Missed Fists: K-Jee batters 51-year-old Jerome Le Banner with brutal head kick knockout

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 neglected in these hectic instances the place it looks like there’s an MMA present each different day.

We wish to give attention to the enjoyable and optimistic and bizarre once we deliver you these clips, however generally it’s a must to enable room for the unhappy. That is a kind of instances.

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Okay-Jee vs. Jerome Le Banner

On paper, matching 51-year-old Jerome Le Banner up with Okay-Jee won’t have appeared just like the worst thought, however it begins to look dangerous when you dig into the specifics of the pairing.

Sure, Le Banner, one of the thrilling strikers to ever dwell, hadn’t misplaced a kickboxing match in over 10 years previous to his look at this previous Saturday’s Okay-1 World Grand Prix in Osaka, Japan, however he hasn’t precisely been dealing with Okay-1 competitors, to place it kindly. He’s additionally competed sporadically outdoors of a burst of exercise in 2019, and even continued to dabble in MMA, together with whatever the hell this was a couple of years ago.

And sure, Okay-Jee hasn’t precisely been on a sizzling streak, coming into the Le Banner battle on 5 straight losses. However his high quality of opponents has been notably larger and, maybe extra importantly, he’s 18 years youthful than Le Banner.

All of that is to say that Le Banner’s late profession win streak was lastly snapped and in probably the most brutal method doable.

I’d say I’m sorry you needed to watch this, however I needed to, so you need to, too.

Now that Le Banner’s newest try and seize an elusive Okay-1 World Grand Prix title has come to an abrupt finish, is it doable we’ve seen the final of the French legend? That is fight sports activities, so I wouldn’t guess on it.

Samuel Bunche vs. Zongo Boureima

Whereas we’ve received the kickboxing gloves on, let’s try what went down on the Fight on the Backyard in New York.

Yikes!

That’s Canada’s Samuel Bunche separating Zongo Boureima from his senses with a left hand and briefly turning the ring right into a bouncy citadel, with an out-cold Boureima being bounced off the ropes. I suppose it’s higher than slamming into the mat with a thud? I’d somewhat not discover out myself, personally.

The Ring of Fight-promoted kickboxing occasion is obtainable for pay-per-view replay on TrillerTV.

Erkin Kazhymukhan vs. Zhavokhir Narzullaev
Amirkhon Alukhudzhaev vs. Nurbek Tazhibaev
Azizbek Temirov vs. Sherzod Ibodiloev
Kambarbek Shyndaulet vs. Asadbek Jorayev

I’m not totally certain what was occurring with Octagon League’s Erkin Kazhymukhan, however the man wished to soccer kick actual dangerous and he wouldn’t be denied.

In case you’re questioning, no, soccer kicks will not be authorized in Octagon League and Kazhymukhan was disqualified. He’s dwelling his life his method although, respect.

Amirkhon Alukhudzhaev didn’t break any guidelines, however generally it appears like face-plant knockouts like this one needs to be unlawful.

That’s 4 straight wins now for Alukhudzhaev, all within the first spherical.

If you’d like a textbook instance of “going for it,” try Azizbek Temirov’s lightning quick lunging proper hand KO of Sherzod Ibodiloev.

He threw that lead left from a mile away with all of the intention of following with a proper hand from hell and in some way, all of it got here collectively for the proper end.

A replay of Octagon League 64 is obtainable without cost on YouTube, as is a associated occasion that additionally went down this week, Octagon Selection 45.

That present featured this really vicious knockout by Kambarbek Shyndaulet that left opponent Asadbek Jorayev with a vacant look in his eyes.

Fortunately, Jorayev was in a position to stroll out on his personal energy not lengthy after, however I assume he’ll be fascinated about what he witnessed between realms for some time.

Gracjan Mis vs. Milosz Kruk
Bartosz Kwiatkowski vs. Mateusz Sosnowski

At Combat Unique Nights 56 in Wroclaw, Poland, Gracjan Mis landed a stupendous flying knee on Milosz Kruk to safe a first-round end.

Should you’re nonetheless bummed about Jose Aldo dropping a dreary resolution to Mario Bautista (I do know I’m!), then possibly that Aldo-esque strike will make you’re feeling higher.

If not, this Bartosz Kwiatkowski might do the trick.

Catch the kick, make your opponent perform a little dance, after which WHAMMO.

Tatsuma Okada vs. Takumi Yagi

I’ve by no means heard of Japan’s POUNDOUT promotion, however it held its inaugural occasion in Chiba, Japan, this previous Saturday and you’ll watch it without cost on YouTube.

If something, the present gave us one of the distinctive arm-triangle submissions I’ve ever seen.

Who even thinks to assault with that transfer from that angle? Craziness.

Kai Yoshida vs. Yuki Ueda
Ryo Araki vs. Masateru Sawada
Rukiya Mukai vs. Shunsuke Kubota

We began in Osaka, so let’s shut in Osaka with GLADIATOR 028 (free on YouTube), which featured a trio of must-see knockouts.

Better of all was Kai Yoshida’s unreal spinning elbow end, which got here after he survived some punishing grappling by Yuki Ueda.

Each second counts, as they are saying.

The subsequent two clips come from bouts set for under two rounds, so I ponder if that inspired the fighters to be extra aggressive. That was actually the case with Ryo Araki, who threw a punch that landed with such impression it despatched his opponent and the referee flying.

Not glad with that shockwave, Araki adopted with sledgehammer ground-and-pound earlier than locking in a good choke.

Lastly, tip of the cap to Rukiya Mukai and Shunsuke Kubota, who each executed the most effective gameplan in MMA: Throw till any person falls.

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