Nadaka Yoshinari delivers a spectacular performance in front of his home crowd, stopping Rifdean Masdor via second-round TKO to retain his ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Title in the co-main event of ONE SAMURAI 4 on Saturday, October 17, at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
Nadaka Yoshinari puts his remarkable winning streak and ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship on the line against Malaysia’s Rifdean “Magic Boy” Masdor at ONE SAMURAI 4 on Saturday, October 17, at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. The matchup brings together two dangerous strikers with contrasting strengths. Nadaka is renowned for his speed, precise southpaw striking and defensive awareness, while Rifdean has built his reputation on explosive attacks and fight-ending power.
Nadaka enters the contest as one of the most accomplished strikers in the atomweight division. The Japanese champion has won 42 consecutive fights and remains unbeaten in six appearances under the ONE Championship banner. Rifdean arrives in Tokyo on a five-fight winning streak, having established himself as one of the most dangerous finishers in ONE’s Friday Fights series.
Rifdean comes out aggressively, looking to disrupt Nadaka’s rhythm with his attacking combinations. The he mixes his strikes with kicks and spinning attacks, showing that he is willing to take risks against the champion. At one point, Rifdean launches a spinning backfist that clips Nadaka and briefly puts the Japanese star under pressure. Nadaka responds with composure and precision. When Rifdean steps forward with a left hook, the champion answers with a left hook of his own, sending the challenger to the canvas for an eight-count. Rifdean manages to recover and continues fighting, but Nadaka’s sharp counterstriking makes the difference in a competitive opening round.
Rifdean returns for the second round determined to build on his attacking approach. He attempts to create an opening with a push kick aimed at Nadaka’s stomach, but the Nakasa sidelines the strike. As Rifdean looks to follow up with another spinning backfist, Nadaka reads the movement and evades the attack. He immediately counters, rotating his body into a lightning-fast left head kick that wraps around Rifdean’s neck. The strike lands cleanly, leaving Rifdean visibly hurt as he falls to the canvas. The referee immediately steps in to stop the contest at 0:58 of the second round, handing Nadaka a spectacular TKO victory.
Sinsamut Matsukura Ends Losing Streak In Style
Following Nadaka Yoshinari’s impressive title defence against Rifdean Masdor in the co-main event, the action continues at ONE SAMURAI 4 with a lightweight kickboxing clash between Sinsamut “Aquaman” Klinmee and Shintaro “Smiling Warrior” Matsukura. The Thai veteran enters the contest looking to bounce back from two consecutive defeats, while former K-1 champion Matsukura makes his ONE Championship debut in front of his home crowd at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Sinsamut delivers a spectacular response to his recent setbacks, knocking out Matsukura with a devastating right head kick at 1:17 of the second round.
Sinsamut starts strong, landing hard body kicks and punches as he puts Matsukura under pressure. Matsukura struggles to find his rhythm as Sinsamut controls the pace and looks for an opening in the first round. Matsukura throws a calf kick in round two, but Sinsamut counters with a clean right head kick that drops him to the canvas. Matsukura cannot continue, and the referee stops the fight at 1:17 of Round 2. Sinsamut secures the knockout victory and earns a $50,000 performance bonus.
“Returning under kickboxing rules this time, I’m going to give it my absolute everything. I’m going all out, and I really want to secure my very first kickboxing victory,” Sinsamut said. “I want to march forward and brawl. But hey, if I can’t knock him out, he won’t be able to knock me out either. We’re both going to give it everything we’ve got.”
Jonathan “The General” Haggerty defeats Hiroki Akimoto via TKO at 0:42 of round three
Nadaka defeats Rifdean Masdor via TKO at 0:58 of round two
Masaaki Noiri defeats Mohammad Siasarani via split decision
Nabil Anane defeats Yuki Yoza via unanimous decision
Itsuki “Android 18” Hirata defeats Jihin “Shadow Cat” Radzuan via unanimous decision
Sinsamut Klinmee defeats Shintaro Matsukura via knockout at 1:17 of round two
Kota Abe defeats Shozo Isojima via TKO at 1:34 of round one
Shoma Okumura defeats Toki Tamaru via unanimous decision
Ryoto Nishiyama defeats Yu Takeuchi via knockout at 0:58 of round one
Masaki Takeura defeats Yoshinari Fukushima via submission (heel hook) at 5:13 of round one
