Vale Tudo Japan
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Vale Tudo Japan was an annual mixed martial arts
tournament held in Japan from 1994 to 1999 with a reunion event in 2009.
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Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
tournament held in Japan from 1994 to 1999 with a reunion event in 2009.
Vale Tudo Japan 1994
Vale Tudo Japan 1994 was held on July 29, 1994 at the Tokyo Bay NK HallTokyo Bay NK Hall
Tokyo Bay NK Hall was an indoor sporting arena located at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, in Japan. The capacity of the arena is 7,000 people. It hosts local sporting events and concerts that require a smaller facility than Ariake Coliseum....
in Urayasu
Urayasu, Chiba
is a city located in the far western corner of northern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 164,822 and a population density of 9530 persons per km²...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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| Match | Winner | Loser | Method | Round | Time |
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| 1 |  Bud Smith |
 Chris Bass |
TKO (Soccer Kick) | 1 | 0:54 |
| 2 | Jan Lomulder Jan Lomulder Jan Lomulder is a Dutch former kickboxer. He was a two time Dutch champion and a four-time world champion in kickboxing/Muay Thai having fought against famous and respected fighters such as Stefan Leko, Andre Mannaart, and Bob Schreiber during his career.Later in his career Jan Lomulder fought two... |
 Kenji Kawaguchi |
KO (Punch) | 1 | 2:29 |
| 3 | David Levicki |
Kazuhiro Kusayanagi |
KO (Punches) | 1 | 1:20 |
| 4 |  Rickson GracieRickson Gracie Rickson Gracie is a Brazilian 8th degree black and red belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a retired mixed martial artist. He is a member of the Gracie family: the son of Hélio Gracie, brother to Rorion and Relson Gracie, and half-brother to Rolker, Royce, Robin and Royler Gracie.-Biography:Rickson... |
Yoshinori Nishi |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 2:52 |
| 5 | Rickson Gracie Rickson Gracie Rickson Gracie is a Brazilian 8th degree black and red belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a retired mixed martial artist. He is a member of the Gracie family: the son of Hélio Gracie, brother to Rorion and Relson Gracie, and half-brother to Rolker, Royce, Robin and Royler Gracie.-Biography:Rickson... |
David Levicki |
Submission (Punches) | 1 | 2:40 |
| 6 | Naoki Sakurada |
Yasushi Warita |
Draw | 3 | 5:00 |
| 7 | Rickson Gracie Rickson Gracie Rickson Gracie is a Brazilian 8th degree black and red belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a retired mixed martial artist. He is a member of the Gracie family: the son of Hélio Gracie, brother to Rorion and Relson Gracie, and half-brother to Rolker, Royce, Robin and Royler Gracie.-Biography:Rickson... |
Bud Smith |
Submission (Punches) | 1 | 0:39 |
Vale Tudo Japan 1995
Vale Tudo Japan 1995 was held on April 20, 1995 at the Nippon Budokan Hall in ChiyodaChiyoda, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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| Match | Winner | Loser | Method | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Pittman Craig Pittman Craig Pittman is a retired United States Marine and professional wrestler. He served in the Marine Corps until the early 1990s. He then wrestled professionally as Sgt. Craig "Pitbull" Pittman in World Championship Wrestling... |
Wayne Emons |
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) | 1 | 2:12 |
| 2 | Yuki Nakai Yuki Nakai is a retired Japanese shooto practitioner and mixed martial artist. He currently teaches Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is the president of the Japan Shooto Association. He competed in Vale Tudo Japan 1995, where he was outweighed by every opponent in the tournament... |
Gerard Gordeau Gerard Gordeau Gerard Gordeau is a retired Dutch savateur, karateka, and mixed martial artist. He is the 1991 World Champion Savate and holder of the Dutch Champion Kyokushin Karate title for 8 consecutive years, but foremost known internationally for his fight against Teila Tuli in the first televised Ultimate... |
Submission (Heel Hook) | 4 | 2:41 |
| 3 | Todd Hays Todd Hays Todd Hays and raised in Del Rio, Texas is an American bobsledder who competed from 1994 to 2006. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the four-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002.... |
Koichiro Kimura |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 2:55 |
| 4 | Rickson Gracie Rickson Gracie Rickson Gracie is a Brazilian 8th degree black and red belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a retired mixed martial artist. He is a member of the Gracie family: the son of Hélio Gracie, brother to Rorion and Relson Gracie, and half-brother to Rolker, Royce, Robin and Royler Gracie.-Biography:Rickson... |
Yoshihisa Yamamoto Yoshihisa Yamamoto Yoshihisa Yamamoto is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He has competed for Rings, WEF, PRIDE Fighting Championships, and HERO'S. He has fought notable opponents such as Mirko Filipović, Rickson Gracie, Guy Mezger, Bob Sapp and Semmy Schilt... |
Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 3 | 3:49 |
| 5 | Yuki Nakai Yuki Nakai is a retired Japanese shooto practitioner and mixed martial artist. He currently teaches Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is the president of the Japan Shooto Association. He competed in Vale Tudo Japan 1995, where he was outweighed by every opponent in the tournament... |
Craig Pittman Craig Pittman Craig Pittman is a retired United States Marine and professional wrestler. He served in the Marine Corps until the early 1990s. He then wrestled professionally as Sgt. Craig "Pitbull" Pittman in World Championship Wrestling... |
Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 7:32 |
| 6 | Koichiro Kimura |
Wayne Emons |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 6:05 |
| 7 | Rickson Gracie Rickson Gracie Rickson Gracie is a Brazilian 8th degree black and red belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a retired mixed martial artist. He is a member of the Gracie family: the son of Hélio Gracie, brother to Rorion and Relson Gracie, and half-brother to Rolker, Royce, Robin and Royler Gracie.-Biography:Rickson... |
Koichiro Kimura |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 2:07 |
| 8 | Kenji Kawaguchi |
Tommy Walkingstick |
Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 6:29 |
| 9 | Enson Inoue Enson Inoue Enson Inoue is a Japanese American mixed martial artist. He has a professional MMA record of 12-8-0. He is a former Shooto Heavyweight Champion. He had also previously fought in Pride Fighting Championships, the biggest mixed martial arts organization at the time... |
Rene Rooze Rene Rooze Rene Rooze is a Dutch former kickboxer and mixed martial artist.-Biography and career:As a member of Team Aerts, he was an active fighter competing in mainly European events and accumulating a kickboxing record of 32-7-1 with 4 KOs... |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 6:41 |
| 10 | Rickson Gracie Rickson Gracie Rickson Gracie is a Brazilian 8th degree black and red belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a retired mixed martial artist. He is a member of the Gracie family: the son of Hélio Gracie, brother to Rorion and Relson Gracie, and half-brother to Rolker, Royce, Robin and Royler Gracie.-Biography:Rickson... |
Yuki Nakai Yuki Nakai is a retired Japanese shooto practitioner and mixed martial artist. He currently teaches Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is the president of the Japan Shooto Association. He competed in Vale Tudo Japan 1995, where he was outweighed by every opponent in the tournament... |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 6:22 |
Vale Tudo Japan 1996
Vale Tudo Japan 1996 was held on July 7, 1996 at the Tokyo Bay NK HallTokyo Bay NK Hall
Tokyo Bay NK Hall was an indoor sporting arena located at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, in Japan. The capacity of the arena is 7,000 people. It hosts local sporting events and concerts that require a smaller facility than Ariake Coliseum....
in Urayasu
Urayasu, Chiba
is a city located in the far western corner of northern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 164,822 and a population density of 9530 persons per km²...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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| Match | Winner | Loser | Method | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alex Cook |
Tomoaki Hayama |
Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 2 | 6:23 |
| 2 |  Mushtaq Abdullah |
Sanae Kikuta Sanae Kikuta Sanae Kikuta is a Japanese mixed martial artist who rose to popularity fighting in the Pancrase organization, and currently fights for World Victory Road... |
Submission (Forearm Choke) | 1 | 6:27 |
| 3 | Yumiko Hotta |
Margot Neyhoft |
Submission (Keylock) | 2 | 4:14 |
| 4 | Ed de Kruijf |
Joe Estes |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 0:53 |
| 5 | Todd Bjornethun |
 Eric LavigneEric Lavigne Eric T. Lavigne is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played one game in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings during the 1994–95 NHL season... |
KO (Punches) | 1 | 6:53 |
| 6 | Dan Severn Dan Severn Daniel DeWayne Severn is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, notable for his success in the early years of Ultimate Fighting Championship tournaments. Severn has fought and wrestled for many mixed martial arts and professional wrestling promotions, including King of the... |
Doug Murphy |
Submission (Keylock) | 1 | 3:23 |
| 7 | Rumina Sato Rumina Sato is a Japanese mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Shooto organization. Being the first mixed martial artist to beat a black belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighter by a submission, Sato is considered by many to be an exciting shoot wrestling-based fighter in MMA and has been nicknamed... |
John Lewis John Lewis John Lewis may refer to:* John Lewis Partnership, a United Kingdom worker co-operative retailer** John Lewis , a department store chain in the United Kingdom-Politics:... |
Draw | 3 | 8:00 |
| 8 |  Igor ZinovievIgor Zinoviev Igor Zinoviev is a Russian former mixed martial artist. He competed in the Extreme Fighting organization, holding the middleweight title until their demise, then moved to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Most recently, he coached the Chicago Red Bears in the International Fight League.-Early... |
Enson Inoue Enson Inoue Enson Inoue is a Japanese American mixed martial artist. He has a professional MMA record of 12-8-0. He is a former Shooto Heavyweight Champion. He had also previously fought in Pride Fighting Championships, the biggest mixed martial arts organization at the time... |
TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:44 |
| 9 | Royler Gracie Royler Gracie Royler Gracie is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. He ran the Gracie Humaitá jiu-jitsu school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for many years under his father Helio's direction, but currently resides in San Diego, US.Royler travels around the world teaching... |
Noboru Asahi Noboru Asahi is a Japanese retired mixed martial artist, a designer, and an owner of MMA gym.He was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan on January 5, 1968 as .-Mixed martial arts record:| Loss| 19-6-5| Tomomi Iwama| TKO | Deep 10th IMPACT in Korakuen Hall... |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 5:07 |
Vale Tudo Japan 1997
Vale Tudo Japan 1997 was held on November 29, 1997 at the Tokyo Bay NK HallTokyo Bay NK Hall
Tokyo Bay NK Hall was an indoor sporting arena located at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, in Japan. The capacity of the arena is 7,000 people. It hosts local sporting events and concerts that require a smaller facility than Ariake Coliseum....
in Urayasu
Urayasu, Chiba
is a city located in the far western corner of northern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 164,822 and a population density of 9530 persons per km²...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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| Match | Winner | Loser | Method | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jutaro Nakao |
Steve Nelson Steve Nelson Steve Nelson may refer to:* Steve Nelson , New England Patriots football player* Steve Nelson , American musician* Steve Nelson , Communist Party member, Spanish Civil War veteran and U.S... |
Submission (Triangle Choke) | 2 | 5:31 |
| 2 | Hayato Sakurai Hayato Sakurai is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He was born in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He has a professional MMA record of 35-11-2 as of April 5, 2009. Sakurai has been fighting in mixed martial arts since October 1996 and was at one time considered pound for pound one of the greatest fighters... |
Marcelo Aguiar |
Draw | 3 | 8:00 |
| 3 | Kenji Kawaguchi |
Jan Lomulder |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 3 | 3:49 |
| 4 |  João RoqueJoao Roque João Roque is a former Pluma weight Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt World Champion and a retired Angola mixed martial artist. He competed in the Featherweight division in MMA .... |
Uchu Tatsumi |
Draw | 3 | 8:00 |
| 5 |  Carlos NewtonCarlos Newton Carlos Newton is a Canadian mixed martial artist and former UFC Welterweight Champion. He is considered one of the true pioneers in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. Known as the "The Ronin", he competed worldwide in the biggest MMA organizations including UFC, Pride FC, IFL, K-1, Shooto and most... |
Erik Paulson |
Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:41 |
| 6 | Tom Erikson Tom Erikson Tom Erikson is an American wrestling coach and former mixed martial artist. Erikson is an assistant wrestling coach at Purdue University, where he has been coaching since 1997. He has also had fights in K-1 under K-1 kickboxing rules... |
Ed de Kruijf |
TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:37 |
| 7 | Rumina Sato Rumina Sato is a Japanese mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Shooto organization. Being the first mixed martial artist to beat a black belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighter by a submission, Sato is considered by many to be an exciting shoot wrestling-based fighter in MMA and has been nicknamed... |
John Lewis John Lewis John Lewis may refer to:* John Lewis Partnership, a United Kingdom worker co-operative retailer** John Lewis , a department store chain in the United Kingdom-Politics:... |
Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 1:23 |
| 8 | Frank Shamrock Frank Shamrock Frank Shamrock is a retired mixed martial arts fighter. Shamrock was the first to hold the UFC Middleweight Championship and retired as the four-time defending undefeated champion... |
Enson Inoue Enson Inoue Enson Inoue is a Japanese American mixed martial artist. He has a professional MMA record of 12-8-0. He is a former Shooto Heavyweight Champion. He had also previously fought in Pride Fighting Championships, the biggest mixed martial arts organization at the time... |
DQ (Egan Inoue Ran Into the Ring) | 2 | 7:17 |
Vale Tudo Japan 1998
Vale Tudo Japan 1998 was held on October 25, 1998 at the Tokyo Bay NK HallTokyo Bay NK Hall
Tokyo Bay NK Hall was an indoor sporting arena located at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, in Japan. The capacity of the arena is 7,000 people. It hosts local sporting events and concerts that require a smaller facility than Ariake Coliseum....
in Urayasu
Urayasu, Chiba
is a city located in the far western corner of northern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 164,822 and a population density of 9530 persons per km²...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Vale Tudo Japan 1999
Vale Tudo Japan 1999 was held on December 11, 1999 at the Tokyo Bay NK HallTokyo Bay NK Hall
Tokyo Bay NK Hall was an indoor sporting arena located at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, in Japan. The capacity of the arena is 7,000 people. It hosts local sporting events and concerts that require a smaller facility than Ariake Coliseum....
in Urayasu
Urayasu, Chiba
is a city located in the far western corner of northern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 164,822 and a population density of 9530 persons per km²...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Vale Tudo Japan 2009
Vale Tudo Japan 2009 was held on October 30, 2009 at the JCB HallJCB Hall
Tokyo Dome City Hall is a sport, fashion show, circus, and live music hall located in Tokyo, inside of Tokyo Dome City. It is on the opposite corner of the Tokyo Dome, and has a variety of events at any given time, including Boxing and live concerts...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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| Match | Winner | Loser | Method | Round | Time |
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| 1 | Masato Sannai |
Kosuke Eda |
Draw (Majority) | 2 | 5:00 |
| 2 |  Jung Min Kang |
Yoichiro Sato |
KO (Punches) | 1 | 2:48 |
| 3 | Mamoru Yamaguchi Mamoru Yamaguchi is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He is a former Shooto Bantamweight Champion and a former Shooto Featherweight Champion. He has been consistently ranked as one of the top flyweight in the world by Sherdog's Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings. Mamoru is known for his counter striking and his... |
 Jesse TaitanoJesse Taitano Jesse Taitano is a professional mixed martial artist from Guam. He competes in the flyweight division.-MMA career:After fighting in Guam at the beginning of his career, Jesse Taitano eventually started fighting in Japan. Taitano's most notable fight was against Shooto's undisputed champion... |
TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:41 |
| 4 | Willamy Freire Willamy Freire Willamy Friere is an Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who has fought for Shooto and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Freire was also the Shooto Welterweight Champion.-Early career:... |
Kenichiro Togashi |
TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 2:05 |
| 5 | Tito Jones |
Tenkei Oda |
Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| 6 | Rumina Sato Rumina Sato is a Japanese mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Shooto organization. Being the first mixed martial artist to beat a black belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighter by a submission, Sato is considered by many to be an exciting shoot wrestling-based fighter in MMA and has been nicknamed... |
Corey Grant |
TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:20 |
| 7 | Takeshi Inoue Takeshi Inoue "Lion" Takeshi Inoue is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently fighting as a lightweight in the Shooto organization. In other organizations such as the WEC he would be considered a featherweight as Shooto's 143 lb. weight class is known as lightweight.-Biography:On November 8, 2007, he... |
Alexandre Franca Nogueira Alexandre Franca Nogueira Alexandre Franca "Pequeno" Nogueira is a Brazilian Luta Livre fighter and the former Lightweight champion of Shooto, a Japanese mixed martial arts organization. Nogueira began his professional career at the age of 21, defeating Noboru Asahi. He trains with the World Fight Center... |
TKO (Punches) | 4 | 2:58 |
| 8 | Takanori Gomi Takanori Gomi , is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Gomi is a former Shooto Welterweight Champion and was the last and only Pride Lightweight Champion. He is also a four-time All Japan Combat Wrestling champion. During his time in Pride he was considered... |
Tony Hervey |
Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 |