{"id":820135,"date":"2025-01-15T11:12:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T17:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/15\/missed-fists-rhino-casipe-suffers-pre-fight-injury-and-then-loses-due-to-in-fight-injury\/"},"modified":"2025-01-15T11:12:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T17:12:43","slug":"missed-fists-rhino-casipe-suffers-pre-fight-injury-and-then-loses-due-to-in-fight-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/15\/missed-fists-rhino-casipe-suffers-pre-fight-injury-and-then-loses-due-to-in-fight-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Missed Fists: Rhino Casipe suffers pre-fight injury\u2014and then loses due to in-fight injury"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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\u2019s an MMA show every other day.<\/em><\/p>\n

This may surprise readers, but I\u2019m not a doctor.<\/p>\n

Sure, like any good armchair analyst or hardcore fan or Joe Rogan<\/a>, I can see an injury in real time and give my best guess as to what happened. I can certainly speculate as to whether an injured fighter should continue or when we can likely expect to see that fighter compete again. But medical diagnosis hardly my area of expertise.<\/p>\n

That said, I\u2019m comfortable saying that whatever happened at Lion Championship 19 last week definitely should not<\/em> have happened.<\/p>\n

(Big thanks as always to @Barrelelapierna<\/a> for their weekly lists of the best KOs<\/a> and submissions<\/a>, and to @Grabaka_Hitman<\/a> for uploading many of the clips you see here. Give them a follow and chip in on Patreon<\/a> if you can.)<\/p>\n

Ngoc Luong Tran vs. Rhino Casipe<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Everything was going fine for Rhino Casipe.<\/p>\n

His entrance. Check. Pre-fight checkup. Check. Walk into the cage. Check.<\/p>\n

He even made it as far as the referee instructions before everything went wrong. In the clip below, you can see Casipe doing some routine stretching that somehow results in him injuring his hamstring.<\/p>\n

The full video from Lion Championship 19 (available on YouTube<\/a>) shows Casipe being helped and examined for an uncomfortable period of time as the crowd is unsure what exactly is happening. It would seem that the smart thing to do would be to err on the side of caution and just declare a no-contest, but no, it\u2019s decided that Casipe is made of sterner stuff and that he can compete despite a delay of over five minutes.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the worst that could happen?<\/p>\n

The worst happened.<\/p>\n

As you\u2019d expect, Casipe looked extremely tentative and hesitant to commit to any offense, his most significant action being a takedown attempt off of a caught kick. That move required a bit of legwork and, sure enough, Casipe\u2019s hamstring gave right up and he collapsed to the mat.<\/p>\n

He would eventually be stretchered from the cage.<\/p>\n

What are we doing? I mean, as a society? We can do so much better.<\/p>\n

At this point, I should mention we are entering some gnarly territory with a brutal arm break just around the corner and some of the most blood-curdling knockouts that I\u2019ve seen in some time. It was a truly, truly difficult weekend to be a losing fighter and I\u2019m not just talking about Mike Tyson<\/a> and Stipe Miocic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So, from here on, viewer discretion is STRONGLY advised.<\/p>\n

Eduardo Santos vs. Denilson Abadie<\/strong><\/h2>\n

At a Jungle Fight show in Recife, Brazil, Eduardo Santos had Denilson Abadie dead to rights with a kimura and, well, he did what he had to do.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s all I want to say about that.<\/p>\n

All the prayers up for Abadie on a full recovery.<\/p>\n

\nAyaka Hamasaki<\/strong><\/a> vs. Yu Ri Shim<\/strong>
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Before we get to the aforementioned knockouts, how about we pause the grotesque to appreciate the gorgeous as Japanese MMA legend Ayaka Hamasaki showed off some of the most beautiful technique you\u2019ll see this year with this submission sequence at a RIZIN show in Nagoya.<\/p>\n

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The BEST MMA FIGHT TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEKEND<\/p>\n

Ayaka Hamasaki with a collar tie->knee to the stomach->Front headlock->foot sweep->lat whip uchimata->kimura\/double wrist lock FINISH\u2757\ufe0f<\/p>\n

THIS is how to attack from the clinch from the former DEEP JEWELS, INVICTA, and RIZIN champion\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/TCHGm2vQw4<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2014 \u201cFilthy\u201d Tom Lawlor (@FilthyTomLawlor) November 17, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Veteran fighter Tom Lawlor<\/a> expertly breaks Hamasaki\u2019s attack down in the above post, showing how Hamasaki transitions from clinch to ground work to a clinical finish. At 42, the atomweight pioneer is still putting on classy performances for the fans.<\/p>\n

Jake Carver vs. Jesus Garcia<\/strong><\/h2>\n

OK, fine, you\u2019ve waited long enough for the knockouts.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s amateur welterweights Jake Carver and Jesus Garcia slugging it out, much to Garcia\u2019s detriment.<\/p>\n

This was Garcia\u2019s debut, so his enthusiasm is both understandable and appreciated, but Carver (now 4-0 as an amateur) kept his cool throughout the exchange and found a home for that right hand over and over again. One too many power shots for Garcia, who learned the hard way that a little defense will go a long way.<\/p>\n

Urijfah Faber A1 Combat 25 is available for replay on UFC Fight Pass<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Yassine Belhadj vs. Baba Boundjou Nadjombe<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Yassine Belhadj is nicknamed \u201cCrazy Legs,\u201d but it\u2019s his opponent Baba Boundjou Nadjombe whose limbs decided to go full One Flew Over The Cuckoo\u2019s Nest<\/em> after Belhadj caught him square with a right hand.<\/p>\n

From The King of Fighter 9 in Orleans, France:<\/p>\n

Hated those follow-up punches, but otherwise top marks for Belhadj for a picture-perfect counter shot.<\/p>\n

Jay Watson vs. Jerry Valme<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Stop me if you\u2019ve heard this one before (or literally just seen it): Fighter lunges forward into a right hand. Fighter says farewell to their consciousness.<\/p>\n

At an Art of War event in Philadelphia, amateur lightweight Jay Watson waited for just the right moment to uncork a wicked quick hook. Opponent Jerry Valme gave him that moment, eating a knuckle sandwich to the chin that put him flat on his back.<\/p>\n

Fernando Peralta vs Sandro Montegroso<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I swear this isn\u2019t a replay.<\/p>\n

At a Shinka Fight Day event in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Fernando Peralta coolly waited for Sandro Montegroso to step into range and then WHAMMO. Down went Montegroso.<\/p>\n

When you\u2019ve got three eerily similar finishes like that, you\u2019ve got to go to the polls to decide Who Countered It Better?<\/em><\/p>\n

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Poll<\/span><\/h3>\n

Who Countered It Better?<\/h4>\n
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This poll is closed<\/p>\n