Missed Fists: Head kick knockout causes cartoonish collapse to the canvas

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 ignored in these hectic instances the place it looks like there’s an MMA present each different day.

Have you ever ever considered taking an newbie combat?

I can actually say it’s crossed my thoughts not simply as a media member, however as somebody who has been obsessive about MMA for the higher a part of twenty years. My colleague E. Casey Leydon a.k.a. Mr. 10-7 has done it, as has our pal Oscar Willis of The Mac Life, with each choosing up Ws.

It looks like it might be tremendous enjoyable and likewise a precious, life-changing expertise. However, the considered getting KO’d into oblivion and having to write down about myself in Missed Fists positively offers pause.

Living proof.

(Huge thanks as at all times to @Barrelelapierna for his or her weekly lists of the most effective 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 if you happen to can.)

Andreas Paraskevopoulos vs. Charis Christinakis

There’s no good technique to put this: Andreas Paraskevopoulos kicked Charis Christinakis within the head so exhausting that Christinakis quickly turned a cartoon character.

Every thing shut down for Christinakis at that second and we should always all be grateful that Paraskevopoulos had the wherewithal to not instantly observe up with any strikes. The collapse to the canvas was unhealthy sufficient. A runaway winner for the Humpty Dumpty Fall of the Week (and probably the yr).

We shouldn’t be too exhausting on Christinakis nor too effusive in our reward of Paraskevopoulos for this sequence as this was clearly some low-level newbie enterprise. However rattling, I haven’t seen a fighter go timberrrrrrrrrrr like that since Terry Etim obtained clipped by Edson Barboza.

On a constructive observe, this Final Martial Championship occasion involves us from Komotini, Greece, which I imagine makes this the primary time that Greece has been featured in Missed Fists. First Olympiacos becomes the first Greek club to win a European title, and now this? What per week!

Rin Nakai vs. Namiko Kawabata

There have been a number of fighters getting choked unconscious this previous weekend, so let’s begin off this section of the present with Japanese MMA veteran Rin Nakai.

From DEEP JEWELS 45 in Tokyo:

In case you’ve by no means seen Nakai earlier than, she has arms that will put Dwayne Johnson to disgrace, so simply think about how a lot hassle you’d be in if she caught you in a guillotine choke. Namiko Kawabata doesn’t should think about, she skilled it firsthand… for a couple of seconds anyway.

Nakai had a cup of espresso with the UFC, going 0-2 with losses to Leslie Smith and Miesha Tate, however since parting methods with the promotion in 2016 she’s but to lose. Kawabata marked Nakai’s eleventh straight victory, all by TKO or submission. Perhaps we see her get yet another crack at a North American promotion earlier than it’s all mentioned and finished.

Talking of former large present fighters, 20-fight Bellator veteran Emmanuel Sanchez improved to 2-0 since his final look for that promotion, taking out Peter Petties with an ideal anaconda choke at an Anthony Pettis (say all that 5 instances quick) FC occasion.

Sanchez went winless in his final 5 Bellator fights, so it’s good to see him bounce again on the regional scene.

Additionally in Milwaukee, featherweights Laura Turzenski and Glora Dacosta made their professional debuts, with just one strolling out with a spotlight.

On this occasion, it was Turzenski placing palms on Dacosta and dropping her face-first to the mat.

Anthony Pettis FC 11 is obtainable for replay on UFC Fight Pass.

If there’s an opportunity Nakai makes it again to the UFC, then there additionally needs to be a path for Joe Giannetti. The 28-year-old misplaced the finals of The Final Fighter 27 to Michael Trizano and is but to get a second probability contained in the octagon. After a rocky return to the regionals, he now has seven wins in his previous eight fights and he’s raely wanted the judges.

He definitely didn’t towards Jacob Bohn at Cage Titans 65.

Many much less certified, much less thrilling fighters than Giannetti have heard from the UFC up to now few years, so what offers?

A replay of Cage Titans 65 is obtainable with a subscription to Spectation Sports.

The final of our former main leaguers that bares mentioning is the opposite “Cowboy,” Alex Oliveira. He hasn’t slowed down within the slightest since his final UFC combat in 2022, having fought seven instances since then and even squeezing in a grappling match with Demian Maia.

Oliveira’s newest enterprise noticed him eat a spinning liver kick at a Nashe Delo present in Sochi, Russia, courtesy of Aleksandr Grozin.

Oliveira has seen combined ends in his post-UFC life, so it appears like he’s simply exhibiting up for paychecks at this level. I can’t imagine why.

Eduardo Ramon vs. Ansar Kasymzhanov
Amanhali Gemingbayi vs. Zhanabay Zhomart

Whoops, obtained sidetracked there, forgot about the entire choke-out factor we had going. Right here’s one other one from a joint JCK Kings and Alash Delight occasion (accessible without spending a dime on YouTube) in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Extremely grappling by Eduardo Ramon, first to brush his approach out of hazard, after which transition into an arm-triangle for the technical submission.

Significantly much less technical was the slugfest between Amanhali Gemingbayi and Zhanabay Zhomart.

Hit tougher than the opposite man, at all times a great technique, I say, and Gemingbayi adopted it to a tee.

Chasen Blair vs. Arturs Leisans
Kennedy Freeman vs. Gisele Libanio
Charles Joyner vs. Albert Serpeti

There have been virtually too many nice submissions to speak about this previous weekend, however I couldn’t omit Chasen Blair’s armbar of Artus Leisans from Cage Warriors 172 (accessible on UFC Struggle Go) in Newcastle, England.

I’m a sucker for a great armbar from mount and Blair delivered the products in type.

Additionally on the principle card, Kennedy Freeman—the daughter of British MMA pioneer Ian Freeman—continued the recent begin to her profession, blasting Gisele Libanio with strikes within the third spherical.

When final we noticed Freeman in November, she was showing off her prodigious power with a first-round knockout of Annabruna Rados. In the intervening time, Freeman competes at 135 kilos, so (fingers crossed) we’d lastly have some new blood within the ladies’s bantamweight division.

Charles Joyner won’t have been decrease within the lineup, however you would argue he stole the present even with Blair and Freeman’s important card efforts.

With opponent Albert Serpeti caught on the fence, Joyner began firing in knees, with one catching Serpeti sq. within the midsection.

Joyner didn’t want a medical diploma to see simply how badly Serpeti was harm and he coolly backed away to offer us one of many rarest walk-off finishes you’ll see.

Michael Stanoff vs. Rodolfo Marques
Luke Dally vs. Jordan Thomas

It simply sucks to not have the ability to get off the fence, which Rodolfo Marques was additionally reminded of at Everlasting MMA 84 (accessible on UFC Struggle Go) in New South Wales, Australia.

It appears like Marques was perhaps loading up a counter punch, however Michael Stanoff beat him to it, and it wasn’t shut. That’s a sense Marques have to be used to by now. A 34-fight veteran, Marques has now misplaced 9 straight fights and he was completed by strikes for the eleventh time in his profession.

Sorry, that was type of a bummer observe. Don’t really feel unhappy. Look, a tornado!

Jordan Thomas tried to show into Luke Dally’s guard, however Dally didn’t let Thomas get his leg free, which pressured him into an uncomfortable place. Earlier than Thomas realized what was occurring, Dally secured his head after which made the 2 halves of Thomas’ physique flip in reverse instructions.

Christian Avalos vs. Justin Cornell

At Urijah Faber’s A1 Fight 21 (accessible on UFC Struggle Go) in Visalia, Calif., Christian Avalos gave us a KO that isn’t as thunderous because the efforts you often see right here, however we are able to’t cross up the possibility to reward a great booping.

My guess is that the appropriate hand previous the ending blow is what did a lot of the harm, however it’s solely attainable that Avalos’ left hand is simply thunder and all he has to do is contact a chin to change his opponents off.

Ernesto Schisano vs. Daniele Caldarera

Whilst you have your Struggle Go loaded up, why not make a journey to Madrid for Method of Warrior 14?

Achieved newbie bantamweight Ernesto Schisano is off to a scorching begin to his professional profession, having put collectively back-to-back first-round finishes. He gained his debut in 17 seconds and whereas he couldn’t match that velocity towards Daniele Caldarera, the ending was definitely worth the wait.

That’s the definition of punching THROUGH a mf’er.

Another from the world of Struggle Go, and it’s a doozy.

Ashiek Ajim has made the rounds on the regional scene with appearances for Ring of Fight, Cage Fury FC, and Basic Leisure & Sports activities, and whereas his 2022 Contender Sequence combat resulted in disappointment, he must be getting that decision again quickly sufficient if he retains placing on performances like this one.

Wanting like Rich Franklin and, sarcastically sufficient, putting like Anderson Silva, Ajim completely dusted John Douma in underneath two minutes. That final punch didn’t even actually join, it simply type of nudged Douma onto his head. I write “nudged,” however Douma fell so exhausting and so awkwardly it regarded like he was on the dropping finish of a breakdance fight.

Elora Dana vs. Brena Cardozo
Carol Foro vs. Regiane Silva

Let’s finish this week’s world trek with a go to to Jungle Struggle 126 in Brasilia, Brazil.

We shine a light-weight on two up-and-coming ladies fighters, Elora Dana and Carol Foro.

Dana confirmed her grit and her fearsome punching energy, rocking Brena Cardozo earlier than ending with strikes from mount.

That’s two straight flyweight title defenses now for Dana, now 7-0 and prone to find yourself with a bigger promotion by early 2025 the most recent.

Foro wants extra seasoning, however racking up highlight-reel KOs at strawweight will get you seen rapidly.

Nothing fancy there, she simply walks Regiane Silva down and lets her know that she’s not in her league.

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