1997 in Pancrase

The year 1997 was the fifth year in the history of Pancrase, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 1997 Pancrase held 14 events beginning with Pancrase: Alive 1.

1997 in Pancrase
Information
First date	January 17, 1997
Last date	December 20, 1997
Events
Total events	14
Fights
Total fights	91
Title fights	3
Chronology
1996 in Pancrase 1997 in Pancrase 1998 in Pancrase

Title fights

Title fights in 1997
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Openweight	Yuki Kondo	def.	Masakatsu Funaki	Submission (Triangle Armbar)	1	15:12	Pancrase: Alive 4	[a]
Openweight	Yuki Kondo	def.	Jason Delucia	Submission (Toe Hold)	1	27:22	Pancrase: 1997 Anniversary Show	[b]
Openweight	Masakatsu Funaki	def.	Yuki Kondo	Submission (Triangle Kimura)	1	2:20	Pancrase: Alive 11	[c]

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

Events list

Main article: List of Pancrase events

#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location
51	Pancrase: Alive 11	December 20, 1997	Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
50	Pancrase: Alive 10	November 16, 1997	Kobe Fashion Mart	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
49	Pancrase: Alive 9	October 29, 1997	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
48	Pancrase: 1997 Anniversary Show	September 6, 1997	Tokyo Bay NK Hall	Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
47	Pancrase: Alive 8	August 9, 1997	Umeda Stella Hall	Osaka, Osaka, Japan
46	Pancrase: 1997 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2	July 20, 1997	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
45	Pancrase: 1997 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1	July 20, 1997	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
44	Pancrase: Alive 7	June 30, 1997	Hakata Star Lanes	Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
43	Pancrase: Alive 6	June 18, 1997	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
42	Pancrase: Alive 5	May 24, 1997	Kobe Fashion Mart	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
41	Pancrase: Alive 4	April 27, 1997	Tokyo Bay NK Hall	Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
40	Pancrase: Alive 3	March 22, 1997	Tsuyuhashi Sport Center	Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
39	Pancrase: Alive 2	February 22, 1997	Tokyo Bay NK Hall	Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
38	Pancrase: Alive 1	January 17, 1997	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: Alive 1

Pancrase: Alive 1
Date	January 17, 1997
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: Alive 1^[1] was an event held on January 17, 1997, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Yuki Kondo	def.	Kiuma Kunioku	Decision (Split)	1	20:00
	Guy Mezger	def.	Semmy Schilt	Decision (Lost Points)	1	20:00
	Osami Shibuya	def.	Takaku Fuke	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
	Ryushi Yanagisawa	def.	Jong Wang Kim	Submission (Ankle Lock)	1	1:47
	Takafumi Ito	def.	Haygar Chin	TKO (Lost Points)	1	4:42
	Keiichiro Yamamiya	def.	Brian Gassaway	Decision (Lost Points)	1	10:00
	Satoshi Hasegawa	def.	Wes Gassaway	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00

Pancrase: Alive 2

Pancrase: Alive 2
Date	February 22, 1997
Venue	Tokyo Bay NK Hall
City	Urayasu, Chiba, Japan

Pancrase: Alive 2^[2] was an event held on February 22, 1997, at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Masakatsu Funaki	def.	Semmy Schilt	Submission (Toe Hold)	1	5:47
	Yuki Kondo	def.	Guy Mezger	Decision (Lost Points)	1	15:00
	Osami Shibuya	def.	Jong Wang Kim	Submission (Kneebar)	1	0:58
	Ryushi Yanagisawa	def.	Paul Lazenby	TKO (Lost Points)	1	12:39
	Takaku Fuke	def.	Haygar Chin	Submission (Ankle Lock)	1	3:46
	Satoshi Hasegawa	def.	Serge Narsisyan	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
	Keiichiro Yamamiya	def.	Takafumi Ito	Decision (Lost Points)	1	15:00

Pancrase: Alive 3

Pancrase: Alive 3
Date	March 22, 1997
Venue	Tsuyuhashi Sport Center
City	Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Pancrase: Alive 3^[3] was an event held on March 22, 1997, at the Tsuyuhashi Sport Center in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Masakatsu Funaki	def.	Paul Lazenby	Submission (Top Wristlock)	1	4:36
	Semmy Schilt	def.	Kazuo Takahashi	TKO (Palm Strikes)	1	7:00
	Osami Shibuya	vs.	Bas Rutten	Draw (Majority)	1	15:00
	Yuki Kondo	def.	Jong Wang Kim	Submission (Armbar)	1	0:25
	Ryushi Yanagisawa	def.	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Decision (Lost Points)	1	10:00
	Kiuma Kunioku	def.	Haygar Chin	Submission (Armbar)	1	7:44
	Takafumi Ito	def.	Satoshi Hasegawa	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00

Pancrase: Alive 4

Pancrase: Alive 4
Date	April 27, 1997
Venue	Tokyo Bay NK Hall
City	Urayasu, Chiba, Japan

Pancrase: Alive 4^[4] was an event held on April 27, 1997, at Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Yuki Kondo	def.	Masakatsu Funaki	Submission (Triangle Armbar)	1	15:12	[a]
	Bas Rutten	def.	Kiuma Kunioku	Decision (Lost Points)	1	15:00
	Ryushi Yanagisawa	def.	Paul Varelans	Decision (Lost Points)	1	15:00
	Leon van Dijk	def.	Osami Shibuya	Submission (Ankle Lock)	1	5:30
	Jason DeLucia	def.	Takafumi Ito	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	4:54
	Kazuo Takahashi	def.	Satoshi Hasegawa	TKO (Palm Strikes)	1	6:20
	Takaku Fuke	def.	Paul Lazenby	Submission (Ankle Lock)	1	7:45
	Keiichiro Yamamiya	def.	Taka Michinoku	Submission (Keylock)	1	7:36

1. For the Pancrase Openweight Championship.

Pancrase: Alive 5

Pancrase: Alive 5
Date	May 24, 1997
Venue	Kobe Fashion Mart
City	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Pancrase: Alive 5^[5] was an event held on May 24, 1997, at the Kobe Fashion Mart in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Minoru Suzuki	def.	Joel Sutton	Submission (Keylock)	1	0:48
	Yuki Kondo	def.	Gary Myers	Submission (Heel Hook)	1	5:35
	Jason DeLucia	def.	Kazuo Takahashi	Submission (Armbar)	1	5:13
	Semmy Schilt	def.	Takaku Fuke	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	8:59
	Kiuma Kunioku	vs.	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Draw (Majority)	1	10:00
	Takafumi Ito	def.	Jong Wang Kim	Submission (Armbar)	1	0:55

Pancrase: Alive 6

Pancrase: Alive 6
Date	June 18, 1997
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: Alive 6^[6] was an event held on June 18, 1997, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Minoru Suzuki	def.	Jagjit Singh	KO (Palm Strike)	1	0:21
	Jason DeLucia	def.	Kiuma Kunioku	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	1	18:51
	Ryushi Yanagisawa	def.	Les Johnston	Submission (Banana Split)	1	8:35
	Takafumi Ito	def.	Jason Godsey	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	11:09
	Osami Shibuya	def.	David Moore	Submission (Ankle Lock)	1	5:45
	Satoshi Hasegawa	def.	Paul Lazenby	Decision (Lost Points)	1	10:00

Pancrase: Alive 7

Pancrase: Alive 7
Date	June 30, 1997
Venue	Hakata Star Lanes
City	Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Pancrase: Alive 7^[7] was an event held on June 30, 1997, at Hakata Star Lanes in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Yuki Kondo	def.	Semmy Schilt	Decision (Unanimous)	1	20:00
	Masakatsu Funaki	def.	Wes Gassaway	Submission (Ankle Lock)	1	1:05
	Bas Rutten	def.	Takaku Fuke	Submission (Armbar)	1	4:28
	Guy Mezger	def.	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Decision (Lost Points)	1	15:00
	Osami Shibuya	def.	Brian Gassaway	Submission (Armbar)	1	8:47
	Alex Andrade	def.	Satoshi Hasegawa	Decision (Lost Points)	1	10:00

Pancrase: 1997 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1

Pancrase: 1997 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1
Date	July 20, 1997
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: 1997 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1^[8] was an event held on July 20, 1997, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Masakatsu Funaki	def.	Osami Shibuya	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	9:30
	Leon van Dijk	def.	Takafumi Ito	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	1:05
	Keiichiro Yamamiya	def.	Les Johnston	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	4:07
	Kosei Kubota	def.	Jong Wang Kim	TKO (Wrist Injury)	1	2:45
	Ikuhisa Minowa	def.	Haygar Chin	Submission (Kneebar)	1	2:24
	Satoshi Hasegawa	def.	David Moore	Submission (Shoulder Lock)	1	3:57

Pancrase: 1997 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2

Pancrase: 1997 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2
Date	July 20, 1997
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: 1997 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2^[9] was an event held on July 20, 1997, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Keiichiro Yamamiya	def.	Satoshi Hasegawa	TKO (Knees)	1	5:50
	Jason Godsey	def.	Yuki Kondo	Submission (Neck Crank)	1	8:17
	Keiichiro Yamamiya	def.	Kosei Kubota	Decision (Lost Points)	1	10:00
	Satoshi Hasegawa	def.	Ikuhisa Minowa	Decision (Unanimous)	2	3:00

Pancrase: Alive 8

Pancrase: Alive 8
Date	August 9, 1997
Venue	Umeda Stella Hall
City	Osaka, Osaka, Japan

Pancrase: Alive 8^[10] was an event held on August 9, 1997, at Umeda Stella Hall in Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Keiichiro Yamamiya	def.	Osami Shibuya	Decision (1-0)	2	3:00
	Kiuma Kunioku	def.	Satoshi Hasegawa	Submission (Toe Hold)	1	9:07
	Takaku Fuke	def.	Kosei Kubota	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	3:22
	Yuki Kondo	def.	Ikuhisa Minowa	Submission (Toe Hold)	1	5:13

Pancrase: 1997 Anniversary Show

Pancrase: 1997 Anniversary Show
Date	September 6, 1997
Venue	Tokyo Bay NK Hall
City	Urayasu, Chiba, Japan

Pancrase: 1997 Anniversary Show^[11] was an event held on September 6, 1997, at Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Yuki Kondo	def.	Jason Delucia	Submission (Toe Hold)	1	27:22	[a]
	Masakatsu Funaki	def.	Guy Mezger	Submission (Triangle Armbar)	1	3:58
	Keiichiro Yamamiya	def.	Minoru Suzuki	Decision (Lost Points)	1	20:00
	Bas Rutten	def.	Osami Shibuya	Submission (Bas Rutten Neck Crank) [12]	1	3:15
	Kiuma Kunioku	def.	John Lober	Decision (Lost Points)	1	10:00
	Jason Godsey	def.	Kazuo Takahashi	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	1:20
	Takafumi Ito	def.	Takaku Fuke	Submission (Armbar)	1	5:52
	Jong Wang Kim	def.	Chris Chalmers	Submission (Forearm Choke)	1	8:35
	Ikuhisa Minowa	vs.	Kosei Kubota	Draw (Majority)	1	10:00

1. For The Pancrase Openweight Championship.

Pancrase: Alive 9

PPancrase: Alive 9
Date	October 29, 1997
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: Alive 9^[13] was an event held on October 29, 1997, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Yuki Kondo	def.	Leon Van Dijk	Decision (Unanimous)	1	20:00
	Guy Mezger	def.	Kiuma Kunioku	KO (Head Kick)	1	11:12
	John Lober	vs.	Osami Shibuya	Draw (Majority)	1	15:00
	Keiichiro Yamamiya	vs.	Tra Telligman	Draw (Majority)	2	3:00
	Kazuo Takahashi	def.	Jong Wang Kim	KO (Knees)	1	1:06
	Takafumi Ito	def.	Ikuhisa Minowa	Submission (Toe Hold)	1	6:34
	Satoshi Hasegawa	vs.	Kosei Kubota	Draw (Majority)	2	3:00

Pancrase: Alive 10

PPancrase: Alive 10
Date	November 16, 1997
Venue	Kobe Fashion Mart
City	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Pancrase: Alive 10^[14] was an event held on November 16, 1997, at the Kobe Fashion Mart in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Yuki Kondo	def.	Kazuo Takahashi	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	7:27
	Masakatsu Funaki	def.	Jason Godsey	Submission (Calf Slicer)	1	7:12
	Keiichiro Yamamiya	def.	Takafumi Ito	Decision (Majority)	2	3:00
	Osami Shibuya	def.	Ikuhisa Minowa	Decision (Lost Points)	1	10:00
	Satoshi Hasegawa	def.	Takaku Fuke	Decision (Lost Points)	1	10:00
	Kosei Kubota	def.	Omar Bouiche	Decision (Unanimous)	2	3:00

Pancrase: Alive 11

PPancrase: Alive 11
Date	December 20, 1997
Venue	Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
City	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Pancrase: Alive 11^[15] was an event held on December 20, 1997, at the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Masakatsu Funaki	def.	Yuki Kondo	Submission (Triangle Kimura)	1	2:20	[a]
	Bas Rutten	def.	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	4:58
	Ryushi Yanagisawa	def.	John Lober	TKO (Broken Ankle)	1	0:55
	Jason DeLucia	def.	Ikuhisa Minowa	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	3:47
	Guy Mezger	def.	Satoshi Hasegawa	Technical Submission (Straight Armbar)	1	2:52
	Osami Shibuya	vs.	Igor Zinoviev	Draw (Unanimous)	2	3:00
	Jong Wang Kim	def.	Kiuma Kunioku	Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	0:21
	Takafumi Ito	def.	Kosei Kubota	Submission (Toe Hold)	1	7:03

1. For The Pancrase Openweight Championship.

See also

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