Tonight M-1 Challenge dubbed as Battle on the Neva 2 starts in Saint Petersburg. Here you can follow the fights' course as they go. Among rating fights Red Devil and Legion will take on Finnish and Spanish teams respectively.
Boxing Fight
1 Nagiev Ilchin Russia VS Russia Vadim Sufianov 63,5
Vadim Sufianov wins via KO in R2
Rating Fights
2 Lisitsin Andrey Russia VS Belorussia Korchemnii Artur 90,0
The main theme of the bout was parter. All judges saw Andrey as the winner in this one.
Legion vs. Spain
3 Yuri Ivlev Russia VS Spain Carlos Valeri 70,0
Extremely fast-paced bout with an impressive finish. After an effective throw Yuri instantly went after an armbar finishing his opponent in under 3 minutes.
4 Islam Karimov Russia VS Spain Juan Manuel Suárez 76,0
After two rounds the Spanish representative was the winner on the cards of the judges.
5 Ansar Chalangov Russia VS Spain Eulogio Fernández 84,0
Footlock was the way to win for Russian Chalangov. Victory time: 1:16 of R1.
6 Besike Gerinava Russia VS Spain Rafael Rodríguez 93,0
Besike showed his skills in this battle by catching Rafael in a hard choke. The Spaniard even needed some doctor's assistance.
7 Ahmed Sultanov Russia VS Spain Rogent Lloret + 93,0
This tactical fight went the entire distance. Ahmed was overshadowded by a bigger and a bit stronger opponent. The moajority of the time Ahmed spent on his back while Llorent was trying to break through the guard of Legion's heavyweight. Spaniard put more effort in finishing the fight in the eyes of the jusdges. Unanimous decision victory.
Red Devil vs. Finland
10 Mikhail Malutin Russia VS Finland Niko Puhakka 70,0
Very hard lightweight fight. First minute into the bout Mikhail found himself trapped in a choke. Struggling to break free took a lot of time whereafter guard position ensued. That was the end of the first.
In the second round the fighters went to the ground in no-time. Unlike in the first stanza, Mikhail was more agile and got the back of Niko securing rear naked choke. 1:0 for Red Devil.
11 Erik Oganov Russia VS Finland Janne Tulirinta 76,0
Erik breaks his two-fight losing streak by delivering a hard strike to the liver of Finnish welterweight and deserving second round KO victory.
12 Dmitry Samoilov Russia VS Finland Niklas Winber 84,0
Both athletes started very active in the stand-up. Dmitry seemed slightly faster striking and throwing . This tendency got more solid in the second round which was completely dictated by Russian middleweight although he couldn't manage to finish the bout before the bell. Unanimous decision victory for Dmitry Samoilov.
13 Mikhail Zayats Russia VS Finland Lucio Linhares 93,0
Pretty equal fight in the opening round. Both fighters are attempting diverse submissions. The same situation in the second round with the only difference that Mikhail got almost caught in a leg-lock but managed to escape it meanwhile deserving the victory overall.
14 Kirill Sidelnikov Russia VS Finland Jarno Nurminen + 93,0
Unfortunately for Kirill, he found himself under Finnish heavyweight and couldn't change the unbeneficial position for a long period of time. The second round partially followed the similar pattern as Nurminen went for a successful takedown. Although Kirill got taken down he got on the top and started throwing some punches. Submission attempt but Nurminen frees his arm. The last minute of the fight was in the stand-up. End of time.
Experienced Janno Nurminen earns a unanimous decision victory.
Superfight
15 Alexander Timonov Russia VS Russia Alexei Oleinik + 93,0
Veteran Oleinik catches his adversary in a choke in the opening minutes of the first round.

