M-1 Challenge presented by Affliction : risultati, foto, commenti

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m-1_2009_6076Anche l’UFC 95 di londra ha attirato l’attenzione di tutti, M-1 Global ha tenuto il primo evento della stagione a Tacoma, Washington ( USA).
Il pubblico è arrivato e gli incontri (non li ho visti, ma sotto vi riporto dei commenti NdR) sembrano essere stati interessanti.


Team USA West ha sconfitto il brasile di una misura mentre a sorpresa il team Imperiale ( i russi ex Red Devil) hanno subito una sconfitta dal Team South Korea. I Finlandesi hanno distrutto il Benelux. Come abbiamo gia raccontato qui e qui l’ M-1 abbraccia la formula del torneo al meglio dei 5..

L’evento, fuori dall’america, è stato trasmesso in streaming dal loro sito ufficiale.
Dopo il debutto, il prossimo giro sarà a Sofia, Bulgaria con Team Bulgaria vs. Team USA South, Team China vs. The World Team and Team Turkey vs. Team Australia/New Zealand. I membri dei rispettivi team saranno annunciati a breve.

Le foto:

Tutte le foto disponibili qui:

http://www.m1mixfight.com/news/2009/2/22/M1_Challenge_presented_by_Affliction_results/photos/

I risultati

TEAM FINLAND VS. TEAM BENELUX

* Danny Van Bergen (Benelux) vince su Juha-Pekka Vainikainen (Finland) via

unanimous decision
* Jane Tulrinta (Finland) vince su Tommy Depret (Benelux) via submission (D’arce

choke) — Round 1, 2:30
* Lucio Linhares (Finland) vince su Kamil Uygun (Benelux) via submission (arm

bar) — Round 1, 1:22
* Marcus Vanttinen (Finland) vince su Jason Jones (Benelux) via unanimous

decision
* Toni Valtonen (Finland) vince su Sander Dayvis (Benelux) via knockout (slam) —

Round 1, 0:18

Team Finland vince su Team Benelux, 4-1

THE IMPERIAL TEAM VS. SOUTH KOREA

* Do Hyung Kim (South Korea) vince su Mikhail Malyutin (Imperial Team) via

unanimous decision
* Myungho Bae (South Korea) vince su Erik Oganov by submission (Imperial Team)

via submission (rear-naked choke) — Round 2, 2:12
* Dmitriy Samoylov (Imperial Team) vince su Hyun Guy Lim (South Korea) via

unanimous decision
* Jae Young Kim (South Korea) vince su Mikhail Zayats (Imperial Team) by knockout

(kick) — Round 2, 4:02
* Alexey Oleinik (Imperial Team) vince su Sang Soo Lee (South Korea) by

submission (Ezekiel choke) — Round 2, 4:27

Team South Korea vince su The Imperial Team, 3-2

TEAM USA WEST VS. TEAM BRAZIL

* Dave Jansen (USA West) vince su Flavio Roberto Alvaro (Brazil) via unanimous

decision
* Eduardo Pamplona (Brazil) vince su Dylan Clay (USA West) via TKO (strikes) —

Round 3, 2:48
* Reggie Orr (USA West) vince su Juliano Cioffe Belgine (Brazil) via split

decision
* Raphael Davis (USA West) vince su Jair Goncalves Junior (Brazil) via TKO

(strikes) — Round 1, 4:05
* Jose Edson Dos Santos Franca (Brazil) vince su Carl Seumanutafa (USA West) via

split decision

Team USA West vince su Team Brazil, 3-2

I commenti di chi l’ha visto

“I commenti, lasciati in inglese per non snaturare:
I was able to watch this through a mirrored site and I was more impressed than

dissapointed. I’m normally not a fan of team formats but much respect for m-1 for

putting together a greatly produced event. I personally didn’t know many of the

fighters but there was some amazing matches that were put on. Most fans will not

be dissapointed when this airs on hdnet. I know for a fact I will be recording it

for collection..
M-1 is really starting to become a big player. Maybe not on the US stage, but all

over the rest of the world their stock has been rising for some time now. ”

“The event was awesome.  Got to talk to a bunch of the fighters.  Some things I

didn’t like.  Ran a little long.  Started at 7 and wasn’t over until around

midnight.  They ran 2 5 min rounds and it still took forever.  The crowd was a

little uneducated too.  A lot of boos when it would go to the ground.  But the

guys were still working.  The refs were playing into the crowd too and kept

standing them back up.  Thought this played too much into the hands of the

strikers.  No elbows to the face either. “

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