Shooto held its fourth all-female Colours occasion tonight at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. The ten-fight Shooto: “Colours 4” card was headlined by an Infinity League ladies’s atomweight event bout between Ayane Hirata and fellow teen prospect Noeru “Noel” Narita, as each sought a key win.
Within the co-feature, additionally within the Infinity League atomweight event, Search engine optimisation Younger Park aimed for her third straight victory when she confronted the winless Mikiko Hiyama. Chiyo Takamoto battled Megumi Sugimoto in strawweight motion. MMARising.com has dwell play-by-play for the “Colours 4” card.
Noeru “Noel” Narita vs Ayane Hirata
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Masato Kataoka. Hirata rushes ahead with a entrance kick and clinches, however little transpires and the fighters are separated. Narita jabs and Hirata clinches, the place each ladies land knees. Hirata kicks at Narita’s leg and follows with extra knees to the physique. The fighters are separated once more and Hirata lands a leg kick, however Narita catches a head kick from Hirata and takes her down. She strikes to aspect management and lands punches. Hirata turns and Narita takes her again, the place she locks on a rear-naked choke. Hirata virtually makes it to the bell, however she is choked unconscious.
Winner: Noeru Narita by Technical Submission (Rear-Bare Choke) at 4:55 of spherical one. She improves to 2-1-0.
Search engine optimisation Younger Park vs Mikiko Hiyama
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Masato Kataoka. Park rapidly takes Hiyama’s again and he or she suplexes her right down to the bottom. As Hiyama tries to regain her composure, Park locks on a decent armbar and referee Kataoka waves off the struggle as Hiyama faucets.
Winner: Search engine optimisation Younger Park by Submission (Armbar) at 0:32 of spherical one. She improves to 5-4-0.
Chiyo Takamoto vs Megumi Sugimoto
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Ryosuke Uchida. The fighters commerce leg kicks and Sugimoto clinches, the place each ladies land knees to the physique. Extra knees are exchanged and Takamoto tries to take Sugimoto’s again. Sugimoto turns again into the clinch and the fighters are separated. Takamoto lands a entrance kick and Sugimoto clinches as soon as extra.
Spherical 2:Sugimoto scores a double-leg takedown into Takamoto’s guard. She punches from the highest after which stands as much as escape from a Takamoto armbar try. As Sugimoto settles again into Takamoto’s guard, Takamoto throws hammerfists and elbows from the underside. Sugimoto punches from the highest and Takamoto lands extra hammerfists as she stays lively off of her again. This continues, with Sugimoto punching from the highest and Takamoto answering with hammerfists, till the struggle involves an finish.
All three judges rating the struggle even at 19-19 for a Unanimous Draw.
End result: Unanimous Draw (19-19, 19-19, 19-19) after two 5:00 rounds. Takamoto strikes to 0-3-2, whereas Sugimoto is now 11-4-3.
Erika Gibo vs Haruka Yoshinari
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Yuta Nabekubo. Gibo lands a collection of leg kicks within the opening minute and Yoshinari tries to clinch. Gibo pushes her away and scores with a left hook. She fights off one other clinch from Yoshinari after which sprawls out of a takedown try. Yoshinari knees Gibo’s thigh throughout a clinch and Gibo pushes her away once more. Gibo resumes throwing leg kicks till Yoshinari briefly will get her down. Gibo stands and Yoshinari makes use of a harai goshi throw to get her again down. Yoshinari lands punches to arrange a late leglock try.
Spherical 2:Gibo controls the putting within the second spherical with leg kicks and left hooks. Yoshinari blocks a number of the strikes, however she provides little in response. She ultimately clinches and Gibo separates after holding Yoshinari’s again. Gibo throws leg kicks till Yoshinari catches one and journeys her. Gibo stands and Yoshinari secures a single-leg takedown late within the struggle.
All three judges rating the struggle 20-18 for the winner by Unanimous Determination, Gibo.
Winner: Erika Gibo by Unanimous Determination (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) after two 5:00 rounds. She improves to 1-0-0.
Atsuhi Takada vs Cha Hyun Jeong
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Ryosuke Uchida. Takada knocks Jeong down with a proper head kick early on and Jeong returns to her ft. Within the clinch, Jeong reverses a throw and winds up on high, however Takada transitions to her again. Jeong shakes her off and Takada makes an attempt a kimura from the underside. Jeong stands up and punches Takada, who continues to be holding on to her arm. Jeong sits down and Takada makes use of a kimura sweep to briefly take high place earlier than Jeong reverses. Takada makes an attempt a triangle choke and an armbar earlier than time expires.
Spherical 2:Jeong flurries with punches and he or she takes Takada down. When Jeong stands up, Takada lands an upkick to her face. Jeong settles into Takada’s guard after which lands hammerfists from aspect management after avoiding an armbar. Takada regains full guard and hunts for a triangle choke and one other armbar. Jeong counters with hammerfists and the fighters battle backwards and forwards for high place till the tip of the struggle.
One choose scores the struggle 20-18 for Takada, whereas the remaining two each have it 19-19 for a Majority Draw.
End result: Majority Draw (20-18, 19-19, 19-19) after two 5:00 rounds. Takada strikes to 0-0-1, whereas Jeong is now 1-1-1.
Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino vs Tomo Maesawa
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Ryosuke Uchida. Fujino breaks free from one clinch early within the match and the fighters conflict heads when Maesawa clinches a second time. Motion is paused after which resumes with Maesawa taking Fujino’s again in a standing clinch. As Fujino defends, Maesawa pulls her right down to the mat and works for an armbar. Fujino avoids hazard and tries to move to half-guard, however Maesawa retains her in place. Maesawa stands, however Fujino takes her down into North-South place. Maesawa rolls and Fujino takes her again, however Maesawa spins once more and he or she winds up on high. She works for a leglock late within the match and Fujino takes high place after escaping.
End result: Draw after one 8:00 spherical.
Azuki Nakao vs Manaka Yamada
*Initially a 60kg bout; Yamada considerably missed weight and is ineligible to win.*
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Yuta Nabekubo. Nakao lands a left-right combo and takes Yamada down after catching a physique kick. She strikes to aspect management and pins Yamada down whereas touchdown quite a few unanswered hammerfists to her face till the transient struggle is stopped.
Winner: Azuki Nakao by TKO (Punches) at 1:15 of spherical one. She improves to 1-0-0.
Kurumi Ueki vs Saki Ueta
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Yuta Nabekubo. Ueta takes the struggle to the bottom and twice makes an attempt an armbar, however she is unsuccessful each occasions. Ueki takes high place and the fighters are stood up after a stalemate. Ueta as soon as once more pulls guard searching for an armbar and may’t get it. She switches to an omoplata and Ueki stands up after releasing her arm. Ueta will get the struggle to the mat as soon as extra and Ueki counters with a leg submission try, which Ueta defends towards till the bell.
End result: Draw after one 8:00 spherical.
Sakura Julian Endo vs Satsuki Ogasawara
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Atsushi Deai. Ogasawara pulls guard and Endo strikes to aspect management. Ogasawara briefly will get a leg in to get again to half-guard earlier than Endo passes to aspect management once more after which to mount. She makes an attempt an armbar and Ogasawara escapes to her ft. Endo makes use of a leglock try and get Ogasawara again down after which assaults with an armbar that prompts referee Deai to wave off the match.
Winner: Sakura Julian Endo by Technical Submission (Armbar) at 3:40 of spherical one.
Yuzusa Yoshimura vs Hazuki Kasai
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Atsushi Deai. Yoshimura instantly clinches and pulls Kasai right down to the mat. She transitions from a triangle choke setup to an armbar, and referee Deai rapidly stops the match.
Winner: Yuzusa Yoshimura by Technical Submission (Armbar) at 0:19 of spherical one.
