3/8 Shooto BORDER- Season 1 - RESULTS

The "other" event last night took place in Osaka. This one was sold out, and I am sure the crowd enjoyed it. Most of the fights went the distance, and that shows that there were some competitive fight here.

The main event saw veteran Junji Ikoma come out on top against last years rookie tournament champion and the previously undefeated Fumihiro Kitahara.

The co-main event saw another rookie tournament champion, Kosuke Eda draw his fight with Hiroyuki Tanaka.

Junji Ikoma Def. Fumihiro Kitahara by Decision 2-0
Kosuke Eda vs. Hiroyuki Tanaka Draw
Kazuya Satomoto Def. Yukinari "Hibiki" Tamura by TKO (doctor stop) Round 2 1:10

Rookie Tournament Fights:
Light: Tsuneo "Jackknife" Kimura Def. Takayoshi Ono by Decision 3-0
Welter: "Gypsy" Taro Kusano Def. Hiroshi Sugimoto by Decision 2-0
Feather: Keita Yoshida vs. Joji Kawamata "Joestar" Draw
Fly: Teppei Masuda Def. Hiroyuki "Ron" Kondo by Decision 3-0

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3/8 Shooto -BORDER- Season 1 - The complete card *Reminder*

***REMINDER***
Thought it would be useful just to remind you that its not only DREAM taking place tomorrow. This Shooto event is also taking place in Osaka, and is nearly sold out. There is still standing room available, those tickets are JPY4,000.
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TK Promotion and Shooto Japan is putting on what should be a very interesting card in Hirano City center on March 8. Already the card is finalized, so they cant be blamed for not being properly prepared.

There are 7 fights on the card, and the last 2 should be very interesting. In addition to that, there is of course some Rookie Tournament fights on as well.

The main event is Shooto veteran Junji Ikoma against 2008 rookie tournament winner, the unbeaten Fumihiro Kitahara. Ikoma finished 2008 ranked #4, but he didnt have the best of years. Though he didnt lose any fights, he only managed to win 1 of 4 (2 draws against Jin Akimoto).

The co-main event sees the Pacific ranked #10 Hiroyuki Tanaka take on another 2008 Rookie Tournament champion in Kosuke Eda. So, 2 of last years Rookie Tournament champions get a chance to improve their rankings early in 2009. I am sure that will give the fighters who are in this year's tournament some extra inspiration when they have their first round fight in this card.

7. Main-Event: Bantam: Junji Ikoma 11-9-4 vs. 4-0-0 Fumihiro Kitahara
6. Feather: Kosuke Eda 7-2-2 vs. 6-5-1 Hiroyuki Tanaka
5. Welter: Yukinari "Hibiki" Tamura 8-2-4 vs. 4-2-0 Kazuya Satomoto

Rookie Tournament Fights:
4. Light: Takayoshi Ono 4-4-1 vs. 2-1-0 Tsuneo "Jackknife" Kimura
3. Welter: "Gypsy" Taro Kusano 1-2-1 vs. 1-1-1 Hiroshi Sugimoto
2. Feather: Keita Yoshida 2-0-1 vs. 3-2-2 Joji Kawamata "Joestar"
1. Fly: Teppei Masuda 1-2-1 vs. 1-1-0 Hiroyuki "Ron" Kondo

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12/13 Shooto - Rookie Tournament Finals - LIVE Results

Tonight we are sure to see some Shooto stars born, the Rookie Tournament never fails to deliver. Who will it be this year? I will for the first time give live updates from the event.

I will just post small comments and the results as I am taking pictures and enjoying the event at the same time :).

Read on for spoilers! Of course the success of this depends on the reception in the arena, lets hope it works out! The event starts at 6PM Japan time.

The event has started, I will be updating the results live!

A very good event, the crowd really go into it and it makes these kind of events special! A lot of fun!

MVP was the Killer Bee figher Issei Tamura, he won the hotly contested lightweight final and will be one to look for in the future. "Kid" Yamamoto was there to cheer him on, and its easy to see why. A very talented fighter.

The crowd was backing Mikitoshi Yamagami though, he has always been a popular guy in Shinjuku Face, and you wont find a more vocal crowd in Japan.

The main event was a very good fight, Guy came out strong and go the take down. Milano was strong and avoided most of the damage in the 1st round. If the round was 30 seconds longer he would even have the fight. But to his enthusiastic fans, Delameau was saved by the bell when Milano had a rear-naked choke sunk in deep. In the second round, Delameau continued his powerful gnp and it paid dividend (unlike the Lehman sotck I had earlier this year), Milano defended well for a long time but in the end the ref had to save him from the Delameau onslaught. A stroung win for Guy Delameau in tonights main event!

8. Main-Event: Welter: Guy Delameau Def. Paulo Milano by TKO (gnp) Round 2 4:09

Rookie Tournament Finals:
7. Flyweight: Mikitoshi Yamagami Def. Junji “Sarumaru” Ito by Guilliotine choke ROund 2 Fight of the night so far!!
6. Lightweight: Issei Tamura Def. Naohiro Mizuno by Decision 3-0

Retirement ceremony of Adachi.

5. Featherweight: Kosuke Eda Def. Yoshihiko Oyama by rear-naked choke Round 1 3:02
4. Light-Heavy: Makoto Maeda “Chomolangma ½” Def. Takaaki Oban “C-Boy” by KO (BIG KO) Round 1
3. Bantam: Fumihiro Kitahara Def. Kentaro Watanabe by Decision 3-0
2. Middle: Takuya Sato Def. Takesuke Kume by Decision after extra round
1. Welter: Ikuo Usuda Def. Yukinari “Hibiki” Tamura by Decision 3-0

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12/13 Shooto Rookie Finals - Weigh-In

The weight-in for tomorrow's Rookie Tournament finals are done and there were no major drama, everyone made weight even if both 2 and 3 attempts were needed.

8. Main-Event: Welterweight:
Paulo Milano 69.8kg
Guy Delameau 69.9kg

Rookie Tournament Finals:
7. Flyweight:
Mikitoshi Yamagami 51.8kg
Junji “Sarumaru” Ito 52.0kg

6. Lightweight:
Issei Tamura 64.9kg
Naohiro Mizuno 64.8kg

5. Featherweight:
Kosuke Eda 59.8kg
Yoshihiko Oyama 59.8kg

4. Light-Heavyweight:
Takaaki Oban “C-Boy” 82.8kg
Makoto Maeda “Chomolangma ½” 82.8kg

3. Bantamweight:
Fumihiro Kitahara 56.0kg
Kentaro Watanabe 55.3kg

2. Middleweight:
Takesuke Kume 76.1kg→76.0kg
Takuya Sato 75.5kg

1. Welterweight:
Yukinari “Hibiki” Tamura 70.2kg→70.1kg→70.0kg
Ikuo Usuda 70.0kg

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12/13 Shooto - Rookie Tournament Finals - Fight Order

Next Saturday is one of the highlights of the year for me. I really like going to these kind of finals, whatever they call it... The Shooto tournament always produces some great talent, and this year should be no different. In addition to that, they have added a main-event to the card that should be really good!

Also scheduled is the retirement ceremony of Akihiko Adachi (4-4-2), winner of the rookie tournament in 2003.

Fight order:
8. Main-Event: Welter: Paulo Milano 6-3-1 vs. 7-4-0 Guy Delameau

Rookie Tournament Finals:
7. Flyweight: Mikitoshi Yamagami 2-0-0 vs. 3-1-0 Junji “Sarumaru” Ito
6. Lightweight: Issei Tamura 2-0-0 vs. 4-1-0 Naohiro Mizuno

Retirement ceremony of Akihiko Adachi.

5. Featherweight: Kosuke Eda 6-2-2 vs. 0-1-1 Yoshihiko Oyama
4. Light-Heavy: Takaaki Oban “C-Boy” 2-1-0 vs. 2-1-1 Makoto Maeda “Chomolangma ½”
3. Bantam: Fumihiro Kitahara 3-0-0 vs. 2-0-0 Kentaro Watanabe
2. Middle: Takesuke Kume 3-0-2 vs. 2-2-2 Takuya Sato
1. Welter: Yukinari “Hibiki” Tamura 8-1-4 vs. 2-0-0 Ikuo Usuda

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12/13 Shooto - Rookie Tournament Finals - Fight Added

This should be a good event, held in Shinjuku Face Saturday December 13. The rookie tournament finals is always a good place to spot the next Shooto stars. Last year's MVP was Ogikubo, who is defietely one to look out for.

This year, there are some very good fighters to look out for as well.

Added to the card is a non-tournament fight, but it should still be a good one! 2 foreigners fighting in Japan will square off. Paulo Milano will fight Guy Delameau

Added:
Paulo Milano 6-3-1 vs. 7-4-0 Guy Delameau

Previously Announced - Rookie Tournament Finals:
Flyweight: Mikitoshi Yamagami 2-0-0 vs. 3-1-0 Junji “Sarumaru” Ito
Bantamweight: Fumihiro Kitahara 3-0-0 vs. 2-0-0 Kentaro Watanabe
Featherweight: Kosuke Eda 6-2-2 vs. 0-1-1 Yoshihiko Oyama
Lightweight: Issei Tamura 2-0-0 vs. 4-1-0 Naohiro Mizuno
Welterweight: Yukinari “Hibiki” Tamura 8-1-4 vs. 2-0-0 Ikuo Usuda
Middleweight: Takesuke Kume 3-0-2 vs. 2-2-2 Takuya Sato
Light-Heavyweight: Takaaki Oban “C-Boy” 2-1-0 vs. 2-1-1 Makoto Maeda “Chomolangma ½”

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12/13 Shooto Rookie Finals - Fights Announced

For me the Rookie tournament are a highlight every year. Pancrase finished their Neo-Blood tournament earlier this year, and as always it was an awesome event. The Shooto finals have some exciting fighters in it too.

There are so many good fighters and fights on this card already, add to that the ticket price and you should have a very good Saturday night in Shinjuku! I am definately not missing this one!

Flyweight Rookie Tournament Final
Mikitoshi Yamagami 2-0-0 vs. 3-1-0 Junji “Sarumaru” Ito

Bantamweight Rookie Tournament Final
Fumihiro Kitahara 3-0-0 vs. 2-0-0 Kentaro Watanabe

Featherweight Rookie Tournament Final
Kosuke Eda 6-2-2 vs. 0-1-1 Yoshihiko Oyama

Lightweight Rookie Tournament Final
Issei Tamura 2-0-0 vs. 4-1-0 Naohiro Mizuno

Welterweight Rookie Tournament Final
Yukinari “Hibiki” Tamura 8-1-4 vs. 2-0-0 Ikuo Usuda

Middleweight Rookie Tournament Final
Takesuke Kume 3-0-2 vs. 2-2-2 Takuya Sato

Light-Heavyweight Rookie Tournament Final
Takaaki Oban “C-Boy” 2-1-0 vs. 2-1-1 Makoto Maeda “Chomolangma ½”


Tickets:
RS 8,000円
S 6,000円
A 5,000円
At the door +500円
Includes 500円 drink coupon

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10/5 Shooto - Shooting Disc 6

Shooto have announced some fights for their Shooting Disc 6 event in Shinjuku Face. I am sure there will be more fights announced, but so far it looks as though the main event will be the fight between Ryuichi Miki and Jin Akimoto (ranked #5 and #10 bantamweights), I am sure they both would like to improve on their ranking and it should be a good fight.

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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5/25 Shooto GIG North Vol 2 - RESULTS

Tomonori Taniguchi Def. Daisuke Ishizawa by Decision 3-0
Kunio Nakajima Def. Hidekazu Asakura by Decision 2-0
Akihito Adachi Def. Nobuyasu Fujikawa by TKO Round 2 1:00
Fumihiro Kitahara Def. Hayato Sato by arm-bar Round 2 2:45

Shooto Rookie Tournament Flyweight:
Yusuke Sato Def. Tatsuya Yamamoto by TKO Round 1 0:56

“KG Shinto” Hiroki Kuga Def. Yoshiki Noguchi by Decision 3-0

Shooto Rooki Tournament Lightweight:
Mitsuru Kobayashi Def. Toshihiko Yokoyama “Yokosai” by TKO Round 1 3:48

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