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Dodson-Yamaguchi Ticketed for TPF 9

Another battle of world-ranked flyweights will go down at Tachi Palace Fights 9 on May 5 at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, Calif., as Greg Jackson product John Dodson (Pictured) takes on Japanese import Mamoru Yamaguchi.

Sherdog.com on Friday learned of the matchup from sources close to the event.

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Known for his inventive techniques in the cage, Dodson has won four of his last five contests. “The Magician” began his career in 2004 and is a veteran of King of the Cage competition. Most recently, the 26-year-old bested John Moraga at Nemesis Fighting “Global Invasion” in December. The Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts representative has finished more than half of his 11 career victims by either knockout or submission and has never been finished as a professional.

Yamaguchi is a veteran of Vale Tudo Japan and King of the Cage, but the flyweight has competed primarily in Shooto since beginning his career in 1999. In 2000, the Shooting Gym Yokohama product won Shooto’s 132-pound title, but he lost the belt in just his second title defense. Two years after losing the promotion’s featherweight strap, Yamaguchi earned Shooto’s 123-pound bantamweight crown, losing that title three years later to Shinichi Kojima in 2006. Yamaguchi is currently the King of the Cage 125-pound champion, winning the crown a year ago and defending the belt once in August.

This item was updated at 5:59 p.m. ET to correct the date of the event. The bout will take place on TPF's May 5 card, not its February bill.

Jeff Sherwood contributed to this report.
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