Shooto newcomer Darren Uyenoyama handed out a one-sided beating to current Shooto 132-pound world champ Shuichiro Katsumura in a non-title fight at The Way of Shooto 5 on Thursday.
Uyenoyama, who is most well known for his highly entertaining bout with Hideo Tokoro at DREAM.4, was superior with his wrestling from the clinch and was able to put his opponent on his back. Katsumura’s only option was to scramble for heel hooks. Avoiding the leglocks with general ease, Uyenoyama kept a stream of ground and pound flowing that finally proved to be too much for the champion at 3:53 of the second round.
A rematch for the Shooto title will no doubt be in the works but is not likely to take place until 2011 given the schedule that has been outlined for the rest of 2010.