ST. PETERSBURG, Zog ntawm Guj kuj (Hlis ntuj nqeg 4, 2015) – In a much anticipated rematch, Viktor Nemkov recaptured the coveted M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title, winning a hard-fought five-round decision over defending champion Stephan “T-800” Puetz, in the M 1 sib tw 63 main event, at the Sports and Concert Complex in St. Petersburg, Zog ntawm Guj kuj.

Nyob hauv tus nqi feature, M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramazan Emeev successfully defended his crown, as American challenger Luigi “The Italian Tank” Fioravanti was unable to continue after four rounds.

Kazakhstan-native Nemkov, who fights out of Stary Oskol, Zog ntawm Guj kuj, had won two straight fights since he lost to Puetz, of Germany, including an impressive decision in his last action over always tough Maro Perak.

Two-time M-1 Challenge middleweight champion, Emeev (13-3-0, 3 KO/TKO, 6 SUB) is a native of Dagestan who fights out of Makhachkala, Zog ntawm Guj kuj. He first won the M-1 Challenge championship in 2012 tom M 1 sib tw 35, taking a decision from Mario Miranda, who Emeev defeated four months later by third-round knockout at M 1 sib tw 38. At M 1 sib tw 51, Emeev was stopped in the fourth round by Vyacheslav Vasilevsky, who lost the title back to Emeev by fifth-round submission this past April at M 1 sib tw 56.

Fioravanti (26-14-0, 10 KO/TKO, 7 SUB), representing American Top Team, is a popular fighter out of Orlando, Florida. He was coming off a second-round win by submission (choke) last July against Sergey Kovalev tom M 1 sib tw 59.

Georgian light heavyweight Raul Tutarauli (6-2-0, 5 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) registered a huge upset, knocking out Russian Alexey “Ataman” Makhno (10-4-0, 4 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) in the second round.

Russian light heavyweight prospect Rashid Yusupov (7-0-0, 2 KO/TKO, 2 SUB) remained undefeated, taking a three-round unanimous decision from German foe Martin “King Kong” Zawada (26-14-1, 16 KO/TKO, 5 SUB)).

Unbeaten featherweights Mikhail Korobkov (9-0-1, 1 KO/TKO, 6 SUB), of Russia, and Brazilian invader Rodrigo Magalhaes (7-0-1, 0 KO/TKO, 6 SUB) fought to a three-round draw.

In preliminary card action, veteran Ukrainian lightweight Alexander Butenko (39-11-2) and Russian featherweight Zalimbek Omarov (6-1-1) won three-round unanimous decision, respectively, over Heydar Mammadaleiv (8-2-0), of Azerbaijan, and Ukrainian Artem “Iron” Lezhnev (7-5-0). Ruslan Shamilov (1-0-0) stopped Bulat Zhumabatov (0-1-0) in the second round (doctor’s stoppage) in a Super Cup St. Petersburg match between Russian middleweights.

Also fighting on the preliminary card, Russian middleweight Vasily Zubkov (9-4-0) won a hard fought three-round split decision from pro-debuting Uzbekistan-native Sarvar Iskhakov, fighting out of Russia, Russian welterweight Damila Prikaza (2-0-1) stopped experienced Ukrainian Artem “Shockwave” Shokalo (13-14-0), and Russian featherweight Mikhail Kuznetsov (5-1-0) defeated Ukrainian opponent Stanislav “White Warrior” Reutsky (8-5-) by way of a rear naked choke for a second-round submission.

Complete results and photo gallery below (all winners listed first):

Viktor Nemkov (23-5-0), Zog ntawm Guj kuj

Stephan Puetz Puetz (13-2-0), Germany

Ramazan Emeev (13-3-0), Zog ntawm Guj kuj

Luigi Fioravanti (26-14-0), USA

SIB HEAVYWEIGHTS

Rashid Yusupov (7-0-0), Zog ntawm Guj kuj

WDEC3

Martin Zawada (26-13-0), Germany

LIGHTWEIGHTS

Raul Tutarauli (5-2-0), Georgia

WKO/TKO2 (punches – 6:29)

Alexey Makhno, Zog ntawm Guj kuj

Mikhail Korobkov (9-0-1), Zog ntawm Guj kuj

Rodrigo Magalhaes (7-0-1), Brazi

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Ruslan Shamilov (1-0-0), Zog ntawm Guj kuj

WKO/THO2 (doctor’s stoppage – 2:15)

Bulat Zhumabatov (0-1-0), Zog ntawm Guj kuj

Sarvar Iskhakov (4-2-0), Zog ntawm Guj kuj

Vasily Zubkov (8-4-0), Zog ntawm Guj kuj

WELTERWEIGHTS

Damila Prikaza (2-0-0), Zog ntawm Guj kuj

WKO/TKO1 (punches – 2:15)

Artem Shokalo (13-14-0), Ukraine

LIGHTWEIGHTS

Alexander Butenko (39-11-0), Ukraine

WDEC3

Heydar Mammadaliev (8-2-0), Azerbaijan

Zalimbek Omarov (6-1-1), Zog ntawm Guj kuj

WDEC3

Andrey Lezhnev (8-5-0), Ukraine

Mikhail Kuzenetsov (4-0-0), Zog ntawm Guj kuj

WSUB2 (rear naked choke – 3:00)

Stanislav Reutsky (4-2-0), Ukraine

(L-R) Puetz vs. Nemkov

(L-R) Puetz vs. Nemkov

(L-R) Nemkov vs. Puetz

(L-R) Fioravanti vs. Emeev

Alexey Makhno & Raul Tutarauli

Andrey Lezhnev & Zalimbek Omarov

Bulat Zhumabatov & Ruslan Shamilov

Alexander Butenko vs. Heydar Mammadaliev

M-1 Challenge Medieval Knight Fight between Dmitry Kovrizhin & Evgeniy Bedenko

Rodrigo Magalhaes & Mikhail Korobkov fought to a draw

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