Dhant Edges Murdoch in Thrilling Split Decision

The cage emptied of ceremony the moment Rabindra Dhant and Kasib Murdoch stepped into the centre. No feints, no feeling-out process. Round one snapped into life with Murdoch latching onto a leg lock, wrenching Dhant towards the mat and threatening to end it early. Dhant refused to panic. He stabbed out jabs, chipping away at Murdoch’s base, then flipped the script by turning the scramble into a full-blooded submission attempt of his own.

Murdoch wriggled free of the choke, then hunted Dhant’s back and flirted with a rear naked choke. Dhant slipped out, survived, and the round closed with him pinned to the canvas, forced to defend but very much still in the fight.

Murdoch came out for the second still on top, literally and figuratively, pressing down from dominant positions. Dhant looked unbothered. From underneath, he spotted a tiny gap and drove a vicious elbow into Murdoch’s face, a reminder that top control came with danger attached. It was enough to jolt the round, enough to swing momentum, before the horn cut in on a tight, tactical battle.

The final round brought the tension up another notch. Murdoch again clamped onto Dhant’s leg and walked him towards the fence, trying to grind out control. This time Dhant answered with his hands. A flurry of left and right hooks rattled Murdoch and left him visibly dazed, but the Australian dug deep, regrouped and reasserted top control, peppering Dhant with jabs as the clock drained away.

DHANT BEATS MURDOCH BY SPLIT DECISION.

It was narrow, it was bruising, and it booked Dhant a potential showdown with Ryo Tajima.

Meng survives late scare to edge Fukuda

Meng, fighting in front of her home crowd, started quietly. The first round with Fukuda unfolded at a careful pace, both women probing, both wary of overcommitting. Meng finally stepped in, closed the distance and landed a clean right hook, the sharpest moment of an otherwise evenly poised opener.

The tempo climbed in the second. Meng walked Fukuda to the fence and tagged her with a couple of crisp shots, then trapped an arm and sank in a tight choke. The arena stirred, sensing a finish, but Fukuda stayed calm, worked the hands and clawed her way out, stealing back some momentum with her resilience.

The third round turned into a race against the clock. With about 40 seconds left, Fukuda threw everything she had, whipping hook after hook at Meng’s head but failing to find the mark. Meng capitalised, finally securing top position and unloading ground-and-pound as the horn sounded.

MENG BEATS FUKUDA VIA SPLIT DECISION.

No dominant rounds, no runaway winner, just a home fighter who did just enough when it mattered.

Suzuki overwhelms Larcinese with speed and variety

From the opening bell, one thing stood out: Suzuki was simply quicker. Larcinese opened with testing leg kicks, but Suzuki answered with a sharp right hook that landed flush and set the tone. Constant movement kept Larcinese guessing, reacting instead of dictating.

A flying knee from Suzuki skimmed past Larcinese by inches. Any slower and the fight might have ended right there. Instead, the first round closed with both men trading, Suzuki’s speed and variety edging the exchanges.

Suzuki pushed harder in the second. He mixed his shots, forced Larcinese onto the back foot and into a defensive shell. When Larcinese finally landed, Suzuki fired back, drove him to the mat and took top position, hammering home a couple of heavy shots that forced the stoppage.

SUZUKI WINS BY TKO.

SUZUKI BEATS LARCINESE BY TKO (stoppage).

A statement win, and a reminder of what high tempo and sharp timing can do.

Tajima’s reach and composure carry him past Koren

Ryo Tajima walked into his bout with Chungreng Koren holding a clear physical edge, and he used it from the start. The jab and reach advantage kept Koren at arm’s length in the first round, Tajima slipping and sliding away from most of what the Indian fighter threw.

Koren tried to change the pattern with a takedown, driving Tajima towards the cage. Tajima refused to budge, reversed the pressure and, as Koren lost his balance, pounced. He climbed on top and unleashed a flurry of jabs and punches to close a strong opening round.

Koren returned to the same plan in the second, again pinning Tajima to the fence. This time Tajima needed only a sliver of space. He found it, stepped out and cracked Koren with a clean right hook that visibly rocked him. Koren gathered himself and finished the round the way he started it, pressing Tajima against the cage and scoring with a couple of shots, but the more telling moment belonged to the Japanese fighter.

The third round followed the same pattern: Koren driving forward, more animated now, more expressive in his attacks, Tajima staying composed and economical. When the final horn sounded, it felt like control versus aggression, clarity versus volume.

RYO TAJIMA BEATS CHUNGRENG KOREN BY UNANIMOUS DECISION.

That victory moves Tajima into a clash with the winner of Rabindra Dhant vs Kasib Murdoch — and that bracket suddenly looks loaded.

Park breaks Abduveva down in bloody decision

The meeting between Bohyun Park and Abduveva opened on a knife-edge. The first round offered few clear answers, both fighters snatching at half-chances and landing in spurts rather than sustained bursts.

The second round tore that caution away. Abduveva initiated the grapple, then lashed a series of kicks into Park’s torso, trying to sap the South Korean’s gas tank. Park absorbed the punishment, adjusted, and turned the tide late in the frame. A fierce jab smashed into Abduveva’s nose, drawing blood and swinging the momentum decisively.

By the time the break came, the fight had shifted. Medical staff checked Abduveva before the final round, weighing up whether she could continue. She got the nod and went back out, blood still an issue.

Park sensed her moment. She pressed Abduveva to the cage, hunting takedowns, grinding away at control. Abduveva refused to fold, battling every attempt, but the damage told. A timeout came as the bleeding worsened, another brief reprieve, another test of resolve. She came back again, determined to see the final bell.

When it rang, there was no doubt where the scorecards were leaning.

BOHYUN PARK BEATS ABDUVEVA VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION.

On a night of tight calls and split decisions, Park’s measured brutality stood out — and marked her as one to watch when the stakes rise again.