Pancrase: King of Pancrase Tournament Second Round

Pancrase: King of Pancrase Tournament Second Round
Information
Promotion Pancrase
Date December 17, 1994[1]
Venue Sumo Hall [1]
City Tokyo, Japan[1]
Attendance 11,000[2]
Event chronology

Pancrase: King of Pancrase Tournament Opening Round Pancrase: King of Pancrase Tournament Second Round Pancrase: Eyes of the Beast 1

Pancrase: King of Pancrase Tournament Second Round was a mixed martial arts event held by Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling. It took place at Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan on December 17, 1994. The event continued the 2 day, 16 man tournament to crown the first ever champion of Pancrase and featured the Semifinals and Finals of the tournament.

Previously, Masakatsu Funaki, Ken Shamrock, Manabu Yamada and Minoru Suzuki had survived Day 1 at the King of Pancrase Opening Round and advanced to Day 2.

Background

Funaki and Shamrock had fought twice previously, with Shamrock winning once and Funaki winning once. It was also an example of student vs. teacher as Funaki was Shamrock's trainer and mentor and cornered Shamrock for his UFC fights in America.

In addition to the Semifinals and Finals of the tournament, the card also included two alternate bouts matching Katsuomi Inagaki vs. Gregory Smit and Scott Bessac vs. Larry Papadopoulos.

11,000 fans packed Tokyo's Ryōgoku Kokugikan (also known as Sumo Hall) to witness the final round of the King of Pancrase tournament.

Results

King of Pancrase Tournament Finals
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Ken Shamrock def. Manabu Yamada Decision (unanimous) 1 30:00 [lower-alpha 1]
King of Pancrase Tournament Semifinals
Ken Shamrock def. Masakatsu Funaki Submission (arm-triangle choke) 1 5:50
Manabu Yamada def. Minoru Suzuki Submission (armbar) 1 14:46
King of Pancrase Tournament Alternate bouts
Scott Bessac def. Larry Papadopoulos KO (punch to the body) 1 13:49
Katsuomi Inagaki def. Gregory Smit Submission (heel hook) 1 5:18
  1. Shamrock became the inaugural Openweight King of Pancrase

King of Pancrase Tournament bracket

Opening Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
Japan Minoru Suzuki DEC
United States Matt Hume 10:00
Japan Minoru Suzuki SUB
United States Jason DeLucia 2:04
United States Jason DeLucia KO
United States Thomas Puckett 0:48
Japan Minoru Suzuki 14:46
Japan Manabu Yamada SUB
Japan Manabu Yamada SUB
Australia Christopher DeWeaver 2:44
Japan Manabu Yamada SUB
United States Frank Shamrock 8:38
United States Frank Shamrock DEC
Netherlands Bas Rutten 10:00
Japan Manabu Yamada 30:00
United States Ken Shamrock DEC
United States Ken Shamrock SUB
Australia Alex Cook 1:31
United States Ken Shamrock SUB
United States Maurice Smith 4:23
United States Maurice Smith KO
Japan Takaku Fuke 2:48
United States Ken Shamrock SUB
Japan Masakatsu Funaki 5:50
United States Vernon White SUB
Netherlands Leon Dijk 3:45
United States Vernon White 5:37
Japan Masakatsu Funaki SUB
Japan Masakatsu Funaki SUB
Netherlands Todd Bjornethun 2:20

See also

References

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