Andrews Nakahara
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Andrews Nakahara (born March 12, 1983) is a Japanese-Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and kyokushin karateka. He made his MMA pro debut against Kazushi Sakuraba at DREAM.2. Andrews and Francisco Filho were recently awarded a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt under Magno Almeida.[2]
[edit] Biography
Nakahara was born in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil on March 12, 1983 to Japanese parents who arrived in Brazil during the Japanese immigration boom in the early 60's and 70's. Even though his parents are Japanese, Nakahara cannot speak Japanese and was raised only speaking Portuguese. Nakahara first begun to study Kyokushin kaikan a strong full contact karate style developed by Masutatsu Oyama. Nakahara went on to join the International Karate Organization (IKO) team. Since then he has been successful in many competitions both in Brazil and America including championship fights with rival karatekas Ewerton Teixeira and Eduardo Tanaka.
[edit] Titles and accomplishments
- Kyokushin[3]
- 2007
All American Open Karate Championships IKO-1 (Lost to Ewerton Teixeira)
- 2006
All American Open Karate Championships IKO-1 (Defeated Ewerton Teixeira)
- 2005 All American Open Karate Championships IKO-1 (Lost to Eduardo Tanaka)
- 2005 3rd Kyokushin World Weight Tournament
- 2005 South American Open IKO-1
- 2004 All American Open Karate Championships IKO-1 7th Place
- 2004 6th South American Karate Tournament (Middleweight)
- 2004 Brazilian Open IKO-1
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown |
|
| 5 matches |
3 wins |
2 losses |
| By knockout |
2 |
0 |
| By submission |
0 |
1 |
| By decision |
1 |
1 |
| Draws |
0 |
| No contests |
0 |
| Result |
Record |
Opponent |
Method |
Event |
Date |
Round |
Time |
Location |
Notes |
| Win |
3-2 |
 Jun Hee Moon |
Decision (unanimous) |
K-1 World MAX 2010 -70kg World Championship Tournament Final 16 in Seoul |
02010-10-03 October 3, 2010 |
2 |
5:00 |
Seoul, South Korea |
|
| Loss |
2-2 |
 Ryo Chonan |
Decision (unanimous) |
DREAM.13 |
02010-03-22 March 22, 2010 |
2 |
5:00 |
Yokohama, Japan |
|
| Win |
2-1 |
OyamaShungo Oyama |
TKO (punches) |
DREAM.8 |
02009-04-05 April 5, 2009 |
1 |
2:00 |
Nagoya, Japan |
|
| Win |
1-1 |
RamosDong Sik Yoon |
TKO (punches) |
DREAM.6 |
02008-09-23 September 23, 2008 |
2 |
0:30 |
Saitama, Japan |
|
| Loss |
0-1 |
Kazushi Sakuraba |
Submission (neck crank) |
DREAM.2 |
02008-04-29 April 29, 2008 |
1 |
8:20 |
Saitama, Japan |
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Nakahara, Andrews |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
March 12, 1983 |
| Place of birth |
Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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Jun Hee Moon
Ryo Chonan
