| SAN PETERSBURGO, Rusia (Agosto 26, 2018) – Invicto Khadis Ibragimov (7-0-0) derrotado Dmitry Mikutsa in last night’s M-1 Desafío 96 main event to capture the vacant M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title, at M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Rusia.
MMA fighters represented 10 different countries in this international event: Rusia, Estados Unidos, Ucraína, Brasil, Francia, Polonia, Hungría, República Checa, Kazakhstan and Georgia.
Ibragimov, loitando fóra de Rusia, locked in a rear-naked choke to submit his Ukrainian opponent, Mikutsa (9-4-1), in the second round for the vacant M-1 Challenge light heavyweight crown.
No evento co-featured, Pluma ruso Viktor Kolesnik (15-3-1) finished off his American foe, Daniel “Agent Orange” Swain (18-9-1) in the opening round with damaging leg kicks.
Brazilian lightweight Michel “Sassariro” Silva (20-7-1) was too much for previously unbeaten Alexey “Phenomenal” Ilyenko (8-1-1), who succumbed to a vicious ground-and-pound attack.
Ukrainian featherweight Yuri Chobuka (10-1-0) took a unanimous decision from Steve Polifonte (13-6-0), de Francia.
Georgian flyweight Vazha Tsiptauri (6-1-0) handed Sanzhar Adilov (4-1-0), de Casaquistán, his first loss as a professional by way of a unanimous decision.
Na eliminatoria, Russian heavyweight Yuri Fedorov (2-0-0) ground-and-pounded his way to a third-round technical knockout of fellow countryman Sergey Goltsov (0-2-), Pluma ruso Akhmadkhan Bokov (4-3-0) edged pro-debuting Adam Borovec (0-1-0) vía decisión da maioría, e pluma ruso Nikita Solonin (5-2-0) registered a unanimous decision victory against Rene Hackl (4-1-0), of Hungary).
Russian pro-debuting Vasily Kozlov (1-0-0), fighting at a 158 ½ catchweight, and Russian welterweight Boris Medvedev (3-0-0) were first-round, one-punch knockout winners, respectivamente, contra Jurand Lisieski (3-1-1), de Polonia, e ucraíno Dmitriy Tikhonyuk (0-1-0). Ruso leve Artem Tarasov (3-1-0) used a barrage of punches to stop Filip Kovarik (3-1-0), de Polonia, nunha rolda.
Complete results and pictures below:
CARD PRINCIPAL
MAIN EVENT
VACANT M-1 CHALLENGE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Khadis Ibragimov (7-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Rusia
WSUB2 (4:30 – mata-león)
Dmitry Mikutsa (9-4-1, M-1: 2-2-0), Ucraína
(Ibragimov won the M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title)
CO-FEATURE – Pesos plumas
Viktor Kolesnik (15-3-1, M-1: 4-1-1), Rusia
WTKO1 (4:21 – leg kicks)
Daniel Swain (18-9-1, M-1: 1-1-1), EUA
Pesos lixeiros
Michel Silva (20-7-1, M-1: 2-2-0), Brasil
WTKO1 (1:34 – ground-and-pound)
Alexey Ilyenko (8-1-1, M-1: 1-1-0), Rusia
Pesos plumas
Yuri Chobuka (10-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Ucraína
WDEC3
Steve Polifonte (13-6-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Francia
PESOS DE MOCA
Vazha Tsiptauri (6-1-0, M-1: 4-0-0)
WDEC3
Sanzhar Adilov (4-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Casaquistán
Eliminatoria
Pesos pesados
Yuri Fedorov (2-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Rusia
WTKO3 (1:11 – ground-and-pound)
Sergey Goltsov (0-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Rusia
Medio-pesados
Rafal Kijanczuk (4-0-0 (M-1: 2-0-0), Polonia
WTKO1 (5:00 – injury)
Ibragim Sagov (4-2-0, M-1: 3-2-0), Rusia
CATCHWEIGHT (72, kg, 158 ½ libras.)
Vasily Kozlov (1-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Rusia
WKO1 (0:42 – soco)
Jurand Lisieski (3-1-1, M-1: 0-1-0), Polonia
Welterweights
Dmitriy Tikhonyuk (1-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ucraína
WKO1 (1:07 – soco)
Boris Medvedev (2-1-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Rusia
Pesos lixeiros
Artem Tarasov (3-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Rusia
WKO1 (1:57 – socos)
Filip Kovarik (3-1-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Polonia
Pesos plumas
Nikita Solonin (5-2-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Rusia
WDEC3
Rene Hackl (4-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Hungría
Akhmadkhan Bokov (4-3-0, M-1: 4-1-0), Rusia
WDEC3
Adam Borovec (0-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), República Checa
 Khadis Ibragimov (L) wore down Dmitry Mikutsa
Viktor Kolesnik (L) kicked his way past Daniel Swain
Michel Silva is shown finishing off Alexey Ilyenko
Yuri Chobuka (L) defeated Steve Polifonte
Vazha Tsiptauri (top position) decisioned Sanzhar Adilov
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