Vale Tudo Japan returned in 2009, now organizing by the "Vale Tudo Japan Executive Committee", with semi-annual events and three reunion events in 2009, 2012 and 2016.[2][4]
Early Vale Tudo Japan events were a huge success, it led to a boom of the popularity and development of MMA and Shooto in Japan, and the tournament is considered a predecessor to PRIDE Fighting Championships. VTJ's format and rules would serve as a basis for PRIDE,[2] while Rickson Gracie's impressive victories in VTJ would make him a celebrity in Japan, leading to him being paired with popular Shoot-styleprofessional wrestlerNobuhiko Takada to headline Pride 1 in 1997.[5]
Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 3rd (also known as VTJ 3RD) was held on October 5, 2013, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Ota, Tokyo, Japan. The main event featured longtime # 1 ranked Megumi Fujii in her retirement bout.
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Vale Tudo Japan VTJ Japanese ヴァーリ トゥード ジャパン Hepburn Vuari toudo Japan is an annual mixed martial arts competition held in Japan Originally arranged by promoter and former professional wrestler Satoru Sayama he had previously created a hybrid martial art organization named Shooto in 1985 He arranged VTJ in 1994 with the objective of creating a more rules free event similar to the early Ultimate Fighting Championship events in the United States and Vale Tudo competitions in Brazil previously to this tournament Shooto did not feature striking in ground position The fighters were composed by the best Japanese MMA fighters drawn from Shooto the Shoot Wrestling circuit as well as foreign invitees one of them and most famously begin the older brother of UFC champion Royce Gracie Brazilian jiu jitsu legend Rickson Gracie 1 2 Some other notable fighters to fight at Vale Tudo Japan include Sanae Kikuta Takanori Gomi Enson Inoue Joao Roque Carlos Newton Rumina Sato Royler Gracie Dan Severn Vladimir Matyushenko Frank Shamrock Jean Jacques Machado Randy Couture Frank Trigg Andre Pederneiras Rafael Cordeiro Alexandre Franca Nogueira Hayato Sakurai and Yuki Nakai Vale Tudo Japan events ran from 1994 to 1999 a pair of editions held in 1994 and 95 were single elimination tournaments both of which were won by Rickson Gracie Afterwards from 1996 to 1999 the events were invitationals 2 3 Vale Tudo JapanNative nameヴァーリ トゥード ジャパンIndustryMixed martial arts promotionFoundedJapan 1994 1994 FounderSatoru SayamaParentShooto 1994 1999 Vale Tudo Japan Executive Committee 2009 Present Websitehttp www valetudojapan com Vale Tudo Japan returned in 2009 now organizing by the Vale Tudo Japan Executive Committee with semi annual events and three reunion events in 2009 2012 and 2016 2 4 Early Vale Tudo Japan events were a huge success it led to a boom of the popularity and development of MMA and Shooto in Japan and the tournament is considered a predecessor to PRIDE Fighting Championships VTJ s format and rules would serve as a basis for PRIDE 2 while Rickson Gracie s impressive victories in VTJ would make him a celebrity in Japan leading to him being paired with popular Shoot style professional wrestler Nobuhiko Takada to headline Pride 1 in 1997 5 Yuki Nakai fights Gerard Gordeau at Vale Tudo Japan 1995Contents 1 Events and results 1 1 Vale Tudo Japan 1994 1 2 Vale Tudo Japan 1995 1 3 Vale Tudo Japan 1996 1 4 Vale Tudo Japan 1997 1 5 Vale Tudo Japan 1998 1 6 Vale Tudo Japan 1999 1 7 Vale Tudo Japan 2009 1 8 Vale Tudo Japan VTJ 1st 1 9 Vale Tudo Japan VTJ 2nd 1 10 Vale Tudo Japan VTJ 3rd 1 11 Vale Tudo Japan VTJ 4th 1 12 Vale Tudo Japan VTJ 5th in Osaka 1 13 Vale Tudo Japan VTJ 6th 2 References 3 External linksEvents and results EditVale Tudo Japan 1994 Edit Vale Tudo Japan 1994InformationPromotionVale Tudo JapanDateJuly 29 1994VenueTokyo Bay NK HallCity Urayasu Chiba JapanEvent chronologyVale Tudo Japan 1994 Vale Tudo Japan 1995Vale Tudo Japan 1994 was held on July 29 1994 at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu Japan Main CardWeight class Method Round Time Notes Rickson Gracie def Bud Smith Submission punches 1 0 39 Naoki Sakurada vs Yasushi Warita Draw 3 5 00 Rickson Gracie def David Levicki Submission punches 1 2 40 Rickson Gracie def Yoshinori Nishi Submission rear naked choke 1 2 52 David Levicki def Kazuhiro Kusayanagi KO punches 1 1 20 Jan Lomulder def Kenji Kawaguchi KO punch 1 3 59 Bud Smith def Chris Bass TKO straight punch 1 0 54 Vale Tudo Japan 1995 Edit Vale Tudo Japan 1995InformationPromotionVale Tudo JapanDateApril 20 1995VenueNippon Budokan HallCity Chiyoda Tokyo JapanEvent chronologyVale Tudo Japan 1994 Vale Tudo Japan 1995 Vale Tudo Japan 1996Vale Tudo Japan 1995 was held on April 20 1995 at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Chiyoda Tokyo Japan Main CardWeight class Method Round Time Notes Rickson Gracie def Yuki Nakai Submission rear naked choke 1 6 22 Enson Inoue vs Rene Rooze Submission rear naked choke 1 6 41 Kenji Kawaguchi def Tommy Walkingstick Submission armbar 1 6 29 Rickson Gracie def Koichiro Kimura Submission rear naked choke 1 2 07 Koichiro Kimura def Wayne Emons Submission guillotine choke 1 6 05 Yuki Nakai def Craig Pittman Submission armbar 2 7 32 Rickson Gracie def Yoshihisa Yamamoto Technical Submission rear naked choke 3 3 49 Todd Hays def Koichiro Kimura Submission guillotine choke 1 2 55 Yuki Nakai def Gerard Gordeau Submission heel hook 4 2 41 Craig Pittman def Wayne Emons Submission arm triangle choke 1 2 12 Vale Tudo Japan 1996 Edit Vale Tudo Japan 1996InformationPromotionVale Tudo JapanDateJuly 7 1996VenueTokyo Bay NK HallCity Urayasu Chiba JapanEvent chronologyVale Tudo Japan 1995 Vale Tudo Japan 1996 Vale Tudo Japan 1997Vale Tudo Japan 1996 was held on July 7 1996 at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu Japan Main CardWeight class Method Round Time Notes Royler Gracie def Noboru Asahi Submission rear naked choke 1 5 07 Igor Zinoviev vs Enson Inoue TKO punches 1 0 44 John Lewis vs Rumina Sato Draw 3 8 00 Dan Severn def Doug Murphy Submission keylock 1 3 23 Todd Bjornethun def Eric Lavigne KO punches 1 6 53 Ed de Kruijf def Joe Estes Submission rear naked choke 1 0 53 Yumiko Hotta def Margot Neyhoft Submission keylock 2 4 14 Mushtaq Abdullah def Sanae Kikuta Submission forearm choke 1 6 27 Alex Cook def Tomoaki Hayama Technical Submission arm triangle choke 2 6 23 Vale Tudo Japan 1997 Edit Vale Tudo Japan 1997InformationPromotionVale Tudo JapanDateNovember 29 1997VenueTokyo Bay NK HallCity Urayasu Chiba JapanEvent chronologyVale Tudo Japan 1996 Vale Tudo Japan 1997 Vale Tudo Japan 1998Vale Tudo Japan 1997 was held on November 29 1997 at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu Japan Main CardWeight class Method Round Time Notes Frank Shamrock def Enson Inoue DQ Egan Inoue ran into the ring 2 7 17 Rumina Sato def John Lewis Submission armbar 2 1 23 Tom Erikson def Ed de Kruijf TKO punches 1 0 37 Carlos Newton def Erik Paulson Submission armbar 1 0 41 Joao Roque vs Uchu Tatsumi Draw 3 8 00 Kenji Kawaguchi def Jan Lomulder Submission rear naked choke 3 3 49 Hayato Sakurai vs Marcelo Aguiar Draw 3 8 00 Jutaro Nakao def Steve Nelson Submission triangle choke 2 5 31 Vale Tudo Japan 1998 Edit Vale Tudo Japan 1998InformationPromotionVale Tudo JapanDateOctober 25 1998VenueTokyo Bay NK HallCity Urayasu Chiba JapanEvent chronologyVale Tudo Japan 1997 Vale Tudo Japan 1998 Vale Tudo Japan 1999Vale Tudo Japan 1998 was held on October 25 1998 at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu Japan Main CardWeight class Method Round Time Notes Enson Inoue def Randy Couture Submission armbar 1 1 39 Andre Pederneiras def Rumina Sato KO soccer kick and punches 1 4 20 Hayato Sakurai def Sergei Bytchkov Submission armbar 1 4 59 Noboru Asahi vs Joao Roque Draw 3 8 00 Frank Trigg vs Jean Jacques Machado TKO corner stoppage 3 0 20 Branden Lee Hinkle def Masanori Suda TKO upkicks 1 5 26 Vladimir Matyushenko vs Kenji Kawaguchi KO punches 1 3 10 Caol Uno def Ricardo Botelho Submission punches 3 2 03 Vale Tudo Japan 1999 Edit Vale Tudo Japan 1999InformationPromotionVale Tudo JapanDateDecember 11 1999VenueTokyo Bay NK HallCity Urayasu Chiba JapanEvent chronologyVale Tudo Japan 1998 Vale Tudo Japan 1999 Vale Tudo Japan 2009Vale Tudo Japan 1999 was held on December 11 1999 at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu Japan Main CardWeight class Method Round Time Notes Hayato Sakurai def Haroldo Bunn TKO punches 3 1 31 Caol Uno vs Andre Pederneiras Draw 3 8 00 Uchu Tatsumi vs Alexandre Franca Nogueira Draw 3 8 00 Hisao Ikeda vs Joao Roque Draw 3 8 00 Takanori Gomi vs Johnny Eduardo Submission rear naked choke 3 1 43 Tetsuji Kato def Angelo Sergio Submission punches 1 7 45 Rumina Sato vs Rafael Cordeiro Submission kneebar 1 0 58 Vale Tudo Japan 2009 Edit Vale Tudo Japan 2009InformationPromotionVale Tudo JapanDateOctober 30 2009VenueJCB HallCity Tokyo JapanEvent chronologyVale Tudo Japan 1999 Vale Tudo Japan 2009 Vale Tudo Japan 2012Vale Tudo Japan 2009 was held on October 30 2009 at the JCB Hall in Tokyo Japan Main CardWeight class Method Round Time Notes Takanori Gomi def Tony Hervey Decision unanimous 5 5 00 Takeshi Inoue def Alexandre Franca Nogueira TKO punches 4 2 58 Rumina Sato def Corey Grant TKO punches 1 3 20 Tito Jones def Tenkei Oda Decision unanimous 3 5 00 Williamy Freire vs Kenichiro Togashi TKO doctor stoppage 1 2 05 Mamoru Yamaguchi def Jesse Taitano TKO punches 1 4 41 Jung Min Kang vs Yoichiro Sato KO punches 1 2 48 Masato Sannai vs Kosuke Eda Draw majority 2 5 00 Vale Tudo Japan VTJ 1st Edit VTJ 1STInformationPromotionVale Tudo JapanDateDecember 24 2012VenueYoyogi National GymnasiumCity Tokyo JapanEvent chronologyVale Tudo Japan 2009 VTJ 1ST VTJ 2NDVale Tudo Japan VTJ 1st also known as VTJ 1ST was held on December 24 2012 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo Japan Main CardWeight class Method Round Time NotesBantamweight Hideo Tokoro def Rumina Sato TKO punches and elbows 1 0 39Lightweight Kuniyoshi Hironaka def Carlo Prater Decision unanimous 3 5 00Flyweight Darrell Montague def Mamoru Yamaguchi Decision split 3 5 00Bantamweight Kyoji Horiguchi def Ian Loveland Decision unanimous 3 5 00Women s Strawweight Megumi Fujii def Mei Yamaguchi TKO doctor stoppage 1 2 05Bantamweight Kenji Osawa def Takeshi Inoue Decision unanimous 3 5 00Middleweight Keita Nakamura vs Nobutatsu Suzuki Submission rear naked choke 1 2 09Welterweight Daisuke Hoshino vs Kuntap Weerasakreck Submission armbar 1 2 19 Vale Tudo Japan VTJ 2nd Edit VTJ 2NDInformationPromotionVale Tudo JapanDateJune 22 2013VenueTokyo Dome City HallCity Tokyo JapanEvent chronologyVTJ 1ST VTJ 2ND VTJ 3RDVale Tudo Japan VTJ 2nd also known as VTJ 2ND was held on June 22 2013 at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo Japan Main CardWeight class Method Round Time NotesBantamweight Kyoji Horiguchi def Shintaro Ishiwatari KO TKO 5 0 41Featherweight Daniel Romero def Hiroyuki Takaya KO TKO 1 3 21Catchweight 59 kg Hideo Tokoro def Taylor McCorriston Submission heel hook 2 2 34Featherweight Caol Uno def Anthony Avila Submission rear naked choke 3 1 53Flyweight Mikihito Yamagami def Mamoru Yamaguchi Decision majority 3 5 00Bantamweight Yuta Nezu def Akiyo Nishiura Decision unanimous 3 5 00Featherweight Teruto Ishihara def Koji Mori KO TKO 1 2 12Catchweight 97 kg Gabriel Zobo Lebay def Lucas Tani Decision unanimous 3 5 00Preliminary cardWeight class Method Round Time NotesBantamweight Shooto Watanabe def Shintaro Kubo Decision unanimous 3 5 00Lightweight Yuki Kawana def Kazumasa Sugawara Decision unanimous 3 5 00Strawweight Ryuto Sawada def Hiroaki Shishino Submission armbar 3 2 36 Vale Tudo Japan VTJ 3rd Edit VTJ 3RDInformationPromotionVale Tudo JapanDateOctober 5 2013VenueOta City General GymnasiumCity Ōta Tokyo JapanEvent chronologyVTJ 2ND VTJ 3RD VTJ 4THVale Tudo Japan VTJ 3rd also known as VTJ 3RD was held on October 5 2013 at Ota City General Gymnasium in Ota Tokyo Japan The main event featured longtime 1 ranked Megumi Fujii in her retirement bout Main CardWeight class Method Round Time NotesWomen s Strawweight Megumi Fujii def Jessica Aguilar TKO doctor stoppage 2 5 00Featherweight Caol Uno def Daniel Romero Submission inverted triangle choke 2 2 23Flyweight Will Campuzano def Hideo Tokoro Decision split 3 5 00Featherweight Yusuke Yachi def Takeshi Inoue Decision unanimous 3 5 00Featherweight Ulka Sasaki def Geun Do Park Submission rear naked choke 1 1 36Lightweight Naoyuki Kotani def Daisuke Hoshino Submission armbar 3 3 57Bantamweight Yuta Nezu def Motonobu Tezuka Decision unanimous 3 5 00Featherweight Akiyo Nishiura def Shigeki Osawa Decision split 3 5 00Welterweight Koshi Matsumoto def Kengo Ura Decision unanimous 3 5 00Preliminary cardWeight class Method Round Time NotesStrawweight Ryuto Sawada def Hiroyuki Takahashi Decision unanimous 3 5 00Flyweight Seiichiro Ito def Taku Kajikawa Submission armbar 1 1 35Featherweight Taiyo Hayashi def Yuji Kurogane TKO punches 2 2 18 Vale Tudo Japan VTJ 4th Edit VTJ 4THInformationPromotionVale Tudo JapanDateFebruary 23 2014VenueOta City General GymnasiumCity Ōta Tokyo JapanEvent chronologyVTJ 3RD VTJ 4TH VTJ 5TH IN OSAKAVale Tudo Japan VTJ 4th also known as VTJ 4TH was held on February 23 2014 at Ota City General Gymnasium in Ota Tokyo Japan Main CardWeight class Method Round Time NotesFeatherweight Hiroyuki Takaya def Yojiro Uchimura TKO punches 1 1 23Featherweight Caol Uno def Jesse Brock Decision unanimous 3 5 00Lightweight Naoyuki Kotani def Yoshihiro Koyama Decision unanimous 3 5 00Flyweight Ryuichi Miki def Yoshiro Maeda Decision unanimous 3 5 00 a Flyweight Czar Sklavos def Mamoru Yamaguchi Submission rear naked choke 1 1 28 b Flyweight Hiromasa Ougikubo def Takeshi Kasugai Decision majority 3 5 00 c Flyweight Kana Hyatt def Freddy Arteaga Decision unanimous 3 5 00 d Featherweight Jae Woong Kim def Wataru Miki Decision unanimous 3 5 00Welterweight Kengo Ura def Daisuke Hoshino Decision split 3 5 00Bantamweight Ulka Sasaki def Teruto Ishihara Submission rear naked choke 2 1 46Preliminary cardWeight class Method Round Time NotesFlyweight Katsuya Murofushi def Hidenobu Izena Decision unanimous 3 3 00Lightweight Joji Mikami def Kazushi Okutsu Decision unanimous 3 3 00Featherweight Makoto Maeda vs Yuki Suzuki Draw majority 3 3 00 VTJ Flyweight Tournament Quarter Finals VTJ Flyweight Tournament Quarter Finals VTJ Flyweight Tournament Quarter Finals VTJ Flyweight Tournament Quarter Finals Vale Tudo Japan VTJ 5th in Osaka Edit VTJ 5TH IN OSAKAInformationPromotionVale Tudo JapanDateJune 28 2014VenueBodymaker ColosseumCity Osaka JapanEvent chronologyVTJ 4TH VTJ 5TH IN OSAKA VTJ 6THVale Tudo Japan VTJ 5th in Osaka also known as VTJ 5TH IN OSAKA was held on June 28 2014 at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka Japan Main CardWeight class Method Round Time NotesBantamweight Teruto Ishihara def Jung Hwan Jo TKO punches 2 2 24Flyweight Czar Sklavos def Ryuichi Miki Decision unanimous 3 5 00 a Flyweight Hiromasa Ougikubo def Kana Hyatt Submission rear naked choke 1 1 27 b Featherweight Takumi Nakayama def Wataru Miki Submission rear naked choke 2 2 28Bantamweight Yusaku Nakamura def Kenji Yamamoto Decision unanimous 3 5 00Preliminary cardWeight class Method Round Time NotesFlyweight Junya Kodo def Hidenobu Izena Submission guillotine choke 3 1 25Featherweight Tsuneo Kimura def Kazumasa Majima Decision split 3 3 00Featherweight Akira Takano vs Takaaki Murata TKO doctor stoppage 1 3 00 VTJ Flyweight Tournament Semi Finals VTJ Flyweight Tournament Semi Finals Vale Tudo Japan VTJ 6th Edit VTJ 6THInformationPromotionVale Tudo JapanDateOctober 4 2014VenueOta City General GymnasiumCity Ōta Tokyo JapanEvent chronologyVTJ 5TH IN OSAKA VTJ 6TH VTJ IN OSAKAVale Tudo Japan VTJ 6th also known as VTJ 6TH was held on October 4 2014 at Ota City General Gymnasium in Ōta Tokyo Japan Main CardWeight class Method Round Time NotesBantamweight Hiromasa Ougikubo def Czar Sklavos Decision unanimous 3 5 00 a Featherweight Isao Kobayashi def Takeshi Inoue Decision unanimous 3 5 00Featherweight Hiroyuki Takaya def Ryogo Takahashi KO punch 2 0 38Featherweight Caol Uno def Raja Shippen Submission rear naked choke 2 4 33Lightweight Kuniyoshi Hironaka def Dong Hyun Ma Submission arm triangle choke 2 2 33Flyweight Mamoru Yamaguchi def Yosuke Saruta TKO referee stoppage 2 0 25Bantamweight Shoko Sato def Kota Onojima TKO knees and punches 1 0 35Bantamweight Hayato Suzuki def Ryuya Fukuda Decision unanimous 3 5 00Featherweight Joji Mikami def Shigeki Osawa KO punch 1 2 01Featherweight Juri Ohara def Kazuyuki Numajiri TKO doctor stoppage 2 2 07Preliminary cardWeight class Method Round Time NotesFeatherweight Taison Naito def Taiyo Hayashi Decision unanimous 3 3 00Featherweight Tomoya Hirakawa def Daiki Kaneko Decision unanimous 3 3 00Women s Atomweight Kanna Asakura vs Naomi Okaki Decision unanimous 3 3 00 VTJ Flyweight Tournament FinalReferences Edit Fight Finder Mixed Martial Arts Statistics Archived from the original on March 12 2007 Retrieved August 28 2006 a b c d Sherdog com The Resurrection of Vale Tudo Japan Sherdog Retrieved 2021 12 14 Vale Tudo Japan VTJ Vale Tudo Japan Executive Committee MMA Promoter Tapology Retrieved 2021 12 14 Vale Tudo Japan VTJ Vale Tudo Japan Executive Committee MMA Promoter Tapology Retrieved 2021 12 14 Archived Magazine Article www japaninc com 2006 11 08 Retrieved 2022 01 28 External links EditOfficial Website Vale Tudo Japan Results on Sherdog com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vale Tudo Japan amp oldid 1156609398, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
