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2009 M-1 Challenge season

M-1 MMA events in 2009

Summary

M-1 MMA events in 2009

FieldValue
title2009 M-1 Challenge season
leagueM-1 Global
sportMixed Martial Arts
durationFebruary 21, 2009 – December 3, 2009
seasonslistM-1 Challenge
seasonslistnamesM-1 Challenge
prevseason_link2008 M-1 Challenge season
prevseason_year2008
nextseason_link2010 M-1 Challenge season
nextseason_year2010

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. 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 Ateam recordoverall recordGroup Bteam recordoverall recordGroup Cteam recordoverall recordGroup Dteam recordoverall record
x-England England2-110-5
Japan Japan2-18-7
France France1-28-7
Spain Spain1-24-11
x-USA USA West3-013-2
Brazil Brazil2-110-5
South Korea South Korea1-25-10
Russia Imperial Team0-32-13
x-USA USA East2-110-5
Finland Finland2-110-5
Benelux Benelux1-26-9
Bulgaria Bulgaria1-24-11
x-Russia Russian Legion3-013-2
Germany Germany2-110-5
World Team1-26-9
Turkey Turkey0-31-14

x-clinched group title and semifinal playoff berth

Semi-finals

USA USA East defeats USA USA West (4-1)

RUS Russian Legion defeats UK United Kingdom (4-1)

Finals

RUS Russian Legion defeats USA USA East to claim the second M-1 Challenge (5-0)

Season Results

21 February 2009 (Seattle, USA) Sang Soo Lee

Finland Finland vs. Benelux Benelux (4-1)

  • Lightweight bout: Belgium Danny van Bergen defeats Finland Juha-Pekka Vainikainen via unanimous decision.
  • Welterweight bout: Finland Janne Tulirinta defeats Belgium Tommy Depret via submission (D'arce choke) at 2:30 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: Finland Lucio Linhares defeats Netherlands Kamil Uygun via submission (armbar) at 1:22 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: Finland Marcus Vänttinen defeats Netherlands Jason Jones by unanimous decision.
  • Heavyweight bout: Finland Toni Valtonen defeats Netherlands Sander Duyvis via TKO (punches) at 0:18 of Round 1.

South Korea South Korea vs. Russia The Imperial Team (3-2)

  • Lightweight bout: South Korea Do Hyung Kim defeats Russia Mikhail Malyutin via unanimous decision.
  • Welterweight bout: South Korea Myung Ho Bae defeats Russia Erik Oganov via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:12 of Round 2.
  • Middleweight bout: Russia Dmitri Samoylov defeats South Korea Hyun Gyu Lim via unanimous decision.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: South Korea Jae Young Kim defeats Russia Mikhail Zayats via TKO (head kick) at 4:02 of Round 2.
  • Heavyweight bout: Russia Alexey Oleinik defeats South Korea Sang Soo Lee via submission (ezekiel choke) at 4:27 of Round 2.

USA USA West vs. Brazil Brazil (3-2)

  • Lightweight bout: USA Dave Jansen defeats Brazil Flavio Roberto Alvaro via unanimous decision.
  • Welterweight bout: Brazil Eduardo Pamplona defeats USA Dylan Clay via TKO (punches) at 2:48 of Round 3.
  • Middleweight bout: USA Reggie Orr defeats Brazil Juliano Cioffi Belgine via split decision.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: USA Raphael Davis defeats Brazil Jair Goncalves Junior via TKO (punches) at 4:05 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: Brazil Jose Edson dos Santos Franca defeats USA Carl Seumanutafa via split decision.

28 March 2009 (Bourgas, Bulgaria)

USAUSA East vs. BulgariaBulgaria (5-0)

  • Lightweight bout: BRA Renato Migliaccio defeats BULYanko Yanev via submission (armbar) at 4:45 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: USA Steve Carl defeats BUL Ivan Ivanov via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:31 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: USA Herbert Goodman defeats BULJordan Radev via knockout at 4:59 of Round 2.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: USA Chuck Grigsby defeats BUL Atanas Dzhambazov via unanimous decision.
  • Heavyweight bout: USA Lloyd Marshbanks defeats BUL Emil Samoilov via submission (heel hook) at 3:27 of Round 1.

GER Germany vs. TurkeyTurkey (5-0)

  • Lightweight bout: GER Franco de Leonardis defeats TUR Akin Duran via submission (triangle choke) at 2:29 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: GER Daniel Weichel defeats TUR Fatih Dogan via submission (d'arce choke) at 2:29 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: GER Gregor Herb defeats TUR Ahmed Bayrak via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:00 of Round 2.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: GER Martin Zawada defeats TUR Samy Turky via TKO at 2:38 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: GER David Baziak defeats TUR Tugrul Okay via TKO at 0:52 of Round 2.

RUS Legion Sport Club vs. World Team (4-1)

  • Lightweight bout: RUS Yuri Ivlev defeats Netherlands Romano de los Reyes via unanimous decision.
  • Welterweight bout: RUS Magomed Shikhshabekov defeats GER Jason Ponet via submission (triangle choke) at 1:34 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: RUS Sergey Kornev defeats Netherlands Nathan Schouteren via KO at 0:12 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: RUS Gadzhimurad Omarov defeats Netherlands Nils van Noord via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:24 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: Poland Michal Kita defeats RUS Ahmed Sultanov via KO at 2:30 of Round 1.

29 April 2009 (Tokyo, Japan)

England England vs. Japan Japan (4-1)

  • Lightweight bout: BRA Luiz Andrade defeats England Ian Butlin via submission (armbar) at 3:20 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: England Simon Phillips defeats Japan Hidehiko Hasegawa via KO at 0:20 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: England Matt Thorpe defeats Japan Yusuke Masuda via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:30 of Round 2.
  • Lightheavyweight bout: England Tom Blackledge defeats Japan Tatsuya Mizuno via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:22 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: England Rob Broughton defeats Japan Yusuke Kawaguchi via unanimous decision.

Spain Spain vs. France France (3-2)

  • Lightweight bout: Spain Jose Luis Zapater defeats France Makhtar Gueye via disqualification (illegal kick) at 1:21 of Round 3.
  • Welterweight bout: Spain Abner Lloveras defeats France Gael Grimaud via split decision.
  • Middleweight bout: France Christophe Dafreville defeats Spain Rayco Silva via submission (Anaconda choke) at 2:48 of Round 1.
  • Lightheavyweight bout: France Christian M'Pumbu defeats Spain Enoc Solves via submission (armbar) at 4:59 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: Spain Rogent Lloret defeats France Soufian Elgarne via submission (anaconda choke) at 2:44 of Round 1.

United States USA West vs. South Korea South Korea (5-0)

  • Lightweight bout: United States Dave Jansen defeats South Korea Yui Chul Nam via unanimous decision.
  • Welterweight bout: BRA Fábio Nascimento defeats South Korea Myung Ho Bae via majority decision.
  • Middleweight bout: BRA Givanildo Santana defeats South Korea Min Suk Heo via submission (armbar) at 4:05 of Round 1.
  • Lightheavyweight bout: United States Raphael Davis defeats South Korea Jae Young Kim via TKO (punches) at 3:45 of Round 2.
  • Heavyweight bout: United States Shane Del Rosario defeats South Korea Dool Hee Lee via KO (head kick) at 2:27 of Round 1.

9 May 2009 (São Paulo, Brazil)

Bulgaria Bulgaria vs. Benelux Benelux (3-2)

  • Lightweight bout: Bulgaria Yanko Yanev defeats Belgium Danny van Bergen via submission (armbar) at 2:23 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: NED Raymond Jarman defeats Bulgaria Ivan Ivanov via TKO (flying knee) at 0:35 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: Bulgaria Jordan Radev defeats NED Danny Smit via unanimous decision.
  • Lightheavyweight bout: Bulgaria Emil Samoilov defeats NED Jason Jones via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) at 2:09 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: NED Jessie Gibbs defeats Bulgaria Nikola Dipchkov via submission (strikes) at 1:37 of Round 1.

RUS Legion Sport Club vs. GER Germany (4-1)

  • Lightweight bout: RUS Yura Ivlev defeats GER Franco de Leonardis via TKO (strikes) at 2:14 of Round 2.
  • Welterweight bout: RUS Magomed Shikhshabekov defeats GER Sven Heising via knockout (strikes) at 4:27 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: GER Gregor Herb defeats RUS Sergey Kornev via submission (armbar) at 4:32 of Round 1.
  • Lightheavyweight bout: RUS Gadzimurad Omarov defeats GER Ismail Centinkaya via submission (strikes) at 1:09 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: RUS Akhmed Sultanov defeats GER Lars Klug via submission (armbar) at 1:21 of Round 1.

BRA Brazil vs. RUS The Imperial Team (5-0)

  • Lightweight bout: BRA Hacran Dias defeats RUS Amirkhan Mazikhov via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:58 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: BRA Eduardo Pamplona defeats RUS Erik Oganov via majority decision.
  • Middleweight bout: BRA Leandro Silva defeats RUS Dmitri Samoylov via unanimous decision.
  • Lightheavyweight bout: BRA Alexander Machado defeats RUS Mikhail Zayats via unanimous decision.
  • Heavyweight bout: BRA Joaquim Ferreira defeats RUS Maxim Grishin via submission (North/South Choke) at 3:57 of Round 1.

5 June 2009 (Kansas City, USA)

  • World Team vs. Turkey Turkey* (4-1)
  • Lightweight bout: Turkey Akin Duran defeats NED Romano De Los Reyes via TKO (strikes) at 1:57 of Round 3.
  • Welterweight bout: SWE Diego Gonzalez defeats Turkey Fatih Dogan via TKO (strikes) at 2:16 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: NED Nathan Schouteren defeats Turkey Ahmed Bayrak via TKO (strikes) at 3:21 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: USA Ryan Sturdy defeats Turkey John Doyle via majority decision.
  • Heavyweight bout: POL Michał Kita defeats Turkey Liron Wilson via TKO (strikes) at 3:27 of Round 1.

FRA France vs. England England (4-1)

  • Lightweight bout: FRA Makhtar Gueye defeats England Ian Butlin via TKO (strikes) at 0:09 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: FRA Gael Grimaud defeats England Simon Phillips via submission (triangle) 1:29 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: FRA Christophe Dafreville defeats England Matt Thorpe via submission (triangle) at 4:32 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: FRA Johan Romming defeats England Danny Giblin via submission (North/South choke) at 1:59 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: England Rob Broughton defeats FRA Soufian Elgarne via corner stoppage (injury) at 2:02 of Round 1.

USA USA East vs. FIN Finland (3-2)

  • Lightweight bout: BRA Renato Migliaccio defeats FIN Niko Puhakka via submission (armbar) at 4:18 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: FIN Janne Tulirinta defeats USA Anthony Ford via TKO (strikes) at 0:11 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: BRA Lucio Linhares defeats BRA Valdir Araujo via knockout at 1:25 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: USA Rodney Wallace defeats FIN Marcus Vänttinen via unanimous decision.
  • Heavyweight bout: USA Lloyd Marshbanks defeats FIN Toni Valtonen via submission (neck crank/side headlock) at 0:55 of Round 2.

4 July 2009 (Seoul, South Korea)

FIN Finland vs. Bulgaria Bulgaria (4-1)

  • Lightweight bout: FIN Niko Puhakka defeats Bulgaria Yanko Yanev via TKO (strikes) at 2:16 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: FIN Janne Tulirinta defeats Bulgaria Ivan Ivanov via TKO (strikes) at 3:44 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: Bulgaria Rosen Dimitrov defeats FIN Mikko Suvanto via majority decision.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: FIN Marcus Vänttinen defeats Bulgaria Emil Samoilov via submission (verbal) at 3:42 of Round 3.
  • Heavyweight bout: FIN Toni Valtonen defeats Bulgaria Nikola Dipchkov via submission (triangle) at 4:49 of Round 1.

USA USA West vs. RUS The Imperial Team (5-0)

  • Lightweight bout: USA Dave Jansen defeats RUS Amirkhan Mazikhov via submission (guillotine) at 0:22 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: BRA Fábio Nascimento defeats RUS Marat Ilaev via submission (armbar) at 2:13 of Round 2.
  • Middleweight bout: BRA Givanildo Santana defeats RUS Radmir Gabdulin via submission (arm triangle) at 3:47 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: USA Tony Lopez defeats RUS Viktor Nemkov via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:06 of Round 2.
  • Heavyweight bout: USA Shane Del Rosario defeats RUS Maksim Grishin via TKO (strikes) at 0:21 of Round 1.

BRA Brazil vs. KOR South Korea (3-2)

  • Lightweight bout: KOR Nam Yui Chul defeats BRA Hacran Dias via unanimous decision.
  • Welterweight bout: BRA Eduardo Pamplona defeats KOR Do Hyung Kim via unanimous decision.
  • **Middleweight bout:**BRA Daniel Acacio defeats KOR Jae Young Kim via majority decision.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: BRA Alexander Machado defeats KOR Dool Hee Lee via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:26 of Round 2.
  • Heavyweight bout: KOR Hae Joon Yang defeats BRA Joaquim Ferreira def. via knockout at 0:14 of Round 1.

15 August 2009 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)

England England vs. Spain Spain (5-0)

  • Lightweight bout: England Scott Hewitt defeats Spain Jose Roque via submission (armbar) at 1:35 of Round 2.
  • Welterweight bout: England Simon Phillips defeats Spain Jonathan Leon via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:29 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: England Matt Thorpe defeats Spain Rafael Rodriguez via submission (triangle) at 0:56 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: England Tom Blackledge defeats Spain Enoc Solves via KO (head kick) at 0:09 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: England David Keeley defeats Spain Paco Estevez via TKO (strikes) at 4:23 of Round 2.

JPN Japan vs. FRA France (3-2)

  • Lightweight bout: JPN Yoshiro Tomioka defeats FRA Frederic Fernandez via submission (triangle) at 3:53 Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: JPN Yuya Shirai defeats FRA Gael Grimaud via TKO (strikes) at 4:16 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: FRA Christophe Dafreville defeats JPN Yusuke Masuda via submission (armbar) at 2:27 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: FRA Christian M'Pumbu defeats JPN Hideto Tatsumi via TKO (strikes) at 4:53 of Round 2.
  • Heavyweight bout: JPN Yoshiyuki Nakanishi defeats FRA Akim Assenine via submission (Achilles lock) at 4:51 of Round 1.

GER Germany vs. World Team (4-1)

  • Lightweight bout: GER Daniel Weichel defeats NED Danial Sharifi via submission (guillotine) at 2:53 of Round 2.
  • Welterweight bout: SWE Diego Gonzalez* defeats GER Nordin Asrih via unanimous decision.
  • Middleweight bout: NED Nathan Schouteren defeats GER Ismael Cetinkaya via TKO (strikes) at 3:51 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: GER Mathias Schuck defeats FRA Johan Romming via unanimous decision.
  • Heavyweight bout: GER Thorsten Kronz defeats Serbia 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)

JPN Japan vs. Spain Spain (4-1)

  • Lightweight bout: Spain Abner Lloveras defeats BRA Luiz Andrade via unanimous decision.
  • Welterweight bout: JPN Hidehiko Hasegawa defeats Spain Jose Bertran via unanimous decision.
  • Middleweight bout: JPN Rikuhei Fujii defeats Spain Rayco Kakin via unanimous decision.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: JPN Tatsuya Mizuno defeats Spain Rafael Rodriguez via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:20 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: JPN Yusuke Kawaguchi defeats Spain Cirio Tejera via unanimous decision.

RUS Legion Sport Club vs. Turkey Turkey (5-0)

  • Lightweight bout: RUS Rustam Khabilov defeats Turkey Akin Duran via knockout (slam) at 0:28 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: RUS Magomed Shikhshabekov defeats Turkey Fatih Dogan via TKO (strikes) at 0:35 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: RUS Sergey Kornev defeats Turkey Ahmed Bayrak via submission (neck crank) at 1:04 of Round 2.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: RUS Besiki Gerenava defeats Turkey Abdullah Ahmady via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:51 of Round 2.
  • Heavyweight bout: RUS Akhmed Sultanov defeats Turkey Gurhan Degirmenci via submission (triangle) at 1:07 of Round 1.

Benelux Benelux vs. USA USA East (3-2)

  • Lightweight bout: Belgium Danny van Bergen defeats USA David Zitnik via TKO (strikes) at 2:07 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: USA Shamar Bailey defeats NED Raymond Jarman via TKO (strikes) at 3:15 of Round 2.
  • Middleweight bout: USA John Doyle defeats NED Richard Plug via unanimous decision.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: NED Jason Jones defeats USA Mike Connors via submission (strikes) at 1:00 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: NED Jessie Gibbs defeats USA Charles Grigsby via unanimous decision.

Final round

Semi-Finals

26 September 2009 (Rostov-on-Don, Russia)

USA USA East vs. USA USA West (4-1)

  • Lightweight bout: BRA Ivan Jorge defeats USA Steve Magdaleno via unanimous decision.
  • Welterweight bout: BRA Delson Heleno defeats BRA Fabio Nascimento via unanimous decision.
  • Middleweight bout: BRA Gerson Dos Santos defeats BRA Joao Asis via TKO (strikes) at 3:50 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: USA Chuck Grigsby defeats USA Spencer Hooker via unanimous decision.
  • Heavyweight bout: USA Shane Del Rosario defeats USA Lloyd Marshbanks via TKO at 1:34 of Round 1.

RUS Russian Legion vs. England England(4-1)

  • Lightweight bout: RUS Yuri Ivlev defeats England Scott Hewitt via TKO (strikes) at 0:54 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: RUS Magomed Shikhshabekov defeats England Simon Phillips via submission (reverse heel hook) at 0:15 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: RUS Ansar Chalangov defeats England Matt Thorpe via submission (reverse heel hook) at 0:41 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: RUS Besiki Gerenava defeats England Lee Austin via unanimous decision.
  • Heavyweight bout: England Rob Broughton defeats RUS Akhmed Sultanov via submission (keylock) at 4:31 of Round 1.

Finals

3 December 2009 (St. Petersburg, Russia)

RUS Russian Legion vs. USA USA East (5-0)

  • Lightweight bout: RUS Yura Ivlev defeats BRA Ivan Jorge via TKO (strikes) at 4:11 of Round 2.
  • Welterweight bout: RUS Magomed Shikhshabekov defeats BRA Gerson Dos Santos via submission (armbar) at 2:06 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: RUS Ansar Chalangov defeats BRA Danilo Pereira via submission (heel hook) at 4:17 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: RUS Besiki Gerenava defeats USA Chuck Grigsby via split decision.
  • Heavyweight bout: RUS Gadzhimurad Omarov defeats USA Lloyd Marshbanks via corner stoppage at 4:07 of Round 3.

References

References

  1. "About | M-1Global.com".
  2. "Standings {{!}} M-1Global.com".
  3. "M-1 Challenge 12 USA Results, Fight Card, News, Videos, Pictures, and more".
  4. "M-1 Challenge Bulgaria Results | M-1Global.com".
  5. "M-1 Challenge Japan Quick Results {{!}} M-1Global.com".
  6. "Quick Results of M-1 Challenge Brazil | M-1Global.com".
  7. "USA East rallies to defeat Finland by 3-2 score in Kansas City | M-1Global.com".
  8. "Quick Results: M-1 Challenge in South Korea | M-1Global.com".
  9. "Clean sweep over Spain catapults Team England into M-1 Challenge semifinals {{!}} M-1Global.com".
  10. "USA East and Russia Legion join USA West and Team England in M-1 Challenge Semifinals | M-1Global.com".
  11. "USA East and Russia Legion headed to M-1 Challenge Championship Cup following respective 4-1 victories | M-1Global.com".
  12. "CLEAN SWEEP BY RUSSIA LEGION TO CAPTURE THE 2009 M-1 CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP CUP | M-1Global.com".
  13. "M-1 Challenge M-1 Selection. -".
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