FIGHT CARD

Shooto - 5th Round

Shooto

May 18, 2012

Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan, Japan

Kuniyoshi Hironaka

23-9-0 (Win-Loss-Draw) win

MAIN EVENT TITLE FIGHT

Lightweight

Giovanni Diniz

23-10-0 (Win-Loss-Draw) loss

Match
7

Method
TKO (Punches)

Referee
Toshiharu Suzuki

Round
1

Time
4:05

Match		Fighters		Method/Referee	R	Time
6	Hiromasa Ougikubo win	TITLE FIGHT Bantamweight	Koetsu Okazaki loss	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Toshiharu Suzuki	3	3:32
5	Keita Nakamura win	Welterweight	Yuki Sasaki loss	Decision (Unanimous) Toshiharu Suzuki	3	5:00
4	Wataru Miki win	Featherweight	Yoshifumi Nakamura loss	Decision (Split) Toshiharu Suzuki	3	5:00
3	Kota Shimoishi win	Lightweight	Koshi Matsumoto loss	Decision (Unanimous) Toshiharu Suzuki	3	5:00
2	Akira Okada win	Lightweight	Fumihiko Kawamura loss	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Toshiharu Suzuki	1	3:25
1	Koji Nishioka win	163lb Catchweight	Yoshikazu Fujiishi loss	Decision (Unanimous) Toshiharu Suzuki	2	5:00

PICTURES

SHOOTO - 5TH ROUND NEWS

Sherdog Photo of the Day Hiromasa Ogikubo is tossed into the air by fans at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall after winning the Shooto 132-pound world title on Friday....

Sherdog.com Staff

May 20, 2012

Hironaka Rolls, Ogikubo Upsets Okazaki in Shooto World Title Doubleheader TOKYO -- Despite a less-than-stellar Friday night turnout at historic Korakuen Hall, Shooto 154-pound champion Kuniyoshi Hironaka crushed challenger Giovani Diniz to near-deafening applause in the main event of...

Tony Loiseleur

May 18, 2012

Shooto Adds Hironaka, Okazaki Title Defenses, ‘K-Taro’ Nakamura to May 18 Card After months of inactivity, Shooto world champions Kuniyoshi Hironaka and Koetsu Okazaki will look to defend their respective titles for the...

Chris Nelson

Apr 18, 2012

Shooto - 5th Round

Kuniyoshi Hironaka

Giovanni Diniz

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