Brandon Halsey recorded his first M-1 Global victory
KAZAN, Rosia (Septambra 23, 2017) – American MMA fighter Brandon “Bull” Halsey, fighting as a light heavyweight for the first time, won a hard-fought, three-round unanimous decision over his Russian opponent, Mikhail Ragozin, in yesterday’s (Asabotsy) M-1 Challenge 83: TATFIGHT 5 tena hetsika, marking the first international MMA event ever held in Kazan, Rosia.
Ao amin'ny mpiara-endri-javatra, Aleksander Doskalchuk became the first M-1 Challenge flyweight champion.
Eight different countries – Rosia, USA, Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstana, Brezila, Kyrgyzstan, and Netherlands – were represented by fighters in this international event.
The 30-year-old Halsey (10-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0), fighting out of Huntington Beach, California, was a standout wrestler at the California State University in Bakersfield. He is a former two-time Bellator whose decision to move up to light heavyweight from middleweight, after him being stopped in the opening round ofM-1 Challenge 79 this past June to Russian MMA star Alexander Shlemenko, proved correct as he won a three-round decision over Ragozin for his initi al M-1 Global victory, establishing himself as a leading contender for the coveted M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title.
Doskalchuk (8-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), ny Okraina, used a choke hold to force Russian flyweight Vadim “Bad Santa” Malygin (11-3-1, M-1: 2-2-1) to tap out in the second round. Doskalchuk became the first M-1 Challenge flyweight champion.
In other main event action, Zeorziana maivana Raul Tutarauli (18-3-0, M-1: 6-1-0) took a three-round unanimous decision over previously undefeatedVladimir Kanunnikov (8-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0, ny Rosia; American featherweightNate “The Train” Landwehr (9-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0) stopped his Russian foe,Mikhail Korobkov (13-3-1, M-1: 1-3-1), on punches in the second round; Kazakh bantamweight Sergey Morozov (10-3-0, M-1: 5-2-0) punched out Luan Fernandes (8-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0) in the second fame.
Nate “The Train” Landwehr celebrated his first M-1 win
The judges were very busy working the undercard as only two fights ended before the full distance with Russian featherweight knocking out his countryman, mpomba ny debuting Rinat Shakirov ao amin'ny fihodinana fahatelo, and Russian lightweight Viktor Kolesnik (11-3-1, M-1: 2-0-1) doing the same to Netherlands kickboxing specialist Brian Hooi (14-7-0, M-1: 0-1-0), only in the opening round.
Okrainiana fahazavana lanja mavesatra Vadim Shabadash (5-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0) and Russian bantamweight Alexander Osetrov won unanimous decisions over, tsirairay, Rosiana Kirill Kusmin (2-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0) and pro-debuting Lenar Suleymanov, ny Rosia.
Russian light weight Alik Albagachiev (4-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0) took a majority decision win from Russian Ruslan Khisamutdinov (4-4-0, M-1: 0-1-0) and Russian welterweight Vadim Sinitsyn (2-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0) had the exact same outcome versus Timur Gilimzyanov (4-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0). Breziliana maivanaDiego Davela (18-6-1, M-1: 1-1-1) ary Busurmankul Abdibait Uulu (8-2-1, M-1: 0-0-1), ny Kyrgyzstan, fought to a three-round split draw.
Feno vokatra sy ny sary Gallery eto ambany:
HEVI-DEHIBE KARATRA ARA-
HEVI-DEHIBE Event – MAZAVA HEAVYWEIGHTS
Brandon Halsey (10-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0), USA
WUDEC3
Mikhail Ragozin (8-3-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Rosia
INAUGURAL M-1 CHALLENGE FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Aleksander Doskalchuk (8-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Ukraine
WSUB2 (CHOKE – 1:26)
Vadim Malygin (11-3-1, M-1: 2-2-1), Rosia
(Doskalchuk Won M-1 Challenge flyweight title)
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Raul Tutarauli (18-3-0, M-1: 6-1-0), Georgia
WUDEC
Vladimir Kanunnikov (8-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Rosia)
FEATHERWEIGHTS
Nate Landwehr (9-2-0 (M-1: 1-0-0), USA
WKO/TKO (punches – 1:31)
Mikhail Korobkov (13-3-1, M-1: 1-3-1), Rosia
BANTAMWEIGHTS
Sergey Morozov (10-3-0, M-1: 5-2-0), Kazakhstana
WKO / TKO2 (punches – 4:48)
Luan Fernandes (8-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brezila
Mialoha KARATRA ARA-
MAZAVA HEAVYWEIGHTS
Vadim Shabadash (5-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ukraine
WUDEC
Kirill Kuzmin (2-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Rosia
WELTERWEIGHTS
Vadim Sinitsyn (2-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Rosia
WMDEC
Timur Gilimzyanov (4-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Rosia
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Diego Davella (18-6-1, M-1: 1-1-1), Brezila
SD
Busurmankul Abditbait Uulu (8-2-1, M-1: 0-0-1), Kyrgyzstan
Viktor Kolesnik (11-2-1, M-1: 2-0-1), Rosia
WKO / TKO1 (punches – 3:36)
Brian Hooi (14-7-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Pays-Bas
Alik Albagachiev (4-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Rosia
WMDEC
Ruslan Khisamutdinov (4-4-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Rosia
FEATHERWEIGHTS
Nidzhat Imanov (2-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0)
WKO / TKO3 (punches)
Rinat Shakirov (0-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Rosia
BANTAMWEIGHTS
Alexander Osetrov (2-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Rosia
WUDEC
Lenar Suleymanov (0-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Rosia
BANTAMWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
