Russian fighter Mehdi Baidulayev beat the Brazilian Gilberto Diaz in the main fight of the ASA 167 tournament in Bashkortostan.
The fight took place in the bantamweight category and ended with the Russian’s victory by strangulation in the first round.
For 27-year-old Baidulaev, this victory was the 16th of his career with two defeats. He reached the semifinals of the organization’s Bantamweight Grand Prix. Diaz, 39, suffered the seventh defeat of his 29-win career.
In the co-main bout of the evening, Russian Vener Galiev (36-15) defeated Brazilian representative Hakran Diaz (27-11-1) by technical knockout in the first round.
In other fights on the main card, Abubakar Mestoev (13-3) defeated Ruslan Yamanbaev (10-10-1) by technical knockout, and Altynbek Mamashov (17-5-1) was stronger than Mikhail Doroshenko ( 11-6) by technical knockout. unanimous decision.
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Source : MatchTV
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