Andrei Arlovski can now add BKFC gold to his trophy case.
BKFC KnuckleMania 6: Andrei Arlovski earns bloody stoppage of Ben Rothwell to win heavyweight title
Andrei Arlovski dominates Ben Rothwell to win the BKFC heavyweight title at KnuckleMania 6
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The former UFC champion faced Ben Rothwell for a heavyweight title in the main event of BKFC KnuckleMania 6 Saturday night in Philadelphia and put on a vintage performance. “The Pitbull” once again captured a heavyweight belt with a third-round TKO win to cap off an absolutely dominant outing. Arlovski battered Rothwell to the point where the doctor stepped in to stop it after a nasty cut was opened on Rothwell’s head.
Check out the ending of the fight below.
From the opening bell, Arlovski delivered on his word on being the quicker fighter, landing his jab at will. Anytime Rothwell got close, he got hit by Arlovski. At one point, Arlovski hit Rothwell with a big right hand that sent Rothwell staggering across the ring to win a clear round.
The impressive performance continued into the second, where it was all Arlovski, who almost got a knockdown at the end of the second, but the ropes kept Rothwell standing. Still, Rothwell was starting to considerably wear the damage.
Arlovski continued to carve up Rothwell’s face in the third, where the fight was stopped 1:14 into the round.
In the co-main event, light heavyweight champ Lorenzo Hunt destroyed middleweight champion David Mundell in a non-title, champ vs. champ matchup, scoring a brutal knockout in the fourth round. Hunt then called for a fight with Mike Perry.
Get full BKFC KnuckleMania results below.
BKFC KnuckleMania 6 main card
Andrei Arlovski def. Ben Rothwell via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) — Round 3, 1:14 | Live Blog
Lorenzo Hunt def. David Mundell via knockout — Round 4, 0:29
Johnny Garbarino def. Kaine Tomlinson Jr. via TKO — Round 5, 0:49
Ben Bonner def. Tony Soto via decision (49-46 x2, 48-47)
Patrick Brady def. Bear Hill via unanimous decision (50-42, 50-41, 49-43)
Jade Masson-Wong def. Crystal Pittman via unanimous decision (50-45 x3)
Mike Richman def. Joe Elmore via majority decision (47-47, 48-46, 49-45)
Charles Bennett def. Pat Sullivan via TKO - Round 2, 1:56 | Watch Finish
Cody Russell def. Harrison Aiken via TKO — Round 2, 1:16
Zedekiah Montanez def. Brandon Meyer via knockout — Round 2, 1:59
BKFC KnuckleMania 6 Prelims
Lex Ludlow def. Zach Calmus via unanimous decision (30-26 x3)
Prince Nyseam def. Brett Shoenfelt via unanimous decision (30-25 x3)
Joshua Oxendine def. Travis Thompson via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
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