Missed Fists: Fighter stops his opponent with pair of flying knees

Welcome to the newest version of Missed Fists the place we shine a lightweight on fights from throughout the globe that will have been neglected in these hectic instances the place it looks like there’s an MMA present each different day.

And fact be informed, instances are much more hectic this week as Christmas got here on Wednesday, and the vacations at all times play havoc with MMA scheduling. Nonetheless, loads of individuals obtained concussions and/or damaged limbs for the vacations, and so, after all, we’ve gathered the perfect of them right here as our reward to you wonderful readers.

By the way in which, Alexander Ok. Lee is off for the vacations, so that you’re caught with Jed this week. Hope that’s cool.

(Large 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 lots of the clips you see right here. Give them a comply with and chip in on Patreon should you can.)

Yutaro Asahi vs. Jan Kaffa

Sung Hyun Lee vs. Berjan Peposhi

Miguel Trindade vs. Kento Haraguchi

Miguel Trindade vs. Chadd Collins

Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Petmai Superlek.

Whereas all of us love MMA, the perfect spotlight of this previous week most assuredly got here from kickboxing, particularly, Glory Kickboxing’s RISE World Sequence 2024 Closing.

In a reserve bout for the featherweight grand prix, Yutaro Asahi completed Jan Kaffa with flying knees, and whereas there’s a little little bit of controversy surrounding the stoppage, there’s no controversy about how friggin’ cool this combat was. Each males let it rip for nearly three full rounds earlier than a pair of leaping knees ended the motion. Simply have a look at this!

I genuinely don’t perceive how Kaffa managed to outlive that first knee, and whereas I can type of perceive his argument concerning the second knee, that factor landed and he fell over.

How typically do you see a number of flying knees result in a end, even a questionable one? By no means, that’s the reply.

This was simply an appetizer although as a result of somewhat bit later, throughout one of many quarterfinal matchups, Sung Hyun Lee and Berjan Peposhi went to warfare, highlighted by a second spherical that includes knockdowns from each males.

Lee finally received a majority determination, however misplaced to eventual grand prix winner Petch within the semifinals.

The MVP of the cardboard although was undoubtedly Miguel Trindade, who received each his quarterfinal and semifinal matchups with devastating knockouts over Kento Haraguchi and Chadd Collins respectively. In opposition to Haraguchi, Trindade landed a blistering overhand proper that floored the Japanese fighter, whereas towards Collins, the Portuguese fighter battered him with mixtures and completed the job with a brutal knee.

And, after all, I’d be remiss to not point out Ryujin Nasukawa, youthful brother to the nice Tenshin Nasukawa, choosing up a nasty knee victory of his personal over Petmai Superlek.

Solely 18 years previous, Nasukawa fought as soon as in MMA, choosing up a win at RIZIN 45 final New 12 months’s Eve. Could be time for him to return.

Salahdine Parnasse vs. Wilson Varela

Marcin Held vs. Davy Gallon

Laïd Zerhouni vs. Alain Van De Merckt

Artur Szczepaniak vs. Alex Lohore

Amaury Wako-Zabo vs. Maciej Rebacz

Now let’s transfer over to Poland, the place fairly probably probably the most enjoyable MMA group on this planet, KSW, held its one hundred and first occasion, headlined by a light-weight title protection for two-division champion Salahdine Parnasse. Extensively thought-about to be top-of-the-line fighters at present competing outdoors of the UFC, Parnasse confirmed why he’s so well-regarded, dominating Wilson Varela en path to a second-round end.

With a 20-2 report in his skilled profession, with a kind of losses coming when he tried to turn into a three-division world champion, the 27-year-old confirmed that he’s nonetheless bettering every outing.

However Parnasse wasn’t the one fighter to choose up an enormous win this previous Friday. Within the co-main occasion, Marcin Held picked up his third consecutive win in KSW, ending Davy Gallon with a mounted guillotine choke in underneath three minutes.

Held has mainly fought for everybody at this stage of his profession — at one level (form of ) profitable the Bellator season 10 light-weight event (he missed weight for the finals), making a short run within the UFC (he went 1-3 within the promotion), and even a few years within the PFL. Nonetheless solely 32, the Polish fighter started competing for KSW in 2023 and appears to have discovered a house for his distinctive grappling abilities.

who else has a house? Laïd Zerhouni, who laid down a thunderous KO on Alain Van De Merckt within the function bout of the night.

Again within the day, AK and I used to provide out the “He Fell Humorous” award for the perfect Ric Aptitude Flop KO. I don’t know if AK nonetheless does that, however that is positively a contender.

That wasn’t all from KSW although as the remainder of the undercard additionally did its finest to entertain the followers at KSW 101. Case-in-point, Artur Szczepaniak completed Alex Lohore about thrice of their combat earlier than referee Lukasz Bosacki lastly determined to intervene.

Lohore should have made enemies with Bosacki as a result of by my rely he takes 18 unanswered strikes after getting wobbled with the excessive kick after which dropped with the precise hand. Yeesh.

And in simply the second bout of the night, Amaury Wako-Zabo actually set the tone with a nasty physique shot KO of Maciej Rebacz.

With an intensive beginner background, Wako-Zabo made his skilled debut this 12 months and is already 3-0 in his profession.

Bagdat Zhubanysh vs. Yan Ferraz

Nikolay Kiosse vs. Nurbek Kabdrakhmanov

Now, let’s transfer over to the burgeoning MMA hotbed of Kazakhstan, the place this previous Saturday, Naiza FC held its seventieth occasion, and two males walked away as champion.

Within the co-main occasion, hometown hero and strawweight champion Bagdat Zhubanysh defended his title towards Yan Ferraz, and the 28-year-old champion battered the Brazilian challenger with a vicious mixture to earn the TKO stoppage on the bell within the second spherical.

Issues then obtained even spicier in the principle occasion the place featherweight champion Nurbek Kabdrakhmanov defended his title towards Nikolay Kiosse, however issues didn’t go almost as nicely for this native favourite.

After a aggressive first couple of minutes, Kiosse landed a thunderous right-hand counter when Kabdrakhmanov went to knee him, flooring the champion and taking his title.

Kiosse is now 9-3-1 in his profession with seven finishes, and at simply 27 years previous, he could also be one to be careful for within the coming years.

If you already know of a current combat or occasion that you just assume could have been neglected, or a promotion that would use some consideration, please tell us on X — @AlexanderKLee — utilizing the hashtag #MissedFists.