On 5/4/01, BattlARTS ran a one night tournament at Tokyo FM Hall. Despite a tiny crowd of 154 fans, the wrestlers worked hard to produce an exciting tournament fought under traditional BattlARTS rules, meaning no pinfalls.
B-Rule Tournament (5/4/01)
Round 1: Masked Shooter Super Rider beat Mohammed Yone (1:02) with a cross armbreaker.
Round 1: Ikuto Hidaka beat junji.com (1:15) with a cross kneelock.
Round 1: Yuki Ishikawa vs. Katsumi Usuda went to a draw (10:00) when the time limit expired. Ishikawa won by decision.
Round 1: Alexander Otsuka beat Takeshi Ono (6:52) with a sleeper hold.
Semi Final: Masked Shooter Super Rider beat Ikuto Hidaka (6:06) with a triangle choke hold.
Semi Final: Yuki Ishikawa beat Alexander Otsuka (11:28) with an armbar.
Final: Yuki Ishikawa beat Masked Shooter Super Rider (1:47) with an armlock.
