New M-1 Challenge Lightweight Champion Damir Ismagulov

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Orenburg, Rusland (Mei 27, 2017) – A new M-1 Challenge lightweight champion was crowned last night as Damir Ismagulov knocked out former champion Maxim Divnich at the end of the fifth and final championship round in the M-1 Challenge 78 main event at Orenburg, Rusland.

M-1 Challenge 78 was a true international event with fighters representing eight different countries: Rusland, Brasilië, Belarus, USA, Verenigde Koninkryk, Swede, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan.

Ismagulov (11-2-0, M-1: 7-1-0), fighting out of Russia by way of Kazakhstan, fought Divnich (13-3-0, M-1: 7-3-0) Tuis, in Orenburg, for the vacant M-1 Challenge lightweight title, where Divnich had lost his title belt in 2015.

The title fight commenced with a “gevoel-out proses” van eenvoudige uitruil van houe met Ismagulov meer werk met sy voete, and the round ended with the hometown favorite holding a slight advantage.

Ismagulov, egter, oorheers die volgende drie rondes en Divnich, wie se erg beskadig, bloedige aangesig het die slegte gevolge van volgehoue ​​aanranding Ismagulov se, was nie in staat om dinge reg te ruk in die vyfde. As the finished neared, Ismagulov versuim het om sy spel opponent te dien totdat 'n spervuur ​​van onbeantwoorde gepons gereën op 'n weerlose Divnich. The referee halted the action with 13-seconds remaining on the clock for a hard-fought Ismagoulov win by technical knockout.

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Na afloop van die stryd 5,000 ondersteuners gevier, brullende hul goedkeuring vir Ismagulov, wie het gesê: “Ek is uit die streek Orenburg. Ek het die gordel! Dankie dat jy gekom het. Ek wil dankie die MMA Orenburg, my afrigter, Victor Frolov, wat my sien as 'n talent, en Alexander Shlemenko om te glo in my. Ek dank my afrigters, my familie, en ons ondersteuners.

“Ek het bewys dat 'n eenvoudige man uit 'n klein dorpie sonder die Internet kampioen kan word. As ek kan, jy kan. The belt in Orenburg, waar dit behoort te wees.”

Russiese ligswaargewig Mikhail Ragozin (8-2-0, M-1: 2-0-0) gestop Alan Bispo De Santana (5-2-0, M-1 0-1-0), van Brasilië, via punches late in the third round.

Brazilian middleweight Caio “Hellboy” Magalhaes (10-3-0, M-1: 1-0-0) turned in an impressive M-1 debut, using a rear-naked choke hold to submit Dmitry Voitov (15-7-0, M-1: 4-2-0), van Belarus, in the opening frame.

American welterweight Keith “Die een” Johnson (12-3-0, M-1: 1-0-0) made an auspicious M-1 debut, also using a rear-naked choke to submit his opponent, former M-1 Challenge welterweight title challenger Maksim Grabovich (5-3-0, M-1: 4-3-0), van Rusland, late in the third round.

Russiese kapokgewig Vadim “Slegte Kersvader” Malygin (9-2-1, M-1: 2-1-1) won a three-round unanimous decision over veteran Brazilian fighter, Fabricio “Bill” Sarraff (23-10-0, M-1: 0-2-0).

In voorlopige card aksie, Ukrainian bantamweight Alexksander Doskalchuk (7-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0) en Brasiliaanse liggewig Rubenilton “Rubinho” Pear (17-5-0, M-1: 1-2-0) were three-round majority decision winners, onderskeidelik, over Swede Son Le “Buddha” Binh (5-2-0, M-1: 1-1-0) en Orozbek “Nomad” Maripov (5-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), van Kyrgyzstan; pro-debuting Russian lightweight Roman Bogatov (1-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0) used a bravo choke to submit Brit Richard “Rico” Franco (2-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0) in die eerste ronde, Russiese veergewigtitel Vitali Tverdokhlebov (4-3-0, M-1: 1-0-0) punched out Ukrainian Oleg Mikhailov (0-3-0 (M-1: 0-1-0) in die tweede ronde, en Salem Evloev (1-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0) took a three-round unanimous decision from Alexey Dubrovny (0-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0) in a pro-debut battle of Russian bantamweights.

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