Welcome to the most recent 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.
Should you tuned in to UFC 314 this previous Saturday, you had been handled to a strong card high to backside that was solely barely marred by a trio of questionable stoppages. Michal Oleksiejczuk scored a knockout of Sedriques Dumas when it seemed like Dumas nonetheless had some combat in him, Michael Beltran was criminally late halting a beatdown of Darren Elkins, and Dan Ige added a knockout victory to his assortment with a harm, however full of life Sean Woodson preventing for a takedown.
One way or the other, regardless of all that, probably the most disappointing end may need really occurred a day prior (no pun supposed) at LFA 206 in Prior Lake, Minn.
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Joey Hart vs. Omoyele Gonzalez
Alvin Hines vs. Billy Ray Valdez
Martin Camilo vs. Perry Stargel
Taner Trembley vs. Kyle Zimick
Santos Verdinez vs. Timothy Bender
This one is genuinely no person’s fault as Joey Hart merely threw a kick from an odd angle that resulted in his toe touchdown within the worst potential place.
As you’ll be able to see, Omoyele Gonzalez was clearly struck within the eye, however there’s not quite a bit you are able to do when an unintended poke occurs like that. Referee Rob Madrigal may have paused the motion, but it surely was unclear what occurred on the time and there was solely a couple of minute left within the spherical, so they only let it experience. Sadly for Gonzalez, his eye swelled up one thing fierce from the toe jab, and he couldn’t come out for Spherical 3.
So, TKO win for Hart.
It wasn’t a complete travesty on condition that Hart almost completed Gonzalez on the finish of Spherical 1 anyway with a nasty ground-and-pound flurry. However like Woodson, who was down on the playing cards to Ige heading into the third, it sucks to be “knocked out” like that and lose any probability of a comeback.
Only one extra option to lose a combat on this loopy sport.
Palette cleanser: Heavyweight head kick.
Ah, I really feel so significantly better. Thanks, Alvin Hines.
LFA 206 was actually a smorgasbord of delights, with not one of the occasion’s 12 fights going to the scorecards (12 KOs/TKOs, two submissions). You may see all of them for your self on UFC Struggle Cross, however listed here are three extra winners that made a powerful impression.
Martin Camilo put it on Perry Stargel and we really bought a wonderful referee stoppage right here.
Stargel’s face and physique language each appeared to say, “Take it straightforward, man, what are you making an attempt to do? Beat me up???”
Kyle Zimick had no seen response to the walloping he took from Taner Trembley because it appeared like his physique simply didn’t wish to go down even after clear punch after clear punch landed.
By the point Zimick’s mind realized it was at risk, Trembley discovered the off swap.
Another little bit of stoppage discuss earlier than we transfer on.
I don’t assume anybody would have blamed referee Nick Berens if he had stopped in after Santos Verdinez went down within the opening minute of Spherical 1 with Timothy Bender sending him face-first into the mat. Nonetheless, Berens managed to drag himself again, giving Verdinez room to get better (this was additionally resulting from Bender backing off, assuming Verdinez was carried out) after which come again for a knockout of his personal.
Should you’re craving extra of that type of factor, LFA 207 goes down tonight at 9 p.m. ET tonight in Sioux Falls, S.D., on UFC Struggle Cross.
Mehdad Kavand vs. Marco Biswana
Bender’s walk-off try went poorly, however the identical can’t be stated for Mehdad Kavand.
Kavand raised his arms and tried to sign the tip of the combat himself, however was denied. It seems he was simply doing opponent Marco Biswana a favor as a result of there can be no comeback on this event. Just some extra proper palms and a knee to the chin that lastly let Kavand have his trendy second.
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Tiriel Abramovic vs. Wojciech Kacprzyk
Miran Fabjan vs. Michal Kita
At a Struggle Night time Championship occasion in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Tiriel Abramovic took an ideal second of hesitation earlier than uncorking a one-punch knockout.
I really like that this got here in the midst of a chaotic flurry. Abramovic took a second to breathe, compose himself, after which ship the crushing blow.
It may very well be comfortable trails quickly for heavyweight veteran Michal Kita, now 44 years previous with a professional report that dates again to 2006. Miran Fabjan paid him the final word respect by letting him exit on his protect.
That huge uppercut originally of the clip was the start of the tip. It was auto-pilot from there for Kita and as soon as he ended up on his again, he wasn’t getting again up.
Sen vs. Mr. Devil
From a DEEP occasion in Tokyo:
You understand, I at all times say there’s nothing like an excellent ol’ common proper hand-soccer kick to the face combo and that was actually the case right here. I don’t really say it, however after watching that end, I would begin.
Joan Arastey vs. Lucas Rodrigues
Joan Arastey’s knockout win from Ansgar Preventing League in Valencia, Spain, jogs my memory of that Slo-Mo drug from that kickass Dredd film.
He had Lucas Rodrigues knocked stiff on his ft and the enhancing on this clip actually emphasizes how, for Rodrigues, it will need to have felt like he was falling endlessly.
Zack Golden vs. Steven Campbell
Lewis Wooden vs. Sam Howard
We shut out with a few slick kick knockouts, courtesy of Zack Golden and Lewis Wooden.
Golden confirmed lovely persistence in his bout at American Kombat Alliance 45, pursuing Steven Campbell with out overextending and ready for the best second to let a head kick fly.
You may see Campbell repeatedly make the error of flinching again as an alternative of countering or utilizing footwork to make himself a tougher goal to hit. It was solely a matter of time earlier than Golden caught him.
In beginner motion at Almighty Preventing Championship 40, Lewis Wooden let unfastened with a stunning spin kick and was rewarded handsomely for his temerity.
Ballot
What was probably the most memorable Missed Fists second this week?
33%
Joey Hart’s toe of terror
(2 votes)
33%
Mehdad Kavand’s delayed walk-off
(2 votes)
16%
Tiriel Abramovic’s hesitation KO
(1 vote)
16%
Sen’s right-hand soccer kick combo
(1 vote)
0%
Lewis Wooden’s spin kick
(0 votes)
6 votes whole
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