1/23 The Way of SHOOTO - RESULTS

Shooto is holding their 1st event of 2010 in Korakuen hall now. Sherdog has a Live PBP going and it is an interesting card.

Fight #4 was cancelled due to Kochiwa being dehydrated. Spoilers if you read on.

10. Shoot Pacific Title Fight:
Taiki Tsuchiya Def. Hideki Kadowaki by Decision 3-0

9. "Lion" Takeshi Inoue Def. Gerald Lovato by armbar Round 3 4:11
8. Fly: Hiroyuki Abe Def. Atsushi "ATCH Anarchy" Takeuchi by decision 3-0
7. Welter: Yoshihiro Koyama Def. Yutaka Ueda by decision 3-0
6. Middle: Yoichiro Sato Def. Takuya Sato by rear-naked choke Round 1 2:25
5. Light: Wataru Miki Def. Jin Suk Jung by KO round 1 3:15
4. Welter: Shin Kochiwa 6-1-2 vs. Kim Ho Sun cancelled
3. Bantam: Masumi Tozawa Def. Keiji Koizumi by Decision

Rookie Tournament (2x5min):
2. Middle: Hiroki Okano Def. Tetsuo Seto by decision 3-0
1. Bantam: "Rambo" Kosuke vs. Yuya Kaneuchi DRAW ("Rambo" gets the must decision)

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1/23 The Way of SHOOTO "Like a Tiger、Like a Dragon" - "Lion"'s Opponent announced

Today "Lion" Takeshi finally had his opponent announced, it is Gerald Lovato. Lovato is an experienced fighter and a veteran of KOTC. He is on a 2 fight winning streak, coming into his Shooto debut.

"Lion" will not be putting the title on the line here, and he has stated that would like to defend against Hioki on a future date. This might very well be a warm-up to that fight.

It also looks like that completes the Shooto card for January 23.

Announced:
"Lion" Takeshi Inoue 17-3-0 vs. 9-6-0 Gerald Lovato

Previously Announced:
Shoot Pacific Title Fight:
Hideki Kadowaki 13-9-2 vs. 5-2-0 Taiki Tsuchiya

Light: Wataru Miki 15-9-3 vs. 3-3-0 Jin Suk Jung
Welter: Shin Kochiwa 6-1-2 vs. Kim Ho Sun
Bantam: Masumi Tozawa 1-2-3 vs. 1-1-0 Keiji Koizumi
Fly: Atsushi "ATCH Anarchy" Takeuchi 7-4-2 vs. 5-2-0 Hiroyuki Abe
Welter: Yutaka Ueda 7-2-1 vs. 13-3-1 Yoshihiro Koyama
Middle: Yoichiro Sato 5-2-1 vs. 5-2-2 Takuya Sato

Rookie Tournament (2x5min):
Middle: Tetsuo Seto vs. Hiroki Okano
Bantam: "Rambo" Kosuke vs. 0-4-1 Yuya Kaneuchi

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1/23 The Way of SHOOTO "Like a Tiger、Like a Dragon" - Pacific Lightweight Title Fight Announced

Shooto promoter Sustain have announced an additional fight for this event, it will be the lightweight Pacific titlefight between former world champion, Hideki Kadowaki and the Roots fighter Daiki Tsuchiya.

Former champion, Hideki Kadowaki only fought once (in Sengoku) last year, and that ended in a loss. This will be the first time since losing his title to "Lion" Inoue that he fights in Shooto.

The current champion, "Lion" Takeshi Inoue is also scheduled to fight on this card, and has stated that he would like to defend his title against Hioki. But no opponent is announced yet.

Shoot Pacific Title Fight:
Hideki Kadowaki 13-9-2 vs. 5-2-0 Taiki Tsuchiya

Previously Announced:
Light: Wataru Miki 15-9-3 vs. 3-3-0 Jin Suk Jung
Welter: Shin Kochiwa 6-1-2 vs. Kim Ho Sun
Bantam: Masumi Tozawa 1-2-3 vs. 1-1-0 Keiji Koizumi
Fly: Atsushi "ATCH Anarchy" Takeuchi 7-4-2 vs. 5-2-0 Hiroyuki Abe
Welter: Yutaka Ueda 7-2-1 vs. 13-3-1 Yoshihiro Koyama
Middle: Yoichiro Sato 5-2-1 vs. 5-2-2 Takuya Sato

Rookie Tournament (2x5min):
Middle: Tetsuo Seto vs. Hiroki Okano
Bantam: "Rambo" Kosuke vs. 0-4-1 Yuya Kaneuchi

Participants:
"Lion" Takeshi Inoue 17-3-0

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6/6 Shooting Disco 9 - RESULTS

As always, an exciting card in Shinjuku Face earlier today. The main event ended in spectacular fashion just 20 seconds in.

Also on the card was an important fight to sort out the flyweight rankings, and I think we should expect a title fight in the weight division soon.

Lots of exciting fighters on the card, including a couple of fights in this years rookie tournament, spoilers if you read on.


Main-Event:
10. Light: Taiki Tsuchiya Def. Shintaro Ishiwatari by KO Round 1 0:20

9. Fly: Noburo "Shinpei" Tahara Def. Shinya Murofushi by TKO round 3 4:09
8. Welter: Guy Delameau vs. Yukinari "Hibiki" Tamura DRAW 0-0
7. Middle: Yoichiro Sato Def. Akihiro Murayama by Decision 3-0
6. Light: Naohiro Mizuno Def. Yuji Inoue by Decision 3-0
5. Light: Hidenori Nishino vs. Kosuke Kindaichi DRAW 1-0
4. Bantam: Tatsuya Nakashima Def. Joji Shimada by Decision 2-0

Rookie Tournament 2nd Round:
3. Bantam: Jun Nagasoe Def. Yoshiyuki Takano by Katagatame Round 1 3:31
2. Middle: Kenta Takagi Def. Yoshinori Takahashi by TKO Round 1 1:56

Non-Tournnament:
1. Welter: Daisuke Hoshino Def. Yuhei Ota by Decision 3-0

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6/6 Shooting Disco 9 -SUPERMAN- Fight Order

GutsMan promotion always put on great Shooting Disco cards, and the 9th card looks like it will be no different. The secret of the success are great matchups and talent.

The main event on this card will see Shintaro Ishiwatari take on Taiki Tsuchiya. Ishiwatari is coming of his 2nd career loss in the Sengoku featherweight GP, he lost to Korean Chan Sung Jung. Tsuchiya is also coming off his 2nd career loss, he traveled to Guam to take on Justing Cruz in PXC 17. Both fighters will look to get back to winning and it should be a very good fight between 2 talented fighters.

The co-main event will be the flyweight battle between 2 of shootos best flyweights. Noburo Tahara will take on Shinya Murofushi. Tahara's last win was an awesome fight with Atsushi Takeuchi (look for it), but then he lost to Rambaa Somdet and is ranked #2 after the Thai fighter. Murofushi is one of my favorite fighters, he got his 1st loss in his last fight against "Heat" Takeshi and will be looking to come back with a win here. This will be a very tactical fight.

Also on the card is Guy Delameau, Delameau had a very good winning streak broken by Ikuo Usuda in the last Shooting Disco event. Usuda is now scheduled to participate in the Sengoku Gold Rush project. Delameau will be taking on Yukinari "Hibiki" Tamura, a very talented fighter from Paraestra Osaka, who lost to Usuda in last year's rookie tournament final.

Main-Event:
10. Light: Shintaro Ishiwatari 6-2-3 vs. 3-2-0 Taiki Tsuchiya

9. Fly: Noburo "Shinpei" Tahara 5-3-1 vs. 4-1-1 Shinya Murofushi
8. Welter: Guy Delameau 9-5-0 vs. 8-3-4 Yukinari "Hibiki" Tamura
7. Middle: Akihiro Murayama 9-3-5 vs. 3-1-1 Yoichiro Sato
6. Light: Yuji Inoue 4-4-1 vs. 5-2-0 Naohiro Mizuno
5. Light: Hidenori Nishino 2-3-1 vs. Kosuke Kindaichi
4. Bantam: Joji Shimada 2-4-0 vs. 1-2-1 Tatsuya Nakashima

Rookie Tournament 2nd Round:
3. Bantam: Jun Nagasoe 1-3-0 vs. 1-0-0 Yoshiyuki Takano
2. Middle: Yoshinori Takahashi 0-5-0 vs. 2-1-0 Kenta Takagi

Non-Tournnament:
1. Welter: Yuhei Ota 0-1-0 vs. 4-1-0 Daisuke Hoshino

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1/31 Shooting Disco 7 - RESULTS

The Shooto event in Shinjuku Face is over. I was not able to make it to this one, but I will be at Pancrase tomorrow.

It was a strong card, good talents and match-ups on this one. Takuya Sato got a strong win over Taisuke Okuno and Guy Delameau is continuing his strong form. Will be be able to climb into the Shooto rankings?

10. Main-Event - Bantam: Ryuichi Miki Def. Homare Kuboyama by TKO (GnP) Round 1 4:58
9. Middle: Takuya Sato Def. Taisuke Okuno by Decision 3-0
8. Light: Daiki Tsuchiya Def. Masatoshi Kobayashi by Decision 3-0
7. Welter: Guy Delameau Def. Kunio Nakajima by Rear-Naked choke Round 2 1:33
6. Bantam: Hiroaki Iijima Def. "Akki" Kota Funaki by Decision 3-0
5. Fly: Katsuya Murofushi Def. Takehiro "Tiger" Ishii by Decision

Rookie Tournament Fights:
4. Middle: Yoichiro Sato Def. Hiroaki Sakuma by TKO Round 2 1:04
3. Light: Kenichiro Marui Def. Toshiaki Hayasaka by Decision 3-0
2. Bantam: Nozomi Otsuka vs. Tatsuya "Nakashi" Nakashima DRAW
1. Welter: Mitsushi Matsumoto Def. Keiji Sakuta by kneebar Round 2 2:23

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1/31 Shooto - Shooting Disco 7 - Card Complete / Rookie Tournament Fights Added

The card for Shooting Disco 7 is now complete. As always this card is relying on talent and matchmaking to ensure that it is an exciting event. The main event will have an impact on the bantamweight rankings though. Ryuichi Miki is ranked #3 and Homare Kobuta is ranked #10.

Last year's Rookie Tournament winner, Takuya Sato gets a chance to climb in the rankings, as he takes on Pacific Rim ranked #1 Taisuke Okuno.

The main card was announced in December, but now there are some Rookie Tournament fights added.

The card looks complete and this is the fight order:

10. Main-Event - Bantam: Ryuichi Miki 7-2-3 vs. 7-6-1 Homare Kuboyama
9. Middle: Taisuke Okuno 7-2-1 vs. 3-2-2 Takuya Sato
8. Light: Masatoshi Kobayashi 3-5-0 vs. 2-1-0 Daiki Tsuchiya
7. Welter: Guy Delameau 8-4-0 vs. 1-3-1 Kunio Nakajima
6. Bantam: Hiroaki Iijima 1-1-0 vs. 1-1-0 "Akki" Kota Funaki
5. Fly: Takehiro "Tiger" Ishii 5-6-2 vs. 3-4-0 Katsuya Murofushi

Rookie Tournament Fights:
4. Middle: Yoichiro Sato (Gracie Barra Tokyo) 1-1-1 vs. 2-2-0 Hiroaki Sakuma (Mach Dojo)
3. Light: Kenichiro Marui (Academia Az) 0-2-0 vs. 0-1-0 Toshiaki Hayasaka (Paraestra Sendai)
2. Bantam: Nozomi Otsuka (Team Locks) 1-1-0 vs. 0-2-0 Tatsuya "Nakashi" Nakashima (Wajyutsu Keisyukai Toikatsu Dojo)
1. Welter: Mitsushi Matsumoto (FSFA) vs. Keiji Sakuta (Paraestra Chiba)

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1/31 Shooto - Shooting Disco 7

Gutsman Promotion have announced 6 fights for their 1st "Shooting Disco" event of 2009. These are smaller events held in Shinjuku Face, but they had some of the best fights of 2008. The secret of these events are good match-ups and great talent.

Added to the card is 2008 Rookie Tournament winner, Takuya Sato and winner of one of the best fights of 2008, Daiki Tsuchiya. Add to that the talent of Ryuichi Miki, Taisuke Okuno and Guy Delameau and you should have a very good event!

Fights announced so far:
Bantam: Ryuichi Miki 7-2-3 vs. 7-6-1 Homare Kuboyama
Middle: Taisuke Okuno 7-2-1 vs. 3-2-2 Takuya Sato
Light: Masatoshi Kobayashi 3-5-0 vs. 2-1-0 Daiki Tsuchiya
Fly: Takehiro "Tiger" Ishii 5-6-2 vs. 3-4-0 Katsuya Murofushi
Bantam: Hiroaki Iijima 1-1-0 vs. 1-1-0 "Akki" Kota Funaki
Welter: Guy Delameau 8-4-0 vs. 1-3-1 Kunio Nakajima

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10/5 Shooto - Shooting Disco 6 - RESULTS

Today Shooting Disco 6 is happening in Shinjuku Face. As always, these cards are full of talents and in the main event we see the experienced Jin Akimoto as well.

Also making his return to the ring is Daiji Takahashi, after a 2 year layoff. He is taking on Saiji "OZ" Otsuka. Takahashi's last fight was August 2006 against Urushitani.

The event is happening now, and I will update the results as they become available.

11. Bantam: Ryuichi Miki Def. Jin Akimoto by Decision 2-0
10. Middle: Taisuke Okuno Def. Yoichiro Sato by Decision 3-0
9. Bantam: Daiji Takahashi vs. Seiji Otsuka DRAW
8. Light: Sakae Kasuya Def. Hidenori Nishino by decision 2-0
7. Bantam: Ayumu "Gozo" Shioda Def. Kenji Hosoya by Decision 3-0
6. Light: Daiki Tsuchiya Def. Daisuke Matsumoto by TKO (3down) Round 1 4:57
5. Bantam: "Heat" Takeshi Sato Def. Nozomi Otsuka by rear-naked choke Round 1 2:41
4. Welter: Guy Delameau Def. Hisaki Hiraishi "MaruKotobuki" by Decision 3-0

Shooto Rookie Tournament:
3. Fly: Mikiyomi Yamagami Def. Yusuke Sato by KO Round 2 0:18
2. Bantam: Fumihiro Kitahara Def. Hiroaki Ijima by Decision 3-0
1. Feather: Kosuke Eda Def. Haruo Ochi by Decision 3-0

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10/5 Shooto - Shooting Disco 6 - Fights Added

Shooto have annouced a couple more fights for their Shooting Disco 6 in Shinjuku Face. Added to the card is the Rookie Tournamet fight between Haruo Ochi and Kosuke Eda. Ochi was being dominated in the previous round, but managed to get a choke in and get the win. Will be interesting to see how he does against the much more experienced Eda.

Added:
Middleweight: Taisuke Okuno 5-2-1 vs. 1-0-1 Yoichiro Sato
Lightweight: Daisuke Matsumoto 3-4-0 vs. 1-1-0 Daiki Tsuchiya

Shooto Rookie Tournament Round 2:
Featherweight: Haruo Ochi 2-0-0 vs. 5-2-2 Kosuke Eda

Previously announced:
Bantam: Ryuichi Miki 6-2-3 vs. 10-11-4 Jin Akimoto
Bantam: Ayumu "Gozo" Shioda vs. 2-3-0 Kenji Hosoya
Light: Sakae Kasuya 3-3-3 vs. 1-2-1 Hidenori Nishino
Bantam: Nozomi Otsuka 1-0-0 vs. 0-2-0 Tatsuya "Nakashi" Nakashima

Shooto Rookie Tournament Round 2:
Bantam: Fumihiro Kitahara 2-0-0 vs. 1-0-0 Hiroaki Ijima
Fly: Mikiyomi Yamagami 1-0-0 vs. 1-0-0 Yusuke Sato

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7/18 Shooto - Tradition 02

Shooto has announced some fights for the 2nd Tradition event, this is to celebrate their 20th anniversary and they put on some very good fights in the first event. For this, the ticket prices are cheaper, but the fights announced look interesting. Personally I am looking forward to seeing Murofushi, I believe this will be his first Class A fight and I think he has been very good in his previous fights.

Shinji Sasaki 6-2-0 vs. 8-7-2 Jin Kazeta
Takehiro Harusaki 5-3-0 vs. 4-0-1 Shinya Murofushi
Teriyuki Matsumoto 5-2-0 vs. 4-4-1 Takahiro Hosoi

Rookie Tournament Round 2:
Daiki Tsuchiya 1-0-0 vs. 2-1-0 Naohiro Mizuno
Yuta Nezu 4-1-0 vs. 1-0-0 Haruo Ochi

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