Fight Nights 143: Butorin beats Sharshavin by split decision to reach grand prix semifinal

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Maxim Butorin beat Nikita Sharshavin by split decision in the Fight Nights 143 main event in Sochi and meets Anvarbek Danialbekov in the middleweight grand prix semifinal.

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Butorin won a split decision over Sharshavin in a three-round middleweight grand prix quarterfinal.
He next faces Anvarbek Danialbekov in the semifinal.
Fomochkin, Vasenev, Davnezhev and Uazirov all won by stoppage or submission; Shibzukhov and Nuriev drew.

Maxim Butorin beat Nikita Sharshavin by split decision in the grand prix quarterfinal main event at Fight Nights 143 in Sochi. FightTime.ru
Butorin meets Anvarbek Danialbekov in the grand prix semifinal. FightTime.ru
Kantemir Shibzukhov and Saifulla Nuriev fought to a unanimous draw. FightTime.ru
Fomochkin beat Mirzaev at 3:28 of round one, Vasenev beat Kondratov at 4:30 of round one, and Uazirov submitted Suntsov at 2:14 of round one. FightTime.ru
Davnezhev stopped Trofimov at 1:23 of round two; Dzhaldzhiev and Makoev won by unanimous decision. FightTime.ru

Maxim Butorin advanced in the Fight Nights 143 middleweight grand prix, taking a split decision over Nikita Sharshavin over three rounds at the Red Arena in Sochi, according to FightTime.ru. He meets Anvarbek Danialbekov in the semifinal.

On the undercard, Kantemir Shibzukhov and Saifulla Nuriev fought to a unanimous draw. Dmitry Vasenev stopped Evgeny Kondratov with punches at 4:30 of round one, and Ilya Fomochkin beat Murad Mirzaev by TKO at 3:28 of round one after a jumping knee and follow-up.

Rustam Davnezhev stopped Danil Trofimov at 1:23 of round two, and Raul Uazirov submitted Shamil Suntsov with a rear-naked choke at 2:14 of round one. Lari Dzhaldzhiev beat Kantemir Shogenov and Anzor Makoev beat Akhmed Zakaryaev, both by unanimous decision.

Summary: Maxim Butorin beat Nikita Sharshavin by split decision in the Fight Nights 143 main event in Sochi and meets Anvarbek Danialbekov in the middleweight grand prix semifinal.

Key points (one per line): Butorin won a split decision over Sharshavin in a three-round middleweight grand prix quarterfinal.
He next faces Anvarbek Danialbekov in the semifinal.
Fomochkin, Vasenev, Davnezhev and Uazirov all won by stoppage or submission; Shibzukhov and Nuriev drew.

Also reported by (Name | URL per line): FightTime.ru | https://fighttime.ru/news/item/44567-rezultaty-turnira-betsiti-fight-nights-143-butorin-proshjol-v-polufinal-gran-pri.html

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