Sign Me Up: Drew Stuve Tells BKFC He Can Make Them Money After Win in Edmonton

Drew Stuve doesn’t want his lasting memory in the BKFC to be his second-round TKO win over Sonny Smith in his hometown. During Stuve’s fight Sunday at the River Cree Resort & Casino, he turned in his most compelling performance yet. After Stuve was knocked down in the first round, he could climb back to his feet and put a breakneck pace on Smith.

Stuve, a welterweight, leaned on the boxing skills he learned under Ryan Ford to score knockdowns during a wild, two-round affair. Just 71 seconds into the second round, Stuve was able to land the punch that kept Smith down for good. Fighting in his adopted hometown, the United Kingdom native evened his record in the promotion at 2-2.

Stuve used his time on the microphone to advocate for a contract for himself, according to boxing news latest headlines.

“I love it,” Stuve said. “I feel like a (expletive) gangster. David (Feldman), Conor (McGregor), Nate (Shook), let’s get me that contract. I’m going to make you a lot of money.”

Al-Ghanim Earns Quick Paycheck

Hasan Al-Ghanim’s story was similar to several other competitors’ Saturday night. While he was born elsewhere, Al-Ghanim has found a home in Edmonton, and online boxing news shows that he didn’t want to disappoint the hometown crowd. 

Al-Ghanim, who is from Iraq and now lives in Edmonton, dominated his lightweight fight with Ryan Ibsen. Ibsen hardly had a chance to get his bearings during the fight.

Al-Ghanim applied pressure from early on, but Ibsen couldn’t handle the power. During the first 73 seconds, Al-Ghanim dropped Ibsen three times. Following Ibsen’s third trip to the canvas, the fight was stopped.

There was plenty of action in Edmonton. Nine of the 11 fights ended inside the distance. There were so many fighters on the card from the Edmonton area that the crowd helped spur some of the action.

Lucanas Improves to 2-0 in BKFC

Chad Lucanas gave the city of Edmonton another victory Saturday night. Lucanas’ opponent, Zach Pannell, had made a long trip to Edmonton from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Hopefully, Pannell made enough money to make the trip worthwhile.

Pannell’s time in the ring doesn’t make it seem like it was a wise investment for the Pennsylvania man to make. During his fight, Pannell was dropped twice in the second round. Following the second knockdown, the referee stopped the fight to give Lucanas a win after 75 seconds.

Iron Hammer Announces Intentions With Debut Performance

Bohdan Kotok didn’t have much documented professional fighting experience before his BKFC heavyweight debut. The Ukrainian fighter showed that he had the natural gifts to be in the square circle. Despite going 1-1 as an amateur MMA fighter, Kotok got off to a much better start in bare-knuckle fighting, according to the MMAfighting latest news.

Kotok’s punching power had his opponent, Jonathan Miller, ready to be done quickly. Kotok scored the knockout in just 62 seconds after he sent Miller to the canvas twice.

Big Bull Gets Victory

Chris Hamlett was excited to make his BKFC debut. After his light heavyweight debut against Taylor Bull, Hamlett will have to head back to another strategy meeting to find a way to be successful in the promotion. Bull proved to be too much for Hamlett to handle.

During the first 65 seconds, Bull sent him crashing down to the floor twice. Hamlett didn’t get up the second time, allowing Bull to collect his first win in the promotion. Bull, 37, hopes to have found his new outlet for competition.

Going the more traditional route didn’t produce much success for Bull. He was 3-9 in gloved boxing matches, while he compiled a 2-9 record in professional MMA fights. According to the best MMA sites, Bull struggled with the grappling portion of MMA.

Bull was submitted four times as a professional and also suffered four knockout losses. But Bell looked much more comfortable in the squared circle and could find success in BKFC if he wished.

Scott has to Work Harder 

Caeden Scott didn’t get the glory of seeing his opponent laid out on the canvas. Instead, the Edmonton-based fighter had to go all five rounds to get his hands raised during his bout with Dan Godoy. Scott didn’t reach the scorecard for a lack of trying.

Scott had the only knockdown of the fight in the fourth round. But Godoy proved his toughness by climbing back to his feet and continuing the fight. While Godoy was able to have his moments, Scott controlled this fight.

Scott ended up earning a comfortable decision, winning on all three judges’ scorecards. He won 48-46 on two of their cards and 49-45 on the other. 

Delgado-Lopez Grabs Strong Victory

Alexandra Delgado-Lopez finds a way to pack a lot of power into her diminutive 5-foot rame. When Delgado-Lopez made her BKFC strawweight debut against American Jennifer Ruiz, there was little doubt that the lady packed a serious punch. Ruiz, who had no documented history of fighting professionally, had difficulty handling Delgado-Lopez.

Delgado-Lopez picked up a second-round TKO victory. While Delgado-Lopez hasn’t had much professional success, she isn’t a stranger to combat sports. Delgado-Lopez was 4-2 as an amateur MMA fighter.

Delgado-Lopez also lost in a traditional boxing fight. This victory may convince her to stick with BKFC.

There was plenty of other action Saturday night in Edmonton. Here’s a look at the other fights on the card that weren’t mentioned above:

• Light heavyweight, Kayden Giroux win by TKO (ankle injury) over Trevor Bozniak, Round 1 :10
• Middleweight, Kimani Crawford win by decision over Danasabe Mohammed, 49-46 (x2), 50-45
• Welterweight, Matthew Socholotiuk win by KO Nash Diederichs, Round 1 1:50
• Robert Desharnais win by TKO over Glendel Futrell, Round 1 :23

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By Dean McHugh.