What a story for Mohammad Fakhreddine! The
new champion has knocked out Daniel Gaucho to capture the
title!#BRAVECF41
pic.twitter.com/9VPdJ0YSGs— BRAVE Combat Federation (@bravemmaf)
September 17, 2020
The Brave Combat Federation middleweight division
has a new kingpin after
Brave CF 41.
The bill was headlined by a middleweight championship battle
between the champion Daniel
Souza Pereira (9-3) and mixed martial arts veteran Mohammad
Fakhreddine (14-4, 1 NC). Both fighters put on a show for the
fans watching the event as long as the bout – and the stream –
lasted. “Gaucho” Pereira showed off his boxing skills matched by
Fakhreddine’s kicks. In the first two rounds, it seemed that the
challenger had the edge over the Brazilian champion as Pereira’s
leg started swelling up absorbing several heavy leg kicks. In the
third stanza, “Gaucho” accidentally poked his opponent in the eye.
The Lebanese fighter recovered from it soon enough, but it looked
like he was out of gas as he was trying to defend himself from
Pereira’s relentless punches.
The clash ended after Fakhreddine landed two big punches to earn a
TKO victory at the 1:08 mark of the fourth round. A technical issue
with the broadcast prevented the fans from watching the finish.
“The Latest” accomplished
his mission to capture the belt as gift for his home country of
Lebanon.
Ikram Aliskerov earns another huge win with
a kimura finish!#BRAVECF41pic.twitter.com/qRxKXiF0fj— BRAVE Combat Federation (@bravemmaf)
September 17, 2020
In the co-main event, Ikram
Aliskerov (10-1) took on Brave newcomer Denis
Tiuliulin (8-5, 1 NC). Aliskerov needed only a few seconds to
impose his dominant wrestling on the M-1 Global
veteran Tiuliulin, who spent most of the first two rounds with his
back pinned against the canvas. Shortly after the beginning of the
third frame, Aliskerov landed another successful takedown. Once on
the mat, he locked a vicious kimura that forced his opponent to tap
at the 1:48 mark. So far, Aliskerov has amassed a record of 7-1
under the Brave FC banner. In the post-fight interview, the Russian
asked for a shot at the 185-pound championship taking place in the
next bout.
Previously on the card, Ahmed Amir
(11-3-1) overcame Cian Cowley
(2-5) via decision; Sam
Patterson (5-1-1) demolished Felipe
Silva (9-4) via first-round knockout at the 2:12 mark of their
lightweight encounter; IMMAF vet Magomed
Idrisov (1-0) made his triumphant pro debut by edging John Cris
Corton (7-6) in a 125-pound encounter; Rahmatullah
Yousufzai (4-0) spoiled the professional debut of Abdulmanap
Magomedov (0-1) by rendering his opponent unconscious with
thunderous punches at the 0:42 mark in the first round.