Mitsuhiro Ishida, Megumi Fujii, "Wicky" Akiyo Added to Shooto Tradition Final
by Chris Nelson on Apr 19, 2009 11:47 AM EDT
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Shooto's final "Tradition" event was already looking great with just three fights announced, but from the six additional bouts announced yesterday, it's clear the promotion is planning on capping off its 20th Anniversary celebration with fireworks.
Announced today was a fight that is promoted as Dream vs. Sengoku. Representing DREAM is Mitsuhiro Ishida, he is taking on Sengoku's Mizuto Hirota. But this is not the only big fight announced!
Also on the card is female star Megumi Fujii, who will be taking on Korean fighter and I am not sure of the name, Kim Don Hee.
Shooto veteran Kenichiro Togashi should have his hands full with Tetsuji Kato. The Strikeforce veteran is returning to Shooto after almost 2 years away from the ring, his last fight was a decision loss to Gilbert Melendez in September 2007. He has not fought in Shooto since 2003.
And the big fights dont stop there! The Pacific champion, Yusuke Endo, is going to take on the South American champion, "Chiqueirinho", in a fight that wont be for a title but will be an important fight to determine the #1 contender for Nakakura's title.
"Wicky" is also coming back to Shooto after fighting in both the Cage Force and DREAM tournaments. He is always a popular addition to these cards, and he should be the favorite in his fight with Takumi Ota. Coming off 2 straight losses, "Wicky" will want to end this early, and in the process improve his Shooto ranking.
Shooto Tradition Final
May 10, 2009
JCB Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Shooto Lightweight Title Bout
Takeshi 'Lion' Inoue (15-3) vs. Rumina Sato (24-13-2)
Takashi Nakakura (11-2-1) vs. Takanori Gomi (29-5)
Koutetsu Boku (13-5-2) vs. Yutaka Ueda (6-1-1)
Mitsuhiro Ishida (18-4-1) vs. Mizuto Hirota (10-3-1)
Megumi Fujii (16-0) vs. Kim Don Hee (?)
Kenichiro Togashi (8-6-5) vs. Tetsuji Kato (19-8)
Yusuke Endo (12-2-2) vs. Willan "Chiquerinho" Chiquerim (12-1)
"Wicky" Akiyo Nishiura (9-4-1) vs. Takumi Ota (4-2-1)
Zon Yon Ze (?) vs. Takesuke Kume (4-1-2)
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by Rundownloser on Apr 19, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Those question marks are...
Jun Yong Jae and Dong Hee Kim. Jae is a Shooto and MARS vet (though it’s likely he has more fights than are listed in the FF) and Kim is curiously debuting against someone the caliber of Fujii.
And yeah, Inspirit is way too expensive. rvddw FTW!
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