Khadis Ibragimov new M-1 Challenge Light Heavyweight Champion

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New M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Khadis Ibragimov was crowned
TSOOM Petersburg, Russia (Lub yim hli ntuj 26, 2018) – Undefeated Khadis Ibragimov (7-0-0) yeej Dmitry Mikutsa in last night’s M-1 sib tw 96 main event to capture the vacant M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title, at M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

 

 

 

MMA fighters represented 10 different countries in this international event: Russia, United States, Ukraine, Brazil, Fabkis, Poland, Hungary, Czech koom pheej, Kazakhstan and Georgia.

 

 

 

Ibragimov, sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Russia, locked in a rear-naked choke to submit his Ukrainian opponent, Mikutsa (9-4-1), in the second round for the vacant M-1 Challenge light heavyweight crown.

 

 

 

Nyob rau hauv lub co-featured kev tshwm sim, Lavxias teb sab featherweight Viktor Kolesnik (15-3-1) finished off his American foe, Daniel “Agent OrangeSwain (18-9-1) in the opening round with damaging leg kicks.

 

 

 

Brazilian lightweight Michel “Sassariro” Silva (20-7-1) was too much for previously unbeaten Alexey “PhenomenalIlyenko (8-1-1), who succumbed to a vicious ground-and-pound attack.

 

 

 

Ukrainian featherweight Yuri Chobuka (10-1-0) took a unanimous decision from Steve Polifonte (13-6-0), ntawm Fabkis.

 

 

 

Georgian flyweight Vazha Tsiptauri (6-1-0) tes laug Sanzhar Adilov (4-1-0), ntawm Kazakhstan, his first loss as a professional by way of a unanimous decision.

 

 

 

Nyob rau hauv lub undercard, Russian heavyweight Yuri Fedorov (2-0-0) ground-and-pounded his way to a third-round technical knockout of fellow countryman Sergey Goltsov (0-2-), Lavxias teb sab featherweight Akhmadkhan Bokov (4-3-0) edged pro-debuting Adam Borovec (0-1-0) ntawm feem ntau txiav txim, thiab Lavxias teb sab featherweight Nikita Solonin (5-2-0) registered a unanimous decision victory against Rene Hackl (4-1-0), of Hungary).

 

 

 

Russian pro-debuting Vasily Kozlov (1-0-0), fighting at a 158 ½ catchweight, and Russian welterweight Boris Medvedev (3-0-0) were first-round, one-punch knockout winners, feem, tiv tiag Jurand Lisieski (3-1-1), ntawm Poland, thiab Ukrainian Dmitriy Tikhonyuk (0-1-0). Lavxias teb sab sib Artem Tarasov (3-1-0) used a barrage of punches to stop Filip Kovarik (3-1-0), ntawm Poland, nyob rau hauv round ib.

Complete results and pictures below:

 

 

MAIN CARD

 

MAIN kev tshwm sim

VACANT M-1 CHALLENGE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

 

 

Khadis Ibragimov (7-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Russia

WSUB2 (4:30 – rear liab qab caj pas)

Dmitry Mikutsa (9-4-1, M-1: 2-2-0), Ukraine

(Ibragimov won the M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title)

 

CO-FEATURE – FEATHERWEIGHTS

 

 

Viktor Kolesnik (15-3-1, M-1: 4-1-1), Russia

WTKO1 (4:21 – leg kicks)

Daniel Swain (18-9-1, M-1: 1-1-1), TEB CHAWS USA

LIGHTWEIGHTS

 

 

Michel Silva (20-7-1, M-1: 2-2-0), Brazil

WTKO1 (1:34 – ground-and-pound)

Alexey Ilyenko (8-1-1, M-1: 1-1-0), Russia

FEATHERWEIGHTS

 

 

Yuri Chobuka (10-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Ukraine

WDEC3

Steve Polifonte (13-6-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Fabkis

 

FLYWEIGHTS

 

 

Vazha Tsiptauri (6-1-0, M-1: 4-0-0)

WDEC3

Sanzhar Adilov (4-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Kazakhstan

 

UNDERCARD

 

Heavyweights

 

 

Yuri Fedorov (2-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Russia

WTKO3 (1:11 – ground-and-pound)

Sergey Goltsov (0-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Russia

 

LUB TEEB heavyweights

 

 

Rafal Kijanczuk (4-0-0 (M-1: 2-0-0), Poland

WTKO1 (5:00 – injury)

Ibragim Sagov (4-2-0, M-1: 3-2-0), Russia

 

CATCHWEIGHT (72, kg, 158 ½ lbs.)

 

 

Vasily Kozlov (1-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Russia

WKO1 (0:42 – punch)

Jurand Lisieski (3-1-1, M-1: 0-1-0), Poland

 

WELTERWEIGHTS

 

 

Dmitriy Tikhonyuk (1-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ukraine

WKO1 (1:07 – punch)

Boris Medvedev (2-1-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Russia

 

LIGHTWEIGHTS

 

 

Artem Tarasov (3-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Russia

WKO1 (1:57 – punches)

Filip Kovarik (3-1-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Poland

 

FEATHERWEIGHTS

 

 

Nikita Solonin (5-2-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Russia

WDEC3

Rene Hackl (4-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Hungary

 

 

 

Akhmadkhan Bokov (4-3-0, M-1: 4-1-0), Russia

WDEC3

Adam Borovec (0-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Czech koom pheej

 

 

Khadis Ibragimov (L) wore down Dmitry Mikutsa
Viktor Kolesnik (L) kicked his way past Daniel Swain
Michel Silva is shown finishing off Alexey Ilyenko
Yuri Chobuka (L) defeated Steve Polifonte
Vazha Tsiptauri (top position) decisioned Sanzhar Adilov

 

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