2/14 Shooto Gig North Vol. 5

Shooto have announced the 5th Gig North in Zepp Sapporo on February 14.

It looks like a pretty good card too, as usual local talent mixing it with Shooto fighters from other areas. The veteran "Gozo" is makeing the trip to Sapporo to take on the local favorite Fumihiro Kitahara in a fight that will probably be the main event.

The Rookie Tournament has a big addition, Pancrase and ZST veteran Ranki Kawana will have his 1st round fight here against the local Takashi Niikuni.

Announced:
Bantam: Ayumu "Gozo" Shioda 7-6-0 vs. 6-1-1 Fumihiro Kitahara
Bantam: Toshimichi Akagi 7-4-3 vs. 5-4-1 Takuya Mori
Light: Daisuke Ishizawa 4-6-0 vs. 8-7-1 Masaki Yanagisawa
Fly: Kenichi Sawada 4-10-4 vs. 3-2-0 Tatsuya Yamamoto
54kg: Keisuke Kurata 4-7-1 vs. 1-2-0 Atsushi Mochizuki

Rookie Tournament:
Feather: Takashi Niikuni 1-1-0 vs. 12-2-6 Ranki Kawana
Bantam: Isao Yoshida 1-0-0 vs. Yusuke Honma

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6/7 Shooto GIG North Vol. 4 - Results

Shooto's GIG North was overshadowed by the Pancrase card yesterday, but that doesnt mean that there werent some interesting fights taking place in ZEPP Sapporo.

The main event on this 5 fight card saw local favorite, Takuya Mori, take on the experienced Akimoto pupil, Daiji Takahashi.

Of the fights to take note of, 2 Rookie tournament champions faced of. Fumihiro Kitahara was the winner in 2008, and he took on the 2007 champion, Kenji Hosoya.

Daiji Takahashi Def. Takuya Mori by Decision 2-0
Fumihiro Kitahara Def. Kenji Hosoya by Rear-Naked Choke Round 2 4:49
Paolo Milano Def. Michiyuki "Aroi" Ishibashi by Decision 3-0
Tatsuya Yamamoto Def. Keisuke Kurata by Decision 2-0
Kenichi Sawada Def. Atsushi Mochizuki by Decision 3-0

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11/22 Shooto GIG North Vol. 3 - RESULTS

Shooto kicked off a busy few weeks in Japanese MMA yesterday. A good event in Sapporo which saw home town favorite Mori face the veteran Ikoma.

There was a lot of talent on this card, in addition to a great exhibition fight. The results are below the jump.

Takuya Mori vs. Junji Ikoma DRAW
Tatsuya Yamamoto Def. Kazuyuki Yoshida by Rear-naked Choke Round 2 2:09
Exhibition: Fumihiro Kitahara vs. Yusuke Honma
Taro Kusano Def. Hidekazu "Aniki" Asakura by Decision 3-0
Tsuneo "Jackknife" Kimura Def. Michiyuki "Aroi" Ishibashi by decision 3-0
Junpei Chikano Def. Yoshiki Noguchi by Decision 3-0
Atsushi Mochiduki Def. Takeshi Sato by decision 3-0
Takashi Nikuni Def. Toshiaki Hayasaka by arm-bar Round 2 4:03

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11/22 Shooto GIG North Vol. 3 - ***REMINDER***

***Reminder*** This event is being held today in ZEPP Sapporo. I will update the results as soon as they become available.

Shooto have announced Takuya Mori's opponent for Shooto Gig North on November 22. With that the card is complete.

There is no surprise that Mori is in the main event, this time he will face the veteran Junji Ikoma who is currently ranked #6. If Mori was to win this, it would mean a boost to his ranking, and he would have to be considered an outsider against the 9 years older Ikoma.

It should be a good night of fights, and some of these fighters will get their first taste of victory.

Main Event:
7. Bantam: Takuya Mori 5-3-0 vs. 11-9-3 Junji Ikoma

6. Fly: Tatsuya Yamamoto 1-2-0 vs. 0-1-0 Kazuyuki Yoshida
5. Welter: Hidekazu "Aniki" Asakura 1-4-0 vs. 0-2-1 Taro Kusano
4. Welter: Michiyuki "Aroi" Ishibashi 1-4-1 vs. Tsuneo "Jackknife" Kimura
3. Welter: Yoshiki Noguchi 0-3-0 vs. 0-3-0 Junpei Chikano
2. Fly: Takeshi Sato 0-1-0 vs. Atsushi Mochiduki
1. Light: Takashi Nikuni vs. Toshiaki Hayasaka

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11/22 Shooto Gig North Vol. 3

Shooto have announced the first fights for their GIG North event in Sapporo. The event will be held in Zepp Sapporo and the fighters are mostly pretty inexperienced. There are a couple of debutants and a few fighters that is trying to get their first win.

As usual on these cards, Takuya Mori is set to participate.

Welter: Michiyuki "Aroi" Ishibashi 1-4-1 vs. Tsuneo "Jackknife" Kimura
Welter: Hidekazu "Aniki" Asakura 1-4-0 vs. 0-2-1 Taro Kusano
Light: Takashi Nikuni vs. Toshiaki Hayasaka
Fly: Takeshi Sato 0-1-0 vs. Atsushi Mochiduki
Welter: Yoshiki Noguchi 0-3-0 vs. 0-3-0 Junpei Chikano
Welter: Tatsuya Yamamoto 1-2-0 vs. 0-1-0 Kazuyuki Yoshida

Participating:
Takuya Mori 5-3-0

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9/28 Shooto Tradition 3 - RESULTS

Shooto Tradition 3 is happening in Korakuen Hall. There are some results available, I will try to get them up as soon as possible.

Somdet won his fight and has I hope he comes back soon.

During the event it was announced that Kadowaki will take on Lion Takeshi for the lightweight world title in Shooto - Tradition 04, on November 29. Other participants in this event will include Rumin Sato and welterweight champion Takashi Nakakura.

I hope to have all the results done before I call it a night, but for now, these are what I have.

Featherweight World Title Fight:
9. Masakatsu Ueda vs. Marcos “Louro” Galvao 1-1 DRAW

8. Yuki Shoujou Def. Yasuhiro Urushitani by guilliotine choke Round 3 3:39
7. Shintaro Ishiwatari Def. Tenkei Fujimiya by TKO Round 1 4:08
6. Rambaa "M-16" Somdet Def. Noburo "Shinpei" Tahara by Decision 3-0
5. Masaaki Sugawara Def. Takuya Mori by Decision 2-0

Rookie Tournament:
4. Junji Ito Def. Yoshitaka Aki by TKO Round 1 4:01
3. Atsushi Kobayashi Def. Horishige by TKO Round 2 0:59
2. Kentaro Watanabe Def. Kota Funaki by Decision 2-1
1. Takuya Sato Def. Naoki Hirayama by decision 2-0

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9/28 Shooto Tradition 3 - Fight Order

Can't believe I didnt post this yet... At least I had posted all the fights, but anyway... Better late than never.

Of course Shooto pulls out some GREAT fights here. I just wish they'd let Rambaa Somdet fight more. The main event is the featherweight title fight between Masakatsu Ueda and Marcus "Louro".

Featherweight World Title Fight:
9. Masakatsu Ueda 8-0-1 vs. 6-2-0 Marcos “Louro” Galvao

8. Bantamweight: Yasuhiro Urushitani 14-3-6 vs. 7-4-2 Yuki Shoujou
7. Lightweight: Tenkei Fujimiya 7-3-2 vs. 5-1-2 Shintaro Ishiwatari
6. Flyweight: Noburo "Shinpei" Tahara 5-2-0 vs. 4-2-0 Rambaa "M-16" Somdet
5. Bantamweight: Masaaki Sugawara 6-3-0 vs. 5-2-0 Takuya Mori

Rookie Tournament:
4. Flyweight: Junji Ito 2-1-0 vs. 1-0-0 Yoshitaka Aki
3. Lightweight: Horishige Tanaka 1-0-0 vs. 1-0-0 Atsushi Kobayashi
2. Bantamweight: Kota Funaki 1-0-0 vs. 1-0-0 Kentaro Watanabe
1. Middleweight: Naoki Hirayama 1-0-0 vs. 1-2-2 Takuya Sato

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9/28 Shooto Tradition 3 - Rambaa Somdet's Opponent Announced

Shooto have announced Rambaa Somdet's opponent for the September 28 event in Korakuen hall. To be honest, I was hoping for someone a bit more hig-profile, but Tahara is a very good fighter and his last fight was awesome. This should be a very good fight and a very good event.

Announced:
Noburo "Shinpei" Tahara 5-2-0 vs. 4-2-0 Rambaa "M-16" Somdet

Previously announced:
Featherweight World Title Fight:
Masakatsu Ueda 8-0-1 vs. 6-2-0 Marcos “Louro” Galvao

Tenkei Fujimiya 7-3-2 vs. 5-1-2 Shintaro Ishiwatari
Yasuhiro Urushitani 14-3-6 vs. 7-4-2 Yuki Shoujou
Masaaki Sugawara 6-3-0 vs. 5-2-0 Takuya Mori

Rookie Tournament:
Naoki Hirayama 1-0-0 vs. 1-2-2 Takuya Sato
Horishige Tanaka 1-0-0 vs. 1-0-0 Atsushi Kobayashi
Kota Funaki 1-0-0 vs. 1-0-0 Kentaro Watanabe
Junji Ito 2-1-0 vs. 1-0-0 Yoshitaka Aki

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9/28 Shooto Tradition 3 - Fight Announced

Shooto have announced an additional fight for their Tradition 3 card. For me, I am still looking forward to seeing who they will match Rambaa Somdet with, but we have to wait for that.

Announced today:
Tenkei Fujimiya 7-3-2 vs. 5-1-2 Shintaro Ishiwatari

Previously Announced:
Featherweight World Title Fight:
Masakatsu Ueda 8-0-1 vs. 6-2-0 Marcos “Louro” Galvao

Yasuhiro Urushitani 14-3-6 vs. 7-4-2 Yuki Shoujou
Masaaki Sugawara 6-3-0 vs. 5-2-0 Takuya Mori

Rookie Tournament:
Naoki Hirayama 1-0-0 vs. 1-2-2 Takuya Sato
Horishige Tanaka 1-0-0 vs. 1-0-0 Atsushi Kobayashi
Kota Funaki 1-0-0 vs. 1-0-0 Kentaro Watanabe
Junji Ito 2-1-0 vs. 1-0-0 Yoshitaka Aki

Participating:
Rambaa "M-16" Somdet 4-2-0

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9/28 Shooto Tradition 3 - Fights announced

Shooto just had their 2nd Tradition event last night and now they have announced some awesome fights for the 3rd event. The event will be held in Korakuen Hall.

Rambaa Somdet is back! Also on the card, title fight between Ueda and Galvao, Urushitani and Sugawara.

Announced:
Featherweight World Title Fight:
Masakatsu Ueda 8-0-1 vs. 6-2-0 Marcos “Louro” Galvao

Yasuhiro Urushitani 14-3-6 vs. 7-4-2 Yuki Shoujou
Masaaki Sugawara 6-3-0 vs. 5-2-0 Takuya Mori

Rookie Tournament:
Naoki Hirayama 1-0-0 vs. 1-2-2 Takuya Sato
Horishige Tanaka 1-0-0 vs. 1-0-0 Atsushi Kobayashi
Kota Funaki 1-0-0 vs. 1-0-0 Kentaro Watanabe
Junji Ito 2-1-0 vs. 1-0-0 Yoshitaka Aki

Participating:
Rambaa "M-16" Somdet 4-2-0

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