Missed Fists: Insane 6-second head kick knockout sends mouthpiece flying

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 don’t talk enough about the importance of having proper equipment before stepping into the cage.

A good set of gloves are essential. However, this should be handled by the promotion. A sturdy cup is essential to handle those below-the belt shots. To protect your mouth and minimize impact, you will need a properly-fitted, custom-made mouthpiece.

If an opponent is so inconsiderate as to forcibly take the mouthpiece with their foot during a fight, make sure you get it back.

(Big thanks as always to @Barrelelapierna for their weekly lists of the best KOs and submissions, and to @Grabaka_Hitman for uploading many of the clips you see here. Give them a follow and chip in on Patreon if you can. )

Biniyam Shibre vs. Joshua Simpson

At a 559 Fights amateur event in Visalia, Calif., Biniyam Shibre ended a fight with two incredibly painful-looking kicks, the second of which caught Joshua Simpson flush on the jaw to send his mouthpiece hurtling towards the fence.

See another angle of the airborne object here.

This thing was almost a memento for one fan.

You can watch more full matches from 559 Fights on their YouTube page.

I don’t know why Shibre was so quick to get the best of this week’s knockouts, just six seconds. He narrowly beat a close finish at Road FC in Seoul.

Tae Young Yoon vs. Young Chul Lee
Vitaliy Mironyuk vs. Jin Guk Kim

Another savage head kick. Another fight ended in complete chaos. Another mouthpiece that made a valiant effort to stay in place, only to be violently set free.

Tae Young Yoon took advantage of Young Chul Lee’s lapse in defense and didn’t miss, landing the kind of kick that you only dream about connecting with in practice.

According to Tapology, this was Lee’s first MMA fight since 2004. I don’t know what compelled him to compete again, but let’s hope that he’s scratched that itch because his comeback couldn’t have gone much worse.

Also at Road FC 62 (free replay available on YouTube), Vitaliy Mironyuk pulled off a sweet baseball bat choke on Jin Guk Kim, a submission finish that would have led Missed Fists on many other weeks.

Xia Lianyang vs. Cheng Jin

We flew south for a World Kings Glory MMA tournament in Shenzhen. There, we saw the most disgusting knockout. Xia Lilianyang was allowed to tee-off on Cheng Jin. He was as energetic as a scarecrow at the conclusion of this sequence.

I don’t even want to count how many unanswered shots that was. It was a terrible visual, and the referee did a poor job. He may have watched the fight through the nosebleeds.

Tuerxun Jumabieke vs. Yaser Ashayeri

Let us conclude our glimpse at the Asian MMA scene by taking a trip to Asia and meeting a former UFC fighter who was competing in an Octagon League match in Almaty (Kazakhstan).

Yup, that’s former UFC bantamweight Teurxun Jumabieke, who sadly didn’t have much luck with that promotion, going 0-3 inside the octagon in 2014. He popped up on North American radar again in 2018, going 0-3 for the PFL as a featherweight, and has since moved up to lightweight.

It is great to see Jumabieke back in action, brawling his path to a highlight reel knockout. This was his first win via strikes since over five years.

Octagon League 38 is available for free replay on YouTube.

Fabio De Luca vs. Alessio Ibba
Chris Vasil vs. Frank Wells
Billy Ray Valdez vs. Ian Allston
Cameron Smotherman vs. Adam Martinez

This past weekend, UFC Fight Pass provided plenty of highlights from promotions looking to end their 2022 campaigns with a bang.

It’s no baseball choke, but Fabio De Luca’s slow-developing inverted triangle from Venator FC 13 in Chieti, Italy, deserves plenty of shine.

Alessio Ibba was actually able to fight out of a traditional triangular choke in order to reach this point, but De Luca stayed on the legs and placed Ibba into an even worse situation. When he realises it is time to tap, you can see his regret immediately.

At Cage Fury FC 116 in Atlantic City, Chris Vasil had a takedown stuffed, but made the most of the failed attempt. Like, the most most.

I can’t discern if Frank Wells wanted to immediately counter-shoot here, and that was what ultimately cost him his fight. But, regardless of this, Vasil’s perfectly timed knee is impressive. This is the third fight in Vasil’s past four appearances that has ended in the third round (including an amazing wheel kick that he was on the receiving end of), so pay extra close attention to this guy once the first 10 minutes have passed.

On that same show, heavyweight Billy Ray Valdez experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of low (blows) in his pro debut.

At Fury FC 72 in Houston, Cameron Smotherman had a corker of a walk-off as he caught Adam Martinez with his hands down.

Seriously. I don’t know what Martinez does there from a defensive perspective (nothing would have been a fair assessment), but Smotherman did see an opportunity and just rifled in a left-hand that was marked KO blow.

Tyago Moreira vs. Claudio Rocha

The KOs just kept on coming this past weekend and there’s no way we could leave Tyago Moreiara’s wicked flying knee out of Missed Fists.

This combination was just one punch from becoming a “three-piece with a soda” final.

Standout Fighting Tournament 38 is available for free replay on YouTube.

Phruethukorn Chaichongcharden vs. Medhi Nefzi
Jenny Gotti vs. Maria Casanova
Cedric Doumbe vs. Florent Burillon

The French MMA scene continued to grow this past year and we saw a few delightful finishes at a Mixed Martial Arts Grand Prix event in Bordeaux to close things out.

Phruethukorn Chaichongcharden completely crushed Medhi Nezzi’s head kick. It caused a delay fall, and guess what? It’s the holiday season, I’m giving Chaichongcharden credit for the walk-off.

I wish I could say the same for Jenny Gotti, who made Maria Casanova pay for a careless leg kick with an overhand right that Casanova was not coming back from.

And in a classic case of burying the lede, kickboxing star Cedric Doumbe improved to 3-0 in the main event with this workmanlike knockout of Florent Burillon.

I still don’t quite understand what happened with Doumbe’s aborted UFC debut, but let’s get this man on a big card sometime in 2023. Best case scenario: He messes around and becomes a UFC champion. A statement that would have sounded bizarre before 2022 and Alex Pereira happened.

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Source: https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/23/23523960/missed-fists-insane-6-second-head-kick-knockout-sends-mouthpiece-flying?rand=96749