| 1997 in Shooto | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | January 18, 1997 | |||
| Last date | October 12, 1997 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 5 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 38 | |||
| Title fights | 1 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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The year1997 is the 9th year in the history ofShooto, amixed martial arts promotion based in the Japan. In 1997 Shooto held 5 events beginning with,Shooto: Reconquista 1.
| Title fights in 1997 | ||||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Enson Inoue | def. | Joe Estes | Submission (Punches) | 1 | 1:06 | Shooto: Reconquista 4 | [a] |
| # | Event title | Date | Arena | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 1997 | Kitazawa 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[1] was an event held on January 18, 1997, atKorakuen Hall inTokyo, Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Rumina Sato | def. | Ricardo Botelho | Submission (Heel Hook) | 3 | 1:24 | ||
| Erik Paulson | def. | Stuart Harrison | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 2:28 | ||
| Uchu Tatsumi | def. | Mamoru Okochi | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | ||
| Akihiro Gono | def. | Masato Fujiwara | Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | ||
| Hayato Sakurai | vs. | Takuya Kuwabara | Draw | 3 | 3:00 | ||
| Ron Balicki | def. | Tomoaki Hayama | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | ||
| Jin Akimoto | def. | Hisao Ikeda | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | ||
| Hiroyuki Kojima | def. | Yuji Fujita | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | ||
| Yoshiyuki Takayama | def. | Ed Wedding | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | ||
Shooto: Reconquista 2[2] was an event held on April 6, 1997, atKorakuen Hall inTokyo, Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Enson Inoue | def. | Casemiro Nascimento Martins | TKO (Elbows) | 1 | 0:45 | ||
| Rumina Sato | def. | Ali Mihoubi | Submission (Heel Hook) | 1 | 2:21 | ||
| Uchu Tatsumi | def. | Abdelaziz Cherigui | Submission (Punches) | 1 | 2:18 | ||
| Kazuhiro Kusayanagi | vs. | Masato Fujiwara | Draw | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Katsuhisa Fujii | def. | Daniel Quonian | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:44 | ||
| Mitsuhiro Sakamoto | def. | Masaru Gokita | Decision (Majority) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Tetsuji Kato | def. | Hiroyuki Kojima | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Mohammad Jarban | def. | Yuji Fujita | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Shooto: Gig[3] was an event held on June 25, 1997, at Kitazawa Town Hall inTokyo, Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Jutaro Nakao | vs. | Akihiro Gono | Draw | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Tetsuji Kato | def. | Masato Fujiwara | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Masahiro Oishi | def. | Yoshiyuki Takayama | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Hayato Sakurai | def. | Hiroyuki Kojima | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Kimihito Nonaka | def. | Kenzi Daikanyama | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Caol Uno | def. | Yuzo Tateishi | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 2:14 | ||
Shooto: Reconquista 3[4] was an event held on August 27, 1997, atKorakuen Hall inTokyo, Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Rumina Sato | def. | Alan Fried | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:59 | ||
| Paul Jones | def. | Erik Paulson | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Hayato Sakurai | def. | Ali Elias | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:23 | ||
| Masanori Suda | def. | Kazuhiro Kusayanagi | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Jutaro Nakao | def. | Tetsuji Kato | Submission (Armbar) | 3 | 4:56 | ||
| Hisao Ikeda | def. | Masahiro Oishi | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Kimihito Nonaka | def. | Jin Akimoto | Decision (Majority) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Shooto: Reconquista 4[5] was an event held on October 12, 1997, atKorakuen Hall inTokyo, Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Enson Inoue | def. | Joe Estes | Submission (Punches) | 1 | 1:06 | [a] |
| Rumina Sato | def. | Maurice Corty | Submission (Kimura) | 1 | 2:01 | ||
| Hayato Sakurai | def. | Alex Cook | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:09 | ||
| Uchu Tatsumi | def. | Paul Coonin | Submission (Heel Hook) | 1 | 1:19 | ||
| Larry Papadopoulos | def. | Akihiro Gono | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Todd Bjornethun | def. | Kazuhiro Kusayanagi | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 4:01 | ||
| Takuya Kuwabara | vs. | Caol Uno | Draw | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Takenori Ito | def. | Naoto Kojima | Decision (Majority) | 2 | 5:00 | ||