Murat Gassiev Vs. Yunier Dorticos: Who You Got?!

Personally I thought Lebedev won the match by near shutout, the KD that dropped him was more of the fl;ash variety, however his KD of Kalenga was brutally legit. Its amazing Kalenga was able to see the final bell, but thankfully for him Lebedev is fairly cautious and seemed to take his foot of the gas late. Fine Lebedev has less power than Dorticos, no one is going to argue that point, but skillwise, Lebedev is superior to Dorticos in every department. Dorticos is very heavy handed, more so than Durodola, but he's more skilled, so it was easier to deliver the KO shot on Kud, if Durodola was more accurate, he could have probably done the same to him.

Here's my score.
R1 Lebedev 10-9
R2 Lebedev 10-9
R3 Lebedev 10-9
R4 Kalenga 10-8
R5 Kalenga 10-9
R6 Lebedev 10-9
R7 Lebedev 10-8
R8 Lebedev 10-9
R9 Lebedev 10-9
R10 Lebedev 10-9 Close
R11 Lebedev 10-9
R12 Lebedev 10-9 Close

117-110 Lebedev

I forgot what my score for Dorticos-Kalenga was at the time of the stoppage, and since the admin deleted The Beast's RBR thread that my score was on, I can't go back and look it up, but IIRC, I had it near even with quite a few rounds I called "very close", two of the official judges had Kalenga ahead on the cards at the time of the stoppage, and it was not just the French being generous, the fight could have gone either way up until the stoppage, and most on the RBR agreed.

 

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'Ask any given sparring partner who’s been in there with him and they will tell you he’s a small heavyweight who fights like a big heavyweight.

“Murat Gassiev – that motherbeeeper hits hard,” heavyweight contender Chris Arreola said of his experience while training with the Russian banger in Big Bear, California.

The two worked in the same gym space for their recent training camps. Arreola was preparing for his December 12 showdown with Travis Kauffman, a fight he won by split decision. The final outcome was disputed, but Arreola’s energy at fight’s end was attributed to the work he put in during his time in Big Bear, also crediting Gassiev as one of the fighters who pushed him in the gym.

“He caught me in the ribs during one sparring session, I just never been hit like that before,” Arreola admitted. “This was a camp I was already determined to leave as a trim and ready fighter, but I knew I couldn’t half-ass it when he was there. Whenever I saw him in the gym when I arrived, I was like “Beep, not that guy again.” But he makes you work in the gym, he makes you a better fighter.”

'Here is another endorsement. World-class cruiserweight Ola Afolabi proclaimed that Gassiev is a certified assassin. “Probably the hardest puncher I’ve ever been in with,” said Afolabi, a pro since 2002 and a three-time cruiserweight title challenger ranked No. 10 by THE RING.'

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No problem. No questioning his power he hits like a truck. This was probably one of his fights you saw, but I'll post it just in case it wasn't.

It's one of the most brutal KOs I've ever seen.

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