Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 4

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Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 4
Information
Promotion Pancrase
DateDecember 8, 1993 [1]
VenueHakata Star Lanes [1]
City Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan [1]
Event chronology
Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 3 Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 4Pancrase: Pancrash! 1

Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 4 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling. It took place at Hakata Star Lanes in Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan on December 8, 1993. The main event featured Prancrase co-founder Masakatsu Funaki fighting against Yoshiki Takahashi. Also appearing on the card were Pancrase veterans Ken Shamrock, and co-founder Minoru Suzuki.

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.

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.

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".

Contents

Results

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Masakatsu Funaki def. Kazuo Takahashi KO (palm strikes and knees)13:09
Ken Shamrock def.Andre van den OetelaarSubmission (achilles lock)11:04
Minoru Suzuki def.James MathewsSubmission (keylock)10:58
Ryushi Yanagisawa def. Vernon White TKO (lost points)18:55 [lower-alpha 1]
Takaku Fukedef.Katsuomi InagakiSubmission (rear-naked choke)16:18
  1. ↑ White used all five of his "escapes" and lost the match.

See also

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.

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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References

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