March 29th, 2004
At Korakuen Hall

Yuki Kondo vs. Steve Heath

The audience shouted every time Yuki Kondo threw kicks at his opponent, in this so-called "Ali – Inoki" position, lying on the ground.
Kondo withstood a series of take down attempts by Steve Heath, who calmly got himself into the half-mount position.
Just after the three-minute mark, Kondo quickly moves to a full-mount, then a furious flurry of punches followed by a rear naked choke on Heath, who had turned onto his stomach to avoid strikes, and there was a tap out.

This was Kondo's third tap out win by rear naked choke in his career.
Josh Barnett, who was watching the fight on the ringside seat, jumped up on the apron and congratulated Kondo after the fight.
Recently, the fans at the Pancrase events seem to have his or her own specific favorites, but this night everyone was thinking the same way, "Kondo should be the one taking on Wanderlei Silva."
Korakuen Hall was packed in a comfortable atmosphere were the fans had sense of unity.
Kondo grabbed the microphone while the fans were yelling, "Wanderlei is next!" thinking for a moment, and then in his low-key manner sent a message to his supporters.
"I still can't be say anything concrete but I'm sure Pancrase can fulfill my wish. When that happens, I would like to do my best with Japanese pride."
It was simple, but charged with profound conviction; a typical Kondo like speech.

Backstage, Kondo also said, "I would like to do it within three months. From this point on, I’m training for Wanderlei Silva."
Masami Ozaki, the president of Pancrase, stated, "I spoke with Mr. Sakakibara (the president of DSE, the company that operates PRIDE) last week. We are speaking in a positive manner. The situation is basically, up to the other side. We really don’t care about which 'stage' this fight is going to be held on."
Spring has begun and I guess not only the sakura-front (cherry blossom front) but also the Silva-front rose northward in a burst.

David Terell vs. Osami Shibuya

The preemptive attack by Terell, a left high-kick, his signature move, sent Osami Shibuya to the ground.
Terell grabbed Shibuya's heel immediately and went for the kill.
But Shibuya, a submission master of Pancrase-ism, escaped and stood back up and caught Terell, who shot in for the take down, with a frontal choke.
Terell got out of this and settled it on the ground for a while then stood up and caught Shibuya, again, in the frontal choke.
Shibuya however, escaped this quickly.
The sold out crowd in the Korakuen Hall were boiling over with this fast seesawing of grappling techniques.

Shibuya's strenuous effort however reached its limit.
Terell took Shibuya down, got the side mount, and then turned his body, applying a shoulder choke type of chokehold in a 180 degree opposite position. (north-south)
Both of Terell's legs were hanging well outside the ring apron, but the referee was just checking on Shibuya, and there was tap out.

It was a solid victory and at the same time he displayed the technique of a third-place finisher in last year's ADCC. (He defeated Ricardo Almeida in this tournament)
The name of this finishing hold is called "Heath Choke."

Steve Heath, who fought Yuki Kondo in the main event, exhibited this choking technique at an open-workout-for-the-media held two days before the event. Heath, with the experience of winning six fights with this chokehold, was the one who initiated this finishing move to Terell, but it was ironic that Terell ended up unveiling this move while Heath lost with a tap out.

Terell is now 2 – 0 in Pancrase, after defeating Sasaki and Shibuya.
The "Heath Choke" is going to be a major threat for Pancrase fighters.

April 23rd, 2004
At Korakuen Hall

Sanae Kikuta vs. Keith Rockel

Sanae Kikuta slowly but surely pushed the pace by forcing the battle to the ground and then he finally got the mount position.
He attempted an armbar, in the last ten seconds of the first round, but Rockel calmly pulled out; Kikuta lost his biggest opportunity.

In the second round, Kikuta kept Rockel in his guard while devising traps for submissions and sweeps, but Rockel who also is also a great technician, did not allow Kikuta to do too much. Twice, the referee had to break in and stood them up. Finally, before the bell, both fighters got the "caution" for stalling.
Kikuta, in the third round, took Rockel down, quickly getting the mount position but that was only for a little over ten seconds. Rockel wrapped Kikuta in his half-guard and there was nothing more till the end.
Kikuta controlled the fight but he was extremely disappointed because his objective was to get a tap out victory.
He could not say more than "I am sorry for not winning clearly in my comeback fight. I will work hard again." after the fight in the ring.

At the interview booth back stage, Kikuta remained self-critical for not being able to score a tap out win and also, he kept repeating his desire to concentrate on his motivation.
" I would like to fight Royce Gracie."
Kikuta clearly stated, again.
Kikuta is shaken by the fact that a TV personality named Bobby Orogon, for a segment in the Japanese TV variety show called "Sanma's Super Krakuri TV," after training at Kikuta’s GRABAKA gym, had an opportunity to fight Royce Gracie, and had an impressive showing - of course, as an amateur fighter.
" I still don't feel quite restructured yet within myself. I tried, from the bottom, but the opponent was pretty good defending. Even at the end of the first round, when I heard 'ten seconds left,' I rushed it. My technique is still poor, I guess. I really would like to fight Royce. Honestly, I was jealous of Bobby (Orogon). If I get to fight Royce, I can keep my motivation for a year, or even two years of continuous training. I really want to fight Royce. Rockel was a very good fighter, but I would like to move to the next stage. Just let me fight Royce, and also Yuki Kondo, again."

From Kikuta, I felt frustration for not achieving a tap out win but I also felt this tremendous sense of impatience with his current state.
His post-fight interview exceeded twenty minutes – unusually long – and watching Kikuta asking himself the same questions over and over, everyone sensed his earnest personality but at the same time, it was somehow a little humorous.
Actually, it was peculiar and quite striking to see everyone in the interview booth, including Kikuta himself, sometimes grinning and even spurting out in laugher, although everyone was fully aware that Kikuta's desire is very compelling.