"The PFL Europe Nantes card took a heavy blow with the loss of French star Abdoul Abdouraguimov, embroiled in a dispute with the promotion, but the show must go on. Friday featured semifinal action in the lightweight and bantamweight divisions, with fighters looking to land in the finals later this year. With the loss of "The Lazy King," meanwhile, Amin Ayoub vs. Keweny Lopes served as the night's main event."
"Bantamweight Semifinals Bout: Dean Garnett def. Jan Ciepłowski by submission (guillotine choke), Round 3, 0:38Lightweight Semifinals Bout: Aleksandr Chizov def. Claudio Pacella by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)Lightweight: Darragh Kelly def. Bakhtiyor Abduloev by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1, 2:27Middleweight: Vincent del Guerra def. Sofiane Aïssaoui by TKO, Round 3, 0:24Lightweight Alternative Bout: Mark Ewen def. Sebastien Di Franco by technical submission (Brabo choke), Round 1, 3:18Women's Strawweight: Maria Guedez Jr def. Kiya O'Sullivan by split decision"
The PFL Europe Nantes card lost French star Abdoul Abdouraguimov amid a dispute with the promotion, but the event continued. Amin Ayoub vs. Keweny Lopes became the main event after Abdoul's removal and Kevin Jousset was removed from the card. Semifinal bouts in the lightweight and bantamweight divisions took place to determine finalists later in the year. Dean Garnett finished Jan Ciepłowski by guillotine in round three and Aleksandr Chizov won a split decision over Claudio Pacella. Darragh Kelly submitted Bakhtiyor Abduloev in the first round. The show streamed on the PFL App at Zenith Nantes Metropole.
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