George Hardwick Successfully Defends Lightweight Crown at Cage Warriors 152

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.