M-1 Challenge 63 bonus performances announced

(PRESS RELEASE) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - M-1 Global announced its fighter bonus performances for last Friday night's M-1 Challenge 63 at the Sports and Concert Complex in St. Petersburg, Russia

FIGHT OF THE NIGHT

Viktor Nemkov (23-5-0, 4 KO/.TKO, 9 SUB - M-1: 13-4-0), who fights out of Stary Oskol, Russia, recaptured the M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title from the German fighter who took it from him 1 ½ years ago, Stephan Puetz (13-2-0, 5 KO/TKO, 4 SUB), by way of another exciting, hard-fought five-round decision.

KO OF THE NIGHT

Georgian light heavyweight Raul Tutarauli (6-2-0, 5 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) finished off Russian Alexey Makhno (10-4-0, 4 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) in the second round.

SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT

Russian featherweight Mikhail Kuznetsov (5-1-0) used a rear-naked choke to force a tap-out from Ukrainian Stanislav Reutsky (8-5-0) in the second.