
Ares FC 19 featured notable highlights from top to bottom and Arab MMA was represented with a big finish.
The pugilistic proceedings went down on March 8th from the ARES Studio in Aubervilliers, France.
Ilian Bouafia notched a TKO finish over Carlos Cainan. This outcome came by way of a first-round retirement in what was the fifth fight of the night.
The Algerian mixed martial artist garnered the victory here in this 194-pound catchweight. Bouafia extended his pro MMA record to 4-0 with the Cainan win. ‘The Gorilla’ maintained his one hundred percent finishing rate in this latest offering from Ares FC. Conversely, for Cainan, his MMA record moves to 4-2 overall as a pro. He now looks to rebound from consecutive losses under the AFC banner.
The suging star had his second win here under the Ares FC banner here and Bouafia trained consistently with highly regarded UFC combatant, sometimes welterweight and sometimes middleweight Khamzat Chimaev prior to his promotional debut. Speaking to James Lynch of My MMA News of his previous time training with ‘Borz’, Bouafia said,
“When I’m seeing (Khamzat Chimaev) perform at the highest level in the UFC. I’m confident (in my abilities). I know I will never have a better training partner or face someone stronger than him. So I’m confident about that.”
Ilias Bouafia wins by TKO at the end of the first round!
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Remaining Ares FC 19 results
- AFC Bantamweight Championship Louis Lee Scott defeated Demarte Pena by way of a unanimous decision. He cemented himself as the new Ares FC titleholder at 135 pounds
- Jordan Zébo defeated Carlos Graca by way of a unanimous decision
- Azize Hlali defeated Mossab El Marzkioui by way of a KO/TKO via retirement at the 4:43 mark of round 2
- Ale Joseph defeated Ourouzmag Magkeyev by way of a KO/TKO via punches at the 0:40 mark of round 1
- Cherif Drame defeated Angelo de Jesus by way of KO/TKO via punches at the 0:34 mark of round 3
- Melissa Hurtado defeated Joana Chevreuil by way of an armbar submission at the 3:43 mark of round 1
- Gaetan Dambo defeated John Caseneuil by way of a keylock submission at the 4:20 mark of round 2