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Junji Ito (fighter)
is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the flyweight (114 lbs) division of Shooto. He is a four-time Shooto World Flyweight (114lbs) Championship title challenger and the former Shooto Flyweight (114 lbs) champion. He's recognized as the seventh greatest strawweight in the history of the sport by Fight Matrix. Mixed martial arts career Early career Ito made his professional debut against Takahisa Toyoshima at Shooto: Back To Our Roots 4 on July 15, 2007, and won by a 53-second technical knockout. He amassed an 8-2 record over the next three years, during which he finished as a runner-up in the 2008 Shooto Rookie Tournament. Shooto Consecutive title fights Ito was scheduled to fight Junji Ikoma for the vacant Shooto World Flyweight Championship at Shooto: Shooto Tradition 2011 on April 29, 2011. Ito was at the time the #1 ranked flyweight contender in the Shooto rankings, while Ikoma came in as the #4 ranked flyweight contender. Ikoma won the fight by unanimous ...
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Yokohama
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu. Yokohama is also the major economic, cultural, and commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area along the Keihin region, Keihin Industrial Zone. Yokohama was one of the cities to open for trade with the Western world, West following the 1859 end of the Sakoku, policy of seclusion and has since been known as a cosmopolitan port city, after Kobe opened in 1853. Yokohama is the home of many Japan's firsts in the Meiji (era), Meiji period, including the first foreign trading port and Chinatown (1859), European-style sport venues (1860s), English-language newspaper (1861), confectionery and beer manufacturing (1865), daily newspaper (1870), gas-powered street lamps (1870s), railway station (1 ...
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Yoshitaka Naito
Yoshitaka Naito (born February 17, 1984) is a Japanese mixed martial artist from Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He is a former two-time ONE Strawweight World Champion. Naito is furthermore a former Shooto World Flyweight (114 lb) Champion, where he holds the record for flyweight title defenses, and was voted Fighter of the Year for two consecutive years. He is regarded as one of the best strawweights in the world, and is ranked as the #2 all time strawweight by Fight Matrix. Early life In his childhood, Naito was a quiet kid who loved manga. One of his favorite titles was ''Doraemon'', and during his martial arts career, he earned the nickname “Nobita” because of his resemblance to the lead character in the ''Doraemon'' manga. Naito didn't practice any martial arts as a child, but was a member of the soccer club in junior high school. He had few friends during his adolescence and struggled with his grades in school. He later dropped out of high school, a shor ...
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Shooto Tradition 3
Shooto is a combat sport and mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the ''Shooto Association'' and the ''International Shooto Commission''. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, first as a particular fighting system and then in 1989 as a mixed martial arts promotion. It is considered one of the first true mixed martial arts competitions, with its Vale Tudo Japan events being essential to the rise of PRIDE Fighting Championships and the development of modern MMA. Many Japanese MMA fighters had their start at Shooto and the organization still holds both professional and amateur tournaments. The list of current and past MMA fighters to come from Shooto roots is quite impressive. As a fighting system, Shooto is considered a hybrid martial art derived from Shoot Wrestling. It is focused on all aspects of fighting: striking, stand-up grappling and ground fighting. Practitioners are referred to as shooters or shootists. Shooto rules have evolved with time, are different ...
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The Rookie Tournament 2008 Final
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Gig Tokyo 2
Gig or GIG may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Gig'' (Circle Jerks album) (1992) * ''Gig'' (Northern Pikes album) (1993) * ''The Gig'', a 1985 film written and directed by Frank D. Gilroy * GIG, a character in ''Hot Wheels AcceleRacers'' * "GUYS Is Green" ("G.I.G.!"), in the Japanese television series ''Ultraman Mebius'' * Gig, a temporary job for a specified time Transportation * Gig (boat), or "captain′s gig", a boat used on naval ships as the captain's taxi * Gig (carriage), a two-wheeled sprung cart to be pulled by a horse * Cornish pilot gig, a six-oared rowing boat * Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (IATA airport code), the main airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * Giggleswick railway station (National Rail station code), Yorkshire, England * Gig Car Share, a carsharing service in parts of the San Francisco Bay Area Science and technology * Gigabyte (colloquial ''gig''), a computer unit of information * Global Information Grid, a military globa ...
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The Rookie Tournament 2009 Final
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Shooting Disco 11: Tora Tora Tora
Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles can be considered acts of shooting. When using a firearm, the act of shooting is often called firing as it involves initiating a combustion (deflagration) of chemical propellants. Shooting can take place in a shooting range or in the field, in shooting sports, hunting, or in combat. The person involved in the shooting activity is called a shooter. A skilled, accurate shooter is a ''marksman'' or ''sharpshooter'', and a person's level of shooting proficiency is referred to as their ''marksmanship''. Competitive shooting Shooting has inspired competition, and in several countries rifle clubs started to form in the 19th century. Soon international shooting events evolved, including shooting at the Summer and Winter Olympics (from 1896) and ...
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Hiroaki Yoshioka
Hiroaki Yoshioka (born January 3, 1974) is a Japanese people, Japanese mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. He competed in the Strawweight (MMA), Strawweight, Flyweight (MMA), Flyweight and Bantamweight (MMA), Bantamweight divisions. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 6-10-2 , Junji Ito , Decision (unanimous) , 2010 in Shooto#Shooto: Shooting Disco 11: Tora Tora Tora.21, Shooto: Shooting Disco 11: Tora Tora Tora! , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 6-9-2 , Hiroyuki Abe (fighter), Hiroyuki Abe , Submission (guillotine choke) , 2009 in Shooto#Shooto: Kitazawa Shooto 2009 Vol. 2, Shooto: Kitazawa Shooto 2009 Vol. 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:08 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 5-9-2 , Takuya Mori , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto: Gig North 1 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 5-8-2 ...
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The Way Of Shooto 5: Like A Tiger
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ...
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Jesse Taitano
Jesse Taitano is a professional mixed martial artist from Guam. He competes in the flyweight division. Mixed martial arts career After fighting in Guam at the beginning of his career, Jesse Taitano eventually started fighting in Japan. Taitano's most notable fight was against Shooto's undisputed champion Shinichi Kojima, which ended up as a two-round draw. He also fought against top strawweight Noboru Tahara, in a 119-lbs catchweight bout, at Shooto - GIG Saitama 1 on August 9, 2009 Taitano fought Mamoru Yamaguchi at Vale Tudo Japan 2009 on October 30, 2009, losing via TKO. Taitano lost his most recent fights to Yuki Shojo at Shooto - The Way of Shooto 2: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon and Junji Ito at Shooto - The Way of Shooto 5: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 7-9-2 , Ale Cali , TKO (referee stoppage) , PXC 29 , , align=center, 3 , , Pasig, Philippines , , - , Loss , align=center, 7-8-2 , Junji Ito , TKO (p ...
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The Rookie Tournament 2010 Final
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ...
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Interim Championship
An interim championship is an alternate title that is awarded by the sanctioning bodies of professional boxing, and in other combat sports such as kickboxing, professional wrestling, and mixed martial arts. Occasionally, the champion of a particular weight division is temporarily unable to defend his championship because of medical, legal, or other reasons beyond the competitor's control. When this case occurs, two highly ranked contenders may fight for an interim championship of the same weight division – leading to two champions existing in the same weight division simultaneously. Once the original champion can return, at the discretion of the sanctioning body or promotion concerned, they must defend their title against the interim champion - who will relinquish their interim title to fight for the full world title. If the original champion cannot return, refuses to defend their title, or transfers to a different weight division, the interim champion is promoted to full champion ...
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