{"id":83404,"date":"2019-10-21T14:32:51","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T19:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=83404"},"modified":"2019-10-21T14:43:49","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T19:43:49","slug":"sergey-morozov-retains-m-1-challenge-bantamweight-title-breaking-mma-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=83404","title":{"rendered":"Sergey Morozov Retains M-1 Challenge Bantamweight Title &#8211; Breaking MMA News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[AdSense-A]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=83404\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=83404\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-83405 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mail-19-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mail-19-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mail-19-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mail-19-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mail-19.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Kazakh Power was on display at yesterday&#8217;s M-1 Challenge 105, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, in which they won five of six fights, including a pair of M-1 Challenge titles, and a draw.<\/p>\n<p>In the main event and a rematch, Sergey Morozov (16-4), of Kazakhstan, fended off American challenger Josh &#8220;The Finisher&#8221; Rettinghouse (16-5), winning a five-round unanimous decision to successfully defend his M-1 Challenge bantamweight title.<\/p>\n<p>Morozov won his fifth straight and sixth fight in his last seven since his original match and loss to Rettinghouse. Morozov captured the M-1 Challenge bantamweight title last June at M-1 Challenge 102, also held in Nur-Sultan, when he stopped previously unbeaten Alexander Osetrov in the fourth round.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Almabaev (11-2), fighting out of Kazakhstan, was a relatively late replacement for his fellow countryman, former M-1 Challenge Interim flyweight champion Arman Ashimov, who was forced to withdraw due to an injury suffered during training camp.<\/p>\n<p>Improving his M-1 Global record to 3-0, Almabaev took a five-round unanimous decision from Kelades, who was making his first title defense. Almabaev has positioned himself for a showdown with undisputed M-1 Challenge flyweight titlist Alexander Doskalchuk, who is recovering from an injury.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WuM6lG_KPHg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>Also fighting on the main card, former M-1 Challenge light champion Artem Damkovsky (23-11), of Belarus, won a three-round unanimous decision over Russian Vladimir Kanunnikov (9-2), Brazilian lightweight Michel &#8220;Sassarito&#8221; Silva (22-8-1) recorded a technical knockout of Russian Khamzat Dalgiev (11-3), using a ground-and-pound attack, and Kazakhstan welterweight Isatay Temirov (6-1-1) and Russian Danila Prikaza (12-3-2) battled to a three-round split-draw.<\/p>\n<p>Judges were working overtime on this highly competitive card as eight of 12 bouts went the full distance, including two draws and three split decisions. Once again, M-1 Global presented a true International event with 11 different countries represented in The Rage: Kazakhstan, USA, Canada, Belarus, Russia, Brazil, Kyrgyzstan, Cuba, Azerbaijan, Sweden and Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>Brazilian bantamweight Rafael Dias (16-5-1) edged previously undefeated Zalkarbek Zarlyk Uulu (3-1) by way of split decision on the undercard, while Swedish welterweight Per Franklin (9-5-1) and Gadzhibaba Gadzhibabayev (3-0-1) fought to a split draw.<\/p>\n<p>Kazakhstan featherweight Sabit Zhusupov (8-2) took a unanimous decision from Russian Gleb Khabibullin (4-1), Russian welterweight Magomedkamil &#8220;Junior&#8221; Malikov (7-1) stopped Brazilian veteran Rubenilton &#8220;Rubinho&#8221; Pereira (20-8) on punches in round two, and Russian heavyweight Yuri Fedorov (3-2) used a guillotine choke to defeat Cuban Michel Batista (4-2) in the opening round.<\/p>\n<p>Kazakhs won the opening two bouts of the night on the pre-underdcard: lightweight Azamat &#8220;Azu&#8221; Markabaev (3-3) submitted Georgian Beqa Gogoladze (0-2) in the second round with a rear naked choke, and flyweight Zhuman &#8220;Arian&#8221; Zhgumabekov (8-4) decisioned pro-debuting Kyrgyzstan Ruslan Kudaiberdirev (0-1).<\/p>\n<p>Official results and additional pictures below:<\/p>\n<p>MAIN CARD<\/p>\n<p>MAIN EVENT &#8211; M-1 CHALLENGE BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP<br \/>\nSergey Morozov (16-4, M-1: 10-3), Kazakhstan<br \/>\nWDEC5<br \/>\nJosh Rettinghouse, (16-5, M-1: 4-1), USA<br \/>\n(Morozov retained M-1 Challenge bantamweight title)<\/p>\n<p>CO-FEATURE &#8211; M-1 CHALLENGE INTERIM FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP<br \/>\nAssu Almabaev, (11-2, M-1: 3-0), Kazakhstan<br \/>\nWDEC5<br \/>\nChris Kelades (14-5, M-1: 3-2), Canada<br \/>\n(Almabaev won M-1 Challenge Interim flyweight title)<\/p>\n<p>LIGHTWEIGHTS<br \/>\nArtem Damkovsky (23-11, M-1: 14-8), Belarus<br \/>\nWDEC3<br \/>\nVladimir Kanunnikov (9-2, M-1: 0-2), Russia<\/p>\n<p>Michel Silva (22-8-1, M-1: 4-3), Brazil<br \/>\nWTKO1 (1:48 &#8211; ground &amp; pound)<br \/>\nKhamzat Dalgiev (11-3, M-1: 8-3), Russia<\/p>\n<p>WELTERWEIGHTS<br \/>\nIsatay Temirov (6-1-1, M-1: 1-0-1), Kazakhstan<br \/>\nD3<br \/>\nDanila Prikaza (12-3-2, M-1: 8-4), Russia<\/p>\n<p>UNDERCARD<\/p>\n<p>HEAVYWEIGHTS<br \/>\nYuri Fedorov 3-2, M-1: 3-1), Russia<br \/>\nWSUB1 (Guillotine Choke)<br \/>\nMichel Batista (4-2, M-1: 0-1), Cuba by way of USA<\/p>\n<p>WELTERWEIGHTS<br \/>\nMagomedkamil Malikov (7-1, M-1: 4-1), Russia<br \/>\nWTKO2 (1:21)<br \/>\nRubenilton Pereira (20-8, M-1: 4-5), Brazil<\/p>\n<p>CATCHWEIGHT<br \/>\nGadzhibaba Gadzhibabayev (3-0-1, M-1: 1-0-1), Azerbaijan<br \/>\nD3<br \/>\nPer Franklin (9-5-1, M-1: 0-0-1), Sweden<\/p>\n<p>FEATHERWEIGHTS<br \/>\nSabit Zhusupov (8-2, M-1: 3-0), Kazakhstan<br \/>\nWDEC3<br \/>\nGleb Khabibullan (4-1, M-1: 2-1), Russia<\/p>\n<p>BANTAMWEIGHTS<br \/>\nRafael Dias (16-6-1, M-1: 2-2-1), Brazil<br \/>\nWDEC3<br \/>\nZalkarbek Zarlyk Uulu (3-1, M-1: 0-1), Kyrgyzstan<\/p>\n<p>PRE-UNDERCARD<\/p>\n<p>LIGHTWEIGHTS<br \/>\nAzamat Markabaev (4-2, M-1: 1-0), Kazakhstan<br \/>\nWSUB2 (Rear Naked Choke &#8211; 2:48)<br \/>\nBeqa Gogoladze (0-2, M-1: 0-1), Georgia<\/p>\n<p>FLYWEIGHTS<br \/>\nZhuman Zhumabekov (8-4, M-1:10-0), Kazakhstan<br \/>\nWDEC3<br \/>\nRuslan Kudaiberdirev (0-1, M-1: 0-1), Kyrgyzstan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[AdSense-A] Kazakh Power was on display at yesterday&#8217;s M-1 Challenge 105, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, in which they won five of six fights, including a pair of M-1 Challenge titles, and a draw. In the main event and a rematch, Sergey Morozov (16-4), of Kazakhstan, fended off American challenger Josh &#8220;The Finisher&#8221; Rettinghouse (16-5), winning a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10374],"tags":[20895],"class_list":["post-83404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mma-2","tag-sergey-morozov-retains-m-1-challenge-bantamweight-title-breaking-mma-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83404"}],"version-history":[{"count":-2,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83404\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}