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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Noke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genzo Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Genzo Smith enters the cage!
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160 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Noke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Genzo Smith!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Noke pinned against the cage. Noke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Smith wants to control but Noke is keeping him busy.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Noke is breathing heavily.
Noke makes his way to full guard, as Smith worked for a kimura.
Noke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith distracts Noke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smith pushes down on Noke's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Smith prevents Noke from improving his position.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith is keen to just control but Noke is a slippery customer.
Smith passes to full mount!
Smith in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks Noke but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Noke's face.
Smith working Noke over with strikes here.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Noke hang on?
Smith is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Noke can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Smith unloading with bombs!
Noke is rocked!
Smith with shots to the head and body - Noke looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh Noke is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Smith cracks Noke with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Noke seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Smith wants to control the pace but Noke is squirming around nicely.
Smith with shots to the head and body - Noke looks very uncomfortable down there.
Smith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Smith raining down shots from the mount!
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Noke looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Noke hang on?
Noke taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genzo Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Noke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Noke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Genzo Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Noke keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Noke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Smith slips nicely into half guard.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Noke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smith connects with a nice short shot to Noke's temple.
Smith throwing shots but Noke is blocking nicely.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith works his foot free and advances to mount.
Smith dominating with strikes here.
Noke takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Smith connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith cracks Noke with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Noke's face.
Smith scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Noke?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Smith.
Smith scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Noke?
Smith has control of Noke's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Noke regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Smith trying to control but Noke is having none of it.
Smith working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith with a couple of short strikes.
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith raining down shots from the mount!
Smith in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Smith working Noke over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Smith.
Smith with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing strikes from the mount and Noke is in trouble!
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks Noke but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith scoring with strikes but Noke is staying in there.
Smith working the ground and pound effectively.
Noke is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genzo Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith tries for a takedown but Noke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Smith wants to control from the top but Noke keeps moving.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Noke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noke wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Noke has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Noke is keeping the position.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith wants to control from the top but Noke keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith wants to control from the top but Noke keeps moving.
Kyle Noke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Noke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Noke defends it nicely.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Noke is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Noke circles away and we're back to standing.
Kyle Noke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Genzo Smith.
Noke misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Noke is not content to let Smith control the position.
Noke wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noke is pressing down on Smith's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
Noke working a defensive guard here.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Noke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Genzo Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Genzo Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genzo Smith!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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