He’s got his nose broken, SIX TEETH WERE KICKED OFF HIS MOUTH, BUT HE KEPT ON FIGHTING FOR THE TITLE
- Posted by goldman on Mar 16, 2021
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“It was so strong kick, that I felt through my mouthguard that a few teeth were kicked off my mouth. It took some time before I realized what was happening in my mouth, it was such a mess. Part of my jaw with six teeth on it was just broken and displaced by this kick. But I couldn’t show him that I was in deep troubles, because I had to keep on fighting”
That’s how Sergey Kornev described his feelings during dramatic and bloody fight for M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title. This epic battle took place on September 30, 2012 at M-1 Challenge 34 event in Moscow.
Polish fighter Marcin Zontek was the veteran of multiple European promotions, including KSW and Heroes Gate. He started in M-1 Challenge with two victories over highly regarded Russian light heavyweights Igor Savelyev and Salim Daudov, then he’s got an opportunity to fight for the vacant light heavyweight title.
His opponent was Sergey Kornev, one of the leaders of team Legion from Rostov-on-Don. He won M-1 world team champio