New M-1 Challenge Lightweight Champion Damir Ismagulov

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

M-1 Challenge 78 was a true international event with fighters representing eight different countries: Russia, Brazil, Belarus, USA, UK, Sweden, 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) kunyumba, mu Orenburg, for the vacant M-1 Challenge lightweight title, where Divnich had lost his title belt in 2015.

The title fight commenced with a “kumverera kunja ndondomeko” wa yosavuta kuphana a nkhonya ndi Ismagulov ntchito kwambiri ndi mapazi ake, and the round ended with the hometown favorite holding a slight advantage.

Ismagulov, Komabe, chogwidwa wotsatira zipolopolo zitatu ndi Divnich, amene kwambiri kuonongeka, wamagazi nkhope anasonyeza zingavutike wa Ismagulov apitirizebe kumenya, sankatha kutembenukira zinthu kuzungulira wachisanu. As the finished neared, Ismagulov analephera kugonjera masewera mdani mpaka akukhudzidwa ndi osayankhidwa anakhomerera mvula pa chitetezo 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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Pambuyo pa nkhondo 5,000 mafani chikondwerero, wobangula chiyanjo awo Ismagulov, amene anati: “Ndimachokera ku dera Orenburg. Ine anapambana lamba! Zikomo pakubwera. Ine ndikufuna kuti ndiwathokoze MMA Orenburg, mphunzitsi wanga, Victor Frolov, amene anaona ine ngati talenti, ndipo Alexander Shlemenko kukhulupirira mwa ine. Ndikuthokoza mabogi wanga, banja langa, ndi mafani wathu.

“Ine anatsimikizira kuti losavuta munthu m'mudzi waung'ono popanda Internet akhoza kukhala ngwazi. Ngati ine ndingakhoze, Mutha. The belt in Orenburg, kumene ayenera kukhala.”

Russian kuwala heavyweight Mikhail Ragozin (8-2-0, M-1: 2-0-0) anasiya Alan Bispo De Santana (5-2-0, M-1 0-1-0), la Brazil, 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), a Belarus, in the opening frame.

American welterweight Keith “Mmodzi” 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), la Russia, late in the third round.

Russian bantamweight Vadim “Bad Santa” 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).

Mu kuyambirira khadi kanthu, Ukrainian bantamweight Alexksander Doskalchuk (7-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0) and Brazilian lightweight Rubenilton “Rubinho” Peyala (17-5-0, M-1: 1-2-0) were three-round majority decision winners, ankalemekeza, over Swede Son Le “Buddha” Binh (5-2-0, M-1: 1-1-0) ndipo Orozbek “Nomad” Maripov (5-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), la 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) mu woyamba wozungulira, Russian featherweight Vitali Tverdokhlebov (4-3-0, M-1: 1-0-0) punched out Ukrainian Oleg Mikhailov (0-3-0 (M-1: 0-1-0) mu kuzungulira awiri, ndipo 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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