1998 in Pancrase

The year 1998 was the sixth year in the history of Pancrase, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 1998 Pancrase held 14 events beginning with Pancrase: Alive 1.

1998 in Pancrase
Information
First date	January 16, 1998
Last date	December 19, 1998
Events
Total events	15
Fights
Total fights	99
Title fights	3
Chronology
1997 in Pancrase 1998 in Pancrase 1999 in Pancrase

Title fights

Title fights in 1998
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Openweight	Guy Mezger	def.	Masakatsu Funaki (c)	Decision (Unanimous)	1	30:00	Pancrase: Advance 5	[a]
Openweight	Guy Mezger (c)	def.	Ryushi Yanagisawa	Decision (Lost Points)	1	30:00	Pancrase: 1998 Anniversary Show	[b]
Openweight	Guy Mezger (c)	def.	Yuki Kondo	Decision (Majority)	1	20:00	Pancrase: Advance 12	[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
66	Pancrase: Advance 12	December 19, 1998	Tokyo Bay NK Hall	Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
65	Pancrase: Advance 11	November 29, 1998	Umeda Stella Hall	Osaka, Osaka, Japan
64	Pancrase: Advance 10	October 26, 1998	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
63	Pancrase: Advance 9	October 4, 1998	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
62	Pancrase: 1998 Anniversary Show	September 14, 1998	Japanese Martial Arts Building	Tokyo, Japan
61	Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round	July 26, 1998	Aomori Prefectural Gymnasium	Aomori, Japan
60	Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round	July 7, 1998	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
59	Pancrase: Advance 8	June 21, 1998	Kobe Fashion Mart	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
58	Pancrase: Advance 7	June 2, 1998	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
57	Pancrase: Advance 6	May 12, 1998	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
56	Pancrase: Advance 5	April 26, 1998	Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
55	Pancrase: Advance 4	March 18, 1998	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
54	Pancrase: Advance 3	March 1, 1998	Kobe Fashion Mart	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
53	Pancrase: Advance 2	February 6, 1998	Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
52	Pancrase: Advance 1	January 16, 1998	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: Advance 1

Pancrase: Advance 1
Date	January 16, 1998
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: Advance 1^[1] was an event held on January 16, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Semmy Schilt	def.	Minoru Suzuki	KO (Knee)	1	9:52
	Ryushi Yanagisawa	def.	Jason Godsey	KO (Knee)	1	3:14
	Osami Shibuya	def.	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Submission (Toe Hold)	1	17:31
	Jason DeLucia	def.	Takafumi Ito	Decision (Lost Points)	1	10:00
	Kiuma Kunioku	def.	Kosei Kubota	Submission (Armbar)	1	7:52
	Katsuomi Inagaki	def.	Jong Wang Kim	Submission (Armbar)	1	4:39
	Satoshi Hasegawa	def.	Ikuhisa Minowa	Submission (Toe Hold)	2	1:10

Pancrase: Advance 2

Pancrase: Advance 2
Date	February 6, 1998
Venue	Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
City	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Pancrase: Advance 2^[2] was an event held on February 6, 1998, at the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Masakatsu Funaki	def.	Katsuomi Inagaki	Submission (Kimura)	1	2:36
	Takafumi Ito	def.	Takaku Fuke	Decision (Unanimous)	2	3:00
	Osami Shibuya	def.	Kazuo Takahashi	Submission (Kneebar)	1	9:35
	Kiuma Kunioku	vs.	Yuki Kondo	Draw (Majority)	2	3:00
	Ryushi Yanagisawa	def.	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Draw (Unanimous)	2	3:00
	Satoshi Hasegawa	def.	Semmy Schilt	Submission (Ankle Lock)	1	3:56
	Tony Rojo	def.	Jong Wang Kim	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	2:11

Pancrase: Advance 3

Pancrase: Advance 3
Date	March 1, 1998
Venue	Kobe Fashion Mart
City	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Pancrase: Advance 3^[3] was an event held on March 1, 1998, at the Kobe Fashion Mart in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Keiichiro Yamamiya	def.	Minoru Suzuki	Decision (Majority)	1	20:00
	Kiuma Kunioku	def.	Osami Shibuya	Decision (Majority)	1	20:00
	Jason DeLucia	def.	Satoshi Hasegawa	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	1	0:55
	Katsuomi Inagaki	vs.	Takaku Fuke	Draw (Majority)	2	3:00
	Takafumi Ito	def.	Jong Wang Kim	Submission (Ankle Lock)	1	2:06
	Kosei Kubota	def.	Haygar Chin	Submission (Armbar)	1	6:48

Pancrase: Advance 4

Pancrase: Advance 4
Date	March 18, 1998
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: Advance 4^[4] was an event held on March 18, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Masakatsu Funaki	def.	Semmy Schilt	Decision (Lost Points)	1	15:00
	Guy Mezger	def.	Ryushi Yanagisawa	Decision (Unanimous)	1	20:00
	Kazuo Takahashi	def.	Leon van Dijk	Decision (Unanimous)	2	3:00
	Katsuomi Inagaki	def.	Takafumi Ito	Decision (Lost Points)	1	10:00
	Justin McCully	vs.	Daisuke Ishii	Draw (Unanimous)	2	3:00
	Minoru Suzuki	def.	Kosei Kubota	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	3:38

Pancrase: Advance 5

Pancrase: Advance 5
Date	April 26, 1998
Venue	Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
City	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Pancrase: Advance 5^[5] was an event held on April 26, 1998, at the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Openweight	Guy Mezger	def.	Masakatsu Funaki (c)	Decision (Unanimous)	1	30:00	[a]
	Yuki Kondo	def.	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Decision (Majority)	1	20:00
	Ryushi Yanagisawa	def.	Jason DeLucia	Submission (Toe Hold)	1	12:44
	Minoru Suzuki	def.	Tony Rojo	Decision (Unanimous)	2	3:00
	Semmy Schilt	def.	Jason Godsey	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	1	1:47
	Adrian Serrano	def.	Kiuma Kunioku	Decision (Majority)	2	3:00
	Osami Shibuya	def.	Takaku Fuke	Decision (Unanimous)	2	3:00
	Satoshi Hasegawa	def.	Ikuhisa Minowa	Decision (Majority)	2	3:00

1. For The Pancrase Openweight Championship.

Pancrase: Advance 6

Pancrase: Advance 6
Date	May 12, 1998
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: Advance 6^[6] was an event held on May 12, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Semmy Schilt	def.	Kazuo Takahashi	TKO (Palm Strikes)	1	5:44
	Ryushi Yanagisawa	def.	Omar Bouiche	Submission (Ankle Lock)	1	2:35
	Keiichiro Yamamiya	def.	Takafumi Ito	TKO (Palm Strikes)	2	1:35
	Alex Andrade	def.	Osami Shibuya	Decision (Lost Points)	1	10:00
	Katsuomi Inagaki	def.	Wes Gassaway	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	0:51
	Satoshi Hasegawa	def.	Jong Wang Kim	Submission (Armbar)	1	2:01
	Kosei Kubota	def.	Daisuke Ishii	Decision (Majority)	2	3:00

Pancrase: Advance 7

Pancrase: Advance 7
Date	June 2, 1998
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: Advance 7^[7] was an event held on June 2, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Minoru Suzuki	def.	John Lober	Decision (Lost Points)	1	15:00
	Jason DeLucia	def.	Satoshi Hasegawa	Technical Submission (Straight Armbar)	1	6:14
	Leon van Dijk	def.	Kiuma Kunioku	KO (Head Kick)	1	3:57
	Tony Rojo	vs.	Takaku Fuke	Draw	2	3:00
	Ikuhisa Minowa	def.	Adrian Serrano	Decision (Lost Points)	1	10:00
	Kosei Kubota	def.	Brian Rainey	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	2:18

Pancrase: Advance 8

Pancrase: Advance 8
Date	June 21, 1998
Venue	Kobe Fashion Mart
City	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Pancrase: Advance 8^[8] was an event held on June 21, 1998, at the Kobe Fashion Mart in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Keiichiro Yamamiya	vs.	Ryushi Yanagisawa	Draw	2	3:00
	Katsuomi Inagaki	vs.	Kazuo Takahashi	Draw (Unanimous)	2	3:00
	Takafumi Ito	def.	Daisuke Ishii	Decision (Unanimous)	2	3:00
	Ikuhisa Minowa	vs.	Kosei Kubota	Draw (Split)	2	3:00
	Takaku Fuke	def.	Minoru Suzuki	Decision (Lost Points)	1	10:00
	Semmy Schilt	def.	Guy Mezger	KO (Palm Strikes)	1	13:15
	Jason Godsey	def.	Jong Wang Kim	Submission (Keylock)	1	2:03

Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round

Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round
Date	July 7, 1998
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round^[9] was an event held on July 7, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Justin Mccully	def.	Daisuke Ishii	Decision (Unanimous)	2	3:00
	Evan Tanner	def.	Kosei Kubota	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	2:23
	Osami Shibuya	def.	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Decision (Unanimous)	1	20:00
	Satoshi Hasegawa	def.	Jason Godsey	Decision (Majority)	1	15:00
	Daisuke Ishii	def.	Ryan Stout	Decision (Split)	2	3:00
	Justin McCully	def.	Martin Emmen	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:34
	Kosei Kubota	def.	Jong Wang Kim	Submission (Kimura)	1	1:03
	Evan Tanner	def.	Ikuhisa Minowa	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	4:05

Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round

Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round
Date	July 26, 1998
Venue	Aomori Prefectural Gymnasium
City	Aomori, Japan

Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round^[10] was an event held on July 26, 1998, at the Aomori Prefectural Gymnasium in Aomori, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Masakatsu Funaki	def.	Osami Shibuya	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	6:07
	Yuki Kondo	vs.	Ryushi Yanagisawa	Draw (Unanimous)	1	20:00
	Evan Tanner	def.	Justin McCully	Technical Submission (Kimura)	1	5:07
	Keiichiro Yamamiya	def.	Satoshi Hasegawa	Decision (Majority)	1	15:00
	Katsuomi Inagaki	def.	Daisuke Ishii	Decision (Unanimous)	2	3:00

Pancrase: 1998 Anniversary Show

Pancrase: 1998 Anniversary Show
Date	August 19, 1998
Venue	Japanese Martial Arts Building
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: 1998 Anniversary Show^[11] was an event held on September 14, 1998, at the Japanese Martial Arts Building in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Openweight	Guy Mezger (c)	def.	Ryushi Yanagisawa	Decision (Lost Points)	1	30:00	[a]
	Semmy Schilt	def.	Masakatsu Funaki	KO (Punch to the Body)	1	7:13
	Kazuo Takahashi	def.	Minoru Suzuki	TKO (Palm Strikes)	1	8:06
	Bas Rutten	def.	Kengo Watanabe	TKO (Palm Strikes)	1	2:58
	Yuki Kondo	def.	Osami Shibuya	Decision (Split)	1	20:00
	Evan Tanner	def.	Kiuma Kunioku	Decision (Lost Points)	1	20:00
	Jason DeLucia	def.	Satoshi Hasegawa	Decision (Majority)	1	10:00
	Manabu Yamada	vs.	Katsuomi Inagaki	Draw (Unanimous)	2	3:00

1. For The Pancrase Openweight Championship.

Pancrase: Advance 9

Pancrase: Advance 9
Date	October 4, 1998
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: Advance 9^[12] was an event held on October 4, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Jason Godsey	def.	Kengo Watanabe	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:28
	Yuki Kondo	def.	Daisuke Ishii	Submission (Toe Hold)	1	2:38
	Osami Shibuya	def.	Katsuomi Inagaki	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Ikuhisa Minowa	vs.	Travis Fulton	Draw (Unanimous)	2	3:00
	Kosei Kubota	def.	Satoshi Hasegawa	Decision (Majority)	1	10:00

Pancrase: Advance 10

Pancrase: Advance 10
Date	October 26, 1998
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: Advance 10^[13] was an event held on October 26, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Kiuma Kunioku	def.	Masakatsu Funaki	Decision (Lost Points)	1	15:00
	Keiichiro Yamamiya	def.	Jason DeLucia	Decision (Lost Points)	1	15:00
	Omar Bouiche	def.	Minoru Suzuki	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	0:45
	Manabu Yamada	def.	Daisuke Watanabe	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	7:33
	Osami Shibuya	def.	Kosei Kubota	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Ikuhisa Minowa	def.	Daisuke Ishii	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00

Pancrase: Advance 11

Pancrase: Advance 11
Date	November 29, 1998
Venue	Umeda Stella Hall
City	Osaka, Osaka, Japan

Pancrase: Advance 11^[14] was an event held on November 29, 1998, at Umeda Stella Hall in Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Katsuomi Inagaki	def.	Kengo Watanabe	Decision (Majority)	1	10:00
	Kiuma Kunioku	def.	Daisuke Ishii	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Ryushi Yanagisawa	def.	Kosei Kubota	Submission (Toe Hold)	1	2:35
	Ikuhisa Minowa	def.	Satoshi Hasegawa	Submission (Armbar)	1	2:43
	Takafumi Ito	def.	Daisuke Watanabe	Decision (Unanimous)	2	3:00

Pancrase: Advance 12

Pancrase: Advance 12
Date	December 19, 1998
Venue	Tokyo Bay NK Hall
City	Urayasu, Chiba, Japan

Pancrase: Advance 12^[15] was an event held on December 19, 1998, at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Openweight	Guy Mezger (c)	def.	Yuki Kondo	Decision (Majority)	1	20:00	[a]
	Masakatsu Funaki	def.	John Renken	Submission (Punches)	1	5:50
	Kengo Watanabe	vs.	John Lober	Draw (Time Limit)	1	15:00
	Keiichiro Yamamiya	vs.	Jeremy Horn	Draw (Time Limit)	1	15:00
	Evan Tanner	def.	Ryushi Yanagisawa	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	2:24
	Osami Shibuya	def.	Minoru Suzuki	TKO (Hip Injury)	1	2:31
	Jason DeLucia	def.	Manabu Yamada	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:13
	Daisuke Ishii	def.	Minoru Toyonaga	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00

1. For The Pancrase Openweight Championship.

See also

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