Cage Warriors returned to Rome for CW 179 on Saturday night where a former champion closed out the night with a devastating finish.
Italy's own Stefano Paternò sent the fans home happy after stopping Jorge Bueno with a great one-shot knockout.
The co-main event ended in similar fashion as Konstantinos Ntelis ended his bout with Simone Patrizi with one clean strike to silence the crowd in the Italian capital.
Alessandro Giordano maintained his momentum with a hard fought win over Emanuele Zaccaria via split decision.
Ireland's Solomon Simon produced another one of the night's most impressive highlights by submitting Walter Cogliandro right at the end of the third round.
Cage Warriors returns for two more events in November with big cards scheduled in for London and Newcastle in the next few weeks.
Check out the full results listed below:
Main Card:
Stefano Paternò def. Jorge Bueno via KO (punch) after 2:43 of round two
Konstantinos Ntelis def. Simone Patrizi via KO (Punch) after 1:30 of round one
Khadim Dia def. Leon Aliu via TKO (injury) after 5:00 of round two
Alessandro Giordano def. Emanuele Zaccaria via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
Solomon Simon def. Walter Cogliandro via Submission (ninja choke) after 4:54 of round three
Giuseppe Mastrogiacomo def. Itay Tratner by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Prelims:
Giacomo Michelis def. Olli Santalahti via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Luca Mele def. Daniele Battaglia via Submission (rear-naked choke) after 3:04 of round two
Manuel Del Valle def. Sergio Gavinelli via Submission (anaconda choke) after 3:23 of round two
Michelangelo Lupoli def. Gerasimos Sioutis via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Damiano Scogna def. Emanuel Caperna via Submission (rear-naked choke) after 1:53 of round one
Emanuele Tetti def. Angelo Terenzio via Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Niko Ceraglia def. Andrea Flamminio via TKO (punches) after 4:33 of round three
Luca Borando def. Nicolae Mezdrea via TKO (punches and hammerfists) after 1:18 of round three
Mario Mingaj def. Zurab Zarnadze via Submission (triangle choke) after 1:50 of round 1
Conor McCarthy defeated Gianluca Rocca via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
