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Dynamism


 January 10, 1989 in Tokyo, Japan
Budokan Hall drawing 15,000 ($750,000) Shown live on CCTV
  1. Yuko Miyato drew Yoji Anjoh (30:00).

  2. Norman Smiley beat Bart Vale (16:11) via submission.

  3. Tatsuo Nakano beat MacDuff Roesch (15:36) via submission.

  4. Kazuo Yamazaki beat Trevor Clarke (5th - 1:13) via submission in a "wrestler vs. kickboxer" match.

  5. Akira Maeda beat Nobuhiko Takada (28:58) via submission.
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Fighting Base Tokushima


 February 27, 1989 in Tokushima, Japan
City Gym drawing 4,200
  1. Yoji Anjoh beat Shigeo Miyato (22:34) via submission.

  2. Norman Smiley beat Tatsuo Nakano (19:01) via submission.

  3. Akira Maeda beat Bart Vale (10:44) via submission.

  4. Nobuhiko Takada beat Kazuo Yamazaki (21:40) via submission.
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Core: The 1st Anniversary


 April 14, 1989 in Tokyo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 2,400
  1. Yoji Anjoh beat Minoru Suzuki (19:39) via sleeprhold.

  2. Shigeo Miyato beat Tatsuo Nakano (21:14) via submission.

  3. Akira Maeda TKO Kazuo Yamazaki (12:13).
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May History


 May 4, 1989 in Osaka, Japan
Osaka Baseball Stadium drawing 23,000 ($1,714,000)
  1. Shigeo Miyato KO Minoru Suzuki (21:31).

  2. Yoji Anjoh beat MacDuff Roesch (19:55) via sleeperhold.

  3. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Masaharu Funaki (15:36) via submission.

  4. Kazuo Yamazaki TKO Nobuhiko Takada (27:54).

  5. Akira Maeda beat Chris Dolman (4th - 0:30) via submission.
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May History II


 May 21, 1989 in Tokyo, Japan
NK Hall drawing 7,000 ($310,000)
  1. Minoru Suzuki beat Kiyoshi Tamura (5:30) via submission.

  2. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Yoji Anjoh (10:03) via submission.

  3. Bob Backlund beat Masakatsu Funaki (13:38) via DQ.

  4. Nobuhiko Takada beat Johnny Barrett (Jumbo Barretta) (7:49) via submission.

  5. Akira Maeda beat Kazuo Yamazaki (13:36) via submission.
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Fighting Square Nagoya


 June 14, 1989 in Nagoya, Japan
Aichi Prefectural Gym drawing 8,000 ($300,000)
  1. Bart Vale beat Shigeo Miyato (13:00) via sleeprhold.

  2. Yoji Anjoh beat Masakatsu Funaki (22:14) via submission.

  3. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Minoru Suzuki (9:21) via submission.

  4. Kazuo Yamazaki beat Norman Smiley (13:49) via submission.

  5. Akira Maeda beat Nobuhiko Takada (20:05) via submission.
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Fighting Square Hakata


 July 24, 1989 in Fukuoka, Japan
Hakata Star Lanes drawing 4,000 ($140,000)
  1. Minoru Suzuki drew MacDuff Roesch (30:00).

  2. Masakatsu Funaki beat Tatsuo Nakano (9:04) via submission.

  3. Nobuhiko Takada beat Shigeo Miyato (10:43) via submission.

  4. Akira Maeda beat Yoji Anjoh (10:42) via submission.

  5. Yoshiaki Fujiwara KO Kazuo Yamazaki (29:09).
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Midsummer Creation


 August 13, 1989 in Yokohama, Japan
Yokohama Arena drawing 17,000 ($1,409,000)
  1. Shigeo Miyato TKO Kiyoshi Tamura (9:07).

  2. Tatsuo Nakano beat Minoru Suzuki (7:35) via submission.

  3. Kazuo Yamazaki beat Yoji Anjoh (13:32) via submission.

  4. Nobuhiko Takada beat Masakatsu Funaki (12:00) via submission.

  5. Akira Maeda TKO Yoshiaki Fujiwara (18:16).
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Fighting Base Nagano


 September 7, 1989 in Nagano, Japan
City Gym drawing 4,500 ($140,000)
  1. Shigeo Miyato beat Kiyoshi Tamura (5:40) via submission.

  2. Kazuo Yamazaki KO Minoru Suzuki (11:09).

  3. Nobuhiko Takada beat Yoji Anjoh (8:59) via sleeprhold.

  4. Akira Maeda beat Johnny Barrett (6:49) via submission.

  5. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Masakatsu Funaki (14:15) via submission.
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Force


 September 30, 1989 in Tokyo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 2,300 ($80,000)
  1. Yoji Anjoh beat Kiyoshi Tamura (8:34) via submission.

  2. Yoshiaki Fujiwara KO Norman Smiley (6:57).

  3. Nobuhiko Takada beat Tatsuo Nakano (10:21) via submission.
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Force II


 October 1, 1989 in Tokyo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 2,400 ($80,000)
  1. Minoru Suzuki beat Johnny Barrett (10:53) via submission.

  2. Kazuo Yamazaki beat Bart Vale (11:11) via sleeprhold.

  3. Akira Maeda beat Shigeo Miyato (6:15) via submission.
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Fighting Art


 October 25, 1989 in Sapporo, Japan
Nakajima Sports Center drawing 5,600 ($200,000)
  1. Shigeo Miyato drew MacDuff Roesch (30:00).

  2. Yoji Anjoh drew Minoru Suzuki (30:00).

  3. Kazuo Yamazaki beat Tatsuo Nakano (7:22) via submission.

  4. Akira Maeda KO Kiyoshi Tamura (2:19).

  5. Nobuhiko Takada TKO Yoshiaki Fujiwara (17:11).
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U-Cosmos


 November 29, 1989 in Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Dome drawing 50,000 ($2,900,000)
Shown live on CCTV
  1. Tatsuo Nakano beat Shigeo Miyato (7:09) via submission.

  2. Yoji Anjoh drew Changpoeg Kiasongrit (5th) in a "wrestler vs. kickboxer" match.

  3. Maurice Smith KO Minoru Suzuki (4th - 1:29) in a "kickboxer vs. wrestler" match.

  4. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Dirk Leon-Vrij (2nd - 0:37) via submission in a "wrestler vs. kickboxer" match.

  5. Chris Dolman beat Kazuo Yamazaki (3rd - 0:48) via submission.

  6. Nobuhiko Takada beat Duane Koslowski (10:55) via submission.

  7. Akira Maeda beat Willie Wilhelm (2nd - 1:28) via submission.
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