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HELSINKI, Finnlando (#A?gusto 6, 2017) – Rusa luma superpezulo Mikhail Zayats Venkita Marcus “Caveman” Vanttinen by unanimous decision in last night’s M-1 Defio 82Ĉefa evento, which headlined the first M-1 Global event held in Finland during the last nine years.
Zayats (23-8-0, M-1: 13-5-0) returned to an M-1 Global-promoted event for the first time in nearly six years. The Russian strongman see pictured below), who had fought the past few years in Bellator, ruined the night for local favorite Vanttinen (24-6-0, M-1: 2-3-0), one of six Finnish fighters on the Helsinki card.
International fighters represented nine different countries: Rusio, Finnlando, Brazilo, Usono, Portugal, Francio, Svislando, Ukraine and Sweden.
Finnish bantamweight Janne “Jambo” Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1, M-1: 0-0-1) and Brazilian veteran fighter Heilton (Dos Santos) Davella (15-6-1, M-1: 0-1-1) fought to a three-round split-draw, Finnish flyweight Mikhail “Ŝipkorpo” Sila (17-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0) took a three-round unanimous decision from Vitali Branchuk (22-7-0, M-1: 2-3-0), de Ukrainio.
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| (L) Silander made hometown fans happy |
Russian lightweight prospect Pavel Gordeev (8-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) and Ukrainian welterweight Alexander “Fera Kapto” Butenko (44-12-3, M-1: 10-2-1), Respektive, won three-round unanimous decisions over Brazilian Michel “Sassarito” Silva (18-7-0, M-1: 0-2-0) and American Keith “La unu” Johnson (12-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0).
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| (L) Butenko and Johnson put on a good show. |
Also on the main card, Finnish welterweight Juho Valamaa (15-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0) made a successful M-1 debut with a first-round technical knockout victory of Portugal’s Aires Bendrouis (10-6-0, M-1: 0-1-0).
Sur la prepara karto, Swedish bantamweight Son Le “Buddah” Binh (5-3-0, M-1: 1-2-0) lost a three-round unanimous decision to Oleg Lichkovakha (8-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), batalanta el Rusio, and Ukrainian heavyweight Boris “Bora” Polezhay (17-6-0, M-1: 2-1-0) defeated Finland’s Toni Valtonen (27-16-0, M-1: 6-3-0) per decido.
Rusa middleweight Ruslan Shamolov (3-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0) stopped American“Motown” Moses Murrietta (5-1-0, M-1: 1-1-0) en la komenca rondo, Franca malpezaArnaud Kherfallah (4-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0) used a guillotine choke to force Patrik Pietila (8-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), De Finnlando, to tap-out in round one, and Russian flyweight Akaki Khorava (2-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0) tapped out in the second round as his Swiss opponent,Frederico “Muskito” Gutzwiller (3-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0), locked on an arm-bar.
In M-1’s popular Medieval Fight, Ukrainian heavyweight Vladimir Nicheporenkovenkis ruson Yuro Slobodyanik by way of a first-round knockout.
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OFICIALAJ REZULTOJ
#?EFA KARTO
#?EFA EVENTO – LUMAJ SUPERPEZULOJ
Mikhail Zayats (23-8-0, M-1: 13-5-0), Rusio
WDEC3
Marcus Vanttinen (24-7-0, M-1: 2-3-0), Finland lbs. (Kg)
WELTERWEIGHTS
Juho Valmaa (14-4-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Finnlando
WTKO1 (4:52 – referee stoppage)
Aires Bendrouis (10-5-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Portugal
Aleksandro Butenko (44-12-3, M-1: 10-2-1), Ukrainio
WDEC3
Keith Johnson (12-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Usono
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Pavel Gordeev (8-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Rusio
WDEC3
Michel silva (18-7-0, M-1: 0-2-0), Brazilo
BANTAMWEIGHTS
Janne Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1, M-1: 0-0-1), Finnlando
D3
Heilton (Dos Santos) Davella (15-6-1, M-1: 0-1-1), Brazilo
FLUGPESOJ
Mikael Silander (17-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Finnlando
WDEC3
Vitali Branchuk (22-7-0, M-1: 2-3-0), Ukrainio
PREPARA KARTO
SUPERPEZULOJ
Boris Polezhay (17-6-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Ukrainio
WDEC3
Toni Valtonen (27-16-0, M-1: 6-3-0), Finnlando
MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Ruslan Shamilov (3-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Rusio
WKO1 (3:10)
Moses Murrietta (5-1-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Usono
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Arnaud Kherfallah (4-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Francio
WSUB1 (4:22 – guillotine choke)
Patrik Pietila (8-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Finnlando
BANTAMWEIGHTS
Oleg Lichkovakha (8-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Rusio
WDEC3
Son Le Binh (5-3-0, M-1: 1-2-0), Svedio
FLUGPESOJ
Frederico Gutzwiller (3-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Svislando
WSUB2 (1:59 – armbar)
Akaki Khorava (2-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Kartvelio
MEDIEVAL FIGHT
SUPERPEZULOJ – 3 X 5
Vladimir Nicheporenko, Ukrainio
WKO1 (1:22)
Yuri Sloboyanik, Rusio
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Past M-1 Challenge events have featured leading Finnish fighters over the years such as Marcus “Caveman” Vanttinen (pictured on left), Juha-Pekka Vainikainen, Niko Puhakka, Janne Tulirinta, Toni Valtonen Kaj Lucio “Malluksa” Linares. Some of these fighters will be competing#A?gusto 5 #?E M-1 Defio 82.
Mikael “Ŝipkorpo” Sila (16-5-0, M-1:0-0-0), 31, has an appropriate nickname. Powerfully built and possessing explosive physical force, he puts pressure on his rivals from the first second of the battle, using his grappling skills to his full advantage. Having won 15 De lia 20 Bataloj, Silander is matched against M-1 Challenge title challenger Viali Branchuk (22-6-0, M-1: 2-2-0), de Ukrainio,
Valtonen (27-15-0, M-1: 6-2-0) returns to M-1 action against Ukrainian heavyweight Boris “Bora” Polezhay(16-6-0, M-1: 1-1-0. Valtonen has been an MMA fighter for 14 years and for much of that time-period he has been one of the stars of Finnish MMA-promotion, Fight Festival, which was successful at the 2009 M-1 World Championship Challenge. Valtonen fought in KSW and Shooto competitions. Another Helsinki native on the M-1 Defio 82, Valtonen figures to have tremendous support at Hartwell Arena.
Binh is always in great physical shape and he has very good stamina. All eight of his fights went the distance but none were boring. In a contest against another Swedish prospect, Bilal Musa, Bing fractured his leg at the beginning of the second round, yet fought through the paid to earn victory by way of a three-round decision. In his very interesting M-1 debut against Emin Guseyov, who has an excellent strike technique. Binh used his wrestling and grappling skills, which he was taught by coach Babak Nejad, who also trains UFC star Anthony Johnson, to win a three-round decision.