2009 M-1 Challenge season
2009 M-1 Challenge season | |
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League | M-1 Global |
Sport | Mixed Martial Arts |
Duration | February 21, 2009 – December 3, 2009 |
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The 2009 M-1 Challenge season was the second season of the M-1 Challenge series presented by M-1 Global. It started on February 21, 2009 and concluded on December 3, 2009. 16 teams from around the world competed in the 2009 M-1 Challenge Season, up from the 9 teams that competed in 2008. The teams typically featured top MMA prospects.[1] The Season was won by the Russian Legion team.
Background
M-1 Challenge is a team-based competition organized with a series of events held in different places around the world where MMA clubs compete against each other. The teams consist of five fighters, one in each of the five major MMA weight classes- Lightweight, Welterweight, Middleweight, Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight.
Team Results
Group Stage Standings
Group A | team record | overall record |
---|---|---|
x-![]() | 2-1 | 10-5 |
![]() | 2-1 | 8-7 |
![]() | 1-2 | 8-7 |
![]() | 1-2 | 4-11 |
Group B | team record | overall record |
x-![]() | 3-0 | 13-2 |
![]() | 2-1 | 10-5 |
![]() | 1-2 | 5-10 |
![]() | 0-3 | 2-13 |
Group C | team record | overall record |
x-![]() | 2-1 | 10-5 |
![]() | 2-1 | 10-5 |
![]() | 1-2 | 6-9 |
![]() | 1-2 | 4-11 |
Group D | team record | overall record |
x-![]() | 3-0 | 13-2 |
![]() | 2-1 | 10-5 |
World Team | 1-2 | 6-9 |
![]() | 0-3 | 1-14 |
x-clinched group title and semifinal playoff berth [2]
Semi-finals
USA East defeats
USA West (4-1)
Russian Legion defeats
United Kingdom (4-1)
Finals
Russian Legion defeats
USA East to claim the second M-1 Challenge (5-0)
Season Results
21 February 2009 (Seattle, USA) [3] Sang Soo Lee
Finland vs.
Benelux (4-1)
- Lightweight bout:
Danny van Bergen defeats
Juha-Pekka Vainikainen via unanimous decision.
- Welterweight bout:
Janne Tulirinta defeats
Tommy Depret via submission (D'arce choke) at 2:30 of Round 1.
- Middleweight bout:
Lucio Linhares defeats
Kamil Uygun via submission (armbar) at 1:22 of Round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Marcus Vänttinen defeats
Jason Jones by unanimous decision.
- Heavyweight bout:
Toni Valtonen defeats
Sander Duyvis via TKO (punches) at 0:18 of Round 1.
South Korea vs.
The Imperial Team (3-2)
- Lightweight bout:
Do Hyung Kim defeats
Mikhail Malyutin via unanimous decision.
- Welterweight bout:
Myung Ho Bae defeats
Erik Oganov via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:12 of Round 2.
- Middleweight bout:
Dmitri Samoylov defeats
Hyun Gyu Lim via unanimous decision.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Jae Young Kim defeats
Mikhail Zayats via TKO (head kick) at 4:02 of Round 2.
- Heavyweight bout:
Alexey Oleinik defeats
Sang Soo Lee via submission (ezekiel choke) at 4:27 of Round 2.
USA West vs.
Brazil (3-2)
- Lightweight bout:
Dave Jansen defeats
Flavio Roberto Alvaro via unanimous decision.
- Welterweight bout:
Eduardo Pamplona defeats
Dylan Clay via TKO (punches) at 2:48 of Round 3.
- Middleweight bout:
Reggie Orr defeats
Juliano Cioffi Belgine via split decision.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Raphael Davis defeats
Jair Goncalves Junior via TKO (punches) at 4:05 of Round 1.
- Heavyweight bout:
Jose Edson dos Santos Franca defeats
Carl Seumanutafa via split decision.
28 March 2009 (Bourgas, Bulgaria) [4]
USA East vs.
Bulgaria (5-0)
- Lightweight bout:
Renato Migliaccio defeats
Yanko Yanev via submission (armbar) at 4:45 of Round 1.
- Welterweight bout:
Steve Carl defeats
Ivan Ivanov via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:31 of Round 1.
- Middleweight bout:
Herbert Goodman defeats
Jordan Radev via knockout at 4:59 of Round 2.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Chuck Grigsby defeats
Atanas Dzhambazov via unanimous decision.
- Heavyweight bout:
Lloyd Marshbanks defeats
Emil Samoilov via submission (heel hook) at 3:27 of Round 1.
Germany vs.
Turkey (5-0)
- Lightweight bout:
Franco de Leonardis defeats
Akin Duran via submission (triangle choke) at 2:29 of Round 1.
- Welterweight bout:
Daniel Weichel defeats
Fatih Dogan via submission (d'arce choke) at 2:29 of Round 1.
- Middleweight bout:
Gregor Herb defeats
Ahmed Bayrak via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:00 of Round 2.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Martin Zawada defeats
Samy Turky via TKO at 2:38 of Round 1.
- Heavyweight bout:
David Baziak defeats
Tugrul Okay via TKO at 0:52 of Round 2.
Legion Sport Club vs. World Team (4-1)
- Lightweight bout:
Yuri Ivlev defeats
Romano de los Reyes via unanimous decision.
- Welterweight bout:
Magomed Shikhshabekov defeats
Jason Ponet via submission (triangle choke) at 1:34 of Round 1.
- Middleweight bout:
Sergey Kornev defeats
Nathan Schouteren via KO at 0:12 of Round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Gadzhimurad Omarov defeats
Nils van Noord via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:24 of Round 1.
- Heavyweight bout:
Michal Kita defeats
Ahmed Sultanov via KO at 2:30 of Round 1.
29 April 2009 (Tokyo, Japan) [5]
England vs.
Japan (4-1)
- Lightweight bout:
Luiz Andrade defeats
Ian Butlin via submission (armbar) at 3:20 of Round 1.
- Welterweight bout:
Simon Phillips defeats
Hidehiko Hasegawa via KO at 0:20 of Round 1.
- Middleweight bout:
Matt Thorpe defeats
Yusuke Masuda via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:30 of Round 2.
- Lightheavyweight bout:
Tom Blackledge defeats
Tatsuya Mizuno via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:22 of Round 1.
- Heavyweight bout:
Rob Broughton defeats
Yusuke Kawaguchi via unanimous decision.
Spain vs.
France (3-2)
- Lightweight bout:
Jose Luis Zapater defeats
Makhtar Gueye via disqualification (illegal kick) at 1:21 of Round 3.
- Welterweight bout:
Abner Lloveras defeats
Gael Grimaud via split decision.
- Middleweight bout:
Christophe Dafreville defeats
Rayco Silva via submission (Anaconda choke) at 2:48 of Round 1.
- Lightheavyweight bout:
Christian M'Pumbu defeats
Enoc Solves via submission (armbar) at 4:59 of Round 1.
- Heavyweight bout:
Rogent Lloret defeats
Soufian Elgarne via submission (anaconda choke) at 2:44 of Round 1.
USA West vs.
South Korea (5-0)
- Lightweight bout:
Dave Jansen defeats
Yui Chul Nam via unanimous decision.
- Welterweight bout:
Fábio Nascimento defeats
Myung Ho Bae via majority decision.
- Middleweight bout:
Givanildo Santana defeats
Min Suk Heo via submission (armbar) at 4:05 of Round 1.
- Lightheavyweight bout:
Raphael Davis defeats
Jae Young Kim via TKO (punches) at 3:45 of Round 2.
- Heavyweight bout:
Shane Del Rosario defeats
Dool Hee Lee via KO (head kick) at 2:27 of Round 1.
9 May 2009 (São Paulo, Brazil) [6]
Bulgaria vs.
Benelux (3-2)
- Lightweight bout:
Yanko Yanev defeats
Danny van Bergen via submission (armbar) at 2:23 of Round 1.
- Welterweight bout:
Raymond Jarman defeats
Ivan Ivanov via TKO (flying knee) at 0:35 of Round 1.
- Middleweight bout:
Jordan Radev defeats
Danny Smit via unanimous decision.
- Lightheavyweight bout:
Emil Samoilov defeats
Jason Jones via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) at 2:09 of Round 1.
- Heavyweight bout:
Jessie Gibbs defeats
Nikola Dipchkov via submission (strikes) at 1:37 of Round 1.
Legion Sport Club vs.
Germany (4-1)
- Lightweight bout:
Yura Ivlev defeats
Franco de Leonardis via TKO (strikes) at 2:14 of Round 2.
- Welterweight bout:
Magomed Shikhshabekov defeats
Sven Heising via knockout (strikes) at 4:27 of Round 1.
- Middleweight bout:
Gregor Herb defeats
Sergey Kornev via submission (armbar) at 4:32 of Round 1.
- Lightheavyweight bout:
Gadzimurad Omarov defeats
Ismail Centinkaya via submission (strikes) at 1:09 of Round 1.
- Heavyweight bout:
Akhmed Sultanov defeats
Lars Klug via submission (armbar) at 1:21 of Round 1.
Brazil vs.
The Imperial Team (5-0)
- Lightweight bout:
Hacran Dias defeats
Amirkhan Mazikhov via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:58 of Round 1.
- Welterweight bout:
Eduardo Pamplona defeats
Erik Oganov via majority decision.
- Middleweight bout:
Leandro Silva defeats
Dmitri Samoylov via unanimous decision.
- Lightheavyweight bout:
Alexander Machado defeats
Mikhail Zayats via unanimous decision.
- Heavyweight bout:
Joaquim Ferreira defeats
Maxim Grishin via submission (North/South Choke) at 3:57 of Round 1.
5 June 2009 (Kansas City, USA) [7]
World Team vs. Turkey (4-1)
- Lightweight bout:
Akin Duran defeats
Romano De Los Reyes via TKO (strikes) at 1:57 of Round 3.
- Welterweight bout:
Diego Gonzalez defeats
Fatih Dogan via TKO (strikes) at 2:16 of Round 1.
- Middleweight bout:
Nathan Schouteren defeats
Ahmed Bayrak via TKO (strikes) at 3:21 of Round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Ryan Sturdy defeats
John Doyle via majority decision.
- Heavyweight bout:
Michał Kita defeats
Liron Wilson via TKO (strikes) at 3:27 of Round 1.
France vs.
England (4-1)
- Lightweight bout:
Makhtar Gueye defeats
Ian Butlin via TKO (strikes) at 0:09 of Round 1.
- Welterweight bout:
Gael Grimaud defeats
Simon Phillips via submission (triangle) 1:29 of Round 1.
- Middleweight bout:
Christophe Dafreville defeats
Matt Thorpe via submission (triangle) at 4:32 of Round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Johan Romming defeats
Danny Giblin via submission (North/South choke) at 1:59 of Round 1.
- Heavyweight bout:
Rob Broughton defeats
Soufian Elgarne via corner stoppage (injury) at 2:02 of Round 1.
USA East vs.
Finland (3-2)
- Lightweight bout:
Renato Migliaccio defeats
Niko Puhakka via submission (armbar) at 4:18 of Round 1.
- Welterweight bout:
Janne Tulirinta defeats
Anthony Ford via TKO (strikes) at 0:11 of Round 1.
- Middleweight bout:
Lucio Linhares defeats
Valdir Araujo via knockout at 1:25 of Round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Rodney Wallace defeats
Marcus Vänttinen via unanimous decision.
- Heavyweight bout:
Lloyd Marshbanks defeats
Toni Valtonen via submission (neck crank/side headlock) at 0:55 of Round 2.
4 July 2009 (Seoul, South Korea) [8]
Finland vs.
Bulgaria (4-1)
- Lightweight bout:
Niko Puhakka defeats
Yanko Yanev via TKO (strikes) at 2:16 of Round 1.
- Welterweight bout:
Janne Tulirinta defeats
Ivan Ivanov via TKO (strikes) at 3:44 of Round 1.
- Middleweight bout:
Rosen Dimitrov defeats
Mikko Suvanto via majority decision.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Marcus Vänttinen defeats
Emil Samoilov via submission (verbal) at 3:42 of Round 3.
- Heavyweight bout:
Toni Valtonen defeats
Nikola Dipchkov via submission (triangle) at 4:49 of Round 1.
USA West vs.
The Imperial Team (5-0)
- Lightweight bout:
Dave Jansen defeats
Amirkhan Mazikhov via submission (guillotine) at 0:22 of Round 1.
- Welterweight bout:
Fábio Nascimento defeats
Marat Ilaev via submission (armbar) at 2:13 of Round 2.
- Middleweight bout:
Givanildo Santana defeats
Radmir Gabdulin via submission (arm triangle) at 3:47 of Round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Tony Lopez defeats
Viktor Nemkov via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:06 of Round 2.
- Heavyweight bout:
Shane Del Rosario defeats
Maksim Grishin via TKO (strikes) at 0:21 of Round 1.
Brazil vs.
South Korea (3-2)
- Lightweight bout:
Nam Yui Chul defeats
Hacran Dias via unanimous decision.
- Welterweight bout:
Eduardo Pamplona defeats
Do Hyung Kim via unanimous decision.
- Middleweight bout:
Daniel Acacio defeats
Jae Young Kim via majority decision.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Alexander Machado defeats
Dool Hee Lee via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:26 of Round 2.
- Heavyweight bout:
Hae Joon Yang defeats
Joaquim Ferreira def. via knockout at 0:14 of Round 1.
15 August 2009 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) [9]
England vs.
Spain (5-0)
- Lightweight bout:
Scott Hewitt defeats
Jose Roque via submission (armbar) at 1:35 of Round 2.
- Welterweight bout:
Simon Phillips defeats
Jonathan Leon via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:29 of Round 1.
- Middleweight bout:
Matt Thorpe defeats
Rafael Rodriguez via submission (triangle) at 0:56 of Round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Tom Blackledge defeats
Enoc Solves via KO (head kick) at 0:09 of Round 1.
- Heavyweight bout:
David Keeley defeats
Paco Estevez via TKO (strikes) at 4:23 of Round 2.
Japan vs.
France (3-2)
- Lightweight bout:
Yoshiro Tomioka defeats
Frederic Fernandez via submission (triangle) at 3:53 Round 1.
- Welterweight bout:
Yuya Shirai defeats
Gael Grimaud via TKO (strikes) at 4:16 of Round 1.
- Middleweight bout:
Christophe Dafreville defeats
Yusuke Masuda via submission (armbar) at 2:27 of Round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Christian M'Pumbu defeats
Hideto Tatsumi via TKO (strikes) at 4:53 of Round 2.
- Heavyweight bout:
Yoshiyuki Nakanishi defeats
Akim Assenine via submission (Achilles lock) at 4:51 of Round 1.
Germany vs. World Team (4-1)
- Lightweight bout:
Daniel Weichel defeats
Danial Sharifi via submission (guillotine) at 2:53 of Round 2.
- Welterweight bout:
Diego Gonzalez* defeats
Nordin Asrih via unanimous decision.
- Middleweight bout:
Nathan Schouteren defeats
Ismael Cetinkaya via TKO (strikes) at 3:51 of Round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Mathias Schuck defeats
Johan Romming via unanimous decision.
- Heavyweight bout:
Thorsten Kronz defeats
Miodrag Petkovic via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) at 3:08 of Round 2.
- Despite winning the individual bout, Gonzales’ victory over Asrih was not valid as Gonzales failed to make weight within the M-1 Challenge designated time limit. Per M-1 Challenge rules, the fight was ruled a forfeit in Germany’s favor as it relates to the M-1 Challenge standings.
16 August 2009 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) [10]
Japan vs.
Spain (4-1)
- Lightweight bout:
Abner Lloveras defeats
Luiz Andrade via unanimous decision.
- Welterweight bout:
Hidehiko Hasegawa defeats
Jose Bertran via unanimous decision.
- Middleweight bout:
Rikuhei Fujii defeats
Rayco Kakin via unanimous decision.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Tatsuya Mizuno defeats
Rafael Rodriguez via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:20 of Round 1.
- Heavyweight bout:
Yusuke Kawaguchi defeats
Cirio Tejera via unanimous decision.
Legion Sport Club vs.
Turkey (5-0)
- Lightweight bout:
Rustam Khabilov defeats
Akin Duran via knockout (slam) at 0:28 of Round 1.
- Welterweight bout:
Magomed Shikhshabekov defeats
Fatih Dogan via TKO (strikes) at 0:35 of Round 1.
- Middleweight bout:
Sergey Kornev defeats
Ahmed Bayrak via submission (neck crank) at 1:04 of Round 2.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Besiki Gerenava defeats
Abdullah Ahmady via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:51 of Round 2.
- Heavyweight bout:
Akhmed Sultanov defeats
Gurhan Degirmenci via submission (triangle) at 1:07 of Round 1.
Benelux vs.
USA East (3-2)
- Lightweight bout:
Danny van Bergen defeats
David Zitnik via TKO (strikes) at 2:07 of Round 1.
- Welterweight bout:
Shamar Bailey defeats
Raymond Jarman via TKO (strikes) at 3:15 of Round 2.
- Middleweight bout:
John Doyle defeats
Richard Plug via unanimous decision.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Jason Jones defeats
Mike Connors via submission (strikes) at 1:00 of Round 1.
- Heavyweight bout:
Jessie Gibbs defeats
Charles Grigsby via unanimous decision.
Final round
Semi-Finals
26 September 2009 (Rostov-on-Don, Russia)[11]
USA East vs.
USA West (4-1)
- Lightweight bout:
Ivan Jorge defeats
Steve Magdaleno via unanimous decision.
- Welterweight bout:
Delson Heleno defeats
Fabio Nascimento via unanimous decision.
- Middleweight bout:
Gerson Dos Santos defeats
Joao Asis via TKO (strikes) at 3:50 of Round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Chuck Grigsby defeats
Spencer Hooker via unanimous decision.
- Heavyweight bout:
Shane Del Rosario defeats
Lloyd Marshbanks via TKO at 1:34 of Round 1.
Russian Legion vs.
England(4-1)
- Lightweight bout:
Yuri Ivlev defeats
Scott Hewitt via TKO (strikes) at 0:54 of Round 1.
- Welterweight bout:
Magomed Shikhshabekov defeats
Simon Phillips via submission (reverse heel hook) at 0:15 of Round 1.
- Middleweight bout:
Ansar Chalangov defeats
Matt Thorpe via submission (reverse heel hook) at 0:41 of Round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Besiki Gerenava defeats
Lee Austin via unanimous decision.
- Heavyweight bout:
Rob Broughton defeats
Akhmed Sultanov via submission (keylock) at 4:31 of Round 1.
Finals
3 December 2009 (St. Petersburg, Russia)[12][13]
Russian Legion vs.
USA East (5-0)
- Lightweight bout:
Yura Ivlev defeats
Ivan Jorge via TKO (strikes) at 4:11 of Round 2.
- Welterweight bout:
Magomed Shikhshabekov defeats
Gerson Dos Santos via submission (armbar) at 2:06 of Round 1.
- Middleweight bout:
Ansar Chalangov defeats
Danilo Pereira via submission (heel hook) at 4:17 of Round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Besiki Gerenava defeats
Chuck Grigsby via split decision.
- Heavyweight bout:
Gadzhimurad Omarov defeats
Lloyd Marshbanks via corner stoppage at 4:07 of Round 3.
References
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External links
- www.m-1global.com (English)