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PFL Europe Paris: Controversial stoppage in HYPED main event

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7 mars 2024

PFL Europe results. Photo via PFL

PFL Europe is now live from a sold out Accor Arena in Paris!

The card was headlined by a French derby between undefeated superstars Cedric Doumbe (5-0) and Baissangour “Baki” Chamsoudinov (8-0). After two even rounds where both fighters had their moments, it all came down to the third round.

However, in the start of the final round, something out of the ordinary happened. Doumbe stopped fighting and pointed to his foot and after a few confusing seconds, referee Marc Goddard stopped the fight.

Doumbe showed his foot to the cameras where some kind of splinter showed. However, the fight was already stopped.

”I didn’t want to stop the fight, not at all. I have a small glass in my foot. It’s hurting me,” Doumbe said in the post-fight interview and claimed he wanted to remove it and keep fighting.

The explanation of the end #PFLParis pic.twitter.com/exAVnZTioj
— PFL (@PFLMMA) March 7, 2024

Check out the complete results below!

Official PFL Europe results

Welterweight bout: Baissangour Chamsoudinov def. Cedric Doumbe via TKO (referee stoppage)
Welterweight bout: Abdoul Abdouraguimov def. Jack Grant via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
Quarterfinal welterweight tournament: Ibrahim Mane def. Chequina Noso Pedro via split decison (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Quarterfinal lightweight tournament: Ignacio Capella def. Yazid Chouchane by knockout, Round 2, 2:31
Quarterfinal lightweight tournament: Jakub Kaszuba def. Kane Mousah by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Quarterfinal welterweight tournament: Daniele Miceli def. Yassin Najid via submission (von flue choke), round 1
Light Heavyweight bout: Islem Masraf def. Mickaël Groguhe by knockout, Round 1, 0:10
Lightweight bout: Patrick Habirora def. Claudio Pacella by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Quarterfinal lightweight tournament: Connor Hughes def. Anatolij Baal by knockout (uppercut), Round 1, 1:31
Quarterfinal lightweight tournament: Daniele Scatizzi def. Aleksandr Chizov by submission (inside heel hook), Round 1, 1:59
Quarterfinal welterweight tournament: Florim Zendeli def. Tomasz Łangowski by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1, 4:11
Welterweight bout: Kevin Del def. Younes Najid by submission (kneebar), Round 1

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