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04-05-2006, 10:33 PM
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Above the average sherdogger
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G-Shooto 05/06 @ Shinjuku FACE: Straweight Tournament!
G-Shooto has announced a card for May 6th at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. The card, promoted by G-STYLE, only has two bouts thus far. One of them, Maho Muranami vs. Masako Yoshida is a rematch of their draw from the September 16th, 2005 Shooto event. Also, Miku Matsumoto and Yoko Yamada are scheduled to participate.
Miku Matsumoto competed at the March 11th G-Shooto card in which she fought an exhibition match against former Smackgirl champion Megumi Yabushita.
Yoko Yamada is a former Smackgirl participant who made her G-Shooto debut at the Shinkiba 1st Ring show on February 24th. Yamada is also an All-Japan Women's Arm Wrestling champion, both in the Left and Right Hand Divisions. At the 2005 World Arm Wrestling Championships held in Tokyo, she won the Women's 45 KG Right Hand division, and placed second in the Women's 45 KG Left Hand division.
G-STYLE Presents: G-Shooto
May 6th, 2006
Shinjuku FACE
Tokyo, Japan
Fight Start: 18:30
Class C+, 48KG Tournament Semi-Final, 2R/5M
Kayo Nagai (Paraestra Tokyo) vs. Ikuko Tamada (Abe Ani Combat Club)
Class C+, 48KG Tournament Semi-Final, 2R/5M
Masako Yoshida (Native Spirit) vs. Maho Muranami (Wajyutsu Keisyukai Toikatsu Dojo)
Also Scheduled To Participate:
Miku Matsumoto (Club Barbarian)
Yoko Yamada (Japan Arm Wrestling Federation)
Thanks to Gravity Women's MMA and Complete Vale Tudo Access. I'll write something up about the participants when the full card is out. I'll tell you that this card has more quality than the Smackgirl card coming up though.
Last edited by derUbermensch; 04-06-2006 at 01:41 AM.
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04-09-2006, 06:49 AM
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Nice post!!
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04-17-2006, 03:57 AM
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Above the average sherdogger
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From Complete Vale Tudo Access:
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Champion Arm Wrestler Yoko Yamada has finally been confirmed to fight, as was hotly anticipated. She will do battle with Azusa Yasusai of Zendokai Roppongi Dojo. Also, former Smackgirl World Openweight Champion Megumi Yabushita and Misaki Takimoto are expected to appear on the card. This will be Yabushita's first fight since losing her openweight title to Amanda Buckner by guillotine in the first round. Takimoto will hope to rebound from an armbar loss to the prodigious Megumi Fujii back in February on Shooto's The Victory of The Truth card.
G-Shooto Japan - May 6th 2006
Tokyo - Shinjuku FACE
Class C+/48KG/2R 5M/Straweight Tournament Semi-Final
Kayo Nagai (Paraestra Tokyo) vs. Ikuko Tamada (Abe Ani Combat Club)
Class C+/48KG/2R 5M/Straweight Tournament Semi-Final
Masako Yoshida (Native Spirit) vs. Maho Muranami (Wajyutsu Keisyukai Toikatsu Dojo)
Class C+/Catchweight/2R 5M
Yoko Yamada (Japan Arm-Wrestling Association) vs. Azusa Yasuai (Zendokai Roppongi Dojo)
Scheduled to Participate:
MIKU (Club Barbarian)
Megumi Yabushita (SOD Women's MMA Dojo)
Misaki Takimoto (Zendokai)
Eri Kanetari (Wajyutsu Keisyukai A3)
Ikumi Shibata (Paraestra Asahikawa)
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04-17-2006, 06:10 PM
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Above the average sherdogger
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Complete Vale Tudo Access reports:
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Roxanne Modafferi herself has confirmed that she will do battle with Megumi Yabushita for the second time in their respective careers. The two first met in the semi-finals of the 2004 edition of Smackgirl's ReMix World Cup where Yabushita was rewarded a controversial unanimous decision. Modafferi, like her opponent, is coming into this fight from a loss against Tara Larosa on the March 4th MFC Boardwalk Blitz card, and will be looking to rebound with the win.
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The updated card is now:
Straweight Tournament Semi-Final
Class C+, Straweight/48KG, 2R 5M
Kayo Nagai (Paraestra Tokyo) vs. Ikuko Tamada (Abe Ani Combat Club)
Straweight Tournament Semi-Final
Class C+, Straweight/48KG, 2R 5M
Masako Yoshida (Native Spirit) vs. Maho Muranami (Wajyutsu Keisyukai Toikatsu Dojo)
Class C+, Catchweight, 2R 5M
Yoko Yamada (Japan Arm-Wrestling Association) vs. Azusa Yasuai (Zendokai Roppongi Dojo)
Class B, Featherweight/60kg, 3R 5M
Roxanne Modafferi (Wajyutsu Keisyukai) vs. Megumi Yabushita (SOD Joshi Sogo Kakutougi Dojo)
This is such a fantastic card so far.
Last edited by derUbermensch; 04-20-2006 at 01:27 PM.
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04-19-2006, 01:59 AM
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Above the average sherdogger
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The straweights are ready to go!
Left to Right: Ikuko Tamada, Kayo Nagai, Masako Yoshida, and Maho Muranami
- Tamada is the latest promising new prospect from AACC. Her striking has yet to be seen a favorable light but she's displayed good grappling skills though her fights admit of some kinks needing to ironed out of her game.
-Kayo Nagai won the Smackgirl 2005 Next Cinderella Tournament @ 48kg beating the living crap out of everyone's favorite grandma Yukiko Seki. She has to possess some of the best wrestling @ 48kilos. She's been undefeated since losing to her first fight ever to 2nd best 48kg'er Naoko Ohmuro in 2003, though she did take a year off after the loss.
- Masako Yoshida is the lock to win this tournament. She's the most expirienced and well-rounded person here. Coming from Club Barbarian, she possesses a well-integrated mix of solid striking and a great guard game. She 's not the best top fighter though.
- Maho Muranami I've only seen once and absolutely nothing stands out in my mind when I think of her. She's defnitely the outsider in this group.
Expect a Nagai/Yoshida final with Yoshida outgrappling Nagai from her back or outstriking her while keeping it standing.
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04-19-2006, 11:25 PM
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Above the average sherdogger
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Show some love
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04-20-2006, 09:17 AM
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Professional Fighter
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Kanagawa, Japan
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I don't know why G shooto isn't announcing stuff yet. I probably shouldn't have said anything but I'm told by my manager it's going to happen, so...
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04-20-2006, 09:39 AM
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Fear the Menanite!!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Silver Spring MD
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I wish they had a mens division that was like this!!!
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04-20-2006, 01:28 PM
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Above the average sherdogger
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Originally Posted by Shadowdean
I wish they had a mens division that was like this!!!
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In what way? They'd both consist of fighting
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04-27-2006, 01:21 PM
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 Orange Belt
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Originally Posted by derUbermensch
Complete Vale Tudo Access reports:
The updated card is now:
Straweight Tournament Semi-Final
Class C+, Straweight/48KG, 2R 5M
Kayo Nagai (Paraestra Tokyo) vs. Ikuko Tamada (Abe Ani Combat Club)
Straweight Tournament Semi-Final
Class C+, Straweight/48KG, 2R 5M
Masako Yoshida (Native Spirit) vs. Maho Muranami (Wajyutsu Keisyukai Toikatsu Dojo)
Class C+, Catchweight, 2R 5M
Yoko Yamada (Japan Arm-Wrestling Association) vs. Azusa Yasuai (Zendokai Roppongi Dojo)
Class B, Featherweight/60kg, 3R 5M
Roxanne Modafferi (Wajyutsu Keisyukai) vs. Megumi Yabushita (SOD Joshi Sogo Kakutougi Dojo)
This is such a fantastic card so far.
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Aren't 3R 5M matches, class A?
Class B matches are 2R 5M, no?
The blog now says 2R 5M... I've heard 3R 5M...
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