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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Kobashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinbad Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baba is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: King of Seven Seas. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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31 - 9 - 0 |
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185 lbs
31 - 18 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 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
31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinbad Baba!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobashi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kobashi thinking.
Kobashi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Baba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kobashi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baba blocks a low kick nicely.
Baba cracks Kobashi with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baba.
Baba throws a big shot that misses.
Kobashi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kobashi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kobashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baba.
Baba connects with a nice looking jab.
Baba lands with an uppercut that bounces Kobashi off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kobashi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baba. Kobashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kobashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kobashi throws a sloppy head kick and Baba moves out of range easily.
Kobashi throws a jab but it's blocked by Baba.
Baba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kobashi momentarily.
A jab from Kobashi finds it's way through Baba's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Kobashi.
Kobashi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baba connects with a right hand. Kobashi shakes it off.
Kobashi slips a jab and a cross from Baba.
It looked like Kobashi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kobashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Baba throws a right hand that misses
and Kobashi counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A combination from Baba does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba's corner calls for a 1-2. Baba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Kobashi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kobashi.
Baba throws a right and a left that Kobashi avoids nicely.
Kobashi misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Baba darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kobashi checks a leg kick.
Kobashi scores with a shot to the body.
Baba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kobashi misses with a wild combination.
Jab by Kobashi.
Kobashi throws a shot from downtown. Baba moves away and avoids it.
Baba appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kobashi throws a lazy uppercut
and Baba counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba throws a series of punches but Kobashi avoids them all with ease.
Baba is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kobashi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A slow jab from Baba misses its intended target.
Kobashi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baba rushes Kobashi and presses him up against the cage.
Kobashi lands with a left to the head.
Kobashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kobashi is looking to control Baba's arms but Baba gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kobashi has his back to the cage.
Baba can't find room to land a body shot as Kobashi controls the action.
Kobashi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baba can't break the clinch.
Kobashi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kobashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baba throws a right hand that misses
and Kobashi counters with a head kick.
Kobashi misses with a low kick.
Baba now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kobashi moves away from the strike by Baba.
Baba throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Kobashi misses
and Baba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kobashi.
Kobashi misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Kobashi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baba scores with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Kobashi. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick by Kobashi misses
and Baba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Kobashi.
Baba misses with a hook
and Kobashi counters with a nice leg kick.
Kobashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kobashi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sinbad Baba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kobashi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baba.
Baba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kobashi.
Baba connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sinbad Baba will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kobashi misses with a shot to the body
letting Baba counter with a right hand.
Kobashi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Baba avoids the body shot from Kobashi.
Kobashi misses with a leg kick
and Baba counters with a thumping low kick.
Kobashi misses with an uppercut
and Baba counters with a right hand to the body.
Sinbad Baba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kobashi misses with a looping left.
Baba tries a quick counter leg kick but Kobashi is wise to it.
Kobashi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baba.
Nice shot by Kobashi.
Baba tests Kobashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baba misses with a wild body shot.
Baba just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKobashi.
Kobashi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Baba counters with a good low kick that Kobashi was not able to check.
Kobashi scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baba takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kobashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kobashi misses.
Kobashi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baba avoids a kick to the body.
Baba loads up on a big right hand but Kobashi slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Baba.
Baba uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kobashi has time to react.
Baba scoring well with a low kick there.
Baba misses with an uppercut.
Kobashi throws a head kick that half lands.
Kobashi connects with a leg kick. Baba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baba scores with a jab.
Baba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kobashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baba throws a jab but it's blocked by Kobashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baba connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kobashi scrambles back to his feet.
Baba closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Baba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kobashi misses with a punch to the body.
Kobashi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baba is rocked!
Baba working hard to break the clinch.
Baba is still on wobbly legs! Can Kobashi finish him?
Kobashi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baba manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Baba misses
and Kobashi counters with a huge left! Baba is in big trouble! He's backing up but Kobashi isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Baba from any more damage. A dominating finish by Kobashi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenta Kobashi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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