USOEC, WCW, Japan battle in international friendship event in Oshkosh, Wis.

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Jackie Branca (USA Wrestling)
03/15/2012


The United States Olympic Education Center and the Wisconsin World Class Wrestling School (WCW) faced off with a team from Japan, Monday, March 12, in Oshkosh, Wisc. The event consisted of matches between the USOEC and Japan, the WCW team against Japan and the USOEC wrestling the WCW.  

The USOEC split with Japan, each winning three matches. Dmitry Ryabchinskiy defeated Seiya Kanazawa at 55 kg/121 lbs. and Lee Wildes beat Kouta Masakane at 84 kg/185 lbs. Chris Michaels secured the third win for the USOEC, defeating Yoshi Yoneyama at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. 

Japan took three out of four matches from the WCW team. Jose Quintana defeated Takisa Inada at 74 kg/163 lbs., for the WCW’s only win of the evening over Japan.

The USOEC team won two out of three matches against the WCW team with Toby Erickson defeating John Jude at 120 lbs., and Jose Quintana defeated Takasa Inada at 74 kg/163 lbs. The WCW’s only win over the USOEC was a result of an injury to Patrick Budd at 74 kg/163 lbs. 

USA-World Class & Japan International Friendship Wrestling Results
Oshkosh, Wisc.

USOEC  3, JAPAN 3

55 kg/121 lbs.
Dmitry Ryabchinskity (USOEC) def Seiya Kanazawa, two periods to zero

60 kg/132 lbs. 
Mitsuhiko Ono (Japan) def Travis Smith, two periods to zero

66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Takisha Inada (Japan) def Alex Fleming, two periods to zero

74 kg/163 lbs.
Tsubasa Fakuda (Japan) def Patrick Budd, two periods to zero

84 kg/185 lbs.
Lee Wildes (USOEC ) def Kouta Masakane, two periods to zero

96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Chris Michaels (USOEC) dec. Yoshi Yoneyama

JAPAN 3, WCW 1 

55 kg/121 lbs.
Yu Ito (Japan) def Travis Smith, two periods to zero

74 kg/163 lbs.
Kouta Masakane (Japan) def Montel Jackson, two periods to zero
Jose Quintana (USA) def Takisa Inada, two periods to one

120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Yoshitugu Yoneyama (Japan) pin John Jude

USOEC 2, WCW 1

74 kg/163 lbs.
Ryan Renon (WCW) def Patrick Budd (USOEC), inj

84 kg/185 lbs.
Lee Wildes (USOEC) def Aaron Konitzer (WCW), two periods to zero

120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Toby Erickson (USOEC) def John Jude (WCW), two periods to zero