BKFC Prospect Series: Newcastle Results

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Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), the world’s fastest growing combat sports promotion, delivered another electric bare knuckle fighting event in the United Kingdom on Saturday with BKFC Prospect Series: Newcastle at the sold-out Walker Activity Dome in Newcastle, UK.

In the Main Event, the debuting Paul Venis of Middlesbrough, England picked himself up off the canvas to defeat Sofia, Bulgaria’s Stanoy Tabakov in their highly anticipated heavyweight showdown. Venis logged five knockdowns of his own en route to the third-round TKO victory. Time of the stoppage was 47 seconds into the third stanza. Venis improves to 1-0, while Tabakov falls to 1-1.

In the Co-Main Event, Bishop Auckland, England upstart Pic Jardine introduced himself in style to BKFC fans with a third-round TKO over the previously undefeated Bart Krol in their middleweight matchup. Time of the stoppage was 35 seconds into the third frame. Jardine, who was cornered by BKFC World Heavyweight Champion Mick Terrill, scored two knockdowns in the fight. Krol, who hails from Pila, Poland, is now 3-1 in the Squared Circle.

In the Feature Fight, Carlisle, England’s Danny Christie upped his BKFC record to 5-1 with a unanimous decision victory over Jimmy Millar of Bournemouth, England in the middleweight division. Christie logged two knockdowns in the fight. The judges