Kyle Driscoll Upends Joshua Jones in Cage Warriors 133 Main Event

Kyle Driscoll handlin' biz!#CW133 pic.twitter.com/H0sI0NYFaI

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Cage Warriors returned to the U.S. for its sixth event, CW 133, which went down at the Del Mar Arena in San Diego.

In the headliner, Dana White’s Contender Series alum Kyle Driscoll faced Bellator MMA vet Joshua Jones in a pretty repetitive and uneventful clash. Driscoll (13-3, 1-0 CW) kept his opponent on the canvas for most of the first stanza thanks to a much more polished wrestling background. In his turn, Jones (11-6, 0-1 CW) answered with a deep kimura attempt. In Round 2, it was Jones' turn to shoot for takedowns, which Driscoll denied every time. Jones looked again for the kimura, but his foe shrugged it off and ended the round in full mount. American Kickboxing Academy standout Driscoll fired back with another takedown early in Round 3. Jones retaliated with the third unsuccessful kimura attempt that Driscoll stopped. Driscoll spent the remaining time grappling with his opponent as the audience expressed its disappointment with some boos. Ultimately, Driscoll took home a unanimous victory with 30-27, 30-27 and 29-27 nods from the judges, scoring his eighth straight triumph.

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In the co-feature, former Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight title contender Wilson Reis returned as he locked horns with Jeremiah Labiano nearly 10 years since his latest promotional appearance. Reis (25-12, 2-0 CW) relied much on his wrestling and grappling skills to not allow Labiano to implement his striking game. The contestants spent much time grappling against the fence, where Reis set his takedowns. On the canvas, the Brazilian controlled his adversary from on top, but he was prevented from landing much damage by a very active Labiano (13-9, 0-1 CW), who also had to fight through an involuntary low blow from Reis. In the third, Labiano allowed his opponent to take him down and landed a few punches before using the cage for a fine sweep. In the following scramble, Reis reconquered a dominant position and ended the clash defending a kneebar. When the dust settled, the ring announcer revealed that Wilson was rewarded with two 29-28 scorecards while a third cageside judge sided with Labiano. It was enough for the Brazilian to take home a split-decision victory.

Elsewhere, Damon Wilson (4-0, 3-0 CW) kept his record unblemished after smashing Ryan Fillingame (6-5, 0-1 CW) with punches with only 23 seconds left in the opening frame of their featherweight clash; UFC vet Joseph Morales (11-2, 2-0 CW) did enough to outpoint former Cage Fury Fighting Championships 125-pound titleholder Sidemar Honorio (13-8, 0-1 CW) thanks to a narrow split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29); featherweight Jose Mariscal (11-6, 1NC; 1-0 CW) stopped Luke Faultersack (6-5, 0-1 CW) with a series of punches that halted the contest at 4:08 in Round 2; at middleweight, Justin Barry (3-0, 2-0 CW) outstroke Bellator MMA alum Kealii Kanekoa (2-4, 0-1 CW) en route to a unanimous decision as the scorecards read 30-26, 30-26, and 30-26; Roberto Hernandez (3-1, 1-0 CW) forced Ethyn Ewing (0-2, 0-1 CW) to tap to a nasty heel hook at the 1:44 mark in the opening frame of their featherweight encounter; Eimar Hernandez (2-0, 1-0 CW) eked out a majority decision over Enrique Marte (1-2, 0-2 CW) as the judges assigned 29-28, 29-28, 28-28 scorecards at the end of the flyweight clash; at welterweight, Blake Cooper (1-0, 1-0 CW) choked Soslan Margiev (0-1, 0-1 CW) 110 seconds out of the gate.