Some wild knockouts happened at BKFC 21 on Friday night.
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) held its first-ever event in Nebraska on Friday night and it did not disappoint.
Former Bellator veterans turned bare-knuckle boxers Mike Richman and Dakota Cochrane met in the main event, where Richman completely overwhelmed Cochrane throughout the fight. Cochrane was knocked down five (!) times between the first and second round, but it was the final knockdown that proved to be too much for him as he did not answer the ten-count delivered by the referee. Richman improved his overall record to 2-0-1, while Cochrane suffered his first loss in bare-knuckle boxing.
Josh Burns and Sam Shewmaker fought for more than just a win in the co-main event. Fight monikers were also on the line as both Burns and Shewmaker are known as ‘The Hammer’ — or some variation of it — and there could only be one in the promotion. That one would be Burns, who sent his opponent to the canvas with a left hook at 19 seconds into the first round.
UFC veteran Houston Alexander had a successful debut against Wes Combs, but it was nearly ruined by a punch that probably did not need to happen. Alexander uncorked a right hook that immediately knocked out Combs upon impact. Seconds after the right hook landed, Alexander followed up with another punch on the ground to an already out Combs before the referee stepped in. Despite the follow-up punch that could have resulted in a disqualification, Alexander went on to earn his first win under the BKFC banner.
Here are the full results and highlights from BKFC 21:
Main Card results:
Mike Richman def. Dakota Cochrane via knockout at 0:37 of Round 2
Dakota Cochrane don’t want no more.@MikeUSMCRichman stops Dakota in the second round of the #BKFC21 main event
Order the replay on #FITE: https://t.co/3iubvfTHW1 pic.twitter.com/ILjx3ulYnH
— FITE (@FiteTV) September 11, 2021
Josh Burns def. Sam Shewmaker via knockout at 0:19 of Round 1
It didn’t take long for #JoshBurns to drop the hammer on Sam Shewmaker.#BKFC21 is LIVE on #FITE: https://t.co/3iubvfTHW1 pic.twitter.com/Y9hSTfE6BY
— FITE (@FiteTV) September 11, 2021
Houston Alexander def. Wes Combs via knockout at 0:34 of Round 1
Woah!#BKFC21
Live on #FITE: https://t.co/3iubvfTHW1 pic.twitter.com/Ih2ArFj7ta
— FITE (@FiteTV) September 11, 2021
Ryan Roberts def. Jorge Gonzalez via knockout at 0:29 of Round 2
What a knockout by Ryan Roberts at #BKFC21!!!
[ LIVE on #FITE | https://t.co/3iubvfTHW1 ] pic.twitter.com/WQOpS8uXYK
— FITE (@FiteTV) September 11, 2021
Jason High def. Rocky Long via TKO (punches) at 1:59 of Round 1
Sean Wilson def. Will Shutt via TKO (punches) at 1:21 of Round 1
The Hits Continue at #BKFC21 pic.twitter.com/88sF4hdHMi
— Bare Knuckle FC (@bareknucklefc) September 11, 2021
Cody Land def. TJ Benson via knockout at 1:29 of Round 2
A dominant showing by Cody Land at #BKFC21 pic.twitter.com/bIo6mQHVF6
— Bare Knuckle FC (@bareknucklefc) September 11, 2021
JC Deleon def. Keilen Fantroy via TKO (punches) at 1:36 of Round 2
Preliminary Card results:
Erick Murray def. Robert Guzman via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) at 1:52 of Round 2
Carlos Trinidad-Snake def. Noah Cutter via knockout at 0:38 of Round 1
Jeff Souder def. Adam Valcourt via knockout at 0:49 of Round 2
#BKFC21 Prelims Start Off With A KO! pic.twitter.com/73YQ3WTfnp
— Bare Knuckle FC (@bareknucklefc) September 11, 2021