BKFC 33 results: Houston Alexander scores stoppage victory over Joey Beltran
Second-round finish caps off an exciting night of action at Nebraska’s Liberty First Credit Union Arena.
Friday night in front a massive hometown crowd of supporters, Houston “The Assassin” Alexander (3-0, 3 KOs) scored a second-round stoppage of former BKFC heavyweight world champion Joey “The Mexicutioner” Beltran (5-4-1, 2 KOs) in the main event of BKFC 33 at the Liberty First Credit Union Arena in Omaha, Neb.
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Beltran vs. Alexander headlined an outstanding night of bareknuckle action presented by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.
Following an evenly fought first round, Alexander overwhelmed Beltran with a barrage of power shots, earning the stoppage in the second stanza at the time of 0:38 as the stadium full of his supporters roared with approval for the local favorite. The cruiserweight bout was Beltran’s first in the lower weight division.
Co-featured in the lightweight division, longtime UFC and Bellator veteran Kevin “Crash” Croom (1-0, 1 KO) made his triumphant entry into BKFC with a second round knockout of Sean “P.Town” Wilson (2-1).
Fighting in the welterweight division in an outstanding two-way battle, Carlos Trinidad-Snake (3-0, 2 KOs) continued his torrid path in BKFC, winning a unanimous decision over Rynell Riley (1-2). Scores were 48-45, 48-45 and 47-46.
Local favorite, middleweight Dakota Cochrane (3-2, 2 KOs), got back in the winner’s column with a well-earned fifth-round stoppage of Eduardo Peralta (0-1).
In the lightweight division, South Africa’s Tommy Strydom quickly impressed in his BKFC debut, knocking out Omaha native Cody Land (1-2, 1 KO) in the second round. Time of the stoppage was the 1:51 mark.
Fighting in the middleweight division, popular local favorite Alonzo “AAA” Martinez (1-0) was victorious in his BKFC debut with a unanimous decision over Jordan “Haymaker” Christensen (1-3). Scores at the end of the five rounds of action were 50-44, 49-44, 49-44.
In an action-packed lightweight undercard fight featuring four knockdowns, Drako “The Great Drakoline” Rodriguez (1-0, 1 KO) turned heads in his BKFC debut, surviving an early knockdown to drop the valiant Will Shutt (1-3) three times towards the stoppage victory at the 0:51 mark of the third stanza.
Headlining the prelims in a women’s bantamweight clash, BKFC debuting Sarah “TNT” Shell (1-0, 1 KO) displayed excellent bareknuckle technique and powerful hands, knocking down the fearless Audra “AK-47” Cummings (0-2) twice, earning the stoppage at the 1:08 of round 2.
In the super lightweight division, Iowa’s Brandon Meyer (1-0, 1 KO) stopped Shaine “Skleator” Moffit (0-1) with a blistering right hand, ending the fight in the first round.
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