kick that is checked
and Liddel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Liddel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Liddel throws a jab when Kemp was well out of range.
Kemp throws a leg kick that is checked
and Liddel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liddel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kemp.
Kemp connects with a leg kick. Liddel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kemp blocks a jab.
Kemp throws a combination that misses
and Liddel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kemp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Liddel swings for the body but Kemp moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp defending well as Liddel loads up on a big left hand.
Kemp lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liddel lands a glancing blow to the side of Kemp's head.
Kemp throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddel counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kemp throws a leg kick
and Liddel counters with a nice uppercut.
Kemp loads up on a big right hand but Liddel slips the punch.
Liddel throws a lazy right hand but Kemp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Liddel throws a right hand that Kemp ducks under and follows up with a left that Kemp also avoids with ease.
Kemp misses with a low kick as Liddel jumps back.
Kemp throws a leg kick but Liddel sees it coming and moves out of range.
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.
Kemp throws a push kick but Liddel slaps the foot to one side.
Liddel jabs Kemp right on the nose. Kemp blinks but takes it well.
Kemp misses with a lunging right hand
and Liddel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kemp on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kemp motions for Liddel to come forward. Kemp throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Liddel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kemp throws a sloppy head kick
and Liddel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Liddel.
Liddel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kemp tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel tries to land a front kick but Kemp steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Liddel keeps the fight on the outside.
Kemp tries to clinch but Liddel moves out of range.
Kemp swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kemp moves out of range of the body kick from Liddel.
Liddel misses with a body kick.
Liddel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kemp.
Kemp buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Liddel thows a body shot but no joy.
Liddel throws out a loose jab but Kemp uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kemp throws a body kick the misses
and Liddel counters with a nice leg kick.
Kemp checks a leg kick.
Liddel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kemp.
Kemp misses with a hook
letting Liddel counter with a right hand.
Kemp checks a low kick from Liddel.
Kemp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kemp swinging wildly here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Liddel.
Liddel takes a swing at Kemp's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tota Liddel dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kemp throws a right hand that misses
and Liddel counters with a low kick, right behind Kemp 's knee.
Liddel lands a slapping body shot.
Liddel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kemp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kemp thows a leg kick but Liddel checks it
and Liddel counters with a left to the body.
Liddel misses with the body kick
and Kemp counters with a three punch combo that has Liddel backing up. Liddel nods at Kemp to acknowledge the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kemp. Liddel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liddel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kemp misses with a left hand
and Liddel counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kemp motions for Liddel to come forward. Kemp throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Liddel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kemp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp misses with a lunging right hand
and Liddel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liddel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body kick from Liddel.
Liddel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Liddel scoring well with a low kick there.
Kemp throws a body kick the misses
enabling Liddel to counter with a crisp jab.
Liddel tries to land a body kick
and Kemp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kemp takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liddel thuds his right hand into Kemp's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kemp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ross Kemp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemp connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Liddel pushes Kemp away with a front kick.
Kemp lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kemp scores with a push kick.
Liddel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Kemp throws a sloppy body shot
and Liddel counters with a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Liddel
and Kemp counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Liddel struggles to land a body shot inside as Kemp controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Liddel.
A shot in the inside from Kemp.
Kemp lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kemp.
Liddel just leaning against Kemp, taking a breather.
Kemp prevents Liddel from breaking the clinch.
Liddel working hard to break the clinch.
Liddel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Kemp.
Kemp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kemp lands with a right to the head.
Kemp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liddel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kemp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Liddel.
Liddel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liddel tries to throw a body punch but Kemp avoids it by throwing Liddel back against the cage.
Kemp pushes Liddel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liddel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kemp.
Kemp lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Liddel.
A head punch on the inside from Liddel fails to land.
Liddel works on Kemp's body with a couple of short punches.
Liddel stalling in the clinch but Kemp improves position.
Kemp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kemp pushes Liddel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kemp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liddel avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Kemp - that landed with a thud.
Liddel is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Liddel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kemp pushes Liddel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liddel.
Liddel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kemp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kemp lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Kemp.
Kemp digs a right hand into Liddel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Liddel's gas tank.
Kemp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kemp lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddel misses with the head strike.
Kemp struggles to land a body shot inside as Liddel controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Kemp showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Liddel 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 47:48
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tota Liddel!
Tota Liddel is the new middleweight champion!
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hype
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