Welcome to the newest version of Missed Fists the place we shine a lightweight on fights from throughout the globe that will have been ignored in these hectic instances the place it looks like there’s an MMA present each different day.
I do know loads of you will have been lacking your phone-booth preventing repair, so you possibly can thank Czech Republic’s RedFace promotion for answering the decision (ha!) this week.
(Massive thanks as all the time to @Barrelelapierna for his or her weekly lists of the most effective KOs and submissions, and to @Grabaka_Hitman for importing lots of the clips you see right here. Give them a comply with and chip in on Patreon in case you can.)
Anybody who has adopted the telephone sales space preventing scene from the start (shout-out to the originators, Struggle Circus!) is aware of that it has gone by loads of iteration and innovation over the previous few years, most of it for the higher. Once we first noticed this daring experiment in fight sports activities know-how, it performed out about as you’d anticipate, with the rivals having waaaaaaaayyyy too little area to execute any strategies successfully. Enjoyable for what it was, however clearly a piece in progress.
So once more, we iterate.
Did RedFace discover the proper steadiness between appropriately cramped quarters and precise battle area? You be the decide, however seeing somebody really get completely knocked out in there’s fairly spectacular.
Nonetheless, it needs to be requested, is that this the best type of phone-booth preventing? Or are we simply taking a look at a extremely small cage now?
It’s additionally price noting that these scraps came about through the weigh-ins for an occasion to happen the next day, which is one thing the UFC ought to critically take into account.
Watch your entire occasion and extra from RedFace on YouTube.
Caleb Mullin vs. Frank Hyslop
As goofy as that was, you can argue that this knockout from an Almighty Preventing Championship present in Deeside, Wales, is even goofier.
You hear coaches on a regular basis inform fighters to not linger in entrance of a downed opponent. You understand, due to upkicks. You possibly can dive into guard, again up and let the opponent stand, or get low and posture as much as throw strikes, however in case you’re going to do the latter you’ve received to clear the legs.
Frank Hyslop hovered over Caleb Mullin perpetually and paid absolutely the worth.
Andile Madlala vs. Tico Van Den Berg
On Thursday, Andile Madlala wowed the group at EFC 116 in Sandton, South Africa, with this 19-second, one-punch walloping of Tico Van Den Berg.
Madlala patiently waited for the proper shot and boy did he discover it, connecting with a counter left off of a whiffed Superman punch. Van Den Berg instantly turned to jelly and Madlala received to get pleasure from a walkoff KO.
Marsel Nurlanbek vs. Farkhod Ergishbaev
You could have heard of Mr. Marsel Nurlanbek earlier than.
Flashback to September 2023, Nurlanbek wins by way of kneebar in simply 9 seconds and requires Dana White to signal him.
Again within the current, Nurlanbek scores one other Spherical 1 kneebar and one can solely assume remains to be ready for Dana White to signal him.
There’s no query that Nurlanbek is enjoyable as hell to observe, however there’s purpose to be skeptical of his shiny 14-0 document up to now. Once we first featured Nurlanbek, he was 11-0 and but to battle anybody with a document higher than 3-1.
That hasn’t modified and hey, take a wild guess as to the document of his opponent this time round? Yup, 3-1.
If you wish to decide Nurlanbek’s abilities for your self, try the complete match above. You may as well watch a replay of Octagon League 61 without cost on YouTube.
Juan Camilo Caicedo vs. Erickson Quinzo
Lots of superb finishes went down on UFC Struggle Move this previous weekend, so let’s begin with Juan Camilo Caicedo straight bludgeoning Erickson Quinzo at Budo Sento Championship 24 in Mexico Metropolis.
Caicedo is not any world beater at simply 3-3 to begin his profession, however he landed that left hand with a lot sauce on it that he in all probability might have rocked Max Holloway. Wave goodbye to that mouthpiece, too.
Cody Anderson vs. Samuel ChaidezKevin Rosas vs. Ricky RomoPena Allamov vs. Tracy ReederChristy Tyquiengco vs. Amber TerrellTyler Stout vs. Aaron PetersonCam Teague vs. Austin Lingo
Because it so usually does, Fury FC lived as much as its title at its most up-to-date present in Dallas, bringing it with huge finishes from high to backside.
Beginner featherweight Cody Anderson stole the present in his debut, throwing simply two strikes to beat Samuel Chaidez in seven seconds.
Is smart when a type of strikes is an on-the-money head kick. Actually, I’m impressed by how a lot celebrating Anderson slot in after. He roars, he flexes, he mimes a throat reduce, hits the “fall asleep” taunt, after which instantly springs again as much as his ft. This man maximized his cage time!
You’ve heard of 19-year-old Raul Rosas Jr., however might I curiosity you in a bottle of 22-year-old Kevin Rosas?
Rosas, the previous man of the Rosas brothers, completed his work in 22 seconds appropriately sufficient, jamming an elbow into Ricky Romo’s head amid a livid rush of ground-and-pound. Even higher, center brother Jessie Rosas (21) was additionally victorious, successful a unanimous resolution over Kaleb Petereit one battle earlier than Kevin.
We have now two new entries for the “I Need You to Need Me, I Kneed You to Kneed Me” division, with Pena Allamov and Christy Tyquiengco each demonstrating the worth of a well-timed knee (or knees, in Tyquiengco’s case).
Allamov seen Tracy Reeder saved dipping his head when defending, so he adjusted with a well-timed knee proper into his chin. Tyquiengco merely imposed her will on Amber Terrell, jamming her with clinch knees till she needed to give up.
Tyler Stout additionally confirmed easy methods to expertly break down a protection with this slick body-head mixture.
That straight proper to the breadbasket regarded prefer it had Aaron Peterson about to clutch at his midsection. Earlier than he even had the prospect to react to that, Stout adopted with a left hand that flat-out destroyed him.
Lastly from Texas, featherweight Cam Teague improved to 7-0 with a gutsy TKO of UFC veteran Austin Lingo.
As soon as upon a time, Lingo was the new prospect carving by his opponents in LFA and incomes Missed Fists plaudits. Now, after an uneventful 2-3 run within the octagon, he’s again on the regional scene and he’s the nail, not the hammer. It’s MMA’s circle of life.
Micaias Urena vs. Ashiek Ajim
Talking of LFA, Micaias Urena confirmed out at an occasion in Salamanca, N.Y., booping Ashiek Ajim in 11 seconds with a stiff proper hand.
And let’s not bury the lede, “The Pink Ranger” is an excellent nickname.
Neto Pinheiro vs. Lafaiete da SilvaBruno Nascimento vs. Arthur Mota
JUDOOOOOO THROW!
That’s Neto Pinheiro ippon’ing all up on this sitch at a Shooto Brasil occasion in Rio de Janeiro. Pinheiro is the brother of top-15 strawweight Luana Pinheiro, and you’ll see that these two really love tossing individuals round.
Not solely did Pinheiro lock down the MMA Throw of the Yr (a prestigious award, if there ever was one), he completed shortly after with a rear-naked choke to enhance to 3-0, all by first-round end.
Bruno Nascimento went all in to begin the third spherical, firing out a proper after which spinning to win with a kick to the physique. Poor Arthur Mota was a punching bag from there as Nascimento adopted up with a bit of little bit of every little thing to snag the standing TKO.
A flying knee. A pointy elbow. Punches in bunches. One other knee. While you’ve turn into the coaching dummy in a combo video, it’s time for the referee to step in.
That’s it for this week, however in case you missed it, two of the most effective knockouts of the yr came about exterior of the MMA world. Take a look at our writeups of Taimu Hisai’s unbelievable rolling thunder knockout, and BKFC’s Josh Dyer face-planting his opponent in entrance of the one-and-only Conor McGregor.
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