Manuel Del Valle wins his first-ever Cage Warriors main event and first MMA event to take place at BBC Studioworks Television Centre during CW 212: Spanish Showcase.
The Spaniard earned the victory after overcoming some early adversity to do what he does best as a “pressure” fighter, piling on the pressure to secure a TKO win.
His opponent had never previously been finished in the famous Yellow Gloves, while the Spaniard became the first person in seven years to do so.
In the co-main event, Mattia Giordano came out on top in what proved to be ‘Fight of the Night’ against Max Vallot in a closely contested three-round war.
Another Sevillano came away with a victory as Paddy Rutledge earned a split-decision win over Omar Sargent in a gruelling matchup in the bantamweight division.
It was initially a rough start for the Spanish fighters, however, as they opened 0-3 on the main card. Ermil Xhaferi earned a hard-fought TKO win over Yan Blasco in his return to action.
Tommy Brunning flipped the odds with a short-notice call-up, coming out on top for the Englishman as he upset new Spanish signing Gabriel Bellucci over three rounds.
Opening the main card, Hany Musleh secured a win on home soil in his CW debut, silencing the Spanish supporters in attendance with a submission victory against Arturo Izquierdo.
On the prelims, Armands Gruznovs earned a hard-fought win in his CW debut over CW veteran Simone Patrizi.
Connor Patterson kicked off a huge run of fights for GBTT in London with a second consecutive Von Flue choke following the opening bout.
In that opening bout, Taylor Role pulled off the first Von Flue choke, a rare submission in MMA, let alone CW, kicking off a bright career in the Yellow Gloves for the 19-year-old.
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