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Alexander Shlemenko defeats Paul Bradley, Kunchenko retains M-1 Challenge title

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M-1 DESAFIAMENT 74 RESULTATS OFICIALS

(R) Alexander Shlemenko kicked his way to another victory
MOSCOU (Març 4, 2017) — Mitjà rus Alejandro “Tempesta” Shlemenko derrotat nord-americà Paul “La Caballero” Bradley and undefeated M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko retained his title last night in the loaded M-1 Desafiament 75 card at Olympic Sports Complex in Moscow, Rússia
A three-time Bellator champion, Shlemenko (55-9-0. 1 NC, M-1: 5-0-0) spoiled the M-1 Global debut of former Ring of Combat champion Bradley (23-8-0, M-1: 0-1-0), lluitant fora de San Diego, by way of a three-round unanimous decision in the main event of the evening. Shlemenko, who last year captured the M-1 Grand Prix Middleweight Championship, va romandre invicte a la competició M-1 Global.
Kunchenko (16-0-0, M-1: 8-0-0), de Rússia, kept his professional MMA record intact with his 16º victòria, half of which in M-1 Global competition, with a five-round unanimous decision over fellow countryman Maksim Grabovich (5-3-0, M-1: 4-1-0) en la baralla co-estel·lar.
(R) — Alexey Kunchenko cruised to his 16th pro win with a defeat
Popular Russian welterweight Sergey “Streetfighter” Romanov (11-1-0, M-1: 4-0-0) made a strong statement as a legitimate title contender with his three-round unanimous decision over Russian MMA veteran Mogamed “El Llop Blanc” Sultanakhmedov (18-6-0, M-1: 10-2-0), the former M-1 Selection middleweight champion.
Former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Maxim Divnich (13-2-0, M-1: 7-2-0) posicionat per a una altra oportunitat pel títol, stopping American Kon “The Black Assassin” Caldwell (11-4-0, M-1: 0-1-0) als cops de puny a la segona ronda.
In the final main card fight, De pes semipesado del Brasil Carlos “Cachorrao” Eduardo (15-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0) made an impressive M-1 Global debut, taking a three-round decision from his Ukrainian opponent, BorisBoraPolezhay (15-6-0, M-1: 1-1-0).
En l'acció cartellera preliminar, Mitjà rus Valery “El Martell de Rússia” Myasinikov (11-1-2, M-1: 2-1-2) lived up to his nickname with an opening-round knockout of Brazilian Amilcar Alves (15-11-0, M-1: 0-1-0), undefeated Russian welterweight Abubakar Mestoiev (4-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0) took a three-round unanimous decision from German Niko Samsonidse (2-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), pro-debuting Russian lightweight Roman Bogatov (1-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0) used an arm-triangle choke to submit Ukrainian Aleksey Sotnikov (4-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), South Korean Bok Kil Young (8-2-1, M-1: 0-0-1) i rus Viktor Kolesnik (9-2-1, M-1: 0-0-1) va lluitar per un empat de tres rondes, Welter de Rússia Danila Prikaza (6-1-0, M-1: 4-1-0) locked in a rear-naked choke hold to defeat German ArdaBoma YeAdas (8-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0) by first-round submission, and Georgian lightweight Raúl Tutarauli (8-4-0, M-1: 4-1-0) punxat Mohamed Grabinskjo (14-4-0, M-1: 0-1-0), d'Alemanya, en la segona ronda.
Complete results & galeria de fotos de sota:
TARGETA PRINCIPAL
MAIN EVENT – Els pesos mitjans
Alexander Shlemenko (55-9-0, 1 NC, M-1: 5-0-0), Rússia
WDEC3
Paul Bradley (23-8-0, 2 NC, M-1: 0-1-0), EUA
M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Alexey Kunchenko (16-0-0, M-1: 8-0-0), Rússia
WDEC5
Maksim Grabovich (5-3-0, M-1: 4-1-0), Rússia
(Kunchenko retained M-1 Challenge welterweight title)
Welters
Seregey Romanov (11-1-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Rússia
WDEC3
Magomed Sultanakhmedov (18-6-0, M-1: 10-2-0), Rússia
Pesos lleugers
Maxim Divnich (12-2-0, M-1: 7-2-0), Rússia
WTKO/KO2 (cops – 2:03)
Keon Caldwell (11-4-0, M-1: 0-1-0), EUA
Semipesats
Carlos Eduardo (15-4-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brasil
WDEC3
Boris Polezhay (15-4-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Ucraïna
TARGETA PRELIMINAR
Els pesos mitjans
Valery Myasinikov(11-1-2, M-1: 2-2-2), Rússia.
WTKO/KO1 (cops – 2:59)
Amilcar Alves (15-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brasil
Welters
Abubakar Mestoiev (4-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Rússia
WDEC3
Niko Samsonidse (2-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Alemanya
Danila Prikaza (6-1-0, M-1: 4-1-0), Rússia
WSUB1 (estrangulament per l'esquena – 1:54)
Arda Adas (8-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Alemanya
Pesos lleugers
Roman Bogatov (1-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Rússia
WSUB1 (estrangulador braç-triangle – 1:56)
Aleksey Sotnikov (4-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Ucraïna
Bok Kil Young (8-2-1, M-1: 0-0-1), Corea del Sud
D3
Viktor Kolesnik (9-2-1, M-1: 0-0-1), Rússia
Raúl Tutarauli (8-4-0, M-1: 4-1-0), Geòrgia
WTKO/KO2 (cops – 3:50)
Mohamed Grabinski (14-4-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Alemanya




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M-1 DESAFIAMENT 75 PESOS OFICIALS

TARGETA PRINCIPAL

MAIN EVENT – Els pesos mitjans – 3 X 5

(L) ALEXANDER Shlemenko (54-9-0, 1 NC, M-1: 4-0-0), Rússia 184 1/2 lliura. (83.9 kg)
vs.
(R) PAUL BRADLEY (23-7-0, 2 NC, M-1: 0-0-0), EUA 184 lliura. (83.6 kg)
M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5
(L) ALEXEY KUNCHENKO (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Campió, Rússia 169 1/2 lliura. (77 kg)
vs.
(R) MAKSIM GRABÒVICH (5-2-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Desafiador, Rússia 164 1/2 lliura. (74.8 kg)
Welters – 3 X 5
SERGI ROMANOV (10-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Rússia 169 1/2 lliura. (77 kg)
MAGOMED SULTANAKHMEDOV (18-5-0, M-1: 10-1-0), Rússia 169 1/2 lliura. (77.1 kg)
Pesos lleugers — 3 X 5
MAXIM DIVNICH (12-2-0, M-1: 6-2-0), Rússia 154 lliura. (70.1 kg)
vs.
KEON CALDWELL (11-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), EUA 154 lliura. (70.1 kg)
Semipesats – 3 X 5
BORIS POLEZHAY (15-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ucraïna 204 1/2 lliura. (92.9 kg)
vs.
CARLOS EDUARDO (14-4-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Brasil 205 lliura. (93 kg)
TARGETA PRELIMINAR
Els pesos mitjans – 3 X 5
VALERY MYASINIKOV (10-1-2, M-1: 1-2-2), Rússia. 187 lliura. (84.9 kg)
vs.
AMILCAR ALVES (15-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Brasil 187 lliura. (84.9 kg)
Welters – 3 X 5
NIKO SAMSONIDSE (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Alemanya 154 lliura. (70 kg)
vs.
ABUBAKAR MESTOEV (3-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Rússia 154 1/2 lliura. (70.2 kg)
ARDABoma YeADAS (8-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Alemanya 176 lliura. (80.0 kg)
vs.
ESPECTACLES DANILA (5-1-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Rússia 173 1/2 lliura. (78.9 kg)
Pesos lleugers – 3 X 5
ALEKSEY SOTNIKOV (4-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Ucraïna 149 lliura. (67.8 kg)
vs.
LA NOVEL·LA DELS RICS (0-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Rússia 149 lliura. (67.9 kg)
BOK KIL YOUNG (8-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Corea del Sud 145 lliura. (65.8 kg)
vs.
VIKTOR KOLESNIK (9-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Rússia 145 lliura. (65.8 kg)
MOHAMED GRABINSKI (14-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Alemanya 158 lliura. (71.9 kg)
Vs.
RAUL TUTARAULI (7-4-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Geòrgia 158 1/2 lliura. (72.0 kg)

QUAN: Divendres, Març 3, 2017

ON: Moscou, Rússia
PROMOTOR: M-1 Global
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M-1 Desafiament 75 – Març 3, 2017 – Moscou, Rússia

American middleweight Paul Bradley Steps up to challenge “Tempesta” Alexander Shlemenko in main event

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M-1 Desafiament 75, Març 3, a Moscou, Rússia
ST. PETERSBURG, Rússia (Gener 27, 2017) – American MMA veteran Paul “La Caballero” Bradley has stepped up to meet the awesome challenge presented by 2016 M-1 Grand Prix middleweight champion Alejandro “Tempesta” Shlemenko in the March 3rd M-1 Desafiament 75 main event in Moscow.
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A three-time Bellator champion, Shlemenko (54-9-0. 1 NC, M-1: 4-0-0) derrotar a l'ex campió M-1 Challenge Vyacheslav Vasilevsky last year in the M-1 Grand Prix Middleweight Championship semifinals and championship final, respectivament, by three-round majority decision and third-round submission (estrangulació). Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky I & II were also the M-1 Desafiament 68 & 64 Fights of the Night.
Former Ring of Combat champion Bradley (23-7-0, M-1: 0-0-0) will be making his M-1 Challenge debut, però, he’s a seasoned MMA veteran having fought in the UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator i la Sèrie Mundial de Lluita.
The 33-year-old Bradley, lluitant fora de San Diego (Califòrnia), was a standout wrestler at the powerhouse University of Iowa. He is known for his physical strength, tremendous endurance, and balanced stand-up and ground skills.
Campió invicte de pes welter M-1 Challenge Alexey Kunchenko (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), de Rússia, will defend his title in the co-feature against Maksin Grabovich (5-2-0, M-1: 4-0-0), de Rússia, who replaced injured Kazakh challenger Shaukat Rakhmonov (7-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0).
Russian welterweight prospect Sergey “Streetfighter” Romanov (10-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) meets Russian veteran Magomed “El Llop Blanc” Sultanakhmedov (18-5-0, M-1: 10-1-0), while another American fighter, lleuger Kon “The Black Assassin” Caldwell (11-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), will make his M-1 Global debut against former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Maxim Divnich (12-2-0, M-1: 6-2-0), d'Ucraïna.
Rounding out a loaded M-1 Desafiament 75 main card is a middleweight clash between Russian favorite Valery “El Martell de Rússia” Myasinikov (10-1-2, M-1: 1-1-2) i espanyol Enoc Solves Torres (19-9-1, M-1: 5-6-1).
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CALENDARI D'ESDEVENIMENTS REPTE M-1:
M-1 Desafiament 74 – Febrer. 18, 2017 – St. Petersburg, Rússia
M-1 Desafiament 75 – Març 3, 2017 – Moscou, Rússia

Maksim Grabovich new opponent for M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko

M-1 Desafiament 75, Març 3, a Moscou, Rússia
ST. PETERSBURG, Rússia (Gener 23, 2017) – Campió invicte de pes welter M-1 Challenge Alexey Kunchenko will now be challenged by fellow Russian Maksim Grabovich, who has replaced injured Shavkat Rakhmonov, Març 3, a M-1 Desafiament 75 a Moscou.
M-1 Grand Prix middleweight champion Alejandro “Tempesta” Shlemenko (54-9-0. 1 NC, M-1: 4-0-0),the three-time Bellator champion, encapçalarà M-1 Desafiament 75 against an opponent to soon be announced.
Kunchenko (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0), lluitant fora de Tyumen, Rússia, is a Muay Thai specialist who captured his M-1 Challenge welterweight title belt last April at M-1 Desafiament 65, when defending titlist Murad Abdulaev es va retirar durant la quarta ronda.
En una lluita sense títol, Kunchenko won a three-round unanimous decision over Eduardo Ramon at M-1 Challenge at M-1 Desafiament 70 setembre passat. His first title defense was Desembre 5 a M-1 Desafiament 72, in which Kunchenko won a 5-round unanimous decision over Abdulaev in a rematch.
Grabovich (5-2-0, M-1: 4-0-0), fighting out of famed Stary Oskol in Russia, has won his last three fights in addition to being undefeated in four M-1 Global matches. His signature victory to date was last June at M-1 Desafiament 68, in which Grabovich won a three-round unanimous decision in the Fight of the Night.
In other announced main card fights, American Lightweight Kon “The Black Assassin” Caldwell (11-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0) makes his M-1 Global debut against former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Maxim Divnich (12-2-0 (M-1: 6-2-0), while Russian welterweight prospect Sergey “Streetfighter” Romanov (10-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) faces Russian veteran Magomed “El Llop Blanc” Sultanakhmedov (18-5-0, M-1: 10-1-0).
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CALENDARI D'ESDEVENIMENTS REPTE M-1:
M-1 Desafiament 74 – Febrer. 18, 2017 – St. Petersburg, Rússia
M-1 Desafiament 75 – Març 3, 2017 – Moscou, Rússia

“Tempesta” Avís! Alexander Shlemenko to headline M-1 Challenge 75

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American Lightweight
Keon Caldwell added to loaded card
Març 3 a Moscou, Rússia

ST. PETERSBURG, Rússia (Gener 19, 2017) – M-1 Global ho ha anunciat 2016 M-1 Grand Prix middleweight champion Alejandro “Tempesta” Shlemenko encapçalarà M-1 Desafiament 75 a Moscou.
It has also been announced that American lightweight Kon “The Black Assassin” Caldwell will make his M-1 Global debut versus former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Maxim Divnich.
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Shlemenko (54-9-0. 1 NC, M-1: 4-0-0), tres vegades campió de Bellator, derrotar a l'ex campió M-1 Challenge Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (see picture above with Shlemenko on right) last year in the M-1 Grand Prix Middleweight Championship semifinals and championship final, respectivament, by three-round majority decision and third-round submission (estrangulació). Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky I & II were the M-1 Challenge 68 & 64 Fights of the Night.
In a much-anticipated All-Russian middleweight showdown, Shlemenko was supposed to fight reigning M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramadà Emeev, who was unfortunately injured during training camp, forcing him out of that match. Vasilevsky replaced Emeev against Shlemenko in the championship final.
En la seva última acció, Shlemenko stopped Kendall Grove in the second round of their main event fight on Bellator 162 last October in Memphis, Tennesse.
Alexander Shlemenko fighting in Russia is always a significant event,” President de M-1 Global Vadim Finkelchtein dit, “as he is a true legend of Russian MMA. His fights always sellout arenas, no matter who his opponent. We all know that the story we started last year at M<-1 Gran Premi 2016 isn’t over, encara. The whole country is waiting for the fight between Russia’s two best middleweightsAlexander Shlemenko and Ramazan Emeev.
Ramazan was injured and Shlemenko had contractual obligations with Bellator. Així, throughout the past month, we were waiting for Shlemenko to receive permission to fight in Russia. Ara, we have arranged for him to fight on M-1 Desafiament 75. We’ve done a great job to make this possible and now hope that, aquesta vegada, we will be able to complete this exciting story.
Campió invicte de pes welter M-1 Challenge Alexey Kunchenko (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), de Rússia, will defend his title against an opponent to be announced, due to originally announced Kazakh challenger, invicte Shaukat Rakhmonov (7-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), withdrawing due to a knee injury.
Russian welterweight prospect Sergey “Streetfighter” Romanov (10-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) faces Russian veteran Magomed “El Llop Blanc” Sultanakhmedov (18-5-0, M-1: 10-1-0) en el M-1 Desafiament 75 targeta.
Caldwell (11-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), lluitant fora de Geòrgia, is the US-based Island Fights champion. A powerful puncher who has nine knockouts in his 11 victòries pro, Caldwell was supposed to compete in the 13º season of The Ultimate Fighter, but he withdrew due to personal reasons. He has had several fights in World Series of Fighting.
A Ukrainian fighting out of Moscow, Divnich captured the vacant M-1 Challenge lightweight title in 2014 a M-1 Desafiament 54, parada Dzhambulat Kurbanov in the third round on punches in the Fight of the Night. En 2015, Divnich lost his first title defense by third-round knockout to Mansour Barnaoui a M-1 Desafiament 57. En la seva última baralla, Artiom Damkovsky knocked out Divnich with a kick in the second-round of their fight this past September at M-1 Desafiament 70.
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CALENDARI D'ESDEVENIMENTS REPTE M-1:
M-1 Desafiament 74 – Febrer. 18, 2017 – St. Petersburg, Rússia
M-1 Desafiament 75 – Març 3, 2017 – Moscou, Rússia