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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Imanari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Blaze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yoshihiro Imanari!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imanari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Blaze as Imanari shoots in.
Imanari fails with a takedown attempt.
Blaze connects with a leg kick. Imanari looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blaze tries a low kick but Imanari avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaze. Imanari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Imanari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blaze's waist but Blaze gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Imanari off to one side.
Tyson Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshihiro Imanari.
Imanari swats away the attempt to clinch by Blaze.
Blaze moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Imanari shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Blaze is looking to control Imanari's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blaze avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari trying to control the pace.
Blaze is refusing to be controlled, as Imanari sits in half guard.
Imanari thows a huge punch but Blaze dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Imanari is looking for a kimura but Blaze is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Imanari to get the leverage.
Imanari seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blaze does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet.
Imanari thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blaze's head.
Blaze is trying to get back to full guard.
Blaze is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Imanari stalling.
Blaze is staying active underneath Imanari, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blaze wants to get back to full guard but Imanari has mounted him!
Blaze wants to control but Imanari is having none of it.
Imanari controlling from the full mount.
Imanari is trying to control here but Blaze has managed to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imanari with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blaze pushes Imanari off looking to stand but Imanari dives back in and keeps control.
Imanari is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Blaze reverses the position - he's now on top in Imanari's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Imanari holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yoshihiro Imanari will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Imanari shoots in and drives through. Blaze sprawls well.
Imanari scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Imanari avoids the body shot from Blaze.
Imanari is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blaze sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Imanari misses with a body shot.
Blaze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blaze misses with a body shot
and Imanari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Imanari shoots and misses
and Blaze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyson Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshihiro Imanari.
Blaze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blaze stuffs the takedown attempt from Imanari. Imanari gets slowly back to his feet.
Blaze lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Blaze wants to stand but Imanari is controlling the position.
Imanari trying to control but Blaze is working from the bottom.
Imanari trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blaze being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yoshihiro Imanari wasn't active enough on the ground.
Imanari with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blaze counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blaze throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blaze lands a leg kick that knocks Imanari off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoshihiro Imanari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Imanari scores with a hook to the body. Blaze takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blaze throws a right hand that misses
and Imanari counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Imanari misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Imanari shoots in looking for a takedown but Blaze manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Imanari's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blaze thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Blaze as Imanari shoots in.
Blaze dips to his left and cracks Imanari with an uppercut!
Imanari shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blaze manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Imanari wants to control from the top but Blaze keeps moving.
Imanari throws a big elbow that misses.
Blaze will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Imanari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yoshihiro Imanari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Imanari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Imanari wants to pass the guard but Blaze is keeping the position.
Imanari wants to control from the top but Blaze keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Imanari scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yoshihiro Imanari will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Imanari lands a jab to the head.
Blaze connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Imanari momentarily.
Blaze throws a right hand that Imanari ducks under and follows up with a left that Imanari also avoids with ease.
Blaze misses with a two punch combination.
Blaze is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Imanari lands a nice hook to Blaze's body. Blaze takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Imanari misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Imanari shoots in looking for a takedown but Blaze manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Imanari's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blaze is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blaze throws a chopping leg kick but Imanari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Imanari gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Imanari shoots for a takedown but Blaze saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tyson Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshihiro Imanari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Blaze as Imanari shoots in.
Imanari closes the distance and clinches up with Blaze, looking for a takedown. Imanari pushes Blaze against the cage but Blaze circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Imanari tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blaze swivels and escapes.
Imanari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blaze plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tyson Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaze lands a right hook to the body.
Blaze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Imanari.
Imanari shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blaze counters with a thumping low kick.
Blaze checks a leg kick nicely.
No luck for Imanari with that takedown attempt.
Blaze digs a good body shot into Imanari's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Blaze.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blaze takes a swing at Imanari's ribcage but misses.
Blaze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Imanari shoots in looking for a takedown. Blaze tries to sprawl out of it but Imanari keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blaze manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blaze looks to land a left hand but Imanari moved out of range nicely.
Blaze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari avoids the body shot from Blaze.
Imanari misses with a takedown attempt - Blaze sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blaze wants to clinch.
Imanari shoots in but Blaze avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Imanari tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blaze swivels and escapes.
Imanari misses with a takedown
and Blaze counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Blaze.
Imanari throws out a powerful jab.
Blaze throws a body punch but Imanari moves out of range.
Blaze darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blaze's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blaze duly obliges.
Imanari is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Imanari out cold! Imanari corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tyson Blaze!
Tyson Blaze retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Tyson Blaze thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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