‘Knockout from hell’ – Terrifying KO sees bare knuckle fighter bounce opponent’s head off the ropes in 30-second win
Bare-knuckle boxer Kaine Tomlinson Jr terrified fans inside with his brutal knockout at BKFC’s KnuckleMania V. The KO of opponent Pat Sullivan inside Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center was so devastating that it has been labelled by fans as the ‘most violent’ KO they have ever seen. Tomlinson threw a huge overhand rightBare Knuckle FC on X And Sullivan’s lights went out instantlyBare Knuckle FC on X Which caused his head to bounce off the ropesBare Knuckle FC on X Only 30 seconds into the bout, Tomlinson Jr dropped a shoulder and landed a lightning fast overhand right that made Sullivan fold like a deck chair. The KO was so powerful that Sullivan’s lights went out instantly, his head bounces off the ropes and he went crashing into the canvas. Sullivan was out cold for an extended period but eventually returned to his feet and leaving the ring. MMA fans were quick with their reactions to the incredible knockout that has gone viral due to its pure devastation. One took to X and said: “Kaine Tomlinson Jr with one of the most violent KO’s I have ever sees.” Another added: “Damn that was a knockout from hell at BKFC.” A third said: “Knockouts don’t get more violent than what Kaine Tomlinson Jr just dished out. While a fourth added: “He got reset to default settings!” And a fifth said: “Wow talk about getting slept. The ropes really saved bro from a nasty fall. Man his lights went out instantly there.” The Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship hasn’t stopped growing since Conor McGregor became a minority owner of the organisation last year, and it’s certainly not slowing down anytime soon. View Tweet: https://twitter.com/hashtag/KnuckleManiaV?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw McGregor had front row seats for Tomlinson’s KOBKFC Tomlinson was pumped after his victory NFL star Maxx Crosby, who plays for the Las Vegas Raiders, is also a part-owner of the fighting league, and his assessment of it being ‘raw, real, and incredibly engaging for fans’ has never felt any truer. The sport is known for its insane knockouts as fighters meet in the middle of the four-roped ring and square off with their bare fists. Tomlinson Jr was fighting Sullivan on the main card of KnuckleMania V, with the standout match-up seeing Jeremy Stephens claim a shock victory over Eddie Alvarez. The event smashed records as over 17,000 fans packed into the Wells Fargo Center, reportedly marking the city’s biggest-ever combat sports event in modern history. Elsewhere at KnuckleMania V, former UFC star Ben Rothwell left fans stunned following his 18-second knockout of Briton Mick Terrill to claim the BKFC heavyweight title. Terrill hails from North Shields, Newcastle, and told talkSPORT.com ahead of his mouthwatering heavyweight bout that nothing makes him ‘feel more alive’ than fighting. Rothwell knocked out Terrill in the co-main event And Stephens [right] was victorious over Alvarez But unfortunately for the 41-year-old, the biggest bare knuckle fight of his career was short-lived in the most devastating way possible, following the quick, brutal KO. In the main event, Stephens and Alvarez, who have both had famous UFC encounters with McGregor, went toe-to-toe and the former came out victorious with a third-round TKO win.
Bare-knuckle boxer Kaine Tomlinson Jr terrified fans inside with his brutal knockout at BKFC’s KnuckleMania V.
The KO of opponent Pat Sullivan inside Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center was so devastating that it has been labelled by fans as the ‘most violent’ KO they have ever seen.
Only 30 seconds into the bout, Tomlinson Jr dropped a shoulder and landed a lightning fast overhand right that made Sullivan fold like a deck chair.
The KO was so powerful that Sullivan’s lights went out instantly, his head bounces off the ropes and he went crashing into the canvas.
Sullivan was out cold for an extended period but eventually returned to his feet and leaving the ring.
MMA fans were quick with their reactions to the incredible knockout that has gone viral due to its pure devastation.
One took to X and said: “Kaine Tomlinson Jr with one of the most violent KO’s I have ever sees.”
Another added: “Damn that was a knockout from hell at BKFC.”
A third said: “Knockouts don’t get more violent than what Kaine Tomlinson Jr just dished out.
While a fourth added: “He got reset to default settings!”
And a fifth said: “Wow talk about getting slept. The ropes really saved bro from a nasty fall. Man his lights went out instantly there.”
The Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship hasn’t stopped growing since Conor McGregor became a minority owner of the organisation last year, and it’s certainly not slowing down anytime soon.
NFL star Maxx Crosby, who plays for the Las Vegas Raiders, is also a part-owner of the fighting league, and his assessment of it being ‘raw, real, and incredibly engaging for fans’ has never felt any truer.
The sport is known for its insane knockouts as fighters meet in the middle of the four-roped ring and square off with their bare fists.
Tomlinson Jr was fighting Sullivan on the main card of KnuckleMania V, with the standout match-up seeing Jeremy Stephens claim a shock victory over Eddie Alvarez.
The event smashed records as over 17,000 fans packed into the Wells Fargo Center, reportedly marking the city’s biggest-ever combat sports event in modern history.
Elsewhere at KnuckleMania V, former UFC star Ben Rothwell left fans stunned following his 18-second knockout of Briton Mick Terrill to claim the BKFC heavyweight title.
Terrill hails from North Shields, Newcastle, and told talkSPORT.com ahead of his mouthwatering heavyweight bout that nothing makes him ‘feel more alive’ than fighting.
But unfortunately for the 41-year-old, the biggest bare knuckle fight of his career was short-lived in the most devastating way possible, following the quick, brutal KO.
In the main event, Stephens and Alvarez, who have both had famous UFC encounters with McGregor, went toe-to-toe and the former came out victorious with a third-round TKO win.
