George Hardwick Successfully Defends Lightweight Crown at Cage Warriors 152

George Hardwick with the first round KO ✅
2nd successful title defence ✅
10-punch combo for the highlight reel ✅
🏆 What a moment for the Lightweight King 🏆#CW152 pic.twitter.com/oYYWnzTMHf

— Cage Warriors (@CageWarriors) April 15, 2023

George Hardwick showed once again why he is one of Europe’s best lightweights at Cage Warriors 152 in Manchester, England.

In the CW 152 main event, Hardwick secured a victory over Yann Liasse with a first-round technical knockout at the 4:12 mark. Hardwick displayed both his grappling and striking prowess, landing clean, powerful punches with both hands that overwhelmed Liasse.

Nathan Fletcher also had a successful night, defeating Daan Duijs via triangle choke in Round 1 at 4 minutes and 15 seconds. The bantamweight prospect showcased his grappling skills, utilizing a well-executed triangle choke to force Duijs to tap out, earning him a submission victory.

In other notable matchups, James Power emerged victorious over Lukasz Kopera via TKO (retirement) following the second round; Dumitru Girlean also secured a win in a thrilling fight against Adam Cullen with a KO (punch) in the third round at just 4 seconds into the final frame; Luke Riley earned a victory over Kallum Parker via unanimous decision; Madars Bertholds-Fleminas displayed his skills in a unanimous decision victory over Aleksi Mantykivi; Ieuan Davies secured a submission victory over Dec Dean with a guillotine choke in the first round at the 3:12 mark; Chris Bungard banked a hard-fought victory over Gavin Hughes via split decision after three rounds of action; Michal Folc picked up a victory over Chris Price with a TKO (elbows and punches) in 3:58 of the first stanza; Liam Gittins earned a TKO victory over Rory Evans with knees and elbows at 4:23 of Round 2; In a closely contested tilt, Orlando Wilson Prins was awarded a split decision victory over Antonio Sheldon after 15 minutes of action.