Shooto: 3rd Round 2013 Results & Discussion

Saturday July 27, Tokyo, Japan

Results:

Ryuichi Miki   vs.   Yosuke Saruta   Ends in a Draw  
Yuta Sasaki   defeats   Kenji Yamamoto   via KO/TKO  
Taiki Tsuchiya   defeats   Yoshifumi Nakamura   via Decision, Unanimous  
Kentaro Watanabe   defeats   Kiyotaka Shimizu   via Decision, Split  
Keita Nakamura   defeats   Kota Shimoishi   via Submission, Rear Naked Choke  
Nobumitsu Osawa   defeats   Takahiro Suzuki   via Decision, Unanimous  
Koji Nishioka   defeats   Yoshinori Suzuki   via Decision, Unanimous  
Yu Fujimaki   defeats   Yoshinori Takahashi   via KO/TKO  
Atsushi Takeuchi   defeats   Jun Nabeshima   via Decision, Split  
Yosuke Tanaka   defeats   Gotanda   via Decision, Unanimous

Absolutely stacked card

Results:

Ryuichi Miki vs. Yosuke Saruta Ends in a Draw
Yuta Sasaki defeats Kenji Yamamoto via KO/TKO
Taiki Tsuchiya defeats Yoshifumi Nakamura via Decision, Unanimous
Kentaro Watanabe defeats Kiyotaka Shimizu via Decision, Split
Keita Nakamura defeats Kota Shimoishi via Submission, Rear Naked Choke
Nobumitsu Osawa defeats Takahiro Suzuki via Decision, Unanimous
Koji Nishioka defeats Yoshinori Suzuki via Decision, Unanimous
Yu Fujimaki defeats Yoshinori Takahashi via KO/TKO
Atsushi Takeuchi defeats Jun Nabeshima via Decision, Split
Yosuke Tanaka defeats Gotanda via Decision, Unanimous

Honestly surprised that Kentaro beat Shimizu. I would guess his grappling is improving exponentially and he didn't have to worry about getting knocked out with Shimizu.

Sasaki is right on the cusp of being an absolute star.

Lol scratch that about Kentaro, considering he almost got knocked out. Such a shame we can't see the fight as it happens, since it sounds like another FOTY contender from Japan.