Missed Fists – Clay Guida, president of Cage Fury FC submits Clay Guida’s throat punch knockout

Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day.

We’ve all had workplace disagreements, whether it’s with our bosses, coworkers, or even the temp in the corner that’s typing just a little too loudly for our liking. Most of the time, these can be resolved quickly with HR intervention or a conversation. However, it’s not uncommon to feel like you want to choke someone.

Well, Clay Guida was able to do just that for a company official on Saturday.

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Clay Guida vs. Brad Boulton

His long-time UFC boss Dana White didn’t let Guida go crazy and become Latrell Sprewell. However, he did travel to Philadelphia to attend Fury Pro Grappling, where he met Brad Boulton, President of Cage Fury Fighting Championships.

Guida had been supposed to wrestle fellow UFC fighter Alex Caceres. But when Caceres pulled out for unknown reasons, Boulton stepped in to take his place. Boulton is a former jiu jitsu fighter and has a few submission wins in MMA. But how does he compare to an active UFC member, as well as one of the most revered lightweights ever to step in the cage?

He got choked out. But given the circumstances Boulton really didn’t make a bad account of himself. Boulton, according to the commentary team was summoned to action on that morning. So imagine fighting Guida in the worst of circumstances and with little preparation. This was not a casualty for “The Carpenter”, as Guida actually kept his Qs and Ps within his guard. Just a fun time for everyone involved.

After Boulton thanked Guida for taking the booking, he called it “a wake up call”, as he hadn’t been training in months.

“I think it’s time to get back to training, so when stuff like this happens again, I’m ready to perform the best that I can,” he added.

WAR BOULTON

You can watch the entire Fury Pro Grappling 4 event on UFC Fight Pass.

Bekbolot Abdylda Uulu vs. Ibrahim Aslan Sezer

On the less wholesome and more grisly side of things we have a rare finish, courtesy of Bekbolot Abdylda Uulu at Alash Pride 74 (free replay available on YouTube) in Turkestan, Kazakhstan.

That’s a TKO by throat punch, and it’s completely legal. Although intentionally ramming your fist into someone’s throat is illegal, Abdylda Uulu was not aiming her strike at that area and Aslan Sezer happened to be caught from it at the worst angle. Aslan Sezer’s mouthpiece is sucked up by Aslan, but there was a delay in his reaction. Thankfully the referee saw something wasn’t right and intervened as soon as possible.

Regardless of your opinion, this should be added to the list for some of the strangest combat sport finishes.

Joao Oliveira vs. David Herrera
Fatima Juarez vs. Georgina Tarteleti

Over at Circuito Argentino de MMA 10 in Buenos Aires, we find a nice finish preceded by one of the strangest reactions I’ve seen to a kick.

Joao Oliveira smacks David Herrera with a front kick during an exchange and it looks for a moment like Herrera is out on his feet but manages to recover before stumbling or falling. You can see it again. He’s staring up at the lights for a full second there. He might have done better to look down, as it would have saved him the pain and suffering that ensued.

Fatima Juarez, a woman who is a chronic pain sufferer brought it all to Georgina Tarteleti.

These ladies were just scrapping before Juarez connected with that show-stopping left hand to close out the second round.

Vitor Morais vs. Jean Carlos
Wallace Lopes vs. Rangel dos Santos

From Max Fight 24 in Parana, Brazil:

In a kinder world, it would be acceptable for the referee to have stopped this one way earlier, because from Vitor Morais’ opening flurry you can tell where this one is going. Add in the fact that this was just Jean Carlos’ second pro bout and the 11th for Morais and you can understand why I’d have supported an early stoppage here.

Instead of Morais turning Carlos into half of our Humpty Dumpty Falls of the Week, Morais made Carlos.

Wallace Lopes was arguably the most impressive walk-off knockout this week. (Stay tuned to see the other contender), by using spamming hooks with classic Wanderlei style.

Love the “Are you not entertained?” pose. At 25, “Angolano” is now 9-2 with all of his wins coming by way of knockout or submission and his two losses by split decision. Watch out for one bantamweight!

Let’s head back to UFC Fight Pass and see our final highlights.

Shoaib Yousaf vs. Michal Folc
Leon Aliu vs. James Webb
Daan Dujis vs. Bogdan Barbu

Cage Warriors 137 and 138 were all about debuting fighters making waves, perhaps none more so than 26-year-old featherweight Shoaib Yousaf. Michael Folc was a muaythai fighter, and Shoaib Yousaf collapsing against the fence.

Leon Aliu took advantage of an opportunity to headline a main-event, taking less than 2 minutes to starch James Webb (Cage Warriors’ middleweight champion).

Some fine swangin’ and bangin’, sir.

It wasn’t all just knockouts for the newcomers here as Daan Dujis took advantage of an overly aggressive Bogdan Barbu to score this excellent triangle choke finish in Round 1.

I like Barbu’s thinking here, dragging Dujis away from the cage, but you can’t just fall right into danger like that!

Zhao Zhikang vs. Hurige

At a Jue Cheng King event in Hainan, China, Zhao Zhikang picked up his fifth straight finish with the ol’ low-low-high kick setup.

Terrance Saeteurn vs. Isaiah Wright
James Cannon vs. Ozzie Alvarez

Let’s take a look here at two great finishes from Urijah Faber’s A1 Combat 2 & 3 in Wheatland, Calif., which also feature two nicknames on the opposite end of the spectrum in terms of quality.

Terrance Saeteurn picked up a gorgeous knockout of Isaiah Wright with this on-the-button left hook 42 seconds into Round 1.

Unfortunately, Saeteurn loses major style points for going with “Wrong Turn” as his nickname instead of “Rings Of.”

James Cannon, on the other side, knows exactly what’s going on.

First, it’s a stunning walk-off knockout that has just enough theatrics. Second, Cannon goes by “Loose,” which is simple and to the point, much like the finish itself. Cannon has won another victory in my books.

Remember, kids, branding can be just as important than face punching

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