2018 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
| 2018 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | ||||
| First date | June 2, 2018 | |||
| Last date | October 20, 2018 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 3 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 31 | |||
| Title fights | 2 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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The year 2018 is the 1st year in the history of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, a bare-knuckle fighting promotion based in Philadelphia. The season started with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 1: The Beginning. BKFC is available on PPV all over the world and on FITE TV.
Background
[edit]![[icon]](/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (October 2019) |
Heavyweight Championship Tournament Bracket
[edit]| Quarter-Finals BKFC 1 | Semi-Finals BKFC 2 | Final BKFC 3 | ||||||||||||
 Arnold Adams
| TKO | |||||||||||||
| DJ Linderman
| 2R. | |||||||||||||
| Arnold Adams
| TKO | |||||||||||||
| Joey Beltran
| 4R. | |||||||||||||
| Lewis Rumsey
| 5R. | |||||||||||||
| Ricco Rodriguez
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Arnold Adams
| SD | |||||||||||||
| Sam Shewmaker
| 5R. | |||||||||||||
| Eric Prindle
| 1R. | |||||||||||||
| Sam Shewmaker
| KO | |||||||||||||
| Sam Shewmaker
| SD | |||||||||||||
| Maurice Jackson
| 5R. | |||||||||||||
| Dale Sopi
| 1R. | |||||||||||||
| Maurice Jackson
| KO | |||||||||||||
- Joey Beltran replaced injured Ricco Rodriguez in the semi-finals.
List of events
[edit]| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 1: The Beginning | June 2, 2018 | Cheyenne Ice and Events Center | Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
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| 2 | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2: A New Era | August 25, 2018 | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
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| 3 | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 3: The Takeover | October 20, 2018 | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
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Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 1: The Beginning
[edit]| Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 1: The Beginning | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | June 2, 2018 |
| Venue | Cheyenne Ice and Events Center |
| City | Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA |
'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 1: The Beginning' was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on June 2, 2018, at the Cheyenne Ice and Events Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA.
Background
[edit]This was the first bare-knuckle boxing event by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) and the first sanctioned bare-knuckle boxing event in the United States since 1889.[1][2]
This event featured the quarter-final of a 8-Man Heavyweight Tournament.[3]
Results
[edit]| BKFC 1[4] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Ricco Rodriguez
|
def. | Lewis Rumsey
|
Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Finals. 50-45, 50-45, 48-47. |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Joey Beltran
|
def. | Tony Lopez
|
Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | Heavyweight Tournament Alternate. 49-45, 49-45, 49-46. |
| Women's Featherweight 57 kg |  Bec Rawlings
|
def. | Alma Garcia
|
TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 2:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Sam Shewmaker
|
def. | Eric Prindle
|
KO (punch) | 1 | 0:18 | Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Finals |
| Heavyweight 120 kg |  Bobby Gunn
|
def. |  Irineu Beato Costa Jr.
|
KO (body punch) | 1 | 0:41 | |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Johnny Bedford
|
def. | Nick Mamalis
|
TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:41 | |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Reggie Barnett Jr.
|
def. | Travis Thompson
|
Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 50-45, 50-45, 50-45 |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Maurice Jackson
|
def. | Dale Sopi
|
TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:10 | Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Finals |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Estevan Payan
|
def. | Omar Avelar
|
KO (punches) | 1 | 1:57 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Arnold Adams
|
def. | D.J. Linderman
|
TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 2:00 | Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Finals |
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2: A New Era
[edit]| Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2: A New Era | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | August 25, 2018 |
| Venue | Mississippi Coast Coliseum |
| City | Biloxi, Mississippi, USA |
'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2: A New Era' was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on August 25, 2018, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.
Background
[edit]This event featured the semi-final of a 8-Man Heavyweight Tournament.[5]
The inaugural Police Gazette Women's Featherweight champion, Bec Rawlings, was awarded this title by the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame 3 days after her win over Alma Garcia at BKFC 1, making her fight with Britain Hart her first title defense.[6]
Results
[edit]| BKFC 2[7] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Featherweight 57 kg | Bec Rawlings (c)
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def. | Britain Hart
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Decision (split) | 5 | 2:00 | For the Police Gazette Women's Featherweight World Championship. 50-45, 49-45, 47-48. |
| Super Middleweight 80 kg | Chris Lytle
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def. | Drew Lipton
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TKO (retirement) | 1 | 1:18 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Sam Shewmaker
|
def. | Maurice Jackson
|
Decision (split) | 5 | 2:00 | Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals. 46-48, 48-45, 49-45 |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Arnold Adams
|
def. | Joey Beltran
|
TKO (doctor stoppage) | 5 | 0:09 | Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Kendall Grove
|
def. | Bruce Abramski
|
Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | Judges' scorecards not read. |
| Welterweight 66 kg | Michael McDonald
|
def. | Charles Bennett
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TKO (hand injury) | 4 | 1:49 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Jamie Campbell
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def. | Dale Sopi
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Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | Judges' scorecards not read. |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Reggie Barnett Jr.
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def. | James Clayton Burns
|
Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | Judges' scorecards not read. |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Middleweight 75 kg |  Diego Garijo
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def. | Tom Shoaff
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KO (punches) | 1 | 1:19 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Jimmy Jennett
|
def. | Tony Lopez
|
Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | Judges' scorecards not read. |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Harris Stephenson
|
def. | Jorge Gonzalez
|
KO (punches) | 1 | ||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Marcel Stamps
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def. | Brandon Martin
|
KO (punches) | 1 | ||
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 3: The Takeover
[edit]| Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 3: The Takeover | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | October 20, 2018 |
| Venue | Mississippi Coast Coliseum |
| City | Biloxi, Mississippi, USA |
'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 3: The Takeover' was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on October 20, 2018, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.
Background
[edit]This event featured the final of a 8-Man Heavyweight Tournament to crown the inaugural BKFC Heavyweight Champion. The event also featured the quarter-final of a 8-Man Lightweight Tournament.[8]
A planned Lightweight Tournament Quarter-Final matchup between Reggie Barnett Jr and Josue Rivera was cancelled when Rivera no-showed the event causing Barnett Jr to advance to the semi-finals due to forfeit.[citation needed]
Results
[edit]| BKFC 3 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Arnold Adams
|
def. | Sam Shewmaker
|
Decision (split) | 5 | 2:00 | Heavyweight Tournament Final, for the vacant BKFC Heavyweight Championship & vacant Police Gazette Heavyweight American Championship. 47-48, 48-46, 48-46. |
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Marcel Stamps
|
def. | Kendall Grove
|
KO (punches) | 3 | 0:47 | |
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Joe Riggs
|
def. | Brok Weaver
|
Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 49-46, 49-46, 50-45 |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Elvin Brito
|
def. | Harris Stephenson
|
KO (punch) | 5 | 0:06 | |
| Women's Featherweight 57 kg | Christine Ferea
|
def. | Jennifer Tate
|
TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:55 | |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Johnny Bedford
|
def. | Matt Murphy
|
Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | Lightweight Tournament Quarter-Finals. Judges' scorecards not read. |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg |  Abdiel Velazquez
|
def. | Shawn West
|
KO (punches) | 1 | 1:16 | Lightweight Tournament Quarter-Finals |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | Mike Bissett
|
def. | Aaron Brink
|
KO (punches) | 1 | 1:21 | |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | Rusty Crowder
|
def. | Joe Pegg
|
TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:33 | Lightweight Tournament Quarter-Finals |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship – The Beginning". mymmanews.com. June 2018.
- ^ "Legal bare-knuckle fighting makes bloody debut in Wyoming". usatoday.com.
- ^ "Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship to Feature Several Former UFC Fighters". mmaweekly.com.
- ^ Zach Aittama (June 2, 2018). "BARE KNUCKLE FC RESULTS: RODRIGUEZ, RAWLINGS VICTORIOUS IN PROMOTION'S INAUGURAL EVENT". combatpress.com.
- ^ "Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2". lakeexpo.com.
- ^ "BKB Hall of Fame". BKB Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- ^ Zach Aittama (August 25, 2018). "BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP 2: A NEW ERA RESULTS: RAWLINGS DEFENDS, LYTLE DOMINATES". combatpress.com.
- ^ "Bare Knuckle FC 3: The Takeover". mmasucka.com. 20 October 2018.
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