1996 in Pancrase

The year 1996 was the fourth year in the history of Pancrase, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 1996 Pancrase held 13 events beginning with Pancrase: Truth 1.

1996 in Pancrase
Information
First date	January 28, 1996
Last date	December 15, 1996
Events
Total events	13
Fights
Total fights	84
Title fights	4
Chronology
1995 in Pancrase 1996 in Pancrase 1997 in Pancrase

Title fights

Title fights in 1996
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Openweight	Frank Shamrock	def.	Minoru Suzuki	Submission (Kneebar)	1	22:53	Pancrase - Truth 1	[a]
Openweight	Bas Rutten	def.	Frank Shamrock	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	1	11:11	Pancrase - Truth 5	[b]
Openweight	Bas Rutten	def.	Masakatsu Funaki	KO (Knee)	1	17:05	Pancrase - 1996 Anniversary Show	[c]
Openweight	Masakatsu Funaki	def.	Jason Delucia	TKO (Leg Injury)	1	7:49	Pancrase - Truth 10	[d]

1. For The interim Pancrase Openweight Championship.
2. For The Pancrase Openweight Championship.
3. For The Pancrase Openweight Championship.
4. For The Pancrase Openweight Championship.

Events list

Main article: List of Pancrase events

#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location
37	Pancrase: Truth 10	December 15, 1996	Japanese Martial Arts Building	Tokyo, Japan
36	Pancrase: Truth 9	November 9, 1996	Kobe Fashion Mart	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
35	Pancrase: Truth 8	October 22, 1996	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
34	Pancrase: Truth 7	October 8, 1996	Tsuyuhashi Sport Center	Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
33	Pancrase: 1996 Anniversary Show	September 7, 1996	Tokyo Bay NK Hall	Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
32	Pancrase: 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2	July 23, 1996	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
31	Pancrase: 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1	July 22, 1996	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
30	Pancrase: Truth 6	June 25, 1996	Fukuoka Convention Center	Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
29	Pancrase: Truth 5	May 16, 1996	Nippon Budokan	Tokyo, Japan
28	Pancrase: Truth 4	April 7, 1996	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
27	Pancrase: Truth 3	April 7, 1996	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
26	Pancrase: Truth 2	March 2, 1996	Kobe Fashion Mart	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
25	Pancrase: Truth 1	January 28, 1996	Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Pancrase: Truth 1

Pancrase: Truth 1
Date	January 28, 1996
Venue	Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
City	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Pancrase: Truth 1^[1] was an event held on January 28, 1996, at the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Frank Shamrock	def.	Minoru Suzuki	Submission (Kneebar)	1	22:53	[a]
	Ken Shamrock	def.	Kazuo Takahashi	Decision (Lost Points)	1	20:00
	Masakatsu Funaki	def.	Ryushi Yanagisawa	Technical Submission (Keylock)	1	8:42
	Jason DeLucia	def.	Katsuomi Inagaki	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	4:56
	Takaku Fuke	def.	Leon van Dijk	Decision (Lost Points)	1	10:00
	Guy Mezger	def.	Gregory Smit	Decision (Lost Points)	1	10:00
	Kiuma Kunioku	vs.	Osami Shibuya	Draw (Split)	1	10:00
	Yuki Kondo	def.	Takafumi Ito	Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	2:21

1. For the interim Pancrase Openweight Championship.

Pancrase: Truth 2

Pancrase: Truth 2
Date	March 2, 1996
Venue	Kobe Fashion Mart
City	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Pancrase: Truth 2^[2] was an event held on March 2, 1996, at the Kobe Fashion Mart in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Bas Rutten	def.	Guy Mezger	Submission (Ankle Lock)	1	19:36
	Frank Shamrock	def.	Ryushi Yanagisawa	Decision (Lost Points)	1	20:00
	Minoru Suzuki	def.	Takaku Fuke	Submission (Armbar)	1	4:15
	Masakatsu Funaki	def.	Katsuomi Inagaki	Submission (Kneebar)	1	1:14
	Jason DeLucia	def.	Kazuo Takahashi	KO (Kick)	1	3:37
	Yuki Kondo	def.	Osami Shibuya	Decision (Lost Points)	1	10:00
	Kiuma Kunioku	def.	Takafumi Ito	TKO (Kick)	1	0:54

Pancrase: Truth 3

Pancrase: Truth 3
Date	April 7, 1996
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: Truth 3^[3] was an event held on April 7, 1996, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Ryushi Yanagisawa	def.	Vernon White	Submission (Ankle Lock)	1	12:47
	Guy Mezger	def.	Manabu Yamada	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	1	6:14
	Ryushi Yanagisawa	def.	Larry Papadopoulos	Submission (Ankle Lock)	1	3:21
	Vernon White	def.	Kazuo Takahashi	Decision (Lost Points)	1	10:00
	Manabu Yamada	def.	Leon van Dijk	Submission (Ankle Lock)	1	2:53
	Guy Mezger	def.	Takaku Fuke	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00

Pancrase: Truth 4

Pancrase: Truth 4
Date	April 7, 1996
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: Truth 4^[4] was an event held on April 7, 1996, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Guy Mezger	def.	Ryushi Yanagisawa	KO (Palm Strikes)	1	12:21
	Bas Rutten	def.	Katsuomi Inagaki	TKO (Lost Points)	1	14:07
	Frank Shamrock	def.	Osami Shibuya	Decision (Lost Points)	1	15:00
	Jason DeLucia	def.	Kiuma Kunioku	Decision (Lost Points)	1	15:00

Pancrase: Truth 5

Pancrase: Truth 5
Date	May 16, 1996
Venue	Nippon Budokan
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: Truth 5^[5] was an event held on May 16, 1996, at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Bas Rutten	def.	Frank Shamrock	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	1	11:11	[a]
	Guy Mezger	def.	Minoru Suzuki	TKO (Palm Strikes)	1	7:59
	Masakatsu Funaki	def.	August Smisl	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	2:01
	Jason DeLucia	def.	Osami Shibuya	Decision (Lost Points)	1	15:00
	Ryushi Yanagisawa	def.	Oleg Taktarov	Decision (Lost Points)	1	15:00
	Takaku Fuke	vs.	Vernon White	Draw (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Semmy Schilt	def.	Manabu Yamada	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	5:44
	Kazuo Takahashi	def.	Takafumi Ito	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Yuki Kondo	vs.	Kiuma Kunioku	Draw (Majority)	1	10:00

1. For The Pancrase Openweight Championship.

Pancrase: Truth 6

Pancrase: Truth 6
Date	June 25, 1996
Venue	Fukuoka Convention Center
City	Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan

Pancrase: Truth 6^[6] was an event held on June 25, 1996, at Fukuoka Convention Center in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Masakatsu Funaki	def.	Vernon White	Submission (Ankle Lock)	1	2:34
	Bas Rutten	def.	Jason DeLucia	KO (Liver Punch)	1	8:48
	Ryushi Yanagisawa	def.	Takaku Fuke	Decision (Lost Points)	1	15:00
	Yuki Kondo	def.	Minoru Suzuki	Decision (Lost Points)	1	15:00
	Manabu Yamada	vs.	Kazuo Takahashi	Draw (Split)	1	10:00
	Guy Mezger	vs.	Osami Shibuya	Draw (Majority)	1	10:00
	Kiuma Kunioku	def.	Takafumi Ito	Decision (Lost Points)	1	10:00

Pancrase: 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1

Pancrase: 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1
Date	July 22, 1996
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1^[7] was an event held on July 22, 1996, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Frank Shamrock	def.	Manabu Yamada	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	12:44
	Kazuo Takahashi	def.	Ryushi Yanagisawa	Decision (Lost Points)	1	15:00
	Yuki Kondo	def.	Semmy Schilt	Decision (Split)	1	10:00
	Keiichiro Yamamiya	def.	Satoshi Hasegawa	Decision (Split)	1	10:00
	Pete Williams	def.	Kiuma Kunioku	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Osami Shibuya	def.	Jong Wang Kim	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	0:49

Pancrase: 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2

Pancrase: 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2
Date	July 23, 1996
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2^[8] was an event held on July 23, 1996, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Yuki Kondo	def.	Pete Williams	Decision (Unanimous)	1	20:00
	Osami Shibuya	def.	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Submission (Ankle Lock)	1	6:48
	Masakatsu Funaki	def.	Takafumi Ito	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	2:01
	Vernon White	def.	Minoru Suzuki	Decision (Majority)	1	15:00
	Yuki Kondo	def.	Keiichiro Yamamiya	TKO (Palm Strikes)	1	6:16
	Pete Williams	def.	Osami Shibuya	Decision (Lost Points)	1	10:00

Pancrase: 1996 Anniversary Show

Pancrase: 1996 Anniversary Show
Date	September 7, 1996
Venue	Tokyo Bay NK Hall
City	Urayasu, Chiba, Japan

Pancrase: 1996 Anniversary Show^[9] was an event held on September 7, 1996, at Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Bas Rutten	def.	Masakatsu Funaki	KO (Knee)	1	17:05	[a]
	Guy Mezger	def.	Ryushi Yanagisawa	Decision (Unanimous)	1	20:00
	Jason DeLucia	def.	Minoru Suzuki	KO (Palm Strike)	1	4:58
	Vernon White	def.	Kazuo Takahashi	KO (Head Kick)	1	19:43
	Yuki Kondo	def.	Frank Shamrock	KO (Head Kick)	1	12:43
	Manabu Yamada	def.	Kiuma Kunioku	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	8:29
	Katsuomi Inagaki	def.	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Decision (Majority)	1	10:00
	Takafumi Ito	vs.	Osami Shibuya	Draw (Majority)	1	10:00
	Satoshi Hasegawa	def.	Jong Wang Kim	Submission (Ankle Lock)	1	3:40

1. For The Pancrase Openweight Championship.

Pancrase: Truth 7

Pancrase: Truth 7
Date	October 8, 1996
Venue	Tsuyuhashi Sport Center
City	Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Pancrase: Truth 7^[10] was an event held on October 8, 1996, at the Tsuyuhashi Sport Center in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Bas Rutten	def.	Manabu Yamada	Submission (Ankle Lock)	1	0:54
	Jason DeLucia	def.	Yuki Kondo	Decision (Lost Points)	1	20:00
	Osami Shibuya	def.	Vernon White	Decision (Lost Points)	1	20:00
	Minoru Suzuki	def.	Takafumi Ito	Decision (Majority)	1	10:00
	Kiuma Kunioku	def.	Guy Mezger	Decision (Split)	1	10:00
	Ryushi Yanagisawa	def.	Semmy Schilt	Submission (Ankle Lock)	1	0:51
	Katsuomi Inagaki	def.	Satoshi Hasegawa	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00

Pancrase: Truth 8

Pancrase: Truth 8
Date	October 22, 1996
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: Truth 8^[11] was an event held on October 22, 1996, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Ryushi Yanagisawa	vs.	Takafumi Ito	Draw (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Osami Shibuya	def.	Satoshi Hasegawa	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Kiuma Kunioku	def.	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:38

Pancrase: Truth 9

Pancrase: Truth 9
Date	November 9, 1996
Venue	Kobe Fashion Mart
City	Kobe, Japan

Pancrase: Truth 9^[12] was an event held on November 9, 1996, at the Kobe Fashion Mart in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Masakatsu Funaki	def.	Yuki Kondo	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:43
	Jason DeLucia	def.	Osami Shibuya	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	11:45
	Kazuo Takahashi	def.	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	7:12
	Kiuma Kunioku	def.	Satoshi Hasegawa	TKO (Palm Strikes)	1	6:32
	Jong Wang Kim	def.	Takafumi Ito	TKO (Palm Strikes)	1	2:11

Pancrase: Truth 10

Pancrase: Truth 10
Date	December 15, 1996
Venue	Japanese Martial Arts Building
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: Truth 10^[13] was an event held on December 15, 1996, at the Japanese Martial Arts Building in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Masakatsu Funaki	def.	Jason Delucia	TKO (Leg Injury)	1	7:49	[a]
	Guy Mezger	def.	Yuki Kondo	Decision (Lost Points)	1	20:00
	Kiuma Kunioku	def.	Frank Shamrock	Decision (Unanimous)	1	20:00
	Ryushi Yanagisawa	def.	Jack McLaughlin	Submission (Twister)	1	0:51
	Semmy Schilt	def.	Osami Shibuya	Decision (Majority)	1	10:00
	Takaku Fuke	def.	Jong Wang Kim	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	2:09
	Keiichiro Yamamiya	def.	Wes Gassaway	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00

1. For The Pancrase Openweight Championship.

See also

• Pancrase
• List of Pancrase champions
• List of Pancrase events