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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Kurokami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurokami has chosen Hekireki as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gustavo Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Kurokami!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrade is looking to clinch but Kurokami is avoiding it.
No luck for Kurokami with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kurokami.
Andrade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kurokami has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Andrade clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Andrade trying to control but not successfully.
Kurokami wants to control but Andrade is keeping busy.
Kurokami has the hooks in. Andrade is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrade rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Andrade is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kurokami takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Shinji Kurokami has been cut.
Andrade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurokami shoots for a takedown but Andrade saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gustavo Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Kurokami.
Kurokami avoids the head kick by Andrade.
Andrade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andrade tries to clinch up.
Kurokami fails with the takedown.
Andrade stuffs the takedown.
Andrade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andrade tries to bum rush Kurokami with a series of wild strikes but Kurokami uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andrade stuns Kurokami with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurokami blocks a head kick by Andrade.
Andrade tries to clinch but Kurokami moves out of range.
Andrade throws a head kick that half lands.
Andrade tries to clinch but Kurokami moves out of range.
Andrade leaves Kurokami with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Andrade throws a head kick but Kurokami moves out of range.
Andrade misses with a two punch combination.
Andrade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kurokami fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade lands a jab to the nose.
Kurokami with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andrade to score with a decent uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Andrade finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Andrade lands but Kurokami takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Shinji Kurokami's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrade throws a head kick that half lands.
Kurokami will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kurokami looks gassed!
Andrade connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurokami blocks a head kick by Andrade.
Andrade throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Andrade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinji Kurokami's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Andrade defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kurokami.
Oooh a lovely combination from Andrade sends Kurokami down but not out. Andrade dives into side control looking to finish.
Kurokami is rocked!
Andrade slows the pace down.
Andrade has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Andrade closes the distance and clinches.
Andrade stops a takedown attempt from Kurokami.
Kurokami tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gustavo Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Kurokami.
Kurokami on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurokami has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Andrade is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Andrade slows down the pace here.
Kurokami is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade breaks from the clinch.
Andrade rushes Kurokami and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Andrade to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gustavo Andrade.
Andrade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andrade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kurokami circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Andrade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andrade lands a head kick. Kurokami smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The cut above Shinji Kurokami's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Andrade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gustavo Andrade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andrade doesn't manage to clinch there - Kurokami circles away.
Andrade tries to clinch but Kurokami is having none of it.
Andrade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurokami was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrade.
Andrade misses with a head kick.
Andrade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kurokami shoots in looking for a takedown. Andrade tries to sprawl out of it but Kurokami keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andrade manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kurokami moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Andrade wants to clinch up but Kurokami keeps it at a distance.
Andrade swinging wilding here.
A punch combination from Andrade misses.
Andrade is looking to clinch but Kurokami is avoiding it.
Kurokami stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Andrade.
Andrade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kurokami shoots in looking for a takedown. Andrade tries to sprawl out of it but Kurokami keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andrade manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kurokami moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andrade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andrade tries to close the distance and clinch but Kurokami swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kurokami fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andrade works over Kurokami's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Andrade dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shinji Kurokami's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Andrade throws a head kick that misses.
Andrade doesn't manage to clinch there - Kurokami circles away.
A head kick misses from Andrade.
Andrade displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kurokami.
Andrade tries a head kick but it misses.
Kurokami blocks a head kick by Andrade.
Kurokami shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrade wants to clinch up but Kurokami keeps it at a distance.
Andrade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andrade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kurokami doesn't seem bothered though.
Andrade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kurokami circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andrade moves in looking to clinch but Kurokami pushes him off.
Kurokami closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andrade circles away.
Gustavo Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Kurokami.
Andrade closes the distance and clinches.
Andrade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurokami can do to turn this around?
Andrade successfully pulls guard.
Andrade wants to sweep here but Kurokami controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kurokami!
Andrade trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Andrade content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Andrade looking to control and managing it successfully.
Andrade is trying to control here but Kurokami has managed to regain half guard.
Andrade seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Andrade seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kurokami does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gustavo Andrade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Andrade is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Gustavo Andrade just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Andrade lands a head kick!
Shinji Kurokami's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andrade fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Andrade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andrade 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Andrade!
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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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