Shoot Boxing – S-Cup 1996 Explained

Shoot Boxing - S-Cup 1996
Promotion:	Shoot Boxing
Date:	July 14, 1996
Venue:	Yoyogi National Gymnasium

Shoot Boxing – S-Cup 1996 was a shoot boxing event promoted by Caesar Takeshi. It was a qualifier for the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1997, featuring four elimination fights with all bouts fought under Shoot Boxing Rules (70kg/154lbs weight class) involving eight fighters from across the world. The eight finalists were a mixture of invitees or had been involved in the 1995 tournament (for more information on these finalists, see the bulleted list below).

As well as competition bouts there were also five 'Super Fights', three fought under Shoot Boxing Rules (various weight classes), two fought under MMA Rules, and a 'Special Fight' fought under Kyokushin Karate Rules (75kg/165lbs weight class). In total there were twenty fighters at the event, representing eleven countries.

The four elimination fight winners would qualify for the semi-final stage of the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1997 - to be held the following year. Defeated elimination fighter Dany Bill would also be invited to take part in a 'Super Fight' against up and coming shoot boxer Kenichi Ogata. The event was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, 14 July 1996.

S-Cup 1997 Finalists

• Dany Bill - Invitee, WMTC World Champion
• Hassan Kassrioui - Invitee
• Taro Minato - Invitee, MAJKF Champion
• Mohamed Ouali - WPKL World Champion
• Rainbow Sor.Prantalay - Invitee, WMTC World Champion
• Roni Lewis - S Cup 95 Runner-up
• Rayen Simson - S Cup 95 Quarter-finalist, WPKL European Champion
• Hiromu Yoshitaka - S Cup 95 Champion

Results

Shoot Boxing S Cup 1996 Results^[1] ^[2] Special Fight -75 kg: Kyokushin Karate Rules / 3Min. 3R Garry O'Neill def. Norihisa Horiike style=background:white colspan=2 Super Fights: MMA Rules / 10Min. 2R Kimo Leopoldo def. Kazushi Sakuraba style=background:white colspan=2 Mikhail Illoukhine def. Mestre Hulk style=background:white colspan=2 Super Fight -58 kg: Shoot Boxing Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R Takehiro Murahama def. Charley Jeremie style=background:white colspan=2 Super Fight -70 kg: Shoot Boxing Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R Kenichi Ogata def. Marcelo Aguiar style=background:white colspan=2 Super Fight -78 kg: Shoot Boxing Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R Manson Gibson draw. Yarsin Loogklongtan style=background:white colspan=2 S-Cup '96 Elimination Fights: Shoot Boxing Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R Hiromu Yoshitaka def. Rainbow Sor.Prantalay style=background:white colspan=2 Rayen Simson def. Roni Lewis style=background:white colspan=2 Hassan Kassrioui def. Dany Bill style=background:white colspan=2 Mohamed Ouali def. Taro Minato style=background:white colspan=2

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Second SHOOT BOXING WORLD TOURNAMENT S-cup'97 . 2010-09-14. Shoot Boxing Official Website.
2. Web site: Shoot Boxing: S Cup 1996 . 2010-09-14. MMA Universe.