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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Kobashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Garavito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garavito has chosen Make Them Suffer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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198 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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212 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenta Kobashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Garavito!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garavito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garavito takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kobashi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kobashi scores with a decent looking hook.
Garavito misses with a few strikes there.
Garavito walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garavito misses with a body shot.
Kobashi throws a head kick that half lands.
Kobashi misses with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kobashi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kobashi throws a sloppy head kick and Garavito moves out of range easily.
Garavito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kobashi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kobashi throws a low kick but Garavito avoids it.
Kobashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garavito.
A head kick by Garavito misses
and Kobashi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garavito's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garavito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kobashi blocks the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kobashi.
Kobashi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kenta Kobashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garavito lands with an uppercut that bounces Kobashi off the cage and back into range.
Garavito throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kobashi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garavito.
Garavito misses with a kick to the body
and Kobashi counters with a low kick, right behind Garavito 's knee.
Crunch! Kobashi slams his shin into Garavito's torso.
Kobashi connects with a leg kick. Garavito looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garavito moves out of range of the leg kick from Kobashi.
The fighters circling - Garavito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kobashi misses with a hook.
Garavito throws a lazy body kick
and Kobashi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garavito blocks the body kick.
Kobashi throws a leg kick which misses Garavito's front leg but catches the back leg as Garavito tries to avoid it.
Garavito takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garavito's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kobashi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kobashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garavito moves away.
Garavito tests Kobashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kobashi avoids the head kick by Garavito.
Kenta Kobashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garavito will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kobashi lands a lovely overhand right.
Garavito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garavito looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kobashi scores with a jab to the body.
Kobashi closes the distance and pushes Garavito back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Garavito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garavito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kobashi taking a breather.
Garavito has had enough of the clinch but Kobashi keeps him there for the moment.
Garavito misses with a punch on the inside.
Garavito is trying to push Kobashi away but Kobashi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Garavito's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kobashi.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kobashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garavito blocking some punches.
Kobashi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garavito's efforts to push away.
Kobashi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Garavito wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kobashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kobashi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kobashi.
Garavito manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garavito blocks a head kick by Kobashi.
Kobashi connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garavito cracks Kobashi with a good jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kobashi, right into the meat.
Garavito looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kobashi throws a sloppy head kick and Garavito moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kobashi, right into the meat.
A head kick from Kobashi lands but Garavito takes it in his stride.
It looks like Luis Garavito has been cut.
Kobashi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garavito's calf.
Garavito throws a nice looking combination but Kobashi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kobashi throws a push kick but Garavito slaps the foot to one side.
Garavito swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kobashi thumps Garavito with a low kick.
Kobashi misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenta Kobashi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luis Garavito's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Garavito takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Kobashi finds it's way through Garavito's defenses.
A low kick from Kobashi is predictable there
and Garavito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kobashi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garavito wants to land a leg kick but Kobashi is out of range.
Kenta Kobashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Garavito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garavito takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garavito stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kobashi.
Kobashi lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kobashi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garavito shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kobashi defends it nicely.
Kobashi misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garavito stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kobashi.
Garavito throws out a loose jab but Kobashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garavito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kobashi. Kobashi obviously looking to wear him down.
Kobashi lands a leg kick that knocks Garavito off balance momentarily.
Kobashi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kobashi connects with a leg kick. Garavito looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice shot lands for Kobashi.
Kobashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garavito is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kobashi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kobashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kobashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garavito.
Kobashi delivers a nice body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garavito is defended easily by Kobashi.
Kobashi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garavito misses the jab.
Garavito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garavito takes a kick to the side of the head.
Garavito looks for the body kick but Kobashi saw that one coming.
Kobashi moves out of range of the strikes.
Kobashi lands a leg kick that knocks Garavito off balance momentarily.
Kobashi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kobashi lands a nice shot to the body.
Kobashi lands a big head kick that sends Garavito tumbling to the mat! Kobashi takes a step backwards and waves Garavito back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Garavito is rocked!
Garavito throws a lazy uppercut
and Kobashi counters with a right hand from hell and Garavito is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenta Kobashi!
A very excited looking Kenta Kobashi 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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