Red Blue - Ch. 214 - Red Side (4)

[MangaDex]

 

[Yomitachiacc]

I did blink manually.

 

[megumyre]

Oh my god Kenshin is such a cornball coming in that outfit but he’s already putting in the works on Onito guy. Though it’s gonna be so embarrassing when he gives him a matching broken arm with his dad

 

[Greinhmorf]

Onito got into his head properly, at this rate Kenshin should lose, if it's not from taping he should gas out by the 3rd round. this should teach him a good lesson.
I have seen many fights that were won because the opponent got into the other's head, just remember aldo vs mcgregor

 

[megumyre]

Onito got into his head properly, at this rate Kenshin should lose, if it's not from taping he should gas out by the 3rd round. this should teach him a good lesson.
I have seen many fights that were won because the opponent got into the other's head, just remember aldo vs mcgregor

Yep, it’s obvious Kenshin’s funeral is imminent, no idea why some people think he’s gonna win when Onito is clearly framed as his Orima. It would make no narrative sense for Kenshin to win here

 

[DiscountJoJo]

Yep, it’s obvious Kenshin’s funeral is imminent, no idea why some people think he’s gonna win when Onito is clearly framed as his Orima. It would make no narrative sense for Kenshin to win here

but Kenshin is the golden boy of the series so there is a healthy skepticism that he wins by random bullshit reasoning

 

[piano_tile]

The only reason I'd believe Kenshin wins is because if he loses then he probably gets injured badly, and I have no idea how the story goes from there. And Kenshin has such few MMA battles, that having to go on yet another hiatus due to injury would ruin any momentum he has going for him.
Or he loses but his dad quickly throws the towel before it can get dangerous. Honestly the most probable outcome and it's about time we see the coaches intervene instead of letting them fight so recklessly.

 

[Greinhmorf]

The only reason I'd believe Kenshin wins is because if he loses then he probably gets injured badly, and I have no idea how the story goes from there. And Kenshin has such few MMA battles, that having to go on yet another hiatus due to injury would ruin any momentum he has going for him.
Or he loses but his dad quickly throws the towel before it can get dangerous. Honestly the most probable outcome and it's about time we see the coaches intervene instead of letting them fight so recklessly.

I think he may lose and then Aoba will be defending the belt when Kenshin becomes able to fight again

 

[shekel]

Kenshin is too cringe to support ever.

 

[Kireato]

Or he loses but his dad quickly throws the towel before it can get dangerous. Honestly the most probable outcome and it's about time we see the coaches intervene instead of letting them fight so recklessly.

Considering how quickly Onito seems to be capable of breaking joints, I honestly don't think his corner throwing in the towel is ever going to be able to stop the match in time. Kenshin is basically guaranteed to get a bad injury here, it will take a long time to recover from it and he may never be able to fight the same way again (basically like the other guy who has back issues).

I do agree that the most probably outcome is that he comes out uninjured (or at most a minor injury) from this fight. Boost chairman baldie called up Onito to fight against his golden boy so he might have a failsafe by instructing the referee to jump in and punch the lights out of Onito the moment a joint is locked in.

Yep, it’s obvious Kenshin’s funeral is imminent, no idea why some people think he’s gonna win when Onito is clearly framed as his Orima. It would make no narrative sense for Kenshin to win here

Well, a fight between Kenshin and Aoba certainly sounds like the end of the manga (with Aoba winning and quitting mma because he accomplished his goal) so it wouldn't be that surprising to find some reason to get that match postponed.

On the other hand, Kenshin's whole character seems to be that he just wins, like some hero, so I wouldn't be surprised if he finds a way here, except WHAT THE FUCK IS HIS RECORD?
He's got 3 wins and 0 losses? Aoba had 12 matches (11 wins and 1 loss) when he faced Orima but hasn't Kenshin been doing mma for longer? Is there some silly stuff where they're only counting his Boost fights to keep his record clean because once you look outside of Boost, he's got losses? Aoba's count includes all the matches he's had as far as I'm aware so that's silly.

Anyways, all I can hope from this match is that Kenshin finds a way to break Onito's jaw and have him slurp food for a few months and then Onito does his thing to one of Kenshin's arm or leg to win the match.

And what is chairman baldie even going to do if Onito wins? It wouldn't be surprising then if this dude became the new champion of the Boost promotion except people might not want to challenge a guy that keeps breaking everyone's joints. I guess then maybe chairman baldie will get on his knees and ask Aoba to find a way to submit Onito and kick him out of the promotion again? Honestly, dude is a gambler for bringing Onito back to fight Kenshin.

 

[0takuDragonSlayer]

but Kenshin is the golden boy of the series so there is a healthy skepticism that he wins by random bullshit reasoning

The most realistic outcome is him avoiding the submissions after getting his head out of his ass, but very clearly getting dominated by Onito’s superior experience and top control but still getting the decision W because he’s the Hometown hero AND the promotion wants to keep their golden boy’s record spotless🙄Sadly, more common than you would think

 

[Bonticimmy]

How's Kenshin only have 3-0 record? His first fight was when he's still in highschool... He's less active than a Dagestan fighters lol

 

[V4567]

WHAT THE FUCK IS HIS RECORD?
He's got 3 wins and 0 losses? Aoba had 12 matches (11 wins and 1 loss) when he faced Orima but hasn't Kenshin been doing mma for longer? Is there some silly stuff where they're only counting his Boost fights to keep his record clean because once you look outside of Boost, he's got losses? Aoba's count includes all the matches he's had as far as I'm aware so that's silly.

My guess is that it's a combination of him being in a long hiatus due to injury, baldy being kinda selective with the matchmaking and the fact that for some reason he took an exhibition match with a pro boxer as it was mentioned in the chapter right after the timeskip.
But yeah, come to think about it, it's kinda crazy that they wanted to give him a title shot with only three fights

 

[TheGreatALBundy]

The most realistic outcome is him avoiding the submissions after getting his head out of his ass, but very clearly getting dominated by Onito’s superior experience and top control but still getting the decision W because he’s the Hometown hero AND the promotion wants to keep their golden boy’s record spotless🙄Sadly, more common than you would think

Incredibly common even today for the out of town fighter to lose by 'decision' even though said hometown fighter might look like they're barely conscious. So yeah, this actually sounds likely and I think it might actually be a good narrative hook. Can you imagine how distraught and shattered his pride would be? Given the win he never deserved.

 

[Aethred]

Thank you for the chapter.

 

[HippoPilot]

He hasn't even seen his nen yet

 

[Henryvolt]

Fighting angry never really ends well.

 

[MyNamesSuck]

but Kenshin is the golden boy of the series so there is a healthy skepticism that he wins by random bullshit reasoning

It also keeps Aoba as the underdog if Kenshin wins.

 

[piano_tile]

Well, a fight between Kenshin and Aoba certainly sounds like the end of the manga (with Aoba winning and quitting mma because he accomplished his goal) so it wouldn't be that surprising to find some reason to get that match postponed.

I doubt that Aoba would retire after beating Kenshin, because now he has come to love MMA instead of being fueled by his hatred of Kenshin alone.

Also yeah, Kenshin's MMA record is absurdly low but it makes sense. The record only shows their pro matches and I think Kenshin has so few because he went straight into BOOST after he became pro, then got injured from his second fight and had a hiatus during the time skip. Compare that to Suzuki who went to a smaller organization so he could fight more frequently (though against weaker opponents) and he also has a reckless schedule all things considered. It's a wonder to me that Suzuki hasn't gotten seriously injured in all his fights.

 

[massiv_chunt]

Dude got rage baited