In the middle of all the EliteXC post-fight hubbub, Shooto’s “Shooting Disco 6″ took place earlier today at Shinyuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan.
In the main event, bantamweight fighter Ryuichi Miki scored a majority decision win by dominating his opponent Jin Akimoto in all three rounds. Akimoto hasn’t won a fight in the last 6 years, when he submitted Alfonso Alcarez via kneebar back at Shooto Treasure Hunt 6 in 2002.
Akimoto is in his late thirties and may be at a career crossroads after this latest defeat.
Daiji Takahashi had to settle for a draw against Seiji Otsuka. Takashi was coming off a two-year layoff and a four-fight losing streak. No question both fighters were disappointed with the outcome of the fight.
Taiki Tsuchiya had a highlight-reel stoppage over Daisuke Matsumoto with just three seconds left in the first round. After a dropping him with a right, he finished Matsumoto with some devastating shots on the ground to secure the victory.
Nothing like waiting until the last second.
Another fight ended in the first round when Takeshi Sato managed to get a submission win over Nozomi Otsuka via rear-naked choke. This was just his second fight and first win ever, having fought to a draw in his debut at Kingdom of Grapple 2007 against Hikaru Sato.
Guy Delameau made his debut a successful one against fellow rookie Hisaki Hiraishi. Delameau scored a unanimous decision win with a strong combination of knees and punches.
In the Rookie Tournament Semifinals, Kosuke Eda put a stop to rising star Haruo Ochi with a unanimous decision victory. Mikiyomi Yamagami on the other hand wasn’t leaving anything to the judges after brutally knocking out Yusuke Sato a mere 18 seconds into round two. An impressive win for just his second fight in mixed martial arts.
Here are the Shooting Disco 6 complete results:
Ryuichi Miki (7-2-3) defeated Jin Akimoto (10-12-4) via majority decision
Taisuke Okuno (6-2-1) defeated Yoichiro Sato (1-1-1) via unanimous decision
Daiji Takahashi (6-10-3) battled Seiji Otsuka (8-8-5) to a draw
Sakae Kasuya (4-3-3) defeated Hidenori Nishino (1-3-1) via unanimous decision
Ayumu Shioda (4-6) defeated Kenji Hosoya (2-4) via unanimous decision
Taiki Tsuchiya (2-1) defeated Daisuke Matsumoto (3-5) via TKO (4:57-R1)
Takeshi Sato (1-0-1) defeated Nozomi Otsuka (1-1) by rear-naked choke (2:41-R1)
Guy Delameau (1-0) defeated Hisaki Hiraishi (0-1) via unanimous decision
Bantamweight Rookie Tournament Semifinal
Mikiyomi Yamagami (2-0) defeated Yusuke Sato (1-1) by KO (0:18-R2)
Flyweight Rookie Tournament Semifinal
Fumihiro Kitahara (3-0) defeated Hiroaki Ijima (1-1) via unanimous decision
Featherweight Rookie Tournament Semifinal
Kosuke Eda (6-2-2) defeated Haruo Ochi (2-1) via unanimous decision
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dont recognise any of these names shooto is getting real bad
I’ll admit I also have only heard of a few of these fighters, but I have seen tons of local shows with fighters that have more experience and better records then these guys. These cards are more like the TUF series then a real MMA event.
were those decisions boring ones, or good fights? not to be discriminatory or anything, but a lot of Japanese fighters are boring.
Shooto seems to runs their organization more like a sport than entertainment. They use a real ranking system and such. Shooto is a great breeding ground for up and coming fighters with their rookie tournaments and such. They bred Gomi, Kawajiri, Sakurai, and even had Anderson Silva fight in Shooto. Although, I agree they lack the names in this event, I don’t think Shooto is getting bad. They still have some great fights.
The accumulated record for this card is: 72-64-23.
Must have been decent matchmaking or lackluster fighting for that many decisions.
By the number of comments it is obvious that no one cares…… Dont know if thats good or bad….
SHOOTO THIS!!
Akimoto has won a fight since the Alfie Alcarez fight. He won a fight in super-ghetto Kingdom Ehrgeiz a few years ago.
Hidetada himself would laugh at the obscurity of that fight…but technically yes, you’re correct.