Russian MMA fighter Yusuf Raisov defeated a compatriot Alexandra Matmuratova in the co-main event of the ACA 165 tournament, which took place in St. Petersburg.
The fight in the lightweight category lasted three rounds, as a result of which the judges unanimously gave victory to Raisov with a score of 30-26, 30-26, 30-26, 30-26, 30-25.
For Raisov, 28, this victory was the 21st of his career with three defeats. Matmuratov, 34, lost for the sixth time and has 15 victories in MMA.
In the main event of the evening, French fighter of Chechen origin Mehdi Dakaev lost by technical knockout to Brazilian Herderson Batista and interrupted his streak of eight victories in MMA. With this victory, Batista advanced to the semi-finals of the ACA Lightweight Grand Prix.
All results from the main card of the ACA 165 tournament:
Herderson Batista (Brazil, 20-7) defeated Mehdi Dakaev (France, 15-3) by TKO in the 3rd round;
Yusuf Raisov (Russia, 21-3) defeated Alexander Matmuratov (Russia, 15-6) by unanimous decision;
Tony Johnson (United States, 17-8-1, 1) defeated Denis Smoldarev (Estonia, 18-11) by knockout in the 1st round;
Herbert Batista (Brazil, 18-5-1) defeated Beslan Isaev (Russia, 30-11) by split decision;
Alexander Maslov (Russia, 11-1) defeated Arash Sadeghi (Iran, 3-1) by technical knockout in the 3rd round.
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Source : MatchTV
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