1991 in Shooto

The year 1991 is the 3rd year in the history of Shooto, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the Japan. In 1991 Shooto held 7 events beginning with, Shooto: Shooto.

1991 in Shooto
Information
First dateJanuary 13, 1991
Last dateDecember 23, 1991
Events
Total events7
Fights
Total fights41
Title fights8
Chronology
1990 in Shooto 1991 in Shooto 1992 in Shooto

Title fights
Title fights in 1991
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Lightweight Yuichi Watanabe def. Kazuhiro Kusayanagi Submission (Kneebar) 1 0:00 Shooto: Shooto [lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight Kenji Kawaguchi def. Manabu Yamada Submission (Kneebar) 1 0:58 Shooto: Shooto [lower-alpha 2]
Featherweight Kazuhiro Sakamoto def. Kenichi Tanaka (c) Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Shooto: Shooto [lower-alpha 3]
Welterweight Yoshimasa Ishikawa def. Yasuto Sekishima (c) Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Shooto: Shooto [lower-alpha 4]
Lightweight Tomonori Ohara def. Yoshimasa Ishikawa TKO (Broken Hand) 2 2:35 Shooto: Shooto [lower-alpha 5]
Featherweight Kazuhiro Sakamoto (c) def. Hiroyuki Kanno Submission (Armbar) 2 1:52 Shooto: Shooto [lower-alpha 6]
Middleweight Kenji Kawaguchi (c) def. Satoshi Honma Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Shooto: Shooto [lower-alpha 7]
Welterweight Naoki Sakurada def. Yasuto Sekishima Decision (Majority) 5 3:00 Shooto: Shooto [lower-alpha 8]
  1. Watanabe defeated Kusayanagi to become the inaugural Shooto Lightweight Champion.
  2. Kawaguchi defeated Yamada to become the inaugural Shooto Middleweight Champion.
  3. Sakamoto defeated Tanaka to become the Shooto Featherweight Champion.
  4. Ishikawa defeated Sekishima to become the Shooto Welterweight Champion.
  5. Ohara defeated Ishikawa to become the Shooto Lightweight Champion.
  6. Sakamoto defeated Kanno to remain the Shooto Featherweight Champion.
  7. Kawaguchi defeated Honma to remain the Shooto Middleweight Champion.
  8. Sakurada defeated Sekishima to become the Shooto Welterweight Champion.

Events list
Main article: List of Shooto Events
# Event Title Date Arena Location
16 Shooto: Shooto December 23, 1991 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
15 Shooto: Shooto October 17, 1991 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium Osaka, Kansai, Japan
14 Shooto: Shooto August 25, 1991 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
13 Shooto: Shooto August 3, 1991 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
12 Shooto: Shooto May 31, 1991 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
11 Shooto: Shooto March 29, 1991 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
10 Shooto: Shooto January 13, 1991 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan

Shooto: Shooto

Shooto: Shooto[1] was an event held on January 13, 1991, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results
Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Yuichi Watanabe def. Tomonori Ohara Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Yasuto Sekishima def. Manabu Yamada KO (Punch) 2 0:00
Kenji Kawaguchi def. Naoki Sakurada Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 0:00
Hiroyuki Kanno vs. Suguru Shigeno Draw 3 3:00
Hiroaki Matsutani def. Tetsuya Hirada Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Mamoru Okochi def. Makoto Mizoguchi Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2 0:00

    Shooto: Shooto

    Shooto: Shooto[2] was an event held on March 29, 1991, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

    Results
    Main Card
    Weight class Method Round Time Notes
    Lightweight Yuichi Watanabe def. Kazuhiro Kusayanagi Submission (Kneebar) 1 0:00 [lower-alpha 1]
    Yasuto Sekishima def. Takashi Tojo Submission (Armbar) 2 0:00
    Hiroyuki Kanno def. Kenichi Tanaka Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
    Kazuhiro Sakamoto def. Noboru Asahi Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
    Yoshimasa Ishikawa def. Tomonori Ohara Submission (Guillotine Choke) 4 0:00
    Tomoyuki Saito def. Mamoru Okochi Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2 0:00
    Tomohiro Tanaka def. Masanori Yoneyama Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
    1. Watanabe defeated Kusayanagi to become the inaugural Shooto Lightweight Champion.

    Shooto: Shooto

    Shooto: Shooto[3] was an event held on May 31, 1991, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

    Results
    Main Card
    Weight class Method Round Time Notes
    Middleweight Kenji Kawaguchi def. Manabu Yamada Submission (Kneebar) 1 0:58 [lower-alpha 1]
    Featherweight Kazuhiro Sakamoto def. Kenichi Tanaka (c) Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 [lower-alpha 2]
    Naoki Sakurada def. Tomonori Ohara Submission (Armbar) 5 0:00
    Satoshi Honma def. Yoshimasa Ishikawa Submission (Armbar) 2 0:00
    Tomohiro Tanaka def. Suguru Shigeno KO 3 0:00
    Mamoru Okochi def. Misaki Kubota Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
    1. Kawaguchi defeated Yamada to become the inaugural Shooto Middleweight Champion.
    2. Sakamoto defeated Tanaka to become the Shooto Featherweight Champion.

    Shooto: Shooto

    Shooto: Shooto[4] was an event held on August 3, 1991, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

    Results
    Main Card
    Weight class Method Round Time Notes
    Welterweight Yoshimasa Ishikawa def. Yasuto Sekishima (c) Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 [lower-alpha 1]
    Kazuhiro Sakamoto def. Hiroaki Matsutani Submission (Armbar) 3 0:00
    Satoshi Honma def. Manabu Yamada Submission (Armbar) 4 0:00
    Noboru Asahi vs. Tomohiro Tanaka Draw 4 3:00
    Suguru Shigeno def. Mamoru Okochi Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
    Tadashi Murakami def. Takashi Nishizawa Submission (Achilles Lock) 1 1:12
    1. Ishikawa defeated Sekishima to become the Shooto Welterweight Champion.

    Shooto: Shooto

    Shooto: Shooto[5] was an event held on August 25, 1991, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

    Results
    Main Card
    Weight class Method Round Time Notes
    Naoki Sakurada def. Yuichi Watanabe Submission (Armbar) 5 2:03
    Kenji Kawaguchi vs. Kazuhiro Kusayanagi Draw 5 3:00
    Tomonori Ohara vs. Takashi Tojo Draw 4 3:00
    Hiroyuki Kanno def. Makoto Mizoguchi Submission (Armbar) 2 2:46
    Masato Suzuki def. Kenji Ogusu Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00

      Shooto: Shooto

      Shooto: Shooto[6] was an event held on October 17, 1991, at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan.

      Results
      Main Card
      Weight class Method Round Time Notes
      Lightweight Tomonori Ohara def. Yoshimasa Ishikawa TKO (Broken Hand) 2 2:35 [lower-alpha 1]
      Featherweight Kazuhiro Sakamoto (c) def. Hiroyuki Kanno Submission (Armbar) 2 1:52 [lower-alpha 2]
      Middleweight Kenji Kawaguchi (c) def. Satoshi Honma Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 [lower-alpha 3]
      Welterweight Naoki Sakurada def. Yasuto Sekishima Decision (Majority) 5 3:00 [lower-alpha 4]
      Kazuhiro Kusayanagi def. Tomohiro Tanaka Submission (Armbar) 1 0:00
      Noboru Asahi def. Masato Suzuki Submission (Kneebar) 1 0:00
      1. Ohara defeated Ishikawa to become the Shooto Lightweight Champion.
      2. Sakamoto defeated Kanno to remain the Shooto Featherweight Champion.
      3. Kawaguchi defeated Honma to remain the Shooto Middleweight Champion.
      4. Sakurada defeated Sekishima to become the Shooto Welterweight Champion.

      Shooto: Shooto

      Shooto: Shooto[7] was an event held on December 23, 1991, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

      Results
      Main Card
      Weight class Method Round Time Notes
      Naoki Sakurada def. Kazuhiro Kusayanagi Decision (Majority) 5 3:00
      Noboru Asahi vs. Kenichi Tanaka Draw 5 3:00
      Manabu Yamada def. Yutaka Fuji Submission (Kneebar) 1 1:39
      Tadashi Murakami def. Tadeshi Kaneko Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
      Takenori Ito def. Yoshihiko Abe Submission (Armbar) 1 0:00

        See also

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