Pride 1
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| Pride 1 | ||||
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| A poster or logo for Pride 1. | ||||
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| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | October 11, 1997 | |||
| Venue | Tokyo Dome | |||
| City |  Tokyo, Japan |
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| Attendance | 47,860 | |||
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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
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Rickson Gracie | def. | Nobuhiko Takada | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:47 | ||
| Kimo Leopoldo | vs. | Dan Severn | Draw (time expired) | 1 | 30:00 | ||
| Branko Cikatic | vs. | Ralph White | No Contest | 1 | 1:52 | [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Koji Kitao | def. | Nathan Jones | Submission (keylock) | 1 | 2:14 | ||
| Renzo Gracie | vs. | Akira Shoji | Draw (time expired) | 3 | 10:00 | ||
| Gary Goodridge | def. | Oleg Taktarov | KO (punch) | 1 | 4:57 | ||
| Kazunari Murakami | def. | John Dixson | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:34 | ||
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