1998 in Shooto

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1998 in Shooto
Information
First dateJanuary 17, 1998
Last dateNovember 27, 1998
Events
Total events10
Fights
Total fights71
Title fights1
Chronology
1997 in Shooto 1998 in Shooto 1999 in Shooto

The year 1998 is the 10th year in the history of Shooto, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 1998 Shooto held 10 events beginning with Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 1.

Shooto MMA promoter based in Japan

Shooto is a combat sport and mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the Shooto Association and the International Shooto Commission. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, as an organization and as a particular fighting system derived from shoot wrestling. Practitioners are referred to as shooters, similarly to practitioners of shoot wrestling. Shooto rules have evolved such that their events are now true mixed martial arts competitions.

Mixed martial arts full contact combat sport

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport that allows striking and grappling, both standing and on the ground, using techniques from various combat sports and martial arts. The first documented use of the term mixed martial arts was in a review of UFC 1 by television critic Howard Rosenberg in 1993. The term gained popularity when newfullcontact.com, then one of the largest websites covering the sport, hosted and republished the article. The question of who actually coined the term is subject to debate.

Contents

Title fights

Title fights in 1998
Weight classMethodRoundTimeEventNotes
Middleweight Hayato Sakurai def. Jutaro Nakao Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 3 [lower-alpha 1]
  1. For The Middleweight Champion.

Events list

#Event TitleDateArenaLocation
57 Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 6 November 27, 1998 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
56 Shooto: Shooter's Dream September 18, 1998Kitazawa Town Hall Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
55 Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 5 August 29, 1998 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
54 Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 4 July 29, 1998 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
53 Shooto: Gig '98 2nd July 18, 1998Kitazawa Town Hall Tokyo, Japan
52 Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 3 May 13, 1998 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
51 Shooto: Shoot the Shooto XX April 26, 1998 Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
50 Shooto: Gig '98 1st April 10, 1998Kitazawa Town Hall Tokyo, Japan
49 Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 2 March 1, 1998 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
48 Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 1 January 17, 1998 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan

Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 1

Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 1 [1] was an event held on January 17, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Korakuen Hall Arena in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Kōrakuen Hall is an arena in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, which has hosted many boxing, lethwei, professional wrestling, kickboxing and mixed martial arts matches. Part of Tokyo Dome City, it is one of Tokyo's biggest attractions. It opened on April 16, 1962, and has a capacity of approximately 1,800 people.

Tokyo Capital of and largest city in Japan

Tokyo, officially Tokyo Metropolis, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. It has served as the Japanese capital since 1869. As of 2018, the Greater Tokyo Area ranked as the most populous metropolitan area in the world. The urban area houses the seat of the Emperor of Japan, of the Japanese government and of the National Diet. Tokyo forms part of the Kantō region on the southeastern side of Japan's main island, Honshu, and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Tokyo was formerly named Edo when Shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu made the city his headquarters in 1603. It became the capital after Emperor Meiji moved his seat to the city from Kyoto in 1868; at that time Edo was renamed Tokyo. The Tokyo Metropolis formed in 1943 from the merger of the former Tokyo Prefecture and the city of Tokyo. Tokyo is often referred to as a city but is officially known and governed as a "metropolitan prefecture", which differs from and combines elements of a city and a prefecture, a characteristic unique to Tokyo.

Results

Main Card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Noboru Asahi def.Denis HallSubmission (Armbar)24:18
Ricardo Botelho def. Masato Fujiwara Decision (Unanimous)35:00
Jutaro Nakao def.Jay R. PalmerSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)13:51
Masanori Suda def. Ray Cooper Submission (Armbar)11:55
Hisao Ikeda def. Jin Akimoto Decision (Unanimous)35:00
Tetsuji Kato def. Koichi Tanaka Technical Submission (Armbar)11:01
Satoshi Fujisaki vs. Dokonjonosuke Mishima Draw25:00

    Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 2

    Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 2 [2] was an event held on March 1, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

    Results

    Main Card
    Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
    Joel Gersondef. Rumina Sato Technical Submission (Armbar)13:53
    Carlos Newton def. Kazuhiro Kusayanagi Submission (Armbar)12:17
    Masanori Suda def. Kenji Kawaguchi Submission (Armbar)31:08
    Hisao Ikeda def.Omar SalvosaSubmission (Achilles Lock)14:23
    Caol Uno def. Yuji Fujita Decision (Unanimous)25:00
    Masahiro Oishi def. Yoshihiro Fujita Technical Submission (Kimura)12:40
    Takaharu Murahama def. Hiroyuki Kojima KO (Punch)12:31
    Takenori Ito def. Hiroki Kotani Decision (Unanimous)25:00

      Shooto: Gig '98 1st

      Shooto: Gig '98 1st [3] was an event held on April 10, 1998, at Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

      Results

      Main Card
      Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
      Takuya Kuwabara def. Takenori Ito Decision (Majority)35:00
      Yuki Sasaki def. Yasushi Warita Submission (Heel Hook)11:19
      Yoshiyuki Takayama def. Katsuhisa Akasaki Submission (Rear Naked Choke)13:34
      Kazumichi Takada def. Satoshi Fujisaki Decision (Unanimous)25:00
      Masakazu Kuramochi def. Mitsuo Matsumoto Decision (Unanimous)25:00
      Saburo Kawakatsu def. Isao Tanimura Decision (Unanimous)25:00

        Shooto: Shoot the Shooto XX

        Shooto: Shoot the Shooto XX [4] was an event held on April 26, 1998, at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

        Yokohama Arena Indoor arena in Yokohama, Japan

        Yokohama Arena is an indoor arena located in Yokohama, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 17,000 and was opened in 1989. The arena was modeled after US sports venue Madison Square Garden in New York City. It is a five-minute walk from the closest station, Shin-Yokohama Station on the JR/Yokohama Municipal Subway.

        Kanagawa Prefecture Prefecture of Japan

        Kanagawa Prefecture is a prefecture located in Kantō region of Japan. The capital of the prefecture is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area. Kanagawa Prefecture is home to Kamakura and Hakone, two popular side trip destinations from Tokyo.

        Results

        Main Card
        Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
        Rumina Sato def.Michael BuellSubmission (Armbar)10:31
        Alexandre Franca Nogueira def. Noboru Asahi Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)11:06
        Akihiro Gono def.Matt RoccaSubmission (Armbar)13:12
        Emmanuel Yarborough def. Tatsuo Nakano Submission (Smother)11:17

          Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 3

          Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 3 [5] was an event held on May 13, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

          Results

          Main Card
          Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
          Middleweight Hayato Sakurai def. Jutaro Nakao Decision (Unanimous)35:00 [lower-alpha 1]
          Larry Papadopoulos vs. Kazuhiro Kusayanagi Draw35:00
          Frank Trigg def. Marcelo Aguiar TKO (Punches)23:08
          Caol Uno def. Ian James Schaffa Technical Submission (Armbar)33:13
          Koichi Tanaka vs. Masato Fujiwara Draw25:00
          Masakazu Kuramochi def. Takaharu Murahama Decision (Majority)25:00
          Kazumichi Takada def. Hiroki Kotani Decision (Majority)25:00

          Shooto: Gig '98 2nd

          Shooto: Gig '98 2nd [6] was an event held on July 18, 1998, at Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

          Results

          Main Card
          Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
          Hisao Ikeda def. Mamoru Okochi Decision (Unanimous)35:00
          Masahiro Oishi def. Kimihito Nonaka Submission (Armbar)21:18
          Yoshiyuki Takayama def. Yoshihiro Fujita Decision (Majority)25:00
          Hiroyuki Kojima def. Isao Tanimura Technical Submission (Kimura)14:37
          Takaharu Murahama vs. Hiroshi Tsuruya Draw25:00
          Yuki Sasaki def. Izuru Takeuchi Decision (Unanimous)25:00

            Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 4

            Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 4 [7] was an event held on July 29, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

            Results

            Main Card
            Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
            Hayato Sakurai def. Ronny Rivano Submission (Rear Naked Choke)11:10
            Kenji Kawaguchi def.Ante JurisicSubmission (Heel Hook)20:35
            Caol Uno def.Zvonko JakovcevicSubmission (Triangle Choke)13:15
            Takuya Kuwabara def.Damien RiccioDecision (Unanimous)35:00
            Mitsuhiro Sakamoto vs. Takeyasu Hirono Draw25:00
            Anthony Netzlerdef. Jun Kitagawa Submission (Toe Hold)11:14

              Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 5

              Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 5 [8] was an event held on August 29, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

              Results

              Main Card
              Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
              Erik Paulson def. Masanori Suda TKO (Punches)34:48
              Noboru Asahi def.Trent BekisSubmission (Kimura)13:01
              Ricardo Botelho def.Joel GersonDecision (Split)35:00
              Tetsuji Kato def. Alex Cook Decision (Unanimous)35:00
              Takenori Ito vs. Kazumichi Takada Draw25:00
              Jin Akimoto def. Masaru Gokita Decision (Majority)25:00
              Hiroyuki Kojima def. Saburo Kawakatsu Decision (Unanimous)25:00

                Shooto: Shooter's Dream

                Shooto: Shooter's Dream [9] was an event held on September 18, 1998, at Kitazawa Town Hall in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

                Results

                Main Card
                Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
                Jutaro Nakao def. Koichi Tanaka Submission (Triangle Choke)13:56
                Mamoru Okochi vs. Yoshiyuki Takayama Draw25:00
                Satoshi Fujisaki def. Kyuhei Ueno Submission (Armbar)12:23
                Yuki Sasaki def. Nobuhiro Tsurumaki Decision (Unanimous)25:00
                Naoya Uematsu def. Katsuya Toida Submission (Armbar)12:46
                Ryuta Sakurai def. Masashi Kita TKO (Punches)13:00
                Masaki Nishizawa vs. Hiroaki Yoshioka Draw25:00
                Takayuki Okochi def.Hiromichi MaruyamaDecision (Majority)25:00

                  Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 6

                  Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 6 [10] was an event held on November 27, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

                  Results

                  Main Card
                  Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
                  Uchu Tatsumi def.Eric PayneSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)12:42
                  Akihiro Gono def.Adriano de SouzaSubmission (Armbar)12:46
                  Hisao Ikeda def.Colin MannsurTKO (Punches)21:49
                  Paul Jones def. Sanae Kikuta Decision (Unanimous)35:00
                  Tetsuji Kato def. Hiroyuki Kojima TKO (Punches)24:28
                  Takenori Ito vs. Masato Fujiwara Draw35:00
                  Yuki Sasaki def. Kazuhiro Kusayanagi TKO (Punches)10:46
                  Naoya Uematsu vs. Kimihito Nonaka Draw25:00
                  Ryuta Sakurai vs. Izuru Takeuchi Draw25:00
                  Takanori Gomi def. Hiroshi Tsuruya Decision (Unanimous)25:00
                  Takaharu Murahama vs. Saburo Kawakatsu Draw
                  Masaru Gokita def. Masaki Nishizawa Decision (Unanimous)25:00

                    See also

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