A Muay Thai fighter was knocked out after a brutal kick to the leg, and it highlights how painful the move can be

• Robert Sor.Thanabaworn beat Saklek Kiatphetdecha in the third round of a Muay Thai bout Saturday.
• Sor.Thanabaworn's finish capped a sequence that finished with a leg kick knockout.
• Watch the brutal finish here.

A Muay Thai fighter called Robert Sor.Thanabaworn was knocked out after a kick to the leg, and it highlights how painful and effective the move can be in combat sport competition.

Sor.Thanabaworn fought Saklek Kiatphetdecha at a Channel 7 Muay Thai event on Sunday, February 21 at the Channel 7 Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

Sor.Thanabaworn finished the fight in the third round after a leg kick, a three-punch flurry of shots, and then a second leg kick that buckled Kiatphetdecha and left him lying on his back in agony on the canvas.

Passing combat sports fans may not be aware that you don't have to strike someone unconscious just to win by knockout.

The term only means that you're unable to get up and continue the fight.

And so when Sor.Thanabaworn's brutal attack saw Kiatphetdecha struggle to even stand, the stoppage win was his.

Watch the finish right here:

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The Channel 7 show was a six-bout Muay Thai card. All fights were scheduled to last five rounds.

S. Chor. Atjalaboon out-pointed P. Aodtukdaeng in the main event.