Shooto showcased its second “Colours” occasion on Saturday afternoon at Toyosu PIT in Tokyo, Japan. The all-female card was headlined by a Shooto Girls’s Atomweight Championship rematch between undefeated champ Chihiro Sawada and Miku Nakamura, who had received 4 straight fights.
Within the 54kg co-main occasion, Pancrase Girls’s Strawweight Champion Haruka “Salt” Hasegawa confronted Korean newcomer Ju Kyung Heo. At strawweight, former Pancrase titleholder Karen took on Search engine marketing Younger Park. MMARising.com has reside play-by-play for the Shooto: “Colours 2” occasion.
Chihiro Sawada vs Miku Nakamura
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Masato Kataoka. Sawada takes Nakamura down within the opening minute, however Nakamura counters with upkicks from the underside and will get again to her ft. Sawada places her on the mat once more with a double-leg takedown and strikes to Nakamura’s again. When Nakamura rolls to her facet, Sawada takes mount. Nakamura will get a leg in and fights her manner again to half-guard, which is short-lived and Sawada passes to facet management. She lands hammerfists and strikes to mount, the place she rains down tougher punches. Nakamura rolls to her facet once more and Sawada continues to land punches earlier than latching on to an armbar and referee Kataoka steps in.
Winner: Chihiro Sawada by Technical Submission (Armbar) at 4:57 of spherical one. She improves to 6-0-1 and stays the Shooto Girls’s Atomweight Champion.
Haruka “Salt” Hasegawa vs Ju Kyung Heo
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Minoru Toyonaga. Hasegawa lands a left-right combo and Heo takes a step again, which prompts Hasegawa to chase after her with extra punches. Heo is dazed by the punches, however she manages to clinch. Hasegawa pushes her away and throws a head kick. She jabs and lands proper palms, then blasts Heo with knees in a clinch and referee Toyonaga stops the one-sided combat.
Winner: Haruka Hasegawa by TKO (Punches & Knees) at 2:37 of spherical one. She improves to 4-3-0.
Karen vs Search engine marketing Younger Park
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Akira Shibata. Karen strikes first with leg and physique kicks. She then goes excessive with a head kick try and clinches. After taking Park down, Karen lands punches from the highest. She switches to elbows and Park grabs on to Karen’s arm to stop her from throwing any extra strikes. Park kicks Karen off and tries to get to her ft, however Karen instantly takes her again. She lands rapid-fire hammerfists to Park’s head till the bout is waved off.
Winner: Karen by TKO (Punches) at 4:44 of spherical one. She improves to 8-2-0.
Ayane Hirata vs Miyu Anami
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Tsuyoshi Okada. Hirata scores an early takedown and strikes to again management as Anami tries to get to her ft. Hirata falls off of Anami’s again, however she scrambles and retains high place in Anami’s half-guard. Hirata lands punches from the highest and ultimately spins into an armbar. Anami escapes and will get to her ft, and Hirata secures a double-leg takedown earlier than the bell.
Spherical 2:Hirata lands a physique kick and the fighters circle one another. Hirata clinches and knees Anami’s legs. She takes Anami down into half-guard and Anami offers up her again. Hirata lands steady punches to the facet of her head and the combat is stopped.
Winner: Ayane Hirata by TKO (Punches) at 3:09 of spherical two. She improves to 2-0-0.
Mayu Kawanishi vs Sakura “Tenten” Katada
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Minoru Toyonaga. Katada lands a physique kick and Kawanishi clinches after touchdown a jab-cross combo. Katada throws knees within the clinch till Kawanishi shoots for a single-leg takedown. Katada sprawls, however Kawanishi throws her to the mat with an osotogari and lands on high in facet management. She stands over Katada and pushes her legs to the facet, then drops down and locks on an armbar that prompts referee Toyonaga to cease the combat.
Winner: Mayu Kawanishi by Technical Submission (Armbar) at 4:06 of spherical one. She improves to 4-1-0.
Kanae Yamada vs Tomo Maesawa
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Yasuhiro Tazawa. Yamada opens the match with a double-leg takedown try and Maesawa counters with a guillotine choke. Yamada escapes and each ladies stand. Yamada clinches and pulls Maesawa down into her butterfly guard. Maesawa stands and Yamada makes an attempt a leglock. Maesawa sprawls in response, however Yamada traps her in a triangle choke as she leans ahead. She transitions to a triangle armbar and referee Tazawa intervenes for a stoppage.
Winner: Kanae Yamada by Technical Submission (Triangle Armbar) at 3:05 of spherical one.
Akari Ogata vs Haruka Okutani
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Tsuyoshi Okada. Okutani clinches and Ogata takes high place on the mat. She rapidly works for a kimura and locks it in, prompting referee Okada to cease the match.
Winner: Akari Ogata by Technical Submission (Kimura) at 0:45 of spherical one.
