| KING OF PANCRASE |
| KING OF PANCRASE |
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Date
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Location
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Attendance
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Winner
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Time
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Move
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Loser
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A 16-man tournament is held from 12/16-17/94 to crown
the first champion
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C1
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12/17/94
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Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
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11,500*
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(Ken) Wayne Shamrock
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30:00
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3-0 decision
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Manabu Yamada
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Shamrock beats Yamada in the tournament final to become
Shodai King Of Pancrase
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D1
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3/10/95
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Kanagawa
Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan |
5,560*
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Wayne Shamrock
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1:01
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hizajujigatame
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Bas Rutten
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C2
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5/13/95
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Tokyo Bay NK Hall
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7,000*
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Minoru Suzuki
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2:14
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hizajujigatame
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Wayne Shamrock
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C3
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9/1/95
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Tokyo Nippon Budokan
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15,500*
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Bas Rutten
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15:35
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front choke sleeper
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Minoru Suzuki
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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.
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T1
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1/28/96
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Kanagawa Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan
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5900*
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Frank Shamrock
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22:53
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hizajujigatame
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Minoru Suzuki
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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.
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D1
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5/16/96
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Tokyo Nippon Budokan
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12,800
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Bas Rutten
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11:11
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ref stop due to a bad cut near Frank's left eye
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Frank Shamrock
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D2
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9/7/96
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Tokyo Bay NK Hall
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7,250*
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Bas Rutten
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17:05
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TKO
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Masakatsu Funaki
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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.
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C4
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12/15/96
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Tokyo Nippon Budokan
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12,150
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Masakatsu Funaki
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7:49
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TKO
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Jason Delucia
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C5
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4/27/97
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Tokyo Bay NK Hall
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7,000*
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Yuki Kondo
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15:12
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udehishigigyakujujigatame
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Masakatsu Funaki
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D1
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9/6/97
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Tokyo Bay NK Hall
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7,000*
/5,250 |
Yuki Kondo
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27:22
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ankle hold
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Jason Delucia
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C6
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12/20/97
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Kanagawa Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan
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5,900*
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Masakatsu Funaki
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2:20
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arm lock
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Yuki Kondo
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C7
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4/26/98
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Kanagawa Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan
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5,600*
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Guy Mezger
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30:00
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3-0 decision
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Masakatsu Funaki
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D1
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9/14/98
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Tokyo Nippon Budokan
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11,500
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Guy Mezger
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30:00
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lost points 2-0
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Ryushi Yanagisawa
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D2
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12/19/98
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Tokyo Bay NK Hall
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6,380
/4,000 |
Guy Mezger
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20:00
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2-0 decision
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Yuki Kondo
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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.
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C8
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4/18/99
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Kanagawa Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan
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5,500*
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Yuki Kondo
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20:00
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lost point 1-0
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Semmy Schilt
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D1
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9/18/99
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Tokyo Bay NK Hall
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5,800
papered |
Yuki Kondo
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0:34
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referee stop
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Kiuma Kunioku
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C9
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11/28/99
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Osaka Namihaya Dome Sub Arena
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2,800*
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Semmy Schilt
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2:28
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choke sleeper
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Yuki Kondo
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D1
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4/30/00
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Kanagawa Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan
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4,500*
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Semmy Schilt
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7:30
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TKO referee stop
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Yoshiki Takahashi
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D2
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9/24/00
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Kanagawa Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan
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4,500*
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Semmy Schilt
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8:55
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TKO referee stop
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Osami Shibuya
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| Credit: Pancrase Official Site, Shukan Puroresu, & WON Image Credit: Pancrase Official Site |
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