Abdoulaye Kane’s elbow barrage headlines wild PFL Africa 3 Playoff Semifinals

Senegalese heavyweight Abdoulaye Kane defeated Badr Medkouri via first-round technical knockout in the main event of PFL Africa 3 on Saturday at the Mohammed V Sports Complex in Casablanca, Morocco. After an early pause for an accidental eye poke, Kane took Medkouri down and landed a barrage of elbows, prompting referee Paul Crossley to halt the contest at 4:06 of round one.

Elsewhere on the playoff semifinal card, Yanis Ghemmouri earned a unanimous decision victory over Taha Bendaoud in the featherweight co-main event. Welterweight Shido Boris Esperanca stopped Peace Nguphane via TKO in just 63 seconds, while Patrick Ocheme advanced in the lightweight tournament with a first-round knockout of Cornel Thompson.