Cage Warriors

Cage Warriors 156

Completed Vale Sports Arena, Cardiff, Wales 9 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Darren Stewart beat Matthew Bonner by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Reece McEwan beat Leonardo de Oliveira by knockout in the co-main event at bantamweight.
  • Seven of the nine results came early: four knockouts and three submissions.

Main card

MB

Matthew Bonner vs Darren Stewart

Catchweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Darren Stewart ✓
RM ✓

Reece McEwan vs Leonardo de Oliveira

Bantamweight
Knockout R2 3:55
LO
AC ✓

Andy Clamp vs Ghassan Abdenabi

Light heavyweight
Submission R1 3:52
GA
RE

Rory Evans vs Jack Eglin

Bantamweight
Knockout R2 3:00
JE ✓
JQ ✓

Jimmy Quinn vs Dan Kneil

Catchweight
Knockout R1 0:15
DK
MA ✓

Milad Ahady vs Marcondes Bastos

Catchweight
Knockout R2 1:16
MB
SP ✓

Scott Pedersen vs Yohan Salvador

Featherweight
Submission R1 2:18
YS
SE ✓

Stephanie Evans vs Małgorzata Tkocz

Catchweight
Submission R1 5:03
MT
MV

Marin Vetrila vs El Hadji Ndiaye

Lightweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:05
EN ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Darren Stewart beat Matthew Bonner by unanimous decision after three rounds in the main event of Cage Warriors 156 at the Vale Sports Arena in Cardiff. In the co-main event, Reece McEwan beat Leonardo de Oliveira by knockout at 3:55 of round two at bantamweight.

How the card was decided

Across the nine bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, three by submission and two on the judges' scorecards — seven stoppages in nine fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Jimmy Quinn, who stopped Dan Kneil after 15 seconds, and four of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Reece McEwan's knockout of Leonardo de Oliveira, 8 minutes and 55 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled one hour and 5 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Five weight classes were used, catchweight most often with four bouts.