2012 in Cage Warriors

2012 was the eleventh year of Cage Warriors, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom, comprising twelve events beginning with Cage Warriors Fight Night 3.

2012 in Cage Warriors
Information
First date	February 11, 2012
Last date	December 31, 2012
Events
Total events	12
Fights
Total fights	107
Chronology
2011 in Cage Warriors 2012 in Cage Warriors 2013 in Cage Warriors

Events list

Main article: Cage Warriors § Events

#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location
47	Cage Warriors Fight Night 3	February 11, 2012	Al Habtoor	Beirut, Lebanon
48	Cage Warriors: 45	February 18, 2012	The Forum	London, England
49	Cage Warriors: 46	February 23, 2012	Stereo Plaza	Kyiv, Ukraine
50	Cage Warriors Fight Night 4	March 16, 2012	DWTC	Dubai, UAE
51	Cage Warriors Fight Night 5	April 12, 2012	Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing Arena	Amman, Jordan
52	Cage Warriors Fight Night 6	May 24, 2012	Khalifa Sports City	Isa Town, Bahrain
53	Cage Warriors: 47	June 2, 2012	The Helix	Dublin, Ireland
54	Cage Warriors: 48	July 21, 2012	The Forum	London, England
55	Cage Warriors Fight Night 7	September 1, 2012	Al-Hussein Youth City Boxing Arena	Amman, Jordan
56	Cage Warriors: 49	October 27, 2012	St David's Hall	Cardiff, Wales
57	Cage Warriors: 50	December 8, 2012	Kelvin Hall	Glasgow, Scotland
58	Cage Warriors: 51	December 31, 2012	The Helix	Dublin, Ireland

Cage Warriors Fight Night 3

Cage Warriors Fight Night 3^[1] was an event held on February 11, 2012 in Beirut, Lebanon.

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Juha-Pekka Vainikainen	def.	Kyle Watson	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	2	4:26
Middleweight	Mats Nilsson	def.	Tommy Speer	Submission (Arm Triangle)	2	4:17
Featherweight	Matteus Lahdesmaki	def.	Graham Turner	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	2:19
Middleweight	Faycal Hucin	def.	Gareth Joseph	TKO (Punches)	1	1:14
Middleweight	Victor Cheng	def.	Matt Gabel	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	1:49
Welterweight	Domingos Mestre	def.	John Donnelly	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Ben Alloway	def.	Mauro Chimento Jr	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

Cage Warriors: 45

Cage Warriors: 45^[2] was an event held on February 18, 2012 in London, England.

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Bobby Brents	def.	Rogent Lloret	Submission (Arm Triangle)	1	4:41
Lightweight	J. P. Reese	def.	Brad Wheeler	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Chris Fields	def.	Jack Nason	TKO (Head Kick and Punches)	1	0:50
Featherweight	Conor McGregor	def.	Steve O'Keefe	TKO (Elbows)	1	1:33
Heavyweight	Dave Keeley	def.	Eddy Bengtsson	TKO (Punches and Elbows)	1	4:40
Middleweight	Brett Sizeland	def.	Brett Bassett	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	2	1:47
Welterweight	Jacek Toczydlowski	def.	Shah Hussain	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Charlie Watts	def.	Chad Brown	TKO (Submission to punches)	2	2:12
Catchweight	Ben Hajir	def.	Michael Jones	Submission (Armbar)	3	3:06

Cage Warriors: 46

Cage Warriors: 46^[3] was an event held on February 23, 2012 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Andreas Kraniotakes	def.	Dmitry Poberezhets	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	3:27
Lightweight	Diego Gonzalez	def.	Ivica Truscek	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	2	3:25
Middleweight	Pavel Kusch	def.	Alexander Starikov	Submission (Omaplata)	1	0:30
Flyweight	Phil Harris	def.	Remi Morvan	Submission (Armbar)	1	4:22
Welterweight	Alexander Voitenko	def.	Dan Hope	TKO (Punches)	3	1:11
Flyweight	Artemij Sitenkov	def.	Neil Seery	Submission (Kneebar)	1	0:55
Middleweight	Vladimir Katyhin	def.	Anatoly Safronov	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	0:41
Welterweight	Sergei Churilov	def.	Anatoly Starodubstev	Submission (Achilles Lock)	1	2:51
Featherweight	James Brum	def.	Leandro Gontijo	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Artem Lobov	def.	Kamil Korycki	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Andrei Prizyuk	def.	Oleg Vival	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	2:54
Featherweight	Sergey Grechka	def.	Artem Boiko	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Maksim Ivshin	def.	Valery Tighineanu	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

Cage Warriors Fight Night 4

Cage Warriors Fight Night 4^[4] was an event held on March 16, 2012 in Dubai, UAE.

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Mike Hayes	def.	Andreas Kraniotakes	Submission (Kimura)	3	4:20	[a]
Welterweight	Assan Njie	def.	Stevie Ray	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	2	2:29
Middleweight	Lucio Linhares	def.	Kyle Baker	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Flyweight	Sheila Gaff	def.	Jennifer Maia	TKO (Punches)	1	0:10	[b]
Flyweight	Phil Harris	def.	Casey Dyer	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Mansour Barnaoui	def.	Brad Wheeler	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	3	4:26
Welterweight	Brad Scott	def.	Mok Rahman	TKO (Body Punch)	3	2:45
Heavyweight	Cyril Asker	def.	Adam Brearley	TKO (Punches)	1	4:30

1. For Cage Warriors Heavyweight Title
2. Cage Warriors women's flyweight tournament semifinal

Cage Warriors Fight Night 5

Cage Warriors Fight Night 5^[5] was an event held on April 12, 2012 in Amman, Jordan.

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	D.J. Linderman	def.	Bobby Brents	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Pavel Kusch	def.	John Phillips	Submission (Heel Hook)	1	0:25
Middleweight	Victor Cheng	def.	Faycal Hucin	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Liam James	def.	Jean N'Doye	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Mike Ling	def.	Eric Cebarec	TKO (Elbows)	2	2:11
Lightweight	Piotr Hallmann	def.	Kevin Donnelly	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	3	4:10
Bantamweight	James Brum	def.	Thomas Back	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Kris Edwards	def.	Janne Elonen-Kulmala	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Mohamed Ali	def.	Doo Hwan Kim	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

Cage Warriors Fight Night 6

Cage Warriors Fight Night 6^[6] was an event held on May 24, 2012 in Isa Town, Bahrain.

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Gael Grimaud	def.	Jesse Taylor	Submission (Armbar)	3	0:55	[a]
Featherweight	Jim Alers	def.	Matteus Lahdesmaki	TKO (Elbows)	2	3:01
Lightweight	Ivan Buchinger	def.	Diego Gonzalez	TKO (Punches)	2	1:30
Heavyweight	Eddy Bengtsson	def.	Jay Mortimore	Submission (Smother)	1	2:46
Middleweight	John Phillips	def.	Tomas Penz	Submission (Triangle Choke)	2	3:21
Middleweight	Alan Carlos	def.	Mike Ling	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Oliver Pastor	def.	Dino Gambatesa	KO (Punches)	1	0:52
Middleweight	Allan Love	def.	Ignas Petkus	TKO (Punches)	1	3:03

1. For Cage Warriors Welterweight Title

Cage Warriors: 47

Cage Warriors: 47^[7] was an event held on June 2, 2012 in Dublin, Ireland.

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	D.J. Linderman	def.	Mike Hayes	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00	[a]
Featherweight	Conor McGregor	def.	Dave Hill	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	4:10	[b]
Featherweight	Rosi Sexton	def.	Aisling Daly	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00	[c]
Welterweight	Cathal Pendred	def.	David Bielkheden	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Flyweight	Neil Seery	def.	Mark Platts	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	2:36
Catchweight	Jack Mason	def.	Tommy Quinn	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Paul Redmond	def.	Yuri Malko	TKO (Punches)	2	2:05
Middleweight	Brett Sizeland	def.	Victor Peixoto	TKO (Punches)	1	1:32

1. For Cage Warriors Heavyweight Title
2. For Cage Warriors Featherweight Title
3. Cage Warriors women's flyweight tournament semifinal

Cage Warriors: 48

Cage Warriors: 48^[8] was an event held on July 21, 2012 in London, England.

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight	John Phillips	def.	Chris Fields	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	2	2:04
Welterweight	Aaron Wilkinson	def.	Leigh Cohoon	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	2:07
Middleweight	Denniston Sutherland	def.	Brett Sizeland	TKO (Punches)	1	4:12
Welterweight	Danny Roberts	def.	Jack Mason	Submission (Armbar)	2	2:46
Lightweight	Dale Hardiman	def.	Ido Pariente	KO (Punches)	3	0:44
Flyweight	Kris Edwards	def.	Brian Hyslop	Submission (Armbar)	2	1:44
Heavyweight	Dayman Lake	def.	Jay Mortimore	KO (Punches)	1	1:56
Welterweight	Piotr Ptasinski	def.	Jacek Toczydlowski	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Catchweight	Leon Del Gaudio	def.	Mehmet Faulds	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	3:03
Middleweight	Charlie Watts	def.	Victor Peixoto	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	0:53

Cage Warriors Fight Night 7

Cage Warriors Fight Night 7^[9] was an event held on September 1, 2012 in Amman, Jordan.

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Chris Fields	def.	Pavel Kusch	TKO (Punches)	3	2:05	[a]
Featherweight	Jim Alers	def.	Marcio Cesar	Submission (D'Arce Choke)	2	2:27
Lightweight	Leonardo Santos	def.	Mark Holst	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	1	1:15
Welterweight	Mohsen Bahari	def.	Piotr Ptasinski	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Olivier Pastor	def.	Liam James	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	3	3:21
Bantamweight	James Brum	def.	James Zackary	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Robert Krecicki	def.	Mohamed Ali	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Brett Bassett	def.	Mike Ling	KO (Punch)	1	0:38
Catchweight	Jay Furness	def.	Artem Lobov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

1. For vacant Cage Warriors Middleweight Title

Cage Warriors: 49

Cage Warriors: 49^[10] was an event held on October 27, 2012 in Cardiff, Wales.

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Cathal Pendred	def.	Bruno Carvalho	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Tim Newman	def.	Greg Loughran	Submission (Guillotine)	1	4:45
Middleweight	Faycal Hucin	def.	John Michael Sheil	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Mervyn Mulholland	def.	Daniel Thomas	Submission (Triangle)	1	1:22
Lightweight	Paul Redmond	def.	Lewis Long	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	3:34
Bantamweight	Alan Philpott	def.	Kris Edwards	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	3:53
Welterweight	Lee Caers	def.	Kevin Reed	TKO (Strikes)	2	4:52
Bantamweight	Martin McDonough	def.	Dino Gambatesa	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:53
Flyweight	Neil Seery	def.	Karl Harrison	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Brett Johns	def.	Sam Gilbert	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

Cage Warriors: 50

Cage Warriors: 50^[11] was an event held on December 8, 2012 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight	Brandon Hempleman	def.	Paul McVeigh	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Wilson Reis	def.	Owen Roddy	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	3	1:32
Welterweight	Alan Johnston	def.	Aaron Wilkinson	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Scott Askham	def.	Denniston Sutherland	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Graham Turner	def.	Nathan Beer	TKO (Strikes)	1	4:30
Catchweight	Dan Hope	def.	Avi Jack	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Catchweight	Alex Enlund	def.	Ahsan Gillani	TKO (Strikes)	1	0:39
Flyweight	Mark Connor	def.	Andy Young	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

Cage Warriors: 51

Cage Warriors: 51^[12] was an event held on December 31, 2012 in Dublin, Ireland.

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Conor McGregor	def.	Ivan Buchinger	KO (Punch)	1	3:40	[a]
Middleweight	Jesse Taylor	def.	Chris Fields	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	1:06	[b]
Catchweight	Katja Kankaanpää	def.	Aisling Daly	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Jack Mason	def.	Florent Betorangal	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Paul Redmond	def.	Ryan Roddy	Submission (Toe Hold)	2	2:14
Bantamweight	James Brum	def.	Moktar Benkaci	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Weltwerweight	Tommy Quinn	def.	Philip Mulpeter	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Henry Fadipe	def.	Charlie Watts	TKO (Strikes)	1	1:08

1. For Cage Warriors Lightweight Title
2. For Cage Warriors Middleweight Title