Yuki Kondo
KING OF PANCRASE


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Date
Location
Attendance
Winner
Time
Move
Loser
A 16-man tournament is held from 12/16-17/94 to crown the first champion
C1
12/17/94
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
11,500*
(Ken) Wayne Shamrock
30:00
3-0 decision
Manabu Yamada
Shamrock beats Yamada in the tournament final to become Shodai King Of Pancrase
D1
3/10/95
Kanagawa
Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan
5,560*
Wayne Shamrock
1:01
hizajujigatame
Bas Rutten
C2
5/13/95
Tokyo Bay NK Hall
7,000*
Minoru Suzuki
2:14
hizajujigatame
Wayne Shamrock
C3
9/1/95
Tokyo Nippon Budokan
15,500*
Bas Rutten
15:35
front choke sleeper
Minoru Suzuki
Rutten is set to defend against Frank Shamrock on 1/28/96, but he can't compete due to broken bone. Shamrock faces Minoru Suzuki to crown a Temporary King Of Pancrase.
T1
1/28/96
Kanagawa Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan
5900*
Frank Shamrock
22:53
hizajujigatame
Minoru Suzuki
Shamrock defeates Suzuki to become the Temporary King Of Pancrase. A match against champion Bas Rutten is set for 5/16/96 with the winner becoming the undisputed King Of Pancrase.
D1
5/16/96
Tokyo Nippon Budokan
12,800
Bas Rutten
11:11
ref stop due to a bad cut near Frank's left eye
Frank Shamrock
D2
9/7/96
Tokyo Bay NK Hall
7,250*
Bas Rutten
17:05
TKO
Masakatsu Funaki
Rutten is forced to vacate the KOP on 10/19/96 after telling Pancrase he won't be able to defend on 12/15/96 because he'll be taking off until sometime in 1997 to be with his pregnant wife. A 4-man tournament is held on 11/9/96 & 12/15/96 to crown a new King Of Pancrase.
C4
12/15/96
Tokyo Nippon Budokan
12,150
Masakatsu Funaki
7:49
TKO
Jason Delucia
C5
4/27/97
Tokyo Bay NK Hall
7,000*
Yuki Kondo
15:12
udehishigigyakujujigatame
Masakatsu Funaki
D1
9/6/97
Tokyo Bay NK Hall
7,000*
/5,250
Yuki Kondo
27:22
ankle hold
Jason Delucia
C6
12/20/97
Kanagawa Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan
5,900*
Masakatsu Funaki
2:20
arm lock
Yuki Kondo
C7
4/26/98
Kanagawa Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan
5,600*
Guy Mezger
30:00
3-0 decision
Masakatsu Funaki
D1
9/14/98
Tokyo Nippon Budokan
11,500
Guy Mezger
30:00
lost points 2-0
Ryushi Yanagisawa
D2
12/19/98
Tokyo Bay NK Hall
6,380
/4,000
Guy Mezger
20:00
2-0 decision
Yuki Kondo
Mezger is set to defend against Semmy Schilt on 4/18/99. However, Mezger vacates the King Of Pancrase on 2/10/99. This was portrayed as Mezger's decision since he was set to face Vitor Belfort on the 3/5/99 UFC PPV, but speculation is that Pancrase asked him to vacate the title because they bought into the Belfort myth and feared their organization would look bad when their champion lost on another leagues show. Belfort wound up pulling out of the UFC show due to a knee injury, so the main event was changed to Mezger against Tito Ortiz, who Mezger had beat in the first time in one of the more controversial UFC matches. This time, Ortiz avenged his (at the time) lone UFC loss beating Mezger via ref stop in 9:58. Yuki Kondo is selected as Schilt's opponent for the decision match to crown the 8th King Of Pancrase.
C8
4/18/99
Kanagawa Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan
5,500*
Yuki Kondo
20:00
lost point 1-0
Semmy Schilt
D1
9/18/99
Tokyo Bay NK Hall
5,800
papered
Yuki Kondo
0:34
referee stop
Kiuma Kunioku
C9
11/28/99
Osaka Namihaya Dome Sub Arena
2,800*
Semmy Schilt
2:28
choke sleeper
Yuki Kondo
D1
4/30/00
Kanagawa Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan
4,500*
Semmy Schilt
7:30
TKO referee stop
Yoshiki Takahashi
D2
9/24/00
Kanagawa Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan
4,500*
Semmy Schilt
8:55
TKO referee stop
Osami Shibuya

 

Credit: Pancrase Official Site, Shukan Puroresu, & WON
Image Credit: Pancrase Official Site
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