12/13 Shooto Rookie Tournament Finals - RESULTS

Earlier today Shooto held their traditional Rookie Tournament finals. There were lots of close fights on the card, and 3 of the rookie tournament finals had to go an extra (3rd) round before the judges could pick the winner.

Krazy Bee's Yusuke Yachi won the lightweight final, and got the MVP award.

9. Welter: Guy Delameau Def. Mateus Irie Nechio by decision 3-0
8. Fly: Junji "Sarumaru" Ito Def. "Heat" Takeshi Sato by Decision 3-0
7. Feather: Naohiro "Chokugeki Gamon" Mizuno Def. Yuta Nezu by decision 3-0

Rookie Tournament Finals:
6. Light: Yusuke Yachi Def. Tsuneo "Jackknife" Kimura by chickenwing Round 2 2:21
5. Fly: Hiroyuki "Ron" Kondo Def. Yusuke Sato by Decision 3-0 (after ext.)
4. Feather: Keita Yoshida Def. Haruo Ochi by Decision 3-0 (after ext.)
3. Welter: Koji Matsumoto Def. "Gypsy" Taro Kusano by Decision 3-0
2. Bantam: Yosuke "Flying Monkey No.2" Saruta Def. Nozomi Otsuka by Decision 3-0 (after ext.)
1. Heavy: Takahiro "Jaian" Suzuki Def. Takashi Goto by rear-naked choke Round 1 3:52

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12/13 Shooto Rookie Tournament Finals

The traditional Rookie tournament finals take place in Shinjuku Face on December 13.

As usual there are some talented fighters. The welterweight final should be very interesting, Matsumoto has won all his fights within the distance and is coming in with a lot of comfidence. As usual the best fights should be in the featherweight and lightweight divisions, it looks that way this year as well.

This year they have added a heavyweight tournament as well.

In non-tournament fights, Yuta Nezu will be looking to build on his impressive Shooto record, but he is facing a very tough opponent in Naohiro Mizuno, the loser in last years rookie tournament final.

Non-Tournament Fights:
Welter: Guy Delameau 11-5-1 vs. 5-3-0 Mateus Irie Nechio
Fly: "Heat" Takeshi Sato 8-8-1 vs. 4-2-0 Junji "Sarumaru" Ito
Feather: Yuta Nezu 8-3-1 vs. 6-2-1 Naohiro "Chokugeki Gamon" Mizuno

Rookie Tournament Finals:
Heavy: Takashi Goto 1-0-1 vs. 2-1-0 Takahiro "Jaian" Suzuki
Welter: Koji Matsumoto 3-0-0 vs. 3-3-2 "Gypsy" Taro Kusano
Light: Yusuke Yachi 2-0-0 vs. vs. 5-1-0 Tsuneo "Jackknife" Kimura
Feather: Keita Yoshida 4-0-2 vs. vs. 4-1-0 Haruo Ochi
Bantam: Nozomi Otsuka 3-1-1 vs. 2-2-0 Yosuke "Flying Monkey No.2" Saruta
Fly: Yusuke Sato 3-1 vs. 3-2- Hiroyuki "Ron" Kondo

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5/20 Shooto Kitazawa Town Hall Vol. 1 - Results

Shooto put on an event in Kitazawa Town Hall yesterday, and I have to admitt that there has been too much going on lately and I missed it.

As always, these cards promote the lesser known Shooto fighters and is a good place to catch the future stars of Shooto.

The main event saw two veterans go at it, Hiroyuki Abe (K'z Factory) take on Takehiro Harusaki. Abe got the quick submission win and improves his career record to 5-1.

Koji Matsumoto goes to 2-0 and I am sure this is a fighter we will see agian soon. Both his wins have been by kneebar.

Bae Yong Kwon Def. Keiji Sakuta by Decision 3-0
Yuya Kaneuchi vs. Akinobu Watanabe Draw
Yasutaka Ishigami vs. Masumi Tozawa Draw
Koji Matsumoto Def. Junpei Chikano by kneebar Round 1 2:24
Shin Kochiwa Def. Norio Tokuhisa by TKO Round 2 3:18
Mateus Irie Nechio Def. Hiroaki Sakuma by TKO Round 1 0:45
Hiroyuki Abe Def. Takehiro Harusaki by Rear-naked Choke Round 1 1:35

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