Ukrainian heavyweight Guram Gugenishvili tapped out American Kenny Garner with a second round, guillotine choke, today in St. Petersburg, Russia, to become the M-1 Global Heavyweight Champion. The M-1 Challenge XXI card also saw Artiom Damkovsky stop Mairbek Taisumov to take home the promotion’s lightweight championship, and in a welterweight “superfight”, Che Mills worked his way to a unanimous decision win over the previously undefeated Magomed Shikshabekov.
Here are the official results for M-1 Challenge XXI:
Official Results:
Che Mills def. Magomed Shikshabekov – Unanimous Decision.
Mikhail Zayats def. Matias Baric – Rear Naked Choke. 3:12 of R3.
Daniel Weichel def. Yuri Ivlev – Doctor Stoppage. 2:24 of R3.
Alexei Belyaev def. Alexei Nazarov – Head & Arm Choke. :41 of R2.
Alexander Sarnavsky def. Victor Kuku – Knock Out. :14 of R1.
Rashid Magomedov def. Igor Araujo – Unanimous Decision.
Dmitry Samoilov def. Gadzhimurad Omarov – Doctor Stoppage. :28 R3.
Vusal Bairamov def. Joakhim Apie – TKO. 2:13 of Round 1.
Denis Goltsov def. Marat Aliaskhabov – Submission (Armbar). 4:56 of R1.
Lightweight Title Fight:
Artiom Damkovsky def. Mairbek Taisumov – Doctor Stoppage. 2:52 of R3.
Heavyweight Title Fight:
Guram Gugenishvili def. Kenny Garner – Submission (Guillotine Choke). :54 of R 2
