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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tora Noshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Noshi's choice of entrance music: Don't Tell Me - Concorde Dawn. Tora Noshi 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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227 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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186 cm
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197 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tora Noshi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Noshi rushes Aoki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aoki misses with an elbow over the top.
Aoki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aoki throws an elbow that misses.
Aoki tries to land knees in the clinch but Noshi avoids the damage to the body.
Aoki working aggressively here.
Noshi tries a knee to the head but Aoki blocks it.
Aoki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Noshi looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoki gets through Noshi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Noshi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aoki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aoki lands a nice elbow.
Noshi avoids a wild elbow strike from Aoki.
Aoki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Noshi misses with a knee strike.
Aoki is looking for a takedown.
Aoki trying to land knees to the body.
Noshi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aoki throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Noshi is trying to stall.
A short right from Noshi.
Aoki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noshi.
Aoki misses with an elbow over the top.
Noshi blocks an elbow strike.
Noshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aoki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aoki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Noshi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aoki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noshi.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Aoki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Noshi backwards.
Noshi scores with a hook to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Noshi obliges.
Aoki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Noshi.
Noshi cracks Aoki with a nice body shot.
Aoki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki wants to get back to striking at distance but Noshi won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noshi controlling the action here for a moment.
Noshi pushes Aoki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Noshi scores with a knee to the head.
Noshi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Noshi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Aoki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Noshi landing knees to the head.
Aoki misses with some punches.
Aoki tries to break free but Noshi pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Noshi.
Aoki has had enough of the clinch but Noshi keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Noshi.
Aoki misses with an elbow strike.
Noshi scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Noshi.
Aoki misses with the head strike.
Aoki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Noshi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aoki's face.
Noshi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aoki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aoki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Noshi is working Aoki over against the cage.
Noshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Noshi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Noshi lands an elbow that stopped Aoki in his tracks for a moment.
Aoki throws an elbow that misses.
Aoki throws an elbow but it misses.
Aoki looking to throw knees to the head but Noshi is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noshi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aoki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aoki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Noshi.
Noshi landing knees to the head.
It looks like Hiro Aoki has been cut.
Noshi lands a knee to the head.
Aoki misses with an elbow over the top.
Noshi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aoki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aoki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aoki misses with an elbow strike.
Noshi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aoki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Noshi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Noshi landing knees to the head.
Aoki just leaning against Noshi, taking a breather.
Noshi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aoki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Noshi has him pressed against the cage.
Aoki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noshi.
A short right from Noshi.
Noshi blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tora Noshi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hiro Aoki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aoki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Noshi counters with a nice body kick.
Noshi is looking to chop away at Aoki's legs.
Noshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aoki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Noshi connects with a high kick.
Aoki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aoki.
It looks like Tora Noshi has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noshi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aoki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aoki throws a looping overhand right but Noshi ducks down to avoid it.
Noshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noshi tries to clinch but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Noshi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aoki pushes off an throws an elbow but Noshi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Noshi lands a shoulder strike.
Noshi lands with a light punch inside.
Noshi avoids a wild elbow strike from Aoki.
Aoki pushes off an throws an elbow but Noshi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aoki misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Noshi.
Aoki breaks from the clinch.
Noshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Aoki circles away.
Aoki with a nice cross.
Noshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aoki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Aoki jabs at Noshi's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noshi is looking to clinch but Aoki is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki keeps the fight on the outside.
Aoki just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Noshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tora Noshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aoki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Noshi doesn't seem bothered though.
Aoki misses with a lunging right hand
and Noshi counters with an outside leg kick.
Noshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Noshi moves in looking to clinch but Aoki pushes him off.
Noshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Noshi darts in trying to clinch
and Aoki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tora Noshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Noshi defending well as Aoki loads up on a big left hand.
Aoki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aoki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Noshi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Noshi lands a slapping body shot.
Noshi is looking to clinch but Aoki is avoiding it.
Noshi tries to clinch up but Aoki circles away and keeps his distance.
Noshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Noshi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aoki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noshi tries to clinch up but Aoki circles away and keeps his distance.
Aoki throws the left hand but Noshi avoids the punch easily.
Aoki swats away the attempt to clinch by Noshi.
Noshi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Noshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aoki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aoki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aoki wants a takedown but no success here.
Noshi tries to land a knee to the head but Aoki blocks with his arms.
Aoki is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noshi scores with a shot to the side of Aoki's head.
Aoki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aoki is trying to push Noshi away but Noshi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aoki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Noshi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tora Noshi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Aoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Noshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aoki.
Aoki feints and then cracks Noshi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Noshi down.
Aoki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Noshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Noshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Noshi moves into the clinch.
Noshi blocks an elbow strike.
Aoki tries to work over Noshi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Noshi landing knees to the head.
Noshi blocks an elbow strike from Aoki.
Noshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Noshi obliges.
Noshi blocks an elbow strike from Aoki.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aoki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Noshi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aoki's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is trying to break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aoki breaks the clinch.
Noshi scores with the left hand. Aoki knows he should have avoided that one.
Noshi has managed to clinch.
A short right from Noshi on the inside.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noshi avoids it.
Noshi landing knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Noshi.
Tora Noshi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Noshi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aoki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Noshi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Noshi lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Noshi obliges.
Noshi throws an elbow that misses.
Noshi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Aoki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Noshi has him pressed against the cage.
Noshi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noshi scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Noshi.
Noshi scores with a shoulder strike.
Aoki is rocked!
Noshi stalls.
Noshi with a knee to the head.
Oh Aoki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Noshi unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Aoki! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Noshi is unloading with more strikes now! Aoki drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tora Noshi!
A victorious Tora Noshi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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