Robert Watley scored the largest win of his profession on the PFL World Event on Friday evening in Charlotte, defeating former Bellator standout Mads Burnell by way of a third-round TKO.
Whereas Burnell discovered some success along with his stand-up, busting Watley’s nostril within the early going, it was ‘Contact’ who would come out on prime, brutalizing Burnell with a bevy of vicious elbows close to the midway level of the ultimate stanza.
Unable to get the battle to the mat within the first two rounds, Burnell in the end gassed out within the third, permitting Watley to unleash a slew of ground-and-pound strikes, forcing the referee to step in and name for the stoppage.
Official End result: Robert Watley def. Mads Burnell by way of TKO (floor and pound) at 2:43 of Spherical 3.