New M-1 Challenge Lightweight Champion Damir Ismagulov

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ORENBURG, Russia (Le 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 Ipenija 78 main event at Orenburg, Russia.

M-1 Ipenija 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) ni ile, 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 “inú-jade ilana” ti o rọrun pasipaaro ti nfẹ pẹlu Ismagulov ṣiṣẹ siwaju sii pẹlu ẹsẹ rẹ, and the round ended with the hometown favorite holding a slight advantage.

Ismagulov, sibẹsibẹ, gaba lori awọn tókàn mẹta iyipo ati Divnich, ti ṣofintoto ti bajẹ, itajesile oju fihan awọn aisan ipa ti Ismagulov ká tesiwaju sele si, je lagbara lati tan ohun ni ayika ni karun. As the finished neared, Ismagulov kuna lati fi rẹ game alatako titi a barrage ti adiitu punched rọ lori kan defenseless 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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Lẹhin ti awọn ija 5,000 egeb se, ramúramù wọn alakosile fun Ismagulov, ti o so: “Mo wa lati Orenburg ekun. Mo ti gba awọn igbanu! O ṣeun fun bọ. Mo fẹ lati dúpẹ lọwọ àwọn MMA Orenburg, mi ẹlẹsin, Victor Frolov, ti o si ri mi bi a Talent, ati Alexander Shlemenko fun gbà mi. Mo dúpẹ lọwọ mi olukọni, idile mi, ati ki o wa egeb.

“Mo ti sọ safihan pe a simple guy lati kan kekere abule lai awọn Internet le di asiwaju. Ti o ba ti mo ti le, o le. The belt in Orenburg, ibi ti o ti yẹ ki o wa.”

Russian ina heavyweight Mikhail Ragozin (8-2-0, M-1: 2-0-0) duro Alan Bispo De Santana (5-2-0, M-1 0-1-0), ti 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), ti Belarus, in the opening frame.

American welterweight Keith “The One” 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), ti 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).

Ni alakoko kaadi igbese, Ukrainian bantamweight Alexksander Doskalchuk (7-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0) and Brazilian lightweight Rubenilton “Rubinho” Pia (17-5-0, M-1: 1-2-0) were three-round majority decision winners, lẹsẹsẹ, over Swede Son Le “Buddha” Binh (5-2-0, M-1: 1-1-0) ati Orozbek “Nomad” Maripov (5-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), ti Kagisitani; 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) ni akọkọ yika, 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) ni yika meji, ati 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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