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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marco Elaris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobashi Kenta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenta has chosen ah yeah as his entrance music. Marco Elaris is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Elaris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kobashi Kenta!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenta thuds his shin into the meat of Elaris's side.
Kenta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kenta lands a front kick.
Kenta throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Elaris misses the target.
Elaris lands a jab to the head.
Kenta with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Elaris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kenta avoids the body shot from Elaris.
Kenta avoids the body shot from Elaris.
Elaris moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKenta.
A telegraphed right hand from Elaris misses the target.
Kenta only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elaris takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Elaris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kenta takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenta delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenta pushes Elaris away with a front kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kenta.
Elaris takes a kick to the side of the head.
Elaris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kenta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elaris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Elaris misses.
Elaris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kenta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kenta scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kobashi Kenta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Elaris misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Elaris misses the target.
Kenta lands a nice hook to Elaris's body. Elaris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kenta blocks a jab.
Kenta blocks a jab.
Elaris misses with a wild combination.
Elaris throws a right hand that misses
and Kenta counters with a one-two to the body.
Elaris scores with a jab to the head.
Kenta scores with a punch to the head.
Elaris looks to land a left hand but Kenta moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenta connects with a high kick.
Elaris is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kenta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kenta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Elaris doesn't seem bothered though.
Kenta lands with a slapping head kick.
Elaris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kenta feints and then cracks Elaris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Elaris down.
Kenta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kenta scores with a kick to the midsection.
Elaris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kenta throws a big counter head kick but Elaris avoids it with no problem.
Kenta throws a head kick but Elaris moves out of range.
Kenta is looking to slow Elaris down with leg kicks.
Elaris just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elaris. Kenta does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Kenta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kenta tries a head kick but it misses.
Elaris throws a right and a left that Kenta avoids nicely.
Kenta lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kenta slips a straight right by Elaris.
Kenta is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kenta connects with a high kick.
Kenta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kenta lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobashi Kenta dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kenta scores with a jab to the body.
Elaris swinging wildly here.
Kenta dodges the punch combination from Elaris.
The fighters circling - Elaris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kenta takes one to the side of the head.
Kenta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elaris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kenta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Elaris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenta.
Kenta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenta jabs Elaris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kenta thuds a left hand into Elaris's body.
Elaris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kenta throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Elaris's head.
Elaris takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Elaris has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kenta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kenta delivers a nice body kick.
Kenta throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Elaris's head.
Elaris misses with a wild body shot.
Elaris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kenta.
Elaris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenta manages to avoid it.
Kenta is looking for the big counter here.
Kenta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elaris.
Kenta throws out a counter right but Elaris avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenta swings for the body but Elaris moves out of range.
Kobashi Kenta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenta keeps Elaris at a distance using the push kick.
Kenta plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kenta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kenta lands with a kick to the temple. Elaris shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Elaris misses with a straight left.
Elaris throws a combination that misses
and Kenta counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Elaris misses with an uppercut
and Kenta counters with a stiff right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Elaris crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kenta - the referee stops the clock and Elaris gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kenta. Elaris manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Elaris needs to keep his hands up - Kenta had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elaris throws a series of punches but Kenta moves out of range.
Kenta thuds his right hand into Elaris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kenta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Elaris. That did some damage!
Elaris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kenta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elaris.
Kenta moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kenta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kenta throws a combination. Elaris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kenta connects with a high kick.
Kenta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Kenta responds with a good body kick, but Elaris manages to step out the way in time.
Kenta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Elaris if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elaris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Elaris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marco Elaris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kenta plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Elaris takes a swing at Kenta's ribcage but misses.
Elaris misses with a two punch combination.
Kenta throws a series of strikes that have Elaris backpedaling.
Elaris throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenta.
Kenta counters with a body kick.
Elaris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kenta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kenta, right into the meat.
Elaris throws out a loose jab but Kenta uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobashi Kenta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kenta thows a body kick. Elaris tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A combination from Kenta does no damage.
Elaris throws a big shot that misses.
Kenta scores with a nice body kick.
Elaris scores with a hook to the body. Kenta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Elaris throws an overhand right that lands on Kenta's shoulder, as Kenta tries to avoid the shot.
Kenta throws a nice inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Kenta. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elaris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kenta.
Kenta thumps Elaris with a low kick.
Elaris connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kenta stuns Elaris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elaris throws a right hand that misses
letting Kenta counter with a right hand.
Kenta throws a leg kick which misses Elaris's front leg but catches the back leg as Elaris tries to avoid it.
Elaris throws a looping overhand right but Kenta ducks down to avoid it.
Elaris misses with a straight right.
A combination from Elaris does no damage.
Elaris swinging wildly here.
Elaris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elaris swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kenta counters with a head kick. That will keep Elaris thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kenta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kenta avoids the body shot from Elaris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Kenta.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Elaris might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Elaris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Elaris misses the body punch
and Kenta counters with a nice low kick that buckles Elaris's knee momentarily.
Kenta connects with an inside leg kick.
Kenta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenta thows a body kick. Elaris tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Elaris misses with a double jab.
Kenta lands a high kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kenta, right into the meat.
Elaris throws out a loose jab but Kenta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenta lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Kenta finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kenta throws a head kick that Elaris semi-blocks.
A big right from Elaris misses.
Kenta appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kenta scores with a jab to the body.
Kenta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Elaris misses.
Elaris will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Elaris throws a sloppy body shot
and Kenta counters with a left to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kenta.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kenta!
Kenta lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kenta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Marco Elaris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenta scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elaris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kenta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kenta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Elaris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kenta lands a high kick!
Kenta throws a nice head kick!
Kenta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Elaris looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenta is just out of range.
Elaris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Elaris steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kenta. That one must have hurt.
Kenta lands with a slapping head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kobashi Kenta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kenta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kobashi Kenta!
Kobashi Kenta got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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hype
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pop
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