3/28 Shooto "BORDER -season 2-" - "Amazon" Fighting

A pretty good card so far, announced for the 2nd season of "Border" in Osaka. This will be held in the Hirano Community Plaza.

Daisuke Sugie returned to Shooto late last year and got a win against Paulo Milano. Now he will be taking on another good opponent in "Hibiki" Tamura. I have to say that I am very excited about this fight, or any fight with "Amazon" for that matter.

Also on the card will be a very competitive flyweight battle with "Shinpei" Tahara taking on the veteran Junji Ikoma.

Fly: Noboru "Shinpei" Tahara 7-4-1 vs. 12-11-4 Junji Ikoma
Welter: Daisuke "Amazon" Sugie 8-6-1 vs. 10-3-5 Yukinari "Hibiki" Tamura
Light: "Jackknife" Tsuneo Kimura 5-2-0 vs. 3-1-0 Hiroshige Tanaka
Bantam: Ichaku Murata 4-7-0 vs. 3-2-0 Kentaro Watanabe

Rookie Tournament:
Middle: Ryuichiro Sumimura 0-1-0 vs. Yoshiaki Masuda
Fly: Masayoshi Kato 1-0-0 vs. 0-2-0 Takahiro "Kotetsu" Kobori
Fly: Tadaaki "Onibozu" Yamamoto 1-0-1 vs. Toshiaki Mitani
Welter: Fumihira "Crazy Berserker" Umezono 3-4-0 vs. 1-0-0 "Russian" Suzuki

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11/23 Shooto Revolutionary Excanges 3 - Results

Will be up as they become available.

Main-Event: Shooto World Flyweight Title Fight:
10. Rambaa "M-16" Somdet Def. Noboru "Shinpei" Tahara by Decision 3-0

9. Bantam: Ryuichi Miki Def. Masaaki Sugawara by Decision 3-0
8. Light: Issei Tamura Def. Gustavo Falciroli by Decision 3-0

Shooto vs. Pancrase:
7. Middle: Takuya Wada Def. Shiko Yamashita by rear-naked choke Round 3 4:26
6. Welter: Kotetsu Boku Def. Yukio Sakaguchi by BIG KO Round 1 1:54
5. Bantam: Mamoru Yamaguchi Def. Kiyotaka Shimizu by Decision 2-0

4. Fly: Megumi Fujii Def. "Windy" Tomomi Sunabe by armbar Round 1 3:24
3. Feather: Shuichiro Katsumura Def. So Tazawa by Brabo choke Round 1 3:54
2. Welter: Yoshihiro Koyama Def. Tetsuji Kato by KO round 2 1:22
1. Welter: Daisuke "Amazon" Sugie (Def. Paolo Milano by decision 3-0

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11/23 Shooto Revolutionary Excanges 3 - Weigh-in Results

The weigh-ins for tomorrow's Shooto event are done, the fighters made weight and everything is on track for an awesome event tomorrow! The card is full of good matchups and I am putting my signature on the line in the forum, picking Sugawara over Miki. :)

I am in particular looking forward to Kojima returning to Shooto and the Shooto vs. Pancrase fights.

Main-Event: Shooto World Flyweight Title Fight:
10. Noboru "Shinpei" Tahara (51.9kg) 7-3-1 vs. 6-2-0 (52kg) Rambaa "M-16" Somdet

9. Bantam: Ryuichi Miki (55.6kg) 9-3-3 vs. 9-3-1 (56kg) Masaaki Sugawara
8. Light: Gustavo Falciroli (64.9kg) 8-1-2 vs. 4-0-0 (64.4kg) Issei Tamura

Shooto vs. Pancrase:
7. Middle: Shiko Yamashita (75.8kg) 10-4-3 vs. 18-8-10 (1NC) (76kg) Takuya Wada (King of Pancrase)
6. Welter: Kotetsu Boku (70kg) 14-6-2 vs. 3-5-0 (69.1kg) Yukio Sakaguchi
5. Bantam: Mamoru Yamaguchi (55.8kg) 21-5-3 vs. 4-2-1 (56kg) Kiyotaka Shimizu

4. Fly: Megumi Fujii (52kg) 18-0 vs. 12-11-1 (51.9kg) "Windy" Tomomi Sunabe
3. Feather: So Tazawa (59.6kg) 8-4-3 vs. 9-7-3 (59.6kg) Shuichiro Katsumura
2. Welter: Yoshihiro Koyama (69.8kg) 12-3-1 vs. 19-9-0(69.6kg) Tetsuji Kato
1. Welter: Daisuke "Amazon" Sugie (70kg) 7-6-1 vs. 8-4-1 (70kg) Paolo Milano

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11/23 Shooto Revolutionary Excanges 3 - Fight Order

Another great Shooto card is coming up, this time headlined by the Shooto flyweight world title fight! "Shinpei" Tahara will take on the crazy Muay Thai fighter Rambaa "M-16" Somdet and this fight should be awesome!

Also added to the card is Issei Tamura, the 2008 rookie tournament MVP and undefeated Krazy Bee fighter will take on the Austrailan Gustavo Falciroli.

A solid card from top to bottom!

Main-Event: Shooto World Flyweight Title Fight:
10. Noboru "Shinpei" Tahara 7-3-1 vs. 6-2-0 Rambaa "M-16" Somdet

9. Bantam: Ryuichi Miki 9-3-3 vs. 9-3-1 Masaaki Sugawara
8. Light: Gustavo Falciroli 8-1-2 vs. 4-0-0 Issei Tamura

Shooto vs. Pancrase:
7. Middle: Shiko Yamashita 10-4-3 vs. 18-8-10 (1NC) Takuya Wada (King of Pancrase)
6. Welter: Kotetsu Boku 14-6-2 vs. 3-5-0 Yukio Sakaguchi
5. Bantam: Mamoru Yamaguchi 21-5-3 vs. 4-2-1 Kiyotaka Shimizu

4. Fly: Megumi Fujii 18-0 vs. 12-11-1 "Windy" Tomomi Sunabe
3. Feather: So Tazawa 8-4-3 vs. 9-7-3 Shuichiro Katsumura
2. Welter: Yoshihiro Koyama 12-3-1 vs. 19-9-0 Tetsuji Kato
1. Welter: Daisuke "Amazon" Sugie 7-6-1 vs. 8-4-1 Paolo Milano

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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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6/6 Shooting Disco 9 - RESULTS

As always, an exciting card in Shinjuku Face earlier today. The main event ended in spectacular fashion just 20 seconds in.

Also on the card was an important fight to sort out the flyweight rankings, and I think we should expect a title fight in the weight division soon.

Lots of exciting fighters on the card, including a couple of fights in this years rookie tournament, spoilers if you read on.


Main-Event:
10. Light: Taiki Tsuchiya Def. Shintaro Ishiwatari by KO Round 1 0:20

9. Fly: Noburo "Shinpei" Tahara Def. Shinya Murofushi by TKO round 3 4:09
8. Welter: Guy Delameau vs. Yukinari "Hibiki" Tamura DRAW 0-0
7. Middle: Yoichiro Sato Def. Akihiro Murayama by Decision 3-0
6. Light: Naohiro Mizuno Def. Yuji Inoue by Decision 3-0
5. Light: Hidenori Nishino vs. Kosuke Kindaichi DRAW 1-0
4. Bantam: Tatsuya Nakashima Def. Joji Shimada by Decision 2-0

Rookie Tournament 2nd Round:
3. Bantam: Jun Nagasoe Def. Yoshiyuki Takano by Katagatame Round 1 3:31
2. Middle: Kenta Takagi Def. Yoshinori Takahashi by TKO Round 1 1:56

Non-Tournnament:
1. Welter: Daisuke Hoshino Def. Yuhei Ota by Decision 3-0

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6/6 Shooting Disco 9 -SUPERMAN- Fight Order

GutsMan promotion always put on great Shooting Disco cards, and the 9th card looks like it will be no different. The secret of the success are great matchups and talent.

The main event on this card will see Shintaro Ishiwatari take on Taiki Tsuchiya. Ishiwatari is coming of his 2nd career loss in the Sengoku featherweight GP, he lost to Korean Chan Sung Jung. Tsuchiya is also coming off his 2nd career loss, he traveled to Guam to take on Justing Cruz in PXC 17. Both fighters will look to get back to winning and it should be a very good fight between 2 talented fighters.

The co-main event will be the flyweight battle between 2 of shootos best flyweights. Noburo Tahara will take on Shinya Murofushi. Tahara's last win was an awesome fight with Atsushi Takeuchi (look for it), but then he lost to Rambaa Somdet and is ranked #2 after the Thai fighter. Murofushi is one of my favorite fighters, he got his 1st loss in his last fight against "Heat" Takeshi and will be looking to come back with a win here. This will be a very tactical fight.

Also on the card is Guy Delameau, Delameau had a very good winning streak broken by Ikuo Usuda in the last Shooting Disco event. Usuda is now scheduled to participate in the Sengoku Gold Rush project. Delameau will be taking on Yukinari "Hibiki" Tamura, a very talented fighter from Paraestra Osaka, who lost to Usuda in last year's rookie tournament final.

Main-Event:
10. Light: Shintaro Ishiwatari 6-2-3 vs. 3-2-0 Taiki Tsuchiya

9. Fly: Noburo "Shinpei" Tahara 5-3-1 vs. 4-1-1 Shinya Murofushi
8. Welter: Guy Delameau 9-5-0 vs. 8-3-4 Yukinari "Hibiki" Tamura
7. Middle: Akihiro Murayama 9-3-5 vs. 3-1-1 Yoichiro Sato
6. Light: Yuji Inoue 4-4-1 vs. 5-2-0 Naohiro Mizuno
5. Light: Hidenori Nishino 2-3-1 vs. Kosuke Kindaichi
4. Bantam: Joji Shimada 2-4-0 vs. 1-2-1 Tatsuya Nakashima

Rookie Tournament 2nd Round:
3. Bantam: Jun Nagasoe 1-3-0 vs. 1-0-0 Yoshiyuki Takano
2. Middle: Yoshinori Takahashi 0-5-0 vs. 2-1-0 Kenta Takagi

Non-Tournnament:
1. Welter: Yuhei Ota 0-1-0 vs. 4-1-0 Daisuke Hoshino

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6/21 Shooto - Shooting Disc 5 - RESULTS

The main event for yesterday's Shooto even was the re-match between the 2 veterans Jin Akimoto and Junji Ikoma. They fought in January in what was an exciting draw. Yesterday they fought again, the result being much the same...

All the results:
Jin Akimoto vs. Junji Ikoma DRAW
So Tazawa Def. Junya Kudo “KODO” by decision 3-0
Noboru "Shinpei" Tahara Def. Atsushi Takeuchi by arm-bar Round 2 3:25
Yoshitaro Niimi Def. Taisuke Okuno by decision 2-1
Eiji Murayma Def. Yuji Inoue by triangle choke Round 1 4:40
Seiji Otsuka Def. Ayumu “GOZO” Shioda by KO Round 2 0:59
Daisuke “Hunt” Okumiya vs. Shin Kochiwa DRAW
Hidenori Nishino Def. Kenichiro Marui by TKO Round 1 0:52

Rookie Tournament Bantamweight:
Hiroaki Ijima Def. Nari Fujita by decision 2-1

Nozomu Otsuka Def. Yosuke Saruta “Flying Monkey☆No.2” by TKO Round 2 3:25

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6/21 Shooto - Shooting Disc 5

Shooting Disc 5 will be held in Shinjuku Face and this are the card for the event on June 21. I think this looks like an interesting card. Akimoto and Ikoma is haveing a re-match of their fight just 5 months ago, but it will be a good fight again.

Jin Akimoto 10-11-3 vs. 10-9-2 Junji Ikoma
So Tazawa 7-3-2 vs. 6-0-2 Junya Kudo “KODO”
Atsushi Takeuchi 4-3-2 vs. 4-2-0 Noboru "Shinpei" Tahara
Taisuke Okuno 4-1-1 vs. 4-2-2 Yoshitaro Niimi
Yuji Inoue 4-3-1 vs. 3-4-2 Eiji Murayma
Seiji Otsuka 7-8-4 vs. 3-5-0 Ayumu “GOZO” Shioda
Daisuke “Hunt” Okumiya 1-2-0 vs. 0-1-0 Shin Kochiwa
Hidenori Nishino 0-2-0 vs. 0-1-0 Kenichiro Marui

Rookie Tournament Bantamweight:
Hiroaki Ijima vs. Nari Fujita

Yosuke Saruta “Flying Monkey☆No.2” 0-1-0 vs. Nozomu Otsuka

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