Below are the results of the yesterdays's ninth edition of M-1 Challenge which emanated from Saint Petersburg, Russia. Several superfights including Aleksander Emelianenko and Gilbert Yvel were held along with the semifinals of the team competition when the following teams competed against each other: Russian Legion vs. Team Holland, Red Devil vs. Team Korea
Boxing Match -
– Habib Allahverdiev def. Maliki Kinyogoli via unanimous decision
Rating fights -
– Kiril Sukhomlinov def. Alexei Nazarov via submission (triangle) in R1
– Igor Gerus def. Alexander Volkov via TKO (strikes) in R1
M-1 Challenge Semifinal #1: Russian Legion vs. Team Holland
– Bogdan Christea (Holland) def. Musa Khamanaev (Legion) via submission (triangle) in R1
– Magomed Shikshabekov (Legion) def. Romano De los Reyes (Holland) via submission in R1
– Ansar Chalangov (Legion) def. Jason Jones (Holland) via submission in R2
– Besike Gerinava (Legion) def. Kamil Uygun (Holland) via decision
– Jessie Gibbs (Holland) def. Ahmed Sultanov (Legion) via submission (armbar) in R1
(Russian Legion defeats Team Holland by a score of 3-to-2)
Superfight #1 -
– Gilbert Yvel (Holland) def. Alexander Timanov (Russia) via TKO in R1
M-1 Challenge Semifinal #2: Russian Red Devil vs. Team Korea
– Mikhali Malutin (Red Devil) def. Nam Yuichul (Korea) via decision
– Kim Doh Yung (Korea) def. Erik Oganov (Russia) via submission (choke) in R2
– Dmitri Samoilov (Red Devil) def. Heo Minseok (Korea) via TKO (referee’s stoppage) in R2
– Mikhail Zayats (Red Devil) def. Whi Seung Bae (Korea) via decsion
– Kiril Sidelnikov (Red Devil) def. Kim Jong Whang via TKO (corner stoppage) in R1
Superfight #2 -
– Aleksander Emelianenko def. Sang Soo Lee via KO (right hook) in round 1
