| PFL 3 | ||||
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 The poster for PFL 3 | ||||
| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | June 6, 2019 | |||
| Venue | Nassau Coliseum | |||
| City | Uniondale, New York | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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The PFL 3 mixed martial arts event for the 2019 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on June 6, 2019, at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. This was the third regular season event of 2019 and included fights in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. [1]
Ronny Markes weighed in at 211.8 pounds, 5.8 pounds over the Light Heavyweight limit of 206 pounds. The bout was held as scheduled. However, Markes was ineligible for points if he were to win the match while his opponent Sigi Pesaleli has been awarded 3 points regardless of the outcome of the match. [2]
| Main Card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Emiliano Sordi | def. | Vinny Magalhães | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:45 | |
| Heavyweight | Kelvin Tiller | def. | Muhammed Dereese | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 3:22 | |
| Heavyweight | Satoshi Ishii | def. | Zeke Tuinei-Wily | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Denis Goltsov | def. | Jared Rosholt | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:03 | |
| Heavyweight | Ali Isaev | def. | Valdrin Istrefi | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Viktor Nemkov | def. | Rakim Cleveland | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Ronny Markes | def. | Sigi Pesaleli | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:44 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Rashid Yusupov | def. | Mikhail Mokhnatkin | Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (ESPN 2) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Francimar Barroso | def. | Alex Nicholson | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Maxim Grishin | def. | Jordan Johnson | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Ante Delija | def. | Carl Seumanutafa | Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-26, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Bazigit Atajev | def. | Dan Spohn | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:25 | |
The point system consists of outcome based scoring and bonuses for an early win. Under the outcome based scoring system, the winner of a fight receives 3 points and the loser receives 0 points. If the fight ends in a draw, both fighters will receive 1 point. The bonus for winning a fight in the first, second, or third round is 3 points, 2 points, and 1 point respectively. For example, if a fighter wins a fight in the first round, then the fighter will receive 6 total points. If a fighter misses weight, then the fighter that missed weight will receive 0 points and his opponent will receive 3 points due to a walkover victory. [3]
| Fighter | Wins | Draws | Losses | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total Points [4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bazigit Atajev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Emiliano Sordi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Rashid Yusupov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Maxim Grishin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Viktor Nemkov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sigi Pesaleli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jordan Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rakim Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikhail Mokhnatkin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| } Vinny Magalhães | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| } Dan Spohn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronny Markes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fighter | Wins | Draws | Losses | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total Points [5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Goltsov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Kelvin Tiller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ante Delija | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ali Isaev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Francimar Barroso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Satoshi Ishii | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| { Alex Nicholson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeke Tuinei-Wily | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valdrin Istrefi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Seumanutafa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammed Dereese | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Rosholt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |