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Shooto:Back To Our Roots 8 Results
Hideki Kadowaki earned a razor close majority decision and scored a huge upset over Shooto 143. lb champion Akitoshi Tamura at the organization’s Back to Our Roots 8 event earlier today in Tokyo, Japan.
Kadowaki used superior striking and cruical takedowns to squeak out the decision on the judges’ scorecards. Bantamweight phenom Masakatsu Ueda won a unanimous decision over challenger Koetsu Okazaki to take home the vacant Shooto 132. lb title.
TKO featherweight champion Hatsu Hioki made quick work of famed grappler Baret Yoshida, stopping the Hawaiian with strikes with less than ten seconds left in the first round. The fight was Yoshida’s first since he was knocked out by Yoshiro Maeda in November 2003.
Complete event results are as follows:
Hideki Kadowaki def. Akitoshi Tamura - Majority Decision
Masakatsu Ueda def. Koetsu Okazaki - Unanimous Decision
Hatsu Hioki def. Baret Yoshida - TKO (Strikes)
Hiroshi Nakamura def. Tenkei Fujimaya - Majority Decision
Mamoru Yamaguchi def. Masaki Sugawara - Unanimous Decision
Tetsu Suzuki def. Hiroyuki Tanaka -Unanimous Decision
Hiroshige Tanaka def. Kenichiro Marui - KO (Punch)
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Had to post this to give props to Kadowaki for another great upset. The guy lives and breathes MMA and is a very cerebral fighter. He patiently timed Tamura's kicks to where he made them non-effective and scored the takedowns. Awesome that he is champ now...
Also, bittersweet to see Yoshida return to MMA. He got crushed, but at leat he didn't settle to fight someone low down on the pole, as Hioki is one of Shooto's best...
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Shooto:Back To Our Roots 8 Results
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