BKFC-47: DAVID MUNDELL DEFENDS MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE IN EPIC BATTLE VS. MIKE RICHMAN
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Lakeland, FL (July 14, 2023) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, had the huge crowd on their feet on Friday night in Lakeland, FL with BKFC-47, an outstanding night of action emanating from the RP Funding Center and broadcast globally on the BKFC App.
In the main event, BKFC Middleweight World Champion David ‘Redneck’ Mundell, (7-1), of Dunedin, FL valiantly rose from a knockdown at the hands of #1 Ranked Contender,
Mike ‘The Marine’ Richman, (5-2), of Rosemount, MN to score a tremendous second stoppage.
Dropped by a hard left from fellow southpaw Richman in the opening stanza, Mundell would score two knockdowns later in the round and two more in the second round as the fight was called off.
Said a victorious Mundell following the win, “Bring me Mike Perry, he’s the only one I want to fight next.”
Fighting in a BKFC Light Heavyweight Interim Title bout, Josh ‘Ken Doll’ Dyer (2-1), and Jared ‘Captain Deadpool’ Warren, (5-2), fought in a rematch three years in the making.
The aggressive Dyer would take control in the first round, dropping Warren with a huge right hand. At the end of the second round, Dyer badly hurt Warren against the ropes however one of his punches was deemed an unintentional strike to the back of the head. With Dyer being deducted a point, Warren was given five minutes to continue. At the end of the five minutes Dyer was unable to return to battle and the fight was declared a disappointing no-contest.
#3 Ranked featherweight Brandon Allen, (4-1) earned the ‘Knockout of the Night’ for his show-stopping knockout of Seth Shaffer, (3-1). Recovering from being dropped to the canvas in the first round, Allen, looking fast and explosive, would drop Shaffer with a crushing left hook and earn the stoppage in the second round (:50) from a barrage of punches.
In the ‘Fight of the Night’, Ryan Reber, (4-0) and Travis Thompson, (6-4) needed a rare ‘Sixth Round’ to settle their outstanding clash. In an entertaining fight that featured excellent two-way action throughout, the fight was scored a majority draw at the end of the first five rounds. Following the ‘go for broke’ overtime round, Reber would be declared the winner.
In the women’s flyweight division, Gabrielle Roman, (1-0-1), earned ‘Performance of the Night’ with a first-round knockout of Martyna Krol, (1-1). Roman looked sensational; demonstrating a full arsenal of punches to drop Krol early in the fight and earn the stoppage from two battering right hands at the end of the opening stanza.
In the middleweight division, Tony Murphy, (2-0) stopped Murc Jones, (0-1), in the third round (1:16). Dropping Jones twice in the second round Murphy was able to overcome the wild swinging Jones and score on the inside throughout.
Fighting in the women’s bantamweight division, Crystal Pittman, (2-3), overwhelmed Toni Tallman, (0-1) with a second-round stoppage (1:07). Pittman was more aggressive than the newcomer Tallman as the fight was called to a halt with the referee judging Tallman unable to continue.
Two explosive knockouts highlighted the preliminary bouts. Ja’Far Fortt, (2-0, stopped Tim Hester, (1-1) in the third round (1:58) in the welterweight division. In the featherweight division, Michael Larrimore, (1-0), knocked out Daniel Gary, (0-3) in the opening stanza (0:22).
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About Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC)
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is the first promotion allowed to hold a legal, sanctioned, and regulated bare knuckle event in the United States since 1889. Based in Philadelphia, and headed by President and former professional boxer David Feldman, BKFC is dedicated to preserving the historical legacy of bare knuckle fighting, while utilizing a specifically created rule set that emphasizes fighter safety. BKFC holds all of its bouts in a revolutionary circular four-rope ring, designed to encourage fast-paced and exciting bouts. The patented BKFC “Squared Circle” contains scratch lines, based on the Broughton Rules which governed bare knuckle fighting in the 19th century, and which requires fighters to “Toe the Line”: start every round face to face, and just inches apart.
In BKFC, only those fighters who are established professionals in boxing, MMA, kickboxing, or Muay Thai are allowed to compete. The referees and judges are required to have extensive professional combat sports experience. All fights are held under the auspices and control of an Athletic Commission. Unlike other fighting organizations and combat sports internationally which claim to be “bare knuckle”, but require wraps, tape, and gauze; BKFC is true to its word as fighters are not allowed to wrap their hands to within one inch of the knuckle. This makes BKFC unquestionably the truest form of bare knuckle fighting. BKFC is dedicated to not just creating the safest, most exciting, and highest-level bare-knuckle fighting organization in the world, it’s also leading the way for a new fully recognized professional combat sport. BKFC is truly the sport of the future, which fully respects its remarkable past.
