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Pictures: Shooto ‘The Rookie Tournament 2011 Final’ 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...

SHERDOG

Dec 19, 2011

Shooto Crowns 2011 Rookie Tournament Champions in Tokyo 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...

Tony Loiseleur

Dec 18, 2011

Shooto Sets 9-Bout Lineup for 2011 Rookie Tournament Final Former rookie champions and unbeaten hopefuls line the nine-fight bill for Shooto’s 2011 Rookie Tournament Final released Tuesday by the...

Chris Nelson

Nov 30, 2011

Shooto Rookie Champs Kato, ‘Rambo’ Assigned to Sept. 4 Card Two of Shooto’s 2010 rookie tournament champions could move closer to the Class-A ranks in September at Border 8 “Roaring Thunder.”

Chris Nelson

Jul 11, 2011

Deep Adds Imanari, Nakanishi to First ‘Impact’ of 2011 On Wednesday, Japanese promotion Deep added to its first card of the year, “52 Impact,” announcing four bouts for the Feb. 25 bill at...

Chris Nelson

Jan 26, 2011

Takaya Takes Dream Title; Overeem Destroys Duffee at 'Dynamite!' SAITAMA, Japan -- As the MMA year drew to a close, Hiroyuki Takaya bested Bibiano Fernandes to win the Dream featherweight title, capping off...

Tony Loiseleur

Dec 31, 2010

Shibata Steps In to Face Ishii at K-1 MAX Facing his second last-minute opponent in as many months, Olympic judo gold medalist Satoshi Ishii will take on pro wrestler Katsuyori Shibata in an open-weight MMA bout at Monday’s...

Chris Nelson

Nov 06, 2010

Sengoku 15: What to Watch For When watching a Sengoku Raiden Championship event, one has to decide whether to see the glass as half empty or half full.

Tim Leidecker

Oct 29, 2010

The Weekly Wrap: Dec. 26 - Jan. 1 The final MMA event of 2009 drew the biggest crowd of the year for the sport. The annual “Dynamite” presentation on New Year’s Eve in...

Jack Encarnacao

Jan 02, 2010

Aoki, Yoshida Reign at 'Dynamite' SAITAMA, Japan -- In what was perhaps Shinya Aoki’s most devastating win to date, the Dream lightweight champion snapped the arm of Sengoku titleholder Mizuto Hirota at...

Tony Loiseleur

Dec 31, 2009

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