WATCH: Fighter lands ‘unnecessary’ follow-up punch on knocked-out opponent leaving fans furious

In a shocking Sambo match, a fighter continues to strike an already unconscious opponent, highlighting the need for prompt referee action and ethical sportsmanship.

WATCH: Fighter lands ‘unnecessary’ follow-up punch on knocked-out opponent leaving fans furious

Head kick knockout in a Sambo match (Image via: X)

MMA fighters always go for knockouts. This is because knockouts make the fighters fan favorites, making them big stars. Conor McGregor became the star he is due to his propensity to knock his opponents out. As per the rules of MMA, only the referee has the power to stop the fight and declare a victor. Sometimes, a lapse in judgment from a referee will result in unnecessary damage for a knocked-out fighter. Some fighters refuse to add follow-up shots to knock out opponents.

Recently, a clip of a Sambo match went viral on social media. The fighter added a follow-up shot in the match even after his opponent was out cold. The fight was between a fighter with a red headgear and a blue one. The fight began with both kicking each other. One landed a body kick whilst the other landed a kick on the thigh. It was the fighter with red headgear that landed the body kick. The blue headgear fighter caught the kick and landed a right straight. After the right straight landed, the red headgear fighter landed a flying head kick with his left leg as his opponent did not let go of his right leg.

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As the head kick landed, both fell with the blue headgear fighter out cold. The referee did not stop the fight at this point. Therefore, the victor hit a follow-up shot at the unresponsive fighter and proceeded to celebrate. The referee could not wake up the loser and called the medical team to save the fighter.

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The knockout was similar to the knockout of Impa Kasanganay by Joaquin Buckley. However, Buckley did not go for follow-up shots. Recently, Khalil Rountree Jr. did not go for follow-up shots against Anthony Smith in their light heavyweight fight.

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Netizens react to unnecessary follow-up punch in a Sambo match

The clip of the Sambo match that saw a fighter suffer unnecessary damage did not go unnoticed on social media. It spread like wildfire on various social media platforms. The video got more than 20 million views on social media platform X alone.

Brutal knockout in a Sambo match
Brutal knockout in a Sambo match (Image via: X)

See how the fight fans reacted to the video below.

https://twitter.com/573phane/status/1750496857027903719

The video got mixed response from the MMA netizens. Moreover, some put the fault on the referee. However, others put the fault on the fighter who won. Furthermore, some even alluded that the incident is unavoidable in MMA, a game of inches and seconds.

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