Townsville, Australia — Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship (Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship), extensively often called The World’s Quickest Rising Fight Sports activities Promotion, made a thunderous first impression in Australia with a sold-out BKFC Struggle Evening on the Townsville Conference Middle.
The historic occasion adopted simply hours after BKFC-88 in Denver, Colorado, underscoring the promotion’s speedy international growth.
Predominant Occasion: Haze Hepi Avenges Loss with Brutal Second-Spherical KO
In a high-stakes heavyweight rematch, Haze “The Huntsman” Hepi delivered a career-defining efficiency, stopping beforehand unbeaten Krzyzstof “Huge Man” Wisniewski with a dominant second-round knockout.
Hepi dropped Wisniewski thrice earlier than the referee stepped in at 1:44 of Spherical 2.
The win was particularly significant after their first assembly in October, the place Wisniewski earned a first-round TKO at BKFC 83 in Rome, Italy.
Hepi celebrated the milestone second in entrance of a raucous Australian crowd, saying:
“That is such an honor. Thanks a lot to the group that put this on. What an occasion. What an evening. I hope you loved it, and I hope we will do it once more.”
Wisniewski, who entered undefeated in naked knuckle competitors, suffered the primary lack of his BKFC run after two earlier stoppage wins.
Co-Predominant Occasion: Prasovic Dominates Flanagan in Residence Soil Debut
Unbeaten heavyweight Dilan Prasovic continued his rise with a press release victory over native favourite Mark Flanagan.
The Montenegro-born fighter overwhelmed Flanagan, forcing a health care provider stoppage on the finish of Spherical 1 after a one-sided opening body.
Flanagan, a Townsville native and former boxing world title challenger, made his BKFC debut however was unable to resist Prasovic’s early stress.
Standout Finishes Throughout a Wild Struggle Evening Card
The Australian debut card was full of violent finishes and breakout performances:
Josh Kuhne made an enormous debut, stopping Mick Whitehead in Spherical 3 after scoring two knockdowns.
Boaz Kapua wanted simply 63 seconds to overwhelm Brayden Marzona with a barrage of knockdowns.
Hunter Ioane scored a third-round knockout over Luke Bampton at 1:13.
Ryan Winnett battered Cooper Clark, forcing a stoppage after 4 knockdowns.
Fetongi Tuinauvai delivered the quickest end of the night time, stopping Patrick Tolone in simply 30 seconds.
Asher Jack impressed with a second-round stoppage over Chris Drummond at 1:09.
Sebastian Temesi demolished Alvin Kanehailua in 73 seconds with two knockdowns.
Historic First BKFC Struggle in Australia
Within the opening bout of the night time, Darcy Braine etched his identify into historical past, successful the primary BKFC struggle ever held in Australia.
Braine defeated former NRL star Richie Fa’osa through unanimous resolution (30-26 throughout all judges), scoring a knockdown within the opening spherical.
Full BKFC Struggle Evening Australia Outcomes
Haze Hepi def. Krzyzstof Wisniewski through KO (Spherical 2, 1:44)
Dilan Prasovic def. Mark Flanagan through TKO (Spherical 1, 2:00)
Josh Kuhne def. Mick Whitehead through TKO (Spherical 3, 0:51)
Boaz Kapua def. Brayden Marzona through TKO (Spherical 1, 1:03)
Hunter Ioane def. Luke Bampton through KO (Spherical 3, 1:13)
Ryan Winnett def. Cooper Clark through TKO (Spherical 3, 0:45)
Fetongi Tuinauvai def. Patrick Tolone through KO (Spherical 1, 0:30)
Asher Jack def. Chris Drummond through TKO (Spherical 2, 1:09)
Sebastian Temesi def. Alvin Kanehailua through TKO (Spherical 1, 1:13)
Darcy Braine def. Richie Fa’osa through Unanimous Determination (30-26 x3)
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