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Martial arts champion released on bail after Moscow killing

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Moscow City Court on Monday ruled to release on bail Rasul Mirzayev, the world champion in mixed martial arts, who earlier confessed to killing a student.

Moscow City Court on Monday ruled to release on bail Rasul Mirzayev, the world champion in mixed martial arts, who earlier confessed to killing a student.

Mirzayev, 25, who hails from Russia’s North Caucasus repubic of Dagestan, is accused of killing student Ivan Agafonov, 19, on August 13 outside a nightclub in downtown Moscow.

Agafonov’s friends say that the argument started with innocent prank - Agafonov was playing with a toy car, walked up to Mirzayev’s girlfriend, Alla, and offered her a ride as a joke.

Mirzayev, however, said Agafonov insulted Alla. The world champion hit Agafonov backhand across the cheek-bone after which the young man fell down and struck his head against a metal drain cover. He was taken to hospital and died without regaining consciousness four days later.

Mirzayev, who apologized to Agafonov’s relatives in court, was released on a 5 million ruble ($171,900) bail.

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