Spike Carlyle ’s dream of fighting in Japan came true, and he couldn’t have asked for a better outcome. Carlyle, a former UFC and Bellator veteran, was victorious in his promotional debut at Rizin FF 35 after putting Koji Takeda to sleep with a guillotine choke Sunday at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo. Carlyle’s move was slick and so tight as Takeda had no way to escape in the second round once the choke was locked in
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