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Kunitskaya Shocks Dandois and Earns Knock-out of the Night Honours at M-1 Challenge II

Dec 16, 2010

(PRESS RELEASE) -- Blame it on mounting pressure, a fluke punch or any other reason but unfortunately rising-star Cindy Dandois failed to deliver at M-1 Challenge XXII last Friday night in Moscow, Russia and lost some of her shine as she fell victim to Yana Kunitskaya. At the midway point of the woman’s 145lb contention bout’s opening minute, Kunitskaya landed the shot which was more than enough to flash-KO Dandois, forcing the referee in charge to halt the bout and prevent the fallen fighter from taking any unnecessary shots; the upset victory catapults Kunitskaya higher on the woman’s MMA radar and earns her the event’s Knock-out of the Night award.

The win improves Kunitskaya to 4-1, an equal record to Dandois; not bad for the Action-Force Fight Team member who calls St. Petersburg her home. The 22-year-old blonde bombshell made her professional debut in March of last year with a TKO victory over Magdalena Jarecka at the K-1 World Grand Prix. In fact three of her four victories come by way of TKO with the other being credited to a rear-naked-choke; dig a little deeper in to this relatively unknown striker’s record and you will find that all her wins come in the first round and her only loss being a judge’s decision at the hands of Maria Hougaard Nielson.

With the popularity of woman’s MMA on a meteoric rise, M-1 Global will certainly look to get Kunitskaya back in action as soon as possible so fans can witness more relentless, exciting action from this newly rising star who’s currently twinkling extremely brightly

2011 includes a full slate of M-1 Challenge events held in the United States and Europe. These are the mega-event spectaculars where Champions defend their titles and contenders jockey for position. Feeding the contention system will be two Selection tournaments in 2011 with details being announced shortly.

With M-1 Challenge champions established in all five weight classes, a true contenders system will fuel events throughout 2011, driving M-1 Global’s growth as a leading brand in the US and international markets.

Go to www.M-1Global.com for additional information.