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      Fighter prepping for the 1st sanctioned bare-knuckle fight in U.S. in 130 years

      There will be blood: Chesapeake fighter prepping for the 1st sanctioned bare-knuckle fight in the U.S. in 130 years

      CHESAPEAKE Just minutes into a two-hour workout, Reggie Barnett Jr. hit the wall. It was brick and impervious to the punches of a super featherweight boxer like Barnett – or any boxer, for that matter. Barnett hit it anyway, his scabbed knuckles making a pinging sound as they rapped against masonry and mortar in the industrial park near Greenbrier that houses the 757 Boxing Gym. It sounded painful. It looked painful. But it’s necessary training for what Barnett is undertaking. Saturday in Cheyenne, Wyo., Barnett will fight on the first state-sanctioned bare-knuckle boxing card in the U.S. since the days of John L. Sullivan – a span of 130 years. It’s a case, as his manager says, of the oldest sport becoming the newest sport. As Barnett himself says, there will be blood. But to those who see bare-knuckle fighting as the new low in a combat sports industry trending toward barbarism, advocates hit back with counter-arguments. Gloves weren’t adopted in the 1890s to protect fighters’ heads and bodies. Rather, they were intended to protect the hands, allowing a boxer to land more punches and to throw harder. Though they give an illusion of safety, gloves allow for an accumulation of blows that can be severely damaging and have proven deadly at times. In bare-knuckle fighting, which has to this point been an underground sport contested in warehouses and garages, no one gets banged on round after round, proponents say. Fights tend to end quickly, when someone lands a solid shot. Injuries are mostly superficial: busted lips, broken noses. In becoming the first U.S. state to sanction the sport, officials in Wyoming said it is safer than mixed martial arts, in which fighters can be hit by knees, shins and elbows. They believe blows in bare-knuckle fighting will produce less blunt-force trauma and fewer concussions and other injuries. Barnett, who has been boxing since age 6, is convinced bare-knuckle is safer. Still, even among boxers, a warrior breed, it’s not for everyone. Barnett feels born to do it. “Not everybody is built for it,” he said. “But me? I don’t mind. Bloody lip? Busted nose? My nose is crooked. It’s been broken many a time. You just fight through it. I feed off that. “If you hit me as hard as you can and you didn’t knock me down or knock me out? It’s a wrap.” Like all boxers, Barnett, 31, fights for reasons personal and primal. And if you don’t get it, well, you don’t get it. “To be completely honest, the fighter instinct in me always, you know, itches deep down inside to hit somebody in the mouth,” he said. “I know I can’t do that. “When they said they were going to bring back bare-knuckle fighting, I was like, ‘That’s my shot.’ I started off fighting bare knuckles. It just wasn’t legal then.” The fighter instinct runs deep in Barnett. His father, Reggie Barnett Sr., grew up in a mean part of Dallas and had to fight to survive. Like his son, who is about 5-foot-5 and a lean and ripped 135 pounds, the elder Barnett was small, a target for unsuspecting bullies. “They had no idea I could fight until it was too late,” he said. Barnett Sr. began boxing at the Dallas Boys Club and continued after joining the Navy, making the all-Navy team in 1980. He considered turning pro, but instead made a career in the service before retiring in 1995. He settled in Hampton Roads to raise his family. He taught his children – two sons and a daughter – how to defend themselves, with no intention of them taking up boxing. Reggie Jr. had a taste for it, however. He put on the gloves at 4 and had his first fight at 6. He lost his first seven fights, though, and switched to baseball. At 8, he was ready to give boxing another try. Over the next decade, he had 92 amateur fights and won state Silver Gloves, Golden Gloves and Junior Olympics titles. Barnett also wrestled at Salem High, where he got into his share of neighborhood scraps. When he turned 18, he tried mixed martial arts. His father was against it, but Barnett no longer needed his permission. He signed a release and drove to Roanoke to fight on an amateur card. On his own for the first time, he lost his nerve before the fight. “I called my dad crying. He said, ‘Well, you drove up there, you might as well get in the cage.’ ” Barnett lost that night, then dropped his next two MMA bouts before he made a deal with a friend who was also an MMA fighter: I’ll teach you to box if you teach me to grapple, he said. Barnett won 15 of his next 17 amateur MMA fights. Around the same time, however, he started drinking, often heavily. Barnett recalls a particularly rough night after he was supposed to fight for an MMA title. The bout fell through and Barnett got drunk. The next morning, the promoter informed him the fight was back on. Barnett first said no, but then relented. “I was still feeling it from the night before, but I won the fight,” he said. It took years, however, for Barnett to get sober. “I struggled,” he said. “I wanted to, but I didn’t know how to do it. Finally, with therapy and support from my family, I took a hiatus from life, and got myself together.” During Barnett’s drinking years, his father opened a gym. Barnett was in and out, hanging with friends more than training. Finally, Barnett Sr. pulled his son aside, told him he’d never known his own father. But if he had – and his father had a gym, he would have been there every day. Barnett eventually came around, and the gym became a refuge. Sober since 2013, he launched his pro boxing career two years later, at 29. He’s 6-1, with his lone loss coming to 1996 Olympic team alternate Gerald Tucker – in a fight he took on three days’ notice. Barnett cut 14 pounds to make weight and went into the bout rubbery-legged. Still, he made a fight of it, rocking Tucker with a right hook. Tucker retired after the bout. Barnett fought on, in the ring and in the cage. When he heard about bare-knuckle fighting, he felt as if he’d found his calling. Barnett went to Philadelphia for a tryout, and then went through a series of interviews. The process took nearly two years, while promoter David Feldman worked on getting the event sanctioned. Twenty-eight states turned him down. Meanwhile, Barnett trained daily, after toiling at his 9-to-5 job as a senior lead termite technician with Hampton Roads Termite and Pest Control. The job is a workout in itself. On a recent day, Barnett spent six of his eight hours under a house, pouring four tons of sand, spraying for fungus, laying a moisture barrier. “It’s a dirty job but somebody’s got to do it,” he said. “I don’t mind. To me, it’s just another training session for the day.” His evening training takes place at 757 Boxing Gym, which, in a region in which fight gyms come and go, has survived for 11 years. Barnett Sr., a technical writer for the Coast Guard, moved his business to the current location in 2014. It’s located in a low-slung building off Greenbrier Parkway that houses light industrial businesses, a clothing designer and a performance shop. Garage doors open to a parking lot, where on a recent evening, Barnett threw punches into mitts held by his father. He turned his fists in a corkscrew motion. It’s part of the plan and one of the ways bare-knuckle fighting differs from traditional boxing. The Mike Tyson of the sport is heavyweight Bobby Gunn, who takes a 73-0 record into Saturday’s card. The former pro boxer fought the likes of Roy Jones Jr. and James Toney and compiled a 23-7-1 record with gloves. Gunn is a legend in bare-knuckle and was featured in a “60 Minutes” report that brought cameras into an underground fight in a warehouse that was later revealed to be in Wilmington, Del. Fighters toed a line taped on the floor before squaring off. They fought in street clothes, the better to blend in with the crowd in case the fight was raided. Some have called it human cockfighting. Gunn said it’s actually more gentlemanly than traditional boxing. “Boxing is checkers and bare knuckle boxing is chess playing,” Gunn told boxingscene.com. In bare knuckle, “It’s a slower pace, you’re picking your shots, you’re working the body more. And you gotta be careful. You’re not throwing the hardest punch because you don’t want to break your hand.” Even underground, it’s not a street fight or barroom brawl. Saturday’s card, which will be televised on pay-per-view, will bring the sport into the open. Barnett and his opponent, Travis “The Animal” Thompson, a Pennsylvanian with a 7-12-3 boxing record, will square off in a circular ring with hands that can be wrapped to within an inch below the knuckles. The fight is scheduled for five two-minute rounds, but the Barnetts aren’t planning for it to go that long. “Somebody’s getting cut, somebody’s getting a broken nose, somebody might get a broken jaw,” Barnett said. “That somebody’s not going to be me.” Among local fighters, Barnett, with his extensive amateur background, is regarded as a slick technician with fast hands. He’s never been stopped in a boxing match – only by head-kicks in MMA. “As long as you’ve got the hands for it, you should be OK,” Barnett Sr. said. And, just as importantly, the stomach for it. Even the need. Gunn told boxingscene.com that for him, fighting is therapy, a release. For Barnett, that also seems to be the case. He said he’s not in it for the money or recognition. He’ll be paid $3,000, said his manager, Jessica Allen. Rather, Barnett said he wants to be a part of history and something bigger than himself. And maybe inspire someone else who has struggled. For Barnett, it’s ultimately about the “sanctity” of fighting and the purity of a sport that hasn’t been corrupted the way pro boxing has. “To partake in that means the world to me,” he said. And if you don’t get how there is honor in testing yourself that way, then well, you don’t get it. Barnett does, which is why he’ll toe the line Saturday. Ed Miller, 757-446-2372, [email protected] pilotonline.com/sports/other/boxing/article_33a573d8-6040-11e8-92ad-9f1383ccbbd9.html
      That is why I won't do two shows a night anymore, I won't.

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      Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship looks to jab its way into combat sports arena

      Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship looks to jab its way into combat sports arena

      By Joe Rivera Updated at 4 p.m. ET Bare-knuckle fighting conjures certain mental images: Bloody knuckles, barbarism and that scene from "Gangs of New York" all come to mind. David Feldman looks to change that. With the massive money being generated by MMA and boxing, who can blame Feldman, president of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), for wanting to jab his way into the market? "Right now, we're selling this on the curiosity factor. What really is this thing?" Feldman told Sporting News. "This is the hardest thing in the world I've ever had to do — promote something that I didn't have any footage to show people. I'm almost promoting an inanimate object." On Saturday, June 2, Feldman aims to satisfy that curiosity, as BKFC airs "BKFC: The Beginning" on pay-per-view. It's the first sanctioned and regulated bare-knuckle fight event since the late 1800s. Certainly, it's tough to gauge interest in something that's effectively been dead and buried for more than 100 years. In fact, Feldman feels — and to a certain extent knows — the interest level is high, and quantifiably so. In 2011, on a Native American reservation outside of Scottsdale, Ariz., Feldman put together their first bare-knuckle fight on an MMA undercard. What followed was eye-opening results. "One bare-knuckle fight on an MMA undercard — 1.2 million viewers logged in to buy (the fight) at one time," Feldman said. "Unlucky for us, the paywall crashed, so we weren't able to get paid. But we're here now because 1.2 million people in a 40-minute timespan wanted to watch that event." Seven years and many hurdles later, BKFC wants to elbow its way into the combat sports scrum, and in the process do it as "professional" as possible. It wasn't easy getting this off the ground, as Feldman was denied in state after state — 28 states told him no before Wyoming said yes — for a license to carry the event. There were two main reasons why. "Perception," Feldman said. "If you look up bare-knuckle fighting, bare-knuckle boxing on the internet, all you see is people on the sidewalk fighting. People in the field fighting. People in a bar fighting. They're not showing what the art of this truly is. "Who wouldn't, if they've never seen this, think that bare-knuckle fighting is a street fight? It's not. It's much, much more than that." In addition to changing the narrative surrounding bare-knuckle fighting and the hobo-fight mental images it conjures, Feldman and BKFC conducted various tests dedicated to determine health and head trauma risks. Citing boxing as more dangerous over the long-term, Feldman said he has gone great lengths to prove that bare-knuckle fighting is safer than people realize. "We've done research in this for eight years with board-certified neurologists. We just discovered the effects, long-term, of getting hit in the head with gloves on, and getting hit in the head without gloves on," Feldman said, laying out the countless hours of work devoted to making this as "safe" as getting decked in the face can possibly be. "We have a scientifically designed punch meter, designed by a guy who designs crash tests for the automobile industry. We tested punches, kicks and elbows, and the bare fist has the least amount of pounds per square inch, so it shows they can't deliver the amount of damage as the others." Beyond hurdling the health issues and regulations, Feldman faced the big challenge that comes with putting together any kind of combat sports event: a card. It's difficult enough trying to put one together for big-time promotions: UFC, any kind of boxing event and even independent wrestling. Putting together something that's the first of its kind is a unique challenge. Lucky for Feldman, Saturday's card features some names that fight fans of all combat sports may be familiar with: former boxer Bobby Gunn, former UFC heavyweight champ Ricco Rodriguez, former UFC fighter Johnny Bedford — all of whom have the opportunity to become a "pioneer" with BKFC, Feldman said. Feldman said the fighters on the card are getting paid well above market value for what they'd be making in their respective sports — a risky but smart and fair proposal to make to fighters stepping into a new sport and venture. Lineal bare-knuckle heavyweight champion Gunn has stepped in the ring against famed boxers Roy Jones Jr. and James Toney, among others. His bare-knuckle background runs deep in his heritage and family history. "(The best part) of this is being able to bring this into the mainstream, instead of hiding behind the shadows and empty car parks and abandoned buildings," Gunn told SN. "People think bare-knuckle boxing is boxing. It's not, it's a completely different sport. "I've seen many great ring men getting beat by dumb bare-knuckle fighters. Bare-knuckle boxing is its own, totally different sport — moves, how do you throw a punch, how do you stop a punch." Any way you slice it, it's a slightly difficult sell with an ambitious goal. Feldman studies the landscape of the combat sports realm and realizes the geography could play a role in the promotion's success. "Twenty-five years ago this year, an hour away from where I'm doing this show, UFC 1 (took place)," Feldman told SN. "Twenty-five years later, we're ready for something else. Everybody wants something different, so we're giving it to them. … We're gonna make combat sports history." www.sportingnews.com/other-sports/news/bare-knuckle-fighting-championship-bkfc-event-ppv-the-beginning-card/1gbvb394dvtqf1mfjultjz8cy1
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      Quote Originally Posted by Beetlegeuse View Post
      Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship looks to jab its way into combat sports arena

      By Joe Rivera Updated at 4 p.m. ET Bare-knuckle fighting conjures certain mental images: Bloody knuckles, barbarism and that scene from "Gangs of New York" all come to mind. David Feldman looks to change that. With the massive money being generated by MMA and boxing, who can blame Feldman, president of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), for wanting to jab his way into the market? "Right now, we're selling this on the curiosity factor. What really is this thing?" Feldman told Sporting News. "This is the hardest thing in the world I've ever had to do — promote something that I didn't have any footage to show people. I'm almost promoting an inanimate object." On Saturday, June 2, Feldman aims to satisfy that curiosity, as BKFC airs "BKFC: The Beginning" on pay-per-view. It's the first sanctioned and regulated bare-knuckle fight event since the late 1800s. Certainly, it's tough to gauge interest in something that's effectively been dead and buried for more than 100 years. In fact, Feldman feels — and to a certain extent knows — the interest level is high, and quantifiably so. In 2011, on a Native American reservation outside of Scottsdale, Ariz., Feldman put together their first bare-knuckle fight on an MMA undercard. What followed was eye-opening results. "One bare-knuckle fight on an MMA undercard — 1.2 million viewers logged in to buy (the fight) at one time," Feldman said. "Unlucky for us, the paywall crashed, so we weren't able to get paid. But we're here now because 1.2 million people in a 40-minute timespan wanted to watch that event." Seven years and many hurdles later, BKFC wants to elbow its way into the combat sports scrum, and in the process do it as "professional" as possible. It wasn't easy getting this off the ground, as Feldman was denied in state after state — 28 states told him no before Wyoming said yes — for a license to carry the event. There were two main reasons why. "Perception," Feldman said. "If you look up bare-knuckle fighting, bare-knuckle boxing on the internet, all you see is people on the sidewalk fighting. People in the field fighting. People in a bar fighting. They're not showing what the art of this truly is. "Who wouldn't, if they've never seen this, think that bare-knuckle fighting is a street fight? It's not. It's much, much more than that." In addition to changing the narrative surrounding bare-knuckle fighting and the hobo-fight mental images it conjures, Feldman and BKFC conducted various tests dedicated to determine health and head trauma risks. Citing boxing as more dangerous over the long-term, Feldman said he has gone great lengths to prove that bare-knuckle fighting is safer than people realize. "We've done research in this for eight years with board-certified neurologists. We just discovered the effects, long-term, of getting hit in the head with gloves on, and getting hit in the head without gloves on," Feldman said, laying out the countless hours of work devoted to making this as "safe" as getting decked in the face can possibly be. "We have a scientifically designed punch meter, designed by a guy who designs crash tests for the automobile industry. We tested punches, kicks and elbows, and the bare fist has the least amount of pounds per square inch, so it shows they can't deliver the amount of damage as the others." Beyond hurdling the health issues and regulations, Feldman faced the big challenge that comes with putting together any kind of combat sports event: a card. It's difficult enough trying to put one together for big-time promotions: UFC, any kind of boxing event and even independent wrestling. Putting together something that's the first of its kind is a unique challenge. Lucky for Feldman, Saturday's card features some names that fight fans of all combat sports may be familiar with: former boxer Bobby Gunn, former UFC heavyweight champ Ricco Rodriguez, former UFC fighter Johnny Bedford — all of whom have the opportunity to become a "pioneer" with BKFC, Feldman said. Feldman said the fighters on the card are getting paid well above market value for what they'd be making in their respective sports — a risky but smart and fair proposal to make to fighters stepping into a new sport and venture. Lineal bare-knuckle heavyweight champion Gunn has stepped in the ring against famed boxers Roy Jones Jr. and James Toney, among others. His bare-knuckle background runs deep in his heritage and family history. "(The best part) of this is being able to bring this into the mainstream, instead of hiding behind the shadows and empty car parks and abandoned buildings," Gunn told SN. "People think bare-knuckle boxing is boxing. It's not, it's a completely different sport. "I've seen many great ring men getting beat by dumb bare-knuckle fighters. Bare-knuckle boxing is its own, totally different sport — moves, how do you throw a punch, how do you stop a punch." Any way you slice it, it's a slightly difficult sell with an ambitious goal. Feldman studies the landscape of the combat sports realm and realizes the geography could play a role in the promotion's success. "Twenty-five years ago this year, an hour away from where I'm doing this show, UFC 1 (took place)," Feldman told SN. "Twenty-five years later, we're ready for something else. Everybody wants something different, so we're giving it to them. … We're gonna make combat sports history." www.sportingnews.com/other-sports/news/bare-knuckle-fighting-championship-bkfc-event-ppv-the-beginning-card/1gbvb394dvtqf1mfjultjz8cy1
      I hope this sport becomes mainstream!

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      Quote Originally Posted by Beetlegeuse View Post
      Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship looks to jab its way into combat sports arena

      By Joe Rivera Updated at 4 p.m. ET Bare-knuckle fighting conjures certain mental images: Bloody knuckles, barbarism and that scene from "Gangs of New York" all come to mind. David Feldman looks to change that. With the massive money being generated by MMA and boxing, who can blame Feldman, president of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), for wanting to jab his way into the market? "Right now, we're selling this on the curiosity factor. What really is this thing?" Feldman told Sporting News. "This is the hardest thing in the world I've ever had to do — promote something that I didn't have any footage to show people. I'm almost promoting an inanimate object." On Saturday, June 2, Feldman aims to satisfy that curiosity, as BKFC airs "BKFC: The Beginning" on pay-per-view. It's the first sanctioned and regulated bare-knuckle fight event since the late 1800s. Certainly, it's tough to gauge interest in something that's effectively been dead and buried for more than 100 years. In fact, Feldman feels — and to a certain extent knows — the interest level is high, and quantifiably so. In 2011, on a Native American reservation outside of Scottsdale, Ariz., Feldman put together their first bare-knuckle fight on an MMA undercard. What followed was eye-opening results. "One bare-knuckle fight on an MMA undercard — 1.2 million viewers logged in to buy (the fight) at one time," Feldman said. "Unlucky for us, the paywall crashed, so we weren't able to get paid. But we're here now because 1.2 million people in a 40-minute timespan wanted to watch that event." Seven years and many hurdles later, BKFC wants to elbow its way into the combat sports scrum, and in the process do it as "professional" as possible. It wasn't easy getting this off the ground, as Feldman was denied in state after state — 28 states told him no before Wyoming said yes — for a license to carry the event. There were two main reasons why. "Perception," Feldman said. "If you look up bare-knuckle fighting, bare-knuckle boxing on the internet, all you see is people on the sidewalk fighting. People in the field fighting. People in a bar fighting. They're not showing what the art of this truly is. "Who wouldn't, if they've never seen this, think that bare-knuckle fighting is a street fight? It's not. It's much, much more than that." In addition to changing the narrative surrounding bare-knuckle fighting and the hobo-fight mental images it conjures, Feldman and BKFC conducted various tests dedicated to determine health and head trauma risks. Citing boxing as more dangerous over the long-term, Feldman said he has gone great lengths to prove that bare-knuckle fighting is safer than people realize. "We've done research in this for eight years with board-certified neurologists. We just discovered the effects, long-term, of getting hit in the head with gloves on, and getting hit in the head without gloves on," Feldman said, laying out the countless hours of work devoted to making this as "safe" as getting decked in the face can possibly be. "We have a scientifically designed punch meter, designed by a guy who designs crash tests for the automobile industry. We tested punches, kicks and elbows, and the bare fist has the least amount of pounds per square inch, so it shows they can't deliver the amount of damage as the others." Beyond hurdling the health issues and regulations, Feldman faced the big challenge that comes with putting together any kind of combat sports event: a card. It's difficult enough trying to put one together for big-time promotions: UFC, any kind of boxing event and even independent wrestling. Putting together something that's the first of its kind is a unique challenge. Lucky for Feldman, Saturday's card features some names that fight fans of all combat sports may be familiar with: former boxer Bobby Gunn, former UFC heavyweight champ Ricco Rodriguez, former UFC fighter Johnny Bedford — all of whom have the opportunity to become a "pioneer" with BKFC, Feldman said. Feldman said the fighters on the card are getting paid well above market value for what they'd be making in their respective sports — a risky but smart and fair proposal to make to fighters stepping into a new sport and venture. Lineal bare-knuckle heavyweight champion Gunn has stepped in the ring against famed boxers Roy Jones Jr. and James Toney, among others. His bare-knuckle background runs deep in his heritage and family history. "(The best part) of this is being able to bring this into the mainstream, instead of hiding behind the shadows and empty car parks and abandoned buildings," Gunn told SN. "People think bare-knuckle boxing is boxing. It's not, it's a completely different sport. "I've seen many great ring men getting beat by dumb bare-knuckle fighters. Bare-knuckle boxing is its own, totally different sport — moves, how do you throw a punch, how do you stop a punch." Any way you slice it, it's a slightly difficult sell with an ambitious goal. Feldman studies the landscape of the combat sports realm and realizes the geography could play a role in the promotion's success. "Twenty-five years ago this year, an hour away from where I'm doing this show, UFC 1 (took place)," Feldman told SN. "Twenty-five years later, we're ready for something else. Everybody wants something different, so we're giving it to them. … We're gonna make combat sports history." www.sportingnews.com/other-sports/news/bare-knuckle-fighting-championship-bkfc-event-ppv-the-beginning-card/1gbvb394dvtqf1mfjultjz8cy1
      Looks crazy!

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      Twitter Mailbag: For sheer violence value, UFC Fight Night 135 or Bare Knuckle FC?

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      SPOILER ALERT

      This is old news but there was a second bare knuckle event in Biloxi, Mississippi on the 25th of August. I didn't see the first event but I have seen a video of the Biloxi fights. And I was taken by how different bare knuckle is from prizefighting.

      The first thing that caught my eye was fundamental differences in the rules. First, the ring is round. The ropes joining the eight "corner posts" are curved so the ring actually is round. And there's a 3-foot square marked off in the middle of the ring. At the start of each round, the fighters must "toe the mark," standing separated by one yard and waiting for the referee to signal the start of the round.

      The BKFC does five 2-minute rounds. They use 3-judge 10-point must scoring, no 3-knockdown rule, and no standing 8-count. And fighters can take a knee (literally) to get a 30-second time-out. This dates back to the 1743 Broughton's rules of boxing. Apparently back then the tactic was regarded as "unmanly" but there otherwise was no penalty. Now it reflects on the judge's scorecards.

      And they can still punch while in a clinch. I don't know if it's codified in the rules but one tactic I saw used repeatedly, if the fighters are in a clinch and one holds up his hands to the referee, the referee will call for a clean break. Otherwise, they continue to punch with the free hand while holding the opponent on with the other.

      I don't find it in Broughton’s seven rules but the way these fights were refereed, striking was not limited to the knuckle area of the fist. Like where the white stripe is painted across the knuckles on Olympic boxing gloves. There was a lot of intentional 'cuffing,' striking with the palm-side of a closed fist, and I once heard a commentator refer to a particular blow one fighter delivered as a "hammerfist."

      The 'cuffing' I think is done to limit hand injuries, and fighters aim more punches at the body for the same reason. Punches to the head tend to be aimed mostly at the face rather than the harder parts of the skull.

      Nonetheless, I think at least two of the fighters in BKFC2 broke hands. One fighter obviously broke both hands. He took a knee when he broke the first one but soldiered on, at least until be broke the second one. Then he verbally quit. Another fighter verbally quit while lying on his back on the canvas, I don't think because he was hurt but because he was too exhausted to continue. But he was getting roughed up pretty good, so I think he was cutting his losses. That seems to be a theme in the BKFC. No point getting bare knuckle kind of hurt when there's no chance of a pay-off.

      Strategically it is very different from prizefighting. Lots more stalking. Sorta like this:


      FF to ~10 minutes to get my point.

      Okay, that's an exaggeration, but some of the fighters were a lot more ...selective ...about when they chose to engage their opponent.

      In one respect I think it's like professional MMA was 20 years a go. It's going to take a while for fans to educate themselves to understand the nuances of bare knuckle. Because this is a completely new beast. But at the same time, because of the increased level of competition the sport going legit will bring, the nature of the fighting is certain to undergo rapid evolution, too. So only time will tell whether it will attract and hold interest long enough for fans to gain an appreciation for the sport, which probably will have to take place while the nature of the fighting is changing rapidly.

      But they're giving it a legitimate shot. The president of the BKFC said they have another event scheduled for 20 October (location not yet determined). And possibly another in November. But he said they definitely have eight events on slate for 2019, probably in eight different states.

      And it shows all the signs of being a well-funded, quality operation. At least they show no signs of scrimping on the support staff. The expert commentator in the box is former LHW prizefighting champion Antonio Tarver. And I thought he did a respectable job.

      One of their referees was Dan Miragliotta (my guess is that neither 'Big John' McCarthy nor Herb Dean has ever had need of getting a referee's license in Mississippi) and the cut man was -- who else? -- Stitch "Geraldo Santana" Duran.

      And they have four ring girls. Unlike the UFC, where the ring girls take turns by round, all four of BKFC's ring tootsies parade around each round. So how could they fail?

      I found it interesting for this particular BKFC, the main event was a women's fight. I wouldn't say it was the most exciting fight of the night, but it did have Bec Rawlings going for it. Because Bec (IMHO) is drop-dead gorgeous. Despite trying to disguise her good looks with outrageous hair-doos, lots of "what the fuck is that supposed to be?" tattoos, and a really outlandish personality.



      Bec had a really lackluster 2-7 stint in the UFC (7-8 in MMA overall) but [SPOILER ALERT] she's now 2-0 in the BKFC. But I think I can safely say, dat bitch be bad ass. Mother of two and professional bare knuckle boxer. And she's gorgeous. I'd give a dollar just to sniff the seat of her bicycle. Two dollars if she'd rough me up after.

      I would never encourage anyone to undertake in any illegal or unlawful activity, however, if you're surfing the web and happen to stumble across a pop-up showing a pirated copy of the second bare knuckle fighting championship, I don't see the harm in letting the video run for a bit, just to get the feel of the fighting, before you click the X in the upper right corner.
      Last edited by Beetlegeuse; 09-06-2018 at 08:13 PM.
      That is why I won't do two shows a night anymore, I won't.

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