BKFC: Sean Wilson vs. Kevin Croom
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Sean Wilson vs. Kevin Croom
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00:00 >> A call by Hadley.
00:02 Not will they knock down.
00:05 Again, Wilson, you saw snacks to the side.
00:07 Headlock and Kru continue to punch.
00:10 >> Which is a legal maneuver like the one that I showed you.
00:13 That is a great position to hit with a lot of hard right hands.
00:16 >> Tonight's Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship is back
00:21 in one of the best fight cities in the United States, Omaha, Nebraska,
00:25 coming to you live from Liberty First Credit Union Arena.
00:29 >> And your co-main event lightweight, Sean Wilson versus Kevin Kruge.
00:33 And this evening's main event set for the cruiserweight division,
00:37 Houston Alexander versus former BKFC heavyweight champion, Joey Beltran.
00:42 [MUSIC]
00:44 >> Hey, everyone.
00:45 With Chris "Lights Out" Lytle, I'm Sean Wheelock.
00:48 Chris, a rematch somewhat in tonight's main event.
00:52 January 2010 in pro-MMA, Houston Alexander versus Joey Beltran.
00:58 It was a post-UFC Houston Alexander, a pre-UFC Joey Beltran.
01:02 Beltran winning by way of second round TKO due to ground of pounds.
01:06 >> Yeah, it is a rematch, but not really.
01:08 Totally different style, totally different fights.
01:10 However, in that fight, Joey--
01:12 >> The numbers presented by Crescent Tools at 155 pounds,
01:16 Sean Wilson versus Kevin Kruge.
01:19 >> And you can see a very significant six-inch reach advantage for Kevin Kruge.
01:24 He's going to want to utilize that because you know Sean Wilson
01:26 has to get inside to land those bombs.
01:29 It's up to Kruge to land that jab or that one-two to keep Wilson at bay
01:32 and not let him get inside to throw his heavy shots.
01:36 >> We are set for the co-main event!
01:43 Scheduled for five two-minute rounds in the lightweight division.
01:47 Presented to you by Lion's Not Sheep apparel.
01:50 Introducing to you first, fighting out of the red corner,
01:53 tonight he wears black.
01:55 He stands five feet, 11 inches tall.
01:57 His official weight, 155.2 pounds.
02:01 He is an MMA veteran of 38 fights, and tonight makes his BKFC debut.
02:08 Fighting out of Kansas City, Missouri,
02:13 here is Kevin Kruge!
02:22 And across the ring, his opponent, fighting out of the blue corner,
02:25 tonight he wears white.
02:27 He stands five feet, eight inches tall.
02:29 His official weight, 155.8 pounds.
02:33 He is undefeated in the squared circle at two and O.
02:37 Fighting out of Papillion, Nebraska,
02:44 here is the undefeated Sean "P-Town" Wilson!
02:54 And our referee in charge of the action, Kerry Hatley.
02:59 >> Kevin Kruge had our line of the week in the fighter meetings.
03:02 He said, "I don't want to take the big punches of Sean Wilson,
03:05 but I'm confident that I can."
03:09 >> Round number one. White trucks for Sean Wilson,
03:12 black trucks for Kevin Kruge.
03:17 Immediate level changes, the parrying from Sean Wilson.
03:21 High, tight striking guard from Kevin Kruge,
03:23 playing off of the one.
03:26 We're going to miss on the leaping left hook.
03:28 >> You can just tell Wilson just got ready to go.
03:31 >> Short left hand on the inside, big right hand.
03:35 This is the fight we thought we would get.
03:37 >> He's down in the clinch.
03:39 Back to it, here's referee Kerry Hatley.
03:42 In the clinch once more.
03:44 Snatched by Sean Wilson.
03:46 Counter right hand to the body from Kevin Kruge.
03:48 >> He was done right inside the guard room.
03:52 >> Getting to the clinch.
03:54 This is what Kruge talked about, hanging heavy on the neck
03:57 ahead of Sean Wilson.
03:59 Driving pressure by Kruge, putting Wilson's back against the ring ropes.
04:03 65 seconds remaining in our rapid fire round number one.
04:07 >> Good job.
04:09 >> Big left hand from Kruge.
04:11 >> You see Kruge, a right grab.
04:14 >> Right, right, right.
04:16 >> Good hook.
04:19 >> Wilson dabbing the blood, Wilson at the top of his right leg.
04:23 >> Looking for a big time out.
04:25 >> Overhand left, overhand right, lands the right hook.
04:27 This is with the counter right.
04:29 >> Left hand on the inside from Kevin Kruge.
04:31 >> Kruge got to be taking uppercut right there.
04:34 >> As Wilson goes right overhand left, uppercut would be perfect in that situation.
04:38 >> And there's what he talked about, getting that hip going.
04:41 >> Short right hands, you see the punches from the side headlock position.
04:47 And the no count from Kerry Hatley.
04:49 >> Little surprise, I didn't call that a strike.
04:51 >> It's a call by Hatley.
04:53 Not ruled a knockdown.
04:55 Again, Wilson, you saw snatched the side headlock,
04:58 and Kruge continued the punch.
05:01 >> Which is a legal maneuver right there,
05:03 we're going to show it to you.
05:04 That was a great position, there was a lot of hard right hands
05:07 that caused a knockdown, it looked like,
05:09 but I guess Wilson was saying it was just that weight that took it.
05:13 [crowd cheering]
05:16 >> Kerry Hatley, again determining that it was the forward pressure,
05:21 as you said, Chris, the weight of Kevin Kruge that caused the knockdown,
05:25 not the punches.
05:26 >> That's a slip, not a knockdown.
05:28 Time in, round number one continues.
05:31 >> Wilson continuing to try to time it.
05:33 >> Clean left hook, there's that huge left hook,
05:35 and down goes Sean Wilson.
05:37 >> No question on that, we'll show you.
05:39 [crowd cheering]
05:41 >> Nice clean left hook, that's what did the job.
05:43 [crowd cheering]
05:47 >> Taking the mandatory eight from Hatley is Wilson, that is the end.
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06:24 In the main event, Lorenzo "The Juggernaut" Hunt puts his world title on the line
06:29 against the undefeated Chris Camosi.
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06:47 [crowd noise]
06:51 [crowd noise]
06:54 >> Unlike Mike Tyson versus Buster Douglas in 1990 in Tokyo,
07:03 Chuck Wilson successfully put his mouthpiece in and beat him.
07:07 [crowd noise]
07:11 [crowd noise]
07:14 >> Set for round number two, our co-main event at 155 pounds.
07:39 [bell rings]
07:40 It is literally impossible that Shawn Wilson and Kevin Crew
07:44 would not combine for an outstanding fight.
07:47 It could be any combat sport.
07:50 Ruth is the low blow, and right back to it from Kevin Hatfield.
07:53 [crowd noise]
07:56 And they have to look for big shots on the inside.
07:59 Kevin right hand out through the body, Wilson taking the knee.
08:02 [crowd noise]
08:03 Let's see how heavy Ruth is.
08:05 [crowd noise]
08:07 >> Ruth in a slip.
08:09 There's the left hand, now Shrug is a slip.
08:12 [crowd noise]
08:14 See the protestations from Kevin Crew.
08:17 He keeps throwing, down on his back is Shawn Wilson.
08:20 Now Shrug is slip again.
08:22 >> You see the static's had a few more punches than Wilson at this point.
08:26 [crowd noise]
08:29 >> This is from Wilson, walks into that uppercut.
08:32 >> That was an uppercut landed right there.
08:35 I'm not sure.
08:36 >> Hadley saying that was a slip.
08:38 Crew felt he landed the knockdown.
08:40 >> Definitely an uppercut, not sure if that's what caused the knockdown.
08:43 >> Short uppercuts now from Kevin Crew.
08:46 Wilson taking big shots, playing all defense.
08:50 And that was a knockdown, the second move by Hadley in this fight.
08:55 >> Crew just looks fired up right now, look at him.
08:58 [crowd noise]
09:05 >> Back nine, and Hadley will not let this continue.
09:10 And a huge BKFC debut victory for Kevin Crew.
09:15 >> And he was very accurate with his debut,
09:18 what he thought he could do with that active fist staying inside.
09:21 Once he got the hang of it, he really opened up and did a lot of good work.
09:25 [crowd noise]
09:29 >> There's a little bit of that luck we're talking about, Shawn.
09:32 Switching hands, staying heavy.
09:36 [crowd noise]
09:40 >> Look at this good work being done right there by Crew.
09:44 Continuing to push his opponent's head down and land unanswered shots.
09:50 [crowd noise]
09:52 >> Kevin Crew did not stop punching throughout round number two.
09:57 He really didn't stop punching throughout round number one.
10:00 >> I feel like he could probably beat up for five rounds.
10:04 >> Kevin Crew in our fighter meeting said a high volume of punches on the inside.
10:09 Absolutely.
10:12 Shawn Wilson is such a talented fighter, again.
10:16 Pro MMA, pro boxing, bare knuckle.
10:22 That is 95 total fights.
10:25 [crowd noise]
10:28 >> Here is Jeff Houston.
10:30 >> Ladies and gentlemen, our referee in charge,
10:32 Kerry Hatley, calls a stop to this fight.
10:34 At one minute, 26 seconds into round number two,
10:37 for your winner by KO,
10:41 Kevin Crew!
10:46 >> That's one of the best PKFC debuts that we have seen.
10:49 Kevin Crew finishing a high level opponent in Shawn Wilson.
10:55 Relentless volume, phenomenal accuracy.
11:00 The winner by way of second round knockout,
11:04 Kevin Crew defeats Shawn Wilson.