"The Way of Shooto 4" Quick Results

by Chris Nelson on Jul 19, 2010 4:15 AM EDT in MMA News

Shooto's first 115-pound champion makes his first title defense tonight inside Korakuen Hall as Muay Thai stylist Rambaa "M-16" Somdet takes on challenger Hiroyuki Abe of K'z Factory.

Two Pacific Rim title bouts bolster the card, with 143-pound ace Taiki Tsuchiya facing unbeaten Krazy Bee prospect Issei Tamura, 132-pound champ and Koetsu Okazaki going up against Wajutsu Keishukai's naked man, Tetsu "Hadairo" Suzuki.

Tony Loiseleur is on the scene as always and has live play-by-play over at Sherdog.com beginning at 4:30 a.m. ET, so be sure to check it out.

Quick results:

Shooto World Flyweight (52kg/115 lbs) Title Bout - 3R x 5 min.
Rambaa "M-16" Somdet (8-2) def. Hiroyuki Abe (6-3) via TKO (doctor stoppage) R1 4:31

Shooto Pacific Rim Lightweight (65kg/143 lbs) Title Bout - 3R x 5 min.
Taiki Tsuchiya (7-2) def. Issei Tamura (5-1) via majority decision (29-28, 29-29, 29-28)

Shooto Pacific Rim Featherweight (60kg/132 lbs) Title Bout - 3R x 5 min.
Koetsu Okazaki (7-1-1) def. Tetsu "Hadairo" Suzuki (10-8-3) via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Welterweight (70kg/154 lbs) - 3R x 5 min.
Kenichiro Togashi (11-7-5) def. Jani Lax (9-8) via TKO (doctor stoppage) R3 1:30

Lightweight (65kg/143 lbs) - 3R x 5 min.
Tenkei "Fujimiya" Oda (9-5-2, 1 NC) def. Matteus Lahdesmaki (9-5-3) via submission (punches) R1 4:08

Welterweight (70kg/154 lbs) - 2R x 5 min.
Shin Kochiwa (7-1-2) def. Koji Matsumoto (4-1) via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-19, 20-18)

Welterweight (70kg/154 lbs) - 2R x 5 min.
Daisuke Hoshino (6-3) def. Kunio Nakajima (1-6-1) via TKO (punches) R1 3:02

Lightweight (65kg/143 lbs) - 2R x 5 min.
Hiroshige "Hanzo" Tanaka (5-1) def. Takayoshi "Tiger Eye" Ono (6-9-1) via majority decision (20-19, 19-19, 20-19)

2010 Rookie Tournament 2nd Round - Welterweight (70kg/154 lbs) - 2R x 5 min.
Akira Okada (1-0-1) vs. Munehiro "Mike" Kin (2-2-1) ruled a unanimous draw (19-19, 19-19, 19-19)
* Okada takes the judges' "must decision" (2-1) and advances in the rookie tournament.

2010 Rookie Tournament 2nd Round - Flyweight (52kg/115 lbs) - 2R x 5 min.
Tadaaki "Onibozu" Yamamoto (3-0-1) def. Jun Nabeshima (1-1) via submission (rear-naked choke) R1 3:20

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Don’t know how or why Issei didn’t wrestle/top control Taiki to a decision.

by meyer1244 on Jul 19, 2010 8:07 AM EDT reply actions

Really weird gameplan from Tamura. It sounded like he went for about two takedowns.

by Chris Nelson on Jul 19, 2010 8:21 AM EDT up reply actions

I’m not seeing many ways Abe can win, his striking looked obviously improved versus ATCH Anarchy but still not near Rambaa and taking into account Rambaa’s tdd and ability to fight off his back and get up +speed, I think this is all Rambaa. It’s just a shame he can’t elbow off his back like we saw him do to people in his PFC days. Abe is a great grappler but being able to use it on Rambaa in an mma fight is still a question.

by meyer1244 on Jul 19, 2010 8:28 AM EDT reply actions

Rambaa supposedly had some Problems with Abe before the fight was stopped.
Sustain will probably book an immediate rematch

by KOQ24 on Jul 19, 2010 11:28 AM EDT reply actions

I ♥ M-16

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by ElliotMatheny on Jul 19, 2010 1:09 PM EDT reply actions

After reading the Sherdog Play- by- Play

It sounds like Abe was able to repeatedly take Somdet down, land some shots on the ground, and even came close to finishing with an armbar at one point. However, Rambaa was able to land some good shots himself, and one (or more) of them ended up making Hiroyuki’s left eye swell up to the point where he couldn’t see out of it. Leading to the stoppage.

But yeah, as KOQ24 said, a rematch is probably in order. Hopefully Somdet will work the hell out of his wrestling/ grappling.

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by ElliotMatheny on Jul 19, 2010 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t think Rambaa will ever have much of a ground game beyond trying to keep guys out of his guard and elevator sweeping. Fortunately for him, you don’t really need one when you got the ill takedown defense and little jackhammers for limbs.

by Chris Nelson on Jul 19, 2010 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions