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2009 M-1 Challenge season

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.

2009 M-1 Challenge season
LeagueM-1 Global
SportMixed Martial Arts
DurationFebruary 21, 2009 – December 3, 2009
M-1 Challenge seasons

Background edit

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 edit

Group Stage Standings edit

Group A team record overall record
x-  England 2-1 10-5
  Japan 2-1 8-7
  France 1-2 8-7
  Spain 1-2 4-11
Group B team record overall record
x-  USA West 3-0 13-2
  Brazil 2-1 10-5
  South Korea 1-2 5-10
  Imperial Team 0-3 2-13
Group C team record overall record
x-  USA East 2-1 10-5
  Finland 2-1 10-5
  Benelux 1-2 6-9
  Bulgaria 1-2 4-11
Group D team record overall record
x-  Russian Legion 3-0 13-2
  Germany 2-1 10-5
  World Team 1-2 6-9
  Turkey 0-3 1-14

x-clinched group title and semifinal playoff berth [2]

Semi-finals edit

  USA East defeats   USA West (4-1)

  Russian Legion defeats   United Kingdom (4-1)

Finals edit

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

Season Results edit

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 edit

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.

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