MOSCOW (Tachwedd 19, 2016) – Yn ei amddiffyniad deitl cyntaf, M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kuchenko(15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0) won a five-round decision over challenger Murad “Hunter” Abdulaev (15-5-0, M-1: 3-3-0) last night in a rematch to headline M-1 Her 72 in Mowcow.

Kunchenko, fighting out of Tyumen, Rwsia, defeated defending champion Abdulaev, o Rwsia, Ebrill ddiwethaf am M-1 Her 65 when he was unable to continue in round four.

Rising Russian middleweight star Artem Frolov (8-0-0, M-1: 5-0-0) also remained unbeaten, stopping veteran American fighter Luigi “Mae'r Tank Eidalaidd” Fioravanti (26-15-0, M-1: 4-4-0), a former M-1 Challenge middleweight title challenger, on punches in the opening round.

Former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Artiom Damkovsky (22-10-0, M-1: 12-7-0), o Belarus, may have positioned himself for another title shot by defeating Russian Alexey “Aseiniad” Makhno (13-5-0, 3-2-0), whose corner stopped the fight in the third round.

Kazak lightweight Damir Ismagulov (9-2-0, M-1: 5-1-0), ymladd y tu allan i Rwsia, won a three-round unanimous decision over Brazilian Rubenilton “Rubinho” Gellyg (16-4-0, M-1: 0-2-0), while Croatian middleweight Kristijan “Pacman” Arian (9-3-2 (M-1: 0-2-2) ac Talekh “Mae'r Azerbaijan Terminator” Nadzhafzade (4-1-1, M-1: 2-0-1) brwydro i gêm gyfartal tair rownd.

Yn gweithredu cerdyn rhagarweiniol, Pwysau plu Rwsia Timor Nagibin (8-2-0, M-1: 3-2-0) knocked out Russian Y Abdusalamov rbanali (6-3-0), M-1: 4-1-1) ibn the third round, French bantamweight Moktar “Le Kabyle” Benkaci (12-6-0, M-1: 2-1-0) punched out Ukrainian Alexey Naumov (13-4-0, M-1: 1-3-0) in three rounds, Pwysau welter Rwsia Danila Prikaza (5-1-1, M-1: 3-1-0) won a hard fought three-round decision over Croatian veteran Ivica “Terror” Truscek (31-28-0, M-1: 0-4-0), Ukrainian bantamweight Alexsandr Lunga (9-8-0, M-1: 1-0-0) took a three-round split decision from Russian Bair cartref (3-2-0, M-1: 0-2-0), Pwysau trwm golau Rwsia Artur Tyulparov (1-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0) won his pro debut by way of an opening round submission by way of a guillotine choke over Czech Michal Kotalik (2-1-1, M-1: 0-1-0), and Russian welterweight Adam Bakaev (1-1-0, M-1: 1-0–0) cyflwyno Maksim “Mad Max” Melnik (2-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0).

NEXT SHOW: Rhagfyr. 17, M-1 Her 73, Igushetia, Rwsia