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* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}: and UsefulNotes/{{Kendo}}. He was a sparring partner of Wrestling/MasakatsuFunaki when he was in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling.
* TheMedic: Not an official medic, but he was reportedly a skilled acupuncturist.

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* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}: and UsefulNotes/{{Kendo}}. He was a sparring partner of Wrestling/MasakatsuFunaki when he was in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling.
Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling and was also one of the people that introduced him to Koppō and was a top level instructor himself.
* TheMedic: Not an official medic, but he A medic advisor for Pancrase. He was also reportedly a skilled acupuncturist.

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* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Usually acted as a translator to Funaki, Suzuki, or Ozaki outside Japan.

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* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Usually acted as a translator to Funaki, Suzuki, or Ozaki outside Japan.



* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: One of the few Japanese fighters that doesn't need a translator.

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* TheApprentice: To Seishi Horibe.

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* TheApprentice: To Seishi Horibe.Masashi Horibe.
* AscendedFanboy: Was pro wrestling fan growing up, particularly the UWF and the [[Wrestling/SatoruSayama Tiger Mask]] vs Kuniaki Kobayashi feud.



* CoolTeacher: Has his own Koppō and MMA school now.

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* CoolTeacher: Has his own Koppō and MMA school now.



* InstantExpert: Downplayed, but he only started martial arts training when he was 22.



* TakeThat: Yano was so disillusioned with Koppo and his master Horibe that he spent much of his later MMA career sporting a mustache similar to Horibe’s and dressing like him to mock him. He wore Koppo shirts at Contenders events, even when he was no longer affiliated with them.

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* TakeThat: Yano was so disillusioned with Koppo Koppō and his master Horibe that he spent much of his later MMA career sporting a mustache similar to Horibe’s and dressing like him to mock him. He wore Koppo shirts at Contenders events, even when he was no longer affiliated with them.
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* TakeThat: Yano was so disillusioned with Koppo and his master Horibe that he spent much of his later MMA career sporting a mustache similar to Horibe’s and dressing like him to mock him. He wore Koppo shirts at Contenders events, even when he was no longer affiliated with them.

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* TheApprentice: Originally with Creator/BasRutten, who introduced him to Pancrase, later to Wrestling/MasakatsuFunaki and later again to Sanae Kikuta.

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-->''"Ninety eight percent of spectators know nothing about kakutogi. I have a good reputation, because in my fight, ‘a small guy defeats a big guy’, was easy to understand. I think it is also important to make general people appreciate and understand kakutogi. My fight was good in this sense. I’m satisfied that I could finish him without any problem."''
-->--Genki Sudo

* TheApprentice: Originally with to Creator/BasRutten, who introduced him to Pancrase, later to Wrestling/MasakatsuFunaki and later again to Sanae Kikuta.



* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu: Trained it before his start in Pancrase, which gave him an additional advantage over his pals and is now a black belt. He also knew Greco-Roman wrestling and won the All Japan Junior Olympics and the World Junior Championship.

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* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu: Trained it before his start in Pancrase, which gave him an additional advantage over his pals and is now a black belt. He also knew Greco-Roman wrestling and won the All Japan Junior Olympics and the World Junior Championship.Championship, briefly trained in combat wrestling under Kiguchi Noriaki and trained in striking under Tsukamoto Tokuomi, a Shin (Gloved) Kyokushin karateka.


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* SuplexFinisher: According to himself, in his amateur wrestling days, he concentrated on suplexing his opponents more than any other technique.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: First fought in the 1996 Lumax Cup in a losing effort against Yuzo Tateishi. He also was part of Ryuma Go’s Samurai Project dojo for a brief time in 1996 after he failed his first attempt at the Pancrase entrance exams.

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* EarlyBirdCameo: First fought in the 1996 Lumax Cup in a losing effort against Yuzo Tateishi. He also was part of Ryuma Go’s Samurai Project dojo for a brief time in from 1996 to January of 1997 after he failed his first attempt at the Pancrase entrance exams.



* EarlyBirdCameo: Appeared at a Samurai Project show in 1996 around the time Ikuhisa Minowa was briefly a trainee for Ryuma Go and CMA KPW.

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* EarlyBirdCameo: Appeared at a Samurai Project show in 1996 around the time Ikuhisa Minowa was briefly a trainee for Ryuma Go and CMA KPW.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: Appeared at a Samurai Project show in 1996. He also appeared at Capture International before his Pancrase debut.


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* EarlyBirdCameo: Appeared at a Samurai Project show in 1996.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: Appeared at a Samurai Project show in 1996 around the time Ikuhisa Minowa was briefly a trainee for Ryuma Go and CMA KPW.
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* WhatAnIdiot / TheWorfEffect: A good fighter, but in his fight against Nick Diaz, he actually tried to box with Diaz despite not having much striking prowess and got KO'ed in about a minute and a half. He did however beat Nathan Diaz, Nick's younger brother, later in Pancrase.

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* WhatAnIdiot / TheWorfEffect: A good fighter, but in his fight against Nick Diaz, he actually tried to box with Diaz despite not having much striking prowess and got KO'ed in about a minute and a half. He did however beat Nathan Diaz, Nick's younger brother, later in Pancrase.

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* NamesTheSame: Not to be confused with the soccer player.

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* NamesTheSame: Not to be confused with the soccer player.



* NamesTheSame: Not to be confused with another MMA fighter with the same nor another one that goes by Scott O’Sullivan who is also Irish.



* DistaffCounterpart / NamesTheSame: Female fighter Yuuki Kondo, due to [[NervesOfSteel her calmness when fighting]]. Her maiden name is actually Kubota, she went by Kondo due to her marriage to Purebred Kyoto representative Tetsuya Kondo.

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* DistaffCounterpart / NamesTheSame: DistaffCounterpart: Female fighter Yuuki Kondo, due to [[NervesOfSteel her calmness when fighting]]. Her maiden name is actually Kubota, she went by Kondo due to her marriage to Purebred Kyoto representative Tetsuya Kondo.



* NamesTheSame: Not to be confused with an Irish MMA fighter with the same name.

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* NamesTheSame: Not to be confused with an Irish MMA fighter with the same name.



* NamesTheSame: Not to be confused with other MMA fighters with the same given name.



* NamesTheSame: Not to be confused with the stand-up comedian with the same name.



* NamesTheSame: Not to be confused with the actor, the lawyer, the boxer, the karateka, the Paralympic athelete, nor the video game writer employed by Square Enix with the same name.
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* {{Jobber}}

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* {{Jobber}}{{Jobber}}: Had 4 fights, all losses.

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* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/KenShamrock.



* DarkAndTroubledPast: Before he got into fighting, his mother and grandfather died within 2 weeks of each other and his girlfriend at the time tried to commit suicide.



* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Taekwondo}}: Trained in this before meeting Wrestling/KenShamrock.

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* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Taekwondo}}: Trained in this before meeting Wrestling/KenShamrock. He is also said to have trained in Kajukenbo.



* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: He briefly left the Lion's Den within the first year of his Pancrase career over some disagreement they had and trained at the Pancrase dojo in Japan for at least 2 months before being allowed back into the Lion's Den.



* UrExample: The first Lion's Den disciple to fight in Pancrase.

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* UrExample: The first Lion's Den disciple brought by Ken to fight in Pancrase.
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* RedBaron: "The Legend".

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* RedBaron: "The Prototype", "The Legend".

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* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Well known for his use of the spinning backfist in competition.


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* SpectacularSpinning: Well known for his use of the spinning backfist in competition.
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* GameBreakingInjury: Took a two to three year hiatus from fighting in 2002 due to a traumatic brain injury.


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* HiddenDepths: He is now a manager for Wrestling/AkiraMaeda. He also worked for WWE's Japan branch in its merchandise department.
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* AngryBlackMan: His default expression.
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* ManlyTears: Was known for this after fights. He did so after KO'ing Eiji Ishikawa.

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* TheApprentice: To Cor Hemmers.

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* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/MuayThai: A Dutch champion and also knew UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}.
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* TheMeanBrit: The first Brit in Pancrase and represent the Lion’s Den.

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*WrestlerInAllOfUs: Has wrestled for New Korea Pro Wrestling Association.



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* EarlyBirdCameo: Appears as the trainee in blue shorts the Masakatsu Funaki Hybrid Body - Diet Chapter instructional video.
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* TrainingFromHell: Trained in the Lion's Den with Wrestling/KenShamrock.

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* TrainingFromHell: Trained in the Lion's Den with Wrestling/KenShamrock. Downplayed as he was already an experienced fighter so he didn't have to go through the infamous initiation.
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* NiceHat: Wore a baseball cap during his entrances.

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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: To fellow dojo graduate and friend Keiichiro Yamamiya. He lost to Yamamiya in the finals of the 1997 Neo-Blood Tournament and in the first round of the 1996 Neo-Blood tournament a year before.



* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/MasakatsuFunaki.

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* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/MasakatsuFunaki.Wrestling/MasakatsuFunaki and later to Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki.



* [[IKnowKarate I Know Judo]]: As well as amateur wrestling. He trained for MMA at Pancrase Tokyo Dojo.

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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Judo]]: As well as amateur wrestling. He trained for MMA at Pancrase Tokyo Yokohama Dojo.
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* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/MuayThai: A national heavyweight champion, he also trained in and won national titles in shootboxing. He also trained in UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu under Rickson Gracie and later became a BJJ black belt under Anibal Braga.

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* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/MuayThai: A national heavyweight champion, he also trained in and won national titles in shootboxing. He also trained in UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu under Rickson Gracie and Relson Gracie, Carlos and John Machado, Mario Roberto and later became a BJJ black belt under Anibal Braga.
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* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/MuayThai: A national heavyweight champion, he also trained in and won national titles in shootboxing. He also trained in UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu later became a BJJ black belt under Anibal Braga.

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* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/MuayThai: A national heavyweight champion, he also trained in and won national titles in shootboxing. He also trained in UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu under Rickson Gracie and later became a BJJ black belt under Anibal Braga.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: A 2000 Neo-Blood tournament and Neo Fight heavyweight tournament finalist.

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* ADayInTheLimelight: A 2000 Neo-Blood tournament and Neo Fight heavyweight tournament finalist.runner-up.
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* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Pulled off perhaps the most mind blowing submission in the history of MMA - a Giant Swing into an Achilles Lock against Craig Oxley.

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* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Pulled off perhaps the most mind blowing submission in the history of MMA - a [[SpectacularSpinning Giant Swing Swing]] into an Achilles Lock against Craig Oxley.
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* RealSongThemeTune: Used "The Boys Are Back In Town" by Thin Lizzy in Pancrase.

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