9/20 Shooto GIG West 10 - RESULTS

This was a card with a lot of fighters that is yet to get a win as a professional fight. In addition to that there were some interesting Rookie Tournament fights.

After this event, Ishinaka is still without a win after 8 fights and "Mark" Kano has lost 9 in a row now to make it a perfect 0-9! That's the sort of record that can ruin anyone's confidence, I really hope he wins one soon.

Middleweight: Tomokazu Yuasa Def. Yoshifumi Dogaki by decision 3-0
Middleweight: Toshihiro Yoroi Def. Toru Ishinaka by rear-naked choke Round 1 1:34
Featherweight: Yasuaki "AKI" Nagamoto Def. Manabu "Mark" Kano by Guillotine Choke Round 1 2:21

Rookie Tournament Fights:
Light-heavyweight: Takaaki "C-Boy" Oban Def. Yudaku Tanaka
Welterweight: Hiroshi Sugimoto vs. Yukinari "Hibiki" Tamura 0-1 DRAW
*Tamura goes through to the next round
Featherweight: Yoshihiko "Kagero" Oyama vs. Keita Yoshida DRAW
*Fight stopped due to an accidental headbut, not sure who will go through to the next round

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9/20 Shooto GIG West 10

Shooto is holding an event in Osaka's Azelea Hall. On the card are some interesting fights. Also, "Mark" Kano going for his first win. It is an annual thing (lately), and I hope he is successful this time.

This event is mainly about the Rookie Tournament though.

Middleweight: Tomokazu Yuasa 2-2-1 vs. 1-6-1 Yoshifumi Dogaki
Middleweight: Toru Ishinaka 0-4-3 vs. Toshihiro Yoroi
Featherweight: Yasuaki "AKI" Nagamoto 3-2-0 vs. 0-8-0 Manabu "Mark" Kano

Rookie Tournament Fights:
Light-heavyweight: Takaaki "C-Boy" Oban 1-1-0 vs. 1-0-0 Yudaku Tanaka
Welterweight: Hiroshi Sugimoto 1-1-0 vs. 8-1-3 Yukinari "Hibiki" Tamura
Welterweight: Yoshihiko "Kagero" Oyama 0-1-0 vs. 0-2-0 Keita Yoshida

Tickets are　￥4000

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