Fourth Match: Akira Tozawa (Japan) vs. Kenneth Johnson (USA) in a First Round Match in the Cruiserweight Classic Tournament
Tozawa and Johnson locks up. Tozawa with a waist lock takedown. Tozawa applies a front facelock. Tozawa back to the waist lock. Johnson counters and applies a wrist lock. Tozawa with a kick up into a side headlock takeover. Tozawa with a double leg takedown. Johnson applies a Indian Death Lock. Johnson transitions into a front face lock. Tozawa with a series of back elbows to the midsection of Johnson. More submission exchanges as Johnson applies a side headlock. We’re back to a stale mate. Tozawa with a side headlock. Tozawa with a side kick to the head of Johnson for a two count. Tozawa with a kick to the back of Johnson. Tozawa with a snap mare into a rear chin lock.
Tozawa and Johnson with back and forth knife edge chops. Tozawa drops Johnson with a right to the jaw. Tozawa with a back breaker to Johnson. Tozawa with another vicious kick to the back of Johnson. Tozawa applies a sitout abdominal stretch. Standing switch and Johnson lands a clubbing forearm to the back of Tozawa. Tozawa with a discus forearm to Johnson. Johnson responds with a single leg lariat. Tozawa with a spinning back kick to Johnson. Both men are knock down by a double clothesline. Tozawa with a series of forearms to Johnson. Johnson with a knee to the face of Tozawa for a two count. Tozawa goes for a backslide, but Johnson counters with a reverse DDT. Tozawa with a waist lock, but Johnson victory rolls him for a two count. Tozawa plants Johnson with a snap german suplex. Tozawa lands a deadlift german suplex with a bridge to pickup the victory.
Winner: Akira Tozawa (Japan)
The competitors that have advanced into the Second Round of the Cruiserweight Classic goes as follows (Kota Ibushi, Cedric Alexander, Gran Metalik, Ho Ho Lun, Akira Tozawa, Lince Dorado, Tajiri and TJ Perkins)
The matchup’s for next week’s CWC is Tony Nese vs. Anthony Bennett, Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tyson Dux, Drew Gulak vs. Harv Shira and Raul Mendoza vs. The Brian Kendrick.
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