BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » adi nugrohoknockout https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 ONE Championship 61 results and gifs: Main-event ref blunder, 11-second face-plant https://www.badmma.com/one-championship-61-results-and-gifs-main-event-ref-blunder-11-second-face-plant.html https://www.badmma.com/one-championship-61-results-and-gifs-main-event-ref-blunder-11-second-face-plant.html#comments Sat, 16 Sep 2017 17:08:33 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/one-championship-61-results-and-gifs-main-event-ref-blunder-11-second-face-plant.html Today’s ONE Championship 61 main event went the distance, but the flyweight bout was spoiled in the first round by an apparent referee blunder. Facing  Kairat Akhmetov (21-1), Geje Eustaquio (9-6) unloaded a flush upkick – totally legal under ONE Championship’s rules – but referee Yuji Shimada inexplicably called a timeout. Instead of awarding the knockout stoppage, the ref continued to fight, and Akhmetov rallied to pick up a narrow split-decision win. Here’s the kick in question (via Twitter ): That was a completely LEGAL upkick by Eustaquio. What the hell Shimada? pic.twitter.com/g5DIoz99DG — caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) September 16, 2017 ONE FC's officials are highly competent, there's been nearly no controversy in promotion's history

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