19:45
Mathys Duragrin was not predestined to do MMA
The Ile-de-France resident, whose parents initially did not want him to practice this discipline, ended up giving in to his enormous will… and his poor academic results. And they did well! After 16 amateur fights (12 victories), he won his first three professional duels.
19:42
Michael Aljarouj in Duragrin’s corner
19:39
Mathys Duragrin arrives on Aznavour
The man with the Rubik’s Cube has no shortage of ideas, and makes his entrance on “Take me away”. This really pleases the Lyon public!
19:30
Victory for Campanella by submission in the 1st round!
The Carcassonnais was the most offensive at the start of the round and placed a superb rear choke at the end of the first round. Enough to get a contract? Doumbè applauded in any case!
19:28
The two men put on a show
Returning kicks, jumping knees, Cédric Doumbè has undoubtedly found good clients.
19:24
Time for the second fight: Campanella-Bouarsa
A Carcassonnais facing a Parisian.
19:19
Cédric Doumbè will give his winners after the three fights
“The Best” wants to analyze the six fighters before offering the two contracts. Will Salvo Giudice get one?
19:15
Victory for Salvo Giudice
Unsurprisingly, the Marseillais won by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-25).
19:12
A Cédric Doumbè not in very good shape at the moment..
“The Best” is enjoying his period without a fight, but he should return to the cage soon, at the start of 2025.
19:08
The advantage for Giudice
Perfectly coached by the very experienced Jean-Michel Foissard, coach of Marseille Fight Club, the Frenchman largely leads after two rounds.
19:03
Cédric Doumbè does not seem very enthusiastic
The fight takes place mainly on the ground, with Giudice dominating, but the spectacle is not there. The public does not hesitate to whistle at the two men. The contract is gone.
18:52
Premier combat: Attila Kobas – Salvo Giudice
The first comes from Yvelines and has a record of two victories and one defeat. The second is from Marseille and already has 20 amateur fights (11 victories).
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.
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