Shooto 'Rookie Finals' recap and quick results

Shooto held its annual ‘Rookie Finals’ early Saturday morning from Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan.

With seven of the eight bouts being Tournament Finals, there were a lot of prospects on this card competing for the right to be called Shooto’s best rookie in their respective divisions.

In the Flyweight Rookie Final, Mikitoshi Yamagami got the glory and also managed to keep his perfect record intact by submitting Junji Ito with a tight guillotine choke in the second round of their scrap.

Another slick submission came courtesy of Kosuke Eda. In the final of the Featherweight Tournament, he quickly overwhelmed Yoshihiko Oyama and transitioned into a smooth rear naked choke, forcing Oyama to tap just three minutes into the fight.

Makoto Maeda showcased his hands with a devastating knockout in the Light Heavyweight Final bout. The unfortunate victim was Takaaki Oban, who went home without the Tournament crown and at the very least a splitting headache.

One of Japan’s top wrestling prospects, Ikuo Usuda, came out on top in his Welterweight Final bout. He bested the much more experienced Yukinari Tamura in a decision victory.

In the only non-Tournament bout, Guy Delameau demonstrated some vicious ground and pound on Paolo Milano, picking up the "W" and evening out his mixed martial arts record at 3-3.

Here are the official results for the Shooto ‘Rookie Finals’:

Non-Tournament bout:
Guy Delameau (3-3) defeated Paolo Milano (2-3-1) by TKO (4:09-R2)

Shooto Flyweight Rookie Tournament Final :
Mikitoshi Yamagami (3-0) defeated Junji Ito by (3-2) guillotine choke (2:15-R2)

Shooto Lightweight Rookie Tournament Final :
Issei Tamura (3-0) defeated Naohiro Mizuno (4-2) via unanimous decision

Shooto Featherweight Rookie Tournament Final:
Kosuke Eda (7-2-2) defeated Yoshihiko Oyama (0-2-1) by rear naked choke (3:02-R1)

Shooto Light Heavyweight Rookie Tournament Final:
Makoto Maeda (3-1-1) defeated Takaaki Oban (2-2) by KO (0:34-R1)

Shooto Bantamweight Rookie Tournament Final :
Fumihiro Kitahara (4-0) defeated Kentaro Watanabe (2-1) via unanimous decision

Shooto Middleweight Rookie Tournament Final:
Takuya Sato (3-2-2) defeated Takesuke Kume (3-1-2) via decision (Ext R.)

Shooto Welterweight Rookie Tournament Final :
Ikuo Usuda (3-0) defeated Yukinari Tamura (8-2-4) via unanimous decision

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