Pride 1

Pride 1 was the first mixed martial arts event held by KRS-Pride (later renamed Pride Fighting Championships). It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on October 11, 1997 and attracted a crowd of 47,860 spectators.

In addition to the MMA bouts, there was one kickboxing bout between K-1 Grand Prix Champion Branko Cikatić and Ralph White. The English language commentary for this event was provided by Stephen Quadros and Bas Rutten.

Results

• Heavyweight bout: John Dixson vs. Kazunari Murakami

Murakami defeated Dixon via submission (armbar) at 1:31 of round 1.

• Heavyweight bout: Gary Goodridge vs. Oleg Taktarov

Goodridge defeated Taktarov via KO (punch) at 4:57 of round 1.

• Middleweight bout: Renzo Gracie vs. Akira Shoji

Time expired, bout was ruled a draw at 30:00.

• Super Heavyweight bout: Nathan Jones vs. Kōji Kitao

Kitao defeated Jones via submission (keylock) at 2:14 of round 1.

• Heavyweight kickboxing bout: Branko Cikatić vs. Ralph White

Bout was ruled a no contest at 1:52 of round 1 due to Cikatić kicking White on the ground.

• Heavyweight bout: Kimo Leopoldo vs. Dan Severn

Time expired, bout was ruled a draw at 30:00.

• Middleweight bout: Rickson Gracie vs. Nobuhiko Takada

Gracie defeated Takada via submission (armbar) at 4:47 of round 1.

See also

• List of Pride events

References

• Sherdog.com