It took less than two minutes for Yoshihiro Koyama to bring an an end to a two fight losing streak and seize the Shooto Pacific Rim 154-pound Belt at Shooto: Shootor's Legacy 1 at Korakuen Hall on Monday. RIFT Platinum Shinji Sasaki was bringing all the moment into the title bout but a left hook only one minute in dropped the grappler and from there Koyama pounded to bring the quick referee stoppage TKO. rift gold Stakes were high for the Paraestra Matsudo product fighting under the hugely successful Team Kurofune banner as Koyama revealed post fight that if he would have lost the bout, he may have retired.
Current 143-pound Shooto Pacific Rim Champ Taiki Tsuchiya, former 154-pound Pacific Rim Champs Yusuke Endo and Kotetsu Boku and former 132-pound Shooto World Champ Masakatsu Ueda also all picked up impressive victories over Tony Hervey, Daisuke Sugie, Yukinari Tamura and Ralph Acosta respectively.
143-pound Shooto Pacific Rim Champion Taiki Tsuchiya stood strong against former King of the Cage Champ Tony Hervey to score an impressive first round TKO.
The Rumina Sato pupil endured flashy kicks and hard, one-punch KO attempts from Harvey but Tsuchiya's more refined striking wore down the American. As Tsuchiya's hands were taking their toll, Rift Gold Hervey literally had to try and run to get out of the corner or faced being knocked out. His attempts at sprinting to safety were counter-productive though as Tsuchiya chased down the American to hook him and send him to the canvas. From there, Tsuchiya pounded away to eventually bring the referee stoppage.
Tsuchiya revealed post fight that he had intended to call out 143-pound World Champ Hatsu Hioki, RIFT Platinum but after seeing his December 30th Sengoku Featherweight Title match, he decided he was not ready.
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