Shooto 2004 - Year-End Show Pictures

Alexandre Franca Nogueira vs Hideki Kadowaki

Dec 15, 2004
Alexandre Franca Nogueira defeated Hideki Kadowaki Submission (Guillotine Choke) 3:34 1R Alexandre “Pequeno” Nogueira has a magic body parts. How many people have died in his armpit? In his professional career, seven out of 15 opponents died in his sweat pit. It’s not a fun way to die. Everybody knows that lil’ Nogueira has his guillotine choke. But professional fighters -- I mean high ranked SHOOTO fighters -- get caught in his guillotine battle after battle. What is the secret? What is it? He wears “Jesus is Lord” t-shirts when he’s entering the ring. Maybe that is the secret? Is Jesus dealing his fight? Really? “My Plan wasn’t finishing this fight by guillotine," Nogueira said after submitting Hideki Kadowaki. "I was gonna finish this fight by striking.” Yeah, right, tell me about it. When this fight started, Kadowaki was pushing the fight on their feet. But once they went down on the ground, it was all Pequeno’s territory, even against Kadowaki, who's known as a great grappler from Wajutsu Keshu-kai. Kadowaki once literally “POP”ped out his head out from a guillotine choke. But right after he defended himself, another Brazilian guillotine came down and chopped Kadowaki’s head off. Amazing! How this Brazilian's arms fit on other fighters' neck and chin so nice’n tight. “My first guillotine attack wasn’t in good angle," Pequeno continued. "Then he escaped. But the second one was in right spot, so I squeeze his head off like this. …” (Did you hear it? Man ... like this? “Like this” is the Magical Jesus part.) “I wasn’t able to fight in Japan for a while," Pequeno said, "but I’d like to fight in Japan three to four times next year.” Ladies and gentlemen, keep your eyes on this mission from the Jesus. Yes! I’m looking forward to observe his “Kamiwaza" (Kami = God/Waza = skill) next year.
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