18:52
Premier combat: Attila Kobas – Salvo Giudice
18:48
Doumbè laughs about his own physical condition
“It’s weird being in the cage at 100kg. I ran 30 meters and I was out of breath. »
18:47
Doumbè’s criteria
“I’m going to put myself in the shoes of a promoter and an MMA fan to choose the fighters who will satisfy everyone. »
18:45
He came to sweep the floor
Entering the cage as if he was going to fight, with his usual music, Cédric Doumbè did not come empty-handed. Armed with his broom, he winked again at the splinter that had stuck in his foot in front of Baki.
18:42
The whole audience is standing to welcome Doumbè
Showman par excellence, “The Best” has undoubtedly prepared something. Suspense.
18:38
Make way for the boss: Cédric Doumbè!
The Frenchman will enter the track to put on his talent scout costume. He will attend the next three fights, all Franco-French, to determine the winners of the two contracts at stake.
18:36
Another finish in the first round!
Florim Zendeli submits Daniele Miceli by rear choke at the end of the first round. The Albanian leaves with the 100,000 dollars. And he’s quite happy.
18:28
Second title fight: Miceli-Zendeli
The Italian and the Albanian compete in the welterweight category (-77kg).
18:26
Rewatch Wisniewska’s very quick knockout
18:21
The room is indeed full
More than 10,000 spectators gathered in the LDLC Arena.
18:20
And the first TKO of the evening!!!
With a huge knee, Wisniewska made Scatizzi wobble, before pummeling her with punches to push the referee to stop the fight. 100,000 dollars in the Polish woman’s pocket!
18:18
We move on to the first championship fight
The PFL Europe finals take place this evening in Lyon. We start with the women’s Paulina Wisniewska and Valentina Scatizzi.
18:13
A PFL employee vacuums the cage
Remember, last March, when Cédric Doumbè stopped his fight because of a splinter stuck in his foot against Baysangur “Baki” Chamsoudinov. Well it seems that his organization has learned its lessons…
18:10
Unsurprisingly, Sheridan is declared the winner
According to the three judges, the Irishman won all three rounds.
18:02
The public goes out of their way to support their champion
Very elegant “kill him, kill him” are heard.
17:59
Very difficult start for Belghazi
The Frenchman tries to take the advantage on the ground but is knocked down each time by his opponent.
17:49
Little experience for Brice Belghazi
The Lyonnais, who only has one victory in one fight, will nevertheless be able to count on his public to encourage him. Here we go!
17:45
We continue directly with a first Frenchman
Brice Belghazi, greatly applauded by his Lyon public, makes his entrance to challenge the Irishman Eoin Sheridan.
17:41
Unanimous decision victory for Pacella
The Italian convinced the three judges thanks to his volume and his boxing (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
17:27
Very competitive first round
The two men decided to go to war standing up. Being particularly close to the cage, I won’t hide from you that the sounds of the shots are impressive.
17:21
Here we go!
The PFL Lyon opens just now, the public lets out its first screams.
17:17
Oscar Onwsworth, first to enter the cage
The Englishman challenges the Italian Claudio Pacella in the lightweight (-70kg).
17:11
The launch of the evening slightly delayed
A fight having been canceled at the last minute, the clashes will begin in just a few minutes.
17:06
The LDLC Arena is slowly filling up
All the places were sold even before the various fights were announced, assured us Dan Hardy, the director of operations of the PFL and former UFC fighter.
17:02
Doumbè makes the presentations himself
“This event has everything: title fights, stars, young talents and, most importantly, Cédric Doumbè. Let’s go!! »
The evening program:
In order of fights, from 5 p.m.:
- Pacella (ITA) – Ownsworth (ENG)
- Belghazi (FRA) – Sheridan (IRL)
- Wisniewska (POL) – Scatizzi (ITA)
- Miceli (ITA) – Zendeli (ALB)
- Guidice (FRA) – Kobas (FRA)
- Bouarsa (FRA) – Campanella (FRA)
- Duragrin (FRA) – Chtatou (FRA)
- Kaszuba (POL) – Hughes (ENG)
- McGrillen (ENG) – Luster (ALL)
- Groguhe (FRA) – Sene (FRA)
- Habirora (BEL) – Safta (SUI)
- Abdouraguimov (FRA) – Staropoli (ARG)
The star of the evening won’t even be in the cage
Welcome to this live!
Hello everyone and welcome to this live PFL Lyon, live from the LDLC Arena in Lyon.
Context
PFL European finals in Lyon
Belgium