Watch KONDO HAYATO Win Sliver JUDO TOURNAMENT Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam 2025 - 60 KG

The next contest, the second round, men under 60 kilo. In blue, representing Japan, Kondo Hayato. In white, representing Ukraine, Artyom Lesyuk. The third winner in blue judogi from People's Republic of China, Zhou Ziya. The third, this is quarterfinal, women under 52 kilo. In blue judogi, Karina Efimova, IJF. In white judogi, representing Japan, Fujishiro Kokoro. Tatami one, winner in white judogi from Republic of Korea, Kim Chang-yeon. Next on tatami one, in blue judogi from People's Republic of China, Chen Zhengyan. In white, is now side, IJF. Tatami two, the winner in blue judogi from Japan, Kondo Hayato. Tatami two, next quarterfinal, men under 60 kilo. In blue judogi from Japan, Kondo Hayato. In white, representing Azerbaijan, Balabai Aghaev. Tatami three, next quarterfinal, women under 57 kilo. In blue judogi, representing People's Republic of China, Zhou Ziya. In white, representing Croatia, Ana Victoria Pulis. Tatami one, golden score. Tatami one, next quarterfinal, women under 48 kilo. In blue judogi from Germany, Sara Isht. In white from Japan, Kondo Mitsuki. Tatami two, the winner of the quarterfinal in blue judogi from Japan, Kondo Hayato. Beyranov goes to the final block. Tatami two, this is last semifinal on this tatami, men under 60 kilo. In blue from Tajikistan, Behzod Sufiev. In white from Japan, Kondo Hayato. Tatami three, next repechage, women under 57 kilo. In blue judogi, representing People's Republic of China, Zhou Ziya. In white, representing Finland, Pihla Salmin. Tatami one, golden score. Tatami one, winner of the repechage in blue judogi from Germany, Sara Isht. Isht goes to the final block and will compete for the bronze medal. Tatami one, next semifinal, women under 48 kilo. In white, representing Japan, Kondo Mitsuki. Yes, who's going to have the bragging rights? Who gets the upgrade on the way home, if there is one? I'm sure they must have fought many times domestically. But first time on this stage on the IJF tour. Oh, got the lift, got the lift. Can we get the finish? Not quite, right up the middle. Neither of these athletes were seated this morning. Both came from unseated positions to make it to the final. Trying to gain some head position. Shirokane couldn't quite find his way. Tomonage from Kondo this time. For a second, he was looking for a counter choke. Kondo very, very good at the sleeve hand game. We've seen him multiple times gaining good sleeve control on the far side. Shirokane tying up the far arm. Good control from the top, Shirokane. Soto has that sleeve, Kondo does not. Ponzoi to the weak side. Not quite. We've seen Kondo do a nice uchimata in matches prior. Definitely something to watch out for. Hand is bleeding. Just a note when we talk about stepping off the mat for a blood injury. It's interesting to note the rules and to be aware of exactly what they say. And how those rules are interpreted as well. You can leave the mat on two occasions for a blood injury. Third, and that's it. You're out. So what if you cut your bottom lip and have to go off and then you cut your top lip? It's a different injury, isn't it? So can you go four times then? Kondo does a good job blocking with his head. He knows when Shirokane ties up that far arm that Akataguma is not so far behind. He's wedging his head in between the body to block the attempt. Now he has that uchimata position. Peppering that leg through. He's going for it, trying to look for the lift. Shirokane doesn't like. He does a good job blocking with that knee to knee connection as well. Shirokane. Just wondering if, maybe Shintaro, you can tell me. Kondo is a reasonably common name in Japan, isn't it? It's not like Smith or Jones. No, it's pretty common. I know a couple of kondos in my day. There's always the suspicion when they're around the same age and similar weights as well I think I'm going to go for no. A little over a minute left to go. Here it is again, that far side. Seotoshis. Hasn't quite done what Shirokane was hoping for it to do. Kondo staying upright. Oh, beautiful dashi. Yeah, very nice work. Kondo pulling that sleeve hand in, tucking that elbow to the lat. A little ashiwaza. Ipponzoi. Just managed to go off to the right. I'm going to give Kondo the benefit, the doubt, that he went the right way. That sleeve. Dropped high up. Ipponzoi again. This time he went over to the left to avoid it. He's picked up a penalty for passivity. We've just got a few seconds left in regulation time. But it looks as though this one's going to go to golden score. Speaking of which, those of you watching online, we look forward to your company immediately after the awarding ceremony for golden score. This one is going into golden score. Kondo again. They might be related, you know. I've had a look at Kondo mark two. Okay. Four Shiros on the board. Cross sleeve. Just a little bit tight between this pair. Every attack. He came up on his own. He took the risk. Here's Kondo. Shirakane managed to bring him down. Is that a little Kouchi, do you think? I don't know, but let's see that again.