Lee battled back and forth with Wilson in a thrilling main event at the BEC Arena before eventually locking up a rear-naked choke to secure the submission finish at the 3:27 mark in the third round.
That victory improved Lee’s career record to 14-10, and continued a run of alternating wins and losses since returning to Cage Warriors in 2024.
Among the night’s big winners was French light heavyweight contender Nell Ariano, who stopped Finland’s Riku Urholin with strikes in the second round, while Italy’s Damiano Scogna stopped Romania’s Richard Kallos with elbows in the second round of their bantamweight contest.
And an action-packed preliminary card saw one of the most spectacular Cage Warriors moments of the year when Marc-Philippe Ngatchou knocked out Yusuf Nazokatov with a stunning spinning backfist 12 seconds into the second round of their lightweight matchup.
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Cage Warriors 197: Official results
MAIN CARD
- Aiden Lee def. Damon Wilson via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 3:27
- Giacomo Michelis def. Michael Dubois via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Nell Ariano def. Riku Urholin via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 1:19
- Giuseppe Mastrogiacomo def. Elton Armindo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Damiano Scogna def. Richard Kallos via TKO (elbows) – Round 2, 0:24
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Manuel Del Valle def. Pedro Henrique Dias via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:56
- Jordan O’Neill def. Mitchell Goode via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Marc-Philippe Ngatchou def. Yusuf Nazokatov via knockout (spinning backfist) – Round 2, 0:12
- Katharina Rychkova def. Elmear Darcy via TKO (ground strikes) – Round 3, 3:30
- Jordan Molinari def. Redgie Hingston via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
