Tatsuya Ando Submits Yang Ji‑yong
Tatsuya Ando rallied from a difficult opening round to submit Yang Ji-yong by rear-naked choke in Round 2 at Super RIZIN.4. The finish came at 3:52 in their 61-kilogram bout at Saitama Super Arena on July 27, 2025.
Yang Controls the First Round
Both fighters opened in southpaw, and Yang landed the first clean strike with a right high kick. Ando pressured him toward the corner and landed a left straight, but Yang answered with his own left. The exchange briefly put both men down. Ando recovered first, lifted and slammed Yang, then attacked with a front choke. Yang escaped, swept Ando to the canvas and used half guard to keep him grounded through the end of the round.
Ando Finds the Finish in Round 2
Ando continued to look for the left straight and a takedown, while Yang defended and fired back with a straight left and a counter hook. Yang tried for a shot of his own, but Ando stopped it. Ando then stepped in with a left that hurt Yang, followed with a throw and took mount. When Yang turned away, Ando locked in the rear-naked choke and forced the tap at 3:52.
Official Result
Tatsuya Ando def. Yang Ji-yong by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 2, 3:52. The RIZIN MMA bout was scheduled for three five-minute rounds at 61 kilograms.
The win came on the Super RIZIN.4 main card at Saitama Super Arena. Read the full event results and card recap for the night’s other outcomes.
Context and Significance
The opening round belonged to Yang according to the account, which makes Ando’s second-round finish the defining shift in the contest. Ando secured the rear-naked choke at 3:52, ending the 61-kilogram bout before the judges were needed. The result shows how quickly the competitive picture changed after a difficult start. It is a useful case where the method and timing add more than a simple win label: the submission closed a bout that had begun with Yang controlling the early exchanges.
Sources
RIZIN Fighting Federation: Official Ando–Yang result and round-by-round report
MMA Fighting: Super RIZIN.4 results and event report
