BKFC Fight Night Philly features Dustin Pague vs Ryan Petersen in a bare-knuckle bout on Friday, July 25. The event airs live from The 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA.
Pague (4-2) of Carlisle, PA aims for his second win in a row, following a second-round TKO of Andrew Angelcor in March. Unbeaten Petersen (2-0) of Humboldt County, CA defeated Matt Socholotiuk by unanimous decision in January. The contest is scheduled for five rounds at welterweight.
In the co-main event, Rosalinda Rodriguez (14-0, 3 KOs) of Pompano Beach, FL meets Gabrielle Roman (1-2-1) of South Amboy, NJ at flyweight. In the featured bout, Philadelphia’s John Garbarino (2-0) takes on Eric Lopez (3-1) of Lanecaster, CA at middleweight.
Also on the card, Alessio Sakara of Italy makes his BKFC debut against Erick Lozano (2-4) of Zeeland, MI at cruiserweight. Plus, Philadelphia’s Pat Sullivan (0-1) and Austin Peterson (0-1) of Sioux City, SD go head-to-head at welterweight.
BKFC Philly live blog
Dustin Pague TKO's Ryan Petersen in second round
The main event also ends inside the distance, as Dustin Pague defeats Ryan Petersen via second-round TKO at welterweight. The time of the stoppage was 29 seconds into the round. In the opening round, Pague suffered a knockdown.
Rosalinda Rodriguez stops Gabrielle Roman in third round
In the co-main event, Rosalinda Rodriguez defeats Gabrielle Roman via third-round TKO at flyweight. Rodriguez scored two knockdowns in the third round. The time of the stoppage was 1:08 of the round.
John Garbarino stops Eric Lopez in second round
John Garbarino defeats Eric Lopez via second-round TKO in the featured fight at middleweight. Garbarino scored three knockdowns in the first round and one in the second. The time of the stoppage was 1:48 into the round.
Alessio Sakara TKO's Erick Lozano in second round
Alessio Sakara defeats Erick Lozano via second round TKO at cruiserweight. The time was 48 seconds into the round. Sakara scored knockdowns in the first and second rounds.
Pat Sullivan stops Austin Peterson in 15 seconds
Another quick KO, as Pat Sullivan drops and stops Austin Peterson in 15 seconds at welterweight.
Cody Vidal stops Maurice Horne in fourth round
Cody Vidal drops Maurice Horne three times to claim the win via fourth-round TKO at light heavyweight.
Elijah Harris KO's Isaac Matamoros in seven seconds
Elijah Harri scores one of the fastest knockouts flooring Isaac Matamoros in seven seconds of their bout at featherweight.
Lex Ludlow dominates Lewis Rumsey in second round
Lex Ludlow (2-0) sends Lewis Rumsey (2-5) five times to the canvas to claim the win by TKO at heavyweight. The referee called it a day at 29 seconds into the second round.
Dalvin Blair stops Jason DiNunzio in first round
In the event opener, Dalvin Blair (2-0) drops debuting Jason DiNunzio (0-1) four times en route to a TKO victory. The referee stopped the lightweight bout at 1:23 of the first round.
Countdown to BKFC Philly
The countdown to BKFC Fight Night Philly is now live. Watch the live stream above, featuring some of the highlight moments from previous events, as well as the preliminary bouts.
BKFC Philly: How to watch & start time
BKFC Philly airs live on Prime Video. The start time is 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT.
BKFC Philly results
Get BKFC Philly full fight card results below.
Main Card
- Dustin Pague def. Ryan Petersen by TKO (R2, 0:29)
- Rosalinda Rodriguez def. Gabrielle Roman by TKO (R3, 1:08)
- John Garbarino def. Eric Lopez by TKO (R2, 1:48)
- Alessio Sakara def. Erick Lozano by TKO (R2, 0:48)
- Pat Sullivan def. Austin Peterson by TKO (R1, 0:15)
- Cody Vidal def. Maurice Horne by TKO (R4, 1:28)
- Elijah Harris def. Isaac Matamoros by KO (R1, 0:07)
Prelims
- Lex Ludlow def. Lewis Rumsey by TKO (R2, 0:29)
- Dalvin Blair def. Jason DiNunzio by TKO (R1, 1:23)