5/9 M-1 Challenge Brazil 4th Edition - Results

The results from my first Live stream. I really enjoyed the fights, as the results indicate, it was an eventful event.

Now that I know it works, I really hope I will be able to bring you more events like this in the future.

Bulgaria vs. Benelux (3-2)
1. -70kg: Yanko Yanev (Bul) def. Danny van Bergen (Ben) by arm-bar round 1 2:23
2. -76 kg: Raymond Jarman (Ben) def. Ivan Ivanov (Bul) by TKO Round 1 0:35
3. -84 kg: Jordan Radev (Bul) def. Danny Smit (Ben) by decision 3-0
4. -93 kg: Emil Samoilov (Bul) def. Jason Jones (Ben) by TKO round 1 2:09
5. +93 kg: Jessie Gibbs (Ben) def. Nikola Dipchkov (Bul) submission (strikes) round 1 1:37

Russia Legion vs. Germany (4-1)
6. -70 kg: Yura Ivlev (Leg) def. Franco de Leonardis (Ger) by round 2 TKO 2:14
7. -76 kg: Magomed Shihshabekov (Leg) def. Sven Heising (Ger) by KO Round 1 4:27
8. -84 kg: Gregor Herb (Ger) def. Sergey Kornev (Leg) by arm-bar round 1 4:32
9. -93 kg: Gadzimyrat Omarov (Leg) def. Ismail Centinkaya (Ger) by submission (strikes) round 1 1:09
10. Heavyweight: (204.7 lbs.-plus/+93 kg): Akhmed Sultanov (Legion)
def. Lars Klug (Germany) via submission (armbar) at 1:21 of round 1

Brazil vs. Team Imperial (5-0)
11. -70 kg: Hacran Dias (Bra) def. Amirkhan Mazikhov (Imp) by rear-naked choke Round 1 3:58
12. -76 kg: Eduardo Pamplona (Bra) def. Erik Oganov (Imp) by decision 2-1
13. -84 kg: Leandro Silva (Bra) def. Dmitry Samoilov (Imp) by Decision (after ext.) 3-0
14. -93 kg: Alexander Machado (Bra) def. Mikhail Zayats (Imp) by Decision (after ext.) 3-0
15. +93 kg: Joaquim Ferreira (Bra) def. Maksim Grishin (Imp) by North-South Choke round 1 3:57

That gives us these standing in the M-1 Challenge. As you can see, Team Russia Legion remains undefeated and has only lost 2 fights.

Bulgaria and Brazil got their first wins, while Benelux is still to record their 1st win.

Group A
Team - Overall Won-Loss/Fights Won-Loss
1. England: 1-0 Fights Won-Lost: 4-1
2. Spain: 1-0 Fights Won-Lost: 3-2
3. France: 0-1 Fights Won-Lost: 2-3
4. Japan: 0-1 Fights Won-Lost: 1-4

GROUP B
1. USA West: 2-0 Fights Won-Lost: 8-2
2. Team Brazil Naja: 1-1 Fights Won-Lost: 7-3
3. South Korea: 1-1 Fights Won-Lost: 3-7
4. Imperial of Russia: 0-2 Fights Won-Lost: 2-8

GROUP C
1. USA East: 1-0 Fights Won-Lost: 5-0
2. Finland: 1-0 Fights Won-Lost: 4-1
3. Bulgaria: 1-1 Fights Won-Lost: 3-7
4. Benelux: 0-2 Fights Won-Lost: 3-6

GROUD D
1. Russia Legion: 2-0 Fights Won-Lost: 8-2
2. Germany: 1-1 Fights Won-Lost: 6-4
3. World Team: 0-1 Fights Won-Lost: 1-4
4. Turkey: 0-1 Fights Won-Lost: 0-5

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5/9 M-1 Challenge Brazil 4th Edition - Live Stream

The M-1 Challenge Stream should be here. Due to broadcast rights it will not be available from the US and Korea, courtesy of M-1 Global.

The stream should start at:
Tokyo: 8:00AM (10th)
St. Petersburg 3:00AM (10th)
Helsinki 2:00AM (10th)
Paris: 1:00AM (10th)
London: 0:00 (midnight)
Sao Paulo 8:00PM

These are the fights:
Bulgaria vs. Benelux
1. -70kg: Yanko Yanev 6-1-0 vs. 6-4-3 Dan van Bergen
2. -76kg: Ivan Ivanov 4-1-0 vs. 9-8-0 Raymond Jarman
3. -84kg: Jordan Radev 18-4-0 vs. Danny Smit
4. -93kg: Emil Samoilov vs. 8-6-0 Jason Jones
5. +93kg: Nikola Dipchkov vs. 6-2-0 Jessie Gibbs

Russia Legion vs. Germany
6. -70kg: Yura Ivlev 6-5-0 vs. 11-3-0 Franco de Leonardis
7. -76kg: Magomed Shihshabekov 2-0-0 vs. 2-3-0 Sven Heising
8. -84kg: Sergey Kornev 5-0-0 vs. 4-1-0 Gregor Herb
9. -93kg: Gadzimyrat Omarov 3-0-0 vs. 2-0-0 Ismail Centinkaya
10. +93kg: Akhmed Sultanov 3-3-0 vs. 1-2-0 Lars Klug

Brazil vs. Team Imperial
11. -70kg: Hacran Dias 10-0-1 vs. 1-0-0 Amirkhan Mazikhov
12. -76kg: Eduardo Pamplona 10-2-0 vs. 9-9-0 Erik Oganov
13. -84kg: Leandro Silva 13-5-0 vs. 7-3-1 Dmitry Samoilov
14. -93kg: Alexander Machado vs. 8-2-0 Mikhail Zayats
15. +93kg: Joaquim Ferreira de Rocha vs. 2-1-0 Maksim Grishin



I have done my best to make the stream work, in case it doesnt, you should find M-1's stream here.

These are the standing in the M-1 Challenge before the event in Brazil:

Group A
Team - Overall Won-Loss/Fights Won-Loss
1. England: 1-0 Fights Won-Lost: 4-1
2. Spain: 1-0 Fights Won-Lost: 3-2
3. France: 0-1 Fights Won-Lost: 2-3
4. Japan: 0-1 Fights Won-Lost: 1-4

GROUP B
1. USA West: 2-0 Fights Won-Lost: 8-2
2. South Korea: 1-1 Fights Won-Lost: 3-7
3. Team Brazil Naja: 0-1 Fights Won-Lost: 2-3
3. Imperial of Russia: 0-1 Fights Won-Lost: 2-3

GROUP C
1. USA East: 1-0 Fights Won-Lost: 5-0
2. Finland: 1-0 Fights Won-Lost: 4-1
3. Benelux: 0-1 Fights Won-Lost: 1-4
4. Bulgaria: 0-1 Fights Won-Lost: 0-5

GROUD D
1. Germany: 1-0 Fights Won-Lost: 5-0
2. Russia Legion: 1-0 Fights Won-Lost: 4-1
3. World Team: 0-1 Fights Won-Lost: 1-4
4. Turkey: 0-1 Fights Won-Lost: 0-5

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5/9 M-1 Challenge Brazil 4th Edition

Tonight I am going to have another go at streaming M-1 Challenge, this time from Brazil. As usual, there is lots of talent on the M-1 Challenge card. I am not too familiar with a lot of fighters on here, but a few I do know.

Jason Jones on the Benelux team is a very stron fighter and he always puts on a good fight. Also look out for Hacran Dias on the Brazilian team, he is still undefeated and even though I only saw his draw, it was enough to tell that he is a very talented and technical fighter.

The teams squaring off tonight are:
Bulgaria vs. Benelux
Russia Legion vs. Germany
Brazil vs. Team Imperial

1 fighter struggled with making weight, Eduardo Pamplona was .6kg over and I am not sure if there was a conclution.

The stream should start at:
Tokyo: 8:00AM (10th)
St. Petersburg 3:00AM (10th)
Helsinki 2:00AM (10th)
Paris: 1:00AM (10th)
London: 0:00 (midnight)
Sao Paulo 8:00PM

The stream will be available at the M-1 site if not on this.


Bulgaria vs. Benelux
1. -70kg: Yanko Yanev (69.5 kg) 6-1-0 vs. 6-4-3 Dan van Bergen (70 kg)
2. -76kg: Ivan Ivanov (76 kg) 4-1-0 vs. 9-8-0 Raymond Jarman (69.3 kg)
3. -84kg: Jordan Radev (83.8 kg) 18-4-0 vs. Danny Smit (82.7 kg)
4. -93kg: Emil Samoilov (91.6 kg) vs. 8-6-0 Jason Jones (89.4 kg)
5. +93kg: Nikola Dipchkov (96.6 kg) vs. 6-2-0 Jessie Gibbs (125 kg)

Russia Legion vs. Germany
6. -70kg: Yura Ivlev (69.2kg) 6-5-0 vs. 11-3-0 Franco de Leonardis (70kg)
7. -76kg: Magomed Shihshabekov (75.3kg) 2-0-0 vs. 2-3-0 Sven Heising (76kg)
8. -84kg: Sergey Kornev (83.7kg) 5-0-0 vs. 4-1-0 Gregor Herb (83.7kg)
9. -93kg: Gadzimyrat Omarov (92.8kg) 3-0-0 vs. 2-0-0 Ismail Centinkaya (83.8kg)
10. +93kg: Akhmed Sultanov (110kg) 3-3-0 vs. 1-2-0 Lars Klug (109.7kg)

Brazil vs. Team Imperial
11. -70kg: Hacran Dias (69.3kg) 10-0-1 vs. 1-0-0 Amirkhan Mazikhov (69.8kg)
12. -76kg: Eduardo Pamplona (*76.6kg) 10-2-0 vs. 9-9-0 Erik Oganov (75.9kg)
13. -84kg: Leandro Silva (83.6kg) 13-5-0 vs. 7-3-1 Dmitry Samoilov (83.8kg)
14. -93kg: Alexander Machado (92.6kg) vs. 8-2-0 Mikhail Zayats (91.2kg)
15. +93kg: Joaquim Ferreira de Rocha (106kg) vs. 2-1-0 Maksim Grishin (96.6kg)

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4/29 DEEP M-1 Challenge Japan

The M-1 Challenge has gained in popularity, and last year's event in Korakuen Hall was very good. This year the event is being held in Differ Ariake, and it looks like it should be a very good event.

The Japanese team is taking on the UK, and it should be a very competitive battle. The stars on the Japanese team are Hidehiko Hasegawa, Riki Fukuda and Yusuke Kawaguchi.

I have had some problems finding the fight record for some of these fighters, but there are some very good talents in here. There will also be some superfights and opening fights at this event. But just with the M-1 challenge fights there are 15 fights, this should be very good value ticket.

Japan vs UK
70kg: Luiz Andrada 8-6-3 vs. 6-7-0 Ian "M-16" Butlin
76kg: Hidehiko Hasegawa 16-11-5 vs. 6-2-0 Simon Phillips
84kg: Riki Fukuda 13-4-0 vs. 10-7-0 Matt Thorpe
92kg: Tatsuya Mizuno 5-4-0 vs. 7-6-0 Tom Blackledge
Over 92kg: Yusuke Kawaguchi 8-0-0 vs. 8-4-1 Rob Broughton

USA Team West vs Korea
70kg: David Jansen 9-0-0 vs. 8-1-0 Nam Yuichul
76kg: Fabio Negao 8-4-0 vs. 7-3-0 Myeon Ho Bae
84kg: Giva Santana 11-1-0 vs. 4-7-0 Min Suk Heo
92kg: Raphael Davis 5-1-0 vs 12-6-0 Jae Young Kim
Over 92kg: Shane Del Rosario 5-0-0 vs. 11-6-0 Lee Sang Soo

France vs Spain
70kg: Maktar Gueye 4-3-0 vs. 3-2-0 Jose Luiz Zapater Aguirre
76kg: Farouk Lakebir 2-3-0 vs. 8-1-0 Jose Beltran
84kg: Christophe Daffreville 2-3-0 vs. Rayco Zebenzui Romero Silva
92kg: Christian M'Pumbu 11-2-1 vs. 2-0-0 Enoc Solves
Soufian Elgarne vs. 5-1-0 Rogent Lloret

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7/17 DEEP/M-1 - Challenge 5 - PICTURES

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Yesterday was a fun event, I really enjoyed it! It had almost everything you expect at a good MMA event:

-Stare-downs (Amoussou vs. Dolce).

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-Dominating performances (Mpumbu vs. Guerin)

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-Submissions (Ndiaye vs. Jack)

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-Ring-girls

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-Submission escapes (Nakamura vs. Cristea)

This was fight of the night, it really got the crowd going. Cristea got of of like 5 arm-bar attempts.

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-Determined fighters (delos Reyes vs. Hamamura)

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-Entertaining breaks (Jason Jones) (I know, kind of contradictary).

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-Entertaining entrances (Yuji Sakuragi)

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-KOs (Yuji Sakuragi)

-This also gets our broken nose of the night award.

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At the end of the night, the Dutch team should be very pleased.

France also out-performed USA.

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7/17 DEEP/M-1 - Challenge 5 - RESULTS

I went out to M-1 Challenge today and it was a lot of fun! I really enjoyed the fights, in particular Nakamura vs. Cristea was very entertaning! How Cristea managed to get out of that many arm-bars is beyond me, but is was a lot of fun to watch. Unfortunately, he lost a decision but I was impressed!

Otherwise all the teams performed great! Of course, I expected the Japanese to win at home, but they were crushed by a very good Dutch team!!!

***UPDATE***
It was not Mike Hayakawa that fought in this event... It was "Mike" from Blue Dog Gym... "Mike" Hayakawa is fighting in Shooto tonight.

The other results:

Superfight: Tatsuya Mizuno Def. Yoshiyuki Nakanishi by KO round 1 4:13

Japan vs. Nederlands: +93kg: Jessie Gibson Def. Katsuhisa Fujii by KO round 1 1:34
Japan vs. Nederlands: 93kg: Kamil Uygun Def. Yuji Sakuragi TKO Round 1 (well placed knee)
Japan vs. Nederlands: 84kg: Jason Jones Def. Yuta Watanabe by TKO round 2 2:03
Japan vs. Nederlands: 76kg: Romano delos Reyes Def. Ken Hamamura by decision 2-0
Japan vs. Nederlands: 70kg: Daisuke Nakamura Def. Bogdan Cristea by Decision 3-0

Super-fight: Yuki Ito Def. Takaaki Aoki by decision 2-0
Super-fight: Seigo Inoue Def. "Mike" by decision 2-0

France Vs. USA: +93kg: Malick Ndiaye Def. James Jack by Key-lock Round 1 3:54
France Vs. USA: 93kg: Christian Mpumbu Ndjoku Def. Barry Guerin by TKO Round 1 0:32
France Vs. USA: 84kg: Karl Amoussou Def. Mike Dolce by TKO round 2 0:41
France Vs. USA: 76kg: Jake Ellenberger Def. Farouk Lakebir by decision 2-0
France Vs. USA: 70kg: Keith Perrigon Def. Samuel Judes by TKO Round 1 3:16

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7/17 DEEP/M-1 - Challenge 5

Tomorrow M-1 Challenge 5 kicks off my long weekend packed with MMA. I cant wait! There has been a couple of changes since I first posted the card, so here is what it looks like now.

This should be a good event, there are 13 fights on the card and that should be enough for some solid entertainment.

The fight-order is announced:

13. Main-Event: Superfight: Tatsuya Mizuno 3-3-0 vs. 3-0-0Yoshiyuki Nakanishi

12. Japan vs. Nederlands: +93kg: Katsuhisa Fujii 8-14-1 vs. 4-1-0 Jessie Gibson
11. Japan vs. Nederlands: 93kg: Yuji Sakuragi 9-11-1 vs. 4-2-0 Kamil Uygun
10. Japan vs. Nederlands: 84kg: Yuta Watanabe 8-1-3 vs. 4-3-0 Jason Jones
9. Japan vs. Nederlands: 76kg: Ken Hamamura 14-4-4 vs. 7-5-0 Romano delos Reyes
8. Japan vs. Nederlands: 70kg: Daisuke Nakamura 14-9-0 vs.4-2-1 Bogdan Cristea

7. Super-fight: Yuki Ito 6-2-3 vs. 4-3-0 Takaaki Aoki
6. Super-fight: Seigo Inoue 3-3-1 vs. 1-3-2 Nobuhiro "Mike" Hayakawa

5. France Vs. USA: +93kg: Malick Ndiaye 1-1-0 vs. 2-1-0 James Jack
4. France Vs. USA: 93kg: Christian Mpumbu Ndjoku vs. 5-0-0 Bryan Harper
3. France Vs. USA: 84kg: Karl Amoussou 6-1-1 vs. 3-4-0 Mike Dolce
2. France Vs. USA: 76kg: Farouk Lakebir 2-0-0 vs. 17-4-0 Jake Ellenberger
1. France Vs. USA: 70kg: Samuel Judes 2-1-0 vs. 1-0-0 Keith Perrigon

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