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CHELYABINSK, Русия (Ноември 5, 2018) — Fists were flying last Friday night at M-1 Challenge 98 as ten of 12 fights ended prematurely, eight by way of knockout punches and two submissions, highlighted by Brazilian mixed-martial-arts veteran Bruno Blindado Silva‘s title-winning stoppage of previously undefeated M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Артьом Фролов, в Челябинск, Русия.
Silva (19-6-0) has taken M-1 Global by storm. He became the top middleweight contender by knocking out Russian MMA star Александър Shlemenko (56-11-1) in the opening round of M-1 Challenge 93 last June. With his fourth-round knockout by punches of another Russian, Frolov (11-1-0), the power-punching Silva has how stopped 16 на неговата 19 defeated opponents during his outstanding pro career.
The 27-year-old Frolov, който е бил 9-0-0 in M-1 competition going into his second title defense last Friday versus Silva, had signed a UFC contract and he was scheduled to fight last month at UFC Moscow. He was forced to withdraw due to injury.
In the co-featured event another undefeated fighter was knocked off, when Russian welterweight Сергей Романов (15-3-0) handed his Swiss opponent, Урс Пабло Ортман (8-1-0), his first pro loss, by way of a three-round unanimous decision.
Kazakhstan bantamweight Сергей Морозов (13-4-0) спечели три кръгли съдийско решение над баир дома (7-3-0), на Русия.
Руската средна категория Ivan Bogdanov kept his unbeaten record intact, improving to 6-0-0, when he punched out Frenchman Emmanuel “Papou Lele” Dawa (7-3-0) в третия кръг.
Руски полусредна категория Boris Medvedev (4-0-0) остана непобеден, locking in a Rear Naked Choke on his fellow countryman, David Zakaryan (1-1-0) for a win by first-round technical submission.
На предварителния картата, late replacement Олег Попов (4-1-0) registered a second-round technical knockout of fellow Russian heavyweight, Yuriy Fedorov (1-1-0, 1 NC), в две кръгли, while Russian lightweight Магомед Магомедов (12-3-0) put Frenchman Arnaud Kherfallah(5-2-0) to sleep in the opening round.
French middleweight Jean “Panqueca” Petrick (9-3-0) made an impressive M-1 debut by submitting always dangerous Talekh “В Азербайджан Терминатор” Наджафзаде (7-3-1) with a North-South choke, и Ivan Tsygelnik (2-1-0) won his second pro bout by way of a first-round technical knockout via punches versus Maksim Baruzdin (1-1-0) в битка на руските гиганти.
Denis Sulimov (3-0-0) нокаутиран Iliskhan Merzhoev (2-1-0) in the opening round on punches in a match between Russian lightweights, Руски лек Rizvan Simbagaev (4-1-0) was too much for his Ukrainian rival, Alexey Shanin (2-1-0), who was stopped on punches midway through the third and final round, and Russian featherweight Nikita Barkhajov (2-0-0) blasted-out Agoney Romero (7-5-1), Испания, в първи кръг.
The 24 competing fighters represented eight different countries: Русия, Бразилия, Франция, Украйна, Швейцария, Испания, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.
Silva (връх) finished off Frolov to win the M-1 Challenge middleweight title
Сергей Романов (R) gave Urs Pablo Ortmann (L) his first pro loss
Сергей Морозов (R) decisioned Bair Shtepin
Undefeated Ivan Bogdanov (L) drilled Emmanuel Dawa
Boris Medvedev (L) connected vs. David Zakaryan
Frolov (на върха) 