Damir Ismagulov (L) retained his M-1 Challenge lightweight title
ORENBURG, Ryssland (Juni 15, 2018) – M-1 Challenge lätta mästare 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 hjärtat av kontinentenmain event in Orenburg, Ryssland.
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), Vitryssland.
I co-featured händelse, 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.
Rysk mellanvikt Valery “Den ryska Hammer” Myasnikov (13-1-1) won a majority decision over his countryman, Mikhail Ragozin (11-4-0), Ryska welterviktMaksim Grabovich (8-5-0) took a unanimous decision from Finland’s Juho Valamaa(15-5-0), and Brazilian lightweight Rubenilton “Rubinho” Päron (20-5-0) took care of previously unbeaten Baktybek Uku Oktom (4-1-0), Kirgizistans, when the latter’s corner halted the action after one round.
På den preliminära kortet, Brasilianska tungvikts Marcus “Montanha” Vinicius Lopes(13-6-0) och ryska Asioya Kluytiova (1-0-0) both used ground-and-pound attacks to win their matches, respektive, mot ryska 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 öppningsrundan, as did French featherweightSoiksavanh “Yoda” Khampasath (11-9-1) kontra Gegham Vardanyan (4-1-0), of Armenia.
Rysk mellanvikt Vladimir Trusov (2-0-0) won a unanimous decision overLeonardo “Pitbull” Sinis (8-3-1), of Greece.
Below complete results and a picture gallery:
Huvudkortet
MAIN EVENT – M-1 CHALLENGE LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Damir Ismagulov (16-2-0, M-1: 10-1-0), Champion, Ryssland
WTKO1 (referee stoppage due to injury / 3:53)
Artem Damkovsky (22-11-0, M-1: 13-8-0), Vitryssland
(Ismagulov retained M-1 Challenge lightweight title)
CO-SÄRDRAG – Lättviktare
Roman Bogatov (6-0-0, M-1: 5-0-0), Ryssland
WSUB2 (von flue choke / 3:05)
Raul Tutarauli (18-5-0, M-1: 6–0), Georgien
Middle
Valery Mjasnikov (13-1-1, M-1: 4-1-2), Ryssland
WDEC3
Mikhail Ragozin (11-4-0, M-1: 3-2-0), Ryssland
Lättviktare
Rubenilton “Rubinho” Päron (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), Kyrgyzstan
Welterweights
Juho Valamaa (15-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Finland
Maksim Grabovich (7-5-0, M-1: 4-3-0), Ryssland
Preliminära kortet
Tungviktare
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-), Ryssland
Middle
Vladimir Trusov (2-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Ryssland
WDEC3
Leonardo Sinis (8-3-1, M-1: 0-1-0), grekland
Feather
Souksavanh Khampasath (10-9-1, M-1: 0-0-0), Frankrike
WSUB1 (rear naked choke / 3:08)
Gegham Vardanyan (4-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Armenien
FLYWEIGHTS
Kirill Fomenkov (4-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ryssland
WSUB1 (rear naked choke / 315)
Dimirar Kostov (9-6-0, M-1: 0-2-0), bulgarien
FEMALE CATCHWEIGHT
Asiya Kluytova (1-0-0, M-1: 12-0-0), Ryssland
WTKO3 (ground-and-ground stoppage / 4:22)
Zeina “Sei” Krantic (0-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Spanien
Roman Bogatov (överst) 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
