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BKFC 51 results: Britain Hart knocks out Melanie Shah’s teeth, retains championship

BKFC 51 took place Friday in Virginia where Melanie Shah lost her teeth vs. Britain Hart.

[autotag]Britain Hart[/autotag] has a knack for fighting without gloves.

Sanctioned bareknuckle boxing is still in its early dawn, but Hart fight-by-fight has carved herself a spot in the history books as she continues to largely dominate each opponent placed in front of her. Friday was no different as she defeated [autotag]Melanie Shah[/autotag] in the BKFC 51 main event to retain the promotion’s strawweight title.

The event took place at Salem Civic Center in Salem, Va. and not only saw Hart win a unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45), but also knock teeth out of the mouth of Shah (2-1) in the final two minutes of the bout.

The bout was Hart’s first of two scheduled less than two months apart. Should she be deemed healthy by doctors backstage after Friday’s bout, Hart will compete Nov.4 at BKFC Thailand 5 vs. Chisakan Ariphipat (2-0).

Hart’s title defense extended her winning streak to four and was her second title defense.

Additional bouts on BKFC 51’s main card included former UFC fighter [autotag]Dustin Pague[/autotag] (3-1) vs. [autotag]Joe Elmore[/autotag] (2-3), and [autotag]Stanislav Grosu[/autotag] (3-2) vs. [autotag]Blake LaCaze[/autotag] (1-4).

Check out the full results below:

MAIN CARD (FITE, 9 p.m. ET)

  • Champion Britain Hart def. Melanie Shah via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) – retains women’s strawweight title
  • Dustin Pague def. Joe Elmore via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
  • Stanislav Grosu def. Blake LaCaze via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 1:51
  • Bruce Abramski def. Mark Culp via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:43
  • Joseph Creer def. Ronnie Glass via TKO (body punch) – Round 3, 1:18
  • Harris Stephenson def. Brian Maxwell via disqualification (illegal grounded strike) – Round 5, 0:29
  • Brett Fields def. Kaine Tomlinson Sr. via TKO (punch) – Round 1, 1:39

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Rick Caruso def. Landon Williams via TKO (punch) – Round 1, 1:43
  • Ka’Sim Ruffin def. Daniel Gary via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 1:26

Photos: BKFC 27 ceremonial weigh-ins and faceoffs

Check out these photos from the BKFC 27 weigh-ins in London.

Check out these photos from the ceremonial weigh-ins for BKFC 27 in London, which features a main event bout between Michael Page and Mike Perry. (Photos courtesy of BKFC)

BKFC 27 press conference and faceoffs: Best photos from London

Check out these photos from the BKFC 27 pre-fight press conference in London.

Check out these photos from the BKFC 27 pre-fight press conference in London. (Photos courtesy of BKFC)

Bare Knuckle FC announces next event on March 19

Leonard Garcia, a six-time “Fight of the Night” winner in the UFC and WEC, headlines the next Bare Knuckle FC event.

Fresh off one of the biggest events in company history, Bare Knuckle FC returns to action on March 19 for a fight card headlined with a competitor well-remembered for all-action brawls during his MMA career.

[autotag]Leonard Garcia[/autotag] will meet [autotag]Joe Elmore[/autotag] in the lightweight main event of the evening’s card, which will take place at the Biloxi Civic Center in Mississippi.

During a six-year run in the WEC and UFC, the former WEC featherweight title challenger won six “Fight of the Night” bonuses and one “Knockout of the Night,” including a split-decision victory over Chan Sung Jung at WEC 48 which is regularly name-checked among the greatest fights in MMA history.

Garcia made his BKFC debut in February 2019 and earned a second-round finish of Julian Lane, then lost to Jim Alers in a bout six months later. His opponent, Elmore, is a regional MMA vet with a knockout win over Jerrid Burke at Bellator 88 in his sole major-league appearance. He’s 2-0 in BKFC.

The co-feature bout for the pay-per-view event is a bantamweight matchup between 46-year-old former WBO junior welterweight champion DeMarcus Corley and BKFC mainstay Reggie Barnett Jr.

“Leonard Garcia against Joe Elmore is a true bad-blood match and perfect for our main event,” BKFC president David Feldman said. “Both guys have wanted to fight each other for a long time and both have promised to finish the other in striking fashion. DeMarcus Corley is a former world champion boxer who has fought numerous big names over the last twenty years and surely will be tested by Reggie Barnett Jr. who is excited to welcome him to BKFC.”

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