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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kemen Etxeberria (ranked 2670 p4p, 322 weight class) and Nobu Sanada (ranked 3793 p4p, 414 weight class). Etxeberria comes to the cage accompanied by The Basque National Anthem. Kemen Etxeberria has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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159 lbs
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World class boxer
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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 Amsterdam, Kemen Etxeberria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nobu Sanada!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanada punishes Etxeberria's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanada slips under a jab.
Sanada misses with a hook
enabling Etxeberria to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanada misses with a shot to the body
enabling Etxeberria to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanada lands a right hook to the body.
Sanada tries to clinch there but Etxeberria circles away.
Etxeberria is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sanada bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Etxeberria's head backwards.
Sanada throws a body punch but Etxeberria moves out of range.
Etxeberria misses with a shot to the body
and Sanada counters with a stiff right hand.
Etxeberria throws a body punch but Sanada moves out of range.
Sanada is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Etxeberria with a body shot.
Etxeberria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanada.
Etxeberria has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fenrir MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Sanada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanada swings away with a body shot that misses
and Etxeberria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada looks to throw the jab but Etxeberria is out of range.
Etxeberria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Etxeberria drives through and clinches with Sanada against the cage.
Sanada swings wildly with an uppercut but Etxeberria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanada throws a head punch that misses.
Sanada throws a head punch that misses.
Etxeberria cracks Sanada with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanada.
Sanada throws a punch but it's blocked by Etxeberria.
Etxeberria misses with a knee to the head.
Sanada presses Etxeberria against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Etxeberria misses with a knee to the head.
Sanada throws a punch but it's blocked by Etxeberria.
Etxeberria looking to throw knees to the head but Sanada is blocking nicely.
Etxeberria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada throws a right and a left that Etxeberria avoids nicely.
Sanada is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Etxeberria rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanada ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nobu Sanada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanada connects with a body shot that sends Etxeberria's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanada takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanada misses with some punches.
Sanada is working Etxeberria over against the cage.
Sanada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Etxeberria blocks a body shot from Sanada.
Sanada tries to work over Etxeberria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Etxeberria misses with a knee strike.
Etxeberria prevents a body shot from Sanada.
Etxeberria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria slips a jab from Sanada.
Etxeberria is looking to counter the offense by Sanada and move into the clinch.
Sanada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Etxeberria.
Etxeberria's corner calls for a 1-2. Etxeberria obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Etxeberria tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sanada manages to circle out of the way.
Etxeberria moves into range and clinches up with Sanada.
Sanada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanada content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sanada misses with the head strike.
Etxeberria breaks the clinch.
Sanada misses with a shot to the body
and Etxeberria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Etxeberria manages to avoid it.
Etxeberria tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sanada manages to circle out of the way.
Etxeberria throws an overhand right that lands on Sanada's shoulder, as Sanada tries to avoid the shot.
Etxeberria has Sanada up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria blocking some punches.
Sanada working aggressively here.
Etxeberria misses with a knee to the head.
Sanada tries a body shot but Etxeberria blocks it.
Sanada scores with a shot to the side of Etxeberria's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Etxeberria manages to break the clinch.
Sanada swings widly with a right hand
and Etxeberria counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Etxeberria defending well as Sanada loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheers as Sanada lands an impressive looking overhand right. Etxeberria doesn't seem phased though.
Etxeberria lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sanada fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Etxeberria, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nobu Sanada will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sanada misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Etxeberria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Etxeberria throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanada lands a jab to Etxeberria's midsection.
Sanada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Etxeberria manages to avoid it.
Etxeberria throws a right hand that Sanada ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanada also avoids with ease.
Etxeberria takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanada misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Etxeberria missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanada.
Etxeberria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanada throws a hook but Etxeberria blocks it.
Sanada misses the body punch
and Etxeberria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada misses with a hook
and Sanada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Sanada misses
enabling Etxeberria to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanada punishes Etxeberria's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanada lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Etxeberria at a distance.
Etxeberria rushes Sanada and presses him up against the cage.
Etxeberria landing knees to the head.
Sanada is rocked!
It looks like Nobu Sanada has been cut.
Etxeberria blocks an uppercut.
Sanada is still on wobbly legs! Can Etxeberria finish him?
Sanada has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Etxeberria seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sanada can turn it around.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Etxeberria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanada can't find room to land a body shot as Etxeberria controls the action.
Sanada misses with a punch to the body.
Etxeberria unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanada lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sanada taking a breather.
Etxeberria tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanada avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanada working aggressively here.
Etxeberria connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanada's face.
Etxeberria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanada is defending well for now.
Sanada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Etxeberria.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Etxeberria working the clinch nicely. Sanada is working for position but Etxeberria cracks him with a big knee to the head! Sanada crumples up against the cage and Etxeberria lands two more shots before the ref can save Sanada! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Kemen Etxeberria!
A very excited looking Kemen Etxeberria rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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