Mitsunari Tokugawa announces his plans for a world martial arts tournament, and fighters from around the world gather for it. In the first fight of round one in the A-Block, Baki Hanma fights Artemis Regan, a professional wrestler; in the second fight of round one in the A-Block, Vale Tudo master Zulu fights Muay Thai master Dentoranee Jitpika. Air Date : 23rd-Jul-2001  Read More

In the third A-Block match of round one, heavyweight kickboxing champion Rob Robinson takes on the professional wrestler Anton Igari; in the fourth A-Block match of round one, Motobe Izo fights the grand sumo Kinryuzan; in the first B-Block match of round one, the Sambo master Sergei Taktaroff fights Retsu Kaio, a master of Chinese Kenpo; in the second B-Block match of round one, Kato fights the son of the Yasha Ape. Air Date : 30th-Jul-2001  Read More

Baki saves the Yasha Ape's son from Katsumi; in the third B-Block match of round one, Hanayama fights the Japanese Kenpo master Inagi Bunnoshin; in the fourth B-Block match of round one, Roland Gustaf, a catch-as-catch-can wrestler, fights Orochi Katsumi. Air Date : 6th-Aug-2001  Read More

Yujiro arrives and enters his protégé Amanai Yu in the tournament; in the first C-Block match of round one, heavyweight boxing world champion Ian McGregor fights Taekwondo master Li Moko; in the second C-Block match of round one, biker gang leader Shiba Chiharu fights judo master Hatanaka Kohei; in the third C-Block match of round one, Shorinji Kenpo master Misaki Kengo fights pro wrestler Mike Queen. Air Date : 13th-Aug-2001  Read More

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu master Sergio Silva faces pit-fighter Jack Hammer in the fourth C-Block match of round one; Yujiro tries to fight Hammer, but Baki intervenes; shoot wrestler Yamamoto Minoru faces Amanai Yu in the first D-Block match of round one. Air Date : 20th-Aug-2001  Read More

Richard Filth, a bouncer, faces Orochi Doppo in the second D-Block match of round one; Roger Harlon, an amateur wrestler, faces the jujutsu master Shibukawa Goki in the third D-Block match of round one; Shinogi Kureha faces Shinogi Kousho in the fourth D-Block match of round one. Air Date : 27th-Aug-2001  Read More

The fourth D-Block match of round one continues as Shinogi Kureha and Shinogi Kousho continue to fight; Baki faces Zulu in the first A-Block match of round two. Air Date : 3rd-Sep-2001  Read More

In the second A-Block match of round two, Igari faces Kinryuzan; in the first B-Block match of round two, Retsu Kaio faces Mount Toba. Air Date : 10th-Sep-2001  Read More

In the second B-Block match of round two, Hanayama faces Orochi Katsumi. Air Date : 17th-Sep-2001  Read More

In the first C-Block match of round two, Shiba Chiharu faces Ian McGregor. Air Date : 24th-Sep-2001  Read More

Andreanof Garland, the last reserver, is introduced when it is deemed that Shiba is in no condition to fight in the next round; in the second C-Block match of round two, Jack Hammer faces Misaki Kengo. Air Date : 1st-Oct-2001  Read More

In the first D-Block match of round two, Doppo faces Amanai Yu; Baki takes Kozue to the site of his mother's death. Air Date : 8th-Oct-2001  Read More

Yujiro fights against all of the tournament losers; in the second D-Block match of round two, Shibukawa Goki faces Shinogi Kousho. Air Date : 15th-Oct-2001  Read More

Igari begs Baki to let him win, and they fight in the first match of the quarter-finals. Air Date : 22nd-Oct-2001  Read More

In the second fight of the quarter-finals, Katsumi faces Retsu Kaio; Andreanof Garland fights an anaconda to make things fair, since he hasn't fought in the tournament yet, and then he faces Jack Hammer in the third fight of the quarter-finals. Air Date : 29th-Oct-2001  Read More

Andreanof Garland and Jack Hammer continue to fight in the third match of the quarter-finals. Also, Hammer's training history is revealed. Air Date : 5th-Nov-2001  Read More

Shibukawa Goki faces Doppo in the fourth match of the quarter-finals. Air Date : 12th-Nov-2001  Read More

Baki fights Retsu Kaio in the first match of the semi-finals. Air Date : 19th-Nov-2001  Read More

In the second match of the semi-finals, Shibukawa Goki faces Jack Hammer. Air Date : 26th-Nov-2001  Read More

Baki and Jack Hammer think about the training and hardships they've endured to reach their current level of ability. Air Date : 3rd-Dec-2001  Read More

Baki faces Jack Hammer in the final match of the tournament. Also, in flashback Yujiro meets Jack's mother in Vietnam. Air Date : 10th-Dec-2001  Read More

Baki and Jack Hammer continue to fight in the final match. In flashback to Vietnam, Yujiro breaks into an American base and terrorizes the soldiers; later, Jack is born. Air Date : 17th-Dec-2001  Read More

Baki and Jack Hammer continue to fight in the finals as Jack's body breaks down. Air Date : 24th-Dec-2001  Read More

In flashback, the United States government sends its special forces to South America to kill a young Yujiro. Air Date : 24th-Dec-2001  Read More