Shooto kicked off the brand new 12 months with its newest all-female struggle card tonight at New Pier Corridor in Tokyo, Japan. The Shooto: “Colours 6” card was headlined by an atomweight matchup between veteran Megumi Sugimoto and teenage prospect Noa Tokumoto, who scored a 32-second KO win in September.
Within the co-main occasion, present Shooto Ladies’s Strawweight Champion Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino took on alternative opponent Mika “Arami” Arai in a non-title 53kg bout. Elsewhere, Chiyo Takamoto met Erika Gibo in 50kg motion. MMARising.com has reside play-by-play for the “Colours 6” card.
Noa Tokumoto vs Megumi Sugimoto
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Masato Fukuda. Tokumoto landed a leg kick, however Sugimoto countered with a takedown. Tokumoto trapped her in a triangle choke and elbowed Sugimoto’s head. Tokumoto moved forwards and backwards between armbar and triangle choke makes an attempt whereas persevering with to land elbows from the underside. Sugimoto ultimately stood up and kicked at Tokumoto’s legs. When Tokumoto obtained to her toes, Sugimoto took her down late within the spherical.
Spherical 2:Tokumoto opened the second spherical with one other leg kick and Sugimoto responded with a kick to the physique. She took Tokumoto down into Tokumoto’s closed guard. Tokumoto held her shut in an effort to stop Sugimoto from posturing up or touchdown something. Finally, Tokumoto kicked Sugimoto off and each fighters stood. Tokumoto sprawled to defend in opposition to a Sugimoto takedown try earlier than the bell.
Spherical 3:Tokumoto landed a proper hook and Sugimoto took her down. Simply as she did within the earlier spherical, Tokumoto held on to Sugimoto’s arm after which kicked her off. Motion returned to the toes and Sugimoto secured a single-leg takedown. Tokumoto labored for an armbar from the underside and the struggle returned to a standing place once more. Sugimoto then took Tokumoto down two extra instances and he or she landed elbows and hammerfists from aspect management. Time expired and the shut bout went to the scorecards.
Winner: Noa Tokumoto by Break up Determination (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) after three 5:00 rounds. She improves to 3-0-0.
Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino vs Mika “Arami” Arai
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Naoya Uematsu. Fujino initiated a boxing trade after which took a step backward. Arai was warned for outstretching her fingers and motion resumed. Each girls landed punches and Fujino clinched twice. She landed knees till Arai pushed her away. Arai landed a proper hook and a knee to Fujino’s jaw. Fujino got here up brief together with her punches earlier than the top of the spherical.
Spherical 2:Fujino punched her method right into a clinch and landed knees. Arai circled away, however Fujino chased after her with extra punches and Arai missed with a spinning backfist try. The fighters clashed heads and time was referred to as to test on Fujino’s bleeding nostril. Arai was warned for the unintended headbutt. Arai tried a harai goshi throw after the restart, however she fell and Fujino punched Arai’s physique as Arai attacked her leg.
Spherical 3:Arai tried a standing guillotine choke early within the last spherical. Fujino escaped and he or she landed two proper hooks after creating some area. Arai missed with a Superman Punch and Fujino landed one other proper hand. Arai tripped Fujino and punched her physique, however Fujino returned to her toes and he or she stuffed a takedown try. Each girls landed looping hooks in the course of the last seconds of the struggle.
Winner: Emi Fujino by Unanimous Determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after three 5:00 rounds. She improves to 31-16-1, 1 NC.
Chiyo Takamoto vs Erika Gibo
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Naoya Uematsu. Takamoto clinched and took Gibo’s again, then pulled her right down to the mat. Gibo stood with Takamoto nonetheless on her again. Gibo escaped from the again clinch and landed a left hook. Takamoto used a double-leg takedown to get her again down and took Gibo’s again as soon as once more. Late within the spherical, Takamoto labored for an armbar, however time expired.
Spherical 2:Takamoto closed the space and clinched once more within the second spherical. She took Gibo’s again and suplexed her to the bottom. Gibo’s head hit the canvas and knocked her out, and Takamoto landed follow-up punches earlier than the struggle was waved off.
Winner: Chiyo Takamoto by KO (Slam) at 0:32 of spherical two. She improves to 2-3-3.
Tomo Maesawa vs Aya Murakami
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Yuta Nabekubo. Murakami jumped and pulled guard early within the match. Maesawa stood up and prevented Murakami’s leg submission makes an attempt. Again on the bottom, Maesawa tried for a leglock of her personal and Murakami took high place. She hunted for a guillotine choke, however she couldn’t management Maesawa’s legs and Maesawa labored her method free. An arm-triangle choke try was not profitable for Maesawa, however Murakami gave up her again and Maesawa secured a rear-naked choke for the tapout victory.
Winner: Tomo Maesawa by Submission (Rear-Bare Choke) at 4:32 of spherical one.
Hikaru Aono vs Shiho Fukai
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Masato Fukuda. Aono opened the struggle with a double-leg takedown and handed to half-guard. She landed punches and moved to aspect management, then to a top-side crucifix. Aono scored with quite a few punches till Fukai lastly obtained again to half-guard. Aono mounted her and Fukai tried to scramble free. Aono moved to aspect management once more and locked on a kimura on Fukai’s left arm, forcing her to faucet out.
Winner: Hikaru Aono by Submission (Kimura) at 3:42 of spherical one. She improves to 13-8-0.
Ju Kyung Heo vs Tae “Te-a” Murayama
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Tatsuro Nagase. Each fighters got here up brief with punches and Murayama shot in for a takedown. Heo sprawled after which pushed Murayama up in opposition to the cage. She kneed Murayama’s leg till referee Nagase separated the fighters. Heo stuffed one other Murayama takedown try and Murayama completed the spherical by kneeing Heo’s physique.
Spherical 2:An early stalemate throughout a clinch battle led to the fighters being separated. Heo was not in a position to take Murayama down, however she landed punches to her physique throughout a clinch. Quickly after, Heo linked with a proper hook and extra clinch battles adopted. Neither lady might safe a takedown. Heo landed a one-two mixture and one other proper hook earlier than the top of the struggle.
Winner: Ju Kyung Heo by Unanimous Determination (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) after two 5:00 rounds. She improves to 1-2-0.
Momoka Midorikawa vs Mikiko “NFC” Hiyama
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Masato Kataoka. Midorikawa used a leg kick to arrange a double-leg takedown. She punched from mount and Hiyama fought her method again to full guard. Midorikawa took mount once more and landed a sequence of hammerfists. Hiyama gave up her again and defended in opposition to a rear-naked choke. Midorikawa let go of the choke and landed quite a few unanswered punches till the bout was stopped.
Winner: Momoka Midorikawa by TKO (Punches) at 3:41 of spherical one. She improves to 1-0-0.
Manaka Okuda vs Aira Inoue
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Yuta Nabekubo. After an early hand battle, the fighters clinched and Inoue labored for a leg submission because the bout hit the bottom. Okuda took high place and moved to aspect management, however Inoue was lively from the underside and he or she obtained again to full guard. Okuda handed to half-guard and arrange an arm-triangle choke. Inoue escaped and stood up, solely to be pulled again down as Okuda tried her personal leglock. She continued to assault Inoue’s leg and a late try from Inoue to take aspect management was not profitable.
Winner: Manaka Okuda by Unanimous Determination (10-9, 10-9, 10-9) after one 8:00 spherical.
Mikoto Abe vs Tamao Takamoto
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Yuta Nabekubo. Takamoto scored a single-leg takedown and Abe sat up in opposition to the cage. She stood and Takamoto took her down once more. Abe used a kimura to brush into high place. She stayed there and prevented a leglock try from Takamoto late within the struggle.
Winner: Mikoto Abe by Unanimous Determination (10-9, 10-9, 10-9) after one 4:00 spherical.
Julianne Sakura Endo vs Iroha Sato
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Yuta Nabekubo. Sato opened the struggle with excessive kicks and Endo took her down. She tried to maneuver to aspect management, however Sato retained full guard. Sato then used butterfly guard to raise Endo and returned to her toes. Endo misplaced her steadiness when making an attempt a throw and Sato wound up on high. Endo shortly scrambled as much as her toes and the fighters clinched earlier than the bell.
Winner: Julianne Sakura Endo by Break up Determination (10-9, 10-9, 9-10) after one 4:00 spherical.
