2/11 Shoot Boxing - RESULTS

Big event happening in Korakuen hall today. It is sold out and there are some very interesting MMA fighters on the card too.

Rumina Sato and Mamoru Yamaguchi, both big Shooto names, are making their Shoot Boxing debuts. In addition to that Miku Matsumoto is having her 2nd Shoot Boxing fights.

There are also some very good Shoot Boxers and Muay Thai fighters on the card too. Including Hiroki Shishido, Greg Foley, Kenji Kanai and Noriyuki Enari.

I will be updating the results as they become available.

Feels like Australia is invading Japan today, there are 2 Aussie fighters on this card in addition to that, the Australian soccer team is playing Japan (0-0 after 1st half).

12. 70kg: Hiroki Shishido Def. Wei Shu Lei (?) by KO Round 3 1:54
11. 70kg: Greg Foley Def. Kenji Kanai by TKO Round 1 0:37
10. 56kg: Mamoru Yamaguchi Def. Noriyuki Enari by Decision 3-0
9. 60kg: Akifumi Utagawa Def. Takeshi Ishikawa by decision 3-0 after extention
8. 65kg: Rumina Sato Def. Matt Campbell by TKO Round 2 2:14
(Japanese media is saying Mike Campbell, please correct me if I am wrong, I believe it is Matt Campbell...)

7. 71kg: Takaaki Umeno Def. Taiga Yamaguchi by decision 3-0
6. 60kg: Hiroaki Suzuki Def. Koya Shimada by decision 3-0
5. 51kg: Miku Matsumoto Def. Misato Tomita by KO Round 1 1:01
4. 55kg: Masahiro Fujimoto Def. Kazuyuki Fushimi by Decision 2-0
3. 55kg: Hiroaki Okuwa Def. Shinsaki (?) Ozawa by KO ext. Round 0:47
2. 57kg: Tatsuhiro Takashima Def. Yoshifumi Arai by decision 3-0
1. 71kg: Hideto Imano Def. Masatomi Kawachi by decision 2-0

MIKU has now won her 2 Shoot Boxing fights, it is a very good and impressive result for her.

Rumina makes it a double for the MMA fighters so far. A strong performance from him, and I have a feeling we will see more of him in Shoot Boxing.

Mamoru also pulls out the win, a very good night for the MMA fighters.

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2/11 Shoot Boxing - Card Complete **UPDATED**

Shoot Boxing have announced the addition of Greg Foley to this card. The Australian competed on the on the S-Cup Finals card last year and won his fight (which was a reserve fight). This time he is in the co-main event, taking on the Japanese Champion Kenji Kanai. The fight is also just days before his 28th birthday (from what I can see), so a win should be a good birthday present.

With that addition, there is only 1 fighter missing on the card. The fighter missing, will be Rumina Sato's opponent.

It looks like this should be a very good card, the event is sold out already (probably due to this being a public holiday in Japan), but there will be some tickets available on the day from the ticket booth downstairs (from 16:00).

***UPDATE***
Shoot Boxing have announced Rumina Sato's opponent as well today. That means the card is complete and will have 12 fights.

The last fighter added is also Australian, from Jabout in Penrith as well, Matt Campbell (the Japanese site says Mike, but I am pretty sure its Matt...). He should be able to put up a good fight against the Shooto veteran, and this event is looking very good!


12. Main-Event - 70kg: Hiroki Shishido vs. Wei Shu Lei (?)
11. 70kg: Kenji Kanai vs. Gerg Foley
10. 56kg: Mamoru Yamaguchi vs. Noriyuki Enari
9. 60kg: Takeshi Ishikawa vs. Akifumi Utagawa
8. 65kg: Rumina Sato vs. Matt Campbell
7. 71kg: Taiga Yamaguchi vs. Takaaki Umeno
6. 60kg: Koya Shimada vs. Hiroaki Suzuki
5. 51kg: Miku Matsumoto vs. Misato Tomita
4. 55kg: Kazuyuki Fushimi vs. Masahiro Fujimoto
3. 55kg: Hiroaki Okuwa vs. Shinsaki (?) Ozawa
2. 57kg: Yoshifumi Arai vs. Tatsuhiro Takashima
1. 71kg: Masatomi Kawachi vs. Hideto Imano

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11/24 Shoot Boxing - S-Cup LIVE RESULTS

Just so everyone is warned, there will be spoilers after the jump.

Today is the big day for Shoot Boxing! They have put together a very good card that includes female fighters, MMA stars, K-1 stars and Shoot Boxing stars. It should be a very good event and I will give you live results.

The S-Cup is a 1-day tournament format and there are 8 fighters competing for this year's title. This is the 6th time the S-Cup Tournament is arranged and previous winners are:

2006 - Kenichi Ogata (Beat Andy Souwer by decision in the final)
2004 - Andy Souwer (Beat Hiroki Shishido by TKO in the final)
2002 - Andy Souwer
1997 - Rayen Simson (Different format, from what I can see...)
1995 - Hiromu Yoshitaka

It should be a good night of fights again this year, and Andy Souwer has a shot at winning the title for the 3rd time.

The fights start at 4PM Japan time, there is a clock at the bottom right of my site. If you're not able to see it, you can use this site to see the local time in Japan: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

Read on for spoilers and fight card.


The broadcast has started.

Opening fights will not be shown and there will be no results here.

Opening Fights:
1. 57kg: Tatsuhiro Takashima vs. Atsushi Sakamura
Takashima gets the decision 3-0
2. 70kg S-Cup Reserve Fight B: Greg Foley vs. Oh Ju-Suk (?)
Foley gets the decision 3-0
3. 70kg S-Cup Reserve Fight A: Taiga Yamaguchi vs. Wei Shoulei
Yamaguchi by KO Round 2 2:03

Main-Card:
4. 50kg Female: Miku Matsumoto vs. Lena
Miku gets the decision 3-0
5. 70kg: Gouki (?) Hishida vs. Hideyuki Yokoku
Hishida Decision 3-0 Hishida had Yokoku in several standing Guilliotines that threatened to end the fight, but with the big gloves its hard to finish.

Its time for the S-Cup Tournament to start!!

S-Cup Quarter Finals:
6. QF1: Kenichi Ogata vs. Kenji Kanai
Ogata wins by KO Round 2

7. QF2: Denis Schneldmiller vs. Luiz Azeredo
Luiz Azeredo submits Schneldmiller! Standing arm-triangle. Schneldmiller looked like he had Azeredo, and got too eager for the KO. Azeredo got ahold of him and choked him out, very good fight!

8. QF3: Hiroki Shishido vs. Chris Horodecki
Shishido gets the decision 3-0.

9. QF4: Andy Souwer vs. Edvin Kibus
Souwer gets the TKO Round 1 2:44. Souwer set it up with punches and kicks, in the end Kibus went down from a body shot.

Non-Tournament Fights:
10. 50.8kg Female: Mai Ichi vs. Fuuka Kakimoto
Fuuka has an enterance that seems to be Genki Sudo inspired.
Fuuka Kakimoto gets the decision after an extra round! Controversial decision IMO.

11. 59kg: Akifumi Utagawa vs. Ken Shiratori
Utagawa wins by a KO, Shiratori gets KOed with a takedown.

S-Cup Semi-Final:
12. Semi-Final 1: Kenichi Ogata vs. Luiz Azeredo
UNBELIEVABLE!!! Ogata was knocked out, he gets up and Azeredo gets to confident and gets KOed! They are getting the streacher out for Azeredo!

13. Semi-Final 2: Hiroki Shishido vs. Andy Souwer
A very good fight, Souwer is dominating, but goes to decision. Souwer gets the decision 3-0

Non-Tournament Fights:
14. 60kg: Pajunsuk Por. Pramuk vs. Jun Byun Gu (?)
Pajunsuk Por. Pramuk wins by Decision

15. 72kg: Koichi Kikuchi vs. Takaaki Umeno
Umeno gets the decision in a fight that both fighters could barely stand at the end. They both gave everythig in this one. Umeno 3-0

16. Main-Event: S-Cup Tournament Final: Kenichi Ogata vs. Andy Souwer

1st round is finished. Just at the end Ogata is knocked down, but Ogata gets up and is saved by the bell.

Spinning back kick from Souwer has Ogata in trouble. Andy Souwer picked Ogata apart, Souwer wins with a kick to the head and Ogata is done. Awesome fight by Souwer.

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11/24 Shoot Boxing - Fights Finalized

Brian Lo-A-Njoe's replacement was announced today, it means a re-suffle of the reserve fights and Kenichi Kanai moves up to take the open spot in the S-Cup Tournament. That leaves an open spot in the reserve matches that is filled by Taiga Yamaguchi.

That means that we should have the same number of fights and it should be an awesome event!

This starts at 4PM Japan time and I will give you LIVE results!

Fight order:
16. Main-Event: S-Cup Final: Winner Fight 12 vs. Winner Fight 13
15. 72kg: Koichi Kikuchi vs. Takaaki Umeno
14. 60kg: Pajunsuk Por. Pramuk vs. Jun Byun Gu (?)

S-Cup Semi-Finals:
13. Semi-Final 2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4
12. Semi-Final 1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2

11. 59kg: Akifumi Utagawa vs. Ken Shiratori
10. 50.8kg Female: Mai Ichi vs. Fuuka Kakimoto

S-Cup Quarter-Finals:
9. QF4: Andy Souwer vs. Edvin Kibus
8. QF3: Hiroki Shishido vs. Chris Horodecki
7. QF2: Denis Schneldmiller vs. Luiz Azeredo
6. QF1: Kenichi Ogata vs. Kenji Kanai

5. 70kg: Gouki (?) Hishida vs. Hideyuki Yokoku
4. 50kg Female: Miku Matsumoto vs. Lena

Opening Fights:
3. 70kg S-Cup Reserve Fight A: Taiga Yamaguchi vs. Wei Shoulei
2. 70kg S-Cup Reserve Fight B: Greg Foley vs. Oh Ju-Suk (?)
1. 57kg: Tatsuhiro Takashima vs. Atsushi Sakamura

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11/24 Shoot Boxing - Brian Lo-A-Njoe Out!

Big disappointment for the fans that were hopeing to see Brian Lo-A-Njoe. It seems there were several requests from the Lo-A-Njoe camp that lead to Brian Lo-A-Njoe being pulled from the card, so not an injury. The Japanese press is reporting that he in addition to not making weight (he requested to come in a little above), requested an increase in fight money.

Luckily, there are 2 good reserve fights, so they should have back up fighters. Lets see what they put together 2 days before the event.

Change: 6. QF1: Kenichi Ogata vs. TBA

Fight order:
16. Main-Event: S-Cup Final: Winner Fight 12 vs. Winner Fight 13
15. 72kg: Koichi Kikuchi vs. Takaaki Umeno
14. 60kg: Pajunsuk Por. Pramuk vs. Jun Byun Gu (?)

S-Cup Semi-Finals:
13. Semi-Final 2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4
12. Semi-Final 1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2

11. 59kg: Akifumi Utagawa vs. Ken Shiratori
10. 50.8kg Female: Mai Ichi vs. Fuuka Kakimoto

S-Cup Quarter-Finals:
9. QF4: Andy Souwer vs. Edvin Kibus
8. QF3: Hiroki Shishido vs. Chris Horodecki
7. QF2: Denis Schneldmiller vs. Luiz Azeredo
6. QF1: Kenichi Ogata vs. TBA

5. 70kg: Gouki (?) Hishida vs. Hideyuki Yokoku
4. 50kg Female: Miku Matsumoto vs. Lena

Opening Fights:
3. 70kg S-Cup Reserve Fight A: Kenji Kanai vs. Wei Shoulei
2. 70kg S-Cup Reserve Fight B: Greg Foley vs. Oh Ju-Suk (?)
1. 57kg: Tatsuhiro Takashima vs. Atsushi Sakamura

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11/24 Shoot Boxing - Fight Order

Late November and early December will be a very busy time in Japan. One of the highlights is the upcoming Shoot Boxing event in Saitama Super Arena. As always, they are pulling in some big stars for this event.

There are a total of 16 (!) fights on the card, stars include Andy Souwer, Chris Horodecki, Kenichi Ogata and female idol Fuuka Kakimoto. I will give live results.

Remember, this is Shoot Boxing so not MMA as such. Standing submissions are allowed though. If you want to read up on the rules, you can find them here.

16. Main-Event: S-Cup Final: Winner Fight 12 vs. Winner Fight 13
15. 72kg: Koichi Kikuchi vs. Takaaki Umeno
14. 60kg: Pajunsuk Por. Pramuk vs. Jun Byun Gu (?)

S-Cup Semi-Finals:
13. Semi-Final 2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4
12. Semi-Final 1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2

11. 59kg: Akifumi Utagawa vs. Ken Shiratori
10. 50.8kg Female: Mai Ichi vs. Fuuka Kakimoto

S-Cup Quarter-Finals:
9. QF4: Andy Souwer vs. Edvin Kibus
8. QF3: Hiroki Shishido vs. Chris Horodecki
7. QF2: Denis Schneldmiller vs. Luiz Azeredo
6. QF1: Kenichi Ogata vs. Brian Lo-A-Njoe

5. 70kg: Gouki (?) Hishida vs. Hideyuki Yokoku
4. 50kg Female: Miku Matsumoto vs. Lena

Opening Fights:
3. 70kg S-Cup Reserve Fight A: Kenji Kanai vs. Wei Shoulei
2. 70kg S-Cup Reserve Fight B: Greg Foley vs. Oh Ju-Suk (?)
1. 57kg: Tatsuhiro Takashima vs. Atsushi Sakamura

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11/24 Shoot Boxing - Saitama SA - Fights Announced

Shoot Boxing has announced the last fighter in the S-Cup quarter finals, facing Kenichi Ogata will be Dutchman Brian Lo-A-Njoe. This is a rematch from last years big Shoot Boxing event "Battle Summit Ground Zero Tokyo 2007". On that occation, Lo-A-Njoe beat the 2006 S-Cup champion with a KO 44 seconds into round 2.

Also added is Thai fighter Pajunsuk Por. Pramuk. He fought in the previous Shoot Boxing event and won convincingly, you can see my review of the event here. It was a very good event. Unfortunately, I am not able to figure out who he is fighting... I am really bad with Korean names, I have tried to translate it from the Japanese writing.

If you're in Japan, you can get this event on SkyPerfect PPV. Price is 2,625円.
If you want to go to this event, there are still tickets available.

Added:
QF1: Kenichi Ogata vs. Brian Lo-A-Njoe

Non-Tournament Fights:
60kg: Pajunsuk Por. Pramuk vs. Jun Byun Gu (?)
72kg: Koichi Kikuchi vs. Takaaki Umeno
59kg: Akifumi Utagawa vs. Ken Shiratori
70kg: Gouki (?) Hishida vs. Hideyuki Yokoku
57kg: Tatsuhiro Takashima vs. Atsushi Sakamura

Previously Announced:
Quarter-Finals:
QF1: Kenichi Ogata vs. Brian Lo-A-Njoe
QF2: Denis Schneldmiller vs. Luiz Azeredo
QF3: Hiroki Shishido vs. Chris Horodecki
QF4: Andy Souwer vs. Edvin Kibus

Reserve fights:
Kenji Kanai vs. Wei Shoulei
Greg Foley vs. Oh Ju-Suk (?)

Semi-Finals:
SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4

Final:
Winner SF 1 vs. Winner SF2

Non-Tournament Fight:
Female: Miku Matsumoto vs. Lena
Female: Mai Ichi vs. Fuuka Kakimoto

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11/24 Shoot Boxing (Saitama SuperArena) - Female Fight Announced

Shoot Boxing have announced another female fight on their big card for Saitama Superarena. It is between 2 female pro-wrestlers and should be a fun fight, even though I am not sure about their kickboxing skills.

The fights is between Mai Ichi, who has competed in both SmackGirl and DEEP previously, and Fuuka Kakimoto. Fuuka has also competed in SmackGirl, but has made her name in Pro-Wrestling. Fuuka is famous for her looks and should be a draw for Japanese fans.



Picture from SportsNavi http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/headlines/etc/20081106-00000021-spnavi-fight.html


Added:
Ladies fight: Mai Ishi vs. Fuuka Kakimoto

Previously announced:
Quarter-Finals:
QF1: Andy Souwer vs. Edvin Kibus
QF2: Hiroki Shishido vs. Chris Horodecki

QF3: Denis Schneldmiller vs. Luiz Azeredo
QF4: Kenichi Ogata vs. TBA

Semi-Finals:
SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4

Final:
Winner SF 1 vs. Winner SF2

Reserve fights:
Kenji Kanai vs. Wei Shoulei
Greg Foley vs. Oh Ju-Suk (?)

Non-Tournament Fight:
Miku Matsumoto vs. Lena

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11/24 Shoot Boxing (Saitama Super Arena) - Fights Announced (Andy Souwer, Chris Horodecki, Luiz Azeredo)

Shoot Boxing have announced the fights for their big event of the year. This time its in Saitama Superarena, and it will be HUGE. I went to the last one, and was really impressed by the atmosphere and the quality of the fights. For this card they are really bringing in the big stars though.

On the card is Andy Souwer, Chris Horodecki, Luiz Azeredo and Shoot Boxing star Hiroki Shishido. Last time, Megumi Fuji had a fight, this time they are giving Miku Matsumoto a shot.

This will be a tournament format, like K-1, with quarter finals --> final.



The Tournament set up is like this:
Quarter-Finals:
QF1: Andy Souwer vs. Edvin Kibus
QF2: Hiroki Shishido vs. Chris Horodecki

QF3: Denis Schneldmiller vs. Luiz Azeredo
QF4: Kenichi Ogata vs. TBA

Semi-Finals:
SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4

Final:
Winner SF 1 vs. Winner SF2

Reserve fights:
Kenji Kanai vs. Wei Shoulei
Greg Foley vs. Oh Ju-Suk (?)

Non-Tournament Fight
Miku Matsumoto vs. Lena

Participating:
Fuuka (Female Pro-Wrestler)

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