Masakazu Kuramochi Explained

Masakazu Kuramochi 倉持正和
Birth Date:	7 February 1972
Birth Place:	Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
Nationality:	Japanese
Weight:	154lb
Weight Class:	Lightweight
Reach:	69 in
Stance:	Orthodox
Fighting Out Of:	Tokyo, Japan
Team:	R-Blood
Years Active:	1993-2008
Mma Decwin:	4
Mma Koloss:	5
Mma Subloss:	3
Mma Decloss:	4
Mma Draw:	2
Sherdog:	1216

Masakazu Kuramochi (born February 7, 1972) is a Japanese^[1] retired mixed martial artist.^[2] He competed in the Lightweight^[3] division. Kurmochi was a veteran of every major Japanese mixed martial arts promotion with the exception of PRIDE. In 2008 Kuramochi later retired from contact sports and opened up his own video game arcade in Tokyo.

Mixed martial arts record

|-| Loss| align=center| 4-12-2| Yukio Sakaguchi| KO (soccer kick)| Pancrase: Shining 5| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:01| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 4-11-2| Yuki Ito| TKO (punches)| Deep: Oyaji Deep| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:58| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 4-10-2| Takuya Wada| Decision (unanimous)| Pancrase: 2005 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 4-9-2| Takafumi Ito| KO (punch)| Pancrase: Spiral 1| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:30| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 4-8-2| Koji Oishi| TKO (punches)| Pancrase: Brave 6| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:13| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 4-7-2| Hideo Ota| Decision (unanimous)| GCM: Demolition Atom 6| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Draw| align=center| 3-7-2| Takaichi Hirayama| Draw| GCM: Demolition 030923| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 3-7-1| Kenichiro Togashi| Submission (armbar)| Shooto: Treasure Hunt 6| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:31| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 3-6-1| Mitsuhiro Ishida| Decision (unanimous)| Shooto: Treasure Hunt 1| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 3-5-1| Takuhito Hida| Decision (majority)| Shooto: To The Top 10| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 2-5-1| Yohei Suzuki| Decision (unanimous)| Shooto: Gig East 5| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 2-4-1| Masato Fujiwara| TKO (cut)| Shooto: Gig East 1| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:01| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 2-3-1| Hiroshi Tsuruya| Submission (armbar)| Shooto: R.E.A.D. 1| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:51| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Draw| align=center| 2-2-1| Kohei Yasumi| Draw| Shooto: Renaxis 4| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 2-2| Takaharu Murahama| Decision (majority)| Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 3| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 1-2| Mitsuo Matsumoto| Decision (unanimous)| Shooto: Gig '98 1st| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 0-2| Takuya Kuwabara| Decision (split)| Shooto: Vale Tudo Junction 3| | align=center| 3| align=center| 3:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 0-1| Yuki Nakai| Submission (heel hook)| Shooto: Shooto| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:36| Tokyo, Japan|

See also

List of male mixed martial artists

External links

- Masakazu Kuramochi at mixedmartialarts.com
Masakazu Kuramochi at fightmatrix.com

Notes and References

Web site: Masakazu Kuramochi . . https://web.archive.org/web/20141017105215/http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Masakazu-Kuramochi-1216 . October 17, 2014 . live .
Web site: Masakazu Kuramochi . mixedmartialarts.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20141026215235/http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/f/4CCFE567639C02BB/Masakazu-Kuramochi/ . October 26, 2014 . live .
Web site: Masakazu Kuramochi . fightmatrix.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20141026221330/http://www.fightmatrix.com/fighter-profile/Masakazu+Kuramochi/1203/ . October 26, 2014 . live .