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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1/23 The Way of SHOOTO - RESULTS

Shooto is holding their 1st event of 2010 in Korakuen hall now. Sherdog has a Live PBP going and it is an interesting card.

Fight #4 was cancelled due to Kochiwa being dehydrated. Spoilers if you read on.

10. Shoot Pacific Title Fight:
Taiki Tsuchiya Def. Hideki Kadowaki by Decision 3-0

9. "Lion" Takeshi Inoue Def. Gerald Lovato by armbar Round 3 4:11
8. Fly: Hiroyuki Abe Def. Atsushi "ATCH Anarchy" Takeuchi by decision 3-0
7. Welter: Yoshihiro Koyama Def. Yutaka Ueda by decision 3-0
6. Middle: Yoichiro Sato Def. Takuya Sato by rear-naked choke Round 1 2:25
5. Light: Wataru Miki Def. Jin Suk Jung by KO round 1 3:15
4. Welter: Shin Kochiwa 6-1-2 vs. Kim Ho Sun cancelled
3. Bantam: Masumi Tozawa Def. Keiji Koizumi by Decision

Rookie Tournament (2x5min):
2. Middle: Hiroki Okano Def. Tetsuo Seto by decision 3-0
1. Bantam: "Rambo" Kosuke vs. Yuya Kaneuchi DRAW ("Rambo" gets the must decision)

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1/23 The Way of SHOOTO "Like a Tiger、Like a Dragon" - "Lion"'s Opponent announced

Today "Lion" Takeshi finally had his opponent announced, it is Gerald Lovato. Lovato is an experienced fighter and a veteran of KOTC. He is on a 2 fight winning streak, coming into his Shooto debut.

"Lion" will not be putting the title on the line here, and he has stated that would like to defend against Hioki on a future date. This might very well be a warm-up to that fight.

It also looks like that completes the Shooto card for January 23.

Announced:
"Lion" Takeshi Inoue 17-3-0 vs. 9-6-0 Gerald Lovato

Previously Announced:
Shoot Pacific Title Fight:
Hideki Kadowaki 13-9-2 vs. 5-2-0 Taiki Tsuchiya

Light: Wataru Miki 15-9-3 vs. 3-3-0 Jin Suk Jung
Welter: Shin Kochiwa 6-1-2 vs. Kim Ho Sun
Bantam: Masumi Tozawa 1-2-3 vs. 1-1-0 Keiji Koizumi
Fly: Atsushi "ATCH Anarchy" Takeuchi 7-4-2 vs. 5-2-0 Hiroyuki Abe
Welter: Yutaka Ueda 7-2-1 vs. 13-3-1 Yoshihiro Koyama
Middle: Yoichiro Sato 5-2-1 vs. 5-2-2 Takuya Sato

Rookie Tournament (2x5min):
Middle: Tetsuo Seto vs. Hiroki Okano
Bantam: "Rambo" Kosuke vs. 0-4-1 Yuya Kaneuchi

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1/23 The Way of SHOOTO "Like a Tiger、Like a Dragon" - Pacific Lightweight Title Fight Announced

Shooto promoter Sustain have announced an additional fight for this event, it will be the lightweight Pacific titlefight between former world champion, Hideki Kadowaki and the Roots fighter Daiki Tsuchiya.

Former champion, Hideki Kadowaki only fought once (in Sengoku) last year, and that ended in a loss. This will be the first time since losing his title to "Lion" Inoue that he fights in Shooto.

The current champion, "Lion" Takeshi Inoue is also scheduled to fight on this card, and has stated that he would like to defend his title against Hioki. But no opponent is announced yet.

Shoot Pacific Title Fight:
Hideki Kadowaki 13-9-2 vs. 5-2-0 Taiki Tsuchiya

Previously Announced:
Light: Wataru Miki 15-9-3 vs. 3-3-0 Jin Suk Jung
Welter: Shin Kochiwa 6-1-2 vs. Kim Ho Sun
Bantam: Masumi Tozawa 1-2-3 vs. 1-1-0 Keiji Koizumi
Fly: Atsushi "ATCH Anarchy" Takeuchi 7-4-2 vs. 5-2-0 Hiroyuki Abe
Welter: Yutaka Ueda 7-2-1 vs. 13-3-1 Yoshihiro Koyama
Middle: Yoichiro Sato 5-2-1 vs. 5-2-2 Takuya Sato

Rookie Tournament (2x5min):
Middle: Tetsuo Seto vs. Hiroki Okano
Bantam: "Rambo" Kosuke vs. 0-4-1 Yuya Kaneuchi

Participants:
"Lion" Takeshi Inoue 17-3-0

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1/23 The Way of SHOOTO "Like a Tiger、Like a Dragon" - Fights Announced

Added today is Cage Force veteran Wataru Miki, but he is listed as fighting for Natural9 (for the fans following him). This will be his first fight in Shooto in over 4 years! The opponent this time will be taking shooto debutant Jin Suk Jung, who has fights from Pancrase and Spirit MC.

Joining the middleweight Shooto Rookie tournament is the Cage Force veteran, Tetsuo Seto.

Shooto lightweight champion "Lion" Takeshi Inoue.

Added:
Light: Wataru Miki 15-9-3 vs. 3-3-0 Jin Suk Jung
Welter: Shin Kochiwa 6-1-2 vs. Kim Ho Sun
Bantam: Masumi Tozawa 1-2-3 vs. 1-1-0 Keiji Koizumi

Rookie Tournament (2x5min):
Middle: Tetsuo Seto vs. Hiroki Okano
Bantam: "Rambo" Kosuke vs. 0-4-1 Yuya Kaneuchi

Previously Announced:
Fly: Atsushi "ATCH Anarchy" Takeuchi 7-4-2 vs. 5-2-0 Hiroyuki Abe
Welter: Yutaka Ueda 7-2-1 vs. 13-3-1 Yoshihiro Koyama
Middle: Yoichiro Sato 5-2-1 vs. 5-2-2 Takuya Sato

Participants:
"Lion" Takeshi Inoue 17-3-0
Hideki Kadowaki 13-9-2
Taiki Tsuchiya 5-2-0


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1/23 Professional Shooto - Fights Announced

Shooto promotor Sustain have announced the first fights for their first event of 2009. No title have been announced yet and I dont know if that means it wont be revolutionary exchanges, but it looks like it will be a good event.

Some very good fights added already. In the flyweight division the current #1 ranked "ATCH Anarchy" will take on Hiroyuki Abe, a fighter I feel should be higher on the rankings than his current #9.

Also added is a very interesting welterweight fight. Yoshihiro Koyama has had just 1 fight in Shooto since returning earlier this year. I feel he is one of the better fighters in Japan at the weight, and this time he is taking on a very good fighter in Yutaka Ueda.

Fly: Atsushi "ATCH Anarchy" Takeuchi 7-4-2 vs. 5-2-0 Hiroyuki Abe
Welter: Yutaka Ueda 7-2-1 vs. 13-3-1 Yoshihiro Koyama
Middle: Yoichiro Sato 5-2-1 vs. 5-2-2 Takuya Sato

Participants:
Hideki Kadowaki 13-9-2
Taiki Tsuchiya 5-2-0

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11/23 Shooto Revolutionary Excanges 3 - Results

Will be up as they become available.

Main-Event: Shooto World Flyweight Title Fight:
10. Rambaa "M-16" Somdet Def. Noboru "Shinpei" Tahara by Decision 3-0

9. Bantam: Ryuichi Miki Def. Masaaki Sugawara by Decision 3-0
8. Light: Issei Tamura Def. Gustavo Falciroli by Decision 3-0

Shooto vs. Pancrase:
7. Middle: Takuya Wada Def. Shiko Yamashita by rear-naked choke Round 3 4:26
6. Welter: Kotetsu Boku Def. Yukio Sakaguchi by BIG KO Round 1 1:54
5. Bantam: Mamoru Yamaguchi Def. Kiyotaka Shimizu by Decision 2-0

4. Fly: Megumi Fujii Def. "Windy" Tomomi Sunabe by armbar Round 1 3:24
3. Feather: Shuichiro Katsumura Def. So Tazawa by Brabo choke Round 1 3:54
2. Welter: Yoshihiro Koyama Def. Tetsuji Kato by KO round 2 1:22
1. Welter: Daisuke "Amazon" Sugie (Def. Paolo Milano by decision 3-0

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11/23 Shooto Revolutionary Excanges 3 - Weigh-in Results

The weigh-ins for tomorrow's Shooto event are done, the fighters made weight and everything is on track for an awesome event tomorrow! The card is full of good matchups and I am putting my signature on the line in the forum, picking Sugawara over Miki. :)

I am in particular looking forward to Kojima returning to Shooto and the Shooto vs. Pancrase fights.

Main-Event: Shooto World Flyweight Title Fight:
10. Noboru "Shinpei" Tahara (51.9kg) 7-3-1 vs. 6-2-0 (52kg) Rambaa "M-16" Somdet

9. Bantam: Ryuichi Miki (55.6kg) 9-3-3 vs. 9-3-1 (56kg) Masaaki Sugawara
8. Light: Gustavo Falciroli (64.9kg) 8-1-2 vs. 4-0-0 (64.4kg) Issei Tamura

Shooto vs. Pancrase:
7. Middle: Shiko Yamashita (75.8kg) 10-4-3 vs. 18-8-10 (1NC) (76kg) Takuya Wada (King of Pancrase)
6. Welter: Kotetsu Boku (70kg) 14-6-2 vs. 3-5-0 (69.1kg) Yukio Sakaguchi
5. Bantam: Mamoru Yamaguchi (55.8kg) 21-5-3 vs. 4-2-1 (56kg) Kiyotaka Shimizu

4. Fly: Megumi Fujii (52kg) 18-0 vs. 12-11-1 (51.9kg) "Windy" Tomomi Sunabe
3. Feather: So Tazawa (59.6kg) 8-4-3 vs. 9-7-3 (59.6kg) Shuichiro Katsumura
2. Welter: Yoshihiro Koyama (69.8kg) 12-3-1 vs. 19-9-0(69.6kg) Tetsuji Kato
1. Welter: Daisuke "Amazon" Sugie (70kg) 7-6-1 vs. 8-4-1 (70kg) Paolo Milano

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11/23 Shooto Revolutionary Excanges 3 - Fight Order

Another great Shooto card is coming up, this time headlined by the Shooto flyweight world title fight! "Shinpei" Tahara will take on the crazy Muay Thai fighter Rambaa "M-16" Somdet and this fight should be awesome!

Also added to the card is Issei Tamura, the 2008 rookie tournament MVP and undefeated Krazy Bee fighter will take on the Austrailan Gustavo Falciroli.

A solid card from top to bottom!

Main-Event: Shooto World Flyweight Title Fight:
10. Noboru "Shinpei" Tahara 7-3-1 vs. 6-2-0 Rambaa "M-16" Somdet

9. Bantam: Ryuichi Miki 9-3-3 vs. 9-3-1 Masaaki Sugawara
8. Light: Gustavo Falciroli 8-1-2 vs. 4-0-0 Issei Tamura

Shooto vs. Pancrase:
7. Middle: Shiko Yamashita 10-4-3 vs. 18-8-10 (1NC) Takuya Wada (King of Pancrase)
6. Welter: Kotetsu Boku 14-6-2 vs. 3-5-0 Yukio Sakaguchi
5. Bantam: Mamoru Yamaguchi 21-5-3 vs. 4-2-1 Kiyotaka Shimizu

4. Fly: Megumi Fujii 18-0 vs. 12-11-1 "Windy" Tomomi Sunabe
3. Feather: So Tazawa 8-4-3 vs. 9-7-3 Shuichiro Katsumura
2. Welter: Yoshihiro Koyama 12-3-1 vs. 19-9-0 Tetsuji Kato
1. Welter: Daisuke "Amazon" Sugie 7-6-1 vs. 8-4-1 Paolo Milano

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11/23 Shooto Revolutionary Excanges 3 - "Amazon" Returns!

Some awesome fights are announced for Revolutionary Exchanges 3, they were announced yesterday, but I was not sure for which event. Anyway, the specialist grappler "Amazon" Sugie returns after 4 years away to take on Paolo Milano. This fight will be a highlight for Shooto fans that have been waiting for "Amazon" to return.

I am also happy to see Yoshihiro Koyama return to Shooto after doing very well in Cage Force. He lost his shot at the title against Hironaka and will be looking to bounce back against a very experienced opponent in Tetsuji Kato.

Added:
Welter: Daisuke "Amazon" Sugie 7-6-1 vs. 8-4-1 Paolo Milano
Bantam: Ryuichi Miki 9-3-3 vs. 9-3-1 Masaaki Sugawara
Feather: So Tazawa 8-4-3 vs. 9-7-3 Shuichiro Katsumura
Welter: Yoshihiro Koyama 12-3-1 vs. 19-9-0 Tetsuji Kato

Previously Announced:
Shooto World Flyweight Title Fight:
Noboru "Shinpei" Tahara 7-3-1 vs. 6-2-0 Rambaa "M-16" Somdet

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9/12 Cage Force - RESULTS

An action packed event in Differ Arike today. The main event saw UFC veteran Kuniyoshi Hironaka took on Paraestra Matsudo's Yoshihiro Koyama. Hironaka landed a knockout punch at the end of round 1, he claims the title that Mizuto Hirota vacated earlier this week and is now the 3rd lightweight champion of Cage Force.

Main-Event - Lightweight Title Fight:
11. Light: Kuniyoshi Hironaka Def. Yoshihiro Koyama by KO Round 1 4:27

10. Feather: Wataru Miki Def. Tomonori Taniguchi by rear-naked choke Round 3 4:36
9. Light: Yasunori Kanehara Def. Hiroki "KG Shinto" Kuga by TKO Round 1 0:55
8. Feather: Wataru Takahashi Def. Masayoshi "Randleman" Ichikawa by arm-bar Round 1 3:43
7. Bantam: Yoshihiro Matsunaga Def. Hirokazu Nishimura by Decision 3-0
6. Bantam: Masato Kobayashi Def. Daisuke Sugishima by Decision 3-0
5. Valkyrie Feather: Kyoko Takabayashi Def. Akiko Naito by TKO Round 1 2:25

Preliminary Fights:
4. Feather: Toru Yoshikawa Def. Tokuei Masaki by rear-naked choke Round 1 2:23
3. Welter: Daisuke Teramoto Def. Yosuke Yaguchi by DQ (Yosuke did not make weight)
2. Light: Kazuki Tokutomei Def. Shin Fujimoto by arm-bar Roune 1 2:01
1. Feather: Katsunori Tsuda Def. Yoji Saito by TKO Round 1 2:54

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9/12 Cage Force - Fight Order/Title Fight Announced

Cage Force have today made it official, Mizuto Hirota is returning his lightweight title and the fight between Kuniyoshi Hironaka and Yoshihiro Koyama will be for the vacant title.

Main-Event - Lightweight Title Fight:
11. Light: Kuniyoshi Hironaka 14-6-0 vs. 12-2-1 Yoshihiro Koyama

10. Feather: Wataru Miki 14-9-3 vs. 6-6-2 Tomonori Taniguchi
9. Light: Yasunori Kanehara 2-5-2 vs. 2-2-0 Hiroki "KG Shinto" Kuga
8. Feather: Wataru Takahashi 8-11-4 vs. 3-3-0 Masayoshi "Randleman" Ichikawa
7. Bantam: Hirokazu Nishimura 3-3-1 vs. 1-4-0 Yoshihiro Matsunaga
6. Bantam: Masato Kobayashi 3-0-0 vs. 3-2-0 Daisuke Sugishima
5. Valkyrie Feather: Kyoko Takabayashi 9-4-0 vs. 5-7-0 Akiko Naito

Preliminary Fights:
4. Feather: Tokuei Masaki 0-1-0 vs. 0-2-1 Toru Yoshikawa
3. Welter: Yosuke Yaguchi 0-1-0 vs. Daisuke Teramoto
2. Light: Kazuki Tokutomei vs. Shin Fujimoto
1. Feather: Yoji Saito vs. Katsunori Tsuda

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9/12 Cage Force - Fights Announced

**UPDATE**
It looks like the Hironaka vs. Koyama fight will be for the Cage Force title.

Cage Force have announced some fights for their upcoming event in Differ Ariake. And I am really excited to see UFC veteran take on a more quiet performer in Yoshihiro Koyama. Koyama is one of the fighters on my banner (the other more recognizable) and he is IMO one of the best fighters in Japan that have not been picked up by a big organization. Koyama has not lost since February 2006, but this time he is facing a very experineced opponent and the winner here should be the #1 contender to Mizuto Hirota's Cage Force LW title.

Also, look out for the talented Masato Kobayashi on this card, he is 3-0 in his professional career and came 3rd in the 6th amature shooto freshman tournament's featherweight division.

Light: Kuniyoshi Hironaka 14-6-0 vs. 12-2-1 Yoshihiro Koyama
Light: Yasunori Kanehara 2-5-2 vs. 2-2-0 Hiroki "KG Shinto" Kuga
Feather: Wataru Miki 14-9-3 vs. 6-6-2 Tomonori Taniguchi
Feather: Wataru Takahashi 8-11-4 vs. 3-3-0 Masayoshi "Randleman" Ichikawa
Bantam: Masato Kobayashi 3-0-0 vs. 3-2-0 Daisuke Sugishima
Bantam: Hirokazu Nishimura 3-3-1 vs. 1-4-0 Yoshihiro Matsunaga
Valkyrie Feather: Kyoko Takabayashi 9-4-0 vs. 5-7-0 Akiko Naito

Preliminary Fights:
Welter: Yosuke Yaguchi 0-1-0 vs. Daisuke Teramoto
Feather: Tokuei Masaki 0-1-0 vs. 0-2-1 Toru Yoshikawa
Feather: Yoji Saito vs. Katsunori Tsuda
Light: Kazuki Tokutomei vs. Shin Fujimoto

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2/28 Cage Force-EX - RESULTS

Cage Force held an event in Tokorozawa in Saitama yesterday. It was a big card for them, lots of interesting matchups.

The main event saw Pancrase champion Katsuya Inoue take on Cage Force champion Mizuto Hirota. Hirota had a good 2008 and had his Sengoku debut, this was the first time for him to defend his title. Katsuya Inoue is no easy opponent, he was the last man to defeat Satoru Kitaoka. Hirota is a very different fighter though, and the fight went the distance, ending in a draw. That means that Hirota retains his title.

Lots of fights went the distance, it is worth noting that in the co-main event, Koyama fought his way to a decision win over the veteran Kanomata.

Ligtweight Title Fight: Mizuto Hirota vs. Katsuya Inoue Draw
Light: Yoshihiro Koyama Def. Tomonari Kanomata by Decision 3-0
Light: Katsuhiko Nagata vs. Yasunori Kanehara Draw
Middle: Rikuhei Fuji Def. Sojiro Orui by Decision 3-0
Welter (3x3): Yusaku Tsukumo Def. Kenta Takagi by Decision 2-0
Bantam (3x3): Yuta Nezu Def. Seiji Otsuka by KO (high-kick) Round 1 2:39
Light (3x3): Yoshiaki "Bancho" Takahashi vs. Koji Ando Draw
Light (3x3): Naoto Miyazaki vs. Shin Kochiwa Draw

Opening Fights - Valkyrie:
Light (female) (3x3): Kinuka Sasaki Def. Kazue Matake by Decision 2-0
Light (female) (3x3): Kayo Nagayasu vs. Maho Muranami Draw

Preliminary Fight:
Bantam: Hirokazu Nishimura Def. Ryo Taguchi by TKO Round 2 2:15Yoshihiro Koyama

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2/28 Cage Force EX - Fight Order

GCM have today announced the fight order for this Saturday's event in Tokorozawa. That also means that the card is complete.

It is a good card, and should be a good night of fights. The main event is between 2 very experienced lightweight, and probably 2 of the better lightweights in Japan today (I would put them in the top 10). Add to that the very interesting matchup between Tomonari Kanomata and Yoshihiro Koyama, and this should be good.

As far as talent go, look out for the fight between "Bancho" Takahashi and Koji Ando.

Main-Event - Ligtweight Title Fight:
Mizuto Hirota 10-3-0 vs. 18-6-3 Katsuya Inoue

Light: Tomonari Kanomata 13-3-3 vs. 11-2-1 Yoshihiro Koyama
Light: Katsuhiko Nagata 4-4-0 vs. 1-5-1 Yasunori Kanehara
Middle: Rikuhei Fuji 3-3-0 vs. 5-3-4 Sojiro Orui
Welter (3x3): Yusaku Tsukumo vs. 2-0-0 Kenta Takagi
Bantam (3x3): Yuta Nezu 5-2-1 vs. 8-8-5 Seiji Otsuka
Light (3x3): Yoshiaki "Bancho" Takahashi 4-1-0 vs. 2-0-1 Koji Ando
Light (3x3): Naoto Miyazaki 1-1-1 vs. 3-0-0 Shin Kochiwa

Opening Fights - Valkyrie:
Light (female) (3x3): Kazue Matake 3-1-0 vs. 2-6-1 Kinuka Sasaki
Light (female) (3x3): Kayo Nagayasu 7-6-1 vs. 4-5-1 Maho Muranami

Preliminary Fight:
Bantam: Hirokazu Nishimura 2-3-1 vs. 0-1-0 Ryo Taguchi

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2/28 Cage Force-EX - Pancrase Champion vs. Cage Force Champion

GCM have announced that Mizuto Hirota will defend his title against Pancrase lightweight champion Katsuya Inoue. None of these fighters are really submission artists, and it should be a very good fight (I guess it wont go to the ground). This fight will be the main event.

In addition to the main event, GCM have added another awesome fight to the card. Tomonari Kanomata will fight Yoshihiro Koyama in what should be a very good fight.

Added:
Main-Event - Ligtweight Title Fight:
Mizuto Hirota 10-3-0 vs. 18-6-3 Katsuya Inoue

Light: Tomonari Kanomata 13-3-3 vs. 11-2-1 Yoshihiro Koyama
Bantam (3x3): Yuta Nezu 5-2-1 vs. 8-8-5 Seiji Otsuka
Light (3x3): Yoshiaki "Bancho" Takahashi 4-1-0 vs. 2-0-1 Koji Ando
Light (3x3): Naoto Miyazaki 1-1-1 vs. 3-0-0 Shin Kochiwa

Previously Announced:
Light: Katsuhiko Nagata 4-4-0 vs. 1-5-1 Yasunori Kanehara
Middle: Rikuhei Fuji 3-3-0 vs. 5-3-4 Sojiro Orui
Welter (3x3): Yusaku Tsukumo vs. 2-0-0 Kenta Takagi
Light (female) (3x3): Kazue Matake 3-1-0 vs. 2-6-1 Kinuka Sasaki
Light (female) (3x3): Kayo Nagayasu 7-6-1 vs. 4-5-1 Maho Muranami

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9/27 Cage Force 8 - RESULTS

Cage Force held the Semi-Finals of the featherweight and bantamweight tournaments today. After today, the final in the featherweight tournament is ready, and so is one of the finalists in the bantamweight tournament.

The featherweight final will be between Yuji Hoshino and "Wicky" Akiyo Nishiura. The
bantamweight final will be Masahiro Oishi against either Takeya Mizugaki or Taiyo Nakahara. Their semi final will be fought in November.

TV Tokyo should show this event, and it will air October 19 26.40 (2.40 on 20th) - 27.35 (3.35).

All the results:

Featherweight Tournament Semi-Finals:
12. Yuji Hoshino Def. Takeshi Yamazaki by Kimura Round 3 3:23
11. "Wicky" Akiyo Nishiura Def. Fanjin Son by Decision 3-0

Bantamweight Tournament Semi-Final:
10. Masahiro Oishi Def. Tetsu Suzuki by Decision 3-0

9. Yoshihiro Koyama Def. Bum Chang Kang(?) by TKO Round 1 3:25
8. Takeya Mizugaki Def. Daisuke Endo by rear-naked choke Round 1 4:34
7. Wataru Miki vs. Tomohiko Hori DRAW
6. Daisuke "Hunt" Okumiya Def. Tetsuo Seto by TKO (doctor stop) Round 1
5. Yuta Nezu Def. Ryo (?) Taguchi by KO Round 3 3:36
4. Daisuke Hoshino Def. Junichi Ota by decision 3-0

Preliminary fights:
3. Lightweight: Koji Ando 1-0-1 vs. 0-1-0 Masayoshi Ichikawa
2. Masaaki Hasegawa Def. Tomoyuki Miyaji by submission Round 3 2:55
1. Suberu Yoshikawa vs. Kenichi Kokura/Ogura (?) DRAW

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9/27 Cage Force 8 - Fight Order

This weekend will be super busy! Kicking things off on Saturday is Cage Force with their tournament semi-finals. These fight should provide some very good entertainment.

The main event is Yuji Hoshino vs. Dream "veteran" Takeshi Yamazaki. In the other featherweight semi final the always entertaining "Wicky" Akiyo will take on Fanjin Son who is a very talented fighter.

In the Bantamweight tournament the very experienced Masahiro Oishi will take on the exentric grappler Tetsu Suzuki in a fight that should also be very exciting. Oishi got through a tough opponent in Paul McVeigh in the first round, while Suzuki left Katsuya Toida with egg on his face after a 16 second TKO win.

Also on the card are fighters like Takeya Mizugaki, Yoshihiro Koyama and Wataru Miki. A very good card again from Cage Force!

The second bantamweight semi-final has been moved, you can read more on that here

Featherweight Tournament Semi-Finals:
12. Yuji Hoshino 14-7-7 vs. 14-8-2 Takeshi Yamazaki
11. "Wicky" Akiyo Nishiura 8-2-1 vs. 5-2-0 Fanjin Son

Bantamweight Tournament Semi-Final:
10. Masahiro Oishi 18-9-7 vs. 8-5-3 Tetsu Suzuki

9. Lightweight: Yoshihiro Koyama 10-2-1 vs. 2-1 (?) Bum Chang Kang*
This is a lightweight fight, so not the guy Minowa faced in DREAM. The　record and name is from the Cage Force site, I have not been able to　work out who he is.
8. Bantamweight: Takeya Mizugaki 9-2-2 vs. 2-1-0 Daisuke Endo
7. Featherweight: Wataru Miki 13-8-2 vs. 7-3-2 Tomohiko Hori
6. Welterweight: Tetsuo Seto 4-1-2 vs. 1-2-1 Daisuke "Hunt" Okumiya
5. Bantamweight: Yuta Nezu 4-2-0 vs. Ryo (?) Taguchi
4. Lightweight: Daisuke Hoshino 3-0-0 vs. 2-1-1 Junichi Ota

Preliminary fights (3x3min):
3. Lightweight: Koji Ando 1-0-1 vs. 0-1-0 Masayoshi Ichikawa
2. Featherweight: Masaaki Hasegawa 1-0-0 vs. 3-1-0 Tomoyuki Miyaji
1. Lightweight: Suberu Yoshikawa 0-1-0 vs. Kenichi Kokura/Ogura (?)

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