Cage Warriors 129 video: Sam Creasey locks in slick high-elbow guillotine to win flyweight title

Sam Creasey left no doubt about who’s the best flyweight in Cage Warriors.

[autotag]Sam Creasey[/autotag] left no doubt about who’s the best flyweight in Cage Warriors.

In the promotion’s tournament final, Creasey and Luke Shanks were involved in an entertaining scrap Saturday at Cage Warriors 129 from York Hall in London. Both men found success landing shots through two rounds and into the third.

Then Shanks decided to shoot for a takedown, which turned out to be his downfall as Creasey immediately transitioned into a guillotine choke. But it wasn’t a normal guillotine, with Creasey leaving his left elbow high to prevent Shanks from escaping.

Creasey’s slick move worked to perfection and left Shanks no choice but to tap out at the 3:38 mark of Round 3. Take a look at the finish below:

For Creasey, 33, the title win comes in his 13th fight with Cage Warriors. He debuted with the promotion in June 2016 and is now 10-3 (15-3 overall).

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 117 live results

The Cage Warriors flyweight title is on the line as the U.K. promotion stages the first leg of its three-night triple-header in London, dubbed “The Trilogy Strikes Back.”

The York Hall in Bethnal Green, London plays host to three nights of fights as U.K. promotion Cage Warriors stages the first event of its December triple-header, Cage Warriors 117.

Dubbed “The Trilogy Strikes Back,” the second Cage Warriors triple-header features four title fights across three nights in the English capital, with the promotion’s flyweight championship on the line in Thursday night’s main event.

Newly crowned 125-pound champion [autotag]Luke Shanks[/autotag] (7-1) will put his belt on the line for the first time when he takes on undefeated challenger [autotag]Jake Hadley[/autotag] (6-0) in the night’s headliner, while flyweight contenders [autotag]Adam Amarasinghe[/autotag] (6-2) and [autotag]Sam Creasey[/autotag] (12-3) will do battle in the co-main event in a bid to put themselves next in line to face the main event winner early in 2021.

There’s also a pivotal bout in the promotion’s bantamweight division, as Brazil’s [autotag]Weslley Maia[/autotag] (6-3) takes on undefeated Italian [autotag]Michele Martignoni[/autotag] (5-0) at 135 pounds.

Cage Warriors 117 takes place Thursday night at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London. The event streams live on UFC Fight Pass.

Follow the action with MMA Junkie, with live results and fight recaps throughout the night as we take you through the full fight card from London.