Shooto July 16th Results

July 16, 2004

Korakuen Hall

Tokyo, Japan

From Shooto.net's live play by play:

Fight 1 - Middleweight Class B Bout

Keita Nakamura wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:20 of the first round over Keisuke Sakai

Fight 2 - Bantamweight Class B Bout

BJ wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:34 of the second round over Kenichi Sawada  

Fight 3 - Lightweight Class B Bout (2nd Rd Rookie Tournament)

Lion Takeshi wins a two round unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) over Keisuke Yamada  

Fight 4 - Welterweight Class B Bout (2nd Rd Rookie Tournament)

Yusuke Endo wins a two round unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) over Kenichi Hattori 

Fight 5 - Light Heavyweight Class A Bout

Sakurai Ryuuta wins a three round unanimous decision (30-27, 30-28, 30-26) over David Bielkhader  

Fight 6 - Welterweight Class A Bout (Pacific Rim Championship Tournament Semi-Final)

Ryan Bow wins a three round majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28) over Takumi  

Fight 7 - Welterweight Class A Bout  

Joachim Hansen wins a three round majority decision (30-28, 30-29, 29-29) over Gesias Calvancanti

Fight 8 - Bantamweight Class A Bout

Yasuhiro Urushita wins a three round unanimous decision (30-29, 30-29, 30-27) over Junji Ikoma   

Notes:

Some matches were announced for the September 26th card:

- Bantamweight champ Mamoru vs. # 1 ranked Robson Moura

- Welterweights: 4th ranked Pacific Rim Takaharu Murahama  vs. 5th ranked Pacific Rim Koutetsu Boku 

- Lightweights: Jin Kazeta vs. Taiyo Nakahara (ZST)

- Featherweights: So Tazawa vs. Tetsu Suzuki

(7/16/04)