Albert Khanbulatovich Batyrgaziev vs. Albert Gerogalim Pagara RBR

Or they sit and spend the minute break on their stools debating the Sino-Russian gas trade deal as official price-negotiation ambassadors of Xi and Putin.

 

Liu has his best moment of the fight so far in the 7th when Subhankulov's arm gets trapped under Liu's left - holding it fast and whacking down repeatedly on Subhankulov's face with the right while he's trapped. Not the most honorable way to score points but any port in a storm I guess.

 

Beterbiev sitting ringside, smiling but looking increasingly uncomfortable as fans come up to sit in his lap and take selfies.

 

Commentator's pronunciation of his name sounds like "Soup-Can Cool-Off", it's cracking me up the way he's putting in pauses and syllabic emphasis. He could well be getting it right, just sounds really funny.

 

Alright, that'll do for it. Liu fought hard down the stretch in round ten, but honestly this was a clear outclassing and probably a shutout.

 

Official cards:

in Russian x3

UD for Subhankulov

 

He looked slightly disappointed he wasn't able to kayo Liu.

The hometown fighter (Ufa born & bred) is now 7-0 with four stoppages.

 

Muslim Gamzatovich Gadzhimagomedov vs. Levon Hakobyan, 12 rounds @ bridgerweight*

(*BoxRec lists this contest as taking place at "heavyweight", as they are currently embroiled in a petty spat with the WBA - meaning they don't endorse the WBC- and WBA-exclusive division of bridgerweight. They also list Hakobyan under his fighting name "Leon Harth", despite precedent of listing for instance "Knockout CP Freshmart" under his real name of Thammanoon Niyomtrong - very confusingly inconsistent. Oh - and they don't even have the AlbertBowl main event listed on the card's event page Hell's going on there, @PinoyProdigy? )

 

Hakobyan/Harth fought in the WBA's inaugural 224lb world title contest ten months ago, losing to Evgeniy Andreevich Tishchenko - before Tischchenko pissed dirty and the result was changed to a NC.

Gadzhimagomedov fought in the co-main event that night, stopping Artur Fedorovich Mann in eight rounds.

 

The veteran Armenian-German is a chunky 5'11" - Gadzhimagomedov a lithe and rock-solid 6′4½″.

 

Round 1

Gadzhimagomedov is popping jabs into the forehead, landing regularly between the palms of Hakobyan. Occasional right crosses pinging the left temple of the challenger as well. Gadzhimagomedov has a generous reach endowment and is fully utilizing it - scoring comfortably from medium-long range without letting Hakobyan get any offense going.

10-9 Gadzhimagomedov

 

Apparently once Tishchenko's suspension is up the plan is for him to come after Gadzhimagomedov. Interesting...

 

Hakobyan has been stopped thrice - officially twice (at the hands of Murat Gassiev and Leon Bunn), given the result being overturned against Tishchenko.

 

20-18 Gadzhimagomedov, keeping distance and chipping away carefully on a wild-swinging (and now laboriously mouth-breathing) Hakobyan.