Nik Bagley remains the Cage Warriors featherweight world champion after a no-contest ruling brought an unfortunate end to the CW 213 London main event.
In what marked back-to-back Saturdays at the BBC Studioworks Television Centre for Europe’s leading MMA promotion, the headliner came to an abrupt conclusion after Bagley accidentally landed a low blow on Bruno Souza.
With the bout unable to continue, the contest was declared a no contest, meaning the Ukrainian retained his CW featherweight title.
There was, however, a new champion crowned in the co-main event, as Jawany Scott finally got his hands on gold with a hard-fought victory over Willians Nogueira.
With Lone’er Kavanagh cheering him on from cageside, the GBTT prospect set the pace across five championship rounds to claim the interim flyweight world title. A unification clash with Nicolas Leblond now looks to be firmly on the horizon.
Elsewhere, Wellington Lopes delivered the shock of the night, producing a perfectly timed knockout of top prospect Tariq Pell to silence the home crowd.
Shirzad Qadrian also made a winning return after a year away from competition, putting on a dominant display with his trademark ground-and-pound before forcing the referee to step in between rounds and bring the contest to an end.
Sado Ucar finally got his first win in the Yellow Gloves, producing a slick submission to make it third time lucky inside the CW cage.
A bantamweight clash lived up to its billing, with Ollie Sarwa delivering a performance to remember against Ieuan Mackenzie, securing yet another first-round finish to add to his record.
In a bout elevated to the main card at short notice, Bobby Chikavhu made an impressive start to life in Cage Warriors, claiming victory in his promotional debut with a late D’Arce choke submission.
On the prelims, James Wamsley secured an emotional victory in a battle of debutants against fellow prospect Ben Edwards, while Callum Haughian continued his impressive momentum with a submission win.
Main Card
Nik Bagley and Bruno Souza fought to a no-contest (due to Bruno Souza being unable to continue after an accidental low blow) after 0:43 of round 1
Nik Bagley retains the Cage Warriors Featherweight Title
Jawany Scott defeated Willians Nogueira via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) after 5 rounds
Jawany Scott wins the Cage Warriors Interim Flyweight Title
Wellington Lopes defeated Tariq Pell via KO (punches) after 3:58 of round 1
Shirzad Qadrian defeated Manoel Silva via TKO (Referee stoppage between rounds) after 5:00 of round 1
Sado Ucar defeated Steven Hill via Submission (armbar) after 2:03 of round 1
Ollie Sarwa defeated Ieuan Mackenzie via TKO (punches from rear mount) after 2:53 of round 1
Bobby Chikavhu defeated Christos Ploumpis via Submission (D’arce choke) after 2:51 of round 3
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James Wamsley defeated Ben Edwards via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds`
Callum Haughian defeated Will Fox via Submission (rear-naked choke) after 1:13 of round 3