ASA Heavyweight Champion Yevgeny Goncharov in a conversation with suggested that Grigory Ponomarev at the start of the game with Muhumat Vakhaev succumbed to emotion.
On Friday in Moscow, Vakhaev defeated Ponomarev to advance to the ASA Heavyweight Grand Prix semi-finals. The fight was stopped early in the first round due to a serious leg injury to Ponomarev.
– The fight, unfortunately, did not work out. In my opinion, Grisha succumbed to emotions and hurried – he flew forward with blows. He hit, but he missed that backfist, which affected the whole situation. After a miss, he entered the fight … And fighting Vakhaev … and I know that … is very difficult (Goncharov fought Vakhaev twice – “”). He has a low center of gravity and strong legs, a good base for freestyle wrestling. Therefore, it was difficult to translate Vakhaev. What happened next was an accident. I sincerely wish Grigory a speedy recovery. He is a young man, everything is in front of him. Collect, work on bugs. Everything will be fine with Grisha. I’m sure of it,” Goncharov told .
The ASA 161 tournament was broadcast live on .
Source : MatchTV
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