Damir Ismagulov (L) retained his M-1 Challenge lightweight title
ORENBURG, Russja (Ġunju 15, 2018) – M-1 Isfida champion ħfief Damir Ismagulov defeated the original title-holder in their weight class, Artem Damkowsky, to retain his title in this evening’s M 1 Isfida 94: Battalja fil-Qalb tal-Kontinentmain event in Orenburg, Russja.
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), tal-Belarus.
Fil-każ ko dehru, 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), tal-Ġeorġja.
Middleweight Russu Valery “Il-Martell Russu” Myasnikov (13-1-1) won a majority decision over his countryman, Mikhail Ragozin (11-4-0), Welterweight russianMaksim Grabovich (8-5-0) took a unanimous decision from Finland’s Juho Valamaa(15-5-0), and Brazilian lightweight Rubenilton “Rubinho” Pear (20-5-0) took care of previously unbeaten Baktybek Uku Oktom (4-1-0), tal Kirgistan, when the latter’s corner halted the action after one round.
Fuq il-karta preliminari, Heavyweight Brażiljan Marcus “Montanha” Vinicius Lopes(13-6-0) u r-Russu Asioya Kluytiova (1-0-0) both used ground-and-pound attacks to win their matches, rispettivament, 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) fir-rawnd ftuħ, as did French featherweightSoiksavanh “Yoda” Khampasath (11-9-1) versus Gegham Vardanyan (4-1-0), of Armenia.
Middleweight Russu Vladimir Trusov (2-0-0) won a unanimous decision overLeonardo “Pitbull” Sinis (8-3-1), of Greece.
Below complete results and a picture gallery:
CARD MAIN
AVVENIMENT MAIN – M-1 CHALLENGE LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Damir Ismagulov (16-2-0, M-1: 10-1-0), Champion, Russja
WTKO1 (referee stoppage due to injury / 3:53)
Artem Damkovsky (22-11-0, M-1: 13-8-0), Belarus
(Ismagulov retained M-1 Challenge lightweight title)
CO-FEATURE – Lightweights
Roman Bogatov (6-0-0, M-1: 5-0-0), Russja
WSUB2 (von flue choke / 3:05)
Raul Tutarauli (18-5-0, M-1: 6–0), Georgia
MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Valery Myasnikov (13-1-1, M-1: 4-1-2), Russja
WDEC3
Mikhail Ragozin (11-4-0, M-1: 3-2-0), Russja
Lightweights
Rubenilton “Rubinho” Pear (20-5-0, M-1: 4-2-0), Brażil
WTKO1 (corner stoppage / 5:00)
Baktybek Ulu Oktom (4-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Kyrgyzstan
WELTERWEIGHTS
Juho Valamaa (15-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Finland
Maksim Grabovich (7-5-0, M-1: 4-3-0), Russja
CARD PRELIMINARI
Heavyweights
Marcus Vinicius Lopes (13-6-0, M-1: 32-1-0), Brażil
WTKO2 (ground-and-pound stoppage / 4:54_
Maksim Yakobyuk (2-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0-), Russja
MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Vladimir Trusov (2-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Russja
WDEC3
Leonardo Sinis (8-3-1, M-1: 0-1-0), Il-Greċja
FEATHERWEIGHTS
Souksavanh Khampasath (10-9-1, M-1: 0-0-0), Franza
WSUB1 (ċowk mikxufa wara / 3:08)
Gegham Vardanyan (4-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Armenja
FLYWEIGHTS
Kirill Fomenkov (4-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Russja
WSUB1 (ċowk mikxufa wara / 315)
Dimirar Kostov (9-6-0, M-1: 0-2-0), Bulgaria
FEMALE CATCHWEIGHT
Asiya Kluytova (1-0-0, M-1: 12-0-0), Russja
WTKO3 (ground-and-ground stoppage / 4:22)
Zeina “Sei” Krantic (0-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Spanja
Roman Bogatov (fuq nett) 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
