5/30 The Way of SHOOTO 03 - RESULTS

Shooto is putting on an awesome event in JCB Hall in Tokyo today. This is a new venue, and it looks as though they have built it without internet access creating some difficulties for the Sherdog live PBP. But they are still getting the message out there.

Right now they are in the last 3 fights, which are all title fights.

Read on for spoilers.

The fighters from Paraestra Matsudo have really not had a good day... First Koyama lost a close decision (Sherdog had him winning), then Ogikubo gets choked out on his way to a decision. Then the legend, "The Shooto Junkie", gets KO'ed in his first fight for 4 years. Not a good day.

So far the rest of the fights have gone the distance.

"Chiquerim" has JUST won the title when he returns it!! He informs the crowd that he has signed an exlusive contract with an organization that will stop him from defending it!

Lightweight World Title Fight:
8. Hatsu Hioki Def. "Lion" Takeshi Inoue by Decision 2-1

Welterweight World Title Fight:
7. Willamy "Chiquerim" Freire Def. Yusuke Endo by Decision 2-1

Bantamweight World Title Fight:
6. Yasuhiro Urushitani Def. Ryuichi Miki by Decision 3-0

5. 62kg: Rumina Sato Def. Ryota Matsune by KO Round 2 0:21
4. Feather: Masakatsu Ueda Def. Akitoshi Tamura by Decision 3-0
3. Feather: Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas Def. Hiromasa Ogikubo by Rear-Naked choke Round 3 1:21
2. Welter: Kotetsu Boku Def. Yoshihiro Koyama by Decision 3-0
1. Light: Shintaro Ishiwatari Def. Wataru Miki by Decision 2-0

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5/30 The Way of SHOOTO 03 - T-Shirt Design

Of course there would have to be a shirt to go with this awesome event! The shirt will of course be on sale in JCB hall, as well as the Inspirit Japanese webstore.

Bantamweight World Title Fight:
Yasuhiro Urushitani vs. Ryuichi Miki

Welterweight World Title Fight:
Willamy "Chiquerim" Freire 15-2-0 vs. 13-3-2 Yusuke Endo

Lightweight World Title Fight:
"Lion" Takeshi Inoue 18-3-0 vs. 20-4-2 Hatsu Hioki

62kg: Rumina Sato 25-14-2 vs. 15-1-1 Ryota Matsune
Welter: Kotetsu Boku 16-6-2 vs. 14-3-1 Yoshihiro Koyama
Feather: Akitoshi Tamura 14-8-2 vs. 10-1-2 Masakatsu Ueda
Feather: Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas 8-2-0 vs. 6-1-2 Hiromasa Ogikubo
Light: Shintaro Ishiwatari 6-3-3 vs. 16-9-3 Wataru Miki

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5/30 The Way of SHOOTO 03 - "Shooto Junkie" Returns!!

I have been hoping this day would come for a long time! Ryota Matsune will return to the ring, against another Shooto legend, Rumina Sato. The fight was announced today at Shooto GIG Tokyo Vol. 4.

The card is shaping up to be one of the best Shooto cards in a while, even with the Vale Tudo card last year. There are 3 fights on the card, and they are all good fights too.

Also worth noting is that there are 3 fighters from Paraestra Matsudo, where Ryota Matsune is the MMA coach.

Bantamweight World Title Fight:
Yasuhiro Urushitani vs. Ryuichi Miki

Welterweight World Title Fight:
Willamy "Chiquerim" Freire 15-2-0 vs. 13-3-2 Yusuke Endo

Lightweight World Title Fight:
"Lion" Takeshi Inoue 18-3-0 vs. 20-4-2 Hatsu Hioki

62kg: Rumina Sato 25-14-2 vs. 15-1-1 Ryota Matsune
Welter: Kotetsu Boku 16-6-2 vs. 14-3-1 Yoshihiro Koyama
Feather: Akitoshi Tamura 14-8-2 vs. 10-1-2 Masakatsu Ueda
Feather: Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas 8-2-0 vs. 6-1-2 Hiromasa Ogikubo
Light: Shintaro Ishiwatari 6-3-3 vs. 16-9-3 Wataru Miki

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11/8 Cage Force - EX Eastern Bound - RESULTS

The Eastern Bound event is going on right now in Differ Ariake, there are some big stars on the card and there could be some big upsets.

I would not expect "K-Taro", Monma, Osawa and Urushitani to lose today, but it has been a week with a few upsets so you should never feel safe.

So far, Miyazaki has claimed his first win against the previously undefeated Hoshino.
The BIG upset of the night though, "K-Taro" gets KOed by Kim just 59 seconds into the fight.

I will update results as they are available to me.

8. Main event: Jang Yong Kim Def. Keita Nakamura "K-Taro" by KO Round 1 0:59
7. Hidetaka Monma Def. Andre Mafetoni (??) by Guillotine choke Round 1 4:47
6. Kenji Osawa Def. Tomoya Miyashita by Decision 3-0
5. Yasuhiro Urushitani Def. Kiyotaka Shimizu by TKO (doctor stop) Round 1
4. Yukiya Naito Def. Alex Silva by KO Round 1 4:42
3. Takenori Sato Def. Rikuhei Fuji by Decision 3-0
2. Keitaro Maeda Def. Hiroki "Goodman" Tanaka by Decision 3-0
1. Naoto Miyazaki Def. Daisuke Hoshino by Rear-naked Choke Round 2 4:48

Preliminary fights:
Yoshiaki Takahashi Def. Shin Fujimoto by Armbar Round 1 1:07
Masahiro Sato Def. Yuta Yasunaga by KO Round 1 2:26

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11/8 Cage Force Valkyrie 01 EX - RESULTS

GCM had their first Valkyrie, all female MMA event today. There were 6 fights on the card. A good mix of experienced and new talent. Hopefully they can build of this event and it will be interesting to see going forward.

Of the fights on the card, I think there were couple that got more attention than the others. Roxanne Modaferri was meant to fight in AFL facing Tara Larosa today, instead she was fighting Chisa Yonezawa here in Japan. I hope she is able to get more fights in Japan, and it looks like there should be options going forward with Valkyrie and JEWELS both fighting over the female talent.

SmackGirl champion, Yuka Tsuji was fighting in the SmackGirl Cinderella tournament winner, V Hajime.

Of the fights on the card today, only one didnt go the distance.

For personal reasons, I was not able to get to this event, but I will try to get to the next one.

Yuka Tsuji Def. V Hajime by Decision 3-0
Naoko Omuro vs. Yasuko Tamada DRAW
"Windy" Tomomi Sunabe Def. Emi Fujino by Decision 3-0
Roxanne Modafferi Def. Chisa Yonezawa (?) by Decision 3-0
Madoka Ebihara Def. Akiko Naito by armbar Round 1 2:45
Mamiko Mizoguchi vs. Sakura DRAW

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11/8 Cage Force - Valkyrie 01 & EX Eastern Bound - Fight Order

Today is the big day for Cage Force fans, it is the first event for Valkyrie and a lot of stars on the Eastern EX card. It should be a good day at Differ Ariake.

The Valkyrie card has 6 fights and the doors open at 13:30, fights start at 14:00.

Stars of the card are Yuka Tsuji, "Windy" Tomomi, Emi Fujino and Roxanne Modafferi. There are also some exiting new fighters on this card, like Sakura and V Hajime.

The main event for the Cage Force Eastern Bound EX card is of course "K-Taro". But this card has some very big stars on it. In addition to "K-Taro", Hidetaka Monma, Kenji Osawa and Yasuhiro Urushitani.

The Eastern Bound EX event kicks off at 18:00. Be aware, you would need 2 tickets to go to both of these.


Valkyrie:
6. Main Event: VR: Featherweight: Yuka Tsuji 19-1-0 vs. V 3-1-0 V Hajime

5. VR: Flyweight 3x 3min: Naoko Omuro 8-7-2 vs. 9-4-2 Yasuko Tamada
4. VR: Featherweight: “Windy” Tomomi Sunabe 11-8-0 vs. 8-1-0 Emi Fujino
3. NR: Welterweight: Roxanne Modafferi 12-4-0 vs. Chisa Yonezawa (?)
2. NR: Featherweight No Pound: Akiko Naito 4-6-0 vs. 2-1-0 Madoka Ebihara
1. NR: Featherweight No Pound: Mamiko Mizoguchi 1-3-0 vs. Sakura

*NR=Novice Rule VR=Valkyrie Rule


Cage Force - Eastern Bound EX:
8. Main event: Keita Nakamura "K-Taro" 15-3-2 vs. 1-2-0 Jang Yong Kim

7. Hidetaka Monma 13-8-4 vs. Andre Mafetoni (??)
6. Kenji Osawa 13-8-2 vs. 9-4-5 Tomoya Miyashita
5. Yasuhiro Urushitani 14-4-6 vs. 0-0-1 Kiyotaka Shimizu
4. Yukiya Naito 13-4-2 vs. 1-0-0 Alex Silva
3. Rikuhei Fuji 3-2-0 vs. 6-5-4 Takenori Sato
2. Keitaro Maeda 2-3-1 vs. 14-4-3 Hiroki "Goodman" Tanaka
1. Daisuke Hoshino 4-0-0 vs. 0-1-1 Naoto Miyazaki

Preliminary fights:
Yoshiaki Takahashi 1-1-0 vs. Shin Fujimoto
Yuta Yasunaga vs. Masahiro Sato

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11/8 Cage Force Eastern Bound EX - "K-Taro"'s Opponent Announced

GCM have announced 2 more fights for their event on November 8. Well, they have 2 events that day, kicking off with the debut of Valkyrie followed by Eastern Bound EX late in the afternoon.

The fights announced today are for the Eastern Bound card. And "K-Taro" now has an opponent. You should never underestimate a fighter, but I would be surprised if "K-Taro" lost to Jang Yong Kim…

Also added is an interesting fight between the Cage Force talent Daisuke Hoshino and Naoto Miyazaki. Miyazaki has not had much luck so far in his Cage Force career, his loss was a disqualification though, so he will be trying to get his first win this time.

I think that would complete the card for this event.

Added today:
Keita Nakamura "K-Taro" 15-3-2 vs. 1-2-0 Jang Yong Kim
Daisuke Hoshino 4-0-0 vs. 0-1-1 Naoto Miyazaki

The card:
Hidetaka Monma 13-8-4 vs. Andore Mafetoni (??)
Yasuhiro Urushitani 14-4-6 vs. 0-0-1 Kiyotaka Shimizu
Kenji Osawa 13-8-2 vs. 9-4-5 Tomoya Miyashita
Yukiya Naito 13-4-2 vs. 1-0-0 Alex Silva
Rikuhei Fuji 3-2-0 vs. 6-5-4 Takenori Sato
Keitaro Maeda 2-3-1 vs. 14-4-3 Hiroki "Goodman" Tanaka
Keita Nakamura "K-Taro" 15-3-2 vs. 1-2-0 Jang Yong Kim
Daisuke Hoshino 4-0-0 vs. 0-1-1 Naoto Miyazaki

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11/8 Cage Force - EX Eastern Bound - "K-Taro", Monma and Urusitani Fighting!

Ok, I have had a rather boring week... But suddenly everything is happening at once. Cage Force has announced the card for the "other" event on November 8. This event will follow the Valkyrie event that is happening earlier in the afternoon. This is a "EX Eastern Bound" event, that means cheaper tickets but these events have provided some good fights in the past. This card looks very good though.

Participating is DREAM fighter and UFC veteran, Nakamura "K-Taro", Hidetaka Monma, Yasuhiro Urushitani and Kenji Osawa. Taken off the card is the Bantamweight semi-final between Takeya Mizugaki and Taiyo Nakahara. Nakahara is still injured and Mizugaki will advance to the final and meet Masahiro Oishi


I don't expect many more fights on this card (2, maybe 3), but it looks very good already.

Hidetaka Monma 13-8-4 vs. Andore Mafetoni (??)
Yasuhiro Urushitani 14-4-6 vs. 0-0-1 Kiyotaka Shimizu
Kenji Osawa 13-8-2 vs. 9-4-5 Tomoya Miyashita
Yukiya Naito 13-4-2 vs. 1-0-0 Alex Silva
Rikuhei Fuji 3-2-0 vs. 6-5-4 Takenori Sato
Keitaro Maeda 2-3-1 vs. 14-4-3 Hiroki "Goodman" Tanaka

Participating:
Keita Nakamura "K-Taro" 15-3-2

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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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5/3 Shooto - Road to 20th Anniversary - Warm-Up

Tomorrow Shooto will hold a BIG event, it is huge! The first evet to be held in the new JCB Hall in the Tokyo Dome area.

I have also decided to do a live Play-by-Play, if you are in Japan you should be watching on SkyPerfect (PPV).

The event provides some very interesting match-ups and here are some videos of some of the fighters participating:

Takashi Nakakura
vs. Jani Lax (very good fight!)
vs. Yusuke Endo (rd 1)
vs. Yusuke Endo (rd 2)
vs. Yusuke Endo (rd 3)

Ganjo Tentsuke
vs. Emmanuel Fernandez

Hayato Sakurai
vs. Hidetaka Monma
vs. Haroldo Bunn
vs. Caol Uno
vs. Jens Pulver
Highlights
vs. Olaf Alfonso
vs. Ronny Rivano
vs. Frank Trigg

David Baron
vs. Dan Hardy
Highlights

Akitoshi Tamura
vs. Hayate Usui
vs. Masaomi Saito
vs. Sakae Kasuya

Rumina Sato
Highlight
vs. Erikas Petraikis
vs. Alan Fried
vs. Bao Quach
vs. Augusto Fronta

"Lion" Takeshi Inoue
vs. Jin Kazeta
vs. Marc Duncan
vs. Hayate Usui
vs. Antonio Carvalho

Shinji Sasaki
vs. Michiyuki Ishibashi
vs. Paulo Milano

Bendy Casimir
Highlight
vs. Chris Stringer
vs. Ian Jones
vs. Juri Ivlev

Yusuke Endo
vs. Koumei Okada
vs. Clay Guida
vs. Seiki Uchimura

Ryuichi Miki
vs. Kenji Hosoya (pt. 1)
vs. Kenji Hosoya (pt. 2)

Yasuhiro Urushitani
vs. Lorenzo Coca
vs. Daniel Lima
vs. Shinichi Kojima (pt. 1)
vs. Shinichi Kojima (pt. 2)
vs. Mamoru Yamaguchi (pt. 1)
vs. Mamoru Yamaguchi (pt. 2)

Sakae Kasuya
vs. Takumi Ota

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5/3 Shooto - Road to 20th Anniversary - Lion Takeshi's opponent annouced

Finally Shooto has annouced "Lion" Takeshi's opponent. It's Savant Young, who is an IFL veteran. It will be an interesting fight.

Added:
"Lion" Takeshi Inoue 14-2-0 vs. 8-7-0 Savant Young

Previously announced:
Takashi Nakakura 9-2-1 vs. 9-2-2 Ganjo Tentsuku
Hayato "Mach" Sakurai vs. 13-2-0 David Baron
Akitoshi Tamura 11-6-2 vs. 24-11-2 Rumina Sato
Ryuichi Miki 6-2-2 vs. 14-3-5 Yasuhiro Urushitani

Opening fights:
Hayate Usui 8-6-1 vs. 3-2-3 Sakae Kasuya
Katsuya Murofushi 3-2-0 vs. Shinpei Tahara

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5/3 Shooto - Road to 20th Anniversary - Rumina's opponent announced

Rumina Sato has finally got his opponent for the May 3. event. This will be a huge fight, he will meet Akitoshi Tamura who recently lost his title to Kadowaki in a close fight.

This card is looking awesome!

Added:
Akitoshi Tamura 11-6-2 vs. 24-11-2 Rumina Sato

Previously announced:
Takashi Nakakura 9-2-1 vs. 9-2-2 Ganjo Tentsuku
Hayato "Mach" Sakurai vs. 13-2-0 David Baron
Ryuichi Miki 6-2-2 vs. 14-3-5 Yasuhiro Urushitani

Opening fights:
Hayate Usui 8-6-1 vs. 3-2-3 Sakae Kasuya
Katsuya Murofushi 3-2-0 vs. Shinpei Tahara

Participating:
"Lion" Takeshi Inoue 14-2-0

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5/3 Shooto - Road to 20th Anniversary - "MACH" Fighting

Hayato "Mach" Sakurai is today confirmed on this card. Shooto is putting on something special here to celebrate their 20th anniversary, and this card is looking awesome.

Sakurai is taking on Frenchman David Baron in what will surely be one of the highlights on this card.

Hayato "Mach" Sakurai vs. 13-2-0 David Baron

Previously confirmed:
Takashi Nakakura 9-2-1 vs. 9-2-2 Ganjo Tentsuku
Ryuichi Miki 6-2-2 vs. 14-3-5 Yasuhiro Urushitani

Participating:
Rumina Sato 24-11-2
"Lion" Takeshi Inoue 14-2-0

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5/3 Shooto - Road to 20th Anniversary

Shooto has announced what promises to be a very good event. Probably their main event for the year. In 2007, the best card Shooto put up (IMO) was Back to Our Roots 6. Let's hope this event will be as good. Considering the Back to Our Roots 8 card, this looks like it will be a good Shooto year.

Currently, only 2 fights are announced. It is also known that Shooto star Rumina Sato will fight in this event. The main event will be the welterweight title fight between Takashi Nakakura and Ganjo Tentsuku.

Confirmed:
Takashi Nakakura 9-2-1 vs. 9-2-2 Ganjo Tentsuku
Ryuichi Miki 6-2-2 vs. 14-3-5 Yasuhiro Urushitani

Participating:
Rumina Sato 24-11-2

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