BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing was back in action on Friday night (April 17) from inside the sold-out Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino in Niagara Falls, New York. Headlining BKB 53: \u201cThe Harder They Fall\u201d was the middleweight title fight between reigning champion and pound-for-pound king Lorawnt-T \u201cSmash\u201d Nelson and Mark \u201cTNT\u201d Griffin.<\/p>\n
Nelson won by first-round knockout.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere on the card, \u201cUntameable\u201d Jon Barnard captured the lightweight crown by upsetting Jared \u201cKid Gatti\u201d Grant, a rematch from their BKB 48 \u201cNo Contest\u201d late last year. In addition, former UFC and PFL heavyweight Juan \u201cThe Kraken\u201d Adams improved to 4-0 as a bare knuckle boxer (with four knockouts) by laying waste to Nate \u201cThe Yeti\u201d Roberts.<\/p>\n
Full BKB 53 results and video highlights below:<\/p>\n
Lightweight: Claudia Zamora def. Viviane Pereira by TKO<\/p>\n
Middleweight: Robert Duran Jr. def. Austin Spivey by KO (Fight of the Night)<\/p>\n
Super Middleweight: Brandon Shavers def. Jose Fernandez by TKO<\/p>\n
Super Welterweight: Darrian Leu Pierre def. Joshua Sikes by TKO<\/p>\n
Super Heavyweight: Juan Adams def. Nate Roberts by KO<\/p>\n
Lightweight: Jon Barnard (c) def. Jared Grant by KO (Knockout of the Night)<\/p>\n
Super Middleweight: Rowdy Montgomery def. Brok Weaver by unanimous decision<\/p>\n
Middleweight: Lorawnt-T Nelson (c) def. Mark Tiffin by KO<\/p>\n