Sean Clancy Jr. claims interim crown with highlight-reel finish
In the main event, Scotland’s Sean Clancy Jr. produced a stellar display to knock out Dutch veteran Melvin van Suijdam and capture the vacant interim welterweight title.
Clancy’s finish was something special as he connected with a beautiful two-punch combination to send van Suijdam crashing down to the canvas for a spectacular highlight-reel knockout.
😲 He has done it again… Sean Clancy Jr with an absolutely devastating combo to win via KO. He is the NEW Interim Welterweight Champion 🤩#CW199 pic.twitter.com/YaawwY42yG
— Cage Warriors (@CageWarriors) December 6, 2025
Leblond snatches title win in the closing moments
The co-main event saw France’s Nicolas Leblond score the biggest victory of his career as he dramatically turn the tables on flyweight champion Shaj Haque and win the 125-pound belt.
Haque looked to be on his way to a decision victory as the final round entered its final two minutes. But a huge shot from the Frenchman put Haque on wobbly legs.
Leblond closed in, looking for the finish, and eventually took Haque’s back and locked up a rear-naked choke to force the tap at the 4:11 mark of the final round.
INCROYABLE 🏆🇫🇷#CW199 pic.twitter.com/qnusIYQCJV
— Cage Warriors (@CageWarriors) December 6, 2025
Best of the rest
The main card saw contrasting fortunes for three English lightweights. Former champion George Hardwick was submitted in the first round, courtesy of Daniel Konrad’s flying armbar, but his compatriot George Staines had a better result, as he finished Ioan Harris with strikes mid-way through the second round.
The other lightweight on the main card, Adam Cullen, battled his way to a unanimous decision victory over Brazil’s Lucas Caio.
The prelims produced six finishes from seven fights, with Norbert Pietrzak, Teddy Stringer, Jack Foote, Joe Fields, Ryan Campbell and Farshad Nazarnia all picking up inside-the-distance victories.
Cage Warriors 199: Official results
MAIN CARD
- Sean Clancy Jr def. Melvin van Suijdam via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 0:29 – for vacant Cage Warriors interim welterweight title
- Nicolas Leblond def. Shaj Haque via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 5, 4:11 – for Cage Warriors flyweight title
- Daniel Konrad def. George Hardwick via submission (flying armbar) – Round 1, 4:49
- George Staines def. Ioan Harris via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 2:21
- Josh Abraham def. Nicolas Barna via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:54
- Adam Cullen def. Lucas Caio via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Norbert Pietrzak def. Charles Joyner via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:37
- Teddy Stringer def. Leandro Carmigo via TKO (elbows and punches) – Round 1, 2:50
- Jack Foote def. Brennan Gait via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:32 – 140-pound catchweight
- Joe Fields def. Railson Paixão via TKO (elbows) – Round 2, 1:24
- Ryan Campbell def. Faramorz Mohammad via submission (armbar) – Round 2, 0:40
- Charlie Boulton def. Daniel Bainbridge via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Farshad Nazarnia def. Geoff Pavey via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:50
