 After Otsuka took his opponent's back when Yoshihisa attempted a rolling kneebar, the Battlarts wrestler landed a jumping knee drop on his spine, but the move also slammed Otsuka's other knee on the mat, injuring it.Alexander continued dominating, hitting hammerfists to the head and even locking a crucifix, but the injury was too grave to keep on and Yamamoto came back with his own knees, making Otsuka throw the fight.Otsuka had his last apparition at PRIDE 27, where he went against Murilo Rua, but the fight had to be postponed later in the event when Rua landed an accidental low blow.