Shooto Results

"Back to Our Roots II"

March 16, 2007

Korakuen Hall

Tokyo, Japan

Bouts were scheduled for two rounds (five minutes each round) unless noted. Records are from Shooto

and reflect Shooto participation.

Fight 1 - 2007 Rookie Tournament Featherweight Bout

Kazuya Tamura (0-1-2) and Kosuke Eda (0-1) battled to a draw (19-19, 19-19, 19-19) - Tamura advances

in tournament.

Fight 2 - 2007 Rookie Tournament Flyweight Bout

Tatsuya Yamamoto (1-0) wins a unanimous decision (20-19, 20-18, 20-17) over Katsuya Murofushi (1-1)

Fight 3 - Middleweight Bout

Yoshitaro Niimi (3-2-1) wins by TKO (strikes) at 4:22 of the second round over Ivan Mussardo (6-2)

Fight 4 - Flyweight Bout

Shinya Murofushi (3-0) wins by knockout (knee) at 1:33 of the first round over Tiger Ishii (3-4-2)

Fight 5 - Featherweight Bout (3 Rds)

Masakatsu Ueda (5-0) wins by submission (choke) at 2:00 of the 3rd round over So Tazawa (6-2-1)

Fight 6 - Lightweight Bout (3 Rds)

Akiyo Wickey (5-2) wins a split decision (30-28, 28-29, 29-28) over Hideki Kadowaki (10-6-1)

Fight 7  - Lightweight Bout (3 Rds)

Rumina Sato (22-9-1) wins by TKO at 1:21 of the first round over Augusto Frota

Fight 8 - Bantamweight Title Bout (3 Rds)

BJ (6-1-4) and Yasuhiro Urushitani (10-2-2) battled to a draw (30-28, 29-29, 28-29) - BJ retains title

(3/16/07)