Issue 61C - 1/16/00 Pancrase Pancrash! Pancrase taped 9/14/98

Rankingsen: Evan Tanner vs. Kiuma Kunioku (#6)

This looked like it was probably a decent match. Tanner was not as impressive here as he usually is because Kunioku was able to take him the distance (at this point, Tanner was winning every match within 10 minutes). However, Tanner had too much wrestling ability, size, and power for Kunioku, who is an excellent undersized fighter, to handle. Tanner got a knockdown with a knee lift and forced Kunioku to take a rope escape from a choke. Thus, when this match also went the distance, Tanner won on points 2-0. 20:00 (2:11 aired)