2000 in Pancrase

The year 2000 was the eighth year in the history of Pancrase, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 2000 Pancrase held 13 events beginning with Pancrase: Trans 1.

2000 in Pancrase
Information
First date	January 23, 2000
Last date	December 9, 2000
Events
Total events	13
Fights
Total fights	90
Title fights	5
Chronology
1999 in Pancrase 2000 in Pancrase 2001 in Pancrase

Title fights

Title fights in 2000
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Openweight	Semmy Schilt (c)	def.	Kazuo Takahashi	TKO (Punches)	1	7:30	Pancrase: Trans 3	[a]
Middleweight	Nate Marquardt	def.	Shonie Carter	Decision (Unanimous)	2	3:00	Pancrase: 2000 Anniversary Show	[b]
Light Heavyweight	Keiichiro Yamamiya	def.	Ikuhisa Minowa	Decision (Unanimous)	2	3:00	Pancrase: 2000 Anniversary Show	[c]
Openweight	Semmy Schilt (c)	def.	Osami Shibuya	TKO (Punches)	1	8:55	Pancrase: 2000 Anniversary Show	[d]
Middleweight	Nate Marquardt (c)	vs.	Kiuma Kunioku	Draw	1	20:00	Pancrase: Trans 7	[e]

1. For the Pancrase Openweight Championship.
2. For the Pancrase Middleweight Championship.
3. For The Pancrase Light Heavyweight Championship.
4. For the Pancrase Openweight Championship.
5. For the Pancrase Middleweight Championship.

Events list

Main article: List of Pancrase events

#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location
93	Pancrase: Trans 8	December 9, 2000	Aomori Prefectural Gymnasium	Aomori, Japan
92	Pancrase: Trans 7	December 4, 2000	Japanese Martial Arts Building	Tokyo, Japan
91	Pancrase: Pancrase UK	November 25, 2000	York Hall	London, England
90	Pancrase: Trans 6	October 31, 2000	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
89	Pancrase: 2000 Anniversary Show	September 24, 2000	Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
88	Pancrase: 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round	August 27, 2000	Umeda Stella Hall	Osaka, Osaka, Japan
87	Pancrase: Trans 5	July 23, 2000	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
86	Pancrase: 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round	July 23, 2000	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
85	Pancrase: Australia	July 10, 2000		Australia
84	Pancrase: Trans 4	June 26, 2000	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan
83	Pancrase: Trans 3	April 30, 2000	Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
82	Pancrase: Trans 2	February 27, 2000	Umeda Stella Hall	Osaka, Osaka, Japan
81	Pancrase: Trans 1	January 23, 2000	Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: Trans 1

Pancrase: Trans 1
Date	January 23, 2000
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: Trans 1^[1] was an event held on January 23, 2000 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Yuki Kondo	def.	Manabu Yamada	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Keiichiro Yamamiya	def.	Chris Lytle	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Daisuke Ishii	def.	Masutatsu Yano	KO (Punches)	1	0:06
	Daiju Takase	def.	Daisuke Watanabe	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Shonie Carter	def.	Kosei Kubota	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Ichio Matsubara	vs.	Hiro Matsunaga	Draw	2	3:00

Pancrase: Trans 2

Pancrase: Trans 2
Date	February 27, 2000
Venue	Umeda Stella Hall
City	Osaka, Osaka, Japan

Pancrase: Trans 2^[2] was an event held on February 27, 2000 at Umeda Stella Hall in Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Sanae Kikuta	def.	Ryushi Yanagisawa	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
	Kiuma Kunioku	def.	Genki Sudo	Decision (Unanimous)	2	3:00
	Ikuhisa Minowa	def.	Ichio Matsubara	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:21
	Katsuomi Inagaki	def.	Hiro Matsunaga	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Daisuke Watanabe	def.	Hikaru Sato	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00

Pancrase: Trans 3

Pancrase: Trans 3
Date	April 30, 2000
Venue	Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
City	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Pancrase: Trans 3^[3] was an event held on April 30, 2000 at the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Openweight	Semmy Schilt (c)	def.	Kazuo Takahashi	TKO (Punches)	1	7:30	[a]
	Shonie Carter	vs.	Kiuma Kunioku	Draw	2	3:00
	Bob Stines	def.	Jason DeLucia	TKO (Punches)	1	0:32
	Osami Shibuya	def.	Hiroshi Ota	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	6:05
	Minoru Suzuki	def.	Sean Daugherty	Submission (Kimura)	1	1:01
	Hikaru Sato	def.	Michael Sa Jin Kwok	Submission (Armbar)	1	2:23
	Daisuke Watanabe	vs.	Takaku Fuke	Draw	2	3:00
	Kosei Kubota	def.	Ichio Matsubara	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00

1. For the Pancrase Openweight Championship.

Pancrase: Trans 4

Pancrase: Trans 4
Date	June 26, 2000
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: Trans 4^[4] was an event held on June 26, 2000 at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Omar Bouiche	def.	Daisuke Ishii	Technical Submission (Armbar)	1	4:15
	Keiichiro Yamamiya	def.	Kosei Kubota	Decision (Majority)	1	10:00
	Kiuma Kunioku	def.	Matt Lee	Submission (Armbar)	1	4:15
	Nate Marquardt	def.	Daiju Takase	KO (Knee)	2	1:30
	Sanae Kikuta	def.	Ichio Matsubara	Submission (Armbar)	1	2:13
	Daisuke Ishii	def.	Chris Lytle	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Omar Bouiche	def.	Jason DeLucia	Submission (Armbar)	1	2:18
	Keiichiro Yamamiya	def.	Naohisa Kawamura	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Kosei Kubota	def.	Daisuke Igarashi	Submission (Toe Hold)	1	2:28

Pancrase: Australia

Pancrase: Australia
Date	July 10, 2000
City	Australia

Pancrase: Australia^[5] was an event held on July 10, 2000 in Australia.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Justin Dorney	def.	David Frendin	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	1	0:00
	David Frendin	def.	Dennis Grace	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	0:00

Pancrase: 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round

Pancrase: 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round
Date	July 23, 2000
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round^[6] was an event held on July 23, 2000 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Yuji Hoshino	def.	Ichio Matsubara	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	3:45
	Daisuke Watanabe	def.	Eiji Ishikawa	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
	Yuki Kondo	def.	Dan Theodore	Submission (Kneebar)	1	3:08
	Ian Freeman	def.	Bob Stines	KO (Punch)	1	2:38
	Yuji Hoshino	def.	Hikaru Sato	Decision (Unanimous)	2	3:00
	Ichio Matsubara	def.	Hattori Jimmy Motoki	Decision (Majority)	1	10:00
	Eiji Ishikawa	def.	Makoto Kato	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Daisuke Watanabe	def.	Yohei Ota	Submission (Kimura)	1	4:52

Pancrase: Trans 5

Pancrase: Trans 5
Date	July 23, 2000
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: Trans 5^[7] was an event held on July 23, 2000 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Ikuhisa Minowa	def.	Tony Ross	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:32
	Brian Gassaway	def.	John Chrisostomo	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Chris Lytle	def.	Taro Obata	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	2:56
	Shonie Carter	def.	Yoshinori Kawasaki	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Tony Ross	def.	Tomoya Takaesu	Decision (Majority)	2	3:00
	Ikuhisa Minowa	def.	Masaya Kojima	Submission (Toe Hold)	1	1:43
	John Chrisostomo	def.	Yukihiro Kanazawa	KO (Punch)	1	3:42
	Brian Gassaway	def.	Yuji Hisamatsu	Decision (Majority)	2	3:00

Pancrase: 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round

Pancrase: 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round
Date	August 27, 2000
Venue	Umeda Stella Hall
City	Osaka, Osaka, Japan

Pancrase: 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round^[8] was an event held on August 27, 2000 at Umeda Stella Hall in Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Yuji Hoshino	def.	Daisuke Watanabe	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	1	13:22
	Kazuo Takahashi	def.	Masutatsu Yano	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Eiji Ishikawa	def.	Hikaru Sato	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	2:43
	Mitsuyoshi Sato	def.	Ichio Matsubara	Technical Submission (Keylock)	1	1:24

Pancrase: 2000 Anniversary Show

Pancrase: 2000 Anniversary Show
Date	September 24, 2000
Venue	Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
City	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Pancrase: 2000 Anniversary Show^[9] was an event held on September 24, 2000 at the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Openweight	Semmy Schilt (c)	def.	Osami Shibuya	TKO (Punches)	1	8:55	[a]
Light Heavyweight	Keiichiro Yamamiya	def.	Ikuhisa Minowa	Decision (Unanimous)	2	3:00	[b]
Middleweight	Nate Marquardt	def.	Shonie Carter	Decision (Unanimous)	2	3:00	[c]
	Kengo Watanabe	def.	Joe Charles	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Denis Kang	def.	Minoru Suzuki	Submission (Back Injury)	1	3:43
	Ikuhisa Minowa	def.	Brian Gassaway	Submission (Toe Hold)	1	5:00
	Keiichiro Yamamiya	def.	Omar Bouiche	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	6:46
	Shonie Carter	def.	Chris Lytle	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
	Nate Marquardt	def.	Kiuma Kunioku	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00

1. For the Pancrase Openweight Championship.
2. For the Pancrase Light Heavyweight Championship.
3. For the Pancrase Middleweight Championship.

Pancrase: Trans 6

Pancrase: Trans 6
Date	October 31, 2000
Venue	Korakuen Hall
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: Trans 6^[10] was an event held on October 31, 2000 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Murilo Bustamante	def.	Sanae Kikuta	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
	Genki Sudo	def.	Craig Oxley	Submission (Achilles Lock)	1	3:14
	Daisuke Ishii	def.	Yuji Hisamatsu	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Jason DeLucia	def.	Takaichi Hirayama	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Hiroshi Shibata	def.	Hikaru Sato	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Yoshinori Kawasaki	def.	Satoru Kitaoka	Decision (Majority)	1	10:00
	Katsuhisa Fujii	def.	Johnny Huskey	Submission (Keylock)	1	1:40

Pancrase: Pancrase UK

Pancrase: Pancrase UK
Date	November 25, 2000
Venue	York Hall
City	London, England

Pancrase: Pancrase UK^[11] was an event held on November 25, 2000 at York Hall in London, England.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Danny Rushton	def.	Loic Pora	Submission (Kneebar)	0	0:00
	James Zikic	def.	Bartolome Aguilera	Submission (Kneebar)	0	0:00
	Mark Weir	def.	Frank Ledroumaguet	Submission (Armbar)	0	0:00
	Alex Reid	def.	Rosaire Letapin	Decision	0	0:00
	Tony T	def.	Marc Jaskowiec	Submission (Kneebar)	0	0:00
	Jean Louis Alberch	def.	Gaz Roriston	Submission (Armbar)	0	0:00
	Danny Fletcher	def.	Patrick Figaro	Decision	0	0:00
	Jess Liaudin	def.	Moise Rimbon	Decision (1-0 Points)	0	0:00
	Christophe Durant	def.	Michael Johnson	Submission (Triangle Choke)	0	0:00
	John Thorpe	def.	Stephane Fouchot	Decision (1-0 Points)	0	0:00

Pancrase: Trans 7

Pancrase: Trans 7
Date	December 4, 2000
Venue	Japanese Martial Arts Building
City	Tokyo, Japan

Pancrase: Trans 7^[12] was an event held on December 4, 2000 at the Japanese Martial Arts Building in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Nate Marquardt (c)	vs.	Kiuma Kunioku	Draw	1	20:00	[a]
	Sanae Kikuta	def.	Kazuo Takahashi	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	1	7:22
	Keiichiro Yamamiya	def.	Denis Kang	Decision (Majority)	2	3:00
	Ikuhisa Minowa	def.	Magomed Ismailov	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:31
	Daisuke Ishii	def.	Darius Grilauskas	TKO (Punches)	1	4:17
	Kengo Watanabe	def.	Ramaz Kikalishvili	TKO (Punches)	1	8:58
	Katsuhisa Fujii	vs.	Jason DeLucia	Draw
	Shonie Carter	def.	Yuji Hoshino	Decision (Majority)	1	15:00

1. For The Pancrase Middleweight Championship.

Pancrase: Trans 8

Pancrase: Trans 8
Date	December 9, 2000
Venue	Aomori Prefectural Gymnasium
City	Aomori, Japan

Pancrase: Trans 8^[13] was an event held on December 9, 2000 at the Aomori Prefectural Gymnasium in Aomori, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Osami Shibuya	def.	Mikhail Kebedov	Submission (Armbar)	1	0:56
	Kosei Kubota	def.	Gia Chiragishvili	Submission (Kimura)	1	1:04
	Daisuke Watanabe	def.	David Davitashvili	Technical Submission (Armbar)	1	3:24
	Eiji Ishikawa	def.	Sen Nakadai	Submission (Armbar)	1	8:48
	Hikaru Sato	def.	Shinya Sato	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00
	Satoru Kitaoka	def.	Kazuhito Kikuchi	Decision (Unanimous)	1	10:00

See also

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

References

1. "Pancrase - Trans 1". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 29, 2008.
2. "Pancrase - Trans 2". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 16, 2008.
3. "Pancrase - Trans 3". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 26, 2008.
4. "Pancrase - Trans 4". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 29, 2008.
5. "Pancrase - Australia". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013.
6. "Pancrase - 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012.
7. "Pancrase - Trans 5". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 4, 2008.
8. "Pancrase - 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round". Sherdog. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012.
9. "Pancrase - 2000 Anniversary Show". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 26, 2008.
10. "Pancrase - Trans 6". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 4, 2008.
11. "Pancrase - Pancrase UK". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 4, 2008.
12. "Pancrase - Trans 7". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 2, 2008.
13. "Pancrase - Trans 8". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 27, 2008.