4/29 Shooto GIG West 11 - Results

Wednesday Sustain put on "Shooto Gig West Vol. 11" in Osaka. The main event saw last year's rookie tournament champion, Kosuke Eda, take on Teriyuki Matsumoto. Matsumoto returned to the ring after 1.5 years away to rematch Eda. The result was the same.

In this years Rookie Tournament, "Yoroi" advanced with a win over Shooto debutant Yoshinori Takahashi. Takahasi now has an MMA record of 0-5 and is still looking for his 1st win.

Main-Event:
Feather: Teriyuki Matsumoto Def. Kosuke "Jukucho" Eda by Decision 2-0

Rookie Tournament:
Middle: Toshihiro "Yoroi" Shimizu Def. Yoshinori Takahashi by Decision 3-0

Non-Tournament:
Welter: Tatsunori Tanaka Def. Hiroshi Sugimoto by arm-triangle Round 1 3:22
Feather: Yasuaki "Aki" Nagamoto vs. Joji Kawamata Draw
Welter: Kota Shimoishi Def. Kunio Nakajima by Decision 3-0
Bantam: Hidetaka Naka Def. Takahiro Kobori by KO Round 2 1:55

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4/29 Shooto GIG West 11 - Fight Order

If you are in Tokyo on April 29, the M-1 Challenge is on. On the day Shooto is having their "Gig West 11" in Osaka.

The main event for this Shooto event will see last years rookie tournment champion, Kosuke Eda will take on the last fighter to defeat him, Teiyuki Matsumoto. Matsumoto has not fought since the last fight with Eda, in September 2007. Eda on the other hand has had 5 fights and has a 4-0-1 record.

Main-Event:
Feather: Teriyuki Matsumoto 5-2-0 vs. 7-2-3 Kosuke "Jukucho" Eda

Rookie Tournament:
Middle: Toshihiro "Yoroi" Shimizu 1-0-1 vs. 0-4-0 Keisuke Takahashi
Light-Heavy: Nobuyasu Fujikawa 0-2-0 vs. Yasushi Kato

Non-Tournament:
Welter: Hiroshi Sugimoto 1-2-1 vs. 1-3-0 Tatsunori Tanaka
Feather: Yasuaki "Aki" Nagamoto 4-3-0 vs. 3-2-3 Joji Kawamata
Welter: Kunio Nakajima 1-4-1 vs. Genjin Shimoishi (??)
Bantam: Hidetaka Naka 1-1-0 vs. "Kotetsu"

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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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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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