Shooto’s most loaded card in years is going down tonight in Tokyo, and although there’s no way for fans outside of Japan to watch it, Tony Loiseleur is on-site at JCB Hall and chatting live over at Sherdog. Always a good read, so be sure to check it out as “Lion” Takeshi Inoue puts his 143-pound title on the line against Shooto’s prodigal son, Hatsu Hioki (above; photo by GBRing) in the main event, one in a trio of world title fights.
Quick results:
Shooto 143-Pound World Title Fight
Hatsu Hioki (21-4-2) def. “Lion” Takeshi Inoue (18-4) via split decision (30-27, 29-30, 30-27)Shooto 154-Pound World Title Fight
Willamy “Chiquerim” Freire (16-2) def. Yusuke Endo (13-4-2) via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-27)Shooto 123-Pound World Title Fight
Yasuhiro Urushitani (17-4-6) def. Ryuichi Miki (10-4-3) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-28, 30-28)Rumina Sato (26-14-2) def. Ryota Matsune (15-2-1) via TKO (knee and punches) R2 0:21
Masakatsu Ueda (11-1-2) def. Akitoshi Tamura (14-9-2) via unanimous decision (30-28, 30-27, 30-28)
Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (9-2) def. Hiromasa Ogikubo (6-2-2) via submission (rear-naked choke) R3 1:21
Kotetsu Boku (17-6-2) def. Yoshihiro Koyama (14-4-1) via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Shintaro Ishiwatari (7-3-3) def. Wataru Miki (16-10-3) via majority decision (19-19, 20-18, 20-18)