G-Pro Battlefield
02/21/99

Venue: Aichi Prefecture Gym, Nagoya, Japan
    • The card begins with a video clip outlining the eight participants in the Mikoto Tournament.

    • Jinsei Yakamotu announced that two matches for the EMWC Pacific Championship Tournament had to be rescheduled due to Youth Gone Wild and Shade being delayed in the US because of flight problems.  Their respective matches against "Wildcat" Jim Lewis Jr. and Kashan Akuma will be rescheduled to upcoming Battlefields.

    • A pre-recorded video segment was shown of The Banshee immediately following his loss of the G-Pro International Super-Middleweight Championship where Jessica Starbird diagnosed that his recurring shoulder injury had become quite serious.  This might lead to a lengthy absence from G-Pro on The Banshee's part.

  1. In a first-round match of the Mikoto Tournament, "Vainglorious" Vincent Sterling defeated Sean van Drake by submission with The Renascent elevated STF.

  2. In another first-round match of the Mikoto Tournament, "The Phoenix" Akira Albright defeated Shinji Hamada by pinfall with The Rebirth split-legged moonsault.

    • Carlos Valderez, a specialist shootfighting expert, came out to replace Billy Thomas for commentary duties with the new Ultimate Shooto division.

  3. In the very first Ultimate Shooto division match, "Brute Force" Derrick Malkovich defeated "Bad Seed" Joel Soucy by submission with a hammerlock.

    • Bob then came out dressed in a comical outfit to introduce TORA Wanizame who bragged about injuring The Banshee in winning the G-Pro International Super-Middleweight Championship.  He also insulted The Daimyo, challenging them to a match.

  4. In another first-round match of the Mikoto Tournament, Alex RAPTOR defeated "Black Dragon" Masato Kurasawa by pinfall with a Nadare Shiki No Fisherman Buster.

    • A video clip was shown in which The Fabulous Ones bragged about how they had tricked G-Pro into allowing them to win the Combative Tag Team Championship.

  5. In another first-round match of the Mikoto Tournament, Greg "Millionaire" Miller defeated Mascara del Muerte by pinfall with a powerbomb.

    • Carlos Valderez came back out to replace Billy Thomas in commenting on another Ultimate Shooto match.

  6. Wayne "Thunder" Grayson defeated Hokano Tori by submission with a top chokehold.

    • Kashan Akuma came out with the Zokugun Sangai trainees and bragged about destroying Wuzho at Cold Blood.  He promised to do the same to any other heavyweight in his quest to win the Triple Crown.

  7. In a second-round match of the Mikoto Tournament, "Vainglorious" Vincent Sterling defeated Greg "Millionaire" Miller by submission with The Renascent elevated STF.

    • Carlos Valderez came back out to replace Billy Thomas for commentary on the third and final Ultimate Shooto match of the evening.

    • Before the match could begin, Lomu gave a backstage interview in which he explained the hybrid martial art of pancratium and wished his opponent good luck.

  8. Lomu defeated Steve Stanson by submission with a grapevine armbar.

  9. In another second-round match of the Mikoto Tournament, Alex RAPTOR defeated "The Phoenix" Akira Albright by pinfall with two Michinoku Driver II's in a row.

    • TORA Wanizame gave a pre-match interview in which he bragged about defeating The Banshee at Cold Blood and promised to do the same to "Diamondback" Chris Myers.

  10. In an EMWC Pacific Championship Tournament match, TORA Wanizame defeated "Diamondback" Chris Myers by pinfall with a Zokugun Bomb.  During the match, "Outlaw" Bobby Taylor came down to ringside and distracted Myers.

  11. In the final match of the Mikoto Tournament, Alex Raptor defeated "Vainglorious" Vincent Sterling by pinfall with the Nadare Shikino No Fisherman Buster.

    • Following his victory, Alex RAPTOR was congratulated by G-Pro commissioner Koto Oyadama who presented him with the tournament trophy and welcomed him to G-Pro.

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