1997 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.

1997 in Shooto
Information
First date	January 18, 1997
Last date	October 12, 1997
Events
Total events	5
Fights
Total fights	38
Title fights	1
Chronology
1996 in Shooto 1997 in Shooto 1998 in Shooto

Title fights

Title fights in 1997
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Heavyweight	Enson Inoue	def.	Joe Estes	Submission (Punches)	1	1:06	Shooto: Reconquista 4	[a]

1. For the Heavyweight Champion.

Events list

Main article: List of Shooto Events

#	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

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

Results

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

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

Results

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

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

Results

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

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

Results

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

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

Results

Main Card
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

1. For The Heavyweight Champion.

See also

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