The Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 8 headliner on Friday evening got here to a crashing halt simply previous the midway level of the opening spherical as a consequence of an unlawful knee.
Simply when it seemed like we have been headed towards one other highlight-reel knockout on the evening, catastrophe struck on the 2:47 mark when Brandon Davis threw a knee whereas ex-UFC fighter Randy Costa was crouched towards the cage wall. In the course of the first two minutes of the combat, Costa was in full management and lighting up Davis, a lot to the chagrin of the native crowd.
Nevertheless, Davis was in a position to flip the tide and put Costa into survival mode. As Costa dropped down and tried to cowl up amid a barrage of strikes, Davis threw a knee that appeared to attach with Costa’s head whereas he was on the mat.
Referee Eric MacMahon introduced a direct halt to the competition and referred to as for a evaluation of the replay which rapidly confirmed that the unlawful blow caught Costa within the head.
With Costa unable to proceed, the bout was stopped and dubbed a no-contest, bringing an anticlimactic finish to an in any other case entertaining evening of fights in Biloxi, Mississippi.
- Randy Costa vs. Brandon Davis ends in no contest (inadvertent unlawful knee) at 2:47 of Spherical 1
- Maurice Greene def. Chase Sherman by way of submission (standing guillotine choke) at 3:26 of Spherical 2
- Guto Inocente def. Marcus Brigagao by way of knockout (punches) – at 4:20 of Spherical 1
- Joshua Weems def. Jason Knight by way of unanimous determination (30-26, 29-28, 29-28)
- Charles Rosa def. Peter Barrett by way of submission (anaconda choke) at 3:21 – Spherical 3
- Frank Tate def. Alex Nicholson by way of knockout (punch) at 0:56 of Spherical 1
- Jesse Ronson def. Curtis Millender by way of submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:49 of Spherical 1
- Alessio Sakara def. Prince McLean by way of TKO (physician stoppage) at 5:00 of Spherical 1
- Javanis Ross def. Tyler Hill by way of TKO (knee) at 4:46 of Spherical 1
- Mike Sanford def. David Zelner by way of submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:48 of Spherical 1
