І ўсё ж такі чэмпіён…….Alexey Kuchenko (R)

M-1 Challenge 90 RESULTS

САНКТ-ПЕЦЯРБУРГ, Расія (Сакавіка 31, 2018) – M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Аляксей Кунченко improved his professional MMA record to a perfect 18-0-0, stopping Russian challenger Аляксандр “Iron Capture” Butenko in the third round of last night’s M-1 Challenge 9- галоўная падзея, at M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Расія.

The 33-year-old Kunchenko (17-0-0, М-1: 10-0-0), also fighting out of Russia, has been the M-1 Challenge welterweight champion for nearly two years, калі ён накаўтаваў Murad Abdulaev у чацвёртым раўндзе ў M-1 Challenge 65. Kunchenko notched his 13^й knockout against former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Butenko (45-13-3, М-1: 11-3-1) in the third round on punches in his fourth successful title defense.

У са-прыкметах падзеі, American veteran Джо “Diesel Riggs (47-18-1, М-1: 2-0-1) and Ukrainian middleweight Барыс Polejay (18-6-1, М-1: 2-1-1) battled to a three-round split draw.

бразільскі найлягчэйшых Raphael Dias (15-5-0, М-1: 1-1-0) used an arm triangle choke to defeated former M-1 Challenge flyweight title challenger Вадзім “Bad Santa” Malygin (12-4-1, М-1: 2-3-1), Расіі, for a second-round victory by submission.

Руская перспектыва Magomedkamil Malikov (5-0-0, М-1: 2-0-0) kept his perfect pro record intact, прабіўка Sado “The Panther” Ucar (5-5-0, М-1: 0-1-0), of Turkey, in the second round of a match contested at a catchweight.

In the main card opening fight, Руская сярэднім Oleg Olenichev (10-5-0, М-1: 1-2-0) took a unanimous decision over Salmar “Sombra” Nunes (35-13-1, М-1: 0-1-0), Бразіліі.

Most of the preliminary card action took place on that mat with five eight matches ending in submissions. Frenchman Bakary El Anwar (6-5-0, М-1: 1-0-0) won his M-1 Global debut with an ankle hook on Russian light heavyweight Alexander Popov (2-1-0, М-1: 2-1-0) for an opening-round submission, Руская паўцяжкай Dmitry Tebekin (9-3-0, М-1: 3-1-0) took a majority decision over Abylkasym Yakubob (4-5-0, М-1: 0-1-0), Кыргызстана, and Yakibob’s countryman, Nureles Aidarov (3-0-0, М-1: 1-0-0), made the most of his M-1 Global debut, накаўтаваўшы руску Алег Lichkovakha (3-3-0, 2 Паўночная Караліна, М-1: 0-2-0, 1 Паўночная Караліна) with a knee in round one.

In a battle of pro-debuting Russian middleweights at a catchweight, Vladimir Trisov‘s anaconda choke was too much to handle for Vyacheslay Babkin, Руская нападаючым Мовсара Бокаў (4-1-0, М-1: 3-1-0) registered a submission win by way of a second-round submission versus Georgian Levan Solodovnik (5-3-0, М-1: 1-2-0) via an angle lock, and Russian lightweight Kurban Taygibov (7-1-0, М-1: 1-0-0) toon a unanimous decision fromЛом-Алі Нальгиев (14-7-0, М-1: 5-2-0), Расіі.

In a match-up between a pair of undefeated lightweights, Руская Раман Богатов (5-0-0, М-1; 4-0-0) прадстаўлены Tahir “Бак” Abdullaev (6-1-0, М-1: 0-1-0), Азербайджана, in the second round with an arm triangle choke. French featherweight Damien Peltier (9-8-1, М-1: 1-0-0) had an impressive M-1 Global debut, locking in a triangle choke on Maksim Kuldashev (2-1-0, М-1: 0-1-0) for a second-round triumph.

Ten different countries were represented by fighters in this International event: Расія, ЗША, Украіна, Бразілія, Turkey, Францыя, Кіргізія, Грузія, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan.

Complete results & picture gallery below:

ГАЛОЎНАЯ КАРТА

MAIN EVENT — M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Аляксей Кунченко (18-0-0, М-1: 10-0-0), Чэмпіён, Расія

WTKO3 (Ўдары – 4:04)

Alexander Butenko (45-13-3, М-1: 11-3-1), Прэтэндэнт, Расія

(Kunchenko retains M-1 Challenge welterweight title)

CO-FEATURE – Средневесов

Джо Риггс (47-17-1, 1 Невада, М-1: 2-0-1), ЗША

D3

Барыс Polejay (18-6-1, М-1: 2-1-1), Украіна

грузікаў

Rafael Dias (15-5-0, М-1: 1-1-0), Бразілія

SUB2 (Arm Triangle Choke – 4:39)

Вадзім Малыгін (12-4-1, М-1: 2-3-1), Расія

CATCHWEIGHT

Magomedkamil Malikov (5-0-0, М-1: 2-0-0), Расія

WTKO2 (Ўдары – 0:30)

Sado Ucar (5-5-0, М-1: 0-1-0), Turkey

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Oleg Olenichev (109-5-0, М-1: 2-1-0), Расія

WDEC3

Salmar Nunes (35-13-1, 1 Паўночная Караліна, М-1: 0-1-0), Бразілія

ПАПЯРЭДНЯЯ CARD

Святло цяжкавагавікоў

Bakary El Anwar (6-5-0, М-1: 1-0-0), Францыя

WSUB1 (0:27)

Alexander Popov (2-1-0, М-1: 2-1-0), Расія

Dmitry Tebekin (9-3-0, М-1: 3-1-0)

DEC3

Abylkasym Yakubov (4-5-0, М-1: 0-1-0), Кіргізія

CATCHWEIGHT

Nureles Aidarov (3-0-0, М-1: 1-0-0), Кіргізія

WKO1 (Knee kick – 0:12)

Алег Lichkovakha (3-3-0, 2 Паўночная Караліна, М-1: 0-2-0, 1 Паўночная Караліна)

Средневесов

Vladimir Trusov (1-0-0, М-1: 1-0-0)), Расія

Wseb1 (Anaconda Choke – 2:48)

Vyacheslav Babkin (0-1-0, М-1: 0-1-0), Расія

Паўсярэдняга вагі

Мовсара Бокаў (4-1-0, М-1:3-1-0), Расія

WSUB2 (Ankle Lock – 1:35)

Levan Solodovnik (5-3-0, М-1: 1-2-0), Грузія

Легкавагавіка

Kurban Taygibov (7-1-0, М-1: 1-0-0)

WDEC3

Лом-Алі Нальгиев (14-7-0, М-1: 5-2-0), Расія

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Раман Богатов (5-0-0, М-1: 4-0-0), Расія

WSUB2 (Arm Triangle Choke – 1:21)

Tahir Abdullaev (6-1-0, М-1: 0-1-0), Азербайджан

Featherweights

Damien Peltier (9-8-1, М-1: 1-0-0), Францыя

WSEB2 (Трохкутнік Choke – 4:55)

Maksim Kuldashev (2-1-0, М-1: 0-1-0), Узбекістан

Kunchenko (L) attacked Butenko

Polejay (L) & Riggs battled to a draw

Dias (R) got a kick out of Malygin

Olenichev (L) edged Nunes

Aidarov (R) showed concern for his fallen opponent Lichkovakha