ROAD FC 052: Mansour Barnaoui Wins $1 Million Tournament With A Stunning KO

ROAD FC Fighting Championship 052 took place on February 23, 2019 in Seoul, South Korea. In the main event final match for the ROAD FC $1 Million Tournament, Mansour Barnaoui won, and in the co-main event Kim Min-Woo claimed the Bantamweight Championship.

ROAD FC $1 Million Lightweight Tournament Final Match

Shamil Zavurov and Mansour Barnaoui traded kicks and jabs to open, and as soon as Barnaoui became comfortable in the clinch, Zavurov went for his bread and butter takedowns. Barnaoui did what no man has done, and reversed out of them, and Zavurov did the same by breaking out of Barnaoui’s triangle.

The second round opened with Zavurov sniping and Barnaoui swarming in clinch, then a quicker takedown by Zavurov, with Barnaoui defending hard off his back. Barnaoui got to standing, landed a knee, and Zavurov went back for the double leg, which Barnaoui reversed at the bell.

In the third round, Barnaoui made magic. He timed a jumping knee perfectly and knocked Zavurov out cold!

Mansour Barnaoui has become the finalist in the $1 Million Lightweight Tournament: Road to A-Sol. He earns $200,000 for this victory. On May 18, on Jeju Island, Barnaoui will face ROAD FC Lightweight Champion Kwon A-Sol for the title and the conclusion: winner takes all!

Bantamweight Championship

Kim Min-Woo simply made no mistakes against his two-time rival, Moon Jea-Hoon. He stayed away from the first onslaught of high kicks, went for the takedown, and was able to maneuver into a triangle smoothly. In a win filled with emotion, Kim Min-Woo became the new ROAD FC Bantamweight Champion!

ROAD FC 052 main card results

Bruno Miranda versus Hong Young-Ki was every bit as thrilling as expected. After an unfortunate groin shot that earned Miranda a yellow card and took Hong the full 5 minutes to recover, Hong violently surged back with two knockdowns. Miranda stayed in the fight, and returned the favor with punches that put Hong down and out.

Strikers Jang Ik-Hwan and Jang Dae-Young came out and unloaded sniper shots on each other, with Dae-Young ending the first round on top with ground and pound. The second round was more cautious from both, then switched up with crazy wrestling to open the third. Ik-Hwan surged back in the final seconds to seal the victory on the scorecards, where Dae-Young had points deducted for missing weight.

Kim Seung-Yeon brutally welcomed Ki No-Joo back to the cage with a huge first punch, first knockdown and ground and pound to finish in just seven seconds.

In the opening openweight match, Michel Pereira showed off back flips and spinning kicks against Kim Dae-Sung, who tried his best to get inside the much longer reach of the Brazilian. Hard shots were exchanged. Pereira came out to finish in the second, and let loose some knees that were too much for Kim.

Young Guns 41 preliminary card results

In the Young Guns 41 main event, Yang Hae-Jun and Lim Dong-Hwan came out trading kicks, but once he was on the inside, Yang’s experience prevailed. He got a head and arm throw and worked strongly into an americana and got the tapout.

Jung Sang-Jin pressed the action in the first round against Shin Seung-Min and they came up with brutal clashes. In the second, An odd finish came about when Jung delivered a powerful knee that put Shin down, and the referee waived it off, to his protest.

Grappler Hong Jung-Gi was determined to get the fight to the ground, but Kim Tae-Sung had his number and was able to deliver a liver kick that won him the TKO in the second round.

Lee Seong-Su had a single leg takedown, then Hwang Chang-Hwan used a jumping knee to bloody his face. Hwang got a near submission off his back in the first round, and turned on the heat in the second with a knockdown and TKO by ground and pound.

Two new and skilled young bantamweights opened the card with an action-packed back and forth match that ended with Park Su-Wan earning a split decision over Lee Jeong-Hyeon.

Main card Official Results

#6 ROAD FC $1 Million Lightweight Tournament Final Match

Mansour Barnaoui def Shamil Zavurov by KO, knee, R3 0:40

#5 Bantamweight Championship

Kim Min-Woo def Moon Jea-Hoon by Submission, triangle, R1 2:25

#4 Lightweight Match

Bruno Miranda def Hong Young-Ki by TKO, punches, R1 2:45

#3 Bantamweight Match

Jang Ik-Hwan def Jang Dae-Young by Unanimous Decision

#2 80kg Catchweight Match

Kim Seung-Yeon def Ki No-Joo by TKO, R1 0:07

#1 Openweight Match

Michel Pereira def Kim Dae-Sung by TKO, knees, R2

YOUNG GUNS 41 Official Results

#5 Middleweight Match

Yang Hae-Jun def Lim Dong-Hwan by Submission, key lock R1 2:30

#4 -64kg Catchweight Match

Jung Sang-Jin def Shin Seung-Min by TKO, knee, R2 1:15

#3 Featherweight Match

Kim Tae-Sung def Hong Jung-Gi by TKO, kicks, R2 3:52

#2 Bantamweight Match

Hwang Chang-Hwan def Lee Seong-Su by TKO, R2 3:56

#1 Bantamweight Match

Park Su-Wan def Lee Jeong-Hyeon by Split Decision

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