Rhys McKee Crushes Hakon Foss in Cage Warriors 110 Headliner

Power and precision
It took only 63 seconds for Skeletor to make a statement! #CW110
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Rhys McKee successfully made his debut in the welterweight division with a first-round TKO finish at the expense of veteran Hakon Foss in the Cage Warriors 110 headliner at Neptune Stadium in Cork, Ireland on Saturday.

McKee (10-2-1) hit his opponent with a stiff jab early in the opening stanza, sending him on the canvas. After Foss couldn’t defend himself intelligently anymore, referee Peter Lavery called a stop to the action at the 1:03 mark of the first round. “Skeletor” is now on a three-fight winning streak, with all of those victories coming by stoppage under the Cage Warriors banner.

As advertised! Joe McColgan
An impressive 1st round submission victory at #CW110

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It took less than a round for Joe McColgan (6-2-1) to pass the Robbie Scott test in the co-main event of the bill. McColgan pushed on the gas as soon as the contest started, hitting his opponent hard before taking him to the ground. After a short phase of scrambling, McColgan secured a slick brabo choke, which forced Scott to tap 1:27 into the opening period. It was his fourth career submission victory, and the Fight Academy Ireland representative won three of his last five professional bouts.

Earlier, Irish up-and-coming fighter Ian Garry (3-0) submitted Matt Figlak via rear-naked choke at 3:41 of the opening stanza in a 170-pound contest. Elsewhere, John Mitchell (1-0) edged Eric Nolan via unanimous decision, and in the opening bout of the main card, Nathan Fletcher (2-0) submitted Ciaran Mulholland via rear-naked choke in their bantamweight encounter.