Missed Fists: Toe to eye leads to freak fight finish

Welcome to the most recent version of Missed Fists the place we shine a light-weight on fights from throughout the globe which will have been missed in these hectic occasions the place it looks like there’s an MMA present each different day.

Should you tuned in to UFC 314 this previous Saturday, you have been handled to a stable 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 appeared 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 damage, however vigorous Sean Woodson combating for a takedown.

Someway, regardless of all that, probably the most disappointing end may need truly 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 one’s fault as Joey Hart merely threw a kick from an odd angle that resulted in his toe touchdown within the worst doable place.

As you possibly can see, Omoyele Gonzalez was clearly struck within the eye, however there’s not so much 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 few minute left within the spherical, so they only let it journey. 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 provided that Hart practically 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 technique to lose a combat on this loopy recreation.

Palette cleanser: Heavyweight head kick.

Ah, I really feel so a lot better. Thanks, Alvin Hines.

LFA 206 was really a smorgasbord of delights, with not one of the occasion’s 12 fights going to the scorecards (12 KOs/TKOs, two submissions). You’ll be able to see all of them for your self on UFC Battle Cross, however listed here are three extra winners that made a robust impression.

Martin Camilo put it on Perry Stargel and we truly received a superb 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 change.

Another little bit of stoppage discuss earlier than we transfer on.

I don’t suppose 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 well (this was additionally as a result of 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 form of factor, LFA 207 goes down tonight at 9 p.m. ET tonight in Sioux Falls, S.D., on UFC Battle 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 could be no comeback on this event. Only a few extra proper fingers and a knee to the chin that lastly let Kavand have his fashionable second.

You’ll be able to catch a free replay of Ranges Battle League 17 on YouTube.

Tiriel Abramovic vs. Wojciech Kacprzyk
Miran Fabjan vs. Michal Kita

At a Battle Evening Championship occasion in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Tiriel Abramovic took an ideal second of hesitation earlier than uncorking a one-punch knockout.

I 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 could possibly be completely happy trails quickly for heavyweight veteran Michal Kita, now 44 years outdated with a professional file that dates again to 2006. Miran Fabjan paid him the last word respect by letting him exit on his protect.

That massive uppercut in the beginning 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 already know, I all the time say there’s nothing like ol’ common proper hand-soccer kick to the face combo and that was definitely the case right here. I don’t truly say it, however after watching that end, I’d 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 toes and the enhancing on this clip actually emphasizes how, for Rodrigues, it will need to have felt like he was falling eternally.

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 fitting second to let a head kick fly.

You’ll be able to see Campbell repeatedly make the error of flinching again as an alternative of countering or utilizing footwork to make himself a more durable goal to hit. It was solely a matter of time earlier than Golden caught him.

In newbie motion at Almighty Preventing Championship 40, Lewis Wooden let unfastened with a beautiful spin kick and was rewarded handsomely for his temerity.

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