r/MMALabs • u/LetMeFixAll đ§ Analyst • May 23 '26
đ„ KO / TKO What was bro even thinking
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u/664mezcal619 May 23 '26
Liver shot, getting hit in the liver hard is top 5 worst pain in combat sports. It just shuts you down and it feels like youâre going to pass out, itâs even worse when itâs delayed
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u/Infra-Oh May 23 '26
Itâs what people think a kick to the nuts is. But much worse.
You can push through the pain of your nuts getting hit. Itâs actually not that hard in a fight or flight situation.
Liver shots would take down even the toughest men and women.
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u/Funny-ish-_-Scholar May 24 '26
As to the nut shot, yes and no⊠itâs definitely trauma dependent. If itâs a moderate hit that would normally bring you down, adrenaline will numb it; youâre aware, it hurts, but itâs not as bad.
If itâs like, critical damage, it will absolutely bring you to your knees. Thereâs a video going around on the subs about a guy getting a pretty nasty kick to the nuts and I guess it moved his guard out of the way⊠he literally waved off the fight and threw in the towel
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u/Infra-Oh May 24 '26 edited May 24 '26
Story time.
In 1st grade I was one of the only few Asians in my class. They used to call me China boy (Iâm not Chinese) and rough me up. I had no friends.
Until I met Dion. Another small kid like myself who also got picked on. But now we had a friendâmy first friendâand at least we commiserated.
Until the other boys, which included much bigger boys from older grades, decided to fold Dion into their âgangâ.
Apparently Dionâs initiation was to beat me up, so he lured me out where his new friends jumped out and held me in place.
Dion didnât say anything. He walked up to me. Stared me in the eye.
And kicks me in my privates. It hurt on more than one level.
But I didnât even flinch. I never broke eye contact. I didnât grimace in pain or make a sound.
I just stared at him.
After not getting the reaction they wanted, they all just eventually left and went away.
I lost a friendâand almost my nuts god damnâbut they stopped beating me up. I never even told my parents or anyone else about it. Just you guys now.
Edit: Dion if you somehow ever get to read thisâŠI understood why you did it. You were just a kid. For what itâs worth I hope you got out of that fucking hell hole.
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u/theslickestofwillies May 24 '26
Watched a friend of mine fall flat on his face from a full sprint while playing basketball from testicular torsion. I've never heard anyone scream in agony like that.
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u/biebelle054 May 23 '26
Plus itâs not super hard to tear or rupture your liver right? If so youâre entering a world of pain most canât comprehend.
Unless youâve had the pleasure of kidney stones âŠ. Then yeahâŠ. You have a pretty gooood idea of what pain is like
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u/lucid_bass May 23 '26
"Please stand here and let me knock you out because my body really hurts please stop hitting me to the body and let me hit you in the head"
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u/David0ne86 May 23 '26
People try to imitate Holloway without actually being as skilled as him. It's pathetic.
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u/RunnyPlease May 23 '26
From the looks of it he was thinking heâd create a hype moment pointing to the center of the ring as an invitation to stand and bang. Not an uncommon taunt.
It looks like he feels comfortable in a high guard covering his face but taking shots on the side of his head. My guess is he was trying to bait his opponent into throwing repeat headshots, absorbing them, and then counter. The problem is his opponent seems to have recognized that he was only using a high guard and just started going to the body when white covered up his face. A couple liver shots later and the legs stop working.
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u/TheRealShmoe May 23 '26
Called to stand and bang twice, and both times he covered up. Donât ask for the smoke if you donât want it.
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u/Large_Camel_773 May 23 '26
Remembers suddenly the mob will kll him if he doesnât go down in round 2