Damir Ismagulov (L) retained his M-1 Challenge lightweight title
ORENBURG, Rusland (Juni 15, 2018) – M-1 Challenge letvægts mester Damir Ismagulov defeated the original title-holder in their weight class, Artem Damkowsky, to retain his title in this evening’s M-1 Challenge 94: Slaget i hjertet af kontinentetmain event in Orenburg, Rusland.
Ismagulov (16-2-0), fighting out of Russian, won by way of a first-round technical knockout when the referee stopped the fight due to an injury suffered by Damkowsky (22-10-0), Belarus.
I co-featured begivenhed, Russian lightweight prospect Roman Bogatov kept his undefeated pro record intact (6-0), in addition to graduating to contender, when he upset former M-1 Challenge title challenger Raul Tutarauli (18-5-0), Georgiens.
Russisk mellemvægt Valery “Den russiske Hammer” Myasnikov (13-1-1) won a majority decision over his countryman, Mikhail Ragozin (11-4-0), Russisk weltervægtMaksim Grabovich (8-5-0) took a unanimous decision from Finland’s Juho Valamaa(15-5-0), og brasilianske letvægts Rubenilton “Rubinho” Pære (20-5-0) took care of previously unbeaten Baktybek Uku Oktom (4-1-0), af Kirgisistan, when the latter’s corner halted the action after one round.
På den foreløbige kort, Brasiliansk sværvægter Marcus “Montanha” Vinicius Lopes(13-6-0) og russisk Asioya Kluytiova (1-0-0) both used ground-and-pound attacks to win their matches, henholdsvis, against Russian Maksin Yakobyuk (2-1-0) in the second found and Zejna “Sei” Krantic (0-2-0) in the third round of a rare M-1 female fight.
Russian flyweight Kirill “Forma” Fomenkov (4-1-0) used a rear naked choke to submit Bulgarian Dimirar Kostov (9-6-0) i åbningen runde, as did French featherweightSoiksavanh “Yoda” Khampasath (11-9-1) versus Gegham Vardanyan (4-1-0), of Armenia.
Russisk mellemvægt Vladimir Trusov (2-0-0) won a unanimous decision overLeonardo “Pitbull” Sinis (8-3-1), of Greece.
Below complete results and a picture gallery:
Hovedkortet
MAIN EVENT – M-1 CHALLENGE LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Damir Ismagulov (16-2-0, M-1: 10-1-0), Champion, Rusland
WTKO1 (referee stoppage due to injury / 3:53)
Artem Damkovsky (22-11-0, M-1: 13-8-0), Hviderusland
(Ismagulov retained M-1 Challenge lightweight title)
CO-FEATURE – Letvægtere
Roman Bogatov (6-0-0, M-1: 5-0-0), Rusland
WSUB2 (von flue choke / 3:05)
Raul Tutarauli (18-5-0, M-1: 6–0), Georgien
Middleweights
Valery Myasnikov (13-1-1, M-1: 4-1-2), Rusland
WDEC3
Mikhail Ragozin (11-4-0, M-1: 3-2-0), Rusland
Letvægtere
Rubenilton “Rubinho” Pære (20-5-0, M-1: 4-2-0), Brasilien
WTKO1 (corner stoppage / 5:00)
Baktybek Ulu Oktom (4-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Kirgisistan
WELTERWEIGHTS
Juho Valamaa (15-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Finland
Maksim Grabovich (7-5-0, M-1: 4-3-0), Rusland
FORELØBIG CARD
Sværvægtere
Marcus Vinicius Lopes (13-6-0, M-1: 32-1-0), Brasilien
WTKO2 (ground-and-pound stoppage / 4:54_
Maksim Yakobyuk (2-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0-), Rusland
Middleweights
Vladimir Trusov (2-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Rusland
WDEC3
Leonardo Sinis (8-3-1, M-1: 0-1-0), Grækenland
Fjervægtere
Souksavanh Khampasath (10-9-1, M-1: 0-0-0), Frankrig
WSUB1 (bageste nøgne choker / 3:08)
Gegham Vardanyan (4-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Armenien
FLYVÆGT
Kirill Fomenkov (4-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Rusland
WSUB1 (bageste nøgne choker / 315)
Dimirar Kostov (9-6-0, M-1: 0-2-0), Bulgaria
FEMALE CATCHWEIGHT
Asiya Kluytova (1-0-0, M-1: 12-0-0), Rusland
WTKO3 (ground-and-ground stoppage / 4:22)
Zeina “Sei” Krantic (0-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Spanien
Roman Bogatov (På toppen) made a major statement in the lightweight division
Valery Mysasnikov (R)
got the better of Mikhail RagozinRubenilton Pereira (L) was too much for Baktybek Ulu Oktom
Maksim Grabovich (R) nailed Juho Valamaa on his way to a unanimous decision victory
