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Selecting The Best Muay Thai Knockouts Provides Plenty of Options

When one searches for best Muay Thai knockouts on the internet, options abound. That’s because when it comes to violent combat sports, the often-underappreciated kickboxing art almost always delivers the goods.

Take the recently completed Lion Fight 29 card, for example. The event, which took place at Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Mashantucket, Conn., saw unheralded short-notice foe Regian Eersel floor the heavily-favored Jo Nattawut with a head kick for a shocking knockout victory 2:02 into the fifth round of their encounter. That finish provided a fitting end to an evening that featured four other knockout or technical knockout triumphs by main card competitors.

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That’s simply par for the course in Muay Thai. Picking a favorite knockout among an array of highlights can be difficult, however, as beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

For example, pound-for-pound Muay Thai great Yodsanklai Fairtex, who had success at 112, 147 and 154 pounds during his career, absolutely wrecked foe Fady Abboud in their Thai Fight matchup in Macau on June 28, 2014. Fairtex battered, bloodied and dropped his opponent early before knocking him out with a vicious left high kick. Quality of opposition aside, it was a brutally violent finish for Fairtex. Of courses, mismatches often provide the best foundation for such KOs.

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There’s more than one way to score a knockout in Muay Thai, as Toby Imada found out in his 2010 bout with multiple time world champion Buakaw por Pramuk. Imada offered a gritty performance but had his lead leg battered by kicks throughout the contest. Finally, Pramuk mercifully ended his opponent’s evening with one final low kick, leaving Imada unable to stand. Imada was fully conscious but might have wished he wasn’t considering the beating his leg absorbed.

A more traditional knockout occurred in 2000, when Remy Bonjasky put away Peter Varga in spectacular fashion. The Dutch-Surinamese kickboxer earned the moniker “The Flying Gentleman” for his assortment of flying kicks and knees, and he lived up to his reputation against Varga. Seemingly out of nowhere, Bonjasky backed into the corner before launching himself at his foe, crushing Varga’s body with his right knee. The bout ended instantly, as Varga lay prone on the canvas, writhing in pain.

Finally, while Anderson Silva does not technically compete in Muay Thai, he is regarded as one of the most skilled practitioners of the discipline in mixed martial arts. In fact, “The Spider’s” Thai Plum topped Sherdog.com’s list of MMA’s Top 10 Most Dangerous Weapons in 2011 and was integral in helping him capture UFC middleweight gold. However, he utilized an even more spectacular Muay Thai technique against Tony Fryklund at a Cage Rage event in 2006, knocking his foe out with a lead reverse back elbow that looked like something that came from a martial arts movie. The unorthodox maneuver remains one of Silva’s defining moments and also shows that the best Muay Thai knockouts can be found in unexpected venues.
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