"Fighting out of the southpaw stance, Nolan was hit with a massive left hand that dropped him to the floor. Campbell marched forward looking to close the contest, but Nolan returned fire to keep the charging Campbell at bay. A fast first round saw Nolan now on the attack and drop Campbell with a overhand right in the clinch. Pressing Campbell against the fence Nolan landed a takedown, expertly sliding his arm around the neck of his opponent."
"Moving to the back with full control of Campbell, Tom Nolan was able to lock in a rear naked choke submission. This was a massive win the young career of Tom Nolan, who just fought through adversity to finish another dangerous prospect in the division. At 6'3, Nolan has massive potential at 155-pounds. In his post fight interview Nolan stated that he "just received his black belt" and was happy to get his first professional submission win."
Several fighters, including Justin Tafa, Junior Tafa, Oban Elliott and Doo-Ho Choi, withdrew from UFC Perth during fight week, reducing star power and slowing ticket sales. Tom Nolan and Charlie Campbell opened the main card at lightweight. Nolan absorbed a massive left that briefly dropped him, then rallied, trading heavy shots and working in the clinch. Nolan landed an overhand right, secured a takedown, moved to Campbell’s back and locked a rear-naked choke to submit Campbell at 4:08 of round one. Nolan celebrated his first professional submission, mentioned recently receiving his black belt, and projects strong potential at 155 pounds.
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