Daniel Jubileu Oliveira defends his title!
#andstill
#ACA112 pic.twitter.com/vJoMPn9Ffl— ACAMMA (@ACA_League)
October 4, 2020
Deivi Daniel Oliveira de Almeida defended his 135-pound
championship in spectacular fashion against Abdul-Rakhman
Dudaev in the
Absolute Championship Akhmat 112 headliner on Sunday.
It looked like Dudaev’s time to shine in the early going, as the
challenger put severe pressure on the champion in the opening
stanza, scoring on multiple occasions with his notorious spinning
shots. In the second round, Dudaev (25-5) continued to hit his
opponent and nearly secured a finish after landing a left head
kick. However, Oliveira (28-6-1) exploited his opponent’s eagerness
to end the fight and connected with a right overhand that dropped
Dudaev in his tracks. The tune of the battle changed after that
shot, even as Oliveira attempted unsuccessfully to close a
rear-naked choke attempt.
Midway through the third round, the Brazilian champion landed a
highlight-reel stepping knee to Dudaev’s midsection that made the
Russian fighter bend as he fell to the canvas. The referee stopped
the action at the 3:33 mark of the period following the decisive
blow.
The co-main event featured a welterweight tilt between Abubakar
Vagaev (19-3) and Yasubey
Enomoto (20-12). It didn’t take long for Vagaev to impose his
dominant wrestling skills over his Swiss opponent. Throughout the
contest, the Russian fighter shifted the action on the canvas every
time he sensed his opponent’s striking might be a danger.
Eventually, all five judges rewarded Vagaev with a decision
victory. After the clash, Vagaev had a face-to-face encounter with
divisional champion Murad
Abdulaev. The pair appears destined to square off once again
very soon.
SPINNING BACK KICK KNOCKOUT! Magomed
Bibulatov is applying for the BEST knockout of the year!
#ACA112 pic.twitter.com/MyOpWHWte8— ACAMMA (@ACA_League)
October 4, 2020
In bantamweight action, former Ultimate Fighting Championship
contender Magomed
Bibulatov (17-2) rendered Rodrigo
Praia (15-4) unconscious after landing a flashy spinning-back
kick in the opening stanza. Bibulatov had already teased Praia’s
chin a couple of times before the highly-spectacular sequence ended
the contest at the 1:11 mark.
Elsewhere, Salman
Zhamaldaev (18-2) upended Alexey
Polpudnikov (29-7-1) via unanimous decision in their
featherweight battle; Ustarmagomed
Gadzhidaudov (13-5) edged Beslan
Ushukov via decision at welterweight and Diego
Brandao (25-16) dropped a decision to Dzhihad
Yunusov (17-5).