{"id":43977,"date":"2022-08-13T05:26:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T05:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/goiti-yamauchis-uppercut-kos-neiman-gracie\/"},"modified":"2022-08-13T05:26:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T05:26:48","slug":"goiti-yamauchis-uppercut-kos-neiman-gracie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/goiti-yamauchis-uppercut-kos-neiman-gracie\/","title":{"rendered":"Goiti Yamauchi&#8217;s uppercut KOs Neiman Gracie"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Goiti Yamauchi has long been a member of the Bellator roster, but perhaps never closer to a title opportunity than now.<\/p>\n<p>At Bellator 284, Yamauchi (28-5 MMA, 14-4 BMMA) stopped Neiman Gracie (11-4 MMA, 9-4 BMMA) with punches at 3:58 of Round 2. The bout headlined the event Saturday at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD<\/p>\n<p>The knockout topped off a dominant performance for Yamauchi, who stunned Gracie early in Round 1 before he resorted to his grappling.  In Round 2, Yamauchi appeared a step ahead as well.  He both striking and grappling, a two-pronged attack Gracie struggled to figure out.<\/p>\n<p>The knockout sequence began with a hard uppercut.  As Gracie toppled to the canvas, a few follow-up shots rained down from Yamauchi, though the damage was done.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud835\ude43\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude63\ud835\ude59\ud835\ude68 \ud835\ude59\ud835\ude64\ud835\ude6c\ud835\ude63 \ud83e\udd2f<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoitiOfficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@GoitiOfficial<\/a> may have the most submissions in Bellator history, but that doesn&#8217;t mean he can&#8217;t hang on the feet!<\/p>\n<p>A spectacular finish to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bellator284?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#Bellator284<\/a> live on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SHOsports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@SHOsports<\/a>. <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b7I5AxY3PL\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/b7I5AxY3PL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BellatorMMA\/status\/1558287908418867201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">August 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Yamauchi, who made his promotional debut at Bellator 99 in September 2013, becomes the first to stop Neiman Gracie.  He extends his winning streak to three and has won back-to-back fights at welterweight.  Meanwhile, Gracie has lost back-to-back fights and three of his most recent four outings.<\/p>\n<p>The up-to-the-minute Bellator 284 results include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Goiti Yamauchi def.  Neiman Gracie via knockout (punches) \u2013 Round 2, 3:58<\/li>\n<li>Valentin Moldavsky vs.  Steve Mowry results in a no contest (accidental eye poke) \u2013 Round 1, 0:54<\/li>\n<li>Ilima-Lei Macfarlane def.  Bruna Ellen via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)<\/li>\n<li>Gokhan Saricam def.  Said Sowma via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)<\/li>\n<li>Aaron Jeffery def.  Austin Vanderford via TKO (punches) \u2013 Round 1, 1:25<\/li>\n<li>Marcos Breno def.  Josh Hill via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)<\/li>\n<li>DeAnna Bennett def.  Justine Kish via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)<\/li>\n<li>Sullivan Cauley def.  Tyson Jeffries via knockout (knee) \u2013 Round 1, 1:39<\/li>\n<li>Pat Downey def.  Keyes Nelson via submission (arm triangle choke) \u2013 Round 1, 0:36<\/li>\n<li>Bailey Schoenfelder def.  Mark Currier via submission (rear-naked choke) \u2013 Round 2, 2:35<\/li>\n<li>Mitchell McKee def.  Tony Ortega via TKO (punches) \u2013 Round 2, 1:28<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie&#8217;s event hub for Bellator 284.<\/em><\/p>\n<aside class=\"shortcode shortcode--vertical-gallery\" data-gallery-id=\"2570877\" data-gallery-type=\"vertical_gallery\">\n<h2 class=\"shortcode--vertical-gallery__header\"><span>Gallery<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"shortcode--vertical-gallery__title\">Goiti Yamauchi def.  Neiman Gracie at Bellator 284: Best photos<\/h2>\n<div class=\"shortcode--vertical-gallery__image\">\n\t\t\t<noscript><img width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Goiti-Yamauchi-def.-Neiman-Gracie-Bellator-284-33.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-1000x1000 size-1000x1000\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Goiti-Yamauchi-def.-Neiman-Gracie-Bellator-284-33.jpg 3850w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Goiti-Yamauchi-def.-Neiman-Gracie-Bellator-284-33.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Goiti-Yamauchi-def.-Neiman-Gracie-Bellator-284-33.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Goiti-Yamauchi-def.-Neiman-Gracie-Bellator-284-33.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Goiti-Yamauchi-def.-Neiman-Gracie-Bellator-284-33.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Goiti-Yamauchi-def.-Neiman-Gracie-Bellator-284-33.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Goiti-Yamauchi-def.-Neiman-Gracie-Bellator-284-33.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Goiti-Yamauchi-def.-Neiman-Gracie-Bellator-284-33.jpg?resize=480,320 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><br \/>\n<span class=\"vertical-gallery__overlay\"><br \/>\n\t<span class=\"vertical-gallery__overlay_icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t<span class=\"icon icon--gallery\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><use href=\"#gallery\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<span class=\"vertical-gallery__overlay_text\"><br \/>\n\t\t<span class=\"vertical-gallery__overlay_text--view\">view<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t39 photos\t<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goiti Yamauchi has long been a member of the Bellator roster, but perhaps never closer to a title opportunity than now. At Bellator 284, Yamauchi (28-5 MMA, 14-4 BMMA) stopped Neiman Gracie (11-4 MMA, 9-4 BMMA) with punches at 3:58 of Round 2. The bout headlined the event Saturday at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/goiti-yamauchis-uppercut-kos-neiman-gracie\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Goiti Yamauchi&#8217;s uppercut KOs Neiman Gracie<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[10250,17281,17332,17333,46,249],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44015,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/bellator-284-results-goiti-yamauchi-brings-big-drama-show-knocks-out-neiman-gracie-in-second\/","url_meta":{"origin":43977,"position":0},"title":"Bellator 284 results: Goiti Yamauchi brings &#8216;Big Drama Show,&#8217; knocks out Neiman Gracie in second","date":"August 13, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Goiti Yamauchi channeled one hero to take out another in Bellator 284's main event, stopping Neiman Gracie cold with an uppercut at the 3:58 mark of the second round. \u201cI've always been a defensive fighter,\u201d Yamauchi said after his stunning knockout on Friday at Sanford Pentagon. \u201cThis time, [I brought]\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":23143,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jason-jackson-beats-douglas-lima-in-uneventful-headliner\/","url_meta":{"origin":43977,"position":1},"title":"Jason Jackson beats Douglas Lima in uneventful headliner","date":"July 23, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"It wasn't the most rock 'em, sock 'em fight in Bellator history, but a win is a win for Jason Jackson's record. 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