The reaction on social media to the stoppage is one of bemusement.

TNT Sports broadcaster Adam Catterall believes it was a "big mistake" to stop the fight as Dean Garnett had more to give.

Writing on X, Catterall said: "Dan Movahedi is a great ref and a good guy but that was a big mistake. Dean Garnett was stung but he wasn’t done."

We've got bantamweights Taylor Lapilus and Liam Gittins next up in the first fight of the main card.

We won't be going round-by-round for this fight but we will be bringing updates every so often.

We've also got a certain Cris Cyborg coming soon, too. Can't wait for that.

Paul Battison
BBC Sport journalist

Dean Garnett told me earlier this week that this fight was easily the biggest of his career, professionally and financially.

You've got to feel for him to lose out like that - he was momentarily hurt but instantly showed signs of recovery in going for the takedown.

You could see the injustice he felt from his furious post-fight reaction.

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We'd love to bring you more reaction on the controversial stoppage but Dean Garnett wasn't interviewed in the cage and the broadcasters aren't really acknowledging the finish.

And with that, the prelims come to an end!

Get your vote in below, was the stoppage premature?

Baris Adiguzel spoke after his quick victory against Dean Garnett: "I feel great! I have too much emotion but I feel sorry for Dean.

"I trained hard for two months, I spent money and I gave everything for my wife.

"I want to fight Gustavo [Lopez]."

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Still can't believe that's just happened.

Really poor stoppage.

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Dan Hardy
PFL chief on DAZN

Baris is so quick off the mark and puts his shots together so well.

There is going to be a lot made out the stoppage, but you can't take away from the beautiful work of Adiguzel.

It took just 44 seconds for that fight to end very prematurely. You've got to feel for Dean Garnett, there.

So Dean Garnett drops to the canvas after taking a strike to the head and body but he's looking for the takedown.

It looks as though the referee Dan Movahedi thinks he's out cold but he wasn't even close. He was falling forward but replays show he was going for one of Adiguzel's legs.

"What are you doing, lad?!" shouts Garnett to the ref.

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YOU ARE JOKING!

Adiguzel lands a rapid strike and floors Garnett and the referee calls it off! A left hand hurt Garnett before a right hand dropped him.

Garnett cannot believe he's not been allowed to carry on.

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As you can imagine, Frenchman Baris Adiguzel has all of the crowd in Lyon.

Anyway, Dean Garnett won't care. We're seconds away.

Dean Garnett needs to be wary of Baris Adiguzel's knockout power

So much has changed in MMA since Dean Garnett started in the sport around 20 years ago.

Describing the scene as the "wild west", Liverpool's Garnett describes fighting in rooms full of smoke while fans puffed on cigarettes.

The 37-year-old, who coaches and founded his own gym and academy in Liverpool, refers to the opportunities which are now available to youngsters.

"You'd have never got MMA, post-16 courses which are government-funded 20 years ago," Garnett said.

"There's so much depth in combat for young people, it teaches them so many skills for life.

"It doesn't promote violence, it promotes so many other things the world needs right now, especially young people."

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A fight for £74,783. That's what faces Dean Garnett tonight.

Can he follow in the footsteps of Manchester's Dakota Ditcheva, who won the PFL Europe women's flyweight belt in 2023 before triumphing in the global tournament the following year?

"It's easily the biggest fight of my career financially. From a professional standpoint it's a championship fight so it's a European title essentially. The biggest moment of my career to date," said Garnett.

"Winning the European title there's bigger fights for me out there - it potentially sets me up for fighting for the world title."

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Dean Garnett knows all about going far in the PFL Europe finals.

Last year he suffered heartbreak at hands of a fellow Briton in Lewis McGrillen in the semi-finals.

Manchester's McGrillen would go on to win the 2024 tournament while 37-year-old Garnett decided to give the belt another crack in 2025.

The Liverpool's man perservence paid off as he secured himself a spot in the final with two solid wins.

He beat Finland's Tuomas Gronvall by decision in July before submitting one of the tournament favourites Jan Cieplowski in September.

Garnett was the first man to inflict defeat on Poland's Cieplowski. He faces Frenchman Baris Adiguzel tonight, who has just one loss in ten fights.

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Right then, they're wasting no time in Lyon as Dean Garnett steps into the cage.

He's pumped and ready to go!

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It was heartbreak for Connor Hughes after he was on the receiving end of a huge straight right in the third round from Aleksandr Chizov in the PFL Europe lightweight finals.

It was just the third defeat of the Liverpudlian's professional career. It also the second year in a row where Hughes have fallen at the final hurdle in this tournament.

Up to Dean Garnett to bring home some silverware for the British fans.

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We're about to take you through Baris Adiguzel v Dean Garnett in the PFL Europe bantamweight final in the last fight in tonight's prelims.

But fear not, here is the running order for PFL Lyon's main card this evening.

Enjoy!

• Vadim Nemkov v Renan Ferreira (PFL heavyweight world title)
• Cris Cyborg v Sara Collins (PFL featherweight world title)
• Patrick Habirora v Kevin Jousset (welterweight)                   
• Taylor Lapilus v Liam Gittins (bantamweight)   

Hello and welcome to this live text where we bring this year's MMA action to an end.

It's been another incredible year in the cage, but it's not over just yet as PFL takes over Lyon.

We've got plenty coming your way this evening so let's get cracking!

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