2010 M-1 Challenge season

Mixed martial arts events 2010 M-1 Challenge season M-1 Global Mixed Martial Arts February 5, 2009 – December 10, 2009 M-1 Challenge M-1 Challenge 2009 M-1 Challenge season 2009 2011 M-1 Challenge season 2011 The 2010 M-1 Challenge season was the third season of mixed martial arts (MMA) fighting presented by the M-1 Global promotion. The season started on February 5 and will conclude with the M-1 Challenge XXII event on December 10. Unlike in previous years where competition was arranged entirely around country-based teams, the 2010 competition had a greater focus on individual achievement. Rather than the sixteen "country" teams of the 2009 competition, the 2010 M-1 Challenge featured eight teams representing four "continents" – Europe, Russia, Americas and Asia – with each continent having two teams. Four of the teams are drawn from the M-1 Selection events whilst the other four are selected from, and featured, veteran MMA fighters. http://www.m-1global.com/lang/en/2009/12/11/m-1global-offers-opportunities-for-fighters-around-the-globe-in-2010 M-1Global offers opportunities for fighters around the globe in 2010 m-1global.com December 11, 2009 October 30, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100708150500/http://www.m-1global.com/lang/en/2009/12/11/m-1global-offers-opportunities-for-fighters-around-the-globe-in-2010/ July 8, 2010 dead mdy-all Events held near the end of the year featured bouts to crown inaugural M-1 Global Champions in each of the five weight divisions. Background M-1 Challenge is a team-based competition organized with a series of events held around the world wherever MMA clubs compete. Each team consist of five fighters, one from each of the five major MMA weight classes: lightweight, welterweight, middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight. The inaugural Challenge (the 2008 Season) was won by the Russian team from the Red Devil Sport Club, who defeated the team from the Netherlands. http://prommanow.com/index.php/2009/01/12/team-russia-red-devil-defeats-team-holland-at-m-1-challenge-2008-finals/ Team Russia Red Devil defeats Team Holland at M-1 Challenge 2008 Finals prommanow.com January 12, 2009 October 30, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110725053946/http://prommanow.com/index.php/2009/01/12/team-russia-red-devil-defeats-team-holland-at-m-1-challenge-2008-finals/ July 25, 2011 dead The 2009 M-1 Challenge Season was also won by a Russian team, this time with a 5–0 defeat of the USA East team. http://www.m-1global.com/2009/12/04/clean-sweep-by-russia-legion-to-capture-the-2009-m-1-challenge-championship-cup/ Clean Sweep by Russia Legion to Capture the 2009 M-1 Challenge Championship Cup m-1global.com December 4, 2009 Schaap, J. October 30, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100913041129/http://www.m-1global.com/2009/12/04/clean-sweep-by-russia-legion-to-capture-the-2009-m-1-challenge-championship-cup/ September 13, 2010 dead mdy-all M-1 Challenge XXI: Guram vs. Garner The first M-1 Challenge event took place on October 28, 2010, at the Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. The event featured two title bouts that paired M-1 Global's 2010 "Selection" regional champions, who topped a worldwide tournament that began in January. Championship bouts Belarusian Artiom Damkovsky and his Russian opponent Mairbek Taisumov fought to determine the Championship in the lightweight division. Damkovsky came into the bout as the M-1 Eastern European Lightweight Champion, having twice defeated Arsen Ubaidulaevhttp://www.m-1global.com/2010/10/01/artiom-damkovsky-eastern-europe-selection-champion-seeking-m-1-challenge-gold/ Artiom Damkovsky: Eastern Europe Selection Champion Seeking M-1 Challenge Gold m-1global.com October 1, 2010 October 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101011081313/http://www.m-1global.com/2010/10/01/artiom-damkovsky-eastern-europe-selection-champion-seeking-m-1-challenge-gold/ 11 October 2010 dead dmy-all and with an overall 7–4 win–loss record.http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Artiom-Damkovsky-49565 Artiom Damkovsky sherdog.com October 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100907040454/http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Artiom-Damkovsky-49565 7 September 2010 live Taisumov became the M-1 Western European Lightweight Champion when he defeated Serhiy Adamchukhttp://www.sherdog.com/events/M-1-Selection-2010-Eastern-Europe-Finals-13836 M-1 Selection 2010 Eastern Europe Finals sherdog.com July 22, 2010 30 October 2010 and entered the championship bout with a 12–2 record. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Mairbek-Taisumov-33161 Mairbek "Beckan" Taisumov sherdog.com October 30, 2010 Both Damkovsky and Taisumov were undefeated in the 2010 Season prior to their fight. In the first two rounds, the two men were relatively evenly matched: Damkovsky was the more powerful striker, landing telling blows with low and mid-kicks. Taisumov, however, executed a successful takedown in the second round and followed it up with a crushing ground-and-pound. In the third round, both men remained on their feet until the bout was stopped when Damkovsky poked Taisumov in the eye. Though medically cleared to continue, Taisumov declined to continue and Damkovsky was declared the winner with a TKO by retirement. The two fighters meeting in the heavyweight championship bout were Ukrainian Guram Gugenishvili and American Kenny Garner. Gugenishvili became the M-1 Western European Heavyweight championhttp://www.m-1global.com/2010/07/23/photo-gallery-m-1-selection-finals-eastern-and-western-europe/ Photo Gallery: M-1 Selection Finals: Eastern and Western Europe m-1global.com July 23, 2010 October 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101205184811/http://www.m-1global.com/2010/07/23/photo-gallery-m-1-selection-finals-eastern-and-western-europe/ December 5, 2010 dead mdy-all when he defeated fellow-Ukrainian Alexander Romaschenko in a bout held at the M-1 Selection Eastern European finals http://www.sherdog.com/events/M-1-Selection-2010-Eastern-Europe-Finals-13836 M-1 Selection 2010 Eastern Europe Finals sherdog.com July 22, 2010 October 23, 2010 Gugenishvili's victory by rear naked choke submission took his win–loss record to 9–0, and eight of those victories were by submission. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Guram-Gugenishvili-53100 Guram Gugenishvili sherdog.com October 5, 2010 It was announced http://www.m-1global.com/2010/10/21/zayats-vs-baric-collision-set-for-m-1-challenge-xxi-guram-vs-garner/ Zayats vs. Baric Collision set for M-1 Challenge XXI: Guram vs. Garner m-1global.com October 21, 2010 October 24, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101029024358/http://www.m-1global.com/2010/10/21/zayats-vs-baric-collision-set-for-m-1-challenge-xxi-guram-vs-garner/ 29 October 2010 dead dmy-all that Gugenishvili would face M-1 Eastern European Heavyweight Champion Maxim Grishin. http://www.m-1global.com/2010/09/24/maxim-grishin-i-have-to-be-prepared-for-anything/ Maxim Grishin: "I have to be prepared for anything" m-1global.com September 24, 2010 October 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101011183031/http://www.m-1global.com/2010/09/24/maxim-grishin-i-have-to-be-prepared-for-anything/ 11 October 2010 dead dmy-all However, Grishin was forced to withdraw from the bout with a knee injury that occurred during a national hand-to-hand combat fighting championship in Ufa, http://www.m-1global.com/2010/10/23/maxim-grishin-its-a-pity-that-i-cant-fight-for-the-title-in-october/ Maxim Grishin: "It's a pity that I can't fight for the title in October" m-1global.com October 23, 2010 October 24, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101025063425/http://www.m-1global.com/2010/10/23/maxim-grishin-its-a-pity-that-i-cant-fight-for-the-title-in-october/ 25 October 2010 dead dmy-all providing M-1 Global Americas Champion Kenny Garner the opportunity to fight Gugenishvili. http://www.m-1global.com/2010/09/30/to-russia-with-%e2%80%98deuce%e2%80%99-kenny-garner-catapults-into-m-1-challenge-xxi-heavyweight-title-fight/ To Russia with "Deuce": Kenny Garner catapults into M-1 Challenge XXI Heavyweight title fight m-1global.com September 30, 2010 October 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101002074855/http://www.m-1global.com/2010/09/30/to-russia-with-%E2%80%98deuce%E2%80%99-kenny-garner-catapults-into-m-1-challenge-xxi-heavyweight-title-fight/ 2 October 2010 dead Garner came into the championship bout with a 5–2 record, though he was undefeated in the preliminary rounds of the M-1 Challenge Season. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Kenny-Garner-40802 Kenny "Deuce" Garner sherdog.com October 20, 2010 The first round of the bout was evenly matched, with both Garner and Gugenishvili scrambling out from each other multiple times. Gugenishvili took control in the second round, however, when he took advantage of a clinch to put Garner into a guillotine choke hold. Gugenishvili achieved a technical submission victory as Garner lost consciousness, extending his undefeated run and making him the M-1 Global Heavyweight Champion. Non-championship bouts In addition to the title bouts, there were undercard bouts in all five weight divisions. Alexander Sarnavskiy, a previous M-1 Selection tournament participant, faced off against Victor Kuku, who was undefeated in M-1 competition. Sarnavskiy was previously scheduled to compete in the M-1 Eastern Europe final, but was forced to withdraw through illness. http://www.m-1global.com/2010/09/16/alexander-%e2%80%98the-tiger%e2%80%99-sarnavskiy-russia%e2%80%99s-lightweight-beast/ Alexander "The Tiger" Sarnavskiy: Russia's Lightweight Beast m-1global.com September 16, 2010 October 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120311121142/http://www.m-1global.com/2010/09/16/alexander-%e2%80%98the-tiger%e2%80%99-sarnavskiy-russia%e2%80%99s-lightweight-beast/ March 11, 2012 dead The fight did not last long as Sarnavskiy charged at Kuku, hitting him with a spinning back fist, before hitting him with a barrage of punches to force the stoppage at just 14 seconds. Magomed Shikhshabekov also competed, against the former The Ultimate Fighter 9 participant Che Mills. Coming into the bout, Shikhshabekov was undefeated and had previously been scheduled to join Strikeforce, though visa issues forced him out. http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/6/21/1529098/magomed-shikshabekov-out-of Magomed Shikhshabekov Out of Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum Due to Visa Problems bloodyelbow.com June 21, 2010 October 31, 2010 June 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100626012201/http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/6/21/1529098/magomed-shikshabekov-out-of dead Che Mills was also riding a two-fight win streak, which included a nine-second knockout of Manuel Garcia. The fight, intended to be a welterweight battle, became a catchweight after Mills weighed in at 172 lb, 1 lb over the weight limit, meaning that Mills carried a point deduction into the fight. Sherdog scored the bout 29–26 for Mills, taking into account his point deduction, but the judges scored the bout as a draw. A deciding fourth round was therefore added, which Mills won easily, handing Shikshabekov his first professional loss. Also on the card was a lightweight bout between Daniel Weichel and Yuri Ivlev and a welterweight bout between Igor Araujo and Rashid Magomedov. The former saw Weichel score an upset when his knees opened up a cut on Ivlev's head. Upon medical examination of the cut, the bout was waved off and Weichel was declared the winner via TKO. The bout between Araujo and Magomedov saw Magomedov coast to a decision victory, only being troubled in the second round with a submission attempt by Araujo. Results summary MatchWeightclassWinnerweight at weigh-in Loserweight at weigh-inMethodRoundTimeNotes1LightweightAzerbaijan Vusal Bairamov http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Vusal-Bairamov-71177 Vusal Bairamov sherdog.com October 30, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101102191905/http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Vusal-Bairamov-71177 2 November 2010 live153.75 lb kg http://prommanow.com/index.php/2010/10/27/m-1-challenge-xxi-weigh-in-results/ M-1 Challenge XXI weigh-in results prommanow.com October 27, 2010 October 30, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101104033423/http://prommanow.com/index.php/2010/10/27/m-1-challenge-xxi-weigh-in-results/ 4 November 2010 deadCameroon Joakhim ApieJoakhim Apie Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Joakhim-Apie-72520 https://web.archive.org/web/20150501044326/http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Joakhim-Apie-72520 May 1, 2015 live 155.25 lb kgTKO(knees and punches)12:292HeavyweightRUS Denis Goltsov http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Denis-Goltsov-72521 Denis Goltsov sherdog.com October 30, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101102191811/http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Denis-Goltsov-72521 2 November 2010 live213.25 lb kgRUS Marat Aliaskhabov http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Marat-Aliaskhabov-72522 Marat Aliaskhabov sherdog.com October 30, 2010208.75 lb kgSubmission(straight armbar)14:563LightHeavyweightRUS Mikhail Zayats http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Mikhail-Zayats-17466 Mikhail Zayats sherdog.com October 30, 2010200.5 lb kgCRO Matias Baric http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Matias-Baric-30476 Matias Baric sherdog.com October 30, 2010198.5 lb kgSubmission(rear naked choke)33:124LightweightGER Daniel Weichel http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Daniel-Weichel-4541 Daniel Weichel sherdog.com October 30, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101204055005/http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Daniel-Weichel-4541 4 December 2010 live154.0 lb kgRUS Yuri Ivlev http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Yuri-Ivlev-8774 Yuri "Cable Guy" Ivlev sherdog.com October 30, 2010154.0 lb kgTKO(doctor stoppage)32:345WelterweightRUS Rashid Magomedov http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Rashid-Magomedov-41524 Rashid Magomedov sherdog.com October 30, 2010167.5 lb kgBRA Igor Araujo http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Igor-Araujo-12803 Igor Araujo sherdog.com October 30, 2010170.25 lb kgUnanimous decision35:006WelterweightENG Che Mills http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Che-Mills-8800 Che Mills sherdog.com October 30, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101203120844/http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Che-Mills-8800 3 December 2010 live172.0 lb kgRUS Magomed Shikhshabekov http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Magomed-Shikshabekov-40949 Magomed "The Eagle" Shikshabekov sherdog.com October 30, 2010168.0 lb kgUnanimous decision45:00Mills was 1 lbover weight7LightweightRUS Alexander Sarnavskiy http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Alexander-Sarnavskiy-41790 Alexander "Tiger" Sarnavskiy sherdog.com October 30, 2010153.25 lb kgNED Victor Kuku http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Victor-Kuku-20937 Victor "Tigri" Kuku sherdog.com October 30, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101007232556/http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Victor-Kuku-20937 7 October 2010 live155.5 lb kgKO(spinning back fist and punches)10:148LightweightBelarus Artiom Damkovsky153.75 lb kgCzech Republic Mairbek Taisumov153.25 lb kgTKO(retirement)32:52LightweightChampionshipbout http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Champions-Crowned-at-M-1-Challenge-21-27822 Champions Crowned at M-1 Challenge 21 Marciniak, T. sherdog.com October 28, 2010 October 30, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101030211237/http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Champions-Crowned-at-M-1-Challenge-21-27822 30 October 2010 live9HeavyweightUKR Guram Gugenishvili249.5 lb kgUSA Kenny Garner249.5 lb kgTechnical submission(guillotine choke)20:52HeavyweightChampionshipbout10MiddleweightRUS Alexei Belyaev http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Alexei-Belyaev-14785 Alexei Belyaev sherdog.com October 30, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100915155311/http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Alexei-Belyaev-14785 15 September 2010 live184.0 lb kgRUS Alexei Nazarov http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Alexei-Nazarov-40950 Alexei Nazarov sherdog.com October 30, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101102191750/http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Alexei-Nazarov-40950 2 November 2010 live182.75 lb kgSubmission(guillotine choke)20:5011LightHeavyweightRUS Dmitry Samoilov http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Dmitry-Samoilov-17048 Dmitry Samoilov sherdog.com October 30, 2010198.75 lb kgRUS Gadzhimurad Omarov http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Gadzhimurad-Omarov-38457 Gadzhimurad Omarov sherdog.com October 30, 2010205.0 lb kgTKO(doctor stoppage)30:28 Except where otherwise indicated, details provided in the record box are taken from Sherdog.http://www.sherdog.com/events/M-1-Challenge-21-Guram-vs-Garner-14656 M-1 Challenge 21 - Guram vs. Garner sherdog.com October 28, 2010 October 30, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101011125207/http://www.sherdog.com/events/M-1-Challenge-21-Guram-vs-Garner-14656 11 October 2010 live M-1 Challenge XXII: Narkun vs. Vasilevsky The second M-1 Challenge event of the season took place on December 10, 2010, at the Druzhba Arena in Moscow, Russia.http://www.sherdog.com/events/M-1-Challenge-22-Narkun-vs-Vasilevsky-15440 M-1 Challenge 22 - Narkun vs. Vasilevsky sherdog.com 2010-12-18 Lightweight bout: Azerbaijan Vusal Bairamov vs. RUS Alexander Tokarev Tokarev defeated Bairamov via KO (punch) at 1:47 of round 1. Light heavyweight kids bout: RUS Azamat Chakerov vs. BUL Stanislav Timochuk Chakerov defeated Timochuk via submission (Kneebar) at 1:15 of round 3. Heavyweight bout: RUS Vitaly Minakov vs. RUS Valery Scherbakov Minakov defeated Scherbakov via submission (armbar) at 1:05 of round 1. Women's Featherweight bout: BEL Cindy Dandois vs. RUS Yana Kunitskaya Kunitskaya defeated Dandois via TKO (punches) at 0:34 of round 1. Lightweight bout: RUS Alexander Sarnavskiy vs. RUS Arsen Ubaidulaev Sarnavskiy defeated Ubaidulaev via submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:43 of round 1. Light Heavyweight bout: BRA Vinny Magalhaes vs. RUS Alihan Magomedov Magalhaes defeated Magomedov via submission (triangle armbar) at 1:10 of round 2. Heavyweight bout: USA Patrick Bennett vs. RUS Alexander Volkov Bennett defeated Volkov via unanimous decision at 5:00 of round 4. Welterweight Championship bout: ESP Abner Lloveras vs. RUS Shamil Zavurov Zavurov defeated Lloveras via TKO (punches) at 4:22 of round 4. Middleweight Championship bout: POL Rafal Moks vs. RUS Magomed Sultanakhmedov Moks defeated Sultanakhmedov via submission (heel hook) at 0:17 of round 1. Light Heavyweight Championship bout: POL Tomasz Narkun vs. RUS Vyacheslav Vasilevsky Vasilevsky defeated Narkun via TKO (retirement) at 2:20 of round 2. Welterweight bout: USA Luigi Fioravanti vs. RUS Arthur Guseinov Fioravanti defeated Guseinov via submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:33 of round 4. Light Heavyweight bout: Georgia David Tkeshelashvili vs. RUS Mikhail Zayats Zayats defeated Tkeshelashvili via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:26 of round 1. Light Heavyweight bout: RUS Viktor Nemkov vs. USA Daniel Vizcaya Nemkov defeated Vizcaya via submission (triangle choke) at 1:09 of round 1. References External links M-1 Global Homepage (in English) M-1 Challenge Season 2010