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]
| Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 3 | ||||
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| Promotion | Pancrase | |||
| Date | November 8, 1993[1] | |||
| Venue | Kobe World Commemoration Hall[1] | |||
| City | Kobe, Hyogo, Japan[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe 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
edit| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| 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 | ||