Rising star Sheila “The German Tank” Gaff earned another lightning-fast knockout victory tonight at Cage Warriors Fighting Championship: Fight Night 4 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Gaff blitzed Brazilian prospect Jennifer Maia in just ten seconds to move to 3-0 at 125 pounds.

Tonight’s featured women’s matchup was one of two semi-final bouts in the inaugural Cage Warriors 125-pound women’s tournament. With the quick knockout win, Gaff now moves on to face the winner of the May semi-final between Rosi “The Surgeon” Sexton and Aisling “Ais The Bash” Daly.

Gaff (10-4-1) wanted no part of Maia’s (5-2-1) attempt to touch gloves early on and she immediately swarmed with punches. Maia clipped her with a short counter hook, but it had little effect and Gaff clinched up. She landed two knees to the body, then followed with a left-right combo over the top that dropped Maia to her back. Gaff dove in with one more punch, but Maia was already unconscious and the bout was quickly stopped just ten seconds into the opening round.

Since making the move down from 145 pounds all the way to 125 this past year, Gaff has knocked out all three of her opponents in the first round. Two of those wins, including the destruction of Maia tonight, have ended in ten seconds or less. The hard-hitting German’s ten victories have all come by knockout or submission and she has become one of the fastest-rising stars in her new weight class.

Winner: Sheila Gaff by KO (Punches) at 0:10 of round one. She improves to 10-4-1 and advances to the finals of the Cage Warriors 125-pound women’s tournament.

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