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New Champions Soren Bak, Jonas Billstein Claim Divisional Crowns at Cage Warriors 96



Two new champions were crowned Saturday in Liverpool, England, at Cage Warriors 96.

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Soren Bak showed a glacial calm and survived a tight rear-naked choke for the majority of the first round. After the opening period was dominated by Paddy Pimblett, who was attempting to become a two-division Cage Warriors champ, Bak started to feel more comfortable in the cage. The fighter from Denmark went on to win the vacant lightweight title with a sold unanimous decision (48-44, 48-45, 48-46).



In the co-main event of the evening, German-born Jonas Billstein defeated local hero Mick Stanton to win the vacant middleweight belt. Billstein should have faced Lee Chadwick, who was stripped of his 185-pound strap at yesterday’s weigh-in after failing to make weight.

Stanton took the fight on one-day notice and moved up a weight division and was submitted via rear-naked choke at 3:23 of the first round.



Also on Saturday, Jack Grant smashed Aleksi Mantykivi thanks to his crisp left hand at 4:03 of the very first round; former Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight contender Nicolas Dalby submitted Italy’s Roberto Allegretti via rear-naked choke at 0:50 of the second stanza; Tim Barnett and Matthew Bonner fought to a majority draw with scores of 28-27, 28-28 and 28-28.
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