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LOS ANGELES (Agosto 17, 2018) – Il “Regina delle Bare Knuckle” Bec Rawlings ha incontrato i media a Los Angeles giovedì per discutere del suo ritorno a Fighting Championship Bare Knuckle (BKFC) e offrire uno sguardo all'interno della disciplina a mani nude.
Rawlings salirà sul ring a “BKFC 2: Una nuova era” il Sabato, Agosto 25 dal Mississippi Coast Coliseum di Biloxi, Mississippi e trasmesso in diretta negli Stati Uniti e in Canada in pay-per-view in 4K all'avanguardia.
I biglietti sono ora disponibili esclusivamente su www.bareknuckle.tv vanno dal $35 a $250. “BKFC 2: Una nuova era” andrà in onda negli Stati Uniti e in Canada, esclusivamente in pay-per-view attraverso MultiVision media, Inc. su tutte le principali punti di televisione e di distribuzione in streaming per $29.95.
Rawlings ha ottenuto un'emozionante vittoria nell'evento inaugurale BKFC e tornerà in BKFC 2 per affrontare il pugile professionista Britain Hart. Rawlings è stato raggiunto dall'analista pay-per-view di BKFC Benny Ricardo, così come il suo allenatore John Bastable, per esaminare i punti tecnici del combattimento a mani nude, compresa l'esclusiva tecnica di avvolgimento a mano.
Ecco cosa Rawlings, Ricardo e Bastable hanno dovuto dire giovedì dalla City of Angels Boxing Gym di Los Angeles:
BEC RAWLINGS, Ex combattente UFC; Hai sconfitto Alma Garcia al BKFC 1
Su Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship…
“Ci sono voluti molto tempo e impegno per far sì che le MMA fossero rispettate e considerate come uno sport vero e proprio, and I think it’s going to take that with bare knuckle. But from the last event and how smoothly that ran, how professional it was, the fights were great. We all looked like seasoned fighters out there, which we were, and I think that’s what we definitely need to keep doing and it will progress from there.
“I think the U.S. and even Australia one day will open up to doing bare knuckle as well, because it’s such a great event. It’s a great fighting sport, and it wasn’t any crazier than MMA and boxing, as you saw from the last event.
“BKFC is doing it right, they’re doing it very professionally. They’re bringing in all the right people and all the right fighters. As long as it keeps going that way, I think the sport is going to take off.
“Molti fan della boxe stanno arrivando a mani nude perché amano l'aspetto in piedi della boxe e questo è solo un nuovo fantastico, colpo di scena divertente. Lo sta riportando alla vecchia scuola.
“Anche solo nella scena locale in Australia, Ero con l'UFC combattendo e vincendo con l'UFC e potevo fare una promozione di boxe e nessuno mi avrebbe battuto ciglio. Mi avrebbero riconosciuto, ma non erano interessati a quello che stavo facendo. Ma non appena ho firmato per combattere a mani nude ho avuto così tante persone che mi parlavano e mi offrivano messaggi davvero incoraggianti.
“Così, in un certo senso ha evocato tutti i fan della boxe per esserne davvero entusiasti. È stato piuttosto interessante.”
Sul combattimento al BKFC 1…
“Alla fine mi sono sistemato quando ho ottenuto un montante davvero pulito. Per essere colpito, it didn’t feel any different than MMA at all. It’s more like a sting than a thud for a boxing glove.
“The only difference I found was punching her, if you didn’t select where you were going to punch you felt it a little bit in your knuckles, but nothing crazy. The swelling was quite bad, but I swell and bruise really easily. It wasn’t too far different from MMA.
“After BKFC 1, I had multiple messages from fighters in Australia, the U.S., even people with the UFC, asking me how I was treated, if it was fun, if I would do it again and how they could get involved.
“It was just a whole bunch of different emotions, but a lot of interest in it. And I’ve got a lot of Australians wanting to get involved. Australians love to fight. I don’t think you’ve ever come across an Australian boxer that doesn’t go in there and leave it all in that ring. It’s ingrained in us. This sport is definitely built for an Australian.”
On her upcoming bout at BKFC 2…
“Nothing has really changed on our side of it. My coach is a kung fu and open hand combat expert, so everything he has known for years we have just translated into the boxing aspect of it.
“I guess we now know what to expect fight week, what it’s going to be like in there. That was kind of the unknown back (nel mese di giugno). But I had so much fun last time, and I’m excited to get back in there and do it all again.
“Bare knuckle was meant for me. I can’t wait to face off against Britain Hart on August 25th. This sport is all about precision and I know she’s going to come to fight and try to take this momentum from me. I’m not going to let that happen.”
BENNY RICARDO, BKFC Pay-Per-View Analyst
“BKFC 1 in Cheyenne (Wyoming) was the first time in 130 years that a bare knuckle fight was sanctioned in the United States. Così, it is a long time coming.
“With bare knuckle fighting you need to be very precise. You have to punch through your index finger and middle finger and transfer that through the forearm where it cushions the blow. Outside of that you are going to break your hand.
“A fight has five two-minute rounds. There’s not much of a feeling out period.
“When I saw Joey Beltran was going to fight Tony Lopez I knew it was the fight of the night, and sure enough it was. È stata una lezione sulla gestione del tempo. All'inizio, Tony lo stava tastando e al terzo round ha preso il suo ritmo, Ma era troppo tardi.
“Per gli uomini, sono sempre stati giri di tre minuti. Così, devono trovare un modo per gestire i round di due minuti in BKFC.
“Le regole di (BKFC) sono simili alle regole di boxe, che è il modo di David Feldman di convincere gli stati. I combattenti di MMA usano le ginocchia, stinchi e gomiti.
“Sam Shewmaker ha avuto il colpo della notte. Ha combattuto un ragazzo delle forze speciali che è stato cesellato e 305 libbre. Non pensavo avesse una possibilità. Poi lo vedi nella lotta e atterri a destra. Era finito.
“Cosa puoi divertirti combattendo a mani nude, che non puoi fare con la boxe ora, è il miglior combattimento il migliore.
“Sul lato televisivo, MultiVision non risparmia nulla per farlo. BKFC 1 and BKFC 2 both being produced in 4K is tremendous, and you can see the action with extreme clarity.”
JOHN BASTABLE, Rawlings’ Allenatore
“They supplied wraps, bandages and tape, so that is what we used. For myself, it was the first time we wrapped like this because we had never competed in bare knuckle before.
“It was the first time for all of us. The basis of the wrap is that the four knuckles of the hand are fully exposed.
“The thumb and the wrist are stabilized, but besides that it is bare knuckle.
“Dopo la lotta, (Bec) had no damage to the wrist at all and no breaks in the hand at all, so the support worked. There was swelling and bruising, but the tape did the job.”