New M-1 Challenge Lightweight Champion Damir Ismagulov

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ORENBURG, Russia (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, Russia.

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

The title fight commenced with a “hisia-out mchakato” ya rahisi kubadilishana ya makofi na Ismagulov kufanya kazi zaidi kwa miguu yake, and the round ended with the hometown favorite holding a slight advantage.

Ismagulov, Hata hivyo, inaongozwa ya raundi ya tatu na Divnich, ambao vibaya, umwagaji damu uso ilionyesha athari za ugonjwa wa Ismagulov ya kuendelea kushambuliwa, haikuweza kubadilisha mambo katika nafasi ya tano. As the finished neared, Ismagulov alishindwa kuwasilisha mchezo wake mpinzani mpaka barrage ya yasiyo na majibu ngumi akanyesha juu kujitetea 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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Baada ya kupambana na 5,000 mashabiki sherehe, kunguruma idhini yao kwa ajili ya Ismagulov, nani alisema: “Mimi ni kutoka kanda Orenburg. I alishinda ukanda! Shukrani kwa ajili ya kuja. Nataka kuwashukuru MMA Orenburg, kocha wangu, Victor Frolov, ambao waliona mimi kama vipaji, na Alexander Shlemenko kwa sababu ya kuamini mimi. Namshukuru makocha wangu, familia yangu, na mashabiki wetu.

“Nimekuwa imeonekana rahisi guy kutoka kijiji kidogo bila Internet wanaweza kuwa bingwa. Kama naweza, unaweza. The belt in Orenburg, ambapo ni lazima.”

Urusi mwanga Heavyweight Mikhail Ragozin (8-2-0, M-1: 2-0-0) kusimamishwa Alan Bispo De Santana (5-2-0, M-1 0-1-0), ya Brazili, 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), ya Belarus, in the opening frame.

American welterweight Keith “Moja” 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), ya Russia, late in the third round.

Urusi 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).

Katika awali kadi hatua, Ukrainian bantamweight Alexksander Doskalchuk (7-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0) and Brazilian lightweight Rubenilton “Rubinho” Pear (17-5-0, M-1: 1-2-0) were three-round majority decision winners, mtiririko, over Swede Son Le “Buddha” Binh (5-2-0, M-1: 1-1-0) na Orozbek “Nomad” Maripov (5-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), ya 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) katika raundi ya kwanza, Urusi featherweight Vitali Tverdokhlebov (4-3-0, M-1: 1-0-0) punched out Ukrainian Oleg Mikhailov (0-3-0 (M-1: 0-1-0) katika wawili duru, na 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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