PFL Playoffs 3 (ESPN/ESPN+) takes place Friday at The Anthem in Washington, and MMA Junkie shall be offering dwell round-by-round protection all through the cardboard.
The occasion options semifinal bouts within the featherweight and welterweight divisions.
In the principle occasion, 2022 featherweight heavyweight champion Brendan Loughnane (29-5) takes on Kai Kamaka (14-5-1). Within the different 145-pound semifinal bout, Gabriel Braga (14-1) faces undefeated Timur Khizriev (16-0).
The welterweight semifinal bouts fill out the principle card. Within the co-main occasion, unblemished Magomed Umalatov (16-0) fights Neiman Gracie (13-5). In the principle card opener, unbeaten Shamil Musaev (18-0-1) takes on one-loss Murad Ramazanov (12-1).
Kent Mafileo vs. Maxwell Djantou Nana
Spherical 1 – Djantou Nana comes out firing punches after a glove contact. Mafileo is recreation for the early exchanges and returns strikes of his personal. Djantou Nana provides just a few highly effective, damaging leg kicks as he pressures ahead. Mafileo places collectively a pleasant mixture of punches to the pinnacle. One other exhausting kick to the lead leg by Djantou Nana. Mafileo begins to maneuver ahead, however will get poked within the eye in an alternate. There’s a brief pause, and on the restart, Djantou Nana digs in additional leg kicks. Mafileo lands one other stable punching combo.
MMA Junkie scores the spherical 10-9 for Djantou Nana.
Spherical 2 –
Consequence:
Recap:
Data: Nana (5-1), Mafileo (6-1)
Division: Heavyweight
Broadcast:Â ESPN+
Referee: Jason Herzog
Pictures: 2024 PFL Playoffs 3: Finest photographs from Washington
Full 2024 PFL Playoffs 2 lineup
MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)
- Brendan Loughnane vs. Kai Kamaka
- Neiman Gracie vs. Magomed Umalatov
- Gabriel Braga vs. Timur Khizriev
- Shamil Musaev vs. Murad Ramazanov
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 7:30 p.m. ET)
- Mukhamed Berkhamov vs. Ray Cooper III
- Enrique Barzola vs. Tyler Diamond
- Jose Perez vs. Jesse Stirn
- Kent Mafileo vs. Maxwell Djantou Nana
- Shido Boris Esperanca def. Tyler Hill through TKO (punches) – Spherical 1, 3:31
Shido Boris Esperanca vs. Tyler Hill
Spherical 1 – Hill seems to be to search out the vary with leg kicks, however Esperanca simply blitzes ahead with hooks like a maniac! He’s swinging for the fences on this wild barrage. Hill manages to not get clipped, however Esperanca will get a takedown and clamps on an arm triangle choke. It’s not there, and he’s again to working from aspect management. Esperanca begins chaining submission makes an attempt as Hill simply tries to outlive. Now Esperanca postures up from the again, raining down exhausting punches. Hill can’t enhance his place, and there it’s! Dominant first-round TKO stoppage for Esperanca.
The ref has seen sufficient! A Profitable PFL debut for the “Machine”
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Consequence: Shido Boris Esperanca def. Tyler Hill through TKO (punches) – Spherical 1, 3:31
Data: Esperanca (9-1), Hill (12-9)
Division: Welterweight
Broadcast:Â ESPN+
Referee: Fernando Yamasaki
Pictures: 2024 PFL Playoffs 3: Finest photographs from Washington
2024 PFL Playoffs 3 weigh-ins gallery
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