India, Sept. 21 -- Suchika Tariyal broke down in tears after losing a fiercely contested Asian Games MMA semifinal on a weight-rule tiebreaker on Monday, settling for a bronze medal despite the bout being declared a draw following an Indian challenge.

Singapore's Hui Hoon Teo advanced to the women's traditional 60kg final after she was found to be 700 grams lighter than Suchika at the morning weigh-in, with the international federation's rules using weight as the deciding factor after the bout ended level.

The bronze is India's first-ever medal in mixed martial arts at the Asian Games, which is making its debut at the 20th edition of the continental showpiece.

Suchika, however, was devastated by the outcome and wept on the mat after th...