Filed under: Bellator , News Goiti Yamauchi ’s decision to move up to the Bellator lightweight division continued to pay off on Friday when he submitted Adam Piccolotti in the first round at Bellator 183. Yamauchi (22-3 MMA, 8-2 BMMA) improved to 3-0 since he moved up from the featherweight division in October when he threw an onslaught of submission attempts at his opponent until Piccolotti (9-1 MMA, 5-1 BMMA) was forced to tap out to a rear-naked choke at the 3:19 mark of Round 1. The lightweight bout aired on Spike as part of the Bellator 183 main card, which took place at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. Prelims streamed on MMAjunkie
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