Hardrock MMA 75 set with middleweight champ Derek Smith
Derek Smith
The lineup is set, as one of Kentucky’s longest-running organizations returns to Bowling Green tomorrow night for Hardrock MMA 75.
In the night’s feature bout, middleweight champion Derek Smith (7-3) is set to defend his title against Tavae Lewis (1-2) at 185 pounds.
Smith, a BG Beatdown product, has won his last six bouts after starting his career just 1-3.
All six of those wins have come via strikes, including five in the first round. Most recently, he successfully defended his middleweight title with a second round knockout over Ryan Roark at Hardrock MMA 72 in May. That was after winning the title by knocking out Jeffrey Pearson in just 1:16 at Hardrock MMA 67 last fall.
Lewis, who hails from Chicago, has a verified record of just 1-2, but Illinois does not require all amateur bouts to be sanctioned, so his record is likely different than that.
In the lone pro bout on the card, Braedon Ward (0-4) was slated to face Thomas Kennedy at lightweight, but that fight has fallen off and Ward is currently without an opponent.
Hardrock MMA 75 takes place Holiday Inn Sloan Convention Center tomorrow night. Check out the full fight card below.
Official Hardrock MMA 75 card
Pro Bout:
Braedon Ward vs TBD
Amateur Bouts:
Derek Smith vs Tavae Lewis
Kegan Agnew vs Ebi Sikpi
Dustin Ray vs Tim Lewis
Rusty Steele vs Charles Ezell
Gavin Agnew vs Christopher Warf
Gregory L. Cross vs Javon Brown
Clifton Johnson vs Matthew Phillips
Storm Otterson vs Randy Juenke
Michael Lynch vs Randy Shipp
Dalton Dell vs Nygel Lipscomb
Mariano Rios vs Thomas Kirkland
Nicholas Ryan Dohm vs TBD
Photo courtesy Derek Smith Facebook page
