Ben Bonner landed the interim light-weight title on June 21 when he confronted Tony Soto at BKFC 76 at Dickies Area in Fort Price, Texas. Battling it out in the principle occasion, the British fighter defeated his opponent of Hickory, NC by unanimous determination with scores of 49-44, 47-46 and 48-45.
On his strategy to victory, Bonner (4-1), who took the struggle on quick discover, scored two knockdowns within the first and second rounds. Soto (6-2) was initially scheduled to problem present BKFC 155-pound titleholder Franco Tenaglia (4-1) in a rematch, however the Argentinian champion was pressured to withdraw on account of a VISA situation.
“Tony is likely one of the hardest males I’ve ever shared the ring with,” Bonner stated. “Truthful play to him, however like I stated earlier than, I’m the baddest man at 155 on this planet, and there’s no one on this planet that’s going to beat me. Not a single man.”
Within the co-main occasion, former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski (1-0) made a profitable BKFC debut, defeating Josh Copeland (2-2) of Denver, CO by way of fourth-round TKO on account of a health care provider stoppage. The latter suffered a minimize over his eye and was unable to proceed.
Put up-fight, Arlovski known as out and went face-to-face with Ben Rothwell, who’s the reigning BKFC champion at heavyweight. The 2 fighters beforehand met in MMA, with Arlovski taking victories on each events.
Within the featured bout between debuting former UFC fighters, Jessica Eye (1-0) of Rootstown Township, OH defeated Mariya Agapova (0-1) of Kazakhstan by unanimous determination. The judges scored the flyweight contest 49-45, 50-45 and 59-45.
In different BKFC 76 fights
Amongst different BKFC 76 outcomes, Kenzie Morrison (1-0) of Fayetteville, AR dropped and stopped Alex Davis (1-2) of Coal Mountain, WV within the first spherical at heavyweight. The time was 1:03 into the spherical.
Juan Carlos De Leon (2-0) of Fort Price, TX defeated Ruben Warr (2-2) of Louisville, KY by way of third-round stoppage at light-weight. The struggle was stopped 48 seconds into the spherical, after Warr retired citing issues with imaginative and prescient.
Anthony Garrett (3-0) of Kansas Metropolis, KS stopped Haze Wilson (4-1) of Tulsa, OK within the first spherical at heavyweight. The time was 1:36 into the spherical. On his strategy to victory, Garrett suffered a knockdown after which dropped Wilson twice.
Rodney Hinton (2-0) of Hudson, FL defeated newcomer Darren Whitney (0-1) of Lewisville, TX by unanimous determination at welterweight. All three scores had been 47-46. Throughout the struggle, Hinton was deducted some extent within the first spherical for putting a grounded opponent, and each fighters scored a knockdown.
Jake Heffernan (1-0) of Houston, TX defeated fellow newcomer Jeremiah Castillo (0-1) of Hereford, TX by way of first-round TKO at light-weight. The time was 1:54 into the spherical.
In the principle card opener, Willie Gates (1-0) of Fontana, CA knocked out Brandon Meneses (2-2-1) of North Richland Hills, TX within the first spherical at bantamweight. The time was 1:24 into the spherical.
In BKFC 76 prelims
Atop the BKFC 76 prelims, Cameron Delano (1-0) of Liberty, SC stopped Jesse Desrosier (0-1) of the Blackfeet Nation within the third spherical at middleweight. The time was 1:05 into the spherical. Delano suffered a knockdown within the opening spherical and in addition dropped his opponent as soon as within the first spherical and twice within the third.
Jeremy Sauceda (3-2) of Odessa, TX defeated debuting Israel Rodriguez (0-1) of Amarillo, TX by knockout within the first spherical at welterweight. The time was 1:03 into the spherical. En path to victory, Sauceda despatched his opponent to the canvas.
Within the first struggle of the night time, Roderick Stewart (2-2) of Abilene, TX defeated newcomer James Grey (0-1) of Weatherford, TX by unanimous determination at gentle heavyweight. The scores had been 30-26, 29-27 and 30-26. Within the second spherical, Stewart secured a knockdown.
