1996 in Pancrase#Pancrase: Truth 8
{{short description|Pancrase MMA events in 1996}}
{{third-party|date=October 2013}}
{{Year in UFC
|name = 1996 in Pancrase
|image_size = 176px
|first_date = January 28, 1996
|last_date = December 15, 1996
|total_events = 13
|total_fights = 84
|title_fights = 4
|preceded_by = 1995 in Pancrase
|followed_by = 1997 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.
{{TOClimit|2}}
Title fights
{{MMAtitle}}
{{MMAtitle card|Title fights in 1996}}
{{MMAtitle bout
| Openweight
| def.
| Submission (Kneebar)
| 1
| 22:53
| Pancrase - Truth 1
| For The interim Pancrase Openweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
| Openweight
| def.
| TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
| 1
| 11:11
| Pancrase - Truth 5
| For The Pancrase Openweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
| Openweight
| def.
| KO (Knee)
| 1
| 17:05
| Pancrase - 1996 Anniversary Show
| For The Pancrase Openweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
| Openweight
| def.
| TKO (Leg Injury)
| 1
| 7:49
| Pancrase - Truth 10
| For The Pancrase Openweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle end|notes = yes}}
Events list
{{Main|List of Pancrase events}}
| class="sortable wikitable succession-box" style="font-size:90%;" |
| scope="col" | #
! scope="col" | Event Title ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Arena ! scope="col" | Location |
|---|
| align=center| 37
| {{dts|1996|December|15}} | Japanese Martial Arts Building | Tokyo, Japan |
| align=center| 36
| {{dts|1996|November|9}} | Kobe Fashion Mart |
| align=center| 35
| {{dts|1996|October|22}} | Tokyo, Japan |
| align=center| 34
| {{dts|1996|October|8}} | Tsuyuhashi Sport Center |
| align=center| 33
| Pancrase: 1996 Anniversary Show | {{dts|1996|September|7}} | Urayasu, Chiba, Japan |
| align=center| 32
| Pancrase: 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2 | {{dts|1996|July|23}} | Tokyo, Japan |
| align=center| 31
| Pancrase: 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1 | {{dts|1996|July|22}} | Tokyo, Japan |
| align=center| 30
| {{dts|1996|June|25}} |
| align=center| 29
| {{dts|1996|May|16}} | Tokyo, Japan |
| align=center| 28
| {{dts|1996|April|7}} | Tokyo, Japan |
| align=center| 27
| {{dts|1996|April|7}} | Tokyo, Japan |
| align=center| 26
| {{dts|1996|March|2}} | Kobe Fashion Mart |
| align=center| 25
| {{dts|1996|January|28}} |
Pancrase: Truth 1
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Pancrase: Truth 1
|date= January 28, 1996
|venue= Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
|city= Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
}}
Pancrase: Truth 1{{Cite web|title=Pancrase - Truth 1 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-Truth-1-137 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501014644/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-Truth-1-137 |archivedate=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on January 28, 1996, at the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Submission (Kneebar)
| 1
| 22:53
| For the interim Pancrase Openweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Decision (Lost Points)
| 1
| 20:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Technical Submission (Keylock)
| 1
| 8:42
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Katsuomi Inagaki
| Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
| 1
| 4:56
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| Takaku Fuke
| def.
| Leon van Dijk
| Decision (Lost Points)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Gregory Smit
| Decision (Lost Points)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| vs.
| Osami Shibuya
| Draw (Split)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Takafumi Ito
| Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)
| 1
| 2:21
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
Pancrase: Truth 2
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Pancrase: Truth 2
|date= March 2, 1996
|venue= Kobe Fashion Mart
}}
Pancrase: Truth 2{{Cite web|title=Pancrase - Truth 2 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-Truth-2-139 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501030452/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-Truth-2-139 |archivedate=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on March 2, 1996, at the Kobe Fashion Mart in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Submission (Ankle Lock)
| 1
| 19:36
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Decision (Lost Points)
| 1
| 20:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Takaku Fuke
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 4:15
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Katsuomi Inagaki
| Submission (Kneebar)
| 1
| 1:14
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| KO (Kick)
| 1
| 3:37
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Osami Shibuya
| Decision (Lost Points)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Takafumi Ito
| TKO (Kick)
| 1
| 0:54
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
Pancrase: Truth 3
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Pancrase: Truth 3
|date= April 7, 1996
|venue= Korakuen Hall
|city= Tokyo, Japan
}}
Pancrase: Truth 3{{Cite web|title=Pancrase - Truth 3 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-Truth-3-141 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514081929/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-Truth-3-141 |archivedate=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on April 7, 1996, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Submission (Ankle Lock)
| 1
| 12:47
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
| 1
| 6:14
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Larry Papadopoulos
| Submission (Ankle Lock)
| 1
| 3:21
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Decision (Lost Points)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Leon van Dijk
| Submission (Ankle Lock)
| 1
| 2:53
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Takaku Fuke
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
Pancrase: Truth 4
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Pancrase: Truth 4
|date= April 7, 1996
|venue= Korakuen Hall
|city= Tokyo, Japan
}}
Pancrase: Truth 4{{Cite web|title=Pancrase - Truth 4 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-Truth-4-142 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501013958/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-Truth-4-142 |archivedate=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on April 7, 1996, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| KO (Palm Strikes)
| 1
| 12:21
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Katsuomi Inagaki
| TKO (Lost Points)
| 1
| 14:07
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Osami Shibuya
| Decision (Lost Points)
| 1
| 15:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Decision (Lost Points)
| 1
| 15:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
Pancrase: Truth 5
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Pancrase: Truth 5
|date= May 16, 1996
|venue= Nippon Budokan
|city= Tokyo, Japan
}}
Pancrase: Truth 5{{Cite web|title=Pancrase - Truth 5 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-Truth-5-143 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501014120/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-Truth-5-143 |archivedate=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on May 16, 1996, at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
| 1
| 11:11
| For The Pancrase Openweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| TKO (Palm Strikes)
| 1
| 7:59
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
| 1
| 2:01
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Osami Shibuya
| Decision (Lost Points)
| 1
| 15:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Decision (Lost Points)
| 1
| 15:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| Takaku Fuke
| vs.
| Draw (Unanimous)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
| 1
| 5:44
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Takafumi Ito
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| vs.
| Draw (Majority)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
Pancrase: Truth 6
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Pancrase: Truth 6
|date= June 25, 1996
|venue= Fukuoka Convention Center
|city= Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
}}
Pancrase: Truth 6{{Cite web|title=Pancrase - Truth 6 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-Truth-6-144 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501211237/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-Truth-6-144 |archivedate=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on June 25, 1996, at Fukuoka Convention Center in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Submission (Ankle Lock)
| 1
| 2:34
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| KO (Liver Punch)
| 1
| 8:48
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Takaku Fuke
| Decision (Lost Points)
| 1
| 15:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Decision (Lost Points)
| 1
| 15:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| vs.
| Draw (Split)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| vs.
| Osami Shibuya
| Draw (Majority)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Takafumi Ito
| Decision (Lost Points)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
Pancrase: 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Pancrase: 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1
|date= July 22, 1996
|venue= Korakuen Hall
|city= Tokyo, Japan
}}
Pancrase: 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1{{Cite web|title=Pancrase - 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-1996-NeoBlood-Tournament-Round-1-145 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501014216/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-1996-NeoBlood-Tournament-Round-1-145 |archivedate=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on July 22, 1996, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
| 1
| 12:44
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Decision (Lost Points)
| 1
| 15:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Decision (Split)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Satoshi Hasegawa
| Decision (Split)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| Osami Shibuya
| def.
| Jong Wang Kim
| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
| 1
| 0:49
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
Pancrase: 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Pancrase: 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2
|date= July 23, 1996
|venue= Korakuen Hall
|city= Tokyo, Japan
}}
Pancrase: 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2{{Cite web|title=Pancrase - 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-1996-NeoBlood-Tournament-Round-2-146 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501192956/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-1996-NeoBlood-Tournament-Round-2-146 |archivedate=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on July 23, 1996, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 1
| 20:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| Osami Shibuya
| def.
| Submission (Ankle Lock)
| 1
| 6:48
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Takafumi Ito
| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
| 1
| 2:01
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Decision (Majority)
| 1
| 15:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| TKO (Palm Strikes)
| 1
| 6:16
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Osami Shibuya
| Decision (Lost Points)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
Pancrase: 1996 Anniversary Show
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Pancrase: 1996 Anniversary Show
|date= September 7, 1996
|venue= Tokyo Bay NK Hall
|city= Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
}}
Pancrase: 1996 Anniversary Show{{Cite web|title=Pancrase - 1996 Anniversary Show |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-1996-Anniversary-Show-147 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501025955/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-1996-Anniversary-Show-147 |archivedate=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on September 7, 1996, at Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| KO (Knee)
| 1
| 17:05
| For The Pancrase Openweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 1
| 20:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| KO (Palm Strike)
| 1
| 4:58
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| KO (Head Kick)
| 1
| 19:43
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| KO (Head Kick)
| 1
| 12:43
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Submission (Guillotine Choke)
| 1
| 8:29
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| Katsuomi Inagaki
| def.
| Decision (Majority)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| Takafumi Ito
| vs.
| Osami Shibuya
| Draw (Majority)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| Satoshi Hasegawa
| def.
| Jong Wang Kim
| Submission (Ankle Lock)
| 1
| 3:40
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
Pancrase: Truth 7
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Pancrase: Truth 7
|date= October 8, 1996
|venue= Tsuyuhashi Sport Center
}}
Pancrase: Truth 7{{Cite web|title=Pancrase - Truth 7 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-Truth-7-148 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501201413/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-Truth-7-148 |archivedate=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on October 8, 1996, at the Tsuyuhashi Sport Center in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Submission (Ankle Lock)
| 1
| 0:54
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Decision (Lost Points)
| 1
| 20:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| Osami Shibuya
| def.
| Decision (Lost Points)
| 1
| 20:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Takafumi Ito
| Decision (Majority)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Decision (Split)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Submission (Ankle Lock)
| 1
| 0:51
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| Katsuomi Inagaki
| def.
| Satoshi Hasegawa
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
Pancrase: Truth 8
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Pancrase: Truth 8
|date= October 22, 1996
|venue= Korakuen Hall
|city= Tokyo, Japan
}}
Pancrase: Truth 8{{Cite web|title=Pancrase - Truth 8 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-Truth-8-149 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514054924/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-Truth-8-149 |archivedate=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on October 22, 1996, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| vs.
| Takafumi Ito
| Draw (Unanimous)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| Osami Shibuya
| def.
| Satoshi Hasegawa
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 1:38
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
Pancrase: Truth 9
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Pancrase: Truth 9
|date= November 9, 1996
|venue= Kobe Fashion Mart
|city= Kobe, Japan
}}
Pancrase: Truth 9{{Cite web|title=Pancrase - Truth 9 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-Truth-9-150 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501192721/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-Truth-9-150 |archivedate=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on November 9, 1996, at the Kobe Fashion Mart in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
| 1
| 1:43
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Osami Shibuya
| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
| 1
| 11:45
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Submission (Guillotine Choke)
| 1
| 7:12
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Satoshi Hasegawa
| TKO (Palm Strikes)
| 1
| 6:32
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| Jong Wang Kim
| def.
| Takafumi Ito
| TKO (Palm Strikes)
| 1
| 2:11
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
Pancrase: Truth 10
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Pancrase: Truth 10
|date= December 15, 1996
|venue= Japanese Martial Arts Building
|city= Tokyo, Japan
}}
Pancrase: Truth 10{{Cite web|title=Pancrase - Truth 10 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-Truth-10-151 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501014016/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pancrase-Truth-10-151 |archivedate=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on December 15, 1996, at the Japanese Martial Arts Building in Tokyo, Japan.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| TKO (Leg Injury)
| 1
| 7:49
| For The Pancrase Openweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Decision (Lost Points)
| 1
| 20:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 1
| 20:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Jack McLaughlin
| Submission (Twister)
| 1
| 0:51
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Osami Shibuya
| Decision (Majority)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| Takaku Fuke
| def.
| Jong Wang Kim
| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
| 1
| 2:09
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| def.
| Wes Gassaway
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 1
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}