Shooto July 16th

Hansen vs. Franca

July 16, 2004

Korakuen Hall

Tokyo, Japan

Updated 7/12/04

Shooto will be at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan on July 16th. Among those featured for the event is World #

3 ranked light heavyweight Shikou Yamashita in action against the undefeated David Bielkhader. The

World # 3 and Pacific Rim # 4 ranked welterweight Ryan Bow will face Pacific Rim # 7 ranked Takumi

in a Pacific Rim championship tournament semi-final bout. Also on the card will be the World 2nd ranked

bantamweight Junji Ikoma facing the World 3rd ranked Yasuhiro Urushita. And UFC veteran Hermes

Franca* will do battle with the World # 1 ranked welterweight Joachim Hansen in the main event.

Line-up from Shooto.net:

Fight 1 - Middleweight Class B Bout

Keisuke Sakai (0-0-1) vs. Keita Nakamura (0-0)

Fight 2 - Bantamweight Class B Bout

BJ (1-1) vs. Kenichi Sawada (0-3-1)

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

Yusuke Endo (1-0) vs. Kenichi Hattori (0-0-1)

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

Lion Takeshi (3-0) vs. Keisuke Yamada (2-0)

Fight 5 - Light Heavyweight Class A Bout

3rd ranked Shikou Yamashita (7-1-2) vs. David Bielkhader (3-0)

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

Ryan Bow (7-4) vs. Takumi (10-4-3)

Fight 7 - Bantamweight Class A Bout

2nd ranked Junji Ikoma (6-4-1) vs. 3rd ranked Yasuhiro Urushita (7-2)

Fight 8 - Welterweight Class A Bout - Change

# 1 ranked Joachim Hansen (5-1) vs. Gesias Calvancanti (1-0) - *Hermes Franca can not participate due to visa problems

card subject to change

(7/5/04)