Double KO with one winner at Shamrock FC 285
So what do you do when both fighters go out?
Mixed martial arts doesn’t technically have knockouts. Instead, the fight is stopped when a fighter can no longer intelligently defending him or herself. However, intelligent defense only becomes relevant in the face of an attack.
So what do you do when both fighters go out?
This a tale of a Double KO. It took place at Shamrock FC 285 at Ameristar Casino in Kansas City, Missouri.
Featherweights Alan Vasquez and Axel Cazares were having a good first round with Vasquez pressing at the 1:30 mark. Cazares landed a beautifully time fading right that landed perfectly, sending Vasquez flat down on the canvas. However, at the same moment, Vasquez too landed a right on Cazares. But, Vasquez was flattened, with Cazares only slumped against the cage.
With one fighter down and one leaning on the fence, it appeared to be over. The referee, however, realized both fighters were moving to a degree and neither was in need of any intelligent defense, so he sagely gave the fight moments to continue.
Vasquez may have been woken up by the force of the fall, and he struggled to his feet. Meanwhile, Cazares was unable to right himself off the fence, and instead showed the effects of gravity.
The ref the stopped the fight, awarding it to your winner … Alan Vasquez.
Vasquez paid a heavy price for the win, with a very broken nose.
Full event results
Steven Nguyen beat Garrett Mueller via Unanimous Decision
Keeton Gorton beat Billy Benz at 4:56 of the 2nd Round via Triangle
Calen Born beat Garett Nilges at 0:32 of the 1st Round via TKO
Steven Graham beat Jordan Hernandez at 2:30 of the 1st Round via Guillotine choke
Cesar Morales beat Justin Scott at 1:52 of the 2nd Round via TKO
Andrew Floyd beat Tommy Thurber at 1:51 of the 1st Round via KO
Jaco Akin beat Codi Peppard at 0:26 of the 1st Round via Flying Triangle
Anthony Goldfield beat Jake Willyard at 0:20 of the 1st Round via TKO
Alan Vasquez beat Axel Cazares at 1:39 of the 1st Round via KO
Fernando Andrade beat Garrett Hupman via Unanimous Decision
So that is just two decisions, three submissions including a flying triangle, and five T/KOs including a double. Shamrock FC returns to the Ameristar Casino on May 20th. You want to be there.