6/6 ShootBoxing - "V Hajime"s Opponent Announed

Shootboxing have announced "V Hajime"s opponent for June 6, it will be J-Girls fighter Ikue Tanimura.

Also announced is a fight between Yuji Sugahara and AACC's Ben Henry, who has had a few fights in Pancrase as well.

On the card is also a tournament with semi-finals and final. Should be a good one, and I am guessing the Korakuen Hall will be packed for this one.

Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi vs. Ikue Tanimura
Yuji Sugahara vs. Ben Henry

- YOUNG CAESARS TOURNAMENT 55 -
Super Bantamweight Tournament Finals
SF1: Kazuyuki Fushimi vs. Genki
SF2:Ryuya Sakabe vs. Masanori Ito

Final: Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2

Previously Announed:
Hiroki Shishido vs. Virgil Kalakoda
Hiroaki Suzuki vs. Tenkei Fujimiya
Kenji Kanai vs. Satoru Suzuki
Takeshi Ishikawa vs. Taylor "Ninja" McCorriston

Rena vs. ☆MIKA☆
Hisae Watanabe vs. Sumie Yamada

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6/6 ShootBoxing - Hisae Watanabe's Opponent Announced

From GBRing.com

ShootBoxing have announced 2 female fights for their event on June 6 in Korakuen Hall.

The event will include female S-Cup champion Rena vs. ☆MIKA☆.

Also making a return to the ShootBoxing ring will be the former DEEP champion Hisae Watanabe. This time she will take on J-Girls ranked #1 Sumie Yamada.

Added:
Rena vs. ☆MIKA☆
Hisae Watanabe vs. Sumie Yamada

Previously Announed:
Hiroki Shishido vs. Virgil Kalakoda
Hiroaki Suzuki vs. Tenkei Fujimiya
Kenji Kanai vs. Satoru Suzuki

Participating:
Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi

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11/18 ShootBoxing Bushido Part 5 - RESULTS

ShootBoxing held their event in Korakuen Hall earlier today and Takaaki Umeno scored a strong KO win in a very competitive fight with Chokdee Por. Parmuk. The other Thai fighter, Phajoneseuk Por. Pramuk got a close decision win.

Female S-Cup champion, Rena, defeated Emi Fujino and Alex Roberts scored a convincing decision win.

Main Event - Expert Class-Rule (5x3min. ext until winner deceided):
12. 70kg: Takaaki Umeno Def. Chokdee Por. Pramuk by KO Round 3 2:44

Expert Class-Rule (3x3min. ext until winner deceided):
11. 70kg: Kenji Kanai Def. Daisuke Tsutsumi by Decision 3-0 ext. Round
10. 70kg: Phajonseuk Por. Pramuk Def. Takeshi Ishikawa by Decision 2-0

Ladies Class-Rule (3x2min ext. 1R):
9. Rena Def. Emi Fujino by TKO (doctor stop) Round 2 5:00
8. Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi Def. Etsu Senchaigym by Decision 3-0 ext. round
7. Ai Takahashi Def. Harumi by TKO Round 2 2:51

Expert Class-Rule (3x3min. ext until winner deceided):
6. Alex Roberts Def. Masahiro Iwashita by Decision 3-0 (30-25, 30-25, 30-25)
5. Kazuyuki Fushimi Def. Daisuke Murata by TKO Round 2 2:37
4. Tatsuhiro Takashima Def. Takashi Moto by Decision 3-0

Opening Fights (Starting Rule 3x2min 1 ext.):
3. Yuji Sugawara Def. Shohei Nishimura by Decision 3-0
2. Kensaku Sugiyama Def. Masaya Matsuhana by Decision 2-0
1. Masatomo Kawachi Def. Yuki Sakamoto by Decision 2-1


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11/18 ShootBoxing Bushido Part 5 - Fight Order

ShootBoxing have announced the fight order for their next event, as always in Korakuen Hall.

These tickets usually sell really well, and I am sure this time will be no different. 2 thai fighters on the card and on in the main event taking on the ShootBoxing champion, Takaaki Umeno in a 5 round fight.

Also on the card is the female S-Cup winner Rena, she is taking on SmackGirl and Valkyrie veteran Emi Fujino.

Main Event - Expert Class-Rule (5x3min. ext until winner deceided):
12. 70kg: Takaaki Umeno vs. Chokdee Por. Pramuk

Expert Class-Rule (3x3min. ext until winner deceided):
11. 70kg: Kenji Kanai vs. Daisuke Tsutsumi
10. 70kg: Takeshi Ishikawa vs. Uirachai Saktui (?)

Ladies Class-Rule (3x2min ext. 1R):
9. Rena vs. Emi Fujino
8. Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi vs. Etsu Senchaigym
7. Ai Takahashi vs. TBA

Expert Class-Rule (3x3min. ext until winner deceided):
6. Alex Roberts vs. Masahiro Iwashita
5. Kazuyuki Fushimi vs. Daisuke Murata
4. Tatsuhiro Takashima vs. Takashi Moto

Opening Fights (Starting Rule 3x2min 1 ext.):
3. Yuji Sugawara vs. TBA
2. Kensaku Sugiyama vs. Masaya Matsuhana
1. Masatomo Kawachi vs. YukiSakamoto

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11/18 ShootBoxing Bushido Part 5

ShootBoxing have announced some fights for their 18 November card. They are bringing in some good Thai fighters and also Alex Roberts is back on a ShootBoxing card.

In addition to that, some popular female fighters as well, including "V Hajime" and female champion Rena.

Fights Announced:
Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi vs. Etsu Senchaigym
Takaaki Umeno vs. Chokdee Por. Pramuk
Takeshi Ishikawa vs. Uirachai Saktui (?)
Kenji Kanai vs. Daisuke Tsutsumi
Alex Roberts vs. Masahiro Iwashita

Participating:
RENA Female S-Cup Champion

Tickets:
RS 8,000円　
SS 7,000円　
S 6,000円
A 5,000円　
B 3,000円
At the door, add 500円.

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6/1 ShootBoxing Champions Carnival - RESULTS *UPDATED*

ShootBoxing is having their Champions Carnival in Korakuen Hall now. It is a very interesting card, and lots of good fighters on it.

Mamoru has had his 3rd ShootBoxing fight, and the Shooto ledgend has now put himself in title contention by defeating the #1 ranked Nagurachun M16.

We also have new West Pacific Welterweight and Super-Welterweight champions!

*UPDATE*
The Super-Featherweight title fight was fought as a non-title fight due to the challenger Hiroaki Suzuki coming in over weight. Thanks to Pete for notifying me!

Ring of Fire champion, Tylor Toner pulls off the upset in his ShootBoxing debut!

Main-Event:
9. 71kg: Tyler Toner Def. Kenichi Ogata by KO Round 1 3:00

ShootBoxing Western Pacific Title Fight (67kg):
8. 67kg: Hiroki Shishido Def. Luke Meitland by standing Guillotine Choke Round 2 1:15

Japan Super Werlterweight Title Fight (70kg):
7. (Challenger) Takaaki Umeno Def. (Champion) Kenji Kanai by TKO Round 5 2:02

Japan Super Featherweight (60kg):
6. (Challenger) Hiroaki Suzuki Def. (Champion)Tomohiro Oikawa by KO Round 3 3:00

5. 56kg: Mamoru Yamaguchi Def. Nagurachun Martha M16 by Decision (after ext.) 3-0
4. 60kg: Takeshi Ishikawa Def. Koya Shimada by TKO Round 1 1:26
3. 87kg: Kengo Shimizu Def. Koji Iga by KO Round 1 2:41
2. 55kg: Kazuyuki Fushimi Def. Hiroaki Okuwa by Decision 3-0
1. 55kg: Tatsuhiro Takashima Def. Tomonori Suzuki by standing Choke Round 3 1:40

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6/1 ShootBoxing Champions Carnival - Fight Order

ShootBoxing have announced the fight order for their Champions Carnival. This event will take place on MONDAY!!! (Corrected) in Korakuen Hall June 1.

It is a very interesting card, and there continues to be MMA stars on these ShootBoxing cards. One of the new fighters coming to ShootBoxing is the American Tyler Toner, he is the ROF lightweight champion and is coming straight in to fight in the main-event. He is taking on the very experienced Kenichi Ogata.

In addition to the main event there are no less than 3 (!) title fights on the card! This will be an awesome event and of course that means a special t-shirt. The shirt will be 3,500yen in the arena.



Fight order is after the jump.

Main-Event:
9. 71kg: Tyler Toner vs. Kenichi Ogata

ShootBoxing Western Pacific Title Fight (67kg):
8. 67kg: Hiroki Shishido vs. Luke Meitland

Japan Super Werlterweight Title Fight (70kg):
7. (Champion) Kenji Kanai vs. (Challenger) Takaaki Umeno

Japan Super Featherweight Title Fight (60kg):
6. (Champion)Tomohiro Oikawa vs. (Challenger) Hiroaki Suzuki

5. 56kg: Nagurachun Martha M16 vs. Mamoru Yamaguchi
4. 60kg: Takeshi Ishikawa vs. Koya Shimada
3. 87kg: Koji Iga vs. Kengo Shimizu
2. 55kg: Kazuyuki Fushimi vs. Hiroaki Okuwa
1. 55kg: Tomonori Suzuki vs. Tatsuhiro Takashima

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6/1 ShootBoxing Champions Carnival - Ring of Fire Champion Competing

The Ring of Fire lightweight champion, Tyler Toner, is just the latest in of a growing list of MMA fighters to try ShootBoxing.

On this card we also have Mamoru Yamaguchi, who will have his 3rd Shootboxing fight. Other MMA fighters who have tried ShootBoxing include Rumina Sato, MIKU, Antonio Carvalho and Luiz Azeredo, to name a few off the top of my head.

Tylor Toner will face the very experienced Kenichi Ogata in his debut. Ogata has a record of 44-14 in ShootBoxing and it will not be an easy opponent.

I am sure Korakuen Hall will be packed for this event, they usually are for the ShootBoxing events.

Added:
Tyler Toner vs. Kenichi Ogata

Previously Announced:
ShootBoxing Western Pacific Title Fight:
Hiroki Shishido vs. Luke Meitland

Japan Super Featherweight Title Fight:
(Champion)Tomohiro Oikawa vs. (Challenger) Hiroaki Suzuki

Japan Super Werlterweight Title Fight:
(Champion) Kenji Kanai vs. (Challenger) Takaaki Umeno

Nagurachun Martha M16 vs. Mamoru Yamaguchi
Koji Iga vs. Kengo Shimizu

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6/1 ShootBoxing Champions Carnival - Another Title Fight Added

You cant just call an event "Champions Carnival", if you do you need to add some fights that makes it what the title promises. That is exactly what ShootBoxing is doing. Today they have announced the addition of a 3rd title fight. I think it is a new title as well (I have only seen Japanese champtions in the past).

The fight will be for the ShootBoxing Western Pacific title. The fighters battling it out will be the Japanese ShootBoxing veteran Hiroki Shishido and Australian Luke Meitland(?). Shishido came 3rd in last year's S-Cup tournament, and it should be a very good fight.

I am not sure about the name of the Australian fighter, but he is from "Jabout" and is a WKBA champion.

Added:
ShootBoxing Western Pacific Title Fight:
Hiroki Shishido vs. Luke Meitland

Previously Announced:
Japan Super Featherweight Title Fight:
(Champion)Tomohiro Oikawa vs. (Challenger) Hiroaki Suzuki

Japan Super Werlterweight Title Fight:
(Champion) Kenji Kanai vs. (Challenger) Takaaki Umeno

Nagurachun Martha M16 vs. Mamoru
Koji Iga vs. Kengo Shimizu

Participants:
Kenichi Ogata

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6/1 ShootBoxing - Champion Carnival - Karate Champion Fighting

Kengo Shimizu, Karate champion, has been added to this card. He will be taking on ShootBoxing veteran Koji Iga. It is a very good addition to this card which is looking promising.

Also, I said earlier that Hiroki Shishido and Kenishi Ogata would be fighting eachother, that was wrong. They are both participants in this this event, their opponents are yet to be named.

The event is 3 weeks away, and there are still lots of fights to be added to this card.

Added:
Koji Iga vs. Kengo Shimizu

Previously announced:
Japan Super Featherweight Title Fight:
(Champion)Tomohiro Oikawa vs. (Challenger) Hiroaki Suzuki

Japan Super Werlterweight Title Fight:
(Champion) Kenji Kanai vs. (Challenger) Takaaki Umeno

Participants:
Hiroki Shishido
Kenichi Ogata

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6/1 ShootBoxing - Champion Carnival

ShootBoxing have announced the first coupld of fights for their Champion Carnival. The event will be in Korakuen Hall on June 1, and the card already has 2 title fights!

The title fights will be for the Japanese Super Featherweight and Super Welterweight divisions. The Super Featherweight champion, Tomohiro Oikawa, has a total record og 25 (13 KO)-10, but he lost his last fight in December. This time he will be defending against Hiroaki Suzuki, who has already put tigether 2 wins in 2009 and he has a 5-1 record in ShootBoxing.

The Super Welterweight title fight will see the champion and ShootBoxing star, Kenji Kanai take on Takaaki Umeno. Kanai has a shootBoxing record of 14-7, and he is coming off 3 straight losses. Takaaki Umeno is normally fighting at middleweight (72kg), but its only 2 kg down to super welterweight. Umeno has a perfect 8-0 ShootBoxing record and it should be a very interesting fight.

There is also a non-title fight announced, but it is 2 big profiles in ShootBoxing. The 2006 S-Cup Champion, Kenichi Ogata is taking on the very experienced Hiroki Shishido.

Japan Super Featherweight Title Fight:
(Champion)Tomohiro Oikawa vs. (Challenger) Hiroaki Suzuki

Japan Super Werlterweight Title Fight:
(Champion) Kenji Kanai vs. (Challenger) Takaaki Umeno

Hiroki Shishido vs. Kenichi Ogata

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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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2/11 Shoot Boxing - Fight Order Announced

Shoot Boxing have just about finalized their card for next months event in Korakuen Hall. The card will have 12 fights, and the main event will see Japanese Shoot Boxing star Hiroki Shishido face the Chinese champion Wei Shu Lei (I am not sure on spelling).

This card will feature 3 MMA fighters as well. Rumina Sato and Mamoru Yamaguchi are making their debuts, while DEEP female champion Miku Matsumoto is having her second go at Shoot Boxing.

If you are not seen any Shoot Boxing fights, here is a link to some of the best they have had: Shoot Boxing Best Bouts

12. Main-Event - 70kg: Hiroki Shishido vs. Wei Shu Lei (?)
11. 70kg: Kenji Kanai vs. TBA
10. 56kg: Mamoru Yamaguchi vs. Noriyuki Enari
9. 60kg: Takeshi Ishikawa vs. Akifumi Utagawa
8. 65kg: Rumina Sato vs. TBA
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.



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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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