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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3/20 Shooto Tradition 6- Results

Shooto Tradition 6 starts at the same time as the Sengoku event today. I will be updating the results as they become available here.

2 title fights on the card and lots of interesting talent, it should be a good event in Korakuen Hall.

Bantamweight Shooto World Title Fight:
9. Shinichi "BJ" Kojima Def. Yuki Shoujou by rear-naked choke Round 3 0:38

Featherweight Shooto World Title Fight:
8. Masakatsu Ueda Def. So Tazawa by Decsion 3-0
Another strong decision win for Ueda.

There is a break before the final 2 fights. In that, there are some announcements, May 10 Shooto will hold the Tradition Final, and on the card will be the following:

Koutetsu Boku vs. Yutaka Ueda
"Lion" Takeshi vs. Rumina Sato

Participating:
Takashi Nakakura

6. Feather: Hiromasa Ogikubo Def. Tetsu "Hadairo" Suzuki by decision 3-0
5. Fly: Noburo "Shinpei" Tahara vs. Takehiro Harusaki DRAW
4. Bantam: Masaaki Sugawara vs. Daiji Takahashi DRAW
3. Fly: Atsushi "ATCH Anarchy" Takeuchi Def. Mikitoshi Yamagami by Decsion 3-0
2. Welter: Takayuki Okochi Def. Michiyuki Ishibashi by KO Round 1 0:13

Rookie Tournament:
1. Feather: Kota Onojima Def. Takashi Niikuni by TKO

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3/20 Shooto Tradition 6 - ***REMINDER***

***REMINDER***
This card has been ready for a while and it is very good. Personally, I am looking forward to the Ogikubo fight, but there are 2 title fights on as well. Also, look out for Yamagami, who always seems to be a hit with the crowd.

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The Shooto Trandition series have been awesome, as you would expect as Shooto is celebrating its 20th anniversary with this.

The latest event, #6 in the series, will have 2 title fights on the card. The main-event will be the bantamweight title fight between "BJ" Kojima and Yuki Shoujou. "BJ" is coming off a draw with Jesse Taitano at Tradition 5. Shoujou defeated Shooto veteran Yasuhiro Urushitani in this last fight, and this should be a very good fight.

The co-main event is the other title fight on the card. The undefeated Masakatsu Ueda is taking on So Tazawa. Tazawa is coming off a draw with Ogikubo in Tradition 4. So Tazawa have not lost since his last fight with Ueda, that almost exactly 2 years ago and Ueda won by Brabo choke in round 3.

Also on the card are some very interesting fights. Ogikubo, who is unbeaten in his Shooto career, will take on the grappling specialist "Hadairo".

There was one fight added with the announcement of the fight order. The veteran Takayuki Okochi will take on Michiyuki Ishibashi. Okochi have not tasted victory in over 6 years, and should be very determined to get one here. Ishibashi is not far behind, his only professional win was back in 2007, or 4 fights ago.

Bantamweight Shooto World Title Fight:
9. Shinichi "BJ" Kojima vs. 8-4-2 Yuki Shoujou

Featherweight Shooto World Title Fight:
8. Masakatsu Ueda 8-0-2 vs. 8-3-3 So Tazawa

6. Feather: Hiromasa Ogikubo 5-0-2 vs. 8-6-3 Tetsu "Hadairo" Suzuki
5. Fly: Noburo "Shinpei" Tahara 5-3-0 vs. 5-4-0 Takehiro Harusaki
4. Bantam: Masaaki Sugawara 7-3-0 vs. 6-10-3 Daiji Takahashi
3. Fly: Atsushi "ATCH Anarchy" Takeuchi 5-4-2 vs. 3-0-0 Mikitoshi Yamagami
2. Welter: Takayuki Okochi 7-12-3 vs. 1-5-1 Michiyuki Ishibashi

Rookie Tournament:
1. Feather: Takashi Niikuni 1-0-0 vs. Kota Onojima

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3/20 Shooto Tradition 6 - Fights Added

Shooto have announced 2 more fights for their Tradition 6 card. This event is held on the same day as the Sengoku 7 event, and needs to be good, and this is shaping up to be something special.

There are already 2 title fights on the card, in addition to that there were some very good talent.

Today, they have added some more fights as well. The unbeaten 7th ranked featherweight Hiromasa Ogikubo will face grappling specialist and 10th ranked Tetsu Suzuki. Ogikubo faced Tazawa in his last fight and drew, this event So Tazawa is fighting for the title and I am guessing the winner of this fight will climb into contention.

The other fight added today is between Masaaki Sugawara and
debutant Daiji Takahashi.

***UPDATE***
Made a mistake when looking up Daiji Takahashi... He is a very experienced fighter, but not had a win in his last 5 fights. I am sure he will come in motivated to get one here.


Added:
Feather: Hiromasa Ogikubo 5-0-2 vs. 8-6-3 Tetsu "Hadairo" Suzuki
Bantam: Masaaki Sugawara 7-3-0 vs. 6-10-3 Daiji Takahashi

Previously Announced:
Bantamweight Shooto World Title Fight:
Shinichi "BJ" Kojima vs. 8-4-2 Yuki Shoujou

Featherweight Shooto World Title Fight:
Masakatsu Ueda 8-0-2 vs. 8-3-3 So Tazawa

Fly: Noburo "Shinpei" Tahara 5-3-0 vs. 5-4-0 Takehiro Harusaki
Fly: Atsushi "ATCH Anarchy" Takeuchi 5-4-2 vs. 3-0-0 Mikitoshi Yamagami

Rookie Tournament:
Feather: Takashi Niikuni 1-0-0 vs. Kota Onojima

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3/20 Shooto Tradition 6 - 2 Title Fights Announced

Shooto is moving back to Korakuen Hall for this event that is taking place the same day as Sengoku 7. Shooto producer/sponsor Sustain recently signed a deal with Sengoku, so I am guessing that means we will see some Shooto fighters in Sengoku.

Either way, this card is looking very good! 2 world title fights have been added to this card. "BJ" will fight again, this time he will put his bantamweight title on the line against Yuki Shoujou.

The other title fight is in the featherweight division (shooto that is 60.0kg, Sengoku is 65.0kg). Undefeated champion Masakatsu Ueda will take on So Tazawa. Tazawa has been on a strong run lately, and his last loss came 2 years ago to Masakatsu Ueda.

Also on the card, look out for undefeated Mikitoshi Yamagami, who always seems to get the crowd on his side. This is his first fight in Korakuen hall, but he is always a hit in Shinjuku Face.

Bantamweight Shooto World Title Fight:
Shinichi "BJ" Kojima vs. 8-4-2 Yuki Shoujou

Featherweight Shooto World Title Fight:
Masakatsu Ueda 8-0-2 vs. 8-3-3 So Tazawa

Fly: Noburo "Shinpei" Tahara 5-3-0 vs. 5-4-0 Takehiro Harusaki
Fly: Atsushi "ATCH Anarchy" Takeuchi 5-4-2 vs. 3-0-0 Mikitoshi Yamagami

Rookie Tournament:
Feather: Takashi Niikuni 1-0-0 vs. Kota Onojima

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7/18 Shooto - Tradition 02 - Wicky Akio Participating

Shooto have added to their Tradition 02 card. I have made a comment earlier about value for money in these events, and as an audience I have to say that this card looks like very good value, with a ringside seat costing 10,000 yen!

Today it was announced that Wicky Akiyo will be participating. Earlier it has been announced that "BJ" Kojima is fighting also, so this should be a very good event if you add that to the fights that are already announced.

Shinji Sasaki 6-2-0 vs. 8-7-2 Jin Kazeta
Takehiro Harusaki 5-3-0 vs. 4-0-1 Shinya Murofushi
Teriyuki Matsumoto 5-2-0 vs. 4-4-1 Takahiro Hosoi
Akihiro Yamazaki 9-2-1 vs. 1-0-0 Naoko Hirayama
Naohiro Mizuno 2-1-0 vs. 1-0-0 Daiki Tsuchiya

Rookie Tournament Round 2:
Daiki Tsuchiya 1-0-0 vs. 2-1-0 Naohiro Mizuno
Yuta Nezu 4-1-0 vs. 1-0-0 Haruo Ochi

Participating:
Shinichi "BJ" Kojima 8-3-4
"Wicky" Akiyo Nishiura 7-2-1

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7/18 Shooto - Tradition 02

Shooto has announced some fights for the 2nd Tradition event, this is to celebrate their 20th anniversary and they put on some very good fights in the first event. For this, the ticket prices are cheaper, but the fights announced look interesting. Personally I am looking forward to seeing Murofushi, I believe this will be his first Class A fight and I think he has been very good in his previous fights.

Shinji Sasaki 6-2-0 vs. 8-7-2 Jin Kazeta
Takehiro Harusaki 5-3-0 vs. 4-0-1 Shinya Murofushi
Teriyuki Matsumoto 5-2-0 vs. 4-4-1 Takahiro Hosoi

Rookie Tournament Round 2:
Daiki Tsuchiya 1-0-0 vs. 2-1-0 Naohiro Mizuno
Yuta Nezu 4-1-0 vs. 1-0-0 Haruo Ochi

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