Tournament upset: Denis Lavrentiev suffered a second defeat in his career, losing ahead of schedule to Rakhim Midaev
- Posted by goldman on Mar 13, 2023
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The main card of the RCC 14 tournament in Tyumen was opened by Denis Lavrentiev and Rakhim Midaev. They had a three-round fight in the category up to 63 kg.
For Denis, this fight was a real return to the cage: he did not play in the octagon for a year and a half. At the same time, Lavrentiev is unconditionally the first number in his weight. Since 2019, he has been an undefeated fighter, while Denis closed his only loss in his career from Victor Henry in a rematch. Seconded Lavrentiev in a duel against Midaev Ural Hulk Ivan Shtyrkov.
Denis's rival, Rakhim Midaev, represented Turkey, although he spent most of his fights in Chechnya, where he managed to gain experience. Most of Midayev's victories are early - by knockouts or submissions.
Already in the first seconds, Denis had a takedown, but Midayev managed to quickly get to his feet and go into the clinch. In the middle of the round, Rakhim managed to rise to a standing position, and after that he threw out a powerful left hand, after which Denis was on the floor. Raheem landed several finishing blows