MMA Bushido, the mixed martial arts branch of the King of Kings organization, returned to Almaty, Kazakhstan for the third time since October 2020, once again featuring a one-night, 16-man MMA tournament, this time at -57 kilos. The eventual winner of the tournament, Sagynay Shukir, won 1,000,000 in Kazakhstani Tegni (about $2,300), the MMA Bushido Kazakhstan -57 kg championship, plus a brand new car. There was also one kickboxing bout and one boxing rules bout. The full results for the night can be found below.

Opening Round Fights

Abil Huseynov def. Zhiger Dulatbekov by submission (anaconda choke), 1^st rd

Zhanbolat Kurmashev def. Duman Nurtleuov by submission (knee bar), 1^st rd

Sagynay Shukir def. Talgat Zhumagaliev by SD

Melis Malayev def. Talgat Khalmuratov by UD

Meyir Abylgaziev def. Sayan Myrzabaev by submission (head triangle), 3^rd rd

Bakhtiyar Nesipbek def. Arman Saltykov by submission, 2^nd rd

Darkhan Skakov def. Rustam Saidullaev by TKO (punches), 2^nd rd

Bekzhan Utemisov def. Yernar Zharylkasyn by UD

Quarter Final Fights

Abil Huseynov def. Zhambolat Kurmashev by DQ (illegal knee to grounded opponent), 2^nd rd

Sagynay Shukir def. Talgat Khalmuratov by UD

Abylgaziev def. Bakhtiyar Nesipbek by submission (RNC), 2^nd rd

Darkhan Skakov def. Bekzhan Utemisov by submission (RNC), 1^st rd

Semi Final Fights

Sagynay Shukir def. Zhambolat Kurmashev by UD

Bekzhan Utemisov def. Bakhtiyar Desipbek by UD

Final Fight

Sagynay Shukir def. Bakzan Utemisov by UD

-62 kg, Boxing Rules, 6x3 min: Zhandos Kydyralyev (KZ) def. Ryspek Bektenov by UD

-67 kg, Kickboxing Rules, 5x3 min: Zhanibek Kanatbayev (KZ) def. Oleksandr Yefimenko (UKR) by UD

It should be noted that in the quarter finals Kuramashev was actually disqualified for using an illegal knee on Huseynov. However, because Huseynov was unable to compete and there were no replacement fighters, Kuramashev took Huseynov’s place in the semi-finals.

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