“I didn’t like that the referee didn’t stop the fight in the first round. It seemed to me that it was time to stop, ”TASS quotes Ismailov.

Ismailov defeated Emelianenko by TKO in the third round at the ACA 107 tournament in Sochi.

For Ismailov, this victory became the 16th in MMA with two defeats and one draw. Emelianenko suffered his eighth career defeat with 28 wins and one draw.

Ismailov said that Alexander Emelianenko is dangerous even when he is swimming.