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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kidlat Tolentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kidlat Tolentino!
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, Vincent Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolentino throws a right and a left that Lemieux avoids nicely.
Tolentino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tolentino 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 Lemieux has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lemieux and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tolentino stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tolentino wants it to stay on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Tolentino.
Tolentino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lemieux tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tolentino swivels and escapes.
Tolentino throws a nice looking combination but Lemieux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lemieux changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tolentino looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lemieux working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ground and pound from Lemieux seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tolentino wants to control but Lemieux postures up.
Lemieux should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lemieux decides to stand back up. Lemieux steps back and let's Tolentino get back to his feet.
Lemieux fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kidlat Tolentino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Lemieux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolentino misses with a double jab
and Lemieux counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lemieux.
Tolentino tries a knee to the head but Lemieux blocks it.
Tolentino lands with a light punch inside.
Tolentino misses with a knee to the head.
Lemieux wants to get back to striking at distance but Tolentino won't allow it.
Lemieux working hard to break the clinch.
Tolentino tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lemieux just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lemieux is trying to push Tolentino away but Tolentino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tolentino avoids a wild elbow strike from Lemieux.
Tolentino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lemieux tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lemieux.
Lemieux tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tolentino avoids it.
Tolentino has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lemieux is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lemieux pulls guard.
Tolentino stands and steps away. Lemieux gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Tolentino misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lemieux.
Tolentino misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemieux drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lemieux is controlling Tolentino's posture.
Lemieux looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lemieux has an active guard here but Tolentino has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lemieux is doing well to control the position and prevent Tolentino from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolentino passes into side control, despite Lemieux's attempt to control the position.
Lemieux is trying to strike from the bottom but Tolentino has passed into full mount.
Lemieux flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lemieux tries to improve his position but instead Tolentino has taken his back!
Lemieux wants to control his opponent's hands but Tolentino gets his hands free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolentino tries to get the hooks in deep but Lemieux pushed the leg off.
Lemieux looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Lemieux tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kidlat Tolentino dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tolentino fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lemieux checks it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Lemieux blocks the leg kick.
Tolentino misses with a low kick.
Tolentino feints and then cracks Lemieux's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lemieux down.
Tolentino throws a combination that misses
and Lemieux moves into the clinch.
Tolentino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tolentino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lemieux can do to turn this around?
Tolentino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tolentino looking to throw knees to the head but Lemieux is blocking nicely.
Lemieux wants a takedown but no success here.
Lemieux is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lemieux takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tolentino keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lemieux's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tolentino misses with a knee to the head.
Lemieux is pushing Tolentino up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tolentino pushes off an throws an elbow but Lemieux leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lemieux controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vincent Lemieux has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tolentino will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tolentino pushes Lemieux off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolentino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lemieux shoots in looking for a takedown but Tolentino manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lemieux's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kidlat Tolentino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Lemieux.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tolentino 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 Lemieux has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lemieux and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lemieux fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice combo by Tolentino! Oh, that's hurt him - Lemieux falls to the canvas and Tolentino follows him into side control.
It looks like Vincent Lemieux has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemieux looking for a sweep but Tolentino has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Lemieux is breathing heavily.
Lemieux is trying to escape the mount.
Tolentino can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lemieux is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux has given up his back here.
Tolentino trying to control.
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.
Tolentino is really struggling to control Lemieux but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lemieux tries to escape but Tolentino has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Tolentino is looking to control Lemieux but Lemieux is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Tolentino not allowing Lemieux to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kidlat Tolentino dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Lemieux's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Tolentino misses.
Lemieux clinches up with Tolentino and pushes him back against the cage.
Lemieux turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Tolentino bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Tolentino thumps Lemieux with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tolentino checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tolentino.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolentino throws an overhand right that lands on Lemieux's shoulder, as Lemieux tries to avoid the shot.
Tolentino misses with a series of wild punches.
Kidlat Tolentino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tolentino swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lemieux checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tolentino.
Lemieux shoots in looking for a takedown but Tolentino manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lemieux's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tolentino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tolentino misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolentino looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lemieux checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tolentino moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tolentino tries to sprawl but Lemieux drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tolentino makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Tolentino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lemieux sizes up Tolentino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tolentino wants to slow Lemieux down by chopping away at his legs.
Tolentino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lemieux manages to avoid it.
Tolentino sets himself, and Lemieux steps forward looking for the clinch! Tolentino avoids it this time.
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!
Tolentino fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tolentino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lemieux scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lemieux fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tolentino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Tolentino misses.
Tolentino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lemieux counters with a two punch combo.
Tolentino keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kidlat Tolentino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Lemieux.
Lemieux tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tolentino swivels and escapes.
Tolentino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tolentino thows a leg kick but Lemieux checks it
and Lemieux moves into the clinch.
Tolentino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lemieux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tolentino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tolentino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lemieux blocks it with crossed arms.
Tolentino goes for a takedown attempt but Lemieux pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tolentino stuffs the takedown attempt from Lemieux. Lemieux gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Tolentino misses.
Lemieux lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kidlat Tolentino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolentino finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lemieux's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tolentino misses with a hook
and Lemieux counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lemieux fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tolentino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lemieux counters by moving into the clinch.
Lemieux wants to take the fight to the mat but Tolentino manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tolentino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lemieux blocks it with crossed arms.
Lemieux takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tolentino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lemieux can't get the takedown.
Tolentino pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tolentino misses with a knee strike.
Lemieux throws an elbow but it misses.
Tolentino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tolentino creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kidlat Tolentino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux drags the fight down to the ground.
Tolentino stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemieux takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tolentino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A leg kick checked by Lemieux.
Tolentino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lemieux counters with a three punch combo that has Tolentino backing up. Tolentino nods at Lemieux to acknowledge the strikes.
Tolentino stuffs the takedown attempt from Lemieux. Lemieux gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tolentino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tolentino connects with an inside leg kick.
Vincent Lemieux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice inside leg kick there by Tolentino. That's going to slow Lemieux down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kidlat Tolentino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tolentino has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight for Kidlat Tolentino!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Kidlat Tolentino!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Kidlat Tolentino!
Kidlat Tolentino wins by unanimous decision!
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