Cage Warriors

Cage Warriors 153: Dublin

Completed 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland 5 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Oban Elliott beat James Sheehan by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Rhys McKee beat Jim Wallhead by knockout in the co-main event at welterweight.
  • Four of the five results came early: three knockouts and one submission.

Main card

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James Sheehan vs Oban Elliott

Catchweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Oban Elliott ✓
Rhys McKee ✓

Rhys McKee vs Jim Wallhead

Welterweight
Knockout R5 0:01
JW
Morgan Charriere ✓

Morgan Charriere vs Pedro Souza

Featherweight
Knockout R2 0:01
PS
RS ✓

Ryan Shelley vs Tobias Harila

Catchweight
Knockout R3 1:48
TH
DM ✓

Decky McAleenan vs Wasi Adeshina

Catchweight
Submission R1 5:00
WA
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Results

Main and co-main events

Oban Elliott beat James Sheehan by unanimous decision after three rounds in the main event of Cage Warriors 153 at the 3Arena Dublin in Dublin. In the co-main event, Rhys McKee beat Jim Wallhead by knockout at 0:01 of round five at welterweight.

How the card was decided

Across the five bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, one by submission and one on the judges' scorecards — four stoppages in five fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Decky McAleenan, who stopped Wasi Adeshina at 5:00 of round one, and one of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Rhys McKee's knockout of Jim Wallhead, 20 minutes and 1 seconds in. End to end, the five fights filled 57 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Three weight classes were used, catchweight most often with three bouts.