Abdoulaye Kane spoiled the night for the Moroccan crowd. The Senegalese heavyweight beat Badr Medkouri by TKO in round 1, at 4:06, on Saturday at the Mohammed V Sports Complex in Casablanca, in the PFL Africa main event. Around that non-tournament fight, the semifinals produced the finalists at welterweight, lightweight and bantamweight. The finals take place later this year in Rwanda.
Key takeaways
- Abdoulaye Kane beat Badr Medkouri by TKO in round 1 (4:06), with a series of elbows on the ground, in the PFL Africa main event in Casablanca.
- Shido Boris Esperanca and David Samuel reach the welterweight final. Patrick Ocheme and Demba Seck advance at lightweight, Dwight Joseph at bantamweight.
- The finals, with 100,000 dollars at stake, take place later this year in Rwanda, according to Yahoo Sports.
Abdoulaye Kane wins in 4 minutes
The finish
Kane controlled Medkouri against the cage before taking him down, then landed a series of elbows until referee Paul Crossley stopped it, Sherdog recounts. The fight ended at 4:06 of round 1.
What it changes
The Senegalese gets back in the win column after his loss to Justin Clarke. Medkouri was making his PFL debut, in front of his home crowd. This heavyweight fight was not part of the tournament.
The co-main event
At featherweight, Yanis Ghemmouri beat Taha Bendaoud by unanimous decision, 30-27 on all 3 cards.
The tournament finalists
At welterweight
Shido Boris Esperanca, who came in a pound over at the weigh-in, stopped Peace Nguphane by TKO in 1:03. In the final he meets David Samuel, who beat Rivaldo Pereira by unanimous decision (30-27 on all 3 cards).
At lightweight
Patrick Ocheme knocked out Cornel Thompson with a body kick in round 1 (2:46). Demba Seck advances after a no contest against Hussain Al Kurdi, stopped after 37 seconds on an accidental foul.
At bantamweight
Dwight Joseph beat Boule Godogo by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). The other semifinal was not on the weigh-in list, and its outcome is not reported by the sources consulted.
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The other fights and what comes next
Outside the tournament
Reda Abdellaoui submitted Salim Mhamdi with a rear-naked choke in round 1 (2:11). Mouhamed Ba, Jane Osigwe and Abderrahman Errachidy won by unanimous decision.
The finals
The PFL Africa finals will be held later this year in Rwanda, with 100,000 dollars and the season title at stake, according to Yahoo Sports. No date is given.
Follow the tournament
The finalists’ profiles and their updated records are in the FightHub app.
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