Shooto - Japan

September 16, 2002

Former KOTC Middleweight Champ Chris "The West Strangler" Brennan representing Next Generation

Fighting Academy in Irvine, CA heads to Japan on September 16, 2002 to fight in Shooto. Look for Bao

Quach (Gladiator Challenge winner) also representing Next Generation to fight on the card as well.

Because Brennan is fighting in Japan, his scheduled Westside Submission Tournament on September 14,

2002 has been re-scheduled for October 26, 2002.

Shooto Line-up for Sept. 16, 2002

Lightweight - 2 x 5min. rounds

Makoto Ishikawa (Purebred Omiya) vs. Eiji Murayama (STG Hakkei)

Lightweight - 2 x 5min rounds

Naoya Uematsu (K'z factory) vs. Bao Quach (Next Generation)

Bantamweight  bout - three rounds each lasting five minutes

Mamoru (STG Yokohama)  vs. Robson Moura (Nova Uniao)

Featherweight bout 

Kentaro Imaizumi (SK Absolute) vs. ABKZ (Paraestra Tokyo)

Welterweight bout

Hiroshi Tsuruya (Paraestra Matsudo) vs. Vitor Ribeiro (Nova Uniao)

Lightweight bout

Tetsuo Katsuta (K'z Factory) vs. Norifumi Yamamoto (Purebred Omiya)

Welterweight bout

Takanori Gomi (Kiguchi Wrestling School) vs. Chris Brennan (Next Generation)

Featherweight Championship bout

Masahiro Oishi (K'z Factory) vs. Hisao Ikeda (Purebred Omiya)

(9/12/02)