Slaughter to Prevail singer Alex Terrible opened the first ever Blood4Blood event playing on stage to a packed house of his rabid fans but his night ended in disappointment after he suffered multiple knockdowns before being finished by Cameron Delano in the third round.
While the deathcore singer enjoyed a height and reach advantage, Delano successfully found a way inside on multiple occasions as he tagged Terrible with a barrage of punches on several occasions. When Delano connected with a clean
shot, Terrible was often wobbled and ended up on the canvas
Knowing he was likely down on the scorecards, Terrible came out swinging in the final round but Delano countered perfectly with the combination of punches that scored yet another knockdown. With Terrible wobbled and leaning against the ropes, the referee had no choice but to stop the fight with the end coming at 29 seconds into the third round.
“Alex is a tough son of a bitch,” Delano said after moving to 2-0 in the event co-promoted by BKFC. “I appreciate it. I love him for it. I’m a huge fan.”
Despite having a very successful band that’s also playing at the Welcome to Rockville festival kicking off on Thursday, Terrible always wanted to test himself in the most extreme ways possible, which is how he got involved in bare-knuckle fighting in the first place.
While it obviously wasn’t the result he wanted, the 32-year-old Russian still celebrated the event he helped organize and even with the damage taken, he promised to return with Slaughter to Prevail to play their set later this weekend.
“Of course, I’m very sad, I lost,” Terrible said after the loss. “It f*cking sucks. Sometimes shit happens. I feel sad but at the same time I feel so f*cking happy because we made this Blood4Blood event. I think it sucks. I was fighting like a f*cking bitch. I’m strongly believe in myself, like stupidly believe in myself. He’s a tough opponent. He broke my nose again.
“A lot of people says I’m tough. I’m scared of literally everything but I try to fight my fears. That’s why I do this shit. I hope you guys love this show. For me, it’s a f*cking honor.”
It was Delano setting the tone early and he clipped Terrible with a straight left hand that sent him stumbling backwards, which was ruled a knockdown. Back on the feet, Delano complained that he was being hit in the back of the head and it actually opened a cut with the referee issuing a warning between rounds about the illegal shot.
As the second round got started, Delano blitzed Terrible with a barrage of punches and it sent him to the canvas again. On the restart, Delano pressed forward and the fighters were exchanging a wild series of shots and this time it was the bull rider who touched the floor and that earned him a mandatory eight count.
While Delano complained that he just slipped, the referee still ruled it a knockdown.
As time was running out, Terrible blasted Delano with a pair of right hands that landed clean. Delano absorbed the damage but he took a few steps back before recovering between rounds.
In the final two minutes, Terrible came out charging at Delano, looking for a potential finish after he had already been knocked down several times. That game plan backfired with Delano slamming home a well-timed counter punch that blasted Terrible and sent him to the canvas again.
This time, Terrible as badly wobbled as he got back to his feet and the referee knew it was time to stop the fight.
Terrible didn’t address if he planned to return for another bare-knuckle fight but he certainly put on a show for the crowd at Blood4Blood on Wednesday night.
