Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 3

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Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 3
Information
Promotion Pancrase
DateNovember 8, 1993 [1]
VenueKobe World Commemoration Hall [1]
City Kobe, Hyogo, Japan [1]
Event chronology
Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 2 Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 3 Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 4

Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 3 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling. It took place at Kobe World Commemoration Hall in Kobe, Japan on November 8, 1993. [1]

Mixed martial arts full contact combat sport

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport that allows striking and grappling, both standing and on the ground, using techniques from various combat sports and martial arts. The first documented use of the term mixed martial arts was in a review of UFC 1 by television critic Howard Rosenberg in 1993. The term gained popularity when newfullcontact.com, then one of the largest websites covering the sport, hosted and republished the article. The question of who actually coined the term is subject to debate.

Kobe Designated city in Kansai, Japan

Kobe is the sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture. It is located on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, on the north shore of Osaka Bay and about 30 km (19 mi) west of Osaka. With a population around 1.5 million, the city is part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kyoto.

Japan Constitutional monarchy in East Asia

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian continent and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea in the south.

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Background

The main event featured Pancrase co-founder Masakatsu Funaki face-off against Cees Bezems. Also on the card was Ken Shamrock, who took on Takaku Fuke. The event also saw the Pancrase debut of former WKA World Kickboxing Heavyweight Champion Maurice Smith in a kickboxing bout against Minoru Suzuki. After the main event had been stopped, both Funaki and Bezems continued to argue & face off, with Funaki claiming Bezems had used closed fists during the fight.

Pancrase MMA promoter based in Japan

Pancrase Inc. is a mixed martial arts promotion company founded in Japan in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki.

Masakatsu Funaki Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter

Masaharu Funaki is a Japanese actor, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler known professionally as Masakatsu Funaki, who has previously wrestled in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi (PWFG), Newborn UWF (UWF), and Wrestle-1 (W-1). He is also the co-founder of Pancrase, one of the first mixed martial arts organizations and non-rehearsed shoot wrestling promotions. Funaki was also Pancrase's biggest star; Josh Barnett described him as the "symbol of Japan", Frank Shamrock labeled Funaki "the golden boy" of Pancrase, and Guy Mezger called Funaki "hands down the smartest and most skilled fighter in Pancrase next to Ken Shamrock".

Ken Shamrock American UFC Hall of Famer, professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter

Kenneth Shamrock is an American semi-retired mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. A UFC Hall of Fame member, Shamrock is widely regarded as one of the biggest stars in the history of MMA, as well as an icon and pioneer of the sport. He has headlined over 15 main events and co-main events in the UFC and Pride FC and set numerous pay-per-view records. In the early part of his UFC career, Shamrock was named "The World's Most Dangerous Man" by ABC News in a special called "The World's Most Dangerous Things". The moniker has stuck as his nickname.

Results

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Masakatsu Funaki def.Cees BezemsSubmission (keylock)11:42
Maurice Smith def. Minoru Suzuki KO (punch)30:52
Ken Shamrock def.Takaku FukeSubmission (rear-naked choke)10:44
Kazuo Takahashi def.James MathewsSubmission (armbar)11:11
Ryushi Yanagisawa def.Andre van den OetelaarSubmission (heel hook)115:51
Vernon White def.Katsuomi InagakiTKO (doctor stoppage)122:04

See also

The year 1993 is the first year in the history of Pancrase, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the Japan. In 1993 Pancrase held 4 events beginning with, Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 1.

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