Back in Time: Shooto Gig West 9 - Aberle Tanaka vs. Fujikawa Nobuyasu

Tanaka in the camo.

My write up at the time:

Aberle Tanaka Vs. Fujikawa Nobuyasu follwed. Tanaka fights out of Shooting Gym Kobe and Fujikawa out of Team Banana in Fukuoka. Fujikawa is making his debut at the age of 37. Admirable. I think I saw him fight amateur in Fukuoka. If that was him, it was a bloody, bare knuckle mess. Nakagawa reports that Fujikawa was smoking out front a la Gerard Gordeau. Tanaka's supporters launched annoying, whistling balloons to celebrate his introduction, one, however, struck him in the face and stuck there for a few awkward seconds. Both of these guys threw big punches. Tanaka showed the difference between big punching and effective punching. He put Fujikawa on the canvas twice in the first two minutes. Fujikawa was game and staggered back to his feet to the approval of the crowd. Tanaka was clever. Fujikawa was loading up for one last barrage, like a wounded Scott Smith. Tanaka approached and fired off a wicked inside leg kick, setting Fujikawa completely out of position, then Tanaka fired the winning right, forcing Fujikawa to the canvas for the third time prompting the ref to stop the bout.