How do you get yourself noticed in a Bellator prelim fight on an already busy night in the world of MMA? Finishing your opponent with a spinning back kick to the liver is a pretty good bet.
Joey Davis pulled off that feat in the first minute of his fight with Ian Butler at Bellator 192 in Inglewood, Calif., on Saturday night.
While Butler (3-3 MMA, 0-3 BMMA) may have been more worried about the takedowns coming from a standout college wrestler like Davis (3-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA), the kick snuck in just below his defenses, with the full impact sinking in a moment later.
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Once Butler’s body had decided to go into full shutdown mode, as often happens as a result of a good liver shot, Davis rushed in to finish him off with right hands, then stood there over his crumpled body like he was almost annoyed that the fight was over so quickly.
If you want to get a sense of why Butler couldn’t stay on his feet after that kick, go ahead and turn your speakers up as you watch that replay. The sound of the kick hammering the area of his vital organs sounds a lot like Rocky Balboa beating up on sides of beef, and it’s nothing you’d want to be on the receiving end of.
For more on Bellator 192, check out the MMA Events section of the site.
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