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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noon Kittya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Ribeiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noon Kittya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kittya throws a right and a left that Ribeiro avoids nicely.
Ribeiro scores with a nice body kick.
A combination from Ribeiro does no damage.
Ribeiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ribeiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kittya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ribeiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Ribeiro blocks the elbow strike.
Ribeiro managing to block the knees to the body from Kittya.
Ribeiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ribeiro tries to circle away but Kittya has him pinned against the cage.
Kittya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Kittya tries to land a knee to the head but Ribeiro blocks with his arms.
Kittya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ribeiro tries to circle away but Kittya has him pinned against the cage.
Kittya misses with a body punch.
Ribeiro wants to break free but Kittya has control.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kittya - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kittya crunches a lovely knee into Ribeiro's ribcage.
Ribeiro can't break the clinch.
Ribeiro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kittya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ribeiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Kittya is controlling him.
Ribeiro tries to circle away but Kittya has him pinned against the cage.
Kittya keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kittya tries a body shot but Ribeiro blocks it.
Kittya scores with a hook to the body.
Kittya misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ribeiro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kittya's head backwards.
Ribeiro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some wild striking there from Ribeiro.
Kittya takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Ribeiro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kittya is breathing heavily.
Ribeiro jabs at Kittya's body.
Ribeiro connects with a solid leg kick.
Ribeiro has managed to clinch.
Kittya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ribeiro takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kittya on the inside.
Ribeiro avoids a wild elbow strike from Kittya.
Kittya is looking to control Ribeiro's arms but Ribeiro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kittya has his back to the cage.
Kittya throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
Kittya lands with a left to the head.
Ribeiro managing to block the knees to the body from Kittya.
A frustrated look appears on Ribeiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ribeiro managing to block the knees to the body from Kittya.
Ribeiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kittya has him pressed against the cage.
Ribeiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kittya has him pressed against the cage.
Ribeiro successfully pulls guard.
Ribeiro pushes Kittya off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ribeiro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ribeiro misses with a wild combination.
Kittya seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kittya tries to keep at a distance but Ribeiro has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kittya.
Kittya tries to work over Ribeiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kittya tries to land knees in the clinch but Ribeiro avoids the damage to the body.
Kittya leaning his opponent against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribeiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Ribeiro dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ribeiro misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Ribeiro misses.
Ribeiro takes the fight into the clinch.
Kittya with a knee to the head.
Ribeiro wants to break free but Kittya has control.
Ribeiro avoids a wild elbow strike from Kittya.
Come on Kittya - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kittya tries a body shot but Ribeiro blocks it.
Kittya throws a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Kittya.
Ribeiro avoiding damage as Kittya throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ribeiro manages to break the clinch.
Rafael Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro connects with the punch.
A nice combination there by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro instigates a clinch.
Ribeiro blocking some punches.
Ribeiro blocks a body shot from Kittya.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Kittya has him pressed against the cage.
Kittya prevents Ribeiro from breaking the clinch.
Ribeiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kittya manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kittya gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Ribeiro is trying to push Kittya away but Kittya has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kittya landing knees to the head.
Kittya misses with some punches.
Kittya landing knees to the head.
Kittya gets through Ribeiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ribeiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Noon Kittya has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch but Kittya keeps him there for the moment.
Ribeiro breaks the clinch.
Ribeiro's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ribeiro duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Noon Kittya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ribeiro tests Kittya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ribeiro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kittya, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kittya misses with a punch to the body.
Ribeiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Kittya is controlling the position.
Kittya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ribeiro's elbow.
Kittya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kittya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ribeiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Kittya won't allow it.
Ribeiro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ribeiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kittya moves in looking to clinch but Ribeiro pushes him off.
Ribeiro misses with a wild body shot.
Ribeiro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kittya counters with a good low kick that Ribeiro was not able to check.
Kittya wants to clinch up but Ribeiro keeps it at a distance.
Kittya is looking to clinch but Ribeiro is avoiding it.
Ribeiro misses with a wild combination.
Ribeiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kittya dodges the punch combination from Ribeiro.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kittya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Ribeiro.
Kittya is looking to clinch but Ribeiro is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rafael Ribeiro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ribeiro cracks Kittya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ribeiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kittya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ribeiro's elbow.
Kittya tries to work over Ribeiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kittya lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kittya tries to work over Ribeiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ribeiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Kittya won't allow it.
Ribeiro is trying to break free.
Kittya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ribeiro's defenses.
Ribeiro can't break the clinch.
Kittya misses with an elbow strike.
Kittya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ribeiro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kittya smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kittya wants to clinch up but Ribeiro keeps it at a distance.
Ribeiro swinging wildly here.
Ribeiro misses with a double jab.
Kittya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ribeiro throws a combination. Kittya tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ribeiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kittya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ribeiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kittya is looking to clinch.
Ribeiro stalks Kittya and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kittya's face. Kittya staggers backwards, shaken.
Ribeiro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kittya counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rafael Ribeiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kittya closes the distance and clinches.
Kittya stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kittya looking to throw knees to the head but Ribeiro is blocking nicely.
Kittya manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice elbow from Kittya.
A short body shot lands from Kittya as the two fighters clinch.
Kittya tries a body shot but Ribeiro blocks it.
Kittya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kittya scores with a shot to the side of Ribeiro's head.
Kittya working Ribeiro over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kittya has Ribeiro pressed against the cage.
Kittya keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kittya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ribeiro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kittya just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kittya keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kittya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kittya tries a knee to the head but Ribeiro blocks it.
Kittya lands with a short shot to the head.
Kittya keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kittya can't find room to land a body shot as Ribeiro controls the action.
Kittya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ribeiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kittya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro misses with the combination.
Ribeiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ribeiro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kittya is out of range.
A cross from Ribeiro lands.
Kittya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rafael Ribeiro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ribeiro lands a jab to the nose.
Ribeiro clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kittya lands a nice elbow.
Ribeiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Noon Kittya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ribeiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kittya has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Noon Kittya.
I think Ribeiro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Ribeiro!
A very excited looking Rafael Ribeiro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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