Welcome to the newest version of Missed Fists the place we shine a light-weight on fights from throughout the globe that will have been ignored in these hectic occasions the place it looks as if there’s an MMA present each different day.
Sure, the 2025 calendar 12 months is again in full swing and that may solely imply one factor: Chaos.
An enormous thanks to Jed Meshew for taking the Missed Fist reins whereas I took a quick vacation break and now it’s time to get again to enterprise. And fortunate me, we had prime (no pun supposed) Polish freakshow MMA to take a look at this previous weekend, so right here we go!
(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 observe and chip in on Patreon in case you can.)
Dominik Zadora vs. Jacek Muranski and Krzysztof Ryta
Patryk Akinyeye vs. Jaroslaw Sobonkiewicz
One factor I’ve at all times mentioned followers love about MMA is that it appears like there’s much less of a barrier between them and the fighters they love to look at. Perhaps it’s as a result of the enterprise boomed together with the appearance of social media, however for higher or worse, a convo along with your favourite professional martial artist is commonly only a tweet or an ungainly open Q&A query away from turning into a actuality.
In Jacek Muranski’s case, that barrier turned a bit too skinny at a Prime MMA Present in Ostrow Wielkopolski.
After popping out on the dropping finish of a 2-on-1 battle, the 55-year-old Muranski—lovingly nicknamed “Hannibal Lecter”—went on a verbal tirade towards the viewers wherein he known as them “małpy,” which interprets to “monkeys” in English.
Actually not a pleasant factor to name anybody, however maybe the great Dr. Lecter was simply caught up within the warmth of the second. Additionally, he’s 55 and doesn’t seem to have a lot endurance for these darn whippersnappers!
Suffice to say, one onlooker didn’t take too kindly to Muranski’s insults and he waited for him to make his approach into the group earlier than taking a shot at ol’ Hannibal. He ended up mixing it up with a safety guard greater than Muranski, however not less than he set free his frustrations on somebody. Significantly although, don’t be this fan.
In some way, that wasn’t the dumbest factor to occur at this occasion.
I current to you the gymnastic stylings of Jaroslaw Sobonkiewicz.
No phrases.
Shinebaatar Bat-Erdene vs. Kai Yoshida
Rukiya Mukai vs. Katsuya Fujiwara
Toranosuke Iwata vs. Ryuki Kobayashi
From GLADIATOR 029 in Osaka, Japan, this headscissor choke-out from Shinebaatar Bat-Erdene additionally left us fairly speechless.
Individuals who know far more about grappling than me, do they even prepare you for these situations? You spend a lot of a battle worrying about armbars and leglocks and triangle chokes, and then you definitely get taken out by a transfer that nearly seems to be like a online game glitch. A really, very, very efficient glitch, on this case.
Rukiya Mukai had his opponent Katsuya Fujiwara glitching towards the fence after profitable a clear alternate after which going HAM with follow-up punches.
4-0 está excelente, chegou a hora do Gladiator dar alguém decente pra esse garoto lutar contra.
Esses ninguéns aí vão ser brutalizados toda hora, zzzz.O Perdedor de Kai Yoshida vs. Shinebaatar Bat-Erdene, por exemplo, seria uma boa como teste. pic.twitter.com/NQSvn2ueEq
— Leo (@leoleolvg) January 12, 2025
My man, I believe you bought him.
That took simply 23 seconds and once I let you know the motion was coming quick and livid right here, I don’t exaggerate. Earlier on the present, Toranosuke Iwata met Ryuki Kobayashi in a one-round novice bout and whereas that quick period is supposed to attenuate the harm to your common non-pro, Iwata nonetheless discovered time to bludgeon Kobayashi with this knee.
You’ll be able to watch a free replay of GLADIATOR 029 on YouTube.
Abdelkrim Zouad vs. Tayo Odunjo
Maysara Mohamed vs. Jake Bron
This week’s “Name An Ambulance, However Not For Me” awards goes to Abdelkrim Zouad, who battled again from early bother to straight-up flatten Tayo Odunjo at a UAE Warriors present in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
Odunjo pops Zouad with a counter left proper to the temple, a shot that has ended numerous fighters’ nights. He manages just a few arduous hammerfists too, however Zouad’s floor protection helps him get again into it. He then turns the tables with a candy takedown.
Now it’s Odunjo’s flip to outlive and whereas he reveals nice coronary heart getting off of his again, that simply results in him getting slumped on the mat.
Becoming a member of him there was Jake Bron, who ate a spinning again elbow from Maysara Mohamed that teed his head proper up for a bonus shot.
Hector Saenz vs. Malik Lewis
Damion Oranday vs. Cristian Lopez
Initially, Hector Saenz, “El Gato Borracho” (“The Drunk Cat”), superb nickname.
Secondly, superb kimura!
Large props to Saenz for placing gold out of nowhere and never simply settling for attempting to win a place. He discovered a gap to seize the arm, awkward because the place was, after which labored arduous for that submission.
This subsequent submission was undoubtedly not out of nowhere and truly extremely uncomfortable to look at because it unfolded.
Cristian Lopez wasn’t leaving Houston and not using a contemporary arm so as to add to his assortment. His opponent Damion Oranday has coronary heart you can’t educate, however there’s additionally submission protection you can educate and he might in all probability use extra of that.
Oranday fell to 1-10 with the loss, all of these Ls coming by the use of knockout or submission and none occurring previous the second spherical. In accordance with Sherdog, he as soon as KO’d a man in 55 seconds, which it’s a must to assume was an accident.
Fury FC 100 is offered for replay on UFC Battle Move.
Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu vs. Aaron Canarte
It was a foul weekend to be an arm, that’s for certain.
From a ONE Battle Night time occasion in Bangkok, Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu went all out for this kimura and opponent Aaron Canarte wasn’t giving up till he completely needed to. And he undoubtedly waited for the final second, as a result of that was one Baatarkhuu twitch away from a visit to the hospital.
And at an earlier ONE occasion that very same day, Dzhabir Dzhabrailov destroyed Khusan Urakov with a brutal sequence of knockout slams, so be sure you watch that in case you haven’t already.
Rafael do Nascimento vs. Brandon Altomare
Again to Battle Move for a pair of can’t-miss highlights from LFA 199 in Lemoore, Calif.
Rafael do Nascimento caught Brandon Altomare with what might have been a life-changing calf slicer. Like, that’s a 12 months of your profession gone in case you don’t faucet out instantly.
Luckily for Altomare, he acknowledged the hazard immediately, although not earlier than his leg bought tousled one thing fierce. Hopefully, no damage, as a result of on the very least, ouchie.
We assume you’ve already watched Erick Visconde’s insane spinning again elbow knockout of Ary Farias, however in case you haven’t, achieve this now. Then take a look at one other lovely angle of the early KO of the 12 months candidate beneath.
Ballot
What was essentially the most memorable Missed Fists second this wek?
14%
Hannibal Lecter vs. everyone
(1 vote)
14%
Jaroslaw Sobonkiewicz dangers all of it
(1 vote)
28%
Shinebaatar Bat-Erdene’s head scissors
(2 votes)
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Abdelkrim Zouad’s comeback
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14%
Erick Visconde KOTY spinning elbow
(1 vote)
28%
Different (depart remark beneath)
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