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Tony
20-01-2009, 09:52
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Shooto got underway with their fifth installment of ‘Tradition’ earlier yesterday from the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.


Shooto Pacific Rim Welterweight Champion Yusuke Endo and challenger Kotetsu Boku had a back-and-forth battle in a non-title bout that was very exciting and ended too close to call, leaving the judges no choice but to render it a draw.


Both fighters were looking to possibly break out to one of the top tier Japanese organizations with a win. Boku in fact had his chance not so long ago when he competed for DREAM last March in an losing effort against highly regarded lightweight sensation Joachim Hansen.


Endo has been turning out impressive performances on the smaller circuits, one of which is a win over UFC veteran Clay Guida. Perhaps Endo and Boku will duke it out again at a future Shooto event for a more decisive finish.
At the midway point of the show, Shooto legend Rumina Sato announced that he would not be competing in either the DREAM or Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix’s as previously thought. Instead he announced that he’ll be trying his hand out at Shootboxing and would be participating at their next event to be held on February 11.


Just like the Endo and Boku fight, the bout between Shintaro Ishiwatari and Michihiro Omigawa ended in a draw. However don’t let that verdict fool you. It was an action packed fight that went at a solid pace, with a good old fashioned stand-up war with no clear cut winner once the final bell rang.
One of the few fights not going to the judges scorecards was the Junya Kudo and Takahiro Hoso blitzkrieg. Kudo proved to be to dominant in the stand up for Hoso, quickly landing a barrage of strikes that left Hoso out cold just 34 seconds into the second round.


Another fighter who didn’t want to leave his fate in the hands of the judges was Akihiro Yamazaki. He was able to defeat the debuting Yon-Jae Jun. The Korean faired well in the first round demonstrating some decent stand up, however once the fight hit the ground in the second round, Yamazaki proved too good and mopped the floor with him, easily locking on a smooth triangle armbar that forced Jun to tap.


Here are the official results for Shooto ‘Tradition 5′:


Yusuke Endo (12-2-2) fought Kotetsu Boku (13-5-2) to a draw
Shinichi Kojima (9-3-5) fought Jesse Taitano (4-2-2) to a draw
Hiroshi Nakamura (6-3-4) defeated Hayate Usui (10-7-1) via unanimous decision
Shintaro Ishiwatari (6-1-3) fought Michihiro Omigawa (4-7-1) to a draw
Ayumu Shioda (5-6) defeated Jin Akimoto (10-13-4) via unanimous decision
Junya Kudo (7-2-2) defeated Takahiro Hoso (5-5-1) by KO (0:34-R2)
Akihiro Yamazaki (11-2-1) defeated Yon-Jae Jun (0-1) by triangle armbar (1:39-R2)
Sakae Kasuya (5-3-3) defeated Tomonori Taniguchi (4-6-2) via unanimous decision

Mr 1 Leg
20-01-2009, 10:49
bedankt tony :)

remco pardoel
20-01-2009, 11:13
geen buitenlanders meer op het programma??

Tony
20-01-2009, 11:19
Nopes.. maar de vorige events daar had ik ook de results van gepost en het viel me toen al op dat er alleen nog maar 'onbekende "Aziaten op stonden.