Thrashing victory of Yagshimuradov over Celinski in Warsaw to become first ASA 92 Champion
February 18, 2019 | 01:27 |781
Dovletdjan Yagshimuradov re-wrote the history. The first ACB Champion from Turkmenistan officially became the first ASA Light-Heavyweight Champion.Georgiy ASLANYAN
As ASA 92 Champion, Dovletdjan Yagshimuradov gave its first interview: “I would like to thanks President of Turkmenistan for his every effort for development of sports. Thank you very much. Mom, Dad, everything is fine, thank you. This is all for you. I wish to thank all my coaches as well as fans, who support me all over the world. For me, of course, it is an honor to become a champion, thanks to the Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA) Fighting League. Akhmat is a power!”
The boundless world of mixed martial arts gathered the fighters from Turkmenistan and Poland to meet against each other at the main event of the ASA 92 tournament. Light-Heavyweight Title fight started with cautious intelligence of rivals. The Polish fighter tried to prevail, though he was not much active in attack, preferring to check Yagshimuradov in guard.
Dovletdjan moved a lot around the ring, forcing the opponent to come out, and giving him single hits from time to time.
In the promo video that was shown before the fight, Celinski gave high praise to the fighter from Turkmenistan: “My opponent is a very strong fighter; I am glad that I fight against him. For me, this is a new challenge. He is a well-trained fighter and he would be my toughest opponent.”
In recent years, Dovletdjan Yagshimuradov improved a lot his tactical skills. The way that he manipulated the opponent during the first three rounds was simply amazing.
Definitely, it is one of the best fights in the career of the Turkmen fighter, who was very warmly welcomed by the Polish audience. During the fourth round, Yagshimuradov showed real fighting intelligence, when crushed Celinski, taking the fight to the ground, and then trashed him with powerful elbow strikes. It proved him as a best light-heavyweight fighter.
After the fight, Dovletdjan praised his opponent in front of the Polish public: “My opponent is a very good, worthy opponent. I felt myself uncomfortable against him.”
Worthy words of the great champion and one of the fundamental fighters of the new united fighting league:
“The whole world supports me; I wish to tell my grandmother. Grandma, this belt is for you. I will come and give it to you definitely. I really missed my children, my family, and my loved one. Thank you all, thanks a lot, thanks Poland.”
