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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noon Kittya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Bansa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noon Kittya is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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174 cm
24
152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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167 cm
28
155 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power |
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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
1 - 1 - 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Bansa! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bansa is defended easily by Kittya. Bansa clinches up against the cage. Bansa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kittya prevents it.
Bansa tries for a takedown but Kittya manages to get underhooks.
Noon Kittya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Bansa. Bansa connects with a knee to the head.
Bansa goes for a takedown attempt but Kittya pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bansa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kittya pinned against the cage. Kittya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Kittya fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kittya leaves Bansa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Bansa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Bansa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Kittya can't keep his opponent in guard - Bansa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Kittya is breathing heavily. Bansa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bansa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bansa working his ground and pound in the gym. Kittya's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. Kittya definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Bansa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Kittya knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bansa on the ground. Bansa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action! Kittya is bucking up trying to escape but Bansa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bansa looking to finish Kittya with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kittya! Bansa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bansa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bansa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kittya can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kittya is rocked!
It looks like Noon Kittya has been cut. Bansa with shots to the head and body - Kittya looks very uncomfortable down there. Oh Kittya is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Bansa loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Kittya scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Bansa land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Bansa stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Bansa!
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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
66% |
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