NAGOYA, Japan, Oct. 8 -- It's been a busy few weeks in Shooto, and with the annual rookie tournament finals getting closer, it didn't get any quieter over the long weekend.

On Monday night Nagoya fight fans bore witness to Shooto Gig Central 13, which hosted hometown favorite Hatsu Hioki's disappointing return to action, along with a glimpse of the future at 168 pounds.

Hioki, who was coming off a hotly contested split-decision loss to Antonio Carvalho, returned to the ring against Korean puncher Jong Man Kim. Kim recently rattled Deep champ Masakazu Imanari's cage before succumbing to an armbar, and he is most famous for stopping Killer Bee's Atsushi Yamamoto in K-1 HERO'S.

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