By: Tony Loiseleur Mar, 10, 2012
TOKYO -- Promising 2010 rookie standout Kyoji Horiguchi triumphantly capped an evening of competitive action in the main event of Sustain’s Shooto...

Dec, 19, 2011
Japan’s Shooto organization crowned its 10th set of rookie champions Dec. 18 at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Taro Irei was on the scene to...

By: Tony Loiseleur Dec, 18, 2011
TOKYO -- Continuing the tradition that spawned promotional greats such as Tatsuya Kawajiri, Yasuhiro Urushitani and Takeya Mizugaki, Shooto crowned its 10th batch of rookie champions with Sunday’s...

By: Chris Nelson Nov, 30, 2011
Former rookie champions and unbeaten hopefuls line the nine-fight bill for Shooto’s 2011 Rookie Tournament Final released Tuesday by the...

Jun, 04, 2011
Lightweights Kenichiro Togashi and Guy Delumeau both dominated their opposition at Shooto's Gig Tokyo 6 at Shinjuku Face. Taro Irei was ringside...

By: Tony Loiseleur May, 28, 2011
TOKYO -- A tactics-minded Kenichiro Togashi dominated Shin Kochiwa on the feet for the full 15 minutes of Shooto Gig Tokyo 6's main event, Saturday...

By: Tony Loiseleur Jan, 10, 2011
TOKYO -- The strawweight division's affable-but-brutal ruler is back to defend his throne.

Shooto 115-pound world champion Rambaa "M-16" Somdet will make the second defense of his title against heavy-hitting dynamo Junji...