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PFL Nigeria Delivers Bangers as Ignacio Campos Submits Wasi Adeshina in Main Event, Ocheme Knocks Out Ayinda in Lagos
Ignacio Campos stunned the Lagos crowd with a dominant first-round submission victory over Nigerian fighter Wasi Adeshina in the headline bout of the Professional Fighters League (PFL) Nigeria event held at the Eko Convention Centre.
The Spanish featherweight contender wasted little time asserting himself against hometown favorite Adeshina, securing a rear-naked choke submission at 1:45 of Round One to hand the Nigerian his first defeat under the PFL banner.
Campos and Adeshina opened the fight cautiously, exchanging strikes and grappling along the cage before the Spaniard delivered a perfectly timed knee that sent Adeshina crashing to the canvas.
Campos quickly capitalized with heavy ground-and-pound before taking his opponent’s back and locking in the fight-ending choke.
The victory improved Campos’ record to 8-2 and marked a statement win on African soil as he advanced in the competition.
In the co-main event, Nigeria’s Patrick Ocheme delivered one of the most spectacular finishes of the night, knocking out Ayinda Octave with a flying knee at 3:17 of the opening round in their lightweight tournament clash.
Ocheme measured his opponent early before connecting with the devastating strike while Octave attempted a takedown.
The Nigerian followed up briefly before the referee waved off the contest, improving Ocheme’s professional record to 8-1.
Karim Henniene also maintained his unbeaten run after submitting South Africa’s Thimna Mhlauli with an anaconda choke at 2:23 of Round One in their bantamweight tournament fight.
The Algerian moved smoothly into dominant grappling positions before forcing his opponent unconscious to move into the next phase of the competition.
Cornel Thompson booked a place in the lightweight semifinals with a unanimous decision victory over Aureo Cruz.
Thompson controlled much of the contest with sharp striking to earn scores of 29-28 across all judges’ scorecards.
Jordan Cabrel Fongno handed previously unbeaten Yahaya Yahuza the first loss of his professional career after stopping him with punches in the second round of their middleweight contest.
The referee halted the bout at 3:35 of Round Two following a barrage of strikes against the cage.
Elsewhere on the card, Raphael Uchegbu defeated Edson Machavane via unanimous decision to advance in the bantamweight tournament.
Former Invicta FC champion Elisandra Ferreira submitted Nigeria’s Juliet Ukah with an armbar in the second round of their strawweight matchup.
Hussain Al Kurdi also secured a submission victory over Abderrahman Errachidy with a rear-naked choke, while Dwight Joseph edged Alain Majorique by split decision in another bantamweight tournament bout.
Other winners on the night included Demba Seck, Boule Godogo, Styve Ngono Essono, and undefeated women’s strawweight prospect Shelda Chipito, who closed out her fight with a rear-naked choke finish against Haidy Ahmed.
The PFL Nigeria event delivered a night filled with dramatic finishes, submissions, and knockouts as fighters across Africa and beyond battled for progression in the PFL Africa tournaments.
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