Missed Fists: Stefanos Stamatiou spinning backfist knockout completely freezes opponent

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.

With 2024 winding down, the race for year-end awards is heating up and whereas our MMA Combating lists are as UFC-centric as you’d count on, most of the most brutal finishes have taken place in smaller promotions.

That was actually the case this previous week as we had a sextet of KOs that even the celebrities of this Saturday’s UFC 310 occasion may have a tough time topping.

(Large thanks as all the time 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 comply with and chip in on Patreon when you can.)

Stefanos Stamatiou vs. Raphael Kapnisis

Kickboxing in a cage? At all times time and infrequently a recipe for some wild stuff to occur. Simply ask Stefanos Stamatiou, who took benefit of the distinctive angles of the fenced area to ship this absurd spinning backfist knockout.

Missed head kick to backfist is such a pleasant combo each time you see it. Positive, it has a hit charge of about 5 %, and when you try this in an MMA combat, you’re seemingly getting planted in your butt with a counter punch or a takedown, however in cage kickboxing, spam that sequence out till you snag the massive cash and the fabulous prizes.

Stamatiou caught Raphael Kapnisis so clear that poor Kapnisis momentarily froze in time, paying homage to a remnant of Pompei. Or one thing like that. He acquired hit good, is what I’m saying.

This end got here from a Cyprus Combating Championship promoted in affiliation with Courageous CF and is free to observe on YouTube.

Ngoc Luong Tran vs. Wubukasimu Kuerban

Our second huge whopper of the week comes from a Wu Lin Feng occasion in Guangdong, China.

The tremendous slo-mo replay is critical for this one, with Tran’s left hand coming in at lightning velocity. Opponent Wubukasimu Kuerban stepped straight into the trail of that heat-seeking missile and arguably had a worse fall than Kapnisis.

First, his leg did the Cro Cop, bending beneath him earlier than straightening out. After which he ended up unfold eagle and defenseless towards the follow-up hammerfist. This was a mismatch on paper, with Tran getting into at 6-1 and Kuerban sporting a less-than-glamorous 9-9 document. So followers acquired precisely what they wished, a minimum of.

Artiom Cula vs. Michael Irizarry
Arsen Badalyan vs. Joshua Telles

To Tuff-N-Uff we go, with the venerable promotion having simply held an occasion Wednesday in Las Vegas.

Artiom Cula added to the pile of crash check dummies this week, throwing an virtually informal head kick that simply so occurred to detonate towards the jaw of Michael Irizarry.

Irizarry had these palms low and unfastened and he paid for it, huge time.

In an beginner bout, featherweight Arsen Badalyan despatched Joshua Telles’ mouthpiece flying with this KO shot, although it shouldn’t be that shocking since Telles stored enjoying with it like Steph Curry on the free throw line.

Maintain that factor in your mouth, man!

UFC CEO Dana White was within the constructing for this one, so you possibly can wager he made certain to get Cula and Badalyan’s digits.

Tuff-N-Uff 140 is obtainable to observe on UFC Battle Cross.

Robin Frank vs. Diego Santos

My goodness, the snapping sound on this one.

From The Cage MMA 6 in Balingen, Germany (occasion accessible free of charge on YouTube), Robin Frank uncorked a hellacious head kick that snipped Diego Santos’ puppet strings. This one had a candy build-up to it, with Frank hurting Santos with a kick to the physique first. When Frank primed these hips once more, you possibly can see Santos convey his palms down in protection, leaving his chin large open.

Joao Lucas Barbosa vs. Jackson Souza

Severely, no bells and whistles this week, simply six of the most effective knockouts you’ll see all 12 months.

Our remaining clip comes from a Dominium Fighter Championship occasion in Sao Paulo which noticed beginner debutant Joao Lucas Barbosa throwing palms like a chief Deontay Wilder.

Barbosa couldn’t have landed that punch cleaner and in contrast to a few of our different winners this week, he nailed the walk-off. That’s the way it’s performed.

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