1996 in Shooto

The year 1996 is the 8th year in the history of Shooto, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the Japan. In 1996 Shooto held 5 events beginning with, Shooto: Vale Tudo Junction 1.

1996 in Shooto
Information
First date	January 20, 1996
Last date	October 4, 1996
Events
Total events	5
Fights
Total fights	43
Chronology
1995 in Shooto 1996 in Shooto 1997 in Shooto

Events list

Main article: List of Shooto Events

#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location
42	Shooto: Let's Get Lost	October 4, 1996	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
41	Shooto: Free Fight Kawasaki	July 28, 1996	Club Citta	Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
40	Shooto: Vale Tudo Junction 3	May 7, 1996	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
39	Shooto: Vale Tudo Junction 2	March 5, 1996	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
38	Shooto: Vale Tudo Junction 1	January 20, 1996	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan

Shooto: Vale Tudo Junction 1

Shooto: Vale Tudo Junction 1^[1] was an event held on January 20, 1996, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Enson Inoue	def.	Andre Mannaart	TKO (Punches)	1	3:20
	Erik Paulson	def.	Todd Bjornethun	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	2	0:26
	Noboru Asahi	def.	Ruud Alwart	Submission (Punches)	1	1:21
	Kyuhei Ueno	def.	Arnold Sas	Submission (Triangle/Armbar)	3	0:44
	Rumina Sato	def.	Masato Suzuki	Technical Submission (Armbar)	1	3:00
	Jutaro Nakao	def.	Yasunori Okuda	TKO (Punches)	1	1:18
	Uchu Tatsumi	def.	Kimihito Nonaka	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
	Masanori Suda	def.	Genta Haga	Technical Submission (Armbar)	1	1:02
	Hisao Ikeda	def.	Yoshiyuki Takayama	Submission (Kimura)	3	2:57
	Takuya Kuwabara	def.	Yuji Fujita	Technical Submission (Armbar)	2	2:15

Shooto: Vale Tudo Junction 2

Shooto: Vale Tudo Junction 2^[2] was an event held on March 5, 1996, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Noboru Asahi	def.	Leandro Lima De Azevedo	Technical Submission (Heel Hook)	1	1:04
	Rumina Sato	def.	Kyuhei Ueno	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	4:04
	Egan Inoue	def.	Gordon Dehdman	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	1:39
	Kazuhiro Kusayanagi	def.	Toru Koga	Submission (Armbar)	4	2:14
	Mamoru Okochi	def.	Anthony Lange	Decision (Majority)	5	3:00
	Jutaro Nakao	def.	Naoto Kojima	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	1:42
	Masahiro Oishi	vs.	Hisao Ikeda	Draw	3	3:00
	Jin Akimoto	def.	Yoshinori Haraigawa	Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:42
	Masanori Suda	def.	Isamu Osugi	Submission (Armbar)	2	2:57
	Takuya Kuwabara	def.	Shinji Arano	Technical Submission (Armbar)	2	1:42

Shooto: Vale Tudo Junction 3

Shooto: Vale Tudo Junction 3^[3] was an event held on May 7, 1996, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Erik Paulson	def.	Kenji Kawaguchi	Submission (Toe Hold)	3	1:23
	Joe Estes	def.	Enson Inoue	Decision (Majority)	3	8:00
	Todd Bjornethun	def.	Akihiro Gono	Submission (Armbar)	3	1:12
	Yasushi Warita	def.	Toru Koga	KO (Head Kick)	3	0:18
	Uchu Tatsumi	def.	Hisao Ikeda	KO (Punches)	1	0:47
	Takuya Kuwabara	def.	Masakazu Kuramochi	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
	Jin Akimoto	vs.	Mitsuhiro Sakamoto	Draw	3	3:00
	Tomoaki Hayama	def.	Yuji Fujita	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	2:25
	Kimihito Nonaka	def.	Shinji Arano	Submission (Triangle Choke)	2	1:41

Shooto: Free Fight Kawasaki

Shooto: Free Fight Kawasaki^[4] was an event held on July 28, 1996, at Club Citta in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Akihiro Gono	def.	Masanori Suda	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	4	0:33
	Takuya Kuwabara	def.	Naoto Kojima	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
	Hisao Ikeda	def.	Katsuhisa Akasaki	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
	Yuji Fujita	def.	Yuzo Tateishi		Decision (Unanimous)	3	[a]

1. 3:00

Shooto: Let's Get Lost

Shooto: Let's Get Lost^[5] was an event held on October 4, 1996, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Enson Inoue	def.	Mushtaq Abdullah	Submission (Punches)	1	0:38
	Alex Cook	def.	Jutaro Nakao	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	1:50
	Kazuhiro Kusayanagi	def.	Akihiro Gono	Submission (Armbar)	4	2:52
	Uchu Tatsumi	def.	Sunay Ahmed	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	0:51
	Masato Fujiwara	def.	Masanori Suda	Submission (Triangle Armbar)	1	2:15
	Mitsuhiro Sakamoto	def.	Jin Akimoto	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
	Hisao Ikeda	def.	Kenzi Daikanyama	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
	Masahiro Oishi	def.	Katsuhisa Akasaki	Submission (Armbar)	1	2:12
	Hiroyuki Kojima	def.	Yuzo Tateishi	Submission (Kimura)	1	3:00
	Hayato Sakurai	def.	Caol Uno	Submission (Armbar)	1	2:52

See also

• Shooto
• List of Shooto champions
• List of Shooto Events