Russian middleweight champion fighter from AMC Fight Nights Vladimir Minev commenting on the victory against Brazilian Rafael Carvalho, said the left side was one of his signature moves.
The fight according to the rules of kickboxing took place at a tournament in Elista. Mineev knocked out former Bellator middleweight champion Carvalho in the second round. The referee stopped the fight after the Russian accurately struck with a left side kick.
—Were you unhappy that the fight was stopped so early?
– Yes, it seems that our paths have just parted, I just felt the ring, I thought we would still work. It seemed to me that Carvalho could continue. I didn’t even insist – I just threw my hand away. There didn’t seem to be anything supernatural about it.
— It seemed that he also found himself at that moment?
“Before that, he threw some kind of clumsy two, something slipped through, and from me there was a hit on the side step. It was as if I had touched a cat with my paw. But, in my opinion, he did not succeed. I’ll have to watch it again, I haven’t had the chance yet.
The left side is one of my signature dies. With side-step, it is in fact a boxing school… kickboxing. When working with a taller opponent, this is a passing shot. At first he approached sharply, I couldn’t find the distance, then I managed to lure him towards me and hit him,” Mineev told .
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