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Cage Warriors 123 results: Matthew Bonner taps Nathias Frederick to become new middleweight champion

Check out the main card results of Cage Warriors 123, which took place on Thursday evening.

Kicking off a trio of events, Cage Warriors 123 took place on Thursday evening with a title fight in the middleweight division.

The event took place at York Hall in London, England, featuring a main event bout between [autotag]Nathias Frederick[/autotag] and [autotag]Matthew Bonner[/autotag] for the middleweight title. The main card aired on UFC Fight Pass.

After dropping his first two professional bouts, Frederick (9-3-1), went on a tear of nine wins with one draw, which included picking up the middleweight title at Cage Warriors 111. On Thursday, he looked to defend his title for the second time by picking up a win over Bonner (10-6-1), who entered the cage on a three-fight win streak.

Bonner, of course, would have his say in the matter.

In this striker versus grappler matchup, there was no secret to each fighter’s game plan. Throughout the first round, Bonner proved to be a problem in the clinch and on the mat. For a majority of the opening frame, the challenger was able to dictate the action. He achieved full mount after a takedown and began throwing heavy punches, but Frederick was able to see the end of the round without taking too much damage.

With the action back on the feet to begin the second, the champ did his best to land hard strikes while defending takedowns. At one point, he pressed Bonner down to one knee against the fence and threw an illegal knee. The referee decided it was serious enough to deduct a point from Frederick for the strike.

When the action resumed, Bonner continued to have success grappling, ending the second round on top of the champ.

Frederick started the third round looking to change the course of the fight by turning up the pressure. He had success finding home for strikes and defended takedowns well for the first half of the round, but Bonner was able to turn the tides and end the third round on top of Frederick yet again.

The champ quickly ended up in Bonner’s guard early in the fourth round, where he would land a few heavy punches before his opponent was able to reverse position. Frederick threatened with a kimura, but used it as a sweep to return to the feet. Moments later, the fight would return to the ground with Frederick on top looking to land strikes.

Out of nowhere, Bonner slipped to Frederick’s back and sunk in a deep rear-naked choke to get the tap to become the new middleweight champion.

Bonner’s win streak extends to four in a row in impressive fashion, earning the title of Cage Warriors middleweight champion in the process.

The full results of the Cage Warriors 123 card are below:

  •  Matthew Bonner def. Nathias Frederick via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 4, 4:16
  • Christian Duncan def. Will Currie via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Liam Gittins def. Emrah Sommez via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:38
  • Sam Creasey def. Aaron Aby via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26)
  • Mick Stanton def. George Smith via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:45
  • Keir Harvie def. Manny Akpan via submission (arm triangle) – Round 1, 4:30
  • Omiel Brown def. Joel Downey-Cave via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 2:56
  • Adam Cullen def. Josh Plant via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:42
  • Rory Evans def. Jimmy Fell via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:10

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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: Unbeaten bantamweight champion Jack Cartwright to face Sylwester Miller

Undefeated bantamweight champion Jack Cartwright will bid to register his third successful title defense at Cage Warriors 121 in London.

Undefeated Cage Warriors bantamweight champion [autotag]Jack Cartwright[/autotag] will put his title on the line in the co-main event of Cage Warriors 121 in London.

Manchester’s Cartwright (9-0), who captured the title with back-to-back first-round knockout victories in one night at Cage Warriors Unplugged 2 in 2019, has since defended his title twice in 2020 with victories over Manuel Bilic and Gerardo Fanny at Cage Warriors 112 and 115, respectively.

Now the SBG Manchester fighter will look to complete his third straight title defense when he faces Polish submission specialist [autotag]Sylwester Miller[/autotag] (9-3), who arrives in Cage Warriors riding a two-fight winning streak, with an extended run of form that has seen him lose just once in his past eight outings. Six of his nine career wins have come via submission.

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The matchup will be joined on the card by a middleweight bout, with former Cage Warriors 185-pound champion [autotag]James Webb[/autotag] (8-2-1) looking to continue his winning form since losing the title to Nathias Frederick at Cage Warriors 111 in 2019. Webb has fought twice since that defeat and picked up a pair of dominant victories. He earned a landslide decision win over Mick Stanton at Cage Warriors 112, then followed up with a first-round arm-triangle choke finish of Craig White at Cage Warriors 115.

Now Webb will look to make it three wins in a row against [autotag]Matthew Bonner[/autotag] (8-6-1), who is also on a two-fight winning streak, thanks to victories over George Smith and former welterweight title challenger Matt Inman.

Cage Warriors 121 takes place Friday, March 19 at York Hall, London. The event streams live on UFC Fight Pass.

With the additions, the lineup for Cage Warriors 121 includes:

  • Agy Sardari vs. Mehdi Ben Lakhdar – for lightweight title
  • Jack Cartwright vs. Sylwester Miller – for bantamweight title
  • Matthew Bonner vs. James Webb

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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 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