Most MMA organizations have a strict ban on kicks to the head of prone opponents in their rules. In Asia, however, they apparently want to get as close to reality as possible, and the two biggest organizations – RIZIN and ONE Championship – allow such knees and kicks (so-called soccer kicks).
The domestic Japanese fighter took advantage of this Daichi Abe, who fights in the welterweight Rizin and finished the Brazilian at the weekend Marcose Yoshio de Souzu with this drastic technique.
Abe in the past, he had 3 fights in the UFC, but then headed back to Asia, where he has been doing well lately and has won 5 of his last 6 duels.
Compared to that Souza rather specializes in ground combat. The match looked like that too. Abe he had a significant advantage in stance and finished the Brazilian with a hard KO in the second round.
BRUTAL KNOCKOUT ❗@daichiabe_en finishes Souza in the second round❗
[#RIZIN37]#REASON #RIZINFF #MMA pic.twitter.com/GKHkvOax8Q
— RIZIN FF English (@rizin_English) July 31, 2022
The ending was all the more brutal because Abe was basically kicking an already lifeless body. He gave Souza a hard right hook to the jaw, which sent the Brazilian unconscious to the ground. But before the referee could stop the match, the Japanese fighter kicked his sock in the head with a “penalty”.
A slow-mo of THAT KO by @daichiabe_en
[#RIZIN37]#REASON #RIZINFF #MMA pic.twitter.com/LQa9715Zhw
— RIZIN FF English (@rizin_English) July 31, 2022
It took a while for Souza to get up after the brutal KO. Fortunately, he shouldn’t have any permanent consequences, but at the age of 37, he decided not to fight again, and with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses by T/KO, he would rather hang up his gloves.
“I’m not sad about the end of my career as an MMA fighter, I feel at peace and I’m satisfied with everything I’ve accomplished. I sacrificed body and soul and I believe that more important than the path I walked was who I had by my side… I had fun and felt happiness from what I was doing, I enjoyed every moment, “ wrote the Brazilian on Instagram. Some other fighters should learn from him.
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