Powergate: Gate 6 - Yoshida vs. Nagata

This flyweight match proved one truth about flyweights; They are F'ing tiny. Tiny. Like little dolls made for small ballerinas to cradle in their narrow hands. Tiny like freshman at the bus stop. Tiny. But tiny is, in the end, quantifiable. Yoshida Tomohiko, representing G-FREE, is 160cm and 55kg. His competition, Nagata Yasunori, is a stringier 173cm and weighed in at 59kg.





Nagata came out in wrestling shoes and black trunks. These two were more dedicated to striking than anyone preceding them.　

　

Yoshida, the southpaw, finally shot a single leg and got the fight to the ground. His compact build allowed him to get low on his opponent Nagata.

Nagata became the first person I have ever seen try to work the rubber guard with wrestling shoes on. I suppose it would help one's grip, but It didn't help Nagata who was dominated on the ground.






Nagata earned a stand-up for his efforts.



Only to be taken back down.




And finally succumbed to a tight rear-naked choke.