1997 in Shooto

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1997 in Shooto
Information
First dateJanuary 18, 1997
Last dateOctober 12, 1997
Events
Total events5
Fights
Total fights38
Title fights1
Chronology
1996 in Shooto 1997 in Shooto 1998 in Shooto

The year 1997 is the 9th year in the history of Shooto, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the Japan. In 1997 Shooto held 5 events beginning with, Shooto: Reconquista 1.

Contents

Title fights

Title fights in 1997
Weight classMethodRoundTimeEventNotes
Heavyweight Enson Inoue def.Joe EstesSubmission (Punches)11:06 Shooto: Reconquista 4 [a]
  1. For the Heavyweight Champion.

Events list

#Event TitleDateArenaLocation
47 Shooto: Reconquista 4 October 12, 1997 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
46 Shooto: Reconquista 3 August 27, 1997 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
45 Shooto: Gig June 25, 1997Kitazawa Town Hall Tokyo, Japan
44 Shooto: Reconquista 2 April 6, 1997 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
43 Shooto: Reconquista 1 January 18, 1997 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan

Shooto: Reconquista 1

Shooto: Reconquista 1 [1] was an event held on January 18, 1997, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Rumina Sato def. Ricardo Botelho Submission (Heel Hook)31:24
Erik Paulson def.Stuart HarrisonSubmission (Armbar)22:28
Uchu Tatsumi def. Mamoru Okochi Decision (Unanimous)53:00
Akihiro Gono def. Masato Fujiwara Decision (Unanimous)43:00
Hayato Sakurai vs. Takuya Kuwabara Draw33:00
Ron Balicki def.Tomoaki HayamaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
Jin Akimoto def. Hisao Ikeda Decision (Majority)33:00
Hiroyuki Kojima def. Yuji Fujita Decision (Unanimous)33:00
Yoshiyuki Takayama def.Ed WeddingDecision (Unanimous)33:00

    Shooto: Reconquista 2

    Shooto: Reconquista 2 [2] was an event held on April 6, 1997, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

    Results

    Main Card
    Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
    Enson Inoue def. Casemiro Nascimento Martins TKO (Elbows)10:45
    Rumina Sato def.Ali MihoubiSubmission (Heel Hook)12:21
    Uchu Tatsumi def.Abdelaziz CheriguiSubmission (Punches)12:18
    Kazuhiro Kusayanagi vs. Masato Fujiwara Draw35:00
    Katsuhisa Fujii def.Daniel QuonianTKO (Punches)10:44
    Mitsuhiro Sakamoto def. Masaru Gokita Decision (Majority)25:00
    Tetsuji Kato def. Hiroyuki Kojima Decision (Unanimous)25:00
    Mohammad Jarbandef. Yuji Fujita Decision (Unanimous)25:00

      Shooto: Gig

      Shooto: Gig [3] was an event held on June 25, 1997, at Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

      Results

      Main Card
      Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
      Jutaro Nakao vs. Akihiro Gono Draw35:00
      Tetsuji Kato def. Masato Fujiwara Decision (Unanimous)25:00
      Masahiro Oishi def. Yoshiyuki Takayama Decision (Unanimous)25:00
      Hayato Sakurai def. Hiroyuki Kojima Decision (Unanimous)25:00
      Kimihito Nonaka def.Kenzi DaikanyamaDecision (Unanimous)25:00
      Caol Uno def. Yuzo Tateishi Submission (Rear Naked Choke)12:14

        Shooto: Reconquista 3

        Shooto: Reconquista 3 [4] was an event held on August 27, 1997, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

        Results

        Main Card
        Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
        Rumina Sato def. Alan Fried Submission (Armbar)10:59
        Paul Jones def. Erik Paulson Decision (Majority)35:00
        Hayato Sakurai def.Ali EliasSubmission (Armbar)11:23
        Masanori Suda def. Kazuhiro Kusayanagi Decision (Unanimous)35:00
        Jutaro Nakao def. Tetsuji Kato Submission (Armbar)34:56
        Hisao Ikeda def. Masahiro Oishi Decision (Unanimous)25:00
        Kimihito Nonaka def. Jin Akimoto Decision (Majority)25:00

          Shooto: Reconquista 4

          Shooto: Reconquista 4 [5] was an event held on October 12, 1997, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

          Results

          Main Card
          Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
          Heavyweight Enson Inoue def.Joe EstesSubmission (Punches)11:06 [a]
          Rumina Sato def.Maurice CortySubmission (Kimura)12:01
          Hayato Sakurai def. Alex Cook Submission (Rear Naked Choke)11:09
          Uchu Tatsumi def.Paul CooninSubmission (Heel Hook)11:19
          Larry Papadopoulosdef. Akihiro Gono Decision (Split)35:00
          Todd Bjornethun def. Kazuhiro Kusayanagi TKO (Punches)24:01
          Takuya Kuwabara vs. Caol Uno Draw25:00
          Takenori Ito def. Naoto Kojima Decision (Majority)25:00

          See also

          References

          1. "Shooto: Reconquista 1". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013.
          2. "Shooto: Reconquista 2". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013.
          3. "Shooto: Gig". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013.
          4. "Shooto: Reconquista 3". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013.
          5. "Shooto: Reconquista 4". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013.