· MMA Spot To Stream M-1 Selection Europe Live On April 1

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M-1 Global kicks off the European leg of their 2011 M-1 Selection tournament on April 1, live from the Ali Aliyev Sports Complex in Makhachkala, Russia. Comprised of eight fighters from each of the lightweight, welterweight, and heavyweight divisions, teams representing Eastern and Western Europe will battle it out for recognition on the world stage. In affiliation with M-1 Global, MMA Spot (www.mmaspot.net) will provide free live broadcast coverage to viewers around the globe beginning at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT.

As tournament participants compete for the gold and the chance to move on to the M-1 Challenge series, additional combatants and up-and-coming prospects will participate in scouting bouts in an effort to earn a contract with Europe’s leading MMA promotion.

The 2011 European M-1 Selection tournament semifinals will be held May 28, 2011 in Kiev, Ukraine. Further details will be announced after the event.

The full card is as follows:

Scouting Bouts:

• Eldarhan Machukaev (Volgograd-Fight) vs. Yunus Tagirov (Highlander)
• Stanislav Molodtsov vs. Magomedsalam Kaynurov (Highlander)
• Radik Iboyan (Red Devil OEMK) vs. Magomed Yakubov (Highlander)

Lightweight Bouts:

• Antun Račić (Croatia) 6-1 vs. Alexei Nevzorov (Red Devil OEMK) 5-1
• Eves Lundy (France) 7-0 vs. Shakhbulatov Shamhalaev (Highlander) 7-1
• Jerome Busson (France) 7-0 vs. Alexander Kozyrev (Aris, Ukraine) 3-1
• Suli Meguro (Spain) 4-0 vs. Shamil Abdulkerimov (Highlander) 8-2

Lightweight Tournament Reserve Bouts:

• Jack McGehee (England) 6-2 vs. Vugar Bakhshiev (Sambo, Peter) 4-2
• Paul Kokarev (Crazy Bears) 2-1 vs. Alexander Tokarev (Legion) 3-0

Welterweight Bouts:

• Gaël Grimaud (France) 11-5 vs. Ramadan Abdulzhalilov (Legion) 6.2
• Josef Kral (Czech Republic) 4-1 vs. Hasanali Hasanaliyev (Highlander) 4-1-1
• Akoydan Duque (Spain) 5-0 vs. Sergei Faustov (Red Devil OEMK) 5-0

* A fourth welterweight tournament bout will be added to a future event.

Welterweight Tournament Reserve Bout:

• Ramadan Esenbaev (Sambo, Peter) 1-0 vs. Sergey Yakovlev (Nizhny Novgorod), 1-0

Light Heavyweight Bouts:

• Adrian Malebranche (France) 3-1 vs. Saparbek Safarov (Sochi Star) 4-0
• Antonio Gonzalez (Spain) 3-0 vs. Sergey Kornev (Legion) 7-1
• Roman Bagin (Aris, Ukraine) 3-3 vs. Salim Dawood (Highlander), 3-0

* A fourth light heavyweight tournament bout will be added to a future event.

Light Heavyweight Tournament Reserve Bout:

• Sergey Filimonov (Sambo, Peter) 0-0 vs. Gadzhimurad Antigulov (Anapa) 3-0

Non-Tournament Super Bout:

• Santiago Pereira (Brazil) 3-1 vs. Hanilav Hanilaev (Highlander) 6-1