Welcome to the most recent version of Missed Fists the place we shine a light-weight on fights from throughout the globe that will have been neglected in these hectic occasions the place it looks like there’s an MMA present each different day.
With 2024 winding down, the race for year-end awards is heating up and whereas our MMA Combating lists are as UFC-centric as you’d count on, most of the most brutal finishes have taken place in smaller promotions.
That was definitely the case this previous week as we had a septet of KOs that even the celebrities of this Saturday’s UFC 310 occasion could have a tough time topping.
(Huge thanks as at all times to @Barrelelapierna for his or her weekly lists of the perfect KOs and submissions, and to @Grabaka_Hitman for importing most of the clips you see right here. Give them a comply with and chip in on Patreon in the event you can.)
Stefanos Stamatiou vs. Raphael Kapnisis
Kickboxing in a cage? All the time an excellent time and sometimes a recipe for some wild stuff to occur. Simply ask Stefanos Stamatiou, who took benefit of the distinctive angles of the fenced enviornment to ship this absurd spinning backfist knockout.
Missed head kick to backfist is such a pleasant combo each time you see it. Positive, it has a hit fee of about 5 %, and in the event you try this in an MMA battle, you’re probably getting planted in your butt with a counter punch or a takedown, however in cage kickboxing, spam that sequence out till you snag the large cash and the fabulous prizes.
Stamatiou caught Raphael Kapnisis so clear that poor Kapnisis momentarily froze in time, paying homage to a remnant of Pompei. Or one thing like that. He bought hit good, is what I’m saying.
This end got here from a Cyprus Combating Championship promoted in affiliation with Courageous CF and is free to observe on YouTube.
Asadula Imangazaliev vs. Dedduanglek
Talking of ridiculous backfist knockouts, right here’s one from ONE Championship that’s scorching off the presses.
That. Simply. Occurred.
At a Friday Fights occasion in Bangkok, Asadula Imangazaliev styled and profiled with an axe kick adopted by a backfist proper on the cash. The beautiful blow left Dedduanglek in a heap and the remainder of us questioning how Imangazaliev pulled that one off.
Ngoc Luong Tran vs. Wubukasimu Kuerban
Our third massive whopper of the week comes from a Wu Lin Feng occasion in Guangdong, China.
The tremendous slo-mo replay is critical for this one, with Tran’s left hand coming in at lightning velocity. Opponent Wubukasimu Kuerban stepped instantly into the trail of that heat-seeking missile and arguably had a worse fall than Kapnisis.
First, his leg did the Cro Cop, bending beneath him earlier than straightening out. After which he ended up unfold eagle and defenseless in opposition to the follow-up hammerfist. This was a mismatch on paper, with Tran getting into at 6-1 and Kuerban sporting a less-than-glamorous 9-9 report. So followers bought precisely what they needed, not less than.
Artiom Cula vs. Michael IrizarryArsen Badalyan vs. Joshua Telles
To Tuff-N-Uff we go, with the venerable promotion having simply held an occasion Wednesday in Las Vegas.
Artiom Cula added to the pile of crash take a look at dummies this week, throwing an nearly informal head kick that simply so occurred to detonate in opposition to the jaw of Michael Irizarry.
Irizarry had these arms low and free and he paid for it, massive time.
In an beginner bout, featherweight Arsen Badalyan despatched Joshua Telles’ mouthpiece flying with this KO shot, although it shouldn’t be that stunning since Telles saved enjoying with it like Steph Curry on the free throw line.
Preserve that factor in your mouth, man!
UFC CEO Dana White was within the constructing for this one, so you possibly can wager he made positive to get Cula and Badalyan’s digits.
Tuff-N-Uff 140 is on the market to observe on UFC Battle Go.
Robin Frank vs. Diego Santos
My goodness, the snapping sound on this one.
From The Cage MMA 6 in Balingen, Germany (occasion obtainable at no cost on YouTube), Robin Frank uncorked a hellacious head kick that snipped Diego Santos’ puppet strings. This one had a candy build-up to it, with Frank hurting Santos with a kick to the physique first. When Frank primed these hips once more, you possibly can see Santos convey his arms down in protection, leaving his chin extensive open.
Joao Lucas Barbosa vs. Jackson Souza
Significantly, no bells and whistles this week, simply seven of the perfect knockouts you’ll see all 12 months.
Our remaining clip comes from a Dominium Fighter Championship occasion in Sao Paulo which noticed beginner debutant Joao Lucas Barbosa throwing arms like a primary Deontay Wilder.
Barbosa couldn’t have landed that punch cleaner and in contrast to a few of our different winners this week, he nailed the walk-off. That’s the way it’s achieved.
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