Shooto: Back To Our Roots 3--Card updated

**krikit^^** · 02:17 AM

Class A: Lightweight
Antonio Carvalho vs. Hatsu Hioki

Class A: Banthamweight
Masatoshi Abe vs. Daniel Otero

ClassB: Light Heavyweight
Masashi Yozen vs. Akihiko Adachi

Class B: Lightweight
Hayate Usui vs. Eiji Murayama

Class B: Flyweight
Shinya Murofushi vs. Kenichi Sawada

2007 Rookie Welterweight Tournament
Michiyuki Ishibashi vs. Kunio Nakajima

2007 Rookie Welterweight Tournament
Hidekazu Asakura vs. Koichi Taguchi

2007 Rookie Lightweight Tournament
Naohiro Mizuno vs. Yoshiki Noguchi

Also announced to fight
Lion Takashi

Event is on the 18th of May.

**HellaCopter** · 04-04-2007, 05:01 PM

I've said it before and i'll say it again, Carvalho/Hioki gives me a boner.

The card's looking good. Sato is most likely going to be Lion's opponent right?

Seano · 04-04-2007, 05:21 PM

Hey Krikit, You are a shooto fan. What do the different classes mean?

**HellaCopter** · 04-04-2007, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Seano

Hey Krikit, You are a shooto fan. What do the different classes mean?

From Wiki:

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Shooto classes

Shooto fighters are categorized into four Classes.

* Class-D: Amateur (2x2min, Headgear, Special point system)
* Class-C: Amateur (2x3min, Headgear, Special point system)
* Class-B: Pro (2x5min)
* Class-A: Pro (3x5min)

Fighters start out as Class-D or Class-C fighters and enter amateur competitions that Shooto hosts together with the help of local gyms all over Japan. Class-D Shooto does not allow knee strikes to the face or striking on the ground. Class-C Shooto does not allow striking on the ground, but knee strikes to the head are allowed. There are regional championship and once a year the All-Japan amateur championships. Then a fighter can get a Class-B pro license, these fights are 2x5 minute long and use the same rules as Class-A fights. For new pros Shooto each year hold a rookie tournament in each weightclass.

When a fighter has gathered enough wins and experience in Class-B he will get awarded with a Class-A license, as a sign that he's part of the elite professional fighters.

gilbert2468 · 04-04-2007, 05:38 PM

when is the kid fighting

1dave1 · 04-04-2007, 05:39 PM

Hioki is the 2nd best 45'r in the world. better than faber.

jyeeah · 04-04-2007, 05:50 PM

just wondering for anyone that may have seen the last shooto?
what were Lion Takashi and Rumina Sato talking about and are they planning to fight?
that would be sweet if they are

Locohama-Rocker · 04-04-2007, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jyeeah

just wondering for anyone that may have seen the last shooto?
what were Lion Takashi and Rumina Sato talking about and are they planning to fight?
that would be sweet if they are

Sato was saying "God damn Lion, could you possibly be anymore ***tastic?" then Lion was all like "WTF you say?!" Then the crowd went all like "OH SHIT!" Then they talked about fighting each other.

This Carvalho/Hioki fight is intriguing, It should be a great fight but I'm not sure who to root for, on one hand there's the Iron broomstick, on the other there's Pato, who has one of the best beards in MMA.

CARVALHO NEEDS TO TURN HEEL!!! And roll with Matsune.