Mike "KING KILLER" Heckert Steals The Show at BKFC Clearwater 3!
Mike "KING KILLER" Heckert Steals The Show at BKFC Clearwater 3!
Event: BKFC Fight Night Clearwater 3 — Gaskins vs. Guymon
Date: Friday, April 24, 2026
Venue: OCC Roadhouse, Clearwater, Florida
Feature result: Mike "KING KILLER" Heckert def. Justin Walters by 1st-round KO/TKO at 1:18 (welterweight)
When Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship rolled back into the Tampa Bay area for BKFC Clearwater 3, the sold-out OCC Roadhouse delivered exactly what BKFC fans show up for: early finishes, local heat, and fighters who treat every round like a highlight reel.
And on the main card, Mike "KING KILLER" Heckert did not wait around.
Heckert (fighting out of the St. Petersburg / Tampa Bay area) stopped Justin "The Demon of Muay Thai" Walters at 1:18 of Round 1, turning a scheduled five-round welterweight fight into a statement finish — the kind of night that follows a fighter long after the arena lights shut off.
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Official BKFC fighter page: Mike Heckert on BKFC.com
The night in Clearwater
BKFC’s third Clearwater Fight Night was billed around a stacked multi-division card headlined by Quentin Gaskins vs. Matt Guymon, with action running from free/prelim streams into the main card window at the iconic OCC Roadhouse.
According to official and independent recaps:
- Venue: OCC Roadhouse — Clearwater, FL
- Date: April 24, 2026
- Promotion: Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC)
- Broadcast ecosystem: BKFC / TrillerTV / partner streams (see official event hub)
Primary sources:
- Official event hub: BKFC Fight Night Clearwater — Gaskins vs Guymon
- Full results recap: FIGHTMAG: BKFC Clearwater 3 live results
- Card database: Tapology: BKFC Fight Night Clearwater
- Heckert vs Walters bout page: Tapology bout record
- Pre-fight hype: YouTube countdown to BKFC Fight Night Clearwater
Heckert vs Walters: first-round finish
The matchup
- Division: Welterweight (165-class billing; weigh-ins around 166 lbs)
- Mike Heckert: about 6'0", St. Petersburg, Florida area; BKFC veteran with stoppage power
- Justin Walters: Kentucky-based striker nicknamed "The Demon of Muay Thai"
Independent records list the finish as:
Mike Heckert def. Justin Walters by KO/TKO — Round 1, 1:18
That is not a "feel-out" win. That is a first-round takeover.
For local fans who have followed Heckert’s path from amateur combat sports into BKFC, Clearwater 3 was a home-region stage — and he treated it like one. The brand story behind the gloves is the same one building King Killers fightwear: train mean, finish clean, own the moment.
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Why this finish mattered
- Speed of finish — under 80 seconds into round one
- Main-card placement on a sold-out Florida Fight Night
- Momentum for a fighter already known for stoppage-first BKFC performances
- Local identity — Tampa Bay / Clearwater crowds respond to fighters who actually live the training culture the region markets
Full BKFC Clearwater 3 results (in depth)
Results below are compiled from FIGHTMAG and Tapology, cross-checked against the official BKFC event page. Methods/times can vary slightly by outlet wording (KO vs TKO), so we present the consensus stoppage data and link every authority source.
Main Card
| Result | Bout | Method | Round/Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Gaskins def. Matt Guymon | Main event | TKO | R2, 1:59 | Headliner at OCC Roadhouse |
| Ryan Reber def. Joshua Oxendine | Bantamweight | Unanimous Decision | 5 rounds (49-44, 48-45, 49-44) | Co-feature decision war |
| Kat Paprocki def. Crystal Van Wyk | Strawweight | Unanimous Decision | 5 rounds (49-46, 50-45, 49-46) | Paprocki stays undefeated in BKFC stretch |
| Tony Murphy def. Skyler Mauller | Middleweight | TKO | R2, 0:39 | Fast middleweight stoppage |
| Mike Heckert def. Justin Walters | Welterweight | KO/TKO | R1, 1:18 | KING KILLER steals the show |
| Brandon Allen def. Lukas Jones | Featherweight | KO | R1, 1:58 | Another first-round finish |
| Frankie Solomon def. Rickie McConnico | Middleweight | Unanimous Decision | 5 rounds | Solomon debut win |
| Quintan/Anthony Foye def. Jason DiNunzio | Lightweight | Unanimous Decision | 5 rounds | Decision depth on the card |
Prelims / undercard finishes
| Result | Method | Round/Time |
|---|---|---|
| Terry Williams def. Dexter "Bolo" Carthon | TKO | R3, 1:23 |
| Gabriel Hernandez def. Chachi Versace (Gregorio Gonzalez) | KO | R3, 1:14 |
| Anthony Grubbs def. Thomas Jungles | KO | R3, 0:25 |
Card character
Clearwater 3 was a finish-heavy night. Across the 11-fight framework reported by Tapology-style databases, a majority of bouts ended before the final bell — classic BKFC chaos with enough decision depth to prove it was not just early fireworks.
If you want the official promotion framing, start here:
bkfc.com/events/bkfc-clearwater
For a journalist-style live recap:
For structured bout metadata (weights, ages, method timing):
Main event spotlight: Gaskins shuts the door on Guymon
While Heckert’s first-round stoppage was the local-brand highlight, the main event still belonged to the headliners.
Quentin Gaskins stopped Matt Guymon in Round 2 (1:59) to close the show. Guymon entered as a durable veteran presence; Gaskins left with the highlight and the win column update.
That finish capped a card that had already delivered:
- multiple first-round KOs/TKOs
- competitive five-round decisions
- women’s strawweight action
- heavyweight violence on the prelims
What Clearwater 3 says about Florida BKFC
Florida keeps proving it is not just a travel market for bare knuckle — it is a home market.
Clearwater’s OCC Roadhouse setting creates a different energy than arena-scale cards: tighter sightlines, louder pockets of fans, and more pressure on local names. When a Florida fighter like Heckert ends it early, the building feels it.
That crossover — combat performance + personal brand + apparel culture — is exactly the lane King Killers was built for.
Train for the round. Dress for the war.
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Official and authority source list
Use these for verification, embeds, and deeper research:
- BKFC official event page — BKFC Fight Night Clearwater (Gaskins vs Guymon)
- BKFC fighter profile — Mike Heckert
- FIGHTMAG results — BKFC Clearwater 3 live results
- Tapology event database — BKFC Fight Night: Clearwater
- Tapology bout page — Heckert vs Walters
- Event countdown / media — YouTube: Countdown to BKFC Fight Night Clearwater
- Watch ecosystem — watch.bkfc.com
- Fighter portfolio — michaelheckert.com
- Brand — kingkillers.co
*Editorial note: Some outlets label the Heckert finish as TKO while social/promo copy calls it a KO. Officially it was a first-round stoppage at 1:18 — either way, Walters did not make it out of round one.*
Final word
BKFC Clearwater 3 had a main event. It had decision wars. It had prelim violence.
But for King Killers fans, the timestamp that matters is simple:
Round 1. 1:18. Heckert.
Mike "KING KILLER" Heckert stole the show in Clearwater — then left the rest of the card to chase the highlight he already owned.
More from Mike: https://michaelheckert.com
Train in the brand: https://kingkillers.co
Official recap hub: https://www.bkfc.com/events/bkfc-clearwater