Japanese MMA: Shooto SPIRIT 2010 Spring

Shooto Paraestra will hold an event this Sunday March 7th in Miyagi Japan at the Accel Hall, Sendai. SPIRIT 2010 Spring will feature some standard Shooto fights along with a few KuDo and Shooto-Grappling rules matches.

In the main event, Sou Tazawa (8-5-3) will look to rebound after loosing both his matches in 2009 when he meets Daisuke Ishizawa (5-6-0). Ishizawa fought only three weeks ago picking up a majority decision win over Masaki Yanagisawa at the Shooto Gig North in Hokkaido. Winless Featherweight Toshiaki Hayasaka (0-5-0) will take on Daiki Takashima in the semi-main.

In the KuDo rules (Karate Special Fight) matches, Takeshi Wagatsuma faces Tomonori Sugiwara (Openweight) and Hitoshi Watanabe meets Takamaro Watari at 66kg.

Under Shooto-Grappling rules at Lightweight, Tetsu "Hadairo" Suzuki (MMA: 10-7-3) will take on P's Lab Shin Katayama (MMA: 2-6-0) and Kazuyuki Yoshida (0-4-0) meets Nariyasu Fujita (0-2-0) at 54kg.

Three 2010 Rookie Tournament fights are scheduled when Yo Saito faces Fumiya Sasaki (Lightweight), Jin Takano meets Takuya Ogura (Featherweight) and Yuya Onodera takes on Yoshikazu Fujiishi (Welterweight).

Full line-up after the jump.

Shooto SPIRIT 2010 Spring
Accel Hall,Sendai (Miyagi, JAPAN)
March 7th, 2010 (Sun)

   9. (-62kg Contract) 2 × 5min. rounds
      Sou Tazawa vs. Daisuke Ishizawa

   8. Featherweight (-60kg) 2 × 5min. rounds
      Toshiaki Hayasaka vs. Daiki Takashima

   7. KuDo (Karate) Special Rules (Openweight)
      Takeshi Wagatsuma vs. Tomonori Sugiwara

   6. KuDo (Karate) Special Rules (66kg)
      Takeshi Wagatsuma vs. Tomonori Sugiwara

   5. Shooto Grappling Rules (Lightweight)
      Tetsu "Hadairo" Suzuki vs. Shin Katayama

   4. Shooto Grappling Rules (54kg)
      Kazuyuki Yoshida vs. Nariyasu Fujita

   3. Lightweight (-65kg) 2 × 5min. rounds
      (Rookie Tournament 2010:1st round)
      Yo Saito vs. Fumiya Sasaki

   2. Featherweight (-60kg) 2 × 5min. rounds
      (Rookie Tournament 2010:1st round)
      Jin Takano vs. Takuya Ogura

   1. Welterweight (-70kg) 2 × 5min. rounds
      (Rookie Tournament 2010:1st round)
      Yuya Onodera vs. Yoshikazu Fujiishi