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Cage Warriors 120: Kent Kauppinen claims first decision win, becomes instant contender

After a career spent winning his fights inside the distance, Kent Kauppinen marked his Cage Warriors debut with a first: A decision win.

[autotag]Kent Kauppinen[/autotag] marked his debut as a Cage Warriors fighter with a first: A decision win.

Former Bellator campaigner Kauppinen (13-6) had claimed each of his previous victories inside the distance, but was forced to battle all the way to the scorecards against former middleweight title challenger [autotag]Jamie Richardson[/autotag] at Cage Warriors 120 in London as he positioned himself as a serious title contender at 185 pounds.

The first round saw Kauppinen immediately take the center of the cage as he walked down Richardson (9-7), who seemed happy to work off the back foot and frustrate the veteran. Despite his aggressive positioning, Kauppinen was economical with his output through the opening five minutes as he spent much of the round trying to draw shots from Richardson to open his man up for counter punches.

Round 2 saw Richardson give Kauppinen what he wanted by upping his work rate and giving the former Bellator man opportunities to counter. A solid lead uppercut reminded Kauppinen that he had to be wary, however, as both men started to load up in the middle round.

Richardson worked the jab well and followed up with some decent straight shots, while Kauppinen, after finding his man’s chin a little hard to locate with his counters, switched up his attack and connected with a thumping body shot.

Kauppinen came out of his corner for the final round and immediately looked to connect with big shots, while Richardson stayed elusive on the back foot. After a clinch battle against the cage, Kauppinen again tried to walk down Richardson, and fended off a takedown attempt from the former title challenger.

Then, with 35 seconds remaining in the fight, Kauppinen made the crucial breakthrough. He dropped his man with a huge right hand but, rather than follow him to the mat in search of a ground and pound finish, he called for Richardson to get back to his feet. He then connected with a big body kick and, even though he was subsequently taken down, Kauppinen connected with a succession of elbows off his back to put the seal on his most decisive round of the fight.

After the final horn had sounded, all three judges were in agreement as Kauppinen earned scores of 29-28 across the board to seal a debut victory and push him right into the title mix at 185 pounds.

Cage Warriors 120 live results (3:15 p.m. ET)

A battle of middleweight contenders takes center stage as Cage Warriors kicks off its first “Trilogy” of 2021 with Cage Warriors 120.

Cage Warriors returns to action with the opening leg of the U.K. promotion’s first “Trilogy” of 2021.

Cage Warriors 120 kicks off the promotion’s three-night residency at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, with a battle between two middleweight contenders headlining the card.

Former Bellator fighter [autotag]Kent Kauppinen[/autotag] (12-6) will make his promotional debut after his release by the U.S. promotion earlier this year. The hard-hitting 29-year-old, who has a knockout win over Alessio Sakara on his record, will look to blast his way into immediate title contention against the last man to challenge for the belt.

Meanwhile, [autotag]Jamie Richardson[/autotag] (9-6) looked good early against reigning 185-pound champion Nathias Frederick, but eventually succumbed to a third-round knockout in his title challenge at Cage Warriors 118. Now “Young Gun” is looking to regroup and reposition himself for another shot at the gold.

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The night’s co-main event features a pivotal bout in the Cage Warriors featherweight division. “The Honey Badger,” [autotag]James Hendin[/autotag] (5-0), has registered four wins in a row under the Cage Warriors banner, and now the undefeated prospect will look to push himself to the front of the featherweight queue.

He’ll face a tough test, however, as he faces an opponent who returns to the cage looking to bounce back from his first career defeat.

Ireland’s [autotag]Paul Hughes[/autotag] was touted as a potential champion in waiting, but lost a split decision to England’s Jordan Vucenic in their featherweight title eliminator at Cage Warriors 119. Now Hughes (6-1) is looking to return to form by handing Hendin his first career loss and putting himself next in line to face the winner of the title fight between champion Morgan Charriere and Vucenic at Cage Warriors 122 on Saturday.

Cage Warriors 120 takes place Thursday at York Hall, Bethnal Green, London. The card streams live on UFC Fight Pass.

Full Cage Warriors 120 results include:

MAIN CARD (5 p.m. ET, UFC Fight Pass)

  • Kent Kauppinen vs. Jamie Richardson
  • James Hendin vs. Paul Hughes
  • Will Currie vs. Christian Duncan
  • Kieran Lister vs. Decky McAleenan
  • Michal Figlak vs. Steven Hooper

PRELIMINARY CARD (3:15 p.m. ET, UFC Fight Pass)

  • Coner Hignett vs. Leigh Mitchell
  • Manny Akpan vs. Ben Ellis
  • Mateusz Figlak vs. Josh Plant
  • Matthew Elliott vs. Scott Pedersen

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Cage Warriors 118 results

Follow live results from London as Nathias Frederick puts his middleweight title on the line in the main event of Cage Warriors 118.

Cage Warriors returns for its second leg of the promotion’s “Trilogy Strikes Back” series in London, England, with the promotion’s middleweight title on the line in the main event.

Cage Warriors 118 features a nine-bout card at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, with the headline bout featuring middleweight champion [autotag]Nathias Frederick[/autotag], who is set to put his 185-pound title on the line against [autotag]Jamie Richardson[/autotag].

Set for action in the co-main event are welterweights [autotag]Leonardo Damiani[/autotag] and [autotag]Aaron Khalid[/autotag], who both have their sights set on a title shot at 170 pounds. The night also sees the return of former welterweight title challenger and UK MMA stalwart [autotag]Matt Inman[/autotag], who takes on [autotag]Matthew Bonner[/autotag].

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

Cage Warriors 115: Nathias Frederick to defend middleweight title in Manchester

Cage Warriors 115 will feature a battle for the middleweight title as champion Nathias Frederick returns to make the first defense of his title.

Cage Warriors’ September triple-header continues to take shape, with a middleweight title fight confirmed for the second leg of the promotion’s three-night run.

Middleweight champion [autotag]Nathias Frederick[/autotag] will put his 185-pound title on the line against [autotag]Jamie Richardson[/autotag] at Cage Warriors 115, which takes place Friday, Sept. 25 at the BEC Arena, Manchester. The event will be streamed live on UFC Fight Pass.

After losing his first two bouts as a pro, Frederick (8-2-1) has gone unbeaten, winning eight and drawing one of his last nine. He captured middleweight gold in his last appearance inside the Cage Warriors cage as he defeated James Webb via fourth-round TKO at Cage Warriors 111 last November. His planned title defense against Andreas Michailidis in April was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, and Michailidis subsequently moved on to join the UFC.

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Now the 37-year-old from Birmingham will look to register the first successful defense of his title against 24-year-old “Young Gun” Richardson (9-5), who heads into the bout riding a three-fight win streak, thanks to victories over Phill Wells (twice) and Matthew Bonner.

“These guys never take a backward step,” said Cage Warriors president Graham Boylan, via press release.

“We knew this one had ‘Fight of the Night’ written all over it from the moment it was signed. Styles make fights, and I’m predicting carnage on Sept. 25 – and the stakes are even higher with the title on the line.”

Cage Warriors 115 confirmed fights include:

  • Champion Nathias Frederick vs. Jamie Richardson – for middleweight title
  • James Webb vs. Craig White
  • Ian Garry vs. George McManus

Combat Rewind, April 27: Ben Rothwell sends ‘Meat Truck’ flying in Hawaii

Check out the best highlights from this day in history with MMA Junkie’s “Combat Rewind.”

There’s “Flashback Friday” and “Throwback Thursday” (and Tuesday, too, if you want). But at MMA Junkie, we figured why not expand that to every day?

“Combat Rewind” brings you some of combat sports’ best highlights from every calendar day of the year. It’s a look back at history, courtesy of the UFC Fight Pass archives, featuring stellar finishes and classic moments in MMA and beyond on their anniversaries.

So kick back and relive the following bits of greatness in the video above:

    • Cage Warriors 104: [autotag]Jamie Richardson[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Phil Wells[/autotag] – April 27, 2019
    • IVC 10: [autotag]Wanderlei Silva[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Eugene Jackson[/autotag] – April 27, 1999
    • SuperBrawl 24: [autotag]Ben Rothwell[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Kerry Schall[/autotag] – April 27, 2002
    • Pancrase – Shining 3: [autotag]Masaya Takita[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Manabu Inoue[/autotag] – April 27, 2008
    • King of the Cage – Sinister: [autotag]Charlie Kohler[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Matt Dell[/autotag] – April 27, 2007
    • SuperBrawl 24: [autotag]Tim Sylvia[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Boyd Ballard[/autotag] – April 27, 2002

Fight footage courtesy of UFC Fight Pass, the UFC’s official digital subscription service, which is currently offering a seven-day free trial. UFC Fight Pass gives fans access to exclusive live UFC events and fights, exclusive live MMA and combat sports events from around the world, exclusive original and behind the scenes content and unprecedented 24-7 access to the world’s biggest fight library.

Cage Warriors 113 lineup builds with UFC vet Danilo Belluardo vs. Mason Jones

Cage Warriors’ March return to London continues to grow with the addition of several new fights, including one with a UFC veteran.

The lineup for Cage Warriors’ March return to its home stomping ground of London continues to grow with the addition of several new fights, including one with a UFC veteran.

[autotag]Danilo Belluardo[/autotag] (13-5) has signed with the promotion for a lightweight bout against the unbeaten [autotag]Mason Jones[/autotag] (8-0), the promotion announced Friday along with several other bookings.

In addition, former featherweight title challenger [autotag]Steve Aimable[/autotag] (14-6) meets [autotag]Perry Goodwin[/autotag] (9-7), and Scottish prospect [autotag]Aidan Stephen[/autotag] (6-2) takes on [autotag]Emrah Sonmez[/autotag] (11-2) at 145 pounds. Welterweights [autotag]Hakon Foss[/autotag] (9-8) and [autotag]Nathan Jones[/autotag] (13-9) have been booked for a meeting, as have [autotag]Matthew Bonner[/autotag] (6-5-1) and [autotag]Jamie Richardson[/autotag] (8-5) at middleweight.

Cage Warriors 113 takes place March 20 at indigo at The O2 in London. The card streams on UFC Fight Pass. The next day, the UFC visit The 02 for UFC on ESPN+ 29.

Nathan Jones

Jones was the Cage Warriors “Fight of the Year” in voting done by the promotion’s fans in 2019. The 24-year-old Welshman went 2-0 in 2019 with decision wins over Donovan Desmae and Aleksi Mantykivi. In 2018, he went 4-0 with three wins by stoppage.

Italy’s Belluardo will be Jones’ most experienced opponent yet. After a six-fight winning streak, he signed with the UFC in 2019. But he lost both his fights with the promotion by TKO to Joel Alvarez and Mark Madsen. Now he’ll try to snap his skid in his Cage Warriors debut.

The Cage Warriors 113 lineup includes:

  • Samir Faiddine vs. Luke Shanks – for flyweight title
  • Donovan Desmae vs. Paddy Pimblett
  • Danilo Belluardo vs. Mason Jones
  • Steve Aimable vs. Perry Goodwin
  • Hakon Foss vs. Nathan Jones
  • Emrah Sonmez vs. Aidan Stephen
  • Matthew Bonner vs. Jamie Richardson
  • Ian Garry vs. TBA
  • Coner Hignett vs. TBA
  • Darren O’Gorman vs. TBA
  • Kingsley Crawford vs. TBA
  • James Hendin vs. TBA