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HELSINKI, Finland (Серпня 6, 2017) – Російський напівважкій Mikhail Zayats переможений Маркус “Печерна людина” Vanttinen by unanimous decision in last night’s M-1 Challenge 82головна подія, which headlined the first M-1 Global event held in Finland during the last nine years.
Zayats (23-8-0, М-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, М-1: 2-3-0), one of six Finnish fighters on the Helsinki card.
International fighters represented nine different countries: Росія, Finland, Бразилія, США, Португалія, Франція, Швейцарія, Ukraine and Sweden.
Finnish bantamweight Janne “Jambo” Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1, М-1: 0-0-1) and Brazilian veteran fighter Heilton (Dos Santos) Davella (15-6-1, М-1: 0-1-1) fought to a three-round split-draw, Finnish flyweight Mikhail “Халк” Silander (17-5-0, М-1: 1-0-0) took a three-round unanimous decision from Vitali Branchuk (22-7-0, М-1: 2-3-0), Україна.
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Russian lightweight prospect Pavel Gordeev (8-1-0, М-1: 3-0-0) and Ukrainian welterweight Олександр “Iron Capture” Butenko (44-12-3, М-1: 10-2-1), відповідно, won three-round unanimous decisions over Brazilian Мішель “Sassarito” Сільва (18-7-0, М-1: 0-2-0) and American Кит “Один” Джонсон (12-3-0, М-1: 1-1-0).
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Also on the main card, Finnish welterweight Juho Valamaa (15-4-0, М-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, М-1: 0-1-0).
За попередніми карти, Swedish bantamweight Son Le “Buddah” Binh (5-3-0, М-1: 1-2-0) lost a three-round unanimous decision to Oleg Lichkovakha (8-1-0, М-1: 1-0-0), боротьби з Росії, and Ukrainian heavyweight Boris “Bora” Polezhay (17-6-0, М-1: 2-1-0) defeated Finland’s Toni Valtonen (27-16-0, М-1: 6-3-0) за рішенням.
Російський середньому Ruslan Shamolov (3-0-0, М-1: 3-0-0) stopped American“Motown” Moses Murrietta (5-1-0, М-1: 1-1-0) в першому раунді, French lightweightArnaud Kherfallah (4-1-0, М-1: 1-0-0) used a guillotine choke to force Patrik Pietila (8-5-0, М-1: 0-1-0), Фінляндії, to tap-out in round one, and Russian flyweight Akaki Khorava (2-2-0, М-1: 0-1-0) tapped out in the second round as his Swiss opponent,Frederico “Muskito” Gutzwiller (3-2-0, М-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.
Повні результати нижче:
ОФІЦІЙНІ РЕЗУЛЬТАТИ
ГОЛОВНА
MAIN EVENT – Світло важковаговиків
Mikhail Zayats (23-8-0, М-1: 13-5-0), Росія
WDEC3
Marcus Vanttinen (24-7-0, М-1: 2-3-0), Finland lbs. (кг)
Напівсередньої ваги
Juho Valmaa (14-4-0, М-1: 0-0-0), Finland
WTKO1 (4:52 – referee stoppage)
Aires Bendrouis (10-5-0, М-1: 0-0-0), Португалія
Alexander Butenko (44-12-3, М-1: 10-2-1), Україна
WDEC3
Keith Johnson (12-3-0, М-1: 1-1-0), США
Легковаговиків
Pavel Gordeev (8-1-0, М-1: 3-0-0), Росія
WDEC3
Мішель Сільва (18-7-0, М-1: 0-2-0), Бразилія
Bantamweights
Janne Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1, М-1: 0-0-1), Finland
D3
Heilton (Dos Santos) Davella (15-6-1, М-1: 0-1-1), Бразилія
FLYWEIGHTS
Mikael Silander (17-5-0, М-1: 1-0-0), Finland
WDEC3
Vitali Branchuk (22-7-0, М-1: 2-3-0), Україна
ПОПЕРЕДНЯ CARD
Важковаговиків
Boris Polezhay (17-6-0, М-1: 2-1-0), Україна
WDEC3
Toni Valtonen (27-16-0, М-1: 6-3-0), Finland
Середньоваговиків
Ruslan Shamilov (3-0-0, М-1: 3-0-0), Росія
WKO1 (3:10)
Moses Murrietta (5-1-0, М-1: 1-1-0), США
Легковаговиків
Arnaud Kherfallah (4-1-0, М-1: 1-0-0), Франція
WSUB1 (4:22 – удушення гільйотиною)
Patrik Pietila (8-5-0, М-1: 0-1-0), Finland
Bantamweights
Oleg Lichkovakha (8-1-0, М-1: 1-0-0), Росія
WDEC3
Son Le Binh (5-3-0, М-1: 1-2-0), Швеція
FLYWEIGHTS
Frederico Gutzwiller (3-2-0, М-1: 1-0-0), Швейцарія
WSUB2 (1:59 – армбар)
Akaki Khorava (2-2-0, М-1: 0-1-0), Грузія
MEDIEVAL FIGHT
Важковаговиків – 3 X 5
Vladimir Nicheporenko, Україна
WKO1 (1:22)
Yuri Sloboyanik, Росія
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Past M-1 Challenge events have featured leading Finnish fighters over the years such as Маркус “Печерна людина” Vanttinen (pictured on left), Juha-Pekka Vainikainen, Niko Puhakka, Janne Tulirinta, Toni Valtonen і Lucio “Spartan” Linares. Some of these fighters will be competingСерпня 5 на M-1 Challenge 82.
Mikael “Халк” Silander (16-5-0, М-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 з його 20 бої, Silander is matched against M-1 Challenge title challenger Viali Branchuk (22-6-0, М-1: 2-2-0), Україна,
Valtonen (27-15-0, М-1: 6-2-0) returns to M-1 action against Ukrainian heavyweight Boris “Bora” Polezhay(16-6-0, М-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.