JAKE LINDSEY SHINES IN NIGHT OF KNOCKOUTS AT BKFC FIGHT NIGHT KANSAS CITY
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Kansas City, KS (Aug. 16, 2024) “Gypsy” Jake Lindsey defeated Elvin “El Bandido” Brito via unanimous decision in the highly entertaining main event of BKFC Fight Night Kansas City on Friday night at the sold-out Memorial Hall in Kansas City, KS.
All three judges scored the action-packed bout 49-46 in favor of Lindsey. The BKFC Welterweight World Title challenger is now 5-1 under the BKFC banner, with four of his victories coming by stoppage. The Manhattan, KS-born UFC vet entered fight night as the #2 ranked contender in the BKFC welterweight division.
Brito, who holds the distinction as the first ever BKFC World Welterweight Champion, is now 6-5 in his BKFC career. The Maunabo, Puerto Rico fighter entered fight night as the division’s #4 ranked contender.
“I just like fighting,” Lindsey told the sold-out Memorial Hall. “Let me fight anybody. Let me fight Eddie Alvarez. I’ll fight anyone. I’m a real (expletive) fighter. I’ve been that way for 20 years. I’ve never said no to anybody, and I’m never going to.”
Friday’s main event was the only fight on the card that went to the judges’ scorecards. All other fights ended by stoppage before the fifth round.
The event, as always, streamed LIVE globally on The BKFC App.
In Friday’s co-main event, Kansas City, KS’s Zeb “CWB” Vincent improved to 3-1 in the squared circle with a third straight stoppage victory over BKFC Middleweight World Title Challenger Doug “ColdRed” Coltrane. The technical knockout came at 1:17 in the fourth round. Coltrane, who represents Smithfield, NC and entered fight night as the #2 ranked contender in the BKFC middleweight division, is now 3-2.
In Friday’s feature fight, Quincy, IL’s Tyler "Beowulf" Jones scored three knockdowns en route to the stoppage over Kansas City, MO’s Ira Johnson in lightweight action. Time was 1:06 in round 3. Both fighters were competing under the BKFC banner for the first time.
Despite getting knocked to the canvas in the opening seconds of the fight, debuting Leavenworth, KS fighter JW "Mad Cannons" Kiser scored the come-from-behind victory over Mikey "The American Gangster" Furnier in their heavyweight battle. The stoppage came with just four seconds left in the second round. Furnier, a product of Wheelersburg, OH, is now 0-3.
Dodge City, KS’s Eduardo Peralta overcame a knockdown in round one to rally for the second-round knockout victory over the debuting Deron "The Pharaoh" Carlis in welterweight action. The bout was stopped with just one second left in the second stanza after Peralta sent Carlis to the canvas four times. Peralta is now 2-2 on the strength of back-to-back, stoppage victories.
Blaine "The North Topeka Bad Boy" Warbritton picked himself up off the canvas to defeat Wichita, KS’s Justyn Martinez via doctor stoppage at the conclusion of the fourth round of their highly entertaining featherweight bout. The Topeka, KS fighter is now 2-0 in his bare-knuckle career; Martinez’s BKFC record falls to 0-4, 1 NC.
Dublin, CA women’s flyweight Charlene "Pitbull" Gellner was victorious in her BKFC debut, earning the technical knockout over Albuquerque, NM’s Karla "God's Child" Alvarez via doctor stoppage at the conclusion of the third round. Alvarez is now 1-1 in her BKFC career.
Sixteen seconds was all that 6-foot-5 Kansas City, KS heavyweight Anthony "The Warrior of Christ" Garrett needed to reign supreme in his BKFC debut over “Big” John Orr. Orr, who represents Kansas City, MO, was also making his BKFC debut.
Wichita bantamweight Matt "The Silencer" Guymon is now 2-0 in his bare-knuckle career following his stoppage victory over debuting hometown fighter Jacob "The Rosedale Strangler" Akin. The ringside doctor stopped the bout at the conclusion of the third round.
Wichita’s Devon "The Dapper Scrapper" Schwan needed just 64 seconds to earn the victory in his BKFC debut, taking out Jesse "The Outlaw" Pringle via technical knockout in their cruiserweight matchup. Schwan recorded two knockdowns en route to the first-round stoppage. Pringle, who hails from Kansas City, MO, is now 0-1.
BKFC Fight Night Kansas City Results
Jake Lindsey def. Elvin Brito via Unanimous Decision (49-46x3)
Zeb Vincent def. Doug Coltrane via TKO in Round 4 (1:17)
Tyler Jones def. Ira Johnson via TKO in Round 3 (1:06)
JW Kiser def. Mikey Furnier via TKO in Round 2 (1:56)
Eduardo Peralta def. Deron Carlis via KO in Round 2 (1:59)
Blaine Warbritton def. Justyn Martinez via TKO in Round 4 (2:00)
Charlene Gellner def. Karla Alvarez via TKO in Round 3 (2:00)
Anthony Garrett def. John Orr via TKO in Round 1 (0:16)
Matt Guymon def. Jacob Akin via TKO in Round 3 (2:00)
Devon Schwan def. Jesse Pringle via TKO in Round 1 (1:04)
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