Daniele Scatizzi cemented his status as a hometown hero on a historic night for Italian MMA, headlining Cage Warriors Rome and delivering a moment to remember in his promotional debut.
The Roman native ignited the crowd early in the second round, locking in a slick anaconda choke to claim a statement victory and cap off a string of triumphant performances from Italy’s finest.
In the co-main event, Francesco Nuzzi announced himself on the European stage with the biggest win of his career, earning a devastating TKO finish in his own CW debut at the sold-out Roman spectacle.
Nicolo Soli added another victory to his Cage Warriors résumé, overcoming Sweden’s Daniel Karlsson in a tough, gritty three-round battle that had his travelling supporters on their feet.
In what was billed as “The Biggest Fight in Italian Women’s History,” Chiara Penco delivered on the hype, securing a triumphant CW debut and further solidifying her status as a trailblazer for women’s MMA in Italy.
Luca Borando produced yet another “Knockout of the Year” contender, executing his game plan to perfection with a savage finish over Tariel Abbasov.
Earlier in the night, Nicolas Barna staged a stunning comeback to stop home favourite Simone D’Anna with brutal ground-and-pound, setting the tone for an unforgettable main card.
The prelims delivered fireworks of their own. Gabriele Casella stole the show with a lightning-fast 30-second KO in his Cage Warriors debut, while Dimitrios Tzeiranidis forced a rare verbal submission after a barrage of savage leg kicks.
Theodor Berggren earned his first Cage Warriors victory with a commanding performance over Daniele Battaglia, while Tumminello, O’Sullivan, and Caperna each opened the night with hard-fought decision wins to complete a thrilling card from start to finish.
FIGHT RESULTS
Main Card
Daniele Scatizzi defeated Adrian Kępa via Submission (anaconda choke) after 3:19 of round 2
Francesco Nuzzi defeated Lucas Rodrigues via TKO (knees and punches) after 3:52 of round 1
Nicolò Solli defeated Daniel Karlsson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27) after 3 rounds
Chiara Penco defeated Fabiola Pidroni via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) after 3 rounds
Luca Borando defeated Tariel Abbasov via TKO (punches) after 4:28 of round 1
Nicolas Barna defeated Simone D’Anna via TKO (ground and pound – punches) after 0:42 of round 2
Prelims
Gabriele Casella defeated Rob Earls via KO (punches) after 0:23 of round 1
Dimitrios Tzeiranidis defeated Emanuele Tetti via TKO (leg kicks and hammerfist) after of round 1
Theodor Berggren defeated Daniele Battaglia via TKO (punches from rear mount) after 4:44 of round 2
Francesco Tumminello defeated Gabriele Cera via unanimous decision 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 after 3 rounds
Alexander O’Sullivan defeated Manuel Lancioli via unanimous decision (30-27, 20-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds
Claudio Iancu defeated Kevin Caperna via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) after 3 rounds