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Alexander Shlemenko defeats Paul Bradley, Kunchenko retains M-1 Challenge title

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M-1 IZAZOV 74 SLUŽBENI REZULTATI

(R) Alexander Shlemenko kicked his way to another victory
MOSCOW (Mart 4, 2017) — Ruski srednjoj Aleksandar “Oluja” Shlemenko poraženi American Pavle “The Gentleman” Bradley and undefeated M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko retained his title last night in the loaded M-1 Challenge 75 card at Olympic Sports Complex in Moscow, Rusija
A three-time Bellator champion, Shlemenko (55-9-0. 1 NC, M-1: 5-0-0) spoiled the M-1 Global debut of former Ring of Combat champion Bradley (23-8-0, M-1: 0-1-0), fighting out of San Diego, by way of a three-round unanimous decision in the main event of the evening. Shlemenko, who last year captured the M-1 Grand Prix Middleweight Championship, remained undefeated in M-1 Global competition.
Kunchenko (16-0-0, M-1: 8-0-0), Rusije, kept his professional MMA record intact with his 16th pobjeda, half of which in M-1 Global competition, with a five-round unanimous decision over fellow countryman Maksim Grabovich (5-3-0, M-1: 4-1-0) u co-funkcija.
(R) — Alexey Kunchenko cruised to his 16th pro win with a defeat
Popular Russian welterweight Sergey “StreetfighterRomanov (11-1-0, M-1: 4-0-0) made a strong statement as a legitimate title contender with his three-round unanimous decision over Russian MMA veteran Mogamed “The White Wolf” Sultanakhmedov (18-6-0, M-1: 10-2-0), the former M-1 Selection middleweight champion.
Former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Maxim Divnich (13-2-0, M-1: 7-2-0) pozicioniran sebe za još titulu, stopping American Keon “The Black AssassinCaldwell (11-4-0, M-1: 0-1-0) on punches in the second round.
In the final main card fight, Brazilski poluteškoj Carlos “Cachorrao” Eduardo (15-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0) made an impressive M-1 Global debut, taking a three-round decision from his Ukrainian opponent, BorisBoraPolezhay (15-6-0, M-1: 1-1-0).
U preliminarnim akciji kartica, Ruski srednjoj Valery “Ruske Hammer” Myasinikov (11-1-2, M-1: 2-1-2) lived up to his nickname with an opening-round knockout of Brazilian Amilcar Alves (15-11-0, M-1: 0-1-0), undefeated Russian welterweight Abubakar Mestoev (4-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0) took a three-round unanimous decision from German Niko Samsonidse (2-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), pro-debuting Russian lightweight Roman Bogatov (1-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0) used an arm-triangle choke to submit Ukrainian Aleksey Sotnikov (4-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), South Korean Bok Kil Young (8-2-1, M-1: 0-0-1) i ruski Viktor Kolesnik (9-2-1, M-1: 0-0-1) borio na tri-okrugli draw, Ruski velter Danila Prikaza (6-1-0, M-1: 4-1-0) locked in a rear-naked choke hold to defeat German ArdaBoma YeAdas (8-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0) by first-round submission, and Georgian lightweight Raul Tutarauli (8-4-0, M-1: 4-1-0) punched out Mohamed Grabinski (14-4-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Njemačke, u drugom krugu.
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MAIN CARD
Main Event – Srednjeteškaše
Alexander Shlemenko (55-9-0, 1 NC, M-1: 5-0-0), Rusija
WDEC3
Paul Bradley (23-8-0, 2 NC, M-1: 0-1-0), SAD
M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Alexey Kunchenko (16-0-0, M-1: 8-0-0), Rusija
WDEC5
Maksim Grabovich (5-3-0, M-1: 4-1-0), Rusija
(Kunchenko retained M-1 Challenge welterweight title)
WELTERWEIGHTS
Seregey Romanov (11-1-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Rusija
WDEC3
Magomed Sultanakhmedov (18-6-0, M-1: 10-2-0), Rusija
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Maxim Divnich (12-2-0, M-1: 7-2-0), Rusija
WTKO/KO2 (punches – 2:03)
Keon Caldwell (11-4-0, M-1: 0-1-0), SAD
LIGHT teškaša
Carlos Eduardo (15-4-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brazil
WDEC3
Boris Polezhay (15-4-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Ukrajina
PRELIMINARNI CARD
Srednjeteškaše
Valery Myasinikov(11-1-2, M-1: 2-2-2), Rusija.
WTKO/KO1 (punches – 2:59)
Amilcar Alves (15-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brazil
WELTERWEIGHTS
Abubakar Mestoev (4-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Rusija
WDEC3
Niko Samsonidse (2-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Njemačka
Danila Prikaza (6-1-0, M-1: 4-1-0), Rusija
WSUB1 (zadnja-naked čok – 1:54)
Arda Adas (8-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Njemačka
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Roman Bogatov (1-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Rusija
WSUB1 (ruka-trokut čok – 1:56)
Aleksey Sotnikov (4-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Ukrajina
Bok Kil Young (8-2-1, M-1: 0-0-1), Južna Koreja
D3
Viktor Kolesnik (9-2-1, M-1: 0-0-1), Rusija
Raul Tutarauli (8-4-0, M-1: 4-1-0), Gruzija
WTKO/KO2 (punches – 3:50)
Mohamed Grabinski (14-4-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Njemačka




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M-1 IZAZOV 75 SLUŽBENI WEIGHTS

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Main Event – Srednjeteškaše – 3 X 5

(L) ALEXANDER SHLEMENKO (54-9-0, 1 NC, M-1: 4-0-0), Rusija 184 1/2 lbs. (83.9 kg)
vs.
(R) PAUL BRADLEY (23-7-0, 2 NC, M-1: 0-0-0), SAD 184 lbs. (83.6 kg)
M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5
(L) ALEXEY KUNCHENKO (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Prvak, Rusija 169 1/2 lbs. (77 kg)
vs.
(R) MAKSIM GRABOVICH (5-2-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Izazivač, Rusija 164 1/2 lbs. (74.8 kg)
WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
SERGEY ROMANOV (10-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Rusija 169 1/2 lbs. (77 kg)
MAGOMED SULTANAKHMEDOV (18-5-0, M-1: 10-1-0), Rusija 169 1/2 lbs. (77.1 kg)
LIGHTWEIGHTS — 3 X 5
MAXIM DIVNICH (12-2-0, M-1: 6-2-0), Rusija 154 lbs. (70.1 kg)
vs.
KEON CALDWELL (11-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), SAD 154 lbs. (70.1 kg)
LIGHT teškaša – 3 X 5
BORIS POLEZHAY (15-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ukrajina 204 1/2 lbs. (92.9 kg)
vs.
CARLOS EDUARDO (14-4-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Brazil 205 lbs. (93 kg)
PRELIMINARNI CARD
Srednjeteškaše – 3 X 5
VALERY MYASINIKOV (10-1-2, M-1: 1-2-2), Rusija. 187 lbs. (84.9 kg)
vs.
AMILCAR ALVES (15-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Brazil 187 lbs. (84.9 kg)
WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
NIKO SAMSONIDSE (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Njemačka 154 lbs. (70 kg)
vs.
ABUBAKAR MESTOEV (3-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Rusija 154 1/2 lbs. (70.2 kg)
ARDABoma YeADAS (8-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Njemačka 176 lbs. (80.0 kg)
vs.
DANILA PRIKAZA (5-1-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Rusija 173 1/2 lbs. (78.9 kg)
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
ALEKSEY SOTNIKOV (4-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Ukrajina 149 lbs. (67.8 kg)
vs.
ROMAN BOGATOV (0-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Rusija 149 lbs. (67.9 kg)
BOK KIL YOUNG (8-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Južna Koreja 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)
vs.
VIKTOR KOLESNIK (9-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Rusija 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)
MOHAMED GRABINSKI (14-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Njemačka 158 lbs. (71.9 kg)
Vs.
RAUL TUTARAULI (7-4-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Gruzija 158 1/2 lbs. (72.0 kg)

KADA: Petak, Mart 3, 2017

GDJE: Moskva, Rusija
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M-1 Challenge 75 – Mart 3, 2017 – Moskva, Rusija

American middleweight Paul Bradley Steps up to challenge “Oluja” Alexander Shlemenko in main event

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M-1 Challenge 75, Mart 3, u Moskvi, Rusija
ST. PETERSBURG, Rusija (Siječanj 27, 2017) – American MMA veteran Pavle “The Gentleman” Bradley has stepped up to meet the awesome challenge presented by 2016 M-1 Grand Prix middleweight champion Aleksandar “Oluja” Shlemenko in the March 3rd M-1 Challenge 75 main event in Moscow.
M-1 Challenge 75 will be streamed live from Moscow in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Gledatelji će moći gledati preliminarne borbe i glavnog karticu prijavom na registrovati na www.M1Global.TV. Fanovi mogu gledati sve akcije na racunaru, kao i na Android i Apple pametne telefone i tablete.
A three-time Bellator champion, Shlemenko (54-9-0. 1 NC, M-1: 4-0-0) poraženi bivši šampion M-1 Challenge Vyacheslav Vasilevsky last year in the M-1 Grand Prix Middleweight Championship semifinals and championship final, odnosno, by three-round majority decision and third-round submission (čok). Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky I & II were also the M-1 Challenge 68 & 64 Fights of the Night.
Former Ring of Combat champion Bradley (23-7-0, M-1: 0-0-0) will be making his M-1 Challenge debut, međutim, he’s a seasoned MMA veteran having fought in the UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator i World Series of Fighting.
The 33-year-old Bradley, fighting out of San Diego (Kalifornija), was a standout wrestler at the powerhouse University of Iowa. He is known for his physical strength, tremendous endurance, and balanced stand-up and ground skills.
Undefeated M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Rusije, will defend his title in the co-feature against Maksin Grabovich (5-2-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Rusije, who replaced injured Kazakh challenger Shaukat Rakhmonov (7-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0).
Russian welterweight prospect Sergey “StreetfighterRomanov (10-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) meets Russian veteran Magomed “The White Wolf” Sultanakhmedov (18-5-0, M-1: 10-1-0), while another American fighter, lak Keon “The Black AssassinCaldwell (11-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), will make his M-1 Global debut against former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Maxim Divnich (12-2-0, M-1: 6-2-0), Ukrajine.
Rounding out a loaded M-1 Challenge 75 main card is a middleweight clash between Russian favorite Valery “Ruske Hammer” Myasinikov (10-1-2, M-1: 1-1-2) and Spaniard Enoc Razriješiti Torres (19-9-1, M-1: 5-6-1).
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M-1 CHALLENGE EVENT CALENDAR:
M-1 Challenge 74 – Februar. 18, 2017 – St. Petersburg, Rusija
M-1 Challenge 75 – Mart 3, 2017 – Moskva, Rusija

“Oluja” Warning! Alexander Shlemenko to headline M-1 Challenge 75

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American lightweight
Keon Caldwell added to loaded card
Mart 3 u Moskvi, Rusija

ST. PETERSBURG, Rusija (Siječanj 19, 2017) – M-1 Global has announced that 2016 M-1 Grand Prix middleweight champion Aleksandar “Oluja” Shlemenko volja naslov M-1 Challenge 75 u Moskvi.
It has also been announced that American lightweight Keon “The Black AssassinCaldwell will make his M-1 Global debut versus former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Maxim Divnich.
M-1 Challenge 75 will be streamed live from Moscow in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Gledatelji će moći gledati preliminarne borbe i glavnog karticu prijavom na registrovati na www.M1Global.TV. Fanovi mogu gledati sve akcije na racunaru, kao i na Android i Apple pametne telefone i tablete.
Shlemenko (54-9-0. 1 NC, M-1: 4-0-0), a three-time Bellator champion, poraženi bivši šampion M-1 Challenge Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (see picture above with Shlemenko on right) last year in the M-1 Grand Prix Middleweight Championship semifinals and championship final, odnosno, by three-round majority decision and third-round submission (čok). Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky I & II were the M-1 Challenge 68 & 64 Fights of the Night.
In a much-anticipated All-Russian middleweight showdown, Shlemenko was supposed to fight reigning M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramadan Emeev, who was unfortunately injured during training camp, forcing him out of that match. Vasilevsky replaced Emeev against Shlemenko in the championship final.
U svojoj zadnjoj akciji, Shlemenko stopped Kendall Grove in the second round of their main event fight on Bellator 162 last October in Memphis, Tenesi.
Alexander Shlemenko fighting in Russia is always a significant event,” M-1 Global predsjednika Vadim Finkelchtein rekao je, “as he is a true legend of Russian MMA. His fights always sellout arenas, no matter who his opponent. We all know that the story we started last year at M<-1 Velika nagrada 2016 isn’t over, još. The whole country is waiting for the fight between Russia’s two best middleweightsAlexander Shlemenko and Ramazan Emeev.
Ramazan was injured and Shlemenko had contractual obligations with Bellator. Tako, throughout the past month, we were waiting for Shlemenko to receive permission to fight in Russia. Sada, we have arranged for him to fight on M-1 Challenge 75. We’ve done a great job to make this possible and now hope that, ovaj put, we will be able to complete this exciting story.
Undefeated M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Rusije, will defend his title against an opponent to be announced, due to originally announced Kazakh challenger, neumućen Shaukat Rakhmonov (7-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), withdrawing due to a knee injury.
Russian welterweight prospect Sergey “StreetfighterRomanov (10-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) faces Russian veteran Magomed “The White Wolf” Sultanakhmedov (18-5-0, M-1: 10-1-0) na M-1 Challenge 75 kartica.
Caldwell (11-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), fighting out of Georgia, is the US-based Island Fights champion. A powerful puncher who has nine knockouts in his 11 pro victories, Caldwell was supposed to compete in the 13th season of The Ultimate Fighter, but he withdrew due to personal reasons. He has had several fights in World Series of Fighting.
A Ukrainian fighting out of Moscow, Divnich captured the vacant M-1 Challenge lightweight title in 2014 u M-1 Challenge 54, zaustavljanje Dzhambulat Kurbanov in the third round on punches in the Fight of the Night. U 2015, Divnich lost his first title defense by third-round knockout to Mansour Barnaoui u M-1 Challenge 57. U svojoj zadnjoj borbi, Artiom Damkovsky knocked out Divnich with a kick in the second-round of their fight this past September at M-1 Challenge 70.
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M-1 CHALLENGE EVENT CALENDAR:
M-1 Challenge 74 – Februar. 18, 2017 – St. Petersburg, Rusija
M-1 Challenge 75 – Mart 3, 2017 – Moskva, Rusija

Sergey Romanov preparing to ruin Magomed Sultanakhmedov’s comeback party

M-1 Challenge 75, Mart 3 u Moskvi, Rusija
ST. PETERSBURG, Rusija (Siječanj 5, 2017) – Hot welterweight prospect Sergey “StreetfighterRomanov is training hard to ruin the comeback of Russian veteran Magomed “The White Wolf” Sultanakhmedov in an interesting match-up Mart 3 na M-1 Challenge 75 u Rusiji.

The M-1 Challenge 75 Main Event, featuring a battle of undefeated welterweights between defending champion Alexey Kunchenko (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Rusije, takes on Kazakhstan challenger Shaukat Rakhmonov (7-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0),was previously announced.
M-1 Challenge 75 will be streamed live from Moscow in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Gledatelji će moći gledati preliminarne borbe i glavnog karticu prijavom na registrovati na www.M1Global.TV. Fanovi mogu gledati sve akcije na racunaru, kao i na Android i Apple pametne telefone i tablete.
Due to a series of injuries, Sulktanakhmedov (18-5-0, M-1: 10-1-0) has been inactive for the past five years, since he knocked out Tyson Jeffries in the second round of their 2011 bore na M-1 Challenge 24.
A former M-1 Selection champion, Sultanakhmedov is dropping down one weight class from middleweight to fight Romanov. During his MMA career, feared striker Sultanakhmedov has knocked out the likes of Dmitri Samoilov, Victor Nemkov, Pavel Kusch i Pliinio Cruz, među više uglednici.
His tremendous flair and style makes him a fan favorite, especially hisone-shoot, one-killattack. The 32-year-old has fought outside of his native Russia, in the United States and Japan, and during his fighting hiatus he served as referee.
Although he isn’t looking past Sultanakhmedov, fellow Russian fighter Romanov hopes that an impressive victory over Sultankhmedov will position him for his first M-1 Challenge title shot against the Kunchenkp-Rakhmonov winner.
Romanov has had impressive victories in M-1 Challenge competition, including a decision over against Brazilian foe Carlos Pereira last October at M-1 Challenge 71, as well as a first-round stoppage via punches of Andreas Birgels this past June at M-1 Challenge 68.
I’ve been working on my strength,” Romanov said from his training camp, “because the champion in my weight class, Alexey Kunchenko, is physically strong. I need to catch up. Not that I’m looking forward to a title fight, but I always have grandiose plans, tako, we’ll see how that goes. Odmah, I’m focused on Sultanakhmedov, and I think my fight with him would be no harder than a possible fight with Kunchenko.
I started training camp with two workouts a day, but I felt sick and decided to cutback to only one workout a day until I soon return to full mode. I’ve been training at home (St. Petersburg) but will soon go to Ryazan to wrestling training camp. Onda, I will go back to St. Petersburg to prepare at camp, and go to Borovaya for boxing. My opponent is left-handed, so I need appropriate sparring partners, but the guys in my camp are a great help.
I know my opponent well having watched his fights as a youngster when he was champion. Sada, we need to reevaluate him. He was a good fighter who trains at ‘Goretswhere there is, in principle, guys there who are top level. It’s difficult to say what form he has now because he hasn’t fought in so long. Sada, he is at the peak age for a fighter, 32, so we’ll see. I don’t think I’ll be favored in this fight, but I will go forward despite being the underdog.
Romanov (R) is a solid all-around MMA fighter
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M-1 CHALLENGE EVENT CALENDAR:
M-1 Challenge 74 – Februar. 18, 2017 – St. Petersburg, Rusija
M-1 Challenge 75 – Mart 3, 2017 – Moskva, Rusija