K. Noke (right) beat Sobotta (left) with a waist kick. Photo: Quinn Rooney/UFC
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Before debuting in MMA, Australian Kyle Noke worked as a private security guard and among his main clients was “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin, who died in 2006 after being attacked by a stingray. Recognized by the public for his work with one of the country's biggest stars, Noke took to the Octagon in the penultimate fight of the preliminary card of UFC 193, this Saturday (14), in Melbourne, and delighted the crowd by knocking him out. Peter sobotta still in the first round.
Noke has already raised more than 25 thousand fans who arrived earlier in the Etihad Stadium, a stadium with a capacity for more than 70 thousand fans that promises to break the organization's attendance record, right at its entrance, by choosing as its song the famous “Land Down Under”, by the Australian group “Men at work”.
In the octagon, what was seen was no different. Noke controlled the actions and dominated the striking, but the greatest moment of his performance was the knockout, achieved after a well-aimed front kick to the abdomen of Sobotta, who immediately struck. Kyle still threw a few more punches to check on the ground before being declared the winner by technical knockout two minutes and seven seconds into the opening round.
@Izi_Garcia Noke with the finish.. pic.twitter.com/bka1CdS89y
—Jason Tellier (@JTBKK) 15 November 2015
Home athletes alternate between good and bad results
Despite Kyle Noke's triumph, the Australians' participation in the UFC 193 preliminary card was marked by inconsistency, with alternating between great and terrible results. While Anton Zafir and Anthony Perosh ended up being knocked out, respectively, by James Moontasri and Gian Villante, Richie Vaculik ended up losing a unanimous decision to Danny Martinez. At the opposite end, in addition to the aforementioned Kyle Noke, the Australians also celebrated the young man's victory Jake matthews, who beat Akbarh Arreola by medical interruption, and Richard Walsh and Dan Kelly, both in the judges' decision.
Check out the UFC 193 results below:
MAIN CARD
Joanna Jedrzejczyk x Valérie Létourneau
Stefan struve x Jared Rosholt
PRELIMINARY CARD
Jake matthews beat Akbarh Arreola via TKO (medical stoppage) in R2.
Kyle Noke KO Peter sobotta (body blows) at 2:07 of R1;
Gian Villante knocked out Anthony Perosh (cross) at 3:56 of R1;
Danny Martinez defeated Richie Vaculik via unanimous decision (30x27, 30x27 and 30x27)
Dan Kelly beat Steve Montgomery in a unanimous decision by the judges (29×28, 29×28 and 29×28);
Richard Walsh beat Steve Kennedy in a unanimous decision by the judges (29×28, 30×27 and 30×27);
James Moontasri beat Anton Zafir by TKO (kick and spinning punch) at 4:36 of R1;
Ben Nguyen submitted Ryan Benoit with a rear naked choke at 2:35 of R1.
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