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OREL, Zog ntawm Guj kuj (Lub yim hli ntuj 5, 2015) – Former M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Viktor Nemkovpositioned himself for a rematch with the fighter who took his title belt last year, Stephan Puetz, by winning a three-round decision in tonight’s M 1 sib tw 60: Battle in Orel main event against Maro “Mean Machine” Perak at Grimm Arena in Orel, Zog ntawm Guj kuj.
Nemkov (22-5-0, 4 KO/TKO, 10 SUB), fighting out of Russia, was the 2011 World Combat Sambo champion. He lost his first M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title fight in 2011 by third-round submission (Gogoplata neck crank)) mus Vinny Magalhaes tom M 1 sib tw 25. Nemkov rebounded in 2013 tom M 1 sib tw 43, defeating Vasily Baboch by way of a second-round submission (arm lock) for the vacant M-1 Challenge light heavyweight championship.
In his first title defense (Lub peb hlis ntuj 14, 2014), Nemkov lost a five-round split decision to Puetz in a major upset. Since losing to Puetz, Nemkov had fought only once going into tonight’s fight due to a series of injuries that kept him sidelined the past 1 ½ years.
Perak (23-6-1, 12 KO/TKO, 7 SUB), fighting out of Croatia, made his light heavyweight debut versus Nemkov having dropped down one weight class, after campaigning strictly as a heavyweight during his professional career.
Nyob hauv tus nqi feature, Russian light heavyweight Maksim Futin (5-2-0, 4 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) locked on a rear naked choke on Poland’s Marcin Zontek (14-9-0, 6 KO/TKO, 5 SUB) for a first-round victory by submission.
Also fighting on the main card, Russian featherweight Zalimbek Omarov (5-1-1, 1 KO/TKO, 2 SUB) won a three-round decision over Brazilian Marcelo Costa (11-3-1, 3 KO/TKO, 5 SUB), Russian bantamweight Evgeni Lazukov (8-2-0, 2 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) won when the corner of Algerian Elias Boudegzdame (9-4-0, 1 KO/TKO, 8 SUB) stopped the bout midway through the second round, thiabAlexey “Ataman” Makhno (10-3-0, 4 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) won a majority three-round decision fromZulfikar Usmanov (7-5-1, 1 KO/TKO, 4 SUB) in a fight between a pair of Russian lightweights.
All fight fights on the preliminary card ended in the opening round. Russian welterweight Denis Genyuk(7-4-0) defeated Croatian Josip “Arti” Artukovic (11-5-0), Georgian lightweight Raul Tutarauli (5-2-0) stopped Italian Valeriu Mircea (4-2-0) and Azerbaijan middleweight Telekh Nadzhaafadze (4-1-0) beat Russian Ivan Zakabunya (1-1-0), all in first-round knockouts via punches.
Also fighting on the preliminary card, Spanish lightweight Javier Fuentas (7-2-0) used a rear naked choke to force Russian Alexander Sankov (2-2-0) into a submission, while Russian bantamweightAlexander Kolesnik‘s shoulder hold forced Americana shoulder hold forced Ukrainian Dmitry Shvetc(2-2-0) to tap out.
Complete results below:
MAIN CARD (all winners listed first)
SIB HEAVYWEIGHTS Viktor Nemkov (22-5-0), Zog ntawm Guj kuj WDEC3 Maro Perak (23-6-1), Croatia
Maksim Futin (5-2-0), Zog ntawm Guj kuj WSUB1 (Rear Naked Choke – 3:07) Marcin Zontek (14-9-0), Poland
LIGHTWEIGHTS Zulfikar Usmanov (8-4-1), Zog ntawm Guj kuj WDEC3 Alexey Makhno (9-4-0), Zog ntawm Guj kuj
FEATHERWEIGHTS Zalimbek Omarov (5-1-1), Zog ntawm Guj kuj WDEC3 Marcelo Costa (11-3-1), Brazil
BANTAMWEIGHTS Evgeni Lazukov (8-2-0), Zog ntawm Guj kuj WKO/TKO2 (Corner Stoppage – 3:19) Elias Boudegzdame (9-4-0), Algeria
PRELIMINARY CARD
MIDDLEWEIGHTS Telekh Nadzhafadze (4-1-0), Azerbaijan WKO/TKO1 (Punches – 2:28) Ivan Zakabunya (1-1-0), Zog ntawm Guj kuj
WELTERWEIGHTS Denis Genyuk (7-4-0), Zog ntawm Guj kuj WKO1 (Punches – 1:01) Josip Artukovic (11-5-0), Croatia
LIGHTWEIGHTS Raul Tutarauli (5-2-0), Georgia WKO/TKO1 (Punches – 3:18) Valeriu Mircea (4-2-0), Italy
Javier Fuentas (7-2-0), Spain Wsub1 (Rear Naked Choke – 2:06) Alexander Sankov (2-2-0), Zog ntawm Guj kuj
BANTAMWEIGHTS Alexander Kolesnik (2-0-0), Zog ntawm Guj kuj WDUB1 (Shoulder – 2:04) Dmitry Shvetc (2-2-0), Ukraine
Upcoming Event: Sept. 5,, 2015 – M 1 sib tw 61 in Beijing, China
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