''Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2010'' or ''S-Cup 2010'' was a shoot boxing event promoted by

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. It was the seven bi-annual (70 kg/154 lbs weight class) Shoot Boxing World Tournament, featuring an eight-man single elimination format, with one reserve fight, all fought under Shoot Boxing Rules. The eight finalists and two reserve fighters were a mixture of invitees or had been involved in previous events (for more detail on this see the bulleted list below). As well as tournament matches there were also two 'Opening Fights', a 'Women's Fight' and three 'Super Fights' all fought under Shoot Boxing Rules (various weight classes). In total there were twenty-two fighters at the event, representing six countries. The tournament winner was

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who defeated

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in the final by second round

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. Both fighters were shoot boxing debutants, with Buakaw entering as the result of a dispute with K-1 and Imada a

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fighter who was a late substitute for Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennett who was unable to attend due to legal issues which prevented him from leaving the

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. Although Buakaw won the event it was Imada who had the biggest effect on the tournament, defeating three time S-Cup champion

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in the semi-finals in what was the biggest upset ever experienced in the sport. The event was held at the

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on Tuesday, November 23, 2010. S-Cup 2010 Finalists *

- Invitee, Bellator Fighter (

), late replacement for Charles Bennett who was unable to participate due to legal issues * Henry van Opstal - Invitee, W.M.C. European Super Welterweight Champion *

- Invitee,

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, 2006 K-1 World MAX Champion * Rhyse Saliba - Invitee, W.M.C. Australian Super Welterweight Champion *

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- S-Cup 2004 Runner-up *

- S-Cup 2008, S-Cup 2004 and S-Cup 2002 Champion * Bovy Sor Udomsorn - Invitee * Takaaki Umeno - Invitee, Shoot Boxing Japanese Super Welterweight Champion S-Cup 2010 Reservists * Kenji Kanai - Invitee, S-Cup 2008 Quarter-finalist * Jun Hyuk Song - Invitee

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