MMA Knockout of the Day: Christian M'Pumbu Stuns, Then Finishes Tim Carpenter
For a man who had more submission victories than knockout victories, Christian M単umbu became a force at
Bellator 42 against Tim Carpenter.
M単umbu entered the fight coming off of a third-round knockout win in the quarterfinals of Bellator痴 first ever light heavyweight tournament against Chris Davis.
Carpenter, on the other hand, entered coming off of a split decision victory over Daniel Gracie and was a perfect 7-0.
Now that the scene is set, enter this semifinal matchup at Bellator 42. M単umbu threw one nice left hand that landed.
Then, once again, M単umbu went to his left hand, which helped set up the devastating right hand that stunned Carpenter. M単umbu threw one more right hand that dropped Carpenter and sent M単umbu into the finals of the inaugural Bellator light heavyweight tournament.
After this fight Tim Carpenter has yet to have an opponent, coming off of the first loss in his professional MMA career.
M単umbu would go on and fight Richard Hale at Bellator 45, and yet again notched another knockout win in the third round to become Bellator痴 first ever light heavyweight champion.
M単umbu now holds seven career victories by knockout, with three of those coming in each round of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament.
M単umbu is currently 18-3-1 with that fight against Hale coming last month.