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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Bolenge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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260 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gareth Bolenge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolenge doesn't manage to clinch there - Nogueira circles away.
Bolenge drives through and clinches with Nogueira against the cage.
Bolenge has picked Nogueira up - he's going for a ride! Bolenge dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bolenge controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira trying to hold on to Bolenge's head to control him but Bolenge postures up.
Nogueira looking for submissions off his back.
Bolenge slows the pace down in half guard.
Bolenge not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nogueira is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolenge content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolenge scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bolenge seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gareth Bolenge has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bolenge closes the distance and clinches.
Nogueira is trying to pull guard but Bolenge turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bolenge has Nogueira pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bolenge pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nogueira tumbling to the mat - Bolenge dives into Nogueira's guard.
Bolenge has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bolenge not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nogueira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bolenge can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nogueira looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bolenge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nogueira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nogueira wants to stand and escape but Bolenge is having none of it.
Nogueira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bolenge not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bolenge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nogueira being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gareth Bolenge just wasn't active enough.
Bolenge clinches with his opponent.
Bolenge gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolenge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nogueira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nogueira keeping full guard, as Bolenge tries to pass.
Bolenge knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nogueira on the ground.
Bolenge throws a big right hand that misses.
Bolenge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nogueira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nogueira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nogueira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bolenge controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gareth Bolenge wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bolenge moves into range and clinches up with Nogueira.
Nogueira struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolenge controls his hands.
Bolenge has clasped his hands together around Nogueira's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolenge taking a breather here.
Nogueira is trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueira avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bolenge.
Nogueira gets back to half guard.
Bolenge not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bolenge sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nogueira defending well though.
Bolenge trying to control the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolenge decides to stand and escape the position.
Bolenge gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Bolenge dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bolenge instigates a clinch.
Bolenge has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nogueira regains guard immediately.
Bolenge sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nogueira throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Nogueira has his foot on Bolenge's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bolenge works his way back into a safe position though.
Bolenge pushes down on Nogueira's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nogueira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bolenge not doing much here.
Nogueira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Bolenge missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolenge stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bolenge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bolenge moves away from the strike by Nogueira.
Nogueira lands a jab-cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Nogueira. Those never looked like landing.
Bolenge clinches with his opponent.
Bolenge is trying to trip Nogueira. He has hold of a leg but Nogueira is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bolenge persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bolenge is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bolenge decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bolenge staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira misses with a looping right.
Bolenge fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nogueira, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolenge has clasped his hands together around Nogueira's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bolenge working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nogueira parries the strikes from Bolenge easily there. Bolenge is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nogueira to escape.
Bolenge working the ground and pound.
Bolenge slows the pace down.
Nogueira wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bolenge tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bolenge is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nogueira has escaped the position, nice work there.
A lull in the action here as Bolenge stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolenge gets to mount! Nogueira was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Bolenge controlling the pace for now.
Bolenge prevents Nogueira from getting the reversal.
Bolenge sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bolenge throwing strikes here but Nogueira is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bolenge controlling from the full mount.
Nogueira swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira regains half guard.
Bolenge sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nogueira defending well though.
Bolenge missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bolenge missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bolenge sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bolenge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nogueira can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gareth Bolenge wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nogueira keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Bolenge dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bolenge takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolenge instigates a clinch.
Nogueira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bolenge to keep the fight standing.
Bolenge is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Nogueira can't fight it off and eventually Bolenge manages to take the fight to the floor. Nogueira looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bolenge avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bolenge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nogueira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bolenge with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nogueira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nogueira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bolenge is one step ahead there.
Bolenge content to stall in guard here.
Nogueira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolenge forces his way into half guard.
Bolenge looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bolenge thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bolenge keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nogueira is trying to control but can't.
Bolenge performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Gareth Bolenge wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bolenge tries to clinch but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira misses with a hook.
A nice combination there by Nogueira.
Nogueira gets tackled into the cage by Bolenge. Bolenge maintains the clinch.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gareth Bolenge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nogueira is trying to break the clinch but Bolenge has him pressed against the cage.
Bolenge lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira tries to roll over but Bolenge keeps him under control.
Bolenge with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Gareth Bolenge wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nogueira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bolenge is fending him off so far but Nogueira persists. Nope, Bolenge circles away and we're back to standing.
Gareth Bolenge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Bolenge has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolenge has picked Nogueira up - he's going for a ride! Bolenge dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bolenge takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bolenge stands up from half guard.
Nogueira misses with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bolenge has picked Nogueira up - he's going for a ride! Bolenge dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bolenge controlling the action here.
Nogueira actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolenge looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolenge gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Bolenge moves out of range of the strikes.
Nogueira tries to keep at a distance but Bolenge has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bolenge just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nogueira jumps guard but Bolenge turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bolenge gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nogueira regains guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolenge not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nogueira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bolenge controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gareth Bolenge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bolenge 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gareth Bolenge!
A very excited looking Gareth Bolenge 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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