Shooto promoter Sustain has nearly completed its May 3 lineup at JCB Hall in Tokyo. Four fights have been added to the card, including opponents for Shooto stars
Rumina Sato (Pictures) and "Lion Takeshi"
Takeshi Inoue (Pictures).
In a 143-pound contest, Sato will take on recently deposed Shooto world champion
Akitoshi Tamura (Pictures).
One of 2007's most unlikely breakout fighters, Tamura lost the Shooto world championship to equally unlikely challenger
Hideki Kadowaki (Pictures) via majority decision in a lackluster affair last month.
Curiously, Sato's last action came in September, when he was upset by the aforementioned Kadowaki, who choked out the iconic shootor in the first round.
Also in 143-pound action, Inoue, another former Shooto world champion, will take on an unexpected opponent in Trenell "Savant" Young. Inoue has won both of his bouts since losing his title to
Akitoshi Tamura (Pictures) last May, submitting Dutchman
Marc Duncan (Pictures) in July before hammering
Katsuya Toida (Pictures) to a unanimous decision last November. Young hasn't fought since dropping a unanimous decision to
Deividas Taurosevicius (Pictures) last August.
Despite his resume, Young has been granted only a Class B Shooto license, casting his bout with Inoue as a two-round affair.
In other Class B action, Sustain has announced a 143-pound contest between
Hayate Usui (Pictures) and
Sakae Kasuya (Pictures), and a 115-pound bout between
Noboru Tahara (Pictures) and
Katsuya Murofushi (Pictures).
The promotion also announced the official participation of up-and-coming lightweights
Yusuke Endo (Pictures) and
Shinji Sasaki (Pictures).
Sherdog.com previously reported that either Endo or Sasaki would potentially face Frenchman
Bendy Casimir (Pictures) pending Casimir's April 19 bout in England with
Andre Winner (Pictures). Casimir defeated Winner by majority decision, which clears the way for a May 3 fight in Japan notwithstanding an injury coming out of his bout with Winner.