The 2023 PFL Europe women’s flyweight championship tournament ended grotesquely Friday in Dublin.

At 2023 PFL Europe 4, the cage-side physician at 3Arena called off the fight between Dakota Ditcheva and Valentina Scatizzi in between Round 1 and 2, and for good reason.

Scatizzi’s eye became so swollen that Ditcheva (10-0) even signaled at the end of Round 1 she knew it was over. With purple swelling and bruising above and below the eye, the doctor deemed Scatizzi (2-2) unable to continue and Ditcheva was named champion.

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Ditcheva, 25, is one of the promotion’s most highly-touted prospects. She used a nasty muay Thai-based attack of knees to the body and head to cause the fight-ending damage. With the victory, Ditcheva earned $100,000.

The up-to-the-minute 2023 PFL Europe 4 results include:

• Dakota Ditcheva def. Valentina Scatizzi via TKO (doctor stoppage due to eye injury) – Round 1, 5:00 – women’s flyweight final
• Jakob Nedoh def. Simeon Powell via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 1:16 – light heavyweight final
• Weslley Maia def. Lewis McGrillen-Evans via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Brett Johns def. David Tonatiuh Crol via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 3:09
• Tom Breese def. Cleiton Silva via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:30
• Kikadze Bondo def. Dominique Wooding via unanimous decision (29-26, 29-27, 29-27)
• Connor Hughes def. Sebas Santana Guedes via TKO (retirement) – Round 2, 5:00
• Nate Kelly def. Callum Seaton via submission (anaconda choke) – Round 2, 0:51