Knockout of the Day: This Is What ‘A Living Death’ Looks Like
(Props: jcdvproductions via oxvaletudo)
This little gem comes to us from an X Series event in Knoxville, Tennessee on June 25th, where bantamweights Dre Milley and Jamie Norton made their pro debuts against each other. After a hard-fought first round — scroll back to 3:46 to see the fight from the beginning, or to 5:36 to see Milley toss Norton on his head in athletic, explosive fashion — Norton opened up the second frame throwing punches to set up a perfectly-timed face-kick. This Milley kid has potential, but for now, he joins Rashad Evans and epically knocked out Asian dude in the ranks of Worst Coma Faces in MMA History. Better luck next time.
Pro Debuts on the Regional Scene
Regional promotions like the X Series event in Knoxville are where almost every fighter’s career begins, and pro debuts between two first-timers can produce some of the wildest moments in the sport. Inexperience means less defence and more risk-taking, as this finish showed.
Today’s regional shows are better regulated, with stricter medical requirements and more experienced referees and officials, but debut fights remain a reliable source of unforgettable highlights.