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Nadaka Retains After Head‑Kick Finish as ONE SAMURAI 4 Sets Up Noiri–Grigorian Final

Decisive stoppages and weigh‑in rulings at the Tokyo card reshaped tournament brackets and moved top contenders closer to title shots.

Overview

  • Nadaka Yoshinari stopped Rifdean Masdor with a left head kick at 0:58 of round two, the official result recorded as a TKO, to retain the ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Title.
  • Masdor missed weight before the fight and remained ineligible to win the belt, a rule that kept the title on the line only for Nadaka.
  • Jonathan Haggerty forced a third‑round corner stoppage over Hiroki Akimoto to keep his ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Title and earned a six‑figure performance bonus.
  • Masaaki Noiri advanced by split decision to meet Marat Grigorian in the featherweight kickboxing tournament final after a separate semifinal was altered by a weigh‑in DQ.
  • ONE used performance bonuses and strict weight and hydration protocols to reward finishes and change match pathways, strengthening its Japan showcase strategy and accelerating several fighters onto the main roster.