PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kazuyuki Takimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zagan Yehudiah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takimoto's entrance music is Instrumental. A fine choice. Zagan Yehudiah has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kazuyuki Takimoto's chin.

Takimoto
vs
Yehudiah

175 cm
28
164 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

181 cm
27
165 lbs
20 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kazuyuki Takimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Zagan Yehudiah!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takimoto misses with a low kick.
Yehudiah slips a straight right by Takimoto.
Takimoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Takimoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Takimoto trying to control but Yehudiah is working from the bottom.
Yehudiah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Takimoto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Takimoto prevents Yehudiah from getting back to his feet.
Takimoto slips nicely into half guard.
Takimoto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Yehudiah!
Yehudiah is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yehudiah blocking the ground and pound.
Takimoto content just to control the position here.
Yehudiah is in all sorts of trouble here.

Takimoto looking for a guillotine from mount but Yehudiah is having none of it.
Yehudiah is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Takimoto is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Yehudiah is surviving well by controlling Takimoto's body position as best he can.
Yehudiah is trying to escape the mount.
Takimoto controlling the pace for now.

Takimoto working for a guillotine from mount but Yehudiah is in no mood to give up.
Yehudiah is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Takimoto has control of Yehudiah's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Yehudiah regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Takimoto thowing shots but they're missing.
Takimoto wants to control the pace but Yehudiah is squirming around nicely.

Takimoto looking to secure an arm triangle but Yehudiah defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah wants to get back to his feet.
Takimoto content just to control the position here.
Takimoto throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Yehudiah because Takimoto loaded up on that one.
Yehudiah gets back to half guard.
Yehudiah is looking to control Takimoto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yehudiah avoid being mounted?
Well, if Takimoto is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Yehudiah for as long as he can get away with.
Yehudiah is refusing to be controlled, as Takimoto sits in half guard.
Takimoto is thwarting Yehudiah's attempts to control the position.

Takimoto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yehudiah is just riding it out for now. Takimoto eventually gives up the hold.

Takimoto wants to work for an arm triangle but Yehudiah is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto works his way into full mount!
Takimoto wants to take Yehudiah's back but he can't do it this time.
Yehudiah is working to get back to half guard.
Takimoto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Takimoto raining down hammerfists from mount.
Takimoto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yehudiah is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Takimoto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Takimoto with a couple of short strikes.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yehudiah tries to hold on but Takimoto pushes him away.
Takimoto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Takimoto has hold of Yehudiah's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Yehudiah manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Yehudiah holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Takimoto tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Takimoto working Yehudiah over with strikes here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto working the ground and pound effectively.
Yehudiah has given up his back. Will we see Takimoto going for some submissions?

Yehudiah preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Takimoto.
Yehudiah trying to control the hands but Takimoto won't let him.
Takimoto scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuyuki Takimoto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A jab from Takimoto misses.
Yehudiah tries to close the distance and clinch but Takimoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takimoto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Takimoto throws a leg kick which misses Yehudiah's front leg but catches the back leg as Yehudiah tries to avoid it.
Takimoto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Takimoto misses.
Takimoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yehudiah wants to clinch.
Takimoto scores with a hook.
Yehudiah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takimoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Yehudiah sprawls well. He's pushed Takimoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yehudiah displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Takimoto.
Yehudiah is looking to slow Takimoto down with leg kicks.
Takimoto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yehudiah pinned against the cage. Yehudiah gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuyuki Takimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Takimoto drives through with a takedown into guard.

Yehudiah is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Takimoto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yehudiah is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Takimoto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yehudiah, who protects the arm well.
Yehudiah prevents Takimoto from moving into mount.

Takimoto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yehudiah knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Yehudiah will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Takimoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yehudiah keeps working.
Takimoto takes a little break here. Yehudiah wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Takimoto working the ground and pound but Yehudiah is defending the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Takimoto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Takimoto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Takimoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yehudiah can do to turn this around?
Yehudiah wants to control but Takimoto postures up.
Takimoto has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Yehudiah!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto controlling the pace for now.

Takimoto looking for a guillotine from mount but Yehudiah is having none of it.
Takimoto is landing with some decent strikes but Yehudiah is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yehudiah is controlling an arm, preventing Takimoto from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Yehudiah manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Takimoto slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Takimoto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Takimoto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yehudiah's head.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yehudiah looks like he's trying to stand up.
Takimoto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kazuyuki Takimoto wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Takimoto takes a swing at Yehudiah's ribcage but misses.
Takimoto misses with a body shot.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto lands a two punch combo.
Takimoto throws a leg kick that misses.
Yehudiah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Takimoto scores with a nice right hand.
A combination from Takimoto does no damage.

Takimoto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yehudiah's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takimoto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Takimoto's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Takimoto works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto trying to pass the guard but Yehudiah defending well.
Takimoto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Yehudiah!
Yehudiah is controlling an arm, preventing Takimoto from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Takimoto wants to control the action but instead Yehudiah gets a body lock and reverses into Takimoto's guard! Nice work!

Takimoto has his foot on Yehudiah's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yehudiah works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yehudiah trying to control the position from guard on top but Takimoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Takimoto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yehudiah defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuyuki Takimoto dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

No luck for Takimoto with that takedown attempt.
Takimoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takimoto looks to throw the jab but Yehudiah is out of range.
Takimoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yehudiah.
Takimoto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yehudiah sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Takimoto misses with a looping left.
Yehudiah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takimoto.
Takimoto just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yehudiah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yehudiah doesn't manage to clinch there - Takimoto circles away.
Takimoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yehudiah dodges the punch combination from Takimoto.
Takimoto throws a body punch but Yehudiah moves out of range.
Yehudiah slips under a jab.
No luck for Takimoto with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuyuki Takimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takimoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yehudiah manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Takimoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto misses with a wild body shot.
Yehudiah displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Takimoto.
Yehudiah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yehudiah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yehudiah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Takimoto swings for the body but Yehudiah moves out of range.
Takimoto throws a series of punches but Yehudiah moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Takimoto closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yehudiah quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Takimoto in particular looking to stall.
Yehudiah wants to control but Takimoto is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto wants to free his trapped foot but Yehudiah is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Takimoto is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yehudiah manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yehudiah keeping full guard, as Takimoto tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah pulls Takimoto in close to prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Yehudiah has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Yehudiah wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Takimoto stands and throws Yehudiah's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Takimoto wants to control but Yehudiah is keeping him busy.
Takimoto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yehudiah is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah is looking for a sweep.
Takimoto trying to control the action but Yehudiah is working from the bottom.
Yehudiah is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kazuyuki Takimoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Takimoto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yehudiah knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Takimoto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Takimoto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Yehudiah tries to hold on but Takimoto postures up.

Takimoto moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Yehudiah has worked his arm free - good work by Yehudiah!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto is looking to take a break and control but Yehudiah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takimoto is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Yehudiah's shoulder. That is not cool.
Takimoto works to advance to full mount. Yehudiah defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Takimoto is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Yehudiah has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Yehudiah is trying desperately to improve position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah prevents Takimoto from taking his back.
Takimoto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Takimoto is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Yehudiah is surviving well by controlling Takimoto's body position as best he can.
Takimoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yehudiah is looking to escape.

Takimoto has control of Yehudiah's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Yehudiah regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah is squirming around, avoiding Takimoto's attempts to control the action.
Yehudiah is desperately trying to improve his position but Takimoto has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takimoto with good strikes from the mount here!
Yehudiah is looking to improve his position but Takimoto isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuyuki Takimoto clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yehudiah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Takimoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yehudiah walks into a straight right hand from Takimoto.
Yehudiah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Takimoto.
Takimoto misses with a hook.
Takimoto misses with a low kick as Yehudiah jumps back.
Takimoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Takimoto cracks a nice hook into Yehudiah's ribs.
Yehudiah slaps away a takedown attempt from Takimoto, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Takimoto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Yehudiah moves away from the strike by Takimoto.
Takimoto connects with a nice looking jab.
Takimoto swinging wildly here.
Takimoto throws a front kick aimed at Yehudiah's knee but Yehudiah avoids it well.
Kazuyuki Takimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yehudiah walks into a jab.
Takimoto lands a slapping body shot.
Yehudiah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yehudiah lands with a kick to the temple. Takimoto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah slips under a jab from Takimoto.
Takimoto cracks the inside of Yehudiah's front leg.
Yehudiah staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Yehudiah.
Yehudiah moves in looking to clinch but Takimoto pushes him off.
Takimoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takimoto takes a swing at Yehudiah's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Takimoto.
Yehudiah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Yehudiah closes the distance and clinches.
Yehudiah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Takimoto's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow over the top.
Yehudiah looking to slow down the pace here.
Takimoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yehudiah wants to stall.
Yehudiah lands a damaging elbow.
Takimoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Takimoto blocks an elbow strike from Yehudiah.
Yehudiah lands an elbow inside that Takimoto shrugs off.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow over the top.

Takimoto breaks from the clinch.
Takimoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takimoto shoots in for a takedown but Yehudiah shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuyuki Takimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yehudiah avoids it really well and circles away.
Takimoto fails with a takedown attempt.
Takimoto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yehudiah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Takimoto's knee momentarily.
Yehudiah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takimoto misses the shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yehudiah.
Takimoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takimoto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Yehudiah as Takimoto shoots in.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takimoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Takimoto.

Takimoto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yehudiah tries to get to full guard but Takimoto has control of the leg.
Yehudiah trying to control but Takimoto postures up.

Takimoto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Takimoto content to control rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Takimoto has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah wants to control but Takimoto is having none of it.
Takimoto controlling his opponent.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto forces the positional change into back control.
Takimoto struggling to keep hold of the position.
Takimoto misses with a punch to the head.
I would not like to be Yehudiah right now.
Yehudiah covering up well and avoiding damage.
Yehudiah trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Takimoto trying to control.

Takimoto tightening his grip on Yehudiah, looking for the choke.
Yehudiah is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Takimoto off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
The referee is taking a good look at Yehudiah as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Takimoto!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takimoto tries to keep control of the position but Yehudiah is staying busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuyuki Takimoto had his way with Zagan Yehudiah in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Yehudiah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yehudiah tries to clinch but Takimoto is having none of it.
Yehudiah explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Takimoto keeps the fight on the outside.

Takimoto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yehudiah!
Takimoto controlling the pace for now.
Yehudiah wants to control but Takimoto is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto tries to control but Yehudiah wriggling away.
Yehudiah wants to control but Takimoto is having none of it.
Takimoto fails to advance to Yehudiah's back.

Takimoto working for a guillotine from mount but Yehudiah is in no mood to give up.
Takimoto controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto looking to control but Yehudiah is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Takimoto looking for a guillotine from mount but Yehudiah is having none of it.
Yehudiah tries to reverse the position but Takimoto maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Yehudiah is in real trouble.
Takimoto looking to hold on to the position here but Yehudiah rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Takimoto controlling from the top position.
Yehudiah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Takimoto is one step ahead there.
Yehudiah keeping moving, preventing Takimoto from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto stays in close to Yehudiah's body and controls the position.
Takimoto trying to control but Yehudiah is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Kazuyuki Takimoto wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Yehudiah takes one on the button.
Yehudiah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takimoto misses with a lunging right hand

and Yehudiah moves into the clinch.
Yehudiah will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Takimoto up against the cage.
Takimoto lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Takimoto tries to break free but Yehudiah pushes him back against the cage.
Yehudiah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow strike.

Takimoto has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Yehudiah uses from the top position.
Takimoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Takimoto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yehudiah defends well.
Yehudiah must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Takimoto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yehudiah manages to get himself to full guard.
Takimoto wants to control from the top but Yehudiah keeps moving.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Takimoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Takimoto wants to control from the top but Yehudiah keeps moving.
Yehudiah can't keep his opponent in guard - Takimoto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Takimoto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Zagan Yehudiah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto moves nicely into side control.
Yehudiah is letting Takimoto control him for a moment.
Takimoto trying to control the position but Yehudiah is working away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Takimoto has hold of Yehudiah's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Yehudiah tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Takimoto cranks the arm and Yehudiah screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Yehudiah, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:27 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kazuyuki Takimoto!
A relieved looking Kazuyuki Takimoto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.