Yoshida says goodbye to MMA with defeat

Japanese Hidehiko Yoshida said goodbye to the MMA ring with defeat. The gold medalist at the Barcelona Olympics in 92 faced his former student Kazuhiro Nakamura and was defeated in a unanimous decision by the judges. The duel took place at Astra, an event that held its first edition this Sunday in Saitama. Check out the full results:

Kazuhiro Nakamura beat Hidehiko Yoshida via unanimous decision;

Michihiro Omigawa beat Micah Miller by unanimous decision;

Enson Inoue defeated Antz Nansen via armbar submission in R1;

Jung Hwan Cha beat Ryo Chonan by knockout in R2;

Jorge masvidal beat Naoyuki Kotani via split decision;

Daisuke Nakamura beat Ganjo Tentsuku via unanimous decision;

Yuya Shirai beat Che Mills via arm-bar submission in R1;

Akihiko Mori defeated Tatsunao Nagakura via TKO in R1;

Baru Harn beat Seigo Mizuguchi via unanimous decision;

Yusuke Sakashita defeated Kenji Nagai via TKO in R1;

Takumi Murata beat Ryosuke Komori via unanimous decision;