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CHELYABINSK, Russia (Pipiri 1, 2018) – Brazilian middleweight Bruno Silva shocked Alexander Shlemenko with an opening round stoppage to set-up a potential showdown with M-1 Challenge champion Artiom Frolov, who defeated American challenger Joe “Diesel” Riggs earlier this evening (Paraire) i M-1 Challenge 93 i roto i te Chelyabinsk, Russia.
To say the least, Silva (18-6-0) was impressive in his M-1 Global debut, knocking out the former Bellator champion Shlemenko (56-11-1), i te 2:54 o te a tawhio tuatahi. Russian star Shlemenko, who was the M-1 Grand Prix middleweight champion, had been 6-0-0 in M-1 Global competition going into The Rage to take on Silva in the main event.
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Silva pounded Shlemenko and finished him off here
Silva trapped Shlemenko on the ropes and unloaded a powerful barrage of punches to the head and body, as well as one well-executed knee to the face, leaving the Russian star out cold on his feet and the stunned crowed silent.
I roto i te hui tahi-ngā, Frolov improved his perfect MMA pro record to 11-0-0, 8-0-0 in M-1 fights, when the doctor stopped the fight in the second round due to a knee injury suffered by Riggs, the former UFC fighter.
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Frolov (i runga i te runga) retained his M-1 Challenge middleweight title
Ukrainian flyweight Alexander Pletenko (14-4-0), also fighting for the first time in an M-1 Global event, won a third-round unanimous decision over Chris Kelades (12-4-0), the native of Greece who lives in Canada.
Russian ono tekau Alexey Makhno (18-6-0) took a three-round unanimous decision fromRogerio Karranza (13-4-0), o Brazil, while Finnish flyweight Mikael Silander (18-6-0) choked Nureles Aidarov (3-1-0), o Kyrgyzstan, ki te tāpaetanga tuatahi-a tawhio.
I runga i te kāri tuatahi, Russian heavyweights Yuriy Fedorov (1-0-0) in his pro debut andNikolay Savilov (12-3-0) both used ground-and-pound attacks to defeat, aua, French heavyweight Charles-Henri Lucien (0-2-0) in round one and Nikolay Rachek (7-6-0), o Russia, in the third frame.
In a battle of Russian middleweights, Vladimir Migovich (1-2-0) riro te whakatau loto e toru-a tawhio noa ki runga i Nikita Novikoov (5-3-0), South African middleweight Mark Hulme (6-2-0) submitted his Russian opponent, Vadim Shabadash (7-3-0), via a rear naked choke in the opening round.
Russian ono tekau Magomed Magomedov (9-2-0) won a three-round split decision over his countryman, Nikita Podkovalnikov (2-1-0), Whā Russian Sergey Klyuev'S (6-1-0) kimura forced previously undefeated Ilya Karetnikov (4-1-0), o Russia, into first-round submission, a Pierre Ludet (4-0-0), o France, locked a rear naked choke on Russian flyweight Egor Filidov (0-1-0) mo te wikitoria tuatahi-a tawhio noa i te tāpaetanga.
Complete Results and a picture gallery below:
KĀRI MAIN
MAHI MAIN – MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Bruno Silva (18-6-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Brazil
KO1 (nifó – 2:54)
Alexander Shlemenko (56-11-1, M-1: 6-1-0), Russia
CO-FEATURE – M-1 POLE whitu CHAMPIONSHIP
Artiom Frolov (11-0-0, M-1: 8-0-0), Russia
WKO2 (doctor stoppage /knee injury – 0:46)
Joe Riggs (47-18-1, M-1: 2-1-1), USA
FLYWEIGHTS
Alexander Pletenko (14-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0-), Ukraine
WDEC3
Chris Kelades (12-4-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Canada
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Alexey Makhno (18-6-0, M-1: 5-3-0), Russia
WDEC3
Rogerio Karranca (13-4-0, M-1: 0-2-0), Brazil
FLYWEIGHTS
Mikael Silander (18-6-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Finland
WSUB1 (d'Arce kowaowaotia iho – 4:26)
Nureles Aidarov (3-1-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Kehitāna
KĀRI PRELIMINARY
HEAVYWEIGHTS
Yuriy Fedorov (1-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Russia
WTKO1 (ground and pound stoppage – 1:31)
Charles-Henri Lucien (0-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), France
Nikolay Savilov (12-3-0, M-1: 4-1-0), Russia
WTKO3 (ground and pound stoppage – 4:26)
Nikolay Rachek (7-6-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Russia
MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Vladimir Migovich (1-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Russia
WDEC3
Nikita Novikov (5-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Russia
Mark Hulme (6-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Awherika ki te Tonga
WSUB1 (muri kowaowaotia iho tahanga – 2:20)
Vadim Shabadash (7-3-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Russia
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Magomed Magomedov (9-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Russia
WDEC3
Nikita Podkovalnikov (1-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Russia
BANTAMWEIGHTS
Sergey Klyuev (6-1-0, M-1: 4-1-0), Russia
WSUB1 (Kimura – 2:25)
Ilya Karetnikov (4-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Russia
FLYWEIGHTS
Pierre Ludet (4-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), France
WSUB1 (muri kowaowaotia iho tahanga – 3:36)
Egor Filidov (0-0-1, M-1: 0-0-1) , Russia
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STILL THE CHAMP: Artiom Frolov has his hand raised in victory
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(L) Alexander Pletenko won his M-1 Global debut
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Alexey Makhno (i runga i te runga) won a hard fought decision over Rogerio Karranca
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Mikael Silander (R) submitted Nureles Aidarovn en route to a first-round victory
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