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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Satsuya Kondou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonid Yakubovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonid Yakubovich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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197 cm
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201 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satsuya Kondou!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonid Yakubovich!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kondou.
Yakubovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kondou throws a shot from downtown. Yakubovich moves away and avoids it.
Kondou throws a head kick that misses.
Satsuya Kondou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kondou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yakubovich throws a head kick that misses.
Kondou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yakubovich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kondou moves in looking to clinch but Yakubovich pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Yakubovich.
Yakubovich throws a sloppy head kick and Kondou moves out of range easily.
Kondou throws a lazy head kick
and Yakubovich counters with a three punch combo that has Kondou backing up. Kondou nods at Yakubovich to acknowledge the strikes.
Yakubovich throws a sloppy head kick
and Yakubovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yakubovich looks gassed!
Kondou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kondou throws a sloppy head kick
and Yakubovich makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Yakubovich misses
and Kondou counters with a head kick that drops Yakubovich to the mat! Yakubovich scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Yakubovich is rocked!
Yakubovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yakubovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Kondou finish him?
Yakubovich throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kondou darts in and clinches Yakubovich up against the ropes.
Yakubovich seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondou manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Yakubovich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kondou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yakubovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yakubovich avoids it.
Yakubovich wants to break free but Kondou has control.
Kondou landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Kondou keeps control of Yakubovich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Yakubovich working hard to break the clinch.
Yakubovich wants to break free but Kondou has control.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yakubovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yakubovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yakubovich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yakubovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kondou stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakubovich is trying to break the clinch but Kondou is controlling him.
Yakubovich managing to block the knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou missing with knees to the body.
Kondou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yakubovich is trying to force a seperation but Kondou has the dominant position.
Yakubovich being controlled against the ropes.
Yakubovich breaks from the clinch.
Kondou lands a big head kick that sends Yakubovich tumbling to the mat! Kondou takes a step backwards and waves Yakubovich back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kondou has closed the distance and engaged Yakubovich in a clinch.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yakubovich is trying to break the clinch but Kondou has him pressed against the ropes.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but Yakubovich blocks it.
Yakubovich managing to block the knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yakubovich blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Yakubovich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yakubovich wants to get back to striking at distance but Kondou won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yakubovich avoids it.
Kondou prevents Yakubovich from breaking the clinch.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
Yakubovich working hard to break the clinch.
Yakubovich breaks from the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Yakubovich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kondou checks a low kick from Yakubovich.
Yakubovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kondou misses with a wild combination.
Kondou throws a head kick but Yakubovich moves out of range.
Kondou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kondou walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yakubovich.
A head kick misses from Yakubovich.
A head kick misses from Kondou.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kondou lands with a kick to the temple. Yakubovich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yakubovich wants to break free but Kondou has control.
Yakubovich is trying to break the clinch but Kondou has him pressed against the ropes.
Yakubovich wants to get back to striking at distance but Kondou won't allow it.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yakubovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Yakubovich has had enough of the clinch but Kondou keeps him there for the moment.
Yakubovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yakubovich tries to circle away but Kondou has him pinned against the ropes.
Yakubovich can't break the clinch.
Kondou stalling in the clinch.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but Yakubovich blocks with his arms.
Yakubovich misses with an elbow over the top.
Kondou keeps control of Yakubovich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yakubovich manages to break the clinch.
Yakubovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Kondou.
Yakubovich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yakubovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Kondou.
Kondou throws a sloppy head kick and Yakubovich moves out of range easily.
Yakubovich throws a sloppy body shot
and Kondou counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yakubovich's knee momentarily.
Kondou looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kondou throws a good cross that connects.
Kondou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kondou tries to close the distance and clinch but Yakubovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kondou tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yakubovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yakubovich throws a sloppy head kick
and Kondou counters with a good low kick that Yakubovich was not able to check.
Kondou misses with the body kick
and Yakubovich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kondou throws a head kick but Yakubovich moves out of range.
Kondou tries a head kick but it misses.
Yakubovich misses with a kick to the body
and Kondou counters with a thumping low kick.
Kondou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kondou checks the leg kick.
Kondou cracks the inside of Yakubovich's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakubovich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kondou moves in looking to clinch but Yakubovich pushes him off.
Kondou throws a hook but Yakubovich blocks it.
Yakubovich scores with a jab to the body.
Kondou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kondou throws a sloppy head kick and Yakubovich moves out of range easily.
Yakubovich throws a lazy head kick
and Kondou counters with a thumping low kick.
Kondou misses with a low kick.
Kondou moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kondou tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yakubovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kondou rushes Yakubovich and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kondou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yakubovich tries to circle away but Kondou has him pinned against the ropes.
Yakubovich is trying to force a seperation but Kondou has the dominant position.
Yakubovich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kondou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yakubovich.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
Yakubovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kondou has him pressed against the ropes.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but Yakubovich blocks it.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yakubovich avoids it.
Yakubovich is trying to break the clinch but Kondou has him pressed against the ropes.
The referee calls for Kondou to work.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Yakubovich avoiding damage as Kondou throws knees to the body.
Yakubovich is trying to force a seperation but Kondou has the dominant position.
Yakubovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yakubovich throws a body kick the misses
and Kondou counters with a head kick.
Kondou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kondou throws a front kick that sends Yakubovich stumbling back into the ropes.
A jab lands there for Kondou.
Yakubovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yakubovich avoids a kick to the body.
Kondou is looking to clinch.
Yakubovich throws a head kick that misses
and Kondou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yakubovich takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kondou throws a sloppy head kick and Yakubovich moves out of range easily.
Yakubovich throws a lazy head kick
and Kondou counters by clinching up.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yakubovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Kondou is stalling here.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Yakubovich is blocking nicely.
Yakubovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yakubovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yakubovich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yakubovich avoids it.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yakubovich avoids it.
Yakubovich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kondou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yakubovich's efforts to push away.
Yakubovich landing knees to the body.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but Yakubovich blocks with his arms.
Kondou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yakubovich is defending well for now.
Yakubovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yakubovich blocks a head kick by Kondou.
Yakubovich throws a leg kick which misses Kondou's front leg but catches the back leg as Kondou tries to avoid it.
A head kick by Yakubovich misses
and Kondou counters with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kondou throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yakubovich throws a head kick that misses
and Kondou counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yakubovich is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kondou tries to clinch up
and Yakubovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satsuya Kondou dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from Kondou.
Kondou missing with a left hand there. Yakubovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yakubovich. Kondou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yakubovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kondou tests Yakubovich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yakubovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kondou dodges the punch combination from Yakubovich.
Kondou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kondou tries to clinch up
and Yakubovich counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kondou is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kondou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Yakubovich is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yakubovich avoids it.
Yakubovich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Yakubovich's ribcage.
Kondou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yakubovich can do to turn this around?
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yakubovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kondou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Yakubovich is blocking nicely.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Yakubovich is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for Kondou to work.
Yakubovich tries to break the clinch but Kondou is controlling the position.
Yakubovich managing to block the knees to the body from Kondou.
Yakubovich tries to break free but Kondou pushes him back against the ropes.
Yakubovich can't break the clinch.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Yakubovich avoiding damage as Kondou throws knees to the body.
Yakubovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kondou is pushing Yakubovich up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kondou has Yakubovich pressed against the ropes, preventing Yakubovich from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kondou is looking to control Yakubovich's arms but Yakubovich gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kondou has his back to the ropes.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Kondou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yakubovich.
Yakubovich digs a right hand underneath Kondou's ribcage. Kondou let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yakubovich looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yakubovich is trying to break the clinch but Kondou has him pressed against the ropes.
Yakubovich breaks the clinch.
Kondou pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yakubovich throws a head kick that misses
and Kondou counters with an outside leg kick.
Yakubovich lands an overhand right.
Yakubovich blocks the body kick.
Kondou tries to clinch up.
Yakubovich throws a body kick that misses.
Satsuya Kondou is winning the standup battle so far.
Yakubovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kondou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yakubovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Kondou.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kondou is looking to clinch.
Yakubovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kondou rushes Yakubovich and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kondou is looking to control Yakubovich's arms but Yakubovich gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kondou has his back to the ropes.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Kondou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kondou is pushing Yakubovich up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yakubovich managing to block the knees to the body from Kondou.
Yakubovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kondou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yakubovich throws a lazy head kick
and Kondou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kondou wants to clinch
and Yakubovich counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kondou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kondou throws a head kick that misses
and Yakubovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kondou throws a lazy head kick
and Yakubovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yakubovich throws a sloppy head kick and Kondou moves out of range easily.
Yakubovich tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kondou throws a head kick that misses
and Yakubovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kondou takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kondou moves in looking to clinch but Yakubovich pushes him off.
Yakubovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yakubovich throws a head kick but Kondou moves out of range.
Kondou lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kondou throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kondou wants to clinch up but Yakubovich keeps it at a distance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kondou moves out of range of the body kick from Yakubovich.
Kondou clinches with his opponent.
Kondou has Yakubovich pressed against the ropes, preventing Yakubovich from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kondou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but Yakubovich blocks with his arms.
Kondou keeps control of Yakubovich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but Yakubovich blocks it.
Yakubovich tries to circle away but Kondou has him pinned against the ropes.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Yakubovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yakubovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yakubovich throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Yakubovich.
Kondou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kondou misses with a head kick.
Kondou tries to clinch but Yakubovich moves out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yakubovich gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kondou counters with a one-two to the body.
Satsuya Kondou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kondou misses with the combination.
Yakubovich throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yakubovich throws a looping overhand right but Kondou ducks down to avoid it.
Yakubovich throws a lazy head kick
and Kondou counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kondou clobbers Yakubovich with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yakubovich missing with a left hand there. Kondou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kondou is looking to land body kicks.
Kondou lands a high kick!
Kondou fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yakubovich, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kondou is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kondou trying to control the position but instead, Yakubovich has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kondou into the ropes.
Yakubovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yakubovich is trying to break free.
Yakubovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Yakubovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yakubovich has had enough of the clinch but Kondou keeps him there for the moment.
Yakubovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yakubovich throws a head kick that misses
and Kondou counters with a thumping low kick.
Kondou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Yakubovich landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yakubovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yakubovich is trying to break the clinch but Kondou has him pressed against the ropes.
Yakubovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yakubovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yakubovich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Kondou has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Stalling in the clinch from Kondou.
Yakubovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yakubovich manages to break the clinch.
Kondou has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yakubovich wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kondou prevents Yakubovich from breaking the clinch.
Yakubovich tries to circle away but Kondou has him pinned against the ropes.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Yakubovich has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Kondou displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yakubovich up against the ropes.
Kondou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yakubovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Yakubovich tries to break the clinch but Kondou is controlling the position.
Kondou missing with knees to the body.
Yakubovich has had enough of the clinch but Kondou keeps him there for the moment.
Yakubovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kondou has him pressed against the ropes.
Kondou is pushing Yakubovich up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yakubovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yakubovich is looking to break free of the clinch but Kondou has double underhooks.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yakubovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but Yakubovich blocks it.
Yakubovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yakubovich lands with an uppercut that bounces Kondou off the ropes and back into rage.
Kondou closes the distance and clinches.
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
Yakubovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kondou has him pressed against the ropes.
Yakubovich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Kondou tries to land knees in the clinch but Yakubovich avoids the damage to the body.
Yakubovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yakubovich looks for the body kick but Kondou saw that one coming.
Kondou misses with a head kick.
Kondou takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kondou moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satsuya Kondou dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kondou wants to clinch up but Yakubovich keeps it at a distance.
Yakubovich throws a head kick that misses
and Kondou counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yakubovich is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yakubovich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yakubovich takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kondou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick by Kondou misses
and Yakubovich counters with a nice body kick.
Kondou connects with a jab.
Yakubovich misses with a looping right.
Yakubovich throws a body kick the misses
and Kondou counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Yakubovich blocks a head kick by Kondou.
Kondou tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yakubovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yakubovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kondou connects with a high kick.
Yakubovich slips under a jab from Kondou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondou throws a lazy head kick
and Yakubovich counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick by Yakubovich misses
and Kondou counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yakubovich avoids it.
Yakubovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Yakubovich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Yakubovich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yakubovich managing to block the knees to the body from Kondou.
Yakubovich is trying to break free.
Yakubovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Yakubovich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Yakubovich can't break the clinch.
Yakubovich avoiding damage as Kondou throws knees to the body.
Yakubovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Yakubovich avoiding damage as Kondou throws knees to the body.
Yakubovich letting Kondou take a breather here.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Yakubovich is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kondou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yakubovich's efforts to push away.
Yakubovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yakubovich is looking to land body kicks.
Kondou cracks Yakubovich with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Kondou throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kondou lands a high kick!
Yakubovich slips under a jab from Kondou.
Kondou lands a head kick. Yakubovich smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yakubovich throws a lazy head kick
and Kondou counters with a good low kick that Yakubovich was not able to check.
Yakubovich throws a lazy head kick
and Kondou counters with a big head kick but Yakubovich shrugs it off.
Kondou moves in looking to clinch but Yakubovich pushes him off.
Yakubovich throws a sloppy head kick
and Kondou counters with a left and a right that stings Yakubovich.
Kondou blocks a head kick by Yakubovich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakubovich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kondou tries to clinch
and Yakubovich counters with a nice body kick.
Kondou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Yakubovich can't break the clinch.
Yakubovich tries to break the clinch but Kondou is controlling the position.
Kondou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yakubovich is defending well for now.
Yakubovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kondou has him pressed against the ropes.
Yakubovich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Yakubovich working hard to break the clinch.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Yakubovich avoiding damage as Kondou throws knees to the body.
Yakubovich is trying to force a seperation but Kondou has the dominant position.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yakubovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Kondou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kondou keeps control of Yakubovich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yakubovich managing to block the knees to the body from Kondou.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yakubovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kondou throws a leg kick but Yakubovich sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kondou connects with a solid leg kick.
Yakubovich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kondou looks to land a left hand but Yakubovich moved out of range nicely.
Yakubovich avoids the head kick by Kondou.
Kondou throws a leg kick
and Yakubovich counters with an inside leg kick.
Yakubovich throws a sloppy head kick
and Kondou counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yakubovich is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yakubovich plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yakubovich throws a body kick that misses.
Kondou looks to land a left hand but Yakubovich moved out of range nicely.
Kondou tries to clinch there but Yakubovich circles away.
Yakubovich with a jab.
A head kick by Yakubovich misses
and Kondou counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yakubovich tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kondou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yakubovich throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kondou has managed to clinch.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yakubovich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kondou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kondou tries to land knees in the clinch but Yakubovich avoids the damage to the body.
Yakubovich tries to break free but Kondou pushes him back against the ropes.
Yakubovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Kondou will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kondou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yakubovich looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
Satsuya Kondou has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yakubovich is trying to force a seperation but Kondou has the dominant position.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yakubovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yakubovich working hard to break the clinch.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but Yakubovich blocks it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yakubovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yakubovich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yakubovich wants to get back to striking at distance but Kondou won't allow it.
Kondou landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yakubovich is looking to break free of the clinch but Kondou has double underhooks.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yakubovich avoiding damage as Kondou throws knees to the body.
Kondou is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Yakubovich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
Yakubovich is looking to break free of the clinch but Kondou has double underhooks.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yakubovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but Yakubovich blocks it.
Yakubovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yakubovich scores with a jab.
Kondou avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kondou throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yakubovich.
Yakubovich throws a head kick that misses
and Kondou counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yakubovich is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A low kick from Kondou misses
and Yakubovich counters with a series of strikes. Kondou will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kondou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Yakubovich misses
and Kondou counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Kondou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yakubovich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yakubovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yakubovich avoids the head kick by Kondou.
Kondou tries to close the distance and clinch but Yakubovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kondou attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Both fighters circling a little - Kondou finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kondou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kondou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Yakubovich.
Kondou is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kondou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Yakubovich.
Yakubovich misses with a head kick.
Kondou takes the fight into the clinch.
Kondou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yakubovich's efforts to push away.
Yakubovich wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Yakubovich is blocking nicely.
Yakubovich managing to block the knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yakubovich's efforts to push away.
Kondou tries to land knees in the clinch but Yakubovich avoids the damage to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Yakubovich is trying to force a seperation but Kondou has the dominant position.
Kondou missing with knees to the body.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Yakubovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yakubovich has had enough of the clinch but Kondou keeps him there for the moment.
Yakubovich wants to break free but Kondou has control.
Yakubovich can't break the clinch.
Kondou has Yakubovich pressed against the ropes, preventing Yakubovich from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yakubovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yakubovich wants to break free but Kondou has control.
Kondou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but Yakubovich blocks with his arms.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Yakubovich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yakubovich is trying to break the clinch but Kondou has him pressed against the ropes.
Kondou landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yakubovich can't break the clinch.
Yakubovich wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yakubovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yakubovich breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satsuya Kondou clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kondou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Kondou misses
and Yakubovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kondou fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yakubovich.
Yakubovich misses with a looping right.
Yakubovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kondou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kondou throws the left hand but Yakubovich avoids the punch easily.
Kondou misses with a leg kick
and Yakubovich counters with a nice leg kick.
Kondou gets a clinch.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Yakubovich looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yakubovich is trying to force a seperation but Kondou has the dominant position.
Yakubovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yakubovich throws a sloppy head kick
and Kondou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kondou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondou fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yakubovich.
Kondou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kondou tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Yakubovich misses
and Kondou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kondou works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kondou throws a sloppy head kick
and Yakubovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kondou thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kondou throws a leg kick but Yakubovich moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kondou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yakubovich throws a head kick that misses.
Kondou connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kondou bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yakubovich's head.
Yakubovich throws a head kick that misses
and Kondou counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Yakubovich is blocking nicely.
Yakubovich is looking to break free of the clinch but Kondou has double underhooks.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Yakubovich wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kondou leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Kondou missing with knees to the body.
Yakubovich is trying to force a seperation but Kondou has the dominant position.
Yakubovich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yakubovich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kondou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kondou slows down the pace here.
Yakubovich working hard to break the clinch.
Yakubovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yakubovich avoids it.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Yakubovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Yakubovich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yakubovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Kondou prevents Yakubovich from breaking the clinch.
Yakubovich wants to get back to striking at distance but Kondou won't allow it.
Yakubovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kondou has him pressed against the ropes.
Kondou missing with knees to the body.
Yakubovich wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kondou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yakubovich manages to break the clinch.
Yakubovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yakubovich avoids the head kick by Kondou.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yakubovich - that will leave a mark!
Kondou throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kondou throws a head kick that misses
and Yakubovich counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kondou is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kondou throws a head kick that misses.
Yakubovich tests Kondou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kondou throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yakubovich counters with a left and a right that stings Kondou.
Yakubovich scores with a hook.
Kondou looks to land a combination but Yakubovich avoids it well.
A head kick by Kondou misses
and Yakubovich makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kondou really felt that one!
Kondou moves into the clinch.
Yakubovich is trying to break free.
Kondou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yakubovich's efforts to push away.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yakubovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kondou has Yakubovich pressed against the ropes, preventing Yakubovich from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kondou has Yakubovich pressed against the ropes, preventing Yakubovich from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yakubovich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yakubovich is trying to force a seperation but Kondou has the dominant position.
Kondou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kondou prevents Yakubovich from breaking the clinch.
Yakubovich avoiding damage as Kondou throws knees to the body.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Yakubovich is blocking nicely.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Yakubovich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kondou prevents Yakubovich from breaking the clinch.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yakubovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Yakubovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yakubovich wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yakubovich missing with knees to the body.
Yakubovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yakubovich wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yakubovich tries to break the clinch but Kondou is controlling the position.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kondou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yakubovich is defending well for now.
Kondou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yakubovich tries to break the clinch but Kondou is controlling the position.
Yakubovich is trying to break free.
Kondou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yakubovich.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yakubovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Yakubovich manages to break the clinch.
Yakubovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kondou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kondou throws a nice looking combination but Yakubovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yakubovich throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick by Kondou misses
and Yakubovich counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kondou is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kondou throws a big shot that misses.
Yakubovich lands a head kick. Kondou smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kondou lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kondou rushes Yakubovich and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but Yakubovich blocks it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yakubovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yakubovich lands a really nice looking cross but Kondou seems unphased.
Kondou is looking to chop away at Yakubovich's legs.
Kondou throws the left hand but Yakubovich avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Kondou.
Yakubovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kondou throws a big shot that misses.
Yakubovich throws a sloppy head kick and Kondou moves out of range easily.
Kondou moves into the clinch successfully.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yakubovich's face.
Yakubovich wants to break free but Kondou has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
Kondou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yakubovich wants to break free but Kondou has control.
Kondou stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kondou for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yakubovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yakubovich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yakubovich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kondou fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yakubovich throws a head kick but Kondou moves out of range.
Kondou moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kondou throws a sloppy head kick
and Yakubovich counters with a big head kick but Kondou shrugs it off.
Kondou lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice jab there from Yakubovich.
A slow jab from Yakubovich misses its intended target.
Kondou throws a head kick but Yakubovich moves out of range.
Yakubovich misses with a body kick.
Kondou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Yakubovich.
Yakubovich throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kondou misses the target.
Yakubovich throws a head kick that misses
and Kondou moves into the clinch.
Kondou is pushing Yakubovich up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kondou working Yakubovich over with knees to the body.
Yakubovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Yakubovich is trying to break free.
Yakubovich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kondou keeps control of Yakubovich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yakubovich tries to break free but Kondou pushes him back against the ropes.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Yakubovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satsuya Kondou had his way with Leonid Yakubovich in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Yakubovich throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kondou throws a head kick but Yakubovich moves out of range.
Yakubovich misses with a head kick.
Yakubovich throws a hook to the side of Kondou's head but Kondou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yakubovich avoids the head kick by Kondou.
Kondou blocks a head kick by Yakubovich.
Kondou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yakubovich looks for the body kick but Kondou saw that one coming.
Kondou throws a lazy head kick
and Yakubovich counters with a head kick. That will keep Kondou thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yakubovich throws a sloppy head kick
and Kondou counters with a good low kick that Yakubovich was not able to check.
Kondou throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yakubovich.
Kondou scores with a decent looking hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kondou.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kondou works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondou tries a head kick but it misses.
Kondou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kondou takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kondou throws a head kick but Yakubovich moves out of range.
Yakubovich bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A shot to the body from Yakubovich misses
and Kondou counters with a good, hard body kick but Yakubovich shrugs it off.
Kondou throws a head kick but Yakubovich moves out of range.
Yakubovich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick by Yakubovich misses
and Kondou counters with a straight right hand.
Kondou throws a lazy head kick
and Yakubovich counters with a head kick.
Kondou throws a sloppy head kick
and Yakubovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yakubovich misses with a hook.
Kondou misses with an uppercut. Yakubovich saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Kondou misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kondou throws a head kick but Yakubovich moves out of range.
Yakubovich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yakubovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kondou manages to avoid it.
Kondou blocks a head kick by Yakubovich.
Kondou throws a lazy head kick
and Yakubovich counters with a head kick. That will keep Kondou thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kondou sizes up Yakubovich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kondou misses with a head kick.
Kondou lands a head kick!
Kondou blocks a head kick by Yakubovich.
Kondou throws a lazy head kick
and Yakubovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yakubovich throws a sloppy head kick and Kondou moves out of range easily.
Yakubovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kondou throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kondou throws a head kick that misses.
Yakubovich looks for the body kick but Kondou saw that one coming.
Yakubovich looks for the body kick but Kondou saw that one coming.
Kondou swinging wilding here.
A head kick by Yakubovich misses
and Kondou counters with an inside leg kick.
Kondou throws a sloppy head kick and Yakubovich moves out of range easily.
Yakubovich avoids the head kick by Kondou.
Kondou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kondou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Yakubovich misses
and Kondou counters with a stiff right hand.
Kondou throws a lazy head kick
and Yakubovich counters with an inside leg kick.
Yakubovich lands a head kick. Kondou smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kondou throws a head kick that misses
and Yakubovich counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kondou takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kondou misses with a wild combination.
Kondou blocks a head kick by Yakubovich.
Kondou throws a head kick that misses
and Yakubovich counters with a nice leg kick.
Kondou throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kondou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kondou avoids the head kick by Yakubovich.
Kondou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kondou prevents Yakubovich from breaking the clinch.
Yakubovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kondou has him pressed against the ropes.
Kondou tries to land knees in the clinch but Yakubovich avoids the damage to the body.
Yakubovich tries to circle away but Kondou has him pinned against the ropes.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yakubovich avoids it.
Kondou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yakubovich is defending well for now.
Yakubovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kondou moves into range and clinches up with Yakubovich.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Kondou keeps control of Yakubovich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Yakubovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kondou keeps control of Yakubovich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kondou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Yakubovich is blocking nicely.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Yakubovich is blocking nicely.
Yakubovich is looking to break free of the clinch but Kondou has double underhooks.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Kondou trying to stall but Yakubovich improves his position.
Yakubovich breaks from the clinch.
Yakubovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kondou scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kondou misses with a head kick.
Yakubovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Kondou.
Yakubovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kondou has closed the distance and engaged Yakubovich in a clinch.
Kondou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Yakubovich won't want to take too many of those.
Yakubovich tries to break the clinch but Kondou is controlling the position.
Kondou landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yakubovich avoiding damage as Kondou throws knees to the body.
Kondou's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Yakubovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yakubovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yakubovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kondou has him pressed against the ropes.
Yakubovich is trying to break the clinch but Kondou is controlling him.
Yakubovich wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yakubovich is trying to force a seperation but Kondou has the dominant position.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Yakubovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kondou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kondou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yakubovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yakubovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yakubovich.
Yakubovich throws a head kick that misses
and Kondou counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kondou.
Yakubovich managing to block the knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Yakubovich wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yakubovich tries to circle away but Kondou has him pinned against the ropes.
Kondou keeps control of Yakubovich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Yakubovich managing to block the knees to the body from Kondou.
Yakubovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yakubovich with a jab.
A head kick by Kondou misses
and Yakubovich counters with a head kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A solid body kick from Kondou.
Kondou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yakubovich throws a sloppy head kick and Kondou moves out of range easily.
Kondou throws a head kick but Yakubovich moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kondou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yakubovich throws a sloppy head kick and Kondou moves out of range easily.
Kondou lands a head kick. Yakubovich smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yakubovich takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yakubovich throws a head kick but Kondou moves out of range.
Kondou scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Kondou.
Kondou forces Yakubovich back against the ropes and clinches.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yakubovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kondou just leaning against Yakubovich, taking a breather.
Yakubovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yakubovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kondou has him pressed against the ropes.
Yakubovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kondou has him pressed against the ropes.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yakubovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Yakubovich looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Yakubovich wants to break free but Kondou has control.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yakubovich is trying to break the clinch but Kondou is controlling him.
Yakubovich can't break the clinch.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Yakubovich tries to circle away but Kondou has him pinned against the ropes.
Yakubovich breaks the clinch.
Kondou fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yakubovich, pushing him back against the ropes.
Leonid Yakubovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yakubovich tries to circle away but Kondou has him pinned against the ropes.
Kondou on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Satsuya Kondou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kondou has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Satsuya Kondou!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Satsuya Kondou!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Satsuya Kondou!
Satsuya Kondou wins by unanimous decision!
Satsuya Kondou is the new middleweight champion!
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