It was a morning full of brutal knockouts.
At There were a number of bad endings including And . But the UFC didn't have a monopoly on violence on Saturday morning, as at RISE 183 the kickboxing promotion experienced its own devastating knockout when Kiyoto Takahashi hit Sumiya Ito in the face with a nasty headbutt knockout.
What Takahashi details below for his cringeworthy ending.
Only 26 years old, Takahasi has hit a rough patch in his kickboxing career of late, winning just two of his last seven fights before Saturday, with four fights ending in a draw. Things were a little different for Ito, who was on a three-fight winning streak before Takahasi's shin knocked him upside down, and the 28-year-old will now look to regroup.