M-1 Challenge 53 Results: Tybura retains M-1 Challenge heavyweight title, Kharitonev stops Garner, Grabowski defeats Gluhuv

Presents M-1 Challenge 53: Battle in the Celestial Empire  MARCIN TYBURA vs. DENIS SMOLDAREV M-1 Challenge Heavyweight Championship  SERGEI KHARITONEV vs. KENNY GARNER  Heavyweight Super Fight November 25, 2014 * Beijing, China

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Complete results and photo gallery below And still Champion.....Marcin Tybura BEIJING, CHINA (Nov. 25, 2014) - Last night at M-1 Challenge: Battle in the Celestial Empire, undefeated M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion Marcin "Tybur" Tybura (12-0-0, 4 KO/TKO, 6 SUB) had a very successful first title defense, Russian heavyweight Sergei "The Paratrooper" Kharitonev (22-5-0, 12 KO/TKO, 9 SUB) registered another impressive knockout, and former M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion Damian "Polish Pitbull" Grabowski (20-2-0, 6 KO/TKO 12 SUB) returned to his winning ways in the blockbuster event.   M-1 Global is the first company sanctioned to promote professional mixed-martial-arts in China at this elite level. The event was held at Wukesong Arena, which was the site for basketball during the 2008 Olympics. Tybura, of Poland, needed only 3:35 to force previously unbeaten Estonian challengerDenis Smoldarev (8-1-0, 3 KO/TKO, 3 SUB) into tapping-out from a rear naked choke. Kharitonev emerged victorious from his Heavyweight Super Fight against American challenger and late replacement Kenny "Deuce" Garner (14-8-0, 8 KO/TKO, 3 SUB) when the doctor stopped the fight in the third round. Grabowski locked an arm triangle as Latvian challenger and knockout specialist,Konstantine "Lacplesis" Gluhuv (28-14-0, 21 KO/TKO, 4 SUB) submitted in round three of their Special Heavyweight Attraction. Four-time Washu Sanda champion Muslim "King of Wushu Sanda" Salikhov, of Russia, improved his professional record to 5-1-0 with a first-round knockout by punches of Brazilian welterweight Victor "Kratos" Sckoteski (5-2-0, 3 KO/TKO, 1 SUB). Undefeated Ukrainian featherweight Pavel Vitruk (12-0-0, 3 KO/TKO, 2 SUB) kept his perfect record intact, punching out Brazilian invader Rafael "Gogo" Miranda (9-5-0, 2 KO/TKO, 5 SUB) in the opening round. Chinese bantamweight Honggang "The Master" Yao (10-4-1) and Nikita "Piranha" Chistyakov (4-1-1), of Russia, fought to a three-round majority draw. Unbeaten Kazakh bantamweight Sergey Morozov (5-0-0) punched his way to a second round knockout victory over fan-favorite Rijirigala Amu (8-4-0), of China. The pro debut of Movsar Evloev was successful as the Russian bantamweight defeated another Chinese fighter, Jianwei "Yangtze Uksw" He (1-2-0), by way of a rear naked choke that resulted in a second-round submission.  COMPLETE RESULTS HEAVYWEIGHTS: Marcin Tybura (12-0-0), Poland                   WSUB1 (3:35 - rear naked choke)                Denis Smoldarev(8-0-0), Estonia (Tybura retained M-1 Challenge heavyweight title) Sergei Kharitonev (22-5-0), Russia                          WTKO3 (2:01)                          Kenny Garner (14-8-0), United States Damian Grabowski(20-2-0), Poland              WSUB3 (1:47 - arm triangle)                   Konstantin Gluhuv (28-15-0), Latvia WELTERWEIGHTS: Muslim Salikhov (6-1-0), Russia                        WKO1 (4:27 - punch)                                  Victor Sckoteski(5-2-0), Brazil FEATHERWEIGHTS: Pavel Vitruk (12-0-0), Ukraine                           WKO1 (1:44 - punch)                                   Rafael Miranda (9-5-4), Brazil BANTAMWEIGHTS: Honggang Yao(10-4-1), China                                         D3                                            Nikita Chistyakov (5-1-1), Russia   Sergey Morozov (5-0-0), Kazakhstan           WTKO2 (4:36 - punches)                                 Rijirigala Amu (8-3-0), China   Movsar Ervoev(1-0-0), Russia               WSUB2 (2:56 - rear naked choke)                             JiaNwei He (1-1-0), China                                       Marcin Tybura on top of Denis Smoldarev Marcin Tybura finishes off Denis Smoldarev   Marcin Tybura on top of Denis Smoldarev  Sergei Kharitonev (R) strikes Kenny Garner    Kenny Garner (L) and Sergei Kharitonev exchange strikes   Sergei Kharitonev (L) pounds Kenny Garner Damian Grabowski (R) kicks Konstantin Gluhuv Damian Grabowski tosses Konstantin Gluhuv (L-R) Konstantin Gluhov and Damian Grabowski (L-R) Muslim Salikov & Victor Sckoteski Muslim Salikhov (R) kicks Victor Sckoteski (L-R) Pavel Vitruk and Rafael Miranda Pavel Vitruk (R) nails Rafael Miranda (L-R) Pavel Vitruk and Rafael Miranda Nikita Chistyakov (L) jabs Honggang Yao Honggang Yao (top) and Nikita Chistyakov    Nikita Chistyakov (bottom)  and Honggang Yao   Sergey Morozov (standing) and Rijirigala Amu (L-R) Rijirigaka Amu and Sergey Morozov    Sergey Morozov celebrates his 5th pro career win Movsar Evloev (L) punches Jianwei He     Legendary MMA fighter Fedor Emelianenko was a special guest  Information     www.M-1Global.com     www.mixfight.ru     www.WMMAA.org www.M1Global.TV Twitter & Instagram: @M1GlobalNews @VadimFinkelchtein Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/M-1-Global/145250878842244  ABOUT M-1 GLOBAL: Founded in 1997, M-1 Global has established itself in the realm of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) as the premiere entity for discovering and developing the world's next-generation of superstar fighters. 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