‘He landed a KO from the hen dance stance!’: Followers enthralled by Russian MMA fighter’s STUNNING comeback knockout (VIDEO)

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Russian mild heavyweight Evgeniy Poskotin snatched victory from the jaws of defeat at Saturday’s MMA Sequence 26 occasion in Voronezh, starching his opponent with a Hail Mary left hand seconds after it appeared he was about to be KO’d.

Poskotin improved his younger file to 2-Zero together with his beautiful overhand strike within the 205lbs contest with Kyrgyzstan’s Nurel Amanov however issues might have been very totally different after Amanov capitalized on Poskotin’s apparently porous placing defence, catching the Russian slugger with a proper hand which despatched him sprawling throughout the ring.

Sensing what would have a win in his skilled MMA debut, Amanov swarmed in an try to complete the retreating Poskotin – solely to be met with an influence shot which instantly turned the tide of the combat.

Amanov dropped to the mat, the place Poskotin adopted and delivered a combat ending flurry of floor and pound blows.

The win – or extra particularly the style during which it was achieved – prompted some followers to have a good time the drama which might typically happen in an MMA ring. 

As famous by some followers on-line, the end of the combat mirrored a number of the extra well-known situations of unlikely come-from-behind wins to have taken place in blended martial arts. 

Former UFC fighter Scott Smith might be enshrined in MMA highlights montages till the top of time after his beautiful comeback win in opposition to Pete Promote many moons in the past, whereas French kickboxer Cheick Kongo earned a equally unlikely victory in opposition to Pat Barry all the way in which again in 2011. 

Probably the most well-known occasion of comeback win in UFC historical past, although, is more likely to stay that of former welterweight kingpin Matt Hughes who famously defeated Frank Trigg by rear-naked choke submission – moments after being caught by his opponent in the very same approach. 

It is going to be scant comfort for Amanov to be included amongst these well-known names however one suspects that he will not quickly neglect the teachings he realized in his blended martial arts debut.

That’s, in fact, if the knockout hasn’t wiped his reminiscence clear for him. 

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Out on his ft: Russian MMA fighter leaves followers shocked with loopy ‘standing KO’ victory (VIDEO)