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Mikhail Zayats was too much for Marcus Vanttinen |
HELSINKI, Finland (Augustus 6, 2017) – Russische licht zwaargewicht Mikhail Zayats verslagen Marcus “Holbewoner” Vanttinen by unanimous decision in last night’s M-1 Challenge 82main event, 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: Rusland, Finland, Brazilië, VS, Portugal, Frankrijk, Zwitserland, 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 “schuit” Silander (17-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0) nam een drie-ronde unaniem besluit van Vitali Branchuk (22-7-0, M-1: 2-3-0), van Oekraïne.
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(L) Silander made hometown fans happy |
Russian lightweight prospect Pavel Gordeev (8-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) en Oekraïens weltergewicht Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko (44-12-3, M-1: 10-2-1), respectievelijk, won three-round unanimous decisions over Brazilian Michel “Sassarito” Silva (18-7-0, M-1: 0-2-0) PRIDE FC en Strikeforce-veteraan Sergei Kharitonov vertelt over zijn vechtcarrière en aanstaande rematch met Kenny Keith “Degene” Johnson (12-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0).
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Gordeev is a promising prospect |
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(L) Butenko and Johnson put on a good show. |
Ook op de hoofdkaart, 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).
Op de voorlopige kaart, Swedish bantamweight zijn de “Buddah” infanterie (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), uitvechten van Rusland, 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) bij besluit.
Russische middengewicht Ruslan Shamolov (3-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0) stopped American“Motown” Moses Murrietta (5-1-0, M-1: 1-1-0) in de openingsronde, Franse lichtgewichtArnaud 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), Finland, 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 Nicheporenkoversloeg Rus Yuro Slobodyanik by way of a first-round knockout.

Volledige resultaten hieronder:
Officiële resultaten
Belangrijkste kaart
MAIN EVENT – Licht zwaargewichten
Mikhail Zayats (23-8-0, M-1: 13-5-0), Rusland
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), Finland
WTKO1 (4:52 – referee stoppage)
Aires Bendrouis (10-5-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Portugal
Alexander Butenko (44-12-3, M-1: 10-2-1), Oekraïne
WDEC3
Keith Johnson (12-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0), VS
Lichtgewichten
Pavel Gordeev (8-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Rusland
WDEC3
Michael Silva (18-7-0, M-1: 0-2-0), Brazilië
Bantamweights
Janne Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1, M-1: 0-0-1), Finland
D3
Heilton (Dos Santos) Davella (15-6-1, M-1: 0-1-1), Brazilië
vlieggewicht
Mikael Silander (17-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Finland
WDEC3
Vitali Branchuk (22-7-0, M-1: 2-3-0), Oekraïne
VOORAF CARD
ZWAARGEWICHTEN
Boris Polezhay (17-6-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Oekraïne
WDEC3
Toni Valtonen (27-16-0, M-1: 6-3-0), Finland
Middleweights
Ruslan Shamilov (3-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Rusland
WKO1 (3:10)
Moses Murrietta (5-1-0, M-1: 1-1-0), VS
Lichtgewichten
Arnaud Kherfallah (4-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Frankrijk
WSUB1 (4:22 – guillotine choke-)
Patrick Pietila (8-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Finland
Bantamweights
Oleg Lichkovakha (8-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Rusland
WDEC3
zijn Binh (5-3-0, M-1: 1-2-0), Zweden
vlieggewicht
Frederico Gutzwiller (3-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Zwitserland
WSUB2 (1:59 – armbar)
Akaki Khorava (2-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Georgia
MEDIEVAL FIGHT
ZWAARGEWICHTEN – 3 X 5
Vladimir Nicheporenko, Oekraïne
WKO1 (1:22)
Yuri Sloboyanik, Rusland
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