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| Mikhail Zayats was too much for Marcus Vanttinen |
HELSINKI, Finnország (Augusztus 6, 2017) – Orosz félnehézsúlyú Mikhail Zayats legyőzött Marcus “Caveman” Vanttinen by unanimous decision in last night’s M-1 Challenge 82főversenyen, 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: Oroszország, Finnország, Brazília, USA, Portugália, Franciaország, Svájc, 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 “Hajó váza” Sila (17-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0) három körös egyhangú döntést hozott Vitali Branchuk (22-7-0, M-1: 2-3-0), Ukrajna.
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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 “Iron Capture” Butenko (44-12-3, M-1: 10-2-1), illetőleg, won three-round unanimous decisions over Brazilian Michel “Sassarito” Silva (18-7-0, M-1: 0-2-0) and American Keith “Az egyik” 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).
Az előzetes kártya, Swedish bantamweight Ez a “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), Harcolj Oroszországból, 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) határozatával.
Orosz középsúlyú Ruslan Shamolov (3-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0) stopped American“Motown” Moses Murrietta (5-1-0, M-1: 1-1-0) a nyitó fordulóban, Francia könnyűArnaud Kherfallah (4-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0) used a guillotine choke to force Patrick Pietila (8-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Finnország, 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 Nicheporenkodefeated Russian Yuro Slobodyanik by way of a first-round knockout.
Komplett alábbi eredmények:
Hivatalos eredmények
Főkártya
MAIN EVENT – LIGHT nehézsúlyú
Mikhail Zayats (23-8-0, M-1: 13-5-0), Oroszország
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), Finnország
WTKO1 (4:52 – referee stoppage)
Aires Bendrouis (10-5-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Portugália
Alexander Butenko (44-12-3, M-1: 10-2-1), Ukrajna
WDEC3
Keith Johnson (12-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0), USA
Könnyűsúlyú
Pavel Gordeev (8-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Oroszország
WDEC3
Michael Silva (18-7-0, M-1: 0-2-0), Brazília
BANTAMWEIGHTS
Janne Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1, M-1: 0-0-1), Finnország
D3
Heilton (Dos Santos) Davella (15-6-1, M-1: 0-1-1), Brazília
röpsúlyok
Mikael Silander (17-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Finnország
WDEC3
Vitali Branchuk (22-7-0, M-1: 2-3-0), Ukrajna
ELŐZETES KÁRTYA
Nehézsúlyú
Boris Polezhay (17-6-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Ukrajna
WDEC3
Toni Valtonen (27-16-0, M-1: 6-3-0), Finnország
Középsúly
Ruslan Shamilov (3-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Oroszország
WKO1 (3:10)
Moses Murrietta (5-1-0, M-1: 1-1-0), USA
Könnyűsúlyú
Arnaud Kherfallah (4-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Franciaország
WSUB1 (4:22 – guillotine fojtó)
Patrick Pietila (8-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Finnország
BANTAMWEIGHTS
Oleg Lichkovakha (8-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Oroszország
WDEC3
Son Le Binh (5-3-0, M-1: 1-2-0), Svédország
röpsúlyok
Frederico Gutzwiller (3-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Svájc
WSUB2 (1:59 – armbar)
Akaki Khorava (2-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Grúzia
MEDIEVAL FIGHT
Nehézsúlyú – 3 X 5
Vladimir Nicheporenko, Ukrajna
WKO1 (1:22)
Yuri Sloboyanik, Oroszország
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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 és Lucio “Spartan” Linares. Some of these fighters will be competingAugusztus 5 at M-1 Challenge 82.
Mikael “Hajó váza” 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 az ő 20 harcol, Silander is matched against M-1 Challenge title challenger Viali Branchuk (22-6-0, M-1: 2-2-0), Ukrajna,
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 Challenge 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.