Missing the Fist: 2 vs 2 fight breaks down into a nasty human dogpile

Welcome to the latest version of Missing Fists. Here we shed light on battles from all over the world. These busy times may have been overlooked.

The Freakshow battle, featuring two or more competitors recently, features more than two competitors, clearly has what is called the “Survivor Tag Heavyweight Bout,” in which four boxers are acting simultaneously. It’s sad that the novelty is gone, but it’s also cool that these fighting strategies continue to evolve.

This past weekend, the 2-2 match, which looked like a sit show on paper, at a smash event in Guadalajara, Mexico, became a partial sit show thanks to the efforts of the four men involved.

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Gilbert Esquibel & Jeremy Soto vs. Oscar Palomares & Ricardo Caballero

I had difficulty tracking all involved in this fight, but it’s not so important who is doing what to who. The action starts right away and is purely confusing, but not just aimless slugging and grabs (at least not at first). All four fighters seem to have a good sense of when to try and help their teammates or promote male superiority, as they should focus on the enemy. Does this feel almost… like a real battle?

Then something like this happens.

It’s just a straight dog pile in the schoolyard. This is what I call MMA!

The crowd is hooked on it, and the commentary team is also being energized along with popular UFC bantamweight Ronaldo Rodriguez at Cole, which adds to the lookout. There is no illusion that this is some elite MMA contests. Everyone is having a good time.

Why can’t you smile at this image?

Only four men are fighting, and the pose reminds me of that Human Centipede (or Human Centipede 2 or Human Centipede 3if you’re so leaning).

Appropriately, the match ends in a draw.

Yu Takeuchi vs. Junya Murata

At the other end of the spectrum, the harsh reality of the battle cultivated an ugly head in the Battle Nexus Show in Tokyo.

Junya Murata refused to give up on the triangle, so Takeuchi Yue left one option: Destruction.

After that, they had to bring a stretcher for Murata, so hopefully he’s fine.

Align David vs. Stephanie Nayen
Luis Francisinelli vs. Angelo Rivera Jr.
Alan Begosso vs. Dabaajamtu Batzren

The LFA 208 has responded to the promotion’s reputation with prospects offering an exciting finish, and the bar was set early as it only landed this front kick knockout in a fight with Stephanie Nyen.

And then it gets cooler like a cucumber. Anderson Silva will be proud.

How about welterweight? Huge? Ah, that’s a good thing. Because the LFA has a huge welterweight named Luis Francischinelli.

To everyone’s surprise, the 6-foot-6 Francis Cinelli length gave him a great advantage over Angelo Rivera Jr., according to Tapologies. There was a 10-inch difference in reach. For more information about the towering Brazilian, check out our pre-bat interview with Guilherme Cruz from MMA Fighting.

Alan Begosso sweated and sweated by a cage, snatched his neck and choked Dabaajamtu Baturen with a standing guillotine.

He had his man do it smooth criminal Tilt. Speaking of MJ…

LFA 208 can be replayed with UFC Fight Pass.

Vladislav Rebrivov vs. Amir Makushev
Dmitriy Sirenko vs. Mustafa Bakherad

At the Yuzhniy Rubezh event held in Krasnodar, Russia, it was obvious that if you were down, you were down difficult.

Vladislav Rebrikov punched Amir Makushev’s chin there, knocking him down and bowing his head on the mat. Double slugs, glassy eyes, great stops.

Mustafa Bakherad got even worse.

Dmitriy Sirenko slammed Bakherad with two pieces and quickly began to launch his sleazy elbows, apparently trying to fuse Bakherad’s head with the canvas.

Amirkhon Alikhuzhaev vs. Manoel Dos Santos

From Octagon League 72 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan:

Every time I see a head kick that looks like that land without a setup, I need to think it’s a pure mind game.

“He doesn’t just throw a head kick… he’s not just going to throw a head kick… he’s not just going to throw a head kick…”

And darkness.

Perhaps my favorite finish of the year comes from the World Fighting Championship event in Tacoma, Washington.

Patrick Benson scored an incredible knockout from his back. He can only describe it as a man who employs the forbidden martial arts of kicking a baby with a tantrum.

If I’ve ever seen it, the definition is to pull Homer.

If you know of recent battles and events that you think are often overlooked, or promotions that can use your attention, let us know with X – @Alexanderklee – Use the hashtag #missedfists.