Missed fists: Wotore moat fightings is dominated by brutal soccer kicks, stomps, and footwork

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.

Ladies, gentlemen, it’s over. Wotore has returned.

That’s right, the finest in moat fighting returned last week with its first event in 14 months and folks, it was more brutal than ever. Let’s go to the tape.

(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. )

Jakub Ozga vs. Marcin Szoltysik
Dominik Owsiany vs. Arkadiusz Jedraczka

Okay, let me just say that. This might just be my favorite/worst kick in soccer.

Watch that again.

It seemed like Marcin Zzoltysik was expressing his disapproval before he ate a foot of mush. The kick hit him squarely on his head and face. Jakub Ozga showed no mercy, as he sized Szoltysik before splitting the uprights. It’s all very naive.

And it wasn’t just Ozga bringing back the spirit of PRIDE. ArkadiuszJedraczka was beaten to death by Dominik Owsiany.

Now is as good a time as any to remind everyone that combat sports are somehow legal and this is something humans choose to do. That’s actually something to keep in mind for the rest of this week’s feature as there are some truly heinous finishes on the way.

A preview and a free fight (plus a commentary appearance from Karolina Kowalkiewicz!) is available on Wotore’s YouTube channel and if that whets your appetite, you can catch a replay of the show on Wotore TV for a little under $10 USD. Seriously, what do you have to lose (besides your soul)?

Toshiomi Kazama vs. Shunsuke Miyabi
Toshiomi Kazama vs. Naoki Ueda

We go from the Poland’s PRIDE homage to the country where the legendary promotion itself originated from for the Shintaro Ishiwatari Farewell Performance show (replay available via PPV) in Tokyo.

Ishiwatari, 36, has fought for pretty much every Japanese promotion under the sun (unfortunately, PRIDE was just about done by the time Ishiwatari debuted) so it’s only fitting that fighters pay homage to the former bantamweight King of Pancrase. Ishiwatari has had to retire due to neck injuries. But, it’s not hard for him, as he competed against the very best throughout his entire career. His last four fights were against Naoki Inoue, Hiromasa Ougikubo, Ulka Sasaki, and Kyoji Horigichi.

Though Ishiwatari wasn’t known much for his submission skills, I’m sure he’d appreciate 24-year-old bantamweight Toshiomi Kazama paying homage to him in his own way with a pair of gorgeous tap-outs.

Shunsuke Mishabi was the first to get his arm, and had it annihilated with a wicked hammerlock. Later in the evening, Kazama turned an armbar into a triangle to sleep Naoki Ueda.

The future of JMMA looks bright.

Masashi Kimura vs. Ryo Araki

Speaking of good JMMA hands, from a GLADIATOR show in Osaka, here’s Masashi Kimura and Ryo Araki with our “Condit-Hardy-sometimes-you’re-the-hammer-sometimes-you’re-the-nail-KO-punch-exchange-of-the-week,” more popularly known as the CHSYTHSYTNKOPEOTW award (catchy, right? ):

That finish came 0:15 into the fight, so it probably took you longer to read that award name than it did for Kimura to put Araki away.

Ty Wildmo vs. Austin Striggle
Steven Cornett vs. Jon Uitvlugt

At a B2 Fighting Series amateur event this past Saturday, Ty Wildmo picked up a KO in almost half the time that it took Kimura as he landed the perfect head kick on Austin Striggle eight seconds into their fight.

By the way, Ty Wildmo is an amazing name and his nickname “The Heathen Hangman” is even better.

Also at Fort Wayne, Ind. was our Humpty Dumpty Falls of the Week, courtesy Steven Cornett blasting Jon Uitvlugt.

Humpty Dumpty falls typically happen when someone is either trapped against the fence or blindly rushing in and in this case it was the latter. Cornett assessed the situation calmly before unleashing an abrupt left-hand that sent Jon Uitvlugt face first.

Wojciech Kawa vs. Kamil Mosgalik

Remember when I told you about the grisly finishes this week. This next one might be worse than the Wotore clips.

From a Fight Exclusive Night event in Ostrow Wielkopolski, Poland, Wojciech Kawa wasn’t satisfied kneeing Kamil Mosgalik’s guts, he had to throw in some tenderizing punches for good measure.

We see mouthpieces falling out in fight sports all the time, but very rarely due to a fighter screaming in pain. It will always haunt me.

Corey Hackett vs. Chris Taylor

This amateur heavyweight KO by Corey Hackett from Cage Wars 50 (free replay available here) in Schenectady, New York was too strange to leave out.

You know how pro wrestlers will sometimes resort to smacking their forearms against the other person’s chest instead of throwing a proper punch and we all just roll our eyes because it’s like, “Come on, that wouldn’t really hurt someone.”

Yeah.

Lucas Rocha vs. Adriano Ramos

When we do our year-end awards, we usually divide head kick KOs and knee KOs into separate categories, so I don’t know what we’re going to do with Lucas Rocha’s double dip from the Big Shot MMA 1 event (available for replay on YouTube).

Two delicious tastes that go well together.

Sedriques Dumas vs. DeWitt Dixon

Sedriques Dumas’ 59-second KO from iKON FC 1 last Friday though? Pretty easy to classify.

This is a fantastic head kick and a wonderful call by Pearl Gonzalez. It’s also some amazing dancing.

That event is available for replay on UFC Fight Pass and while you’re hanging around there, why not check out LFA 122?

Dan Moriarty vs. Jett Shell
Charles Johnson vs. Carlos Mota

Dan Moriarty authored a beautiful heel hook to force the tap from Jett Shell and improve to 2-0 as a pro with two finishes.

But what got people buzzing was the main event for flyweight champion Charles Johnson against undefeated Brazilian Carlos Mota. They fought for four rounds, before Johnson took control and won the fight early in the fifth.

Hardcores already call this early candidate for Fight of the year, so even if you don’t like the Bellator and Eagle FC cards this weekend, an LFA replay is always a good option.

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