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Road to the Championship 1


 June 1, 1994 in Tokyo, Japan
Budokan Hall drawing 11,000
  1. Manabu Yamada beat Katsuomi Inagaki (2:04) via submission.

  2. Matt Hume beat Scott Bessac (1:21) via submission.

  3. Bas Rutten TKO Yoshiki Takahashi (1:37).

  4. Yusuke Fuke beat Tony Spelling (4:37) via DQ.

  5. Frank Robman KO Wayne Shamrock (2nd - 2:24) in a "kickboxing" match.

  6. Minoru Suzuki beat Maurice Smith (3rd - 0:34) via submission.

  7. Masaharu Funaki beat Gregory Smitt (1:58) via submission.
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2nd Anniversary Show: Eyes of the Beast


 September 1, 1995 in Tokyo, Japan
Budokan Hall drawing 14,000 ($1,000,000)
  1. Larry Papadorov beat Katsuomi Inagaki (10:00) via decision.

  2. Yoshiki Takahashi beat Osami Shibuya (5:12) via submission.

  3. Yusuke Fuke beat Todd Medina (5:30) via submission.

  4. Jason DeLucia beat Ryushi Yanagisawa (2:25) via submission.

  5. Frank Shamrock KO Hirofumi Ito (7:23).

  6. Maurice Smith KO Manabu Yamada (2nd - 2:17) in a "kickboxing" match.

  7. Masaharu Funaki beat Guy Mezger (6:46).

  8. Bas Rutten beat Minoru Suzuki (15:35) via submission to win the KOP Openweight Title.
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Truth 5


 May 16, 1996 in Tokyo, Japan
Budokan Hall drawing ???
  1. Yuki Kondo drew Kunioku Kiuma (10:00).

  2. Yoshiki Takahashi beat Takafumi Ito (10:00) via unanimous decision.

  3. Semmy Schiltt beat Manabu Yamada (5:44) via submission.

  4. Yusuke Fuke drew Vernon White (10:00).

  5. Ryushi Yanagisawa beat Oleg Taktarov (15:00) via points.

  6. Jason DeLucia beat Osami Shibuya (15:00) via points.

  7. Masaharu Funaki beat August Smisl (2:01) via submission.

  8. Guy Mezger TKO Minoru Suzuki (7:59).

  9. Bas Rutten TKO Frank Shamrock (11:11) to become the undisputed KOP Openweight Champ.
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Truth 10


 December 15, 1996 in Tokyo, Japan
Budokan Hall drawing 11,000
  1. Keiichiro Yamamiya beat Wesley Gassaway (10:00) via unanimous decision.

  2. Ryushi Yanagisawa beat Jack McLaughlin (0:51) via submission.

  3. Semmy Schiltt beat Osami Shibuya (10:00) via split decision.

  4. Yusuke Fuke beat Kim Jong Wang (2:09) via submission.

  5. Kunioku Kiuma beat Frank Shamrock (20:00) via unanimous decision.

  6. Guy Mezger beat Yuki Kondo (20:00) via points.

  7. Masaharu Funaki TKO Jason DeLucia (7:49) to win the vacant KOP Openweight Title.
KOP Openweight Title Tournament bracketing

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5th Anniversary Show


 September 14, 1998 in Tokyo, Japan
Budokan Hall drawing 11,500
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Manabu Yamada drew Katsuomi Inagaki.

  2. Jason DeLucia beat Satoshi Hasegawa.

  3. Evan Tanner beat Kunioku Kiuma (20:00) via points.

  4. Yuki Kondo beat Osami Shibuya (20:00) via split decision.

  5. Bas Rutten TKO Kengo Watanabe (2:58).

  6. Yoshiki Takahashi TKO Minoru Suzuki (8:06).

  7. Semmy Schiltt KO Masaharu Funaki (7:13).

  8. KOP Openweight Champ Guy Mezger beat Ryushi Yanagisawa (30:00) via points.
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Trans 7


 December 4, 2000 in Tokyo, Japan
Budokan Hall drawing 6,500
  1. Shonie Carter beat Yuji Hoshino (15:00) via majority decision.

  2. Jason DeLucia drew Katsuhisa Fujii (15:00).

  3. Kengo KO Kikolishvili Romaz (8:58).

  4. Daisuke Ishii KO Grilauskas Darius (4:17).

  5. Ikuhisa Minowa beat Ismailov Magomed (1:31) via submission.

  6. Yuki Kondo vs. Minoru Suzuki (3:00) "sparring exhibition."

  7. Kei Yamamiya beat Dennis Kang (13:00) via majority decision.

  8. Sanae Kikuta beat Yoshiki Takahashi (7:22) via submission.

  9. KOP Middleweight Champ Nathan Marquardt drew Kunioku Kiuma (20:00).
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