MMA Fighter DQ’ed from Boxing Match for Landing Takedown, Ground-and-Pound

Shocking scenes at the heavyweight fight in Koszalin, Poland! 🇵🇱
MMA fighter Marcin Sianos (0-1) made his professional debut today and landed a hurtful blow on Artur Bizewski (9-0) in the second round before initiating ground and pound, landing an elbow.
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Strange things unfolded during a bout at Rocky Boxing Night in Koszalin, Poland, on Sunday.

MMA veteran Marcin Sianos made his boxing debut against undefeated boxer Artur Bizewski in a heavyweight matchup. Sianos looked close to pulling off an upset win, as he had Bizewski visibly hurt with a flurry of punches early in the second round. However, Sianos bizarrely chose to go for a double leg before knocking his opponent out with ground-and-pound. The referee immediately intervened, disqualifying Sianos, who was subsequently seen running away amidst angry protests from the crowd.

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Sianos later posted a lengthy apology online, saying he couldn’t explain his actions. While he expects that it could potentially be the end of his boxing career, Sianos called for a rematch with Bizewski, promising to donate his earnings to charity. Sianos wrote (via Google Translate):

“I would like to refer to my fight yesterday... At the very beginning, I'd like to thank [Artur Bizewski for the duel. At the same time, my deepest apologies for my unsportsmanlike behavior in the ring... there is no explanation for this, it is reprehensible and I clearly deserved disqualification.

“Throughout the entire difficult preparation period, a similar situation never occurred during any sparring session. I didn't knock anyone down, let alone hit anyone with elbows, we trained in clean boxing.

“I myself cannot explain my behavior yesterday. I guess I may never appear in a professional boxing ring again. However, I personally believe that winning by disqualifying your opponent is not something you can be proud of. I don't consider myself a loser, nor Artur Bizewski a winner. If PUB, Rocky Boxing Night and Artur Bizewski agree to re-score the fight, I declare that my entire salary, regardless of the result of the fight, will be allocated to the charity purpose indicated by my opponent!

“I would not like to be perceived negatively, during my entire 20-year career I have never experienced similar behavior and I would not like this one-off incident to affect my sports image. Greetings to all my loyal fans and thank you for all the positive and negative comments..”

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