6/6 Shooting Disco 12 "Stand by Me" - Fight Order

The popular Shooting Disco series is set to continue with their 12th event on June 6. As usual the event will take place in Shinjuku Face, and the card will focus around good matchmaking.

The main event will make a difference in the Shooto featherweight rankings as number 6 ranked So Tazawa takes on number 8 Teriyuki Matsumoto.

Main-Event:
10. Feather: So Tazawa 8-5-4 vs. 6-3-0 Teriyuki Matsumoto

9. Light: Komei Okada 6-10-2 vs. 8-8-1 Masaki Yanagisawa
8. Feather: Yuta Nezu 8-4-1 vs. 2-0-0 Keita Kono
7. Welter: Hisaki "Kotobukimaru" Hiraishi 7-4-2 vs. 2-4-5 Shinobu Miura
6. Fly: Takehiro "Tiger" Ishii 6-7-2 vs. 3-1-1 Yusuke "Tenkaze" Sato

Rookie Tournament:
5. Light: Koji Nakamura 4-4-1 vs. 3-3-2 Satoshi Inaba
4. Welter: Shotoku Suzuki 1-0-0 vs. 1-0-0 Yoshikazu "Kotetsu" Fujishi

Non-Tournament:
3. Fly: Takafumi Ato 0-1-0 vs. 0-3-0 Takahiro Kobori
2. Bantam: Yuya Kaneuchi 0-4-2 vs. 1-2-0 Keiji Koizumi
1. Bantam: Hiroaki Ijima 3-2-1 vs. 1-0-1 Kosuke "Rambo" Suzuki

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10/18 Shooto GIG Tokyo Vol. 3 - RESULTS

A very interesting event in Shinjuku Face right now. I started updating the results a bit late, and will update the early fights later. The 3 last fights will be close to live.

Okazaki defeats Ogikubo in the fight for the Shooto Pacific Rim featherweight title!

Main-Event Pacific Shooto Featherweight Title Fight:
Koetsu Okazaki Def. Hiromasa Ogikubo by KO Round 2 2:08

Welter: Guy Delameau Def. Jin Kazeta by Decision 3-0
Light: Masaki Yanagisawa Def. Kazuhiro Ito by Triangle Choke Round 2 1:07
Feather: Yuta Nezu Def. Nobuhiro "Mike" Hayakawa by TKO Round 2 4:38
Mddle: Mateus Irie Nechio Def. Yoshinori Takahashi by armbar Round 1 2:58
Feather: Makoto Sannai Def. Keita Ishibashi by armbar Round 1 3:09
Light: Yoshitaka Okigi Def. Hiroki Kita by armbar Round 1 3:28

Rookie Tournament:
Welter: Koji Matsumoto Def. Munehiro "Mike" Kin by rear-naked choke Round 1 4:28
Bantam: Yosuke "Flying Monkey No*2" Saruta Def. Jun Nagasoe by Decision 3-0
Fly: Yusuke Sato Def. Tomokazu "Kewpie" Sato by Decision 3-0

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10/18 Shooto Gig Tokyo Vol. 3 - Fight Order

Shooto promotor Sustain and Shooto Gym Tokyo have announced the fight order for their event in Shinjuku Face on October 18. It should be a good event and the main event will be a awesome fight for the Shooto featherweight Pacific rim title fight. Both Koetetsu Okazaki and Hiromasa Ogikubo are awesome fighters and the winner of this fight will be a very deserved champion.

But this card has a lot of talented and interesting fighters on it. Some fighters worth mentioning are Guy Delameau and Yuta Nezu, I am picking both of them for a win even though I like cheering for the eternal underdog "Mike" Hayakawa (he is a much better fighter than his record indicates).

Featherweight Pacific Title Fight:
10. Koetsu Okazaki 5-1-1 vs. 6-0-2 Hiromasa Ogikubo

9. Welter: Jin Kazeta 8-9-2 vs. 10-5-1 Guy Delameau
8. Light: Kazuhiro Ito 5-4-0 vs. 7-7-1 Masaki Yanagisawa
7. Feather: Yuta Nezu 7-3-1 vs. 1-4-3 Nobuhiro "Mike" Hayakawa
6. Middle: Mateus Irie Nechio 4-3-0 vs. 0-6-0 Yoshinori Takahashi
5. Feather: Makoto Sannai 1-1-0 vs. 0-1-0 Keita Ishibashi
4. Light: Hiroki Kita 2-5-1 vs. 0-1-0 Yoshitaka Okigi

Rookie Tournament Semi Finals:
3. Welter: Koji Matsumoto vs. 2-1-0 Munehiro "Mike" Kin
2. Bantam: Yosuke Saruta 1-2-0 vs. 2-3-0 Jun Nagasoe
1. Fly: Yusuke Sato 2-1-0 vs. 1-0-0 Tomokazu Sato

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9/4 Shooto Kitazawa Shooto 2009 Vol. 2 - RESULTS

On Friday in Kitazawa Townhall, K'z Factory held "Kitazawa Shooto 2009 Vol. 2", without the biggest Shooto stars, but ith some stars in the making. Yoshioka's record might not have been the best going in, and just looking at that he was probably the underdog here. He did however bring tons of experience against top fighters. Yoshioka was able to use an omopalata to sweep Hiroyuki Abe, in the process getting in top position and finishing the fight with a guillotine choke. This was a fight that will impact the flyweight Shooto rankings.

In the co-main event Matsufuji's 3 fight winning streak was broken just 39 seconds into the fight, when Akagi landed a left hook that KOed the 31 year old fighter.

Fly: Hiroaki Yoshioka Def. Hiroyuki Abe by guillotine choke Round 2 3:08
Bantam: Toshimichi Akagi Def. Hiroharu Matsufuji by KO Round 1 0:39
Welter: Shin Kochiwa Def. Junpei Chikano by KO Round 1 3:06
Welter: Shinobu Miura vs. Koji Nishioka Draw 1-1
Light: Masaki Yanagisawa Def. Takamaro Watari by TKO Round 1 1:17
Bantam: Masumi Tozawa Def. Yuya Kaneuchi by Decision 3-0
Bantam: Akinobu Watanabe Def. Keiji Koizumi by TKO Round 4:45
Feather: Isao Yoshida Def Keita Ishibashi by Decision 3-0

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8/9 Shooto GIG Saitama 1 - Results

Shooto had put together a very interesting card for their 1st GIG Saitama card. The main event was a catchweight fight at 54kg between the #1 ranked flyweight, "Shinpei" Tahara and Jessie Taitano from Guam.

A lot of the fans had come to see the Shooto Legend Rumina Sato in a grappling fight with Yoshiko Matsumoto, in a fight that went the distance. Matsumoto pulled out the points victory.

"Tiger" Ishii pulled off a small surprise as he submitted the very talented and popular Mikitoshi Yamagami.

Guy Delameau is back on the winning side of things after a KO win over Komei Okada, who has had a tough couple of years.

Main-Event:
9. 54kg: Noboru "Shinpei" Tahara Def. Jessie Taitano by Decision 3-0

8. Fly: Takehiro "Tiger" Ishii Def. Mikitoshi Yamagami by Kimura Round 1 4:21
7. Grappling - Light: Yoshihiko Matsumoto Def. Rumina Sato by point 6-2
6. Welter: Guy Delameau Def. Komei Okada by KO Round 2 3:44
5. Light: Hidenori Nishino Def. Masaki Yanagisawa by Decision 3-0
4. Light: Kosuke Kindaichi Def. Toshiaki Hayasaka by KO Round 1 4:49
3. Female - Fly: Izumi Noguchi vs. "Windy" Tomomi Sunabe Draw
2. Fly: Shuichiro Okumura Def. Kazuyuki Yoshida by rear-naked choke Round 1 2:36

Rookie Tournament:　
1. Bantam: Yosuke Saruta Def. Takahiro Kobori by TKO Round 1 3:06

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8/9 Shooto Gig Saitama 1 - Rumina Sato in Grappling Fight + Fight Order

The 1st GIG Saitama card is ready, and the honor of the main event goes to "Shinpei" Tahara vs. Jessie Taitano. This will be a catchweight fight and should be a very interesting match-up of a top flyweight and a fighter climbing the bantamweight ranking.

Also added to the card is a grappling fight between Rumina Sato and Yoshihiko Matsumoto. Rumina has been struggling in the ring lately, and has been mixing it up with a bit of ShootBoxing, but he is a star in Shooto and I am sure there will be lots of fans wanting to see him grapple agian.

Over all a good Saitama GIG card, these are more about promoting up and coming fighters, and this card should do just that.

Main-Event:
9. 54kg: Noboru "Shinpei" Tahara 6-3-1 vs. 5-3-2 Jessie Taitano

8. Fly: Mikitoshi Yamagami 3-1-0 vs. 5-7-2 Takehiro "Tiger" Ishii
7. Grappling - Light: Rumina Sato vs. Yoshihiko Matsumoto
6. Welter: Guy Delameau 9-5-1 vs. 5-9-2 Komei Okada
5. Light: Hidenori Nishino 2-3-2 vs. 6-6-1 Masaki Yanagisawa
4. Light: Toshiaki Hayasaka 0-4-0 vs. 0-0-1 Kosuke Kindaichi
3. Female - Fly: Izumi Noguchi 5-5-0 vs. 12-10-0 "Windy" Tomomi Sunabe
2. Fly: Kazuyuki Yoshida 0-3-0 vs. Shuichiro Okumura

Rookie Tournament:　
1. Bantam: Yosuke Saruta 0-2-0 vs. Kotetsu

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8/9 Shooto Gig Saitama 1 - Fights Announced

The 1st Shooto Gig Saitama card is taking shape and 4 more fights have been added. Most notable, Guy Delameau will take on Komei Okada. Guy Delameau was on a good run in 2008, but 2009 has started with a 1-1-1 record. Winning a decisive win in January and having 2 very close fights end in a loss and a draw. Okada has not won since 2007 and both these fighters will be hungry for the win here.

Also added is a female attraction. "Windy" Tomomi will take on "Jet" Izumi. "Jet" has not had a fight since 2005 and it will be interesting to see how she does in her return.

Added:
Fly: "Windy" Tomomi Sunaba 12-10-0 vs. 5-5-0 "Jet" Izumi Noguchi
Light: Hidenori Nishino 2-3-2 vs. 6-6-1 Masaki Yanagisawa
Light: Toshiaki Hayasaka 0-4-0 vs. 0-0-1 Kosuke Kindaichi
Welter: Komei Okada 5-9-2 vs. 9-5-1 Guy Delameau

Previously Announced:
54kg: Noboru "Shinpei" Tahara 6-3-1 vs. 5-3-2 Jessie Taitano
Fly: Mikitoshi Yamagami 3-1-0 vs. 5-7-2 Takehiro "Tiger" Ishii
Fly: Kazuyuki Yoshida 0-3-0 vs. Shuichiro Okumura
Grappling: Yoshihiko Matsumoto vs. TBA

Rookie Tournament:　
Bantam: Yosuke Saruta 0-2-0 vs. 2-1-1 Hidetaka Naka

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6/1 Pancrase Shining Tour 5 - Fight Order Announced

Pancrase has announced the fight order for their event next Sunday. There are some big Pancrase stars on this card and it should be a good event. Added to the card is exciting Brazilian Rafael Dos Anjos, who will make his Japan debut against Takaichi Hirayama. Also fighting is Yukio Sakaguchi, who is always fun to watch, even if his record is not the best.

Main-Event
Keiichiro Yamamiya 33-22-9 vs. 16-20-1 Hiromitsu Kanehara

Izuru Takeuchi 24-9-6 vs. 9-0-0 Junior
Takafumi Ito 33-26-10 vs. 5-3-2 Shinsuke Shoji
Takaichi Hirayama 7-9-6 vs. 9-2-0 Rafael dos Anjos
Seiya Kawahara 4-0-0 vs. 5-5-1 Masaki Yanagisawa
Yukio Sakaguchi 1-3-0 vs. 4-10-2 Masakazu Kuramochi
Tomoki Murayama 1-4-0 vs. 8-1-5 Ranki Kawana
Yuichiro Shirai "Yukito" 3-5-3 vs. 1-3-2 Toshihiro Shimizu

PancraseGate:
Yuki Yashima 2-4-1 vs. Wataru Yoshikawa

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