Murad Abdulaev is the new ACA welterweight
champion! pic.twitter.com/9NccEIdKhU— ACAMMA (@ACA_League)
September 5, 2020
Absolute Championship Akhmat has a new welterweight
champion.
The
ACA 110 main event featured a clash between former 155-pound
champion Ali
Bagov (29-11) and Murad
Abdulaev (19-4) for the vacant welterweight championship.
The contenders battled fiercely for all five rounds in a fight that
saw several turnarounds.
It took a while for Abdulaev to warm up, but starting with the
second round and through the end of the fourth stanza, “Hunter”
dominated his opponent by pinning him with his back against the
canvas and mauling him with punches and elbows. “Hulk” made some
adjustments in the fifth, but it was too late to change the destiny
of the fight. Eventually, Abdulaev took home the victory and the
170-pound championship. He is now riding a two-bout winning streak
and is already looking for the first challenger at his
belt.
In the co-main event, Eduard
Vartanyan (19-4) faced Mukhamed
Kokov (15-5) in a 155-pound battle. The fight between the
two Russians was a rough one, with both contenders showing off
their wrestling skills. Even though it seemed that Kokov controlled
the majority of the match and inflicted more damage to his
opponent, the judges rewarded Vartanyan with a decision
victory. In the post-fight interview, “Lionheart” announced that
Saturday was his last fight with ACA as a very vocal crowd derided
the judges’ decision. As soon as Vartanyan finished his
goodbye speech, the ACA promoter took the microphone
and attempted to overturn the result.
Looks like it may have been a dislocated
elbow rather than a broken arm. Either way, Ramazan Kishev def.
Kurban Taygibov via TKO
#ACA110 pic.twitter.com/j8hytVobK4— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman)
September 5, 2020
Elsewhere, the featherweight battle between Ramazan
Kishev (16-3) and Kurban
Taygibov (10-2) ended in an anti-climatic fashion
after Taygibov injured his arm following a slam
from Kishev at the 4:31 mark in the opening round; In a
featherweight clash, Askhab
Zulaev (8-0) rendered Zharabek
Teshebaev (7-1) unconscious thanks to a well-placed right
overhand at the 0:21 mark in the third stanza and Ilya
Shcheglov (7-2) upended Adlan
Ibragimov (4-1) via decision in their light heavyweight
encounter.
WOOOOOOOOW! Ashab Zulaev stays undefeated
with a record 8-0 pic.twitter.com/3RAkptV10z— ACAMMA (@ACA_League)
September 5, 2020