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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reid Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeralear Imaimashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imaimashi has chosen Slaves - Feed the Mantaray as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reid Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yeralear Imaimashi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Imaimashi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Imaimashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wagner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Imaimashi is fending him off so far but Wagner persists. Nope, Imaimashi circles away and we're back to standing.
Imaimashi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Imaimashi decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wagner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Imaimashi swats away the attempt to clinch by Wagner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imaimashi throws a leg kick but Wagner moved away.
Wagner fails with the takedown.
No joy there for Imaimashi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imaimashi misses with a wild combination.
Wagner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Imaimashi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wagner on his heels. He'll look to pass Wagner's guard now, I'm sure.
Imaimashi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Imaimashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Imaimashi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wagner to the ground. Imaimashi is now in Wagner's guard.
Imaimashi gets to his feet. Wagner looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Imaimashi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wagner tries to clinch up.
Imaimashi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Imaimashi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wagner tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Imaimashi is in Wagner's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Imaimashi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Imaimashi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wagner, pushing him back against the cage.
Imaimashi breaks from the clinch.
Imaimashi gets a clinch.
Imaimashi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wagner throwing strikes from guard but Imaimashi blocks nicely.
Wagner throwing strikes from guard but Imaimashi blocks nicely.
Wagner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner throwing strikes from guard but Imaimashi blocks nicely.
Imaimashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wagner gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wagner slips a jab and a cross from Imaimashi.
Imaimashi lands a leg kick that knocks Wagner off balance momentarily.
Imaimashi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
It looks like Imaimashi is going to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imaimashi decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Wagner gets a double leg takedown into Imaimashi's guard.
Imaimashi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Imaimashi uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Imaimashi shoots in and bounces Wagner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Imaimashi looks winded!
Imaimashi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yeralear Imaimashi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Imaimashi rushes Wagner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Imaimashi gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Imaimashi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wagner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Imaimashi wants to stand up but Wagner has a hold of him and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner is looking to improve his position.
Imaimashi stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Wagner to get to his feet.
Imaimashi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Reid Wagner has been cut.
Imaimashi throws a series of punches but Wagner moves out of range.
Imaimashi scores with a jab.
Imaimashi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Imaimashi counters with a good low kick that Wagner was not able to check.
Imaimashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yeralear Imaimashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imaimashi gets a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Imaimashi in particular looking to stall.
Imaimashi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Imaimashi wants to stand up but Wagner is controlling the position.
Imaimashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Imaimashi in particular looking to stall.
Imaimashi is continuing to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wagner tries for a takedown but Imaimashi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wagner tries to sprawl but Imaimashi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Imaimashi passes to side control.
Imaimashi decides to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wagner shoots in but no luck this time.
Imaimashi misses with a series of wild punches.
Imaimashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wagner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Imaimashi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wagner!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yeralear Imaimashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reid Wagner's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Imaimashi.
Wagner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Imaimashi.
Wagner dives in and grabs Imaimashi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Imaimashi pushes down on Wagner's head and hops out.
Imaimashi misses with a head kick.
Wagner thinks about countering with a head kick.
Wagner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Imaimashi as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imaimashi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wagner is pressing down on Imaimashi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imaimashi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Imaimashi wants to stand but Wagner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Imaimashi content to stall in guard here.
Imaimashi stands up and waves to Wagner to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wagner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Imaimashi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Imaimashi stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Imaimashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wagner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Imaimashi counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reid Wagner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wagner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Imaimashi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wagner can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Imaimashi controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imaimashi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Yeralear Imaimashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Imaimashi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Imaimashi decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Wagner tries to keep at a distance but Imaimashi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Imaimashi lands a knee to the body.
Wagner taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Imaimashi obliges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imaimashi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Imaimashi works over Wagner's head and body with a nice combination.
Wagner tries to clinch but Imaimashi moves out of range.
Imaimashi clinches with his opponent.
Wagner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yeralear Imaimashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Imaimashi connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Imaimashi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Imaimashi stands up and beckons Wagner to his feet.
Imaimashi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reid Wagner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yeralear Imaimashi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Imaimashi throws out a powerful jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yeralear Imaimashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Imaimashi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 25:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yeralear Imaimashi!
Post fight, an emotional Yeralear Imaimashi said 'I won? Say whaaaa-?'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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