Pancrase Yes We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 3 (1993)- Pre-UFC 1! - Official Event Ticket

Official Used Event Ticket

from Pancrase Yes We are Hybrid Wrestlers 3 on November 8th 1993, just days before the inaugural UFC 1

Pancrase is a Japanese mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Tokyo. It was founded in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki.

The name was based on pankration, a fighting sport in the Ancient Olympic Games. Suzuki and Funaki practiced catch wrestling. They based the promotion and its rules on professional wrestling. The promotion's champions were called "King of Pancrase".

The rules allowed closed-fisted punches, except to the head, and palm strikes to the head. A wrestler must break a submission hold when the opponent reaches the ropes, but a wrestler who claims a rope break loses a point. A wrestler who claims a specified number of rope breaks (between 3 and 5) was disqualified. From 1998 to 2000, the promotion changed its rules to resemble other mixed martial arts promotions.

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.
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.
Results:
Masakatsu Funaki def. Cees Bezems Submission (keylock) 1 1:42
Maurice Smith def. Minoru Suzuki KO (punch) 3 0:52
Ken Shamrock def. Takaku Fuke Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 0:44
Kazuo Takahashi def. James Mathews Submission (armbar) 1 1:11
Ryushi Yanagisawa def. Andre van den Oetelaar Submission (heel hook) 1 15:51
Vernon White def. Katsuomi Inagaki TKO (doctor stoppage) 1 22:04

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