9/22 Shooto Revolutionary Exchanges 2 - RESULTS

Some very good fights in Korakuen Hall yesterday. 2 Pacific Rim title fights, and both champions defended their title.

It also looks like the Australians are ready to make an impression in the Shooto world, with both fighters having impressive wins.

Welterweight Shooto Pacific Champion Title Fight:
Yusuke Endo (Champion) def. Kotetsu Boku by rear-naked choke Round 1 3:18

Middleweight Shooto Pacific Champion Title Fight:
Xavier Lucas (Champion) Def. Akihiro Yamazaki by Decision 3-0

Bantam: Yasuhiro Urushitani Def. Ryuichi Miki by Decision 3-0
Bantam: Yuki Shojo Def. Junya Kudo by Decision 2-0
Feather: Tetsu Suzuki Def. Teriyuki Matsumoto by Guillotine Choke Round 1 3:31
Light: Gustavo Falciroli Def. Daisuke Ishizawa by arm Triangle Round 1 4:55
Feather: Fumihiro Kitahara Def. Masatoshi Abe by Decision 3-0

Rookie Tournament:
Light: Yusuke Yachi Def. Atsushi Kobayashi by KO Round 1 1:21
Bantam: Nozomi Otsuka Def. Yasutaka Ishigami by Decision 3-0

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9/22 Shooto Revolutionary Exchanges 2 - Fights Added

Added to the card are some very interesting fights! There are 2 fights added in the bantamweight division, and both should be very good fights. Ryuichi Miki will take on Yasuhiro Urushitani in what will be a re-match. They last met in Mai last year and the fight ended in a draw. Urushitani has not fought since November last year, and it will be good to see him back in Shooto.

The other bantamweight fight will see Yuki Shojo, who resently lost to the champion "BJ" take on DREAM veteran Junya Kudo.

In the lightweight division, Australian Gustavo Falciroli is making the trip to Japan to take on Paraestra Sapporo's Daisuke Ishizawa. Falciroli made it into the Shooto rankings last month after a win over Akiyo Nishiura and it will be interesting to see if he can build on that.

There are 10 fights on the card now, including 2 Pacific title fights. The card should be complete now, and it is looking very good!

Added:
Bantam: Ryuichi Miki 9-2-3 vs. 15-4-6 Yasuhiro Urushitani
Bantam: Yuki Shojo 8-5-2 vs. 7-2-2 Junya Kudo
Light: Gustavo Falciroli 6-1-2 vs. 4-5-0 Daisuke Ishizawa

Previously Announced:
Welterweight Shooto Pacific Champion Title Fight:
Yusuke Endo (Champion) 12-3-2 vs. 14-5-2 Kotetsu Boku

Middleweight Shooto Pacific Champion Title Fight:
Xavier Lucas (Champion) 6-1-1 vs. 11-2-1 Akihiro Yamazaki

Feather: Tetsu Suzuki 8-7-3 vs. 6-2-0 Teriyuki Matsumoto
Feather: Masatoshi Abe 8-2-1 vs. 5-1-1 Fumihiro Kitahara

Rookie Tournament:
Bantam: Nozomi Otsuka 2-1-1 vs. 1-0-1 Yasutaka Ishigami
Light: Atsushi Kobayashi 2-1-0 vs. 1-0-0 Yusuke Yachi
Feather: Haruo Ochi 4-1-0 vs. 2-0-0 Kota Onojima

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9/22 Shooto Revolutionary Exchanges 2 - 2 Title Fights Announced

Shooto have announced 2 Pacific Rim title fights for their next "Revolutionary Exchanges" event. In the welterweight division, Kotetsu Boku will aim to reclaim his title from the current champion, Yusuke Endo. This is not the first time these fighters meet. Endo was Boku's opponent when Boku returned to Shooto in January this year. That was a non-title fight and it ended with a draw.

In the other title fight announced, Australian Xavier Lucas will defend his middlweight Pacific Rim title against Japanese standout, Akihiro Yamazaki. This will be the first title defense for Xavier Lucas, and his first fight in Korakuen Hall. Yamazaki has not lost since February 2005, his opponent on that occation was Yoshiyuki Yoshida, and this should be a very good fight.

Also on the card is the Hadairo (Tetsu Suzuki), taking on a very interesting opponent in Teriyuki Matsumoto. Making his debut on the Shooto "main cards" is Fumihiro Kitahara, taking on Masatoshi Abe.

Welterweight Shooto Pacific Champion Title Fight:
Yusuke Endo (Champion) 12-3-2 vs. 14-5-2 Kotetsu Boku

Middleweight Shooto Pacific Champion Title Fight:
Xavier Lucas (Champion) 6-1-1 vs. 11-2-1 Akihiro Yamazaki

Feather: Tetsu Suzuki 8-7-3 vs. 6-2-0 Teriyuki Matsumoto
Feather: Masatoshi Abe 8-2-1 vs. 5-1-1 Fumihiro Kitahara

Rookie Tournament:
Bantam: Nozomi Otsuka 2-1-1 vs. 1-0-1 Yasutaka Ishigami
Light: Atsushi Kobayashi 2-1-0 vs. 1-0-0 Yusuke Yachi
Feather: Haruo Ochi 4-1-0 vs. 2-0-0 Kota Onojima

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9/22 Shooto Revolutionary Exchanges 2 - Boku aims at reclaiming his title

Shooto will end this year on a high, from "Revolutionary Exhcanges 2" they will have 3 big cards with just a month between them.

For this card 2 Pacific title fights are announced. For the welterweight title, Kotetsu Boku once wore the belt that now belongs to Yusuke Endo. Some will point out that Boku never lost the title in the ring. This is a re-match from January, on that occation the fight ended in a draw.

The other title fight is for the middleweight title. The title currently belongs to Australian Xavier Lucas, who claimed the title after defeating Yoshitaro Niimi in October last year. In his first title defence he will be taking on Akihiro Yamazaki, a fighter that has lots of talent and this will be a good fight.

Announced:
Pacific Welterweight Title Fight:
Yusuke Endo (C) 12-3-2 vs. 14-5-2 Kotetsu Boku

Pacific Middleweight Title Fight:
Xavier Lucas (C) 6-1-1 vs. 11-2-1 Akihiro Yamazaki

Feather: Tetsu "Hadairo" Suzuki 8-7-3 vs. 6-2-0 Teriyuki Matsumoto
Bantam: Masatoshi Abe 8-2-1 vs. 5-1-1 Fumihiro Kitahara

Rookie Tournament:
Feaher: Haruo Ochi 4-1-0 vs. 2-0-0 Kota Onojima
Light: Atsushi Kobayashi 2-1-0 vs. 1-0-0 Yusuke Yachi
Bantam: Nozomi Otsuka 2-1-1 vs. 1-0-1 Yasutaka Ishigami

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10/26 Shooto - Gig Central Vol. 16 - RESULTS

The results from Shooto GIG Central Vol. 16. Unfortunately, I had missed 2 fights on the card, but they are included here.

The main event was for the Pacific Rim Middleweight title, and we now have an Australian Shooto champion.

Other than that, we had some Rookie Tournament fights on the card.

Pacific Rim Title Fight:
Middleweight: Xavier Lucas Def. Yoshitaro Niimi by Decision 2-0
Welterweight: Kenichi Hattori Def. Masato Fujiwara by Decision 2-0
Bantamweight: Hiroharu Matsufuji Def. Hiroshi Sakamoto by Decision 3-0
Flyweight: Kenichi Sawada vs. Teppei Masuda DRAW

Rookie Tournament
Lightweight: Naohiro Mizuno Def. Mitsuru Kobayashi by Decision 3-0
Light-Heavyweight: Makoto "Chomoranma 1/2" Maeda Def. Naoji Mikoshiba by TKO Round 2 3:39

Female Class C -58kg: Mutsumi Kasai Def. Kinuka Sasaki by Armbar Round 2 3:53

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10/26 Shooto - Gig Central Vol. 16

Shooto have announced the main event for their October 26 event in Nagoya already. So far there is no Hatsu Hioki on the card (I am a bit surprised, he normally turns up on these cards), but the main event should be a good one. It is the Pacific Rim Title Fight between #1 ranked Yoshitaro Niimi and #3 ranked Xavier Lucas. The Pacific Middleweight title is currently available.

Also returning in Mutsumi Kasai, from Sherdog it looks like her last MMA fight was in 2003... I am not sure if it is the same girl, but it looks like it (a bit unusual name).

Main-Event - Pacific Rim Middleweight Title Fight:
Yoshitaro Niimi 6-2-2 vs. 4-1-1 Xavier Lucas

Welterweight: Masato Fujiwara 5-10-5 vs. 5-3-3 Kenichi Hattori
Bantamweight: Hiroshi Sakamoto 3-3-0 vs. 2-4-0 Hiroharu Matsufuji

Flyweight: Kenichi Sawada vs. Teppei Masuda

Rookie Tournament
Lightweight: Naohiro Mizuno vs. Mitsuru Kobayashi

Rookie Tournament 2nd Round Light-Heavyweight:
Makoto "Chomoranma 1/2" Maeda 1-1-1 vs. 2-0-0 Naoji Mikoshiba

Female Class C -58kg: Kinuka Sasaki 1-6-0 vs. 2-0-0 Mutsumi Kasai

Tickets:
SRS ￥10,000
RS ￥8,000
S ￥7,000
A ￥6,000
B ￥5,000

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