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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nobu Sanada (ranked 1182 p4p, 148 weight class) and Lazuran Riku (ranked 1583 p4p, 193 weight class). Lazuran Riku has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nobu Sanada's chin.
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159 lbs
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163 lbs
26 - 10 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nobu Sanada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lazuran Riku!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanada misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Riku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanada rushes Riku and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riku scores with a hook to the body.
Sanada digs a right hand underneath Riku's ribcage. Riku let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sanada is trying to maintain a safe position but Riku gets an underhook and turns Sanada into the cage.
Riku is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sanada fails to land.
Riku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Riku - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sanada misses with a punch on the inside.
Riku is trying to break free.
Riku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanada throws a body shot but no joy.
Riku throws a big counter head kick but Sanada avoids it with no problem.
Sanada connects with a body shot.
Sanada fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riku, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanada lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riku or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riku lands with a light punch inside.
Riku is trying to push Sanada away but Sanada has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanada keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Riku's efforts to push away.
Riku tries a body shot but Sanada blocks it.
Sanada has a couple of punches blocked by Riku.
Sanada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanada throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanada.
A body shot lands from Sanada.
Riku looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riku digs a right hand underneath Sanada's ribcage. Sanada let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanada.
Sanada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riku backwards.
Sanada misses with the head strike.
Riku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riku blocking some punches.
Riku tries to break the clinch but Sanada is controlling the position.
Riku is trying to push Sanada away but Sanada has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanada tries to throw a body punch but Riku avoids it by throwing Sanada back against the cage.
Riku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riku tries to work over Sanada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riku wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanada scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanada throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rikus head.
Still in the clinch, Sanada scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riku can't find room to land a body shot as Sanada controls the action.
Sanada is leaning against Riku and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanada swings wildly with an uppercut but Riku uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Sanada.
Sanada works on Riku's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanada.
Sanada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riku misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanada misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanada.
Sanada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Riku is trying to break the clinch but Sanada is controlling him.
Sanada lands a shot to the body.
Sanada lands a hook that snaps the head of Riku backwards.
Riku breaks from the clinch.
Sanada uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riku was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanada.
Sanada throws an off balance right hand
and Riku counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanada's knee momentarily.
Sanada wants to clinch up but Riku keeps it at a distance.
Riku looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sanada connects with a body shot that sends Riku's belly button to the back.
We've been told by Sanada's head coaches at Rings Russia that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sanada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nobu Sanada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riku doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sanada misses.
Riku misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice cross by Sanada.
Riku takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanada jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sanada swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Riku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanada lands with a cross.
Sanada slips a jab from Riku.
Sanada throws the left hand but Riku avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riku.
Riku misses with a left hand
and Sanada counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanada blocks a head kick by Riku.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobu Sanada dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sanada tries to clinch up but Riku circles away and keeps his distance.
Riku lands a leg kick that knocks Sanada off balance momentarily.
Sanada misses with a wild body shot.
Sanada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riku moves away.
A nice side step and Riku releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters circling - Sanada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanada throws a body shot but no joy.
Riku throws a leg kick but Sanada checks it.
Sanada seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sanada's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanada.
Sanada throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riku can do to turn this around?
A decent looking cross lands there for Sanada.
Sanada scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Riku catches Sanada right on the button with a cross.
Sanada lands a lovely overhand right.
Riku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanada misses with a wild body shot.
Riku tries a quick counter leg kick but Sanada is wise to it.
Riku takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanada misses the shot to the body.
Sanada avoids the body shot from Riku.
Sanada clinches with his opponent.
Good body shot from Sanada.
Riku tries to break the clinch but Sanada is controlling the position.
Riku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanada stalls.
Riku tries to circle away but Sanada has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riku can't find room to land a body shot as Sanada controls the action.
Sanada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riku.
Riku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanada lands with a hook. Riku tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanada misses with a body shot.
Riku digs a good hook to Sanada's body.
Riku drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Riku connects with a solid leg kick.
Nobu Sanada is winning the standup battle so far.
Riku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riku misses with a straight left.
Sanada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanada's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Riku connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanada scrambles back to his feet.
Sanada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanada is looking to clinch but Riku is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanada. Riku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riku.
Sanada moves in looking to clinch but Riku pushes him off.
Riku swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sanada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riku.
Sanada connects with a single shot there.
Sanada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riku.
Sanada tries to counter by clinching up but Riku breaks away and moves out of range.
Sanada scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanada throws a shot from downtown. Riku moves away and avoids it.
Riku replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sanada blocks it well.
Sanada misses with a jab to the body
and Riku counters with a straight right hand.
Sanada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riku.
Sanada thuds his right hand into Riku's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanada fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanada. Riku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanada comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Riku scores with a body shot.
Riku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanada.
Riku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobu Sanada dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sanada is looking to clinch but Riku is avoiding it.
Riku walks into a stiff left hand from Sanada.
Riku thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Sanada finds it's way through Riku's defenses.
Riku slips a straight right by Sanada.
Sanada on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Riku throws a nice inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Sanada misses
and Riku counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanada misses with a wild body shot.
Sanada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riku was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanada.
Sanada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Riku looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanada gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanada.
Riku lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Riku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanada takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A head kick misses from Riku.
Sanada scores with a jab. Riku acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sanada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanada tries to clinch up.
Sanada misses with an uppercut
and Riku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Riku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanada.
Riku throws a shot from downtown. Sanada moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riku takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Riku ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
Riku is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sanada tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riku was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanada.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanada slips a straight right by Riku.
Sanada throws a jab but it's blocked by Riku.
Sanada misses with a body shot
and Riku counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Riku takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanada lands a nice hook to Riku's body. Riku takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Riku has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Riku there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanada throws a hook to the side of Riku's head but Riku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riku throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Nobu Sanada has been cut.
Sanada throws an off balance right hand
and Riku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanada is rocked!
Riku lands a front kick.
Oh Sanada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanada. That did some damage!
Riku misses with a wild combination.
Sanada swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Riku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanada.
Sanada seems to have got his legs back now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanada. Riku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riku misses with a leg kick
and Sanada counters with a stiff right hand.
Nobu Sanada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riku misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riku gets tackled into the cage by Sanada. Sanada maintains the clinch.
Riku looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Riku is trying to break the clinch but Sanada has him pressed against the cage.
Riku is trying to break free.
Sanada lands a body shot.
Lazuran Riku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanada prevents Riku from breaking the clinch.
Sanada is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Riku breaks from the clinch.
Riku misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lazuran Riku.
Well Sanada has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nobu Sanada!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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