This Week in KOs: Fedor, Karate, and Isaac Dogboe

The best action from around the combat sports world during a non-UFC event week. Including highlights from mixed martial arts, boxing, kickboxing, and Muay Thai.

Whenever the UFC takes a break from their seemingly non-stop, year-round calendar of events, it’s always a good opportunity to take a step back and get a little broader look at the combat sports world. What’s going on outside the Octagon? More importantly, who got absolutely flattened in some random eastern European MMA event none of us have ever heard of before?

This week, the obvious spotlight belongs to Fedor Emelianenko, who picked up a first round TKO of Frank Mir to advance past the opening round of the Bellator heavyweight grand prix. Likewise, Ghanaian super bantamweight Isaac Dogboe took home a WBO world title, with a win over Jessie Magdaleno. And of course there’s lots of kickboxing, Muay Thai, and enough MMA to make your head spin.

As always, the real credit belongs to combat sports highlight Twitter and the fearless beings that watch any and all the fights they can get their hands on, in order to bring those signature moments to you. This week leans heavily on familiar names with Jolassanda and Caposa delivering. So be sure to give them a follow, and you’ll never miss a moment.

Bellator 198: Fedor vs. Mir

There was actually only one KO at Bellator’s latest ‘tent pole’ event, but it was a doozy. Especially for those fans that we’re thoroughly disheartened by the ‘Last Emperor’’s recent loss to Matt Mitrione. But, what the card lacked for knockouts it made up for in submissions, with every other bout on the main card ending via tap-out.

Heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko (37-5) ensured he’ll have another bout in the Bellator Grand Prix, with a short uppercut to the chin of Frank Mir (18-12) and some classic followup ground-and-pound.

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Flyweight Pedro Nobre reversed a 2-fight losing skid to move to 18-4-2 with a pair of killer overhand rights to the temple of Mario Junior Orelha, who dropped to 9-8.

Bantamweight Hudson Sombra (11-7) channeled his inner Katusnori Kikuno for a devastating body kick KO against Dwis Junior (4-8).

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Featherweight Maciej Szczepaniak moved to an unbeaten 4-0 in his MMA career with a pin-point liver kick KO to drop Patryk Dunski to 5-5.

Welterweight Piotr Poniedzialek (5-1) hit a gorgeous left high kick against Tomasz Terlikowski (7-5) to separate the man from his senses.

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Heavyweight Rizvan Liev made a spectacular pro debut, showing off some lightning fast 1-2s for a big man to drop Alexey Bondarchuk to 0-3.

Light heavyweight Anzor Shakhmurzaev (6-1) throwing fastballs to KO Igor Litoshik (11-8) early in the first round.

Other MMA

Flyweight Elton Alves tore through fellow debuting fighter Wallace Fonseca at Jungle fight 93, with hard knees and punches to the body, and eventually a clipping uppercut to seal the deal.

Lightweight Billy Oosthuizen made his own spectacular debut as the opener for EFC 69 in South Africa, dropping Pieter De Klerk to 0-6 with a big overhand right.

Flyweight Chikara Shimabukuro (14-12) caught Yasutaka Ishigami (7-6) with a hard left hand stepping in and followed it up with a hook to get the win at Deep 83 Impact.

Boxing

Super bantamweight Isaac Dogboe took his record to a perfect 19-0 with an 11th round TKO of previously unbeaten Jessie Magdaleno, who fell to 25-1 on the loss. Dogboe claimed Magdelano’s WBO championship belt in the process.

Featherweight Claudio Marrero (23-2) bounced back from his 2017 loss to Jesus Rojas with a clubbing right hand that put Jorge Lara (29-1-2) on the canvas early in round 1.

Kickboxing & Muay Thai

El Ameri Ali absolutely poured the offense on Javokhir Elboev on his way to a 4th round TKO in Tatneft, working the legs, body, and head.

Roman Mailov walked Bekhzhan Matysaev into the corner to land a flush right head kick at Tatneft for the stoppage win.

Carlos Prates with a crunching body knee KO at Phoenix Muay Thai.

Fabian Hundt seemed to be getting the worst of his Phoenix Muay Thai bout for a moment, before landing a stepping right elbow to get the KO.

Yodwicha Ken Muay Thai Gym put the finishing touches on Horrobin with a gorgeous stepping elbow at Top King Muay Thai.

Sangmanee Oomkatong Changmai Gym with the rare leg kick TKO at Top King Muay Thai.

Christian Hyatt lit up Daraeak Sutai MuayThai at MX Muay Xtreme.

Thiago Augusto went body head to finish his fight at MX Muay Xtreme.

Kittisak Chor Rattanachai with a step in right hand KO at the Battle Max Muay Thai.

Tinpetch Sit Sangchan with a slicing right elbow to drop his opponent at the Battle Max Muay Thai.

Petchtae Sor Jor Toypadrew with the kind of front elbow KO that only seems to happen in the art of eight limbs, at the Battle Max Muay Thai.

Karate Combat

The newest promotion in the combat sports sphere had a couple notable highlights.

That’s everything from this week in knockouts. We’ll be back next week to once again highlight all that is glorious, violent, and consciousness separating in the world of fight sports. See you then!