Alan Belcher stays among the heavyweight kings of bare-knuckle fisticuffs, though Roy Nelson might have something to state about that after Friday night.
The previous BKFC heavyweight champ won a perplexing split choice over Nelson to stay unbeaten in bare-knuckle fight in the primary occasion of Gamebred Bareknuckle 6, which occurred at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi. With his win, Belcher is anticipated to deal with Junior dos Santos next for the inaugural Gamebred Bareknuckle heavyweight title.
“I’ll be truthful, it didn’t go precisely how I believed it was going to go,” Belcher stated later. “It didn’t go precisely how I believed it was going to go, other than for the part where Roy took my finest punches. I understood that was going to take place.”
“I’ll be more ready next time when I battle Junior dos Santos for the belt.”
Belcher, 39, was not alone in his surprise. After investing most of the bout caught beneath his 47-year-old enemy, Belcher’s triumph appeared to capture even his home town crowd off guard. Nelson protected takedowns in all 3 rounds and invested long swathes of the bout smothering Belcher with a suffocating leading control. Belcher definitely acquired more damage from the bottom in the opening round, nevertheless he was mostly stuck on the defensive in rounds 2 and 3 as Nelson managed the speed of the bout.
In the end, 2 judges granted the bout to Belcher with 29-28 ratings, while the only dissenter kipped down a 29-28 scorecard for Nelson.
Belcher is now 5-0 as a bare-knuckle fighter following his effective four-fight stint as BKFC heavyweight champ.
Nelson drops to 1-1 over 2 bare-knuckle MMA looks after beating Dillon Cleckler through first-round knockout in his Gamebred Bareknuckle launching.
Total Gamebred Bareknuckle 6 outcomes can be seen listed below.
A complete occasion replay of Gamebred Bareknuckle 6 can be viewed above.
- Alan Belcher def. Roy Nelson by means of split choice (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
- Randy Costa def. Jason Knight by means of KO – Round 1, 1:41
- Chase Sherman def. Carl Seumanutafa by means of KO – Round 1, 2:34
- Brandon Davis def. Joe Penafiel through consentaneous choice (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Curtis Millender def. Joel Bauman through split choice (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Junior Maranhao def. Joshua Weems by means of submission – Round 3, 2:41
- Alex Nicholson def. Prince McLean through KO – Round 1, 0:19
- Francisco Trinaldo def. Sascha Palatnikov by means of TKO (injury) – Round 1, 1:55
- Hector Lombard def. Chris Sarro by means of TKO – Round 1, 1:09
- Tyler Hill def. James Freeman by means of TKO – Round 1, 2:48
- Mike Sanford def. Alex Gordy by means of submission (rear naked choke) – Round 1, 2:47
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