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ARES 1 took place in Dakar, 14th of December 2020. Fighters from all around the world came to face each other on the esplanade of the Museum of Black Civilizations in front of over 5 000 people.

Young African talents were revealed, such as the Senegalese wrestler Reug Reug who made his MMA debut and won against experienced fighter Sofiane Boukichou, winning his bout by TKO in the 2nd round.

Other renowned fighters also snatched victories such as Laurynas Urbonavicius, Gregory Babene, Nassourdine Imavov, the Lapilus brothers and the American Josh Parisian.

The evening ended in music with a live performance by Senegalese pop star Wally Seck.

Main card

Light Heavyweight

Round 3
Time --
Method ud
Ildemar Alcantara

Ildemar Alcantara

“Marajó”
39 Age 34
6'2'' Height (ft) 6'1''
26-13-0 Records (w-l-d) 12-1-0

Laurynas Urbonavicius

“Captain Lithuania”
Laurynas Urbonavicius Winner

Heavyweight

Round 2
Time 01:20
Method TKO
Sofiane Boukichou

Sofiane Boukichou

“El Torro”
35 Age 30
6'3'' Height (ft) 6'4''
6-3-0 Records (w-l-d) 1-0-0

Oumar Kane

“Reug Reug”
Oumar Kane Winner

Bantamweight

Round 3
Time --
Method UD
Marcos Breno

Marcos Breno

24 Age 30
5'5'' Height (ft) 5'6''
12-1-0 Records (w-l-d) 18-3-0

Taylor Lapilus

“Double Impact”
Taylor Lapilus Winner

Middleweight

Round 2
Time 02:04
Method SUB
Gregory Babene

Gregory Babene

“Blade”
Winner
38 Age 33
6'0'' Height (ft) 6'1''
19-11-0 Records (w-l-d) 21-6-0

Glenn Sparv

“Teddy Bear”
Glenn Sparv

Welterweight

Round 1
Time 04:27
Method TKO
Nassourdine Imavov

Nassourdine Imavov

“Russian Sniper”
Winner
27 Age 34
6'3'' Height (ft) 6'3''
7-2-0 Records (w-l-d) 9-1-0

Jonathan Meunier

Jonathan Meunier

Lightweight

Round
Time 04:49
Method TKO
Damien Lapilus

Damien Lapilus

“The Walking Dead”
Winner
34 Age 31
5'8'' Height (ft) 5'8''
19-14-0 Records (w-l-d) 14-4-0

Lukasz Sajewski

“Wookie”
Lukasz Sajewski

Welterweight

Round 1
Time 2:05
Method SUB
Godofredo Castro De Oliveira

Godofredo Castro De Oliveira

“Pepey”
34 Age 26
5'7" Height (ft) 5'10"
14-7 Records (w-l-d) 13-1

Abdoul Abdouraguimov

“Lazy King”
Abdoul Abdouraguimov Winner

Heavyweight

Round 3
Time 5:00
Method MD
Danilo Suzart

Danilo Suzart

“Dan”
Winner
31 Age N/A
6'0'' Height (ft) N/A
9-1 Records (w-l-d) 4-0

Benjamin Šehić

“Benho”
Benjamin Šehić

Light Heavyweight

Round 3
Time 5:00
Method UD
Oumar Sy

Oumar Sy

Winner
N/A Age N/A
6'5" Height (ft) 6'5"
6-0 Records (w-l-d) 2-1

Paulin Begai

“Le Chaat”
Paulin Begai

Welterweight

Round 1
Time 0:56
Method KO
Juan Manuel Suarez

Juan Manuel Suarez

“Juanma”
43 Age 28
5'11" Height (ft) 5'11"
25-10 Records (w-l-d) 10-2

Muslim Tulshaev

Muslim Tulshaev Winner

Prelims

Bantamweight

Rizlen Zouak

Rizlen Zouak

“The lioness of the atlas”
36 Age 39
5'5'' Height (ft) 5'8''
6-4-0 Records (v-d-n) 5-0-0

Jamila Sandora

“Musa do Vasco”
Jamila Sandora

Heavyweight

Round 2
Time 04:16
Method TKO
Matunga Djikasa

Matunga Djikasa

“HHH Power”
36 Age 32
6'4'' Height (ft) 6'4''
3-1-0 Records (v-d-n) 10-3-0

Josh Parisian

Josh Parisian Winner

Flyweight

Round 1
Time 4:12
Method TKO
Dorota Norek

Dorota Norek

33 Age N/A
5'2" Height (ft) N/A
6-3 Records (v-d-n) 3-0

Ivana Siric

Ivana Siric Winner

Heavyweight

Round 2
Time 1:35
Method Submission
Mraz Avdoyan

Mraz Avdoyan

Winner
N/A Age N/A
N/A Height (ft) N/A
3-0 Records (v-d-n) 4-3

Ben Adwubi

Ben Adwubi

Flyweight

Round 1
Time 3:09
Method KO
Alexandra Tekenah

Alexandra Tekenah

Winner
N/A Age N/A
N/A Height (ft) N/A
1-0 Records (v-d-n) 0-1

Iris Marmouset

Iris Marmouset

Heavyweight

Round 2
Time 2:10
Method TKO
Alpha Cissokho

Alpha Cissokho

Winner
N/A Age 34
N/A Height (ft) 6'0''
1-0 Records (v-d-n) 1-1

Wernei Cardoso

Wernei Cardoso

Early prelims

Lightweight

Round 3
Time --
Method UD
Baba Nadjombe

Baba Nadjombe

“Zeus”
32 Age 21
5'10'' Height (ft) 5'6''
6-1-0 Records (v-d-n) 8-0-0

Mairon Santos

“The legend”
Mairon Santos Winner

Middleweight

Round 3
Time --
Method SD
Eslam Syaha

Eslam Syaha

“Ironman”
28 Age 29
6'0'' Height (ft) 5'11'
9-1-0 Records (v-d-n) 6-0-0

Djati Melan

Djati Melan Winner

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