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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyo Kurosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurosaki comes to the cage accompanied by Machiavellism - Dir En Grey. Kyo Kurosaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 lbs
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyo Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank White!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White takes a swing at Kurosaki's ribcage but misses.
White throws a jab when Kurosaki was well out of range.
Kurosaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurosaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White lands a nice hook to Kurosaki's body. Kurosaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kurosaki tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Frank White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White with a hook.
Kurosaki connects with a body shot.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurosaki was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White misses with a looping left.
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!
The fighters circling - Kurosaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
White throws a shot from downtown. Kurosaki moves away and avoids it.
Kurosaki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White is fending him off so far but Kurosaki persists. Nope, White circles away and we're back to standing.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kurosaki.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurosaki is just out of range.
Kurosaki moves away from the strike by White.
Kurosaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kurosaki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between White's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White missing with a left hand there. Kurosaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurosaki missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurosaki looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Kurosaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
White walks into a stiff left hand from Kurosaki.
Nice body punch from White.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
Kurosaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kurosaki thows a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
Kurosaki misses with a wild body shot.
Kurosaki fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White throws an off balance right hand
and Kurosaki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. White manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
White controlling Kurosaki's posture.
Kurosaki landing with the ground and pound.
Kurosaki won't allow White to sweep him here.
Kurosaki with a nice head shot there.
Kurosaki got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kurosaki has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.
Kurosaki throwing strikes but missing.
White has momentary wrist control but Kurosaki slips an elbow through the middle.
White keeping moving, preventing Kurosaki from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kurosaki has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.
Kurosaki scoring with some ground and pound.
Kurosaki wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Kurosaki landing with the ground and pound.
White trying to keep a closed guard but Kurosaki is proving a slippery customer.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kurosaki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kurosaki with a nice head shot there.
Kurosaki throwing strikes but missing.
Kurosaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
White is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
White is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White is keen to just control but Kurosaki is a slippery customer.
Kurosaki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
Kurosaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kurosaki manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank White will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kurosaki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White is fending him off so far but Kurosaki persists. Nope, White circles away and we're back to standing.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White lands with an overhand left.
Kurosaki throws a shot to the body.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki scores with a nice strike.
White gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White takes one to the side of the head.
White takes one to the side of the head.
Kurosaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
Kurosaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurosaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki scores with a decent looking hook.
White lands a nice shot that snaps Kurosaki's head back.
Frank White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White looks to land a right hand but Kurosaki moved out of range.
Kurosaki throws a hook but White blocks it.
Kurosaki swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White throws the left hand but Kurosaki avoids the punch easily.
White throws a body punch but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Kurosaki shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kurosaki shoots for a takedown but White saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyo Kurosaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurosaki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
White ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
White is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kurosaki rather than just go for the knockout.
Kurosaki throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White avoids the body shot from Kurosaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White misses with a hook. Kurosaki ducked under it nicely.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Kurosaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frank White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White throws a right hand that misses
so Kurosaki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White looking to control but Kurosaki passes into half guard.
Kurosaki working over White with some ground and pound. White looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
White wants to control but Kurosaki is keeping busy.
Kurosaki is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is looking for a sweep. Kurosaki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
White makes his way to full guard. A much better position for White.
White looking to control.
Kurosaki is in close to White's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kurosaki throws a big right hand that misses.
White scrambles and gets back to his feet.
White dodges the punch combination from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurosaki.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kurosaki.
White throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kurosaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kurosaki punishes White's body with a nice straight punch.
White cracks Kurosaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurosaki manages to avoid it.
White misses with a double jab.
A nice combination there by Kurosaki.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurosaki is trying hard to land a takedown here. White sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
Kurosaki throws a good cross that connects.
Jab from White.
White lands with a shot to the body.
Kurosaki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. White manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kurosaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kurosaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Kurosaki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
White wants to sweep here but Kurosaki controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyo Kurosaki dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut.
Kurosaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurosaki misses with a double jab
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Kurosaki misses the shot to the body.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kurosaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Kurosaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kurosaki looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Kurosaki staying out of range there.
White throws a looping overhand right but Kurosaki ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Kurosaki's shoulder, as Kurosaki tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from White.
Kurosaki shoots for a double leg takedown but White sprawls well. He's pushed Kurosaki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki fails with a takedown attempt.
White misses with a body shot
and Kurosaki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of White's head.
Kurosaki landing with the ground and pound.
White wants to sweep here but Kurosaki controlling him for the moment.
Kurosaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as White holds on and takes a little breather.
White has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kurosaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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!
Kurosaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
White lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kurosaki!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki is working to get back to half guard.
White takes Kurosaki's back.
Kurosaki tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
White working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
White fails to take his opponent's back.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kurosaki wants to hold on but White pushes him away.
Kurosaki prevents White from taking his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki is looking to get to half guard.
Kurosaki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kurosaki is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because White is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
White tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kurosaki tries to improve his position but instead White has taken his back!
Kurosaki turns into White and is now in his guard.
Kurosaki preventing the sweep.
White trying to keep a closed guard but Kurosaki is proving a slippery customer.
Kurosaki trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Kurosaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank White was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kurosaki throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White misses the shot to the body.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurosaki is just out of range.
White misses with a few strikes there.
White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kurosaki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Kurosaki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches White on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurosaki shoots in looking for a takedown but White manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kurosaki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyo Kurosaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurosaki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank White.
I think White has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Frank White!
Frank White thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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