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New M-1 Challenge Lightweight Champion Alexander Butenko decisions Artiom Damkovsy
M-1 CHALLENGE 67 RESULTS |
BAKU, Azerbaijan (June 5, 2016) -- Ukrainian fighter Alexander Butenko won a hard fought 5-round decision over Artiom Damkovsky last night to become the new M-1 Challenge lightweight champion in the M-1 Challenge 67 main event in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Butenko (41-11-2) and Damkovsky (20-10-0) battled from start to finish with Buntenko winning a unanimous decision to capture the vacant M-1 Challenge lightweight title.
In the co-feature, M-1 Challenge featherweight champion Ivan "Buki" Buchinger (31-4-0), of Slovakia, used a North-South choke to submit his late replacement opponent, Russian Mikhail Korobkov (9-2-0), in a non-title fight.
Red-hot Kazakh welterweight Shavat Rakhmonov (6-0-0) kept rolling, knocking out Brazilian Marcelo Brito (13-8-0) in the opening round. Hometown favorite Etigat Adakishniev (1-1-0) won his first professional fight, submitting Spaniard Adrian Perez (3-2-0) by way of a guillotine choke.
Czech Republic had two winners on the main card as middleweight Talekh Nadzhafadz (5-1-0) won a 3-round decision over his Spanish opponent, Felipe "Biggi" Nsue (11-10-0), while heavyweight Zauer Gadzhibabayev (5-1-0) used a rear naked choke to submit Bulgarian Lazar Todev (2-3-0).
Fighting on the preliminary card, Russian lightweight Zalimbeg Omarov (7-1-1) and Russian featherweight Azamat Zhantuduev (1-2-0) won a 3-round decisions over, respectively, Mikhail Syrbu (4-2-0), of Moldova, and his fellow countryman Bair Shtepin (3-1-0). Russian heavyweight Evgeni Myakinkin (14-5-0) forced Evgeni Guryanov (8-6-0) to submit with a triangle choke, and Russian featherweights Vadin "Bad Santa" Malygin (6-1-1) and Ibragim Navrusov (2-0-1) fought to a 3-round draw.
Complete results and picture gallery below:
MAIN CARD
MAIN EVENT - VACANT M-1 CHALLENGE LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP - 5 X 5 ALEXANDER BUTENKO (41-11-2, M-1: 8-1-0), Ukraine WDEC5 ARTIOM DAMKOVSKY (20-10-0, M-1: 10-7-0), Belarus (Butenko wins vacant M-1 Challenge Challenge lightweight title)
FEATHERWEIGHTS IVAN BUCHINGER (31-4-0, M-1: 6-0-0), Slovakia WSUB1 (North-South choke) MIKHAIL KOROBKOV (9-2-1, M-1: 0-2-0), Russia
WELTERWEIGHTS SHAVKAT RAKHMONOV (6-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Kazakhstan WTKO1 MARCELO BRITO (13-8-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brazil
MIDDLEWEIGHTS TALEKH NADZHFADE (5-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Czech Republic WDEC3 FELIPE NSUE (11-10-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Spain
HEAVYWEIGHTS ZAUR GADZHIBABAYEV (5-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Czech Republic WSUB2 (Rear Naked Choke) LAZAR TODEV (2-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Russia
PRELIMINARY CARD
LIGHTWEIGHTS ZALIMBEG OMAROV (7-1-1, M-1: 4-0-1), Russia WDEC3 MIKHAIL SYRBU (4-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Moldova
HEAVYWEIGHTS EVGENI MYAKINKIN (14-5-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Russia WSUB1 (Triangle Choke) EVGENI GURYANOV (8-6-0, M-1: 1-3-0), Ukraine
FEATHERWEIGHTS AZAMAT ZHANTUDUEV (2-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Russia WDEC3 BAIR SHTEPIN (3-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Russia
VADIM MALYGIN (6-1-1, M-1: 0-0-1), Russia DRAW3 IBRAGIM NAVRUZOV (2-0-1, M-1: 0-0-1), Russia
Alexander Butenko and Artiom Damkovsky
Alexander Butenko and Artiom Damkovsky
Azamat Zhantuduev & Bair Shtepin
Etigat Adakishiev
Ivan Buchinger
Vadim Malygin & Ibragim Navrusov
Zaur Gadzhibabayev & Lazar Todev
Upcoming Event:June 16, M-1 Challenge 68, St. Petersburg, Russia
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