Fabian Edwards didn’t rejoice for very lengthy regardless of delivering an emphatic end over former PFL champion Impa Kasanganay within the PFL 3 most important occasion on Friday from Orlando.
In a battle between two famous strikers, Edwards instantly set the tone when he began throwing slick, inside elbows that stored catching Kasanganay off guard. Throughout one change, Edwards unleashed an elbow that sliced open Kasanganay as blood began dripping down his face.
Between rounds the physician needed to verify the large gash on Kasaganay’s face however the combat was allowed to proceed.
Whereas Kasanganay had his moments together with a brief punch that clipped Edwards after an unintentional conflict of heads, the two-time Bellator middleweight title challenger continued to seek out openings to land his finest pictures. The ending sequence began with a wonderfully timed jab that instantly wobbled Kasanganay and that was all Edwards wanted to hurry ahead to search for the knockout.
Edwards launched a barrage of punches that melted Kasangany and despatched him to the canvas with the referee coming into rescue him because the combat got here to an finish at 2:14 within the second spherical. After having fun with a second together with his brother Leon Edwards within the cage, Fabian turned his consideration to his subsequent opponent Josh Silveira, who was additionally victorious earlier within the night time.
“I really feel good however the job’s not achieved,” Edwards stated about his win. “One down, two extra to go. I can’t get too comfortable. PFL you need to have introduced in elbows a very long time in the past.”
Within the co-main occasion, 2024 PFL champion Gadzhi Rabadanov continued his reign of terror within the light-weight division after demolishing ex-UFC fighter Marc Diakiese in simply 32 seconds.
The combat barely obtained began when Diakiese threw a kick that Rabadanov caught earlier than tripping up his opponent and bringing the combat to the bottom. From there, Rabadanov simply began unloading punches in succession and Diakiese didn’t know what hit him earlier than he simply fell limp from the damaging pictures.
It was a shocking sequence with Rabadanov securing one more knockout win whereas transferring ahead within the PFL match the place he now faces Jay-Jay Wilson within the second spherical.
Dalton Rosta dominated and ultimately completed PFL veteran Sadibou Sy in a press release efficiency as he moved ahead within the middleweight match. Whereas Sy is well-known for his placing acumen, it was Rosta who clipped him with a tough punch within the second spherical that ultimately ended with the fighters on the ground.
Continuously attacking with punches and submission makes an attempt, Rosta lastly noticed a gap to latch onto a D’arce choke. As soon as he tightened his grip there was no escape and Sy fell unconscious from the choke, which stopped the combat.
Jay-Jay Wilson punched his ticket to the semifinals within the light-weight match after a punishing efficiency over Mads Burnell. Whereas he was cruising in direction of a unanimous determination win, Wilson simply stored chipping away till he obtained Burnell trapped beneath him and he simply began dropping bombs.
With every punch landed, Burnell pale just a bit bit extra and Wilson wasn’t slowing down till the referee pulled him off. It was a powerful efficiency as Wilson simply overwhelmed Burnell after which lastly earned the end late within the third and ultimate spherical.
Within the opening bout on the principle card, Alfie Davis shocked multi-time PFL veteran Clay Collard with a wonderfully timed spinning again elbow that cracked him within the head. Collard was instantly wobbled however he nonetheless managed to maintain coming regardless of being dropped momentarily.
It was brief time period survival, nonetheless, as Davis continued to blast Collard with punches till referee Blake Grice noticed sufficient to cease the competition at 2:12 within the first spherical.
Listed here are the total outcomes from PFL 3: Kasanganay vs. Edwards
Major Card
Fabian Edwards def. Impa Kasanganay through TKO (strikes) — Spherical 2, 2:14
Gadzhi Rabadanov def. Marc Diakiese through knockout (floor and pound) — Spherical 1, :32 seconds
Dalton Rosta def. Sadibou Sy through submission (D’arce choke) — Spherical 2, 3:29
Jay Jay Wilson def. Mads Burnell through TKO (strikes on the bottom) — Spherical 3, 4:42
Alfie Davis def. Clay Collard through TKO (spinning again elbow and punches) — Spherical 1, 2:12
Prelims
Josh Silveira def. Mike Shipman through unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 29=28)
Brent Primus def. Vinicius Cenci through submission (rear bare choke) — Spherical 3, 4:52
Aaron Jeffery def. Murad Ramazanov through cut up determination (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
