BKFC KnuckleMania 5: Eddie Alvarez vs. Jeremy Stephens: Full results

Knucklemania 5 is in the books. The BKFC event took place at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Jan. 25 and featured 12 fights in eight weight classes. This article recaps the fights and explores Knucklemania 5 full results.

In the main event, hometown favorite and former UFC and Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez fought fellow ex-UFC fighter, Jeremy Stephens.

Both fighters adopted a cautious stance in the opening round, launching measured attacks. The competition intensified in the second round, as they began to exchange blows more frequently.

In Round 3, Stephens landed a right hand that sent Alvarez down to one knee. Although Alvarez managed to get back up, he was knocked down again in the closing seconds of the round.

Following Round 3, Alvarez's corner made the decision, resulting in Stephens being declared the winner by TKO (corner stoppage).

In the co-main event, champion Mick Terrill attempted his second BKFC heavyweight title defense against former UFC fighter Ben Rothwell, who put his undefeated BKFC record on the line.

Rothwell, the bigger man, started with body jabs while Terrill attempted to counter with punches from above. An accidental eye poke from Rothwell led to a brief pause in the action. When the action resumed, Rothwell delivered a powerful right-hand counter that knocked Terrill out as he lunged forward with a left hand.

The decisive moment of the fight arrived at the 0:36 mark of Round 1, and Rothwell emerged as the new BKFC heavyweight champion.

In the featured bout on the main card, women's flyweight contenders Taylor Starling and Bec Rawlings engaged in a five-round battle. Although Starling had moments of success throughout the fight, 'Rowdy' was the aggressor and consistently landed the more impactful strikes.

By the end of Round 5, Starling showed significantly more cosmetic damage, while Rawlings remained relatively unscathed. The judges scored the contest in Rawling's favor, declaring her the winner by unanimous decision.

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Knucklemania 5: Main card results

In another heavyweight bout on the main card, Patrick Brady defeated Zachary Calmus by first-round TKO. Brady started aggressively, throwing a flurry of punches at his opponent.

Calmus struggled to respond to the high-volume attack and found himself pinned against the ropes. With Calmus unable to defend himself effectively or counterattack, the referee stopped the fight at the 0:53 mark of Round 1.

John Garbarino dropped Apostle Spencer with an overhand right in Round 1 of their light heavyweight bout. Spencer was unable to answer the 10-count, prompting referee Dan Miragliota to wave off the fight and declare Garbarino the winner by knockout.

After the victory, Garbarino proposed to his girlfriend in the ring and she said yes.

Check out the heartwarming video below:

Kaine Tomlinson quickly defeated Pattrick Sullivan on the main card. A powerful overhand right from Tomlinson knocked Sullivan out instantly, sending him crashing down to the canvas. The referee waved off the bout, declaring Tomlinson the winner by knockout at the 37-second mark of Round 1.

Travis Thompson and Zachary Pannell scored second-round knockouts of Zachary Pannell and Zed Montanez, respectively. Meanwhile, Steve Banks defeated Joey Dwejko by third-round TKO.

In the main card opening bout, Phil Caracappa faced Noah Norman and won by disqualification. The fight was competitive for the first two rounds, but in Round 3, the referee deducted two points from Norman for intentional headbutts and illegal strikes.

The referee ultimately stopped the fight in Round 4 after Norman continued to hit his opponent with illegal shots, declaring Caracappa the winner by disqualification.

On the preliminary card, Cody Russell achieved the first finish of the night, knocking out Logan Tucker in Round 3 of their fight. Meanwhile, the opening bout of the night saw Itso Babulaidze defeat Bryan McDowell by unanimous decision.

Check out the Knucklemania 5 full results below:

Main card

Welterweight - Jeremy Stephens def. Eddie Alvarez by TKO (Corner stoppage) (R3, 2:00)

Heavyweight - Ben Rothwell def. Michael Terrill by T/KO (R1, 0:36)

Flyweight - Bec Rawlings def. Taylor Starling by unanimous decision (50-44 X 2, 49-46)

Heavyweight - Patrick Brady def. Zachary Calmus by T/KO (R1, 0:53)

Light heavyweight - John Garbarino def. Apostle Spencer by T/KO (R1, 1:59)

Welterweight - Kaine Tomlinson Jr. def. Patrick Sullivan by T/KO (R1, 0:37)

Heavyweight - Steve Banks def. Joey Dawejko by T/KO (R3, 1:54)

Lightweight - Brandon Meyer def. Zedekiah Montanez by T/KO (R2, 0:39)

Bantamweight - Travis Thompson Zachary Pannell by T/KO (R2, 0:41)

Bantamweight - Phil Caracappa def. Norah Norman by disqualification (R4, 0:40)

Preliminary card

Light heavyweight - Cody Russell def. Logan Tucker by T/KO (R3, 0:49)

Middleweight - Itso Babulaidze def. Bryan McDowell by unanimous decision (48-42, 47-43, 48-42)