Shooto Tradition Final Weigh-In Results
by Chris Nelson on May 9, 2009 11:21 AM EDT
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Shooto's last 20th Anniversary event - one of the best shows of the year which nobody will get to see - kicks off in Tokyo in just a few hours. Here are results from yesterday's weigh-ins via Sportsnavi; undercard fighter Bo Kyung Sol was listed as "absent."
"Lion" Takeshi Inoue (65kg) vs. Rumina Sato (65kg)
Takanori Gomi (69.9kg) vs. Takashi Nakakura (70kg)
Yusuke Endo (69.9kg) vs. Willamy Chiquerim (70kg)
Mitsuhiro Ishida (69.9kg) vs. Mizuto Hirota (70kg)
Kenichiro Togashi (69.7kg) vs. Tetsuji Kato (69.8kg)
Kotetsu Boku (70kg) vs. Yutaka Ueda (69.9kg)
"Wicky" Akiyo Nishiura (65kg) vs. Takumi Ota (64.8kg)
Megumi Fujii (52kg) vs. Choi Em Bun (51.8kg)
Bo Kyung Sol (n/a) vs. Takesuke Kume (77.6kg)
The returning "Fireball Kid" told reporters at the weigh-ins that he feels good and "tomorrow will be a good day," while his opponent Nakakura said he would relinquish his welterweight title if he lost to Gomi, even though it is officially a non-title fight.
To ease the pain of not being able to watch this stacked card, check out Jordan Breen's excellent two-parter "A Blood Called Shooto" (Part 1 & Part 2) over at Sherdog.
Gomi vs. Nakakura
"Lion" Takeshi vs. Sato
photos via GBRing
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Lion vs. Sato has been for the 143-pound title since it was announced in March.
by Jordan Breen on May 9, 2009 11:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, JB. For some reason I thought it had changed last month…
by Chris Nelson on May 9, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://gbring.com/sokuho/news/2009_03/0320_shooto.htm
There’s the GBR report from the night the fight was announced, which lists it as a world title fight.
by Jordan Breen on May 9, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMG IT'S JORDAN BREEN
I can haz ur autograf???
by subo on May 9, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
anyone know where i can catch a live stream of this at?
by mmafreak100 on May 9, 2009 12:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
As far as I know, it’s not airing live anywhere. The big fights will probably be on Samurai TV in the near future.
by Chris Nelson on May 9, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought Gomi was going take a longer vacation...
Interesting to see if Gomi can beat Nakakura. Nakakura is 11-2-1 with most of his wins coming via decision.
by Bandaka on May 9, 2009 1:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s a non-title fight but the champ will just GIVE the belt to Gomi? That guy is overrating The Fireball 30 Year Old much as most ranking sites do.
by subo on May 9, 2009 2:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You really know nothing about this sport.
by SHATNER1234 on May 9, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe you can teach me that Gomi isn’t overrated instead of just being an ass.
by subo on May 9, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i can’t believe this is not going to be live for us to watch on a stream!
by mmafreak100 on May 9, 2009 3:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lion Takeshi's Shirt
is awesome.. Fuck the Mosquito?
by MatteoFC on May 9, 2009 4:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Can’t wait for the youtube vids.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on May 10, 2009 12:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s actually airing on Samurai T V at 10am ET tomorrow morning… so… it’ll be available.
by Chris Nelson on May 10, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh hell yeah.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on May 10, 2009 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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