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ST. PETERSBURG, Rusland (Januarie 12, 2016) – M-1 Challenge middelgewigkampioen Ramadan Emeev has been named M-1 Global’s 2015 Vegter van die Jaar.
Russiese welterweight Alexey Kunchenko was selected as “Vooruitsig van die Jaar,” terwylM-1 Challenge 63 was the M-1 Global “Event of the Year.” Emeev (13-3-0, M1: 7-1-0), veg uit Rusland, was a runaway winner as “Vegter van die Jaar,” garnering 84.5-percent of the votes to easily outdistance runner-up Viktor Nemkov(23-5-0, M-1: 14-4-0), the reigning M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion.
In 2015, Emeev won both of his M-1 fights with his title-winning submission (verstik) of defending champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky in the opening round of their rematch last April at M-1 Challenge 56, and first title defense this past December 4ste by M-1 Challenge 63 when American challenger Luigi “Die Italiaanse Tank” Fioravanti was unable to answer the bell for the third round.
 (L-R) Emeev pounds Fioravanti
Kunchenko (12-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), the undefeated Russian, verslaan “Vooruitsig van die Jaar” runner-up Adam “Baard” Yandiev and third-place finisher Raul Tutarauli (6-3-0, M-1: 3-0-0). Kunchenko won all five of his fights in 2015, highlighted by his opening-round stoppages of Des Parker by M-1 Challenge 57 en Alexandre Ramos by M-1 Challenge 62.
 (L-R) Kunchenko vs. RamosM-1 Challenge 63 was headlined by the highly entertaining rematch between defending M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan Puetz, Duitsland, and Nemkov, van Rusland, in the latter’s victory by five-round decision. Emeev’s triumph over Fioravanti was the M-1 Challenge 63 mede-funksie. M-1 Challenge 56, headlined by Emeev’s title-winning performance against Vasilevsky, was “Event of the Year” runner-up.
 Nemkov (R) strikes Puetz in M-1 Challenge 63 “Event of the Year”
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