There’s no way to watch tonight’s Shooto show – which features an inaugural 115-pound championship bout between Noboru Tahara and Rambaa Somdet, plus some beef-squashing “Shooto vs. Pancrase” matches – live, as it unfolds, unless you’ve got a ticket to JCB Hall.
Thankfully, through the magic of technology, BloodyElbow.com will have semi-live updates and results on the happenings in Tokyo.
Sherdog writer Tony Loiseleur and photog Daniel Herbertson are on location and Twittering, too.
Quick Results
Rambaa “M-16” Somdet def. Noboru Tahara via decision (3-0)
Ryuichi Miki def. Masaaki Sugawara via decision (3-0)
Issei Tamura def. Gustavo Falciroli via decision (3-0)
Takuya Wada def. Shiko Yamashita via RNC R3 4:26
Kotetsu Boku def. Yukio Sakaguchi via KO R1 1:54
Mamoru Yamaguchi def. Kiyotaka Shimizu via decision (2-0)
Megumi Fujii def. “Windy” Tomomi Sunaba via armbar R1 3:24
Shuichiro Katsumura def. So Tazawa via brabo choke R1 3:54
Yoshihiro Koyama def. Tetsuji Kato via TKO R2 1:22
Daisuke “Amazon” Sugie def. Paolo Milano via decision (3-0)
#10 – Shooto Flyweight (52kg / 114.6 lbs) Championship Bout – 3R x 5
Rambaa “M-16” Somdet (7-2) def. Noboru “Shinpei” Tahara (7-4-1) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
#9 – Bantamweight (56kg / 123.5 lbs) – 3R x 5
Ryuichi Miki (10-3-3) def. Masaaki Sugawara (9-4-1) via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 29-28)
#8 – Lightweight (65kg / 143.3 lbs) – 3R x 5
Issei Tamura (5-0) def. Gustavo Falciroli (9-2-2) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-28, 30-27)
#7 – Middleweight (76kg / 167.5 lbs) – 3R x 5
Takuya Wada (19-8-10, 1 NC / Pancrase) def. Shiko Yamashita (10-5-3 / Shooto) via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:26 of round three
SHOOTO 3-1 PANCRASE
#6 – Welterweight (70kg / 154.3 lbs) – 2R x 5
Kotetsu Boku (15-6-2 / Shooto) def. Yukio Sakaguchi (3-6 / Pancrase) via KO (left hook) at 1:54 of round one
SHOOTO 3-0 PANCRASE
#5 – Bantamweight (56kg / 123.5 lbs) – 3R x 5
Mamoru Yamaguchi (22-5-3 / Shooto) def. Kiyotaka Shimizu (4-3-1 / Pancrase) via majority decision (30-27, 30-30, 29-28)
SHOOTO 2-0 PANCRASE
#4 – Flyweight (52kg / 114.6 lbs) – 2R x 5
Megumi Fujii (19-0 / Shooto) def. “Windy” Tomomi Sunaba (12-12-1 / Pancrase) via submission (armbar) at 3:24 of round one
SHOOTO 1-0 PANCRASE
#3 – Featherweight (60kg / 132.3 lbs) – 3R x 5
Shuichiro Katsumura (9-4-3) def. So Tazawa (8-5-3) via submission (brabo choke) at 3:54 of round one
#2 – Welterweight (70kg / 154.3 lbs) – 3R x 5
Yoshihiro Koyama (13-3-1) def. Tetsuji Kato (19-10) via TKO (punches) at 1:22 of round two
#1 – Welterweight (70kg / 154.3 lbs) – 2R x 5
Daisuke “Amazon” Sugie (8-6-1) def. Paolo Milano (8-5-1) via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-17)