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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Nohara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luiz Oliveira is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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181 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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184 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good kicks
Cardio machine |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Nohara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luiz Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nohara throws a head kick that Oliveira semi-blocks.
Oliveira fails with the takedown.
Oliveira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oliveira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nohara moves away.
Nohara moves out of range of the strikes.
Nohara misses with a hook.
Oliveira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nohara manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Nohara. Beautiful body shot.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Nohara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nohara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nohara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oliveira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nohara to score with a decent uppercut.
Oliveira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nohara stuffs the takedown attempt from Oliveira. Oliveira gets slowly back to his feet.
Nohara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nohara scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Oliveira tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Oliveira looks winded!
Nohara is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nohara sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nohara seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Oliveira for as long as he can get away with.
Nohara working the head and body with strikes.
Oliveira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nohara is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Oliveira doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nohara.
Nohara blocks the strikes from Oliveira.
Nohara is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oliveira is just riding it out for now. Nohara eventually gives up the hold.
Oliveira missing with punches from the bottom.
Nohara working over Oliveira with some ground and pound. Oliveira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nohara lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nohara is keen to just control but Oliveira is a slippery customer.
Oliveira is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Nohara is landing with some decent strikes but Oliveira is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nohara controlling from mount.
Nohara lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara lands a heavy elbow.
Nohara landing strikes from the mount and Oliveira is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira wants to control but Nohara is having none of it.
Oliveira is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Nohara controlling the position easily from mount.
Oliveira can't escape the position.
Oliveira throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nohara. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oliveira swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Nohara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nohara gets a takedown into half guard.
Oliveira tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Oliveira missing with punches from the bottom.
Nohara scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oliveira punching from the bottom.
Oliveira tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Oliveira tries to roll over but Nohara keeps him under control.
Nohara lands strikes from half guard.
Nohara winds up and cracks Oliveira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nohara blocks the strikes from Oliveira.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nohara in particular looking to stall.
Oliveira is looking to get back to full guard here but Nohara has managed to pass to side control instead.
Nohara cracks Oliveira with a big right hand but Oliveira just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nohara in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Oliveira takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nohara blocks the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira manages to get back to half guard.
Oliveira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oliveira punching from the bottom.
Nohara wants to take a breather but Oliveira is having none of it.
Nohara controlling the action here.
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!
Oliveira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nohara in particular looking to stall.
Oliveira misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Oliveira missing with punches from the bottom.
Nohara blocks the strikes from Oliveira.
Hiro Nohara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nohara is nestled in close to Oliveira, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oliveira is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Nohara is working for a guillotine from mount but Oliveira frees his head quite easily.
Nohara lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nohara landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nohara breaks from Oliveira's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oliveira is rocked!
Oliveira can't escape the position.
Nohara has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Oliveira's face.
Oliveira is still in real trouble! Can Nohara finish him?
Nohara postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Oliveira is out cold - huge knockout for Nohara!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hiro Nohara!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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