Ares Fighting

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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 33
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 29
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

23 Age 29
5'5'' Height (ft) 5'6''
12-1-0 Records (w-l-d) 15-3-0

Taylor Lapilus

“Double Impact”
Taylor Lapilus Winner

Middleweight

Round 2
Time 02:04
Method SUB
Gregory Babene

Gregory Babene

“Blade”
Winner
37 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
26 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

“Walking Dead”
Winner
33 Age 30
5'8'' Height (ft) 5'8''
16-12-0 Records (w-l-d) 14-4-0

Lukasz Sajewski

“Wookie”
Lukasz Sajewski

Prelims

Bantamweight

Rizlen Zouak

Rizlen Zouak

“The lioness of the atlas”
35 Age 39
5'5'' Height (ft) 5'8''
3-1-0 Records (w-l-d) 5-0-0

Jamila Sandora

“Musa do Vasco”
Jamila Sandora

Heavyweight

Round 2
Time 04:16
Method TKO
Matunga Djikasa

Matunga Djikasa

“HHH Power”
35 Age 32
6'4'' Height (ft) 6'4''
3-1-0 Records (w-l-d) 10-3-0

Josh Parisian

Josh Parisian Winner

Early prelims

Lightweight

Round 3
Time --
Method UD
Baba Nadjombe

Baba Nadjombe

“Zeus”
31 Age 21
5'10'' Height (ft) 5'6''
6-1-0 Records (w-l-d) 8-0-0

Mairon Santos

“The legend”
Mairon Santos Winner

Middleweight

Round 3
Time --
Method SD
Eslam Syaha

Eslam Syaha

“Ironman”
28 Age 28
6'0'' Height (ft) 5'11'
9-1-0 Records (w-l-d) 6-0-0

Djati Melan

Djati Melan Winner

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