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Cage Warriors 121: Agy Sardari, Jack Cartwright retain titles on wild night in London

Agy Sardari and Jack Cartwright retained their titles in contrasting circumstances on an eventful night at Cage Warriors 121 in London.

Cage Warriors lightweight champion [autotag]Agy Sardari[/autotag] was made to work for it, but the 27-year-old Dutchman successfully defended his title after a hard-fought battle at Cage Warriors 121.

Sardari (14-2) was pushed to the limit by short-notice challenger [autotag]Donovan Desmae[/autotag], who answered the call to replace Mehdi Ben Lakhdhar on just 10 days’ notice at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London. But, after five grueling rounds of action, the champion edged a split decision to hang on to his title and register his first title defense.

The first three rounds of their lightweight title fight were virtual coin-flip calls as Belgian challenger Desmae (14-6) made light of his short-notice preparation by going toe to toe with the champion. But as the fight went into the championship rounds, Sardari turned up the pressure and made use of his takedowns to do just enough to take the victory on the scorecards. The judges scored the bout 48-47, 47-48, 48-47 in the Dutchman’s favor.

Cage Warriors 121 live results

Two titles are on the line on the second night of fights at Cage Warriors’ latest “Trilogy” series in London.

The second night of fights at Cage Warriors’ latest “Trilogy” in London boasts a packed card with a pair of title fights at the top of the bill.

The main event of Cage Warriors 121 sees the Cage Warriors lightweight title on the line as newly crowned champion [autotag]Agy Sardari[/autotag] (13-2) looks to complete the first defense of the title against short-notice replacement [autotag]Donovan Desmae[/autotag] (14-5).

The bantamweight belt is up for grabs in the co-main event, as undefeated champion [autotag]Jack Cartwright[/autotag] (9-0) takes on Polish challenger [autotag]Sylwester Miller[/autotag] (9-3).

The card also features two semifinals in Cage Warriors’ welterweight title tournament, with two-time lightweight title challenger [autotag]Jack Grant[/autotag] (16-6) moving up to 170 pounds to take on Latvia’s [autotag]Madars Fleminas[/autotag] (8-2). The second semifinal sees unbeaten Irish contender [autotag]Ian Garry[/autotag] (5-0) take on Sweden’s [autotag]Rostem Akman[/autotag] (6-2).

Cage Warriors 121 takes place Friday at York Hall, Bethnal Green, London. The card streams on UFC Fight Pass.

Full Cage Warriors 121 results include:

MAIN CARD

  • Champ Agy Sardari vs. Donovan Desmae – for lightweight title
  • Champ Jack Cartwright vs. Sylwester Miller – for bantamweight title
  • Matthew Bonner vs. James Webb
  • Madars Fleminas vs. Jack Grant – welterweight title tournament semifinal
  • Rostem Akman vs. Ian Garry – welterweight title tournament semifinal

PRELIMINARY CARD

  • Josh Reed def. Bryan Creighton via TKO (punches and knee) – Round 1, 3:59
  • Omiel Brown def. Josh Onwordi via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 4:26

Cage Warriors 121: Donovan Desmae steps in for short-notice lightweight title shot

With injury ruling out Mehdi Ben Lakhdhar, Belgium’s Donovan Desmae will step to challenge for the lightweight title at Cage Warriors 121.

Newly crowned Cage Warriors lightweight champion [autotag]Agy Sardari[/autotag] will face a new opponent in his first title defense.

Sardari was originally scheduled to face [autotag]Mehdi Ben Lakhdhar[/autotag] in the main event of Cage Warriors 121, which takes place Friday, March 19 at the York Hall, London. The event streams live on UFC Fight Pass.

However, following an undisclosed injury, Ben Lakhdhar (5-0-1) has been forced off the card, with Belgium’s [autotag]Donovan Desmae[/autotag] agreeing to step in on 10 days’ notice to challenge for the 155-pound title.

Desmae (14-5) is currently riding a two-fight winning streak, including a second-round TKO of former lightweight title challenger Alexander Jacobsen and a first-round submission finish of former BAMMA lightweight champion Tim Barnett.

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Desmae was twice scheduled to face former featherweight champion Paddy Pimblett but, on both occasions, the bout failed to come to fruition. Now “Vegas” will step up on short notice in a bid to capture the lightweight title in London.

Sardari (13-2) won the 155-pound strap at Cage Warriors 119 after edging a split-decision verdict against England’s Jack Grant. The Dutchman is riding a seven-fight winning streak that stretches back to March 2018.

With the change, the fight card for Cage Warriors 121 includes:

MAIN CARD

  • Champ Agy Sardari vs. Donovan Desmae – for lightweight title
  • Champ Jack Cartwright vs. Sylwester Miller – for bantamweight title
  • Matthew Bonner vs. James Webb
  • Rostem Akman vs. Ian Garry – welterweight tournament semifinal
  • Madars Fleminas vs. Jack Grant – welterweight tournament semifinal

PRELIMINARY CARD

  • Oban Elliott vs. George McManus
  • Bryan Creighton vs. Josh Reed

Cage Warriors 119 live results

Follow the action with MMA Junkie’s live results and recaps as U.K. promotion Cage Warriors rounds out its “Trilogy Strikes Back” series.

The final night of Cage Warriors’ three-night residency at London’s York Hall is upon us, and the U.K. promotion has stacked the deck with two title fights topping a packed card of fights in the English capital.

The main event of Cage Warriors 119 will see a new featherweight champion crowned, as France’s [autotag]Morgan Charriere[/autotag] takes on England’s [autotag]Perry Goodwin[/autotag] for the vacant 145-pound belt.

There’s championship gold up for grabs in the co-main event, too, with [autotag]Jack Grant[/autotag] set to take on [autotag]Agy Sardari[/autotag] for the vacant Cage Warriors lightweight title.

Also on the main card, rising Irish featherweight [autotag]Paul Hughes[/autotag] returns to action against fellow prospect [autotag]Jordan Vucenic[/autotag], while another emerging prospect from Ireland, [autotag]Ian Garry[/autotag], takes on [autotag]Lawrence Tracey[/autotag] at 170 pounds.

Follow the results with MMA Junkie through the night via our live results and recaps below.